SUMMARY

Addendum #2

SUMMARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas Administrative Center

May 6, 2006, 9:30 a.m.

Members Present: Ms. Mary C. Lukens, Chair, Mr. Brian D. Cloyd, Mr. Jon G. LaSalle, Dr. Fred Joyal,

Mr. Karl Weber, ex-officio, and Dr. Les Wong, ex officio

Guests: Prof. Krista E. Clumpner, Prof. Lucille Contois, Dr. Tawni H. Ferrarini,

Mr. Nick Oshelski, Dr. Cynthia A. Prosen

The Academic Affairs Committee meeting was called to order at 9:40 a.m.

Program Change – Surgical Technology Program

Prof. Lucille Contois, Director of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, presented a proposal for the deletion of the Surgical Technology Certificate Program and the addition of the Surgical Technology Associate Degree Program. After motion duly made and seconded the Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the approval of this modification of the Surgical Technical program. This motion is part of the formal recommendations.

Internationalization

Prof. Krista E. Clumpner, President of the NMU-AAUP, and Dr. Tawni Ferrarini, Chair of the Academic Senate, gave a presentation on Internationalization at NMU, including NMU’s strengths and weaknesses, what departments are doing now, and areas for future growth. Future plans will follow the TLC process to include more campus and community involvement.

Grant Applications and Research Development Update

Dr. Cynthia Prosen, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, gave a presentation on Research and Scholarship at NMU, including outlining internal and external initiatives. The future focus will be on developing the infrastructure to support faculty with their grant and research activity.

Charter School Academy Contract Renewal

Dr. Fred Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented a proposal for approval to renew the charter for Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy for a one-year period, from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. Mr. Jon LaSalle made a motion that the proposal be approved with the following stipulations:

1. The Academy Board agrees to the terms and conditions of a revised contract from the university Board that will reflect current state law and remove inconsistencies.

2. The school continues the improvement process that it began this year, submitting progress reports each month and a summarizing report to the NMU Charter Schools Advisory Committee by April 1, 2007.

3. The Academy will negotiate and finalize an interlocal agreement by and among the Academy, the Tribe and appropriate state and local agency officials dealing with competing jurisdictional issues involving child welfare, health, fire, and safety that apply to a public school located on Tribal land.

4. The Academy will ask the Tribe to certify that the transfer of BIA funds from the Tribe to the Academy is an appropriate use of these funds.

After motion duly made and seconded the Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the approval of the charter renewal. This motion is a special action item and requires a separate vote of the full Board of Trustees.

Charter School Academy Contract Renewal

Mr. Nick Oshelski, Superintendent at the Bahweting Anishnabe Public School Academy, addressed the Subcommittee giving an update on the student achievements as well as how the Academy Board and Administration are working to resolve several administrative and legal challenges facing the Academy.

Dr. Fred Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented a proposal for approval to renew the charter for Bahweting Anishnabe Public School Academy for a one-year period, from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007. Mr. Brian Cloyd made a motion to approve the proposal with the following stipulations:

1. The Academy Board agrees to the terms and conditions of a revised contract from the university Board that will reflect current state law and remove inconsistencies.

2. The Academy will negotiate and finalize an interlocal agreement by and among the Academy, the Tribe and appropriate state and local agency officials dealing with competing jurisdictional issues involving child welfare, health, fire, and safety that apply to a public school located on Tribal land.

3. The Academy and Tribe will renew for the 2006-2007 school year, in writing, the current agreement between the parties concerning the transfer of funds from the tribe to the Academy.

4. The Academy Board will receive on-going training concerning the handling of public meetings and the requirements of the Open Meeting Act.

5. The Academy will ask the Tribe to certify that the transfer of BIA funds from the Tribe to the Academy is an appropriate use of these funds.

6. The Academy will ratify the Hatch Agreement Settlement in a public meeting.

Charter Schools – Contract Renewal Language Change

Dr. Fred Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented a proposal to add language to Public School Academy contracts as they are renewed allowing for the removal of a Board member The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the approval of the language addition. This motion is part of the formal recommendations.

Charter School Academies Board Member Renewals

Dr. Fred Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented a proposed list of board member renewals for the Bahweting Anishnabe Public School Academy and the North Star Public School Academy for approval. After motion duly made and seconded the Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the approval of the list of board members. This motion is part of the formal recommendations.

Charter School Audits

Ms. Mary Lukens, Chair of the Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Trustees, presented a motion requiring an internal audit of all public schools currently chartered by Northern Michigan University making sure the schools are in legal compliance using an approved checklist. Progress of these audits is to be presented to the Board of Trustees during the August Board of Trustees meeting and a final report no later than the October 2006 Board of Trustees meeting. The motion was amended to add that the audits should be done on a regular basis.

Ms. Lukens thanked the Committee, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:12 a.m.