9-30-04

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WEB SCHEDULE/AGENDA

Thursday-Friday, October 7-8, 2004

Thursday, October 7

    2:00 p.m.                  Regular Session Called to Order.  Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

    2:00 p.m.     1.         Authorization to Hold Closed Session of the Board of Trustees in Conjunction with the Thursday-Friday, October 7-8, 2004, Board Meeting  (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – ROLL-CALL VOTE) – President Leslie Wong (Backup)

    2:05 p.m.                  Regular Session Recessed. 

    3:00 p.m.                  Finance Committee Meeting.  Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas. (Backup)

    4:30 p.m.                  Academic Affairs Committee Meeting. Board of Trustees Room, 602 Cohodas. (Backup)

Friday,  October 8

    8:30 a.m.                  Regular Session Reconvened.  Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

    8:30 a.m.     2.         Individual Requests to Address the Board – Ms. Grundstrom

    8:35 a.m.     3.         FOCUS DISCUSSION – President Wong

                                    a.         Recommendation(s) for Public Broadcasting – Dr. Joyal, Mr. Smith

b.         Budget Discussion:  Dr. Roy, Mr. Leach

                                           --   2005-2006 Operating Budget Request (Formal Recommendation E-1) (Backup)

                                           --   2005-2006 Capital Outlay Project Request (Backup) and

Facilities Five-Year Master Plan (Formal Recommendations E-2 and E-3)

  10:00 a.m.                  Regular Session Recessed.

  10:15 a.m.                  Regular Session Reconvened.  Board of Trustees Meeting Room, 602 Cohodas.

                                    Moment of Silence in Memory of NMU Student Matt Hessinger  --  Dr. Joyal

                                    Moment of Silence in Memory of NMU Employee Francine Malindzak  --  Dr. Roy

  10:15 a.m.     4.         President's Report:  Focus on Current Issues & Enrollment -- President Wong (Backup)

  10:25 a.m.     5.         Development/Alumni Update:  Focus on Reorganization and Future Plans  --  Ms. Martha Van Der Kamp (Backup)

  10:35 a.m.     6.         ASNMU Report – Ms. Rebecca Thompson

  10:40 a.m.     7.         Committee Reports:

                                    a.         Academic Affairs – Mr. Karl Weber

                                    b.         Finance – Mr. Samuel Benedict

                                    c.         Executive – Mr. Scott Holman

                                    d.         Ad Hoc Nominating – Mr. Scott Holman

                                                (SPECIAL ACTION ITEM – Election of Officers)

  11:00 a.m.     8.         Announcement of Closed Session to be held in Connection with the Thursday-Friday, December 16-17, 2004, Regular Session of the Board – President Wong

  11:05 a.m.     9.         Action on Formal Recommendations – Chair Campbell (Backup)

  11:10 a.m.     10.       Presentation of Trustee Emeritus Award to Daniel G. DeVos  --  Chair Campbell

  11:15 a.m.                  Regular Session Adjourned. 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2004 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Academic Affairs Finance Executive Ad Hoc Nominating

Karl A. Weber, Chair                    Samuel S. Benedict, Chair             Scott L. Holman, Chair                 Scott L. Holman, Chair

Alan T. Ackerman                         Scott L. Holman                             Mary C. Lukens                             Alan T. Ackerman

Samuel S. Benedict                       Larry C. Inman                                Karl A. Weber                               Douglas B. Roberts

Mary C. Lukens                             Douglas B. Roberts                       Mary L. Campbell, ex officio        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