12/5/08

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WEB SCHEDULE-AGENDA

Thursday-Friday, December 11-12, 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008

    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 12, 2008

   9:30 a.m.      Formal Session. Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

9:30 a.m.       1.         President's Report – President Wong

a. Financial Aid/Economics Update

b. Smoke Free Workforce

c. Foundation Update

d. Accreditation Update

10:00 a.m. 2.         FOCUS DISCUSSION: 

a. Graduation Rates – President Les Wong

b. International Initiative – Dr. Susan Koch

11:50 a.m.     Formal Session Recessed.

   1:00 p.m.      Formal Session Reconvened.   Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

  1:00 p.m.     3.         Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Nease

   1:05 p.m.     4.         Moment of Silence

a. In Memory of NMU Student - Mr. Bernard  

b. In Memory of NMU Employees - Mr. Leach

   1:10 p.m. 5.         Commencement Speakers:

                                    Introduction of Graduating Student Commencement Speaker – Mr. Bernard

Mr. Zachary Ziegler

                                                Music/Secondary Education Major

                                    Announcement of Commencement Speaker – President Wong

Ms. Gloria J. Jackson ‘68, Secretary-Treasurer-Owner of CableAmerica Corporation, will be the December 2008 Commencement Speaker and will receive the Honorary Degree, Doctor of Business.

1:15 p.m. 6.         ASNMU Report – Mr. Hobie Webster

   1:20 p.m.     7.         Committee Reports:

                                         a.    Academic Affairs – Mr. Jon LaSalle

                                         b.    Finance – Dr. Douglas Roberts

   1:35 p.m.     8.         Appointments of Trustees to Standing Committees for Calendar Year 2009

                                    (See Formal Recommendation F3) and Announcement of 2009 Ex Officio Appointments to the NMU Foundation Board of Trustees: 

                                    Stephen F. Adamini and Gilbert L. Ziegler – Chair-elect Roberts

   1:40 p.m.     9.         Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Lukens

   1:45 p.m.     10.       Recognition of Trustee Ackerman – Chair Lukens

   1:50 p.m.     11.       Presentations to Retiring Trustees:  Chair Lukens and Trustee Benedict –

Chair-elect Roberts

   2:00 p.m.    12.        Announcement of Informal Session to be held in conjunction with the
            Thursday - Friday, February 19-20, 2009, Meeting of the Board – President
            Wong

    2:05 p.m.     Formal Session Adjourned.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2008 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Academic Affairs Finance Executive

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

Samuel S. Benedict                 Stephen F. Adamini                Brian D. Cloyd

Brian D. Cloyd                       Brian D. Cloyd                       Douglas B. Roberts

Gilbert L. Ziegler                    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