Revised 12/10/04
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WEB SCHEDULE-AGENDA
Thursday-Friday, December 16-17, 2004
Thursday, December 16, 2004
1:00 p.m. Regular Session Called to Order. Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.
1:00 p.m. 1. Authorization to Hold Closed Session of the Board of Trustees in Conjunction with the Thursday-Friday, December 16-17, 2004, Board Meeting (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – ROLL-CALL VOTE) – President Les Wong (Backup)
1:05 p.m. Regular Session Recessed.
2:00 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)
5:00 p.m. Executive
Committee Meeting. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.
Friday, December 17, 2004
8:00 a.m. Regular Session Reconvened. Sixth Floor Conference Room, 604 Cohodas.
8:00 a.m. 2. Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Grundstrom
8:05 a.m. 3. FOCUS DISCUSSION: 1) Public Broadcasting – Dr. Fred Joyal, Mr. Eric Smith
2) Enrollment/Marketing/Recruitment – President Wong, Dr. Joyal, Mr. William Bernard, Ms. Gerri Daniels, Dr. Paul Duby, Ms. Cindy Paavola, Mr. Brian Zinser
10:00 a.m. Regular Session Recessed.
10:15 a.m. Regular Session Reconvened. Business Session. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas.
10:15 a.m. 4. Introduction of Graduating Senior Speaking at Midyear Commencement – Mr. Bernard
10:20 a.m. 5. Sister City Scholar Presentation – Mr. John Weting, Ms. Hiromi Nakamura
10:25 a.m. 6. Introduction of New Dean of Graduate Studies and Research – Dr. Joyal
10:30 a.m. 7. ASNMU Report – Ms. Rebecca Thompson
10:35 a.m. 8. President's Report: Focus on Teaching Excellence – President Wong (Backup)
10:40 a.m. 9. Committee Reports:
a. Academic Affairs – Mr. Karl Weber
b. Finance – Mr. Samuel Benedict
c. Executive – Mr. Scott Holman
10:50 a.m. 10. Appointments of Trustees to Standing Committees for Calendar Year 2005 (See Formal Recommendation F-1) – Chair‑Elect Weber
10:55 a.m. 11. Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Campbell (Backup)
11:00 a.m. 12. Trustee Recognition – Chair Campbell, Chair-Elect Weber
11:10 a.m. 13. Announcement of Closed Session to be held in Connection with the Thursday-Friday, February 10-11, 2005, Meeting of the Board – President Wong
11:15 a.m. Regular Session Adjourned.
Academic Affairs Finance Executive
Karl A. Weber, Chair Samuel S. Benedict, Chair Scott L. Holman, Chair
Alan T. Ackerman Scott L. Holman Mary C. Lukens
Samuel S. Benedict Larry C. Inman Karl A. Weber
Mary C. Lukens Douglas B. Roberts Mary L. Campbell, ex officio
Mary L. Campbell, ex officio Mary L. Campbell, ex officio Leslie E. Wong, ex officio
Leslie E. Wong, ex officio Leslie E. Wong, ex officio Samuel S. Benedict, alternate