12/11/07

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WEB SCHEDULE-AGENDA

Thursday-Saturday, December 13-14, 2007

Thursday, December 13, 2007

    2:00 p.m.     Academic Affairs Committee Meeting. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.

 3:00 p.m.     Finance Committee Meeting.  Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.

Friday, December 14, 2007

   9:00 a.m.      Formal Session. Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

9:00 a.m. 1.         FOCUS DISCUSSION:  Students (Then, Since, and Now)

                                    (President Les Wong and Provost Susan Koch)

 11:00 a.m.      2.         President's Report – President Wong

a. New Technologies

b. Women’s Fast Pitch Softball Proposal – Informational

c. Campus Master Plan Update – Campus Discussions

12:00 p.m.     Formal Session Recessed.

   1:30 p.m.      Formal Session Reconvened.  Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

  1:30 p.m.     3.         Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Nease

   1:35 p.m. 4.         Introduction of Graduating Senior Speaking at Midyear Commencement –  Mr. Bernard

1:40 p.m. 5.         ASNMU Report – Mr. Chris Storves

   1:45 p.m.     6.         Committee Reports:

                                         a.    Academic Affairs – Mr. Jon LaSalle

                                         b.    Finance – Mr. Samuel Benedict

                                         c.    Executive – Mr. Samuel Benedict

   2:00 p.m.     7.         Appointments of Trustees to Standing Committees for Calendar Year 2008

                                    (See Formal Recommendation F-3) and Announcement of 2008 Ex Officio Appointments to the NMU Foundation Board of Trustees: 

                                    Mr. Gilbert L. Ziegler and Mr. Stephen F. Adamini – Chair Lukens

    2:05 p.m.    8.         Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Lukens

    2:10 p.m.    9.         Announcement of Informal Session to be held in conjunction with the
            Thursday - Friday, February 21-22, 2008, Meeting of the Board – President
            Wong

    2:15 p.m.     Formal Session Adjourned.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2007 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Academic Affairs Finance Executive

Jon G. LaSalle, Chair                Douglas B. Roberts, Chair        Samuel S. Benedict, Chair

Samuel S. Benedict                   Alan T. Ackerman                     Brian D. Cloyd

Brian D. Cloyd                         Stephen F. Adamini                  Douglas B. Roberts

Gilbert L. Ziegler                      Samuel S. Benedict                   Mary C. Lukens, ex officio

Mary C. Lukens, ex officio       Mary C. Lukens, ex officio       Leslie E. Wong, ex officio

    Leslie E. Wong, ex officio        Leslie E. Wong, ex officio          Alan T. Ackerman, alternate