Revised 5/2/05
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WEB SCHEDULE-AGENDA
Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, 2005
Thursday, May 5, 2005
1:30 p.m. Regular Session Called to Order. Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.
1:30 p.m. 1. Authorization to Hold Closed Session of the Board of Trustees in Conjunction with the Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, 2005, Board Meeting (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – ROLL-CALL VOTE) – President Les Wong (Backup)
1:35 p.m. Regular Session Recessed.
2:30 p.m. Academic Affairs Committee Meeting. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas. (Backup)
3:30 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas. (Backup)
Friday, May 6, 2005
9:00 a.m. Regular Session Reconvened. Focus Discussion. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.
9:00 a.m. 2. Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Grundstrom
9:00 a.m. 3. FOCUS DISCUSSION:
9:00am: 1) Enrollment Update – Dr. Paul Duby
9:30am: 2) WNMU-TV Academic Report – President Wong, Dr. Fred Joyal, Mr. Eric Smith
9:35am: 3) Curriculum for the 21st Century Update – Dr. Joyal, Dr. Kathleen Thompson (Superior Edge Task Force), Dr. Louise Bourgault (Internationalization Task Force)
10:15am: 4) Budget/Capital Outlay/Legislative Update – President Wong, Dr. Mike Roy, Mr. Gavin Leach, Mr. David Haynes
10:30 a.m. Regular Session Recessed.
10:45 a.m. Regular Session Reconvened. Business Session. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.
10:45 a.m. 4. Introduction of Graduating Student Commencement Speaker – Dr. Joyal
10:50 a.m. 5. Introduction of Recipients of 2005 Board of Trustees Student Achievement Awards and Non-Traditional Student Award
(See Formal Recommendation F-3) – Ms. Christine Greer
Mr. Travis Margoni Ms. Casey C. Vogelheim
Ms. Caroline Blair Ms. Kim Ruth Fox
11:00 a.m. 6. Introduction of Recipients of 2005 NMU Distinguished Faculty Awards
(See Formal Recommendation F-4) – Dr. Fred Joyal
Dr. Peter H. Goodrich, Professor Dr. Peggy A. House, Professor
Department of English Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science
Dr. Robert J. Kulisheck, Professor
Department of Political Science
11:10 a.m. 7. ASNMU Report – Ms. Rebecca Thompson and Ms. Michelle Cox
11:15 a.m. 8. President's Report: Focus on Student Accomplishments – President Wong (Backup)
11:25 a.m. 9. Committee Reports:
a. Academic Affairs – Ms. Mary Lukens
b. Finance – Dr. Douglas Roberts
11:35 a.m. 10. NMU Foundation Update:
Announcement of Appointments of Alan T. Ackerman, Larry C. Inman, and Jon G. LaSalle as ex officio members of the NMU Foundation Board of Trustees for Calendar Year 2005 – Chair Weber
Introduction of Ms. Amy Silk, Director of Foundation Operations, and
University Advancement Update – Ms. Martha Van Der Kamp
11:40 a.m. 11. Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Weber (Backup)
11:45 a.m. 12. Announcement of Closed Session to be held in Connection with the Thursday-Friday, August 4-5, 2005, Meeting of the Board – President Wong
11:50 a.m. Regular Session Adjourned.
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Academic Affairs Finance Executive
Mary C. Lukens, Chair Douglas B. Roberts, Chair Samuel S. Benedict, Chair
Brian D. Cloyd Alan T. Ackerman Larry C. Inman
Larry C. Inman Samuel S. Benedict Mary C. Lukens
Jon G. LaSalle Larry C. Inman Karl A. Weber, ex officio
Karl A. Weber, ex officio Karl A. Weber, ex officio Leslie E. Wong, ex officio
Leslie E. Wong, ex officio Leslie E. Wong, ex officio Douglas B. Roberts, alternate