Approved
NORTHERN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes of the Regular Session
of
A regular session of the Board of Trustees of Northern
Michigan University was held on Thursday, October 6, 2005, in the
Trustees present included:
Karl A. Weber, Chair Jon G. LaSalle
Samuel S. Benedict Mary C. Lukens
Brian D. Cloyd Douglas B. Roberts
Leslie e. Wong, ex officio
The Trustees absent were Alan T. Ackerman (morning session) and Larry C. Inman.
Senior staff and legal counsel present included:
Michael J. Roy, V.P. for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of the Board;
Pamalene R. Grundstrom, Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary of the Board;
Alfred N. Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; and
Kurt N. Sherwood, representing the legal firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone.
CLOSED SESSION AUTHORIZATION
President Wong presented the following recommendation:
It is recommended that the following resolution relative to holding a closed session of the Board of Trustees of Northern Michigan University be approved:
RESOLVED, that the Board shall meet in Closed Session at 8:05 a.m. on October 6, 2005, pursuant to Section 8 of the Open Meetings Act:
To consider matters connected with the strategy and/or negotiation of its collective bargaining agreements;
To consider the purchase or lease of real property on which the University does not hold an option;
To consult with the attorney for the University on matters relating to pending litigation, it being the opinion of the Board that consideration of such matters in an open meeting would have a detrimental financial effect on the litigation and/or settlement position of the University;
To consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal statute.
Aye Nay
Mr. Benedict
Mr. Cloyd
Mr. LaSalle
Ms. Lukens
Dr. Roberts
Mr. Weber
None
The resolution was thus approved unanimously.
Chair Weber recessed the meeting at 8:08 a.m.
RECONVENE
Chair Weber reconvened the meeting at 1:35 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.
Trustees present included:
Karl W. Weber, Chair Jon G. La Salle
Alan T. Ackerman Mary C. Lukens
Samuel S. Benedict Douglas B. Roberts
Brian D. Cloyd Leslie E. Wong, ex officio
The Trustee absent was Larry C. Inman
Senior staff and legal counsel present included:
Michael J. Roy, V.P. for Finance and Administration and Treasurer of the Board;
Pamalene R. Grundstrom, Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary of the Board;
Alfred N. Joyal, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; and
Kurt N. Sherwood, representing the legal firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone.
MEMORIAL TO STUDENTS
Associate Provost for Student Services and Enrollment, Mr. Bill Bernard, presented memorials for four students and the Board of Trustees observed a moment of silence in their memory:
Edwin Olson was a nontraditional student from Manistique. A carpenter by trade, he decided to return to college to become a social worker. He was in his first semester at NMU and died of natural causes.
Andrew Stottlemyre died on August
14 in a motorcycle accident. Andrew was from
Toni Alysha Copeland drowned in
Cassiano Huckabee also drowned in
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
Ms. Grundstrom reported that there were no requests to address the Board.
NMU FOUNDATION/ALUMNI UPDATE
Ms. Martha Van Der Kamp presented an update on the activities of the NMU Foundation and Alumni Operations (Addendum #1). Discussion followed and Ms. Van Der Kamp responded to questions and comments from Trustees.
FOCUS DISCUSSION
Public Broadcasting:
President Wong introduced the topic, noting that at the last Board meeting the Trustees requested a final recommendation related to the public broadcasting operation.
Dr. Joyal and Mr. Eric Smith, Manager, Broadcast and Audio Visual Services, presented a WNMU-TV update (Addendum #2) and a recommendation to continue funding for WNMU-TV. Discussion followed and Dr. Joyal and Mr. Smith responded to questions and comments from Trustees. Trustees suggested that staff begin to pursue grant funding for the required conversion to digital technology. Dr. Joyal and Mr. Smith were asked to report at the December Board meeting on a time line and costs for digitalization and matching fund sources. Chair Weber asked that this recommendation be pulled from the Formal Recommendations and addressed as a Special Action Item and the Board took action as follows:
It was moved by Mr.
Ackerman, seconded by Mr. Cloyd, and passed unanimously by the Board that
Dr. Joyal and Mr. Smith thanked the Trustees and Public Broadcasting’s loyal staff and supporters.
Budget and Formula Model Discussion:
President Wong, Dr. Roy, and Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning Mr. Gavin Leach made a presentation on budget and the proposed house version of a funding formula, the “WIN” Formula. President Wong outlined a series of Focus Discussions that will be held today and at the next two Board meetings to complete this topic (Addendum #3). Discussion followed and the presenters responded to questions and comments from Trustees.
RECESS
Chair Weber recessed the meeting for a break at 3:00 p.m.
RECONVENE
Chair Weber reconvened the meeting at 3:15 p.m.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Wong presented his report, with a focus on enrollment (Addendum #4). Discussion followed and President Wong responded to comments and questions from Trustees.
ASNMU REPORT
Ms. Michelle Cox, ASNMU President, reported on the activities of the student government (Addendum #5). Discussion followed and Ms. Cox responded to comments and questions from Trustees.
Ms. Lukens reported on the Academic Affairs Committee meeting held this morning (Addendum #6).
Dr. Roberts reported on the Finance Committee meeting held this morning (Addendum #7). On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the Board took the following action:
It was moved by Dr. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Ackerman, and passed unanimously by the Board that the University’s asset allocation policy be revised as follows: Reduce the Large Capital Stocks target from 40% to 35%, add international emerging markets up to 2.5% and international small capital stocks up to 2.5%, lower the target for U.S. Bonds from 30% to 27.5%, and add real estate up to 2.5%.
Ad Hoc Nominating
Mr. Ackerman reported on the Ad Hoc Nominating Committee meeting held on August 5, 2005 (Addendum #8). Following the recommendation of the Committee, the election of officers was held:
It was moved by Mr. Ackerman, seconded by Dr. Roberts, and passed, with one abstention from Mr. Weber, to re-elect Karl Weber as Chair and Larry Inman as Vice Chair of the NMU Board of Trustees for calendar year 2006.
2006 NMU BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SCHEDULE
Ms. Grundstrom said the revised proposed 2006 NMU Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule (below) is in the formals (Formal Recommendation F-6). Changes have been proposed to resolve schedule conflicts for Trustees.
NORTHERN
REVISED PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING DATES
Calendar Year 2006
Thursday-Friday, February 23-24, 2006
Thursday-Friday, May 4-5, 2006
(Commencement Saturday, May 6)
Thursday-Friday, August 10-11, 2006
Annual Retreat
Thursday-Friday, October 5-6, 2006
Thursday-Friday, December 14-15, 2006
(Commencement Saturday, December 16)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION TO BE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15-16, 2005, REGULAR SESSION OF THE BOARD
President Wong made this announcement for the public record.
The Board took the following action regarding the Formal Recommendations as amended: (Backup)
It was moved by Ms. Lukens, seconded by Mr. Benedict, and unanimously supported by the Board of Trustees to approve the Formal Recommendations as amended.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business to come before the Board of Trustees at this time.
Chair Weber adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Pamalene R. Grundstrom
Secretary of the Board