Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

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C E N T R A L Hie H I G A NUN VRRSITY
BOA ROO F T R U S T RES
June 1. 198-1
Cen tral Mi c h i gan Unive r si ty Board o f Tru s tees
Mee ting of June I , 19R4
Nt . Pl easan t, Mic h i gan
lo4embers present: \Ir. Alfred J . Portino, Chair;
Or. Bernadine N. Denning; Dr. Gordon ". Lambie; 'Is . I{achael E.
~Ioreno; Mr. WitHam C. Odyklrk; Mrs . Margaret Ann Riecker'
Mrs . Alice Tomboullan; nr . Harold Abel, Presidf'nt. '
'Iel"lber absent: \Ir . Raymond A. LaBounty .
Also attending: Or. John F. Cantelon, Provost; Mr . Arthur E.
Ellis, Vice Pre.o;ldent for Public Affairs; Mr. Jall1es L. HUl.
Vice President for Student Affairs; "'r . Richard L . l.Iiller,
Secretary to the Board of Trustees .
The meeting wa~ called to order by Chair Fortino at 9:39 a .m.
The minutes of the May 4 l"Ieeting were approved ns printed .
EMERITUS RANK :
It was !"lOved by Mrs. Margaret Ann Rlecker. seconded by
Mr . William Odyklrk, and carried, that the revised resolution
for 'lay Pl1f'r Lance, Assistant Professor, Teache r EdUcation
and Professional Development be adopted.
WHEREAS, May Pi ler Lance has long becn a loyal and
productive member of the faculty of Central Michigan
University and has served as a humane and dedicated
tpacher in the puhlic schools of Michigan for over
two decades; and
WHEREAS, She has been an active mel"lber of the
Univ~rslty community, provldlng leadership in thp
development of programs In reading and mentAl
health; and
WIIERPAS, She has demonstrated her leadership
capabilities in conducting scores of profpS'Jional
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development activlties for numerous school districts
and commun I ty agf'nc i(>s tlJroughou t thf' S ta te of
Michigan; and
WHEREAS. May Piler Lance has served as President
and member of the Board of EdUCAtion for the
Roscommon Public Schools , has served on the Board
of Dirpctors of the Michigan Association of School
Boards, has provided leadership as th(> Chairperson
of the Plan~ing rommlttee for the ~ASR Academy of
Roardmanshlp, has served as a member of the Board
of Directors of r.agle Village, and has contributed
actively to the Michigan Reading Association, the
International Feading Association, Kappa Delta Pl,
Phi nelta Kappa, ~ PA and ~EA; and
WHEREAS, She has been a spark to generations of
students and colleagues through her caring
attitude, enthUSiasm, drive, outstanding teaching
ability and intense interest in fostering the
personal growth of others;
BE IT TIIEIIF.PORE RFSOLVf,O, That the Roard of
Trustees, on behalf of the University community,
e~presses app r eciation to May FlIer Lance for her
contributions to Central Michigan UnivE'rsity and
PJltends Profe!'lsor Emeritus rank.
DEAN ' S REPORT :
Dr . Leonard Plachta, Dean of the School of Business Admin ­is
t ration .
ASSESSMKNT AND D8VELOPNKNT OOMM1TTRE:
~r5 . Alice Tomboulian, memher of the A!'lSessment and Oevplop­men
t Commi t tee , reported tha t the commi t tp(,> wi 11 now focus its
attention on planning a self-assessment of Roard organization
and operations to i dentity strengths ann weaknpsses . At this
point the COll1mittee favors the use of an AGR qUestionnaire.
"Self-Study Criteria," llS the initial step in the assessll1ent .
A second step would involve a ~re pprsonalized Trustee Audit .
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STAPF REPORT;
~r . Robert Walling, Director, F inancial Aid .
ACAOR ~I C AFFAIRS CO M~l TTEE;
Mrs. Alice Tomboulian. Chai r of the Acaclemic Af fai rs
Committee. repo rted that thp committee met as the Faculty ­Trustees
Liaison Committee t o discuss the CMU/MMI proposed
Rfflilation agreement and t he process for development of a
proposed doctoral program . The committee was joined by Dean
Fripririch , Or . De l ia and Dr . ',indfo r s , current and past chairs
of the C'hemistry Department , fo r the discussion. Sever a l
documen ts desc ribing the proposed CMU/ MMI affillation were
r eviewed , including an organi7.ationa l cha rt defini ng relation­ships
between the two institu tions . The a dmin Istration
ass ured the committee that plannIng for the new a c ademi c pro­gram
would follow normal University procedur es . A Graduate
Dean's Task Fo r ce is surveying similar programs at other
institutions f or the purpose of developi ng a mod e l lor the CMU
program . The a d~ini stration r e affirmed i ts commitme nt to a
high qua l Ity academic prog ram . The committee discussed also
the poss i bility of state funding su pport for the program . As
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a r e sult of its delibe rations the committee recommend s the •
following amendment to the ~ ic h igan Molecular In s titute
Affiliation r esolution, to be adden at the end ;
It should he undprstood that t he Roard , by approv­ing
this affIliation agreement, i s not app r oving
any particular plan f o r t he development of a
doctoral program. The President is instructed
to bring back t o the ~oard aR soon as practica­ble
a ~ f o r a c ademi c program developm~nt for
Roare! approva l .
SPENDING AUTIIORIZATION : (Finance Committee)
It was moven by Dr . Bernadine Denning, seconded by \I r . William
Odyktrk, Rnd carried , that the following resolution be
adopter1 .
WHERPAS, The Board of Trustees wil l conside r anop­t
ion of t he Uni versity Gfl ne ral Fund Budget f or
1984-85 on July 20 , 1984; and
WHEREA~, Current spending autho r izations will
ell pire on June 30, 1984 a t the end o f fiscal
year 1983-84; Now th e r e fo re bp it
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RE~OLVED, That the President is authorized t o e xpend
s tich funds as are necessa ry to maintain University
o pe rati ons tlnti 1 the 19R4-85 General Fund Rudget i$
appro ved .
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS - UNIVERSITY PARK; (Finance Co ~ittee)
It was moved by Or . Rernadi ne Denning, seconded by
Mrs . Margaret Ann Riecker, and carried, that the following
r esolut i on be adopted .
BE IT R~SOLVED, That the University Park, Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan, De c laration o f Covenants
and Restrictions, is hereby adopted . The
President o r his designee i s author i zed to
take the necessary steps t o reco rd this
doc umpnt with the Isabella County Register
of Deeds. (Copy to be retained in Office of
the Secretltry . )
e MICHIGAN MOLECULAR
Committee)
INSTITUTH _ AFFILIATION PROPOSAL; (Pinance
It WitS moved by Dr . Be rnadine nenning, seconded by Mr . William
Odykir~, that the proposed affiliation agreement with MM I be
a dop t e d .
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In the diScussion tlrs . Tomboul1an and Or . Denning called the
attpntio n o f the Board to the final para graph of the resolu­tion,
added t o the original hy the Finance Committee upon
recommendation of the Academic Affairs Committee, and urged
favora ble a c tion hy the Board .
The f o llowing resolution to approve the affiliation of MMT
with eMU wa s then ado pted .
Recitals
1 . The Board of Trustees wishes to establ i sh a rela­tionship
with the Michigan Molecular Institute which
90'111 advance the inte rests of hoth Cent r a l ~l chigan
Unive r 'l lty and "Ii c higRn MolE-c ular Instit.ut .. , and
~ . The gove rn ing bOllrd o f IHchigan Molec ular Inst itu te
ha~ lndlc~ter1 that it also desi res such a relation­ship;
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Michigan Molecular Tnstl tute - AHil1ation Proposal
AE IT THERF.:PORE RF;SOLvF;n , mat the Goard of
Trustees approves the afflliation of Mlchigll.n
MoleculA.r Institute with Cent ra l Michigan
University according to the substantive terms
descrihed in th~ attached documents.
Agreement with Exhibits A through F.:
A. Proposed Revised Articles of Incorporation
ot Michigan Molecular Institute
A. Proposed Revised Bylaws of ~ic~lgan
Molecular Institute
C, Funding F.5timate~ for I,(ichigan Molecular
Insti tute
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n. Representations and Warranties of the Aoard
of Directors of Michigan Molpcular
Institute
E. Representations and Warranties of the Board
of Trustees of Central Michigan University
Ratification of Lease
(Copy of the attachments to he retainpd in the
Office of the Secretary . )
it should be understood that the Roard, by
approving this affiliation agreement, is not
approving any particular plan for the develop­ment
of a doctoral program . The President is
instructed to brlng back to the Board as soon
as practicable a plan for academic program
development for Roard approval .
REQUBST FOR BASBMENT: ( Fi nance Committee)
It ~a s moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning, seconded by
Mrs . Margaret Ann Riecker. and carried, that the following
resolution be adopted ,
WHEREAS, The City ot Mt. Pleasant has requested an
easement for the purpose of constructing and
operatlng a storm sewer line along the south side
of Rroomtleld Road, just east of Crawford Road;
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~ReqUest fo r Haseeent conti nued
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~F. IT RESOLVED, That the Prpsident is authorized to
grant an easement to the City ot Mt , Pleasant for the
construct ion and operation of a storm sewer l1ne over
the fallowing prOperty owned by the University in the
City of Mt . Pleasant, Isabella County , Michigan:
The South 11 teet ot the North 50 feet of the
North 100 feet of the West 130 feet at Sec­tion
21, Township 14 North, Range 4 West .
PRES IDENT' S HOMK :
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Mrs . Margaret
~nn Riecker, and carried . that the following resolution be
adopted .
RE IT RESOLVED, That an AlUmni and Development
Center be established in what is now the
President's residence and that remodeling be
undertaken according to the plan of the University
Architect •
It was moved by Dr . nordon lAmbie , seconded by Dr. Bernadine
Denning, and carried , that the following resolution be
adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chair establish and appoint
a committee to find temporary housing for the
President and to recommend a course ot actLon for
acquiring a permanent President's home .
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE :
Or . Gordon lAmbiE" , Chair of the Student Affairs Committee ,
reported that the committee met with representatives at the
Counsellng Center to discuss academic a nd personal counseling
sel'viceR ava.l1able to students . St udent ... . particula r ly new
student'S, recl}ivc co r respondpncf' from many areas pr ior to
their arrival on campus , The committee recomme nds tha t a
mailing be directed to parents apprising them ot the counsel­ing
"~rvtces avallable to their <;tudr>nt5 .
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PBRSONN8L RECONN ENOATIONS :
It was I')()ved by Mr . Willil\lI\ fldykirk, secondpd by Or . Rprnadin£>
Denning, and carried, that pe rson nel re comm~ ndl\tlon s ~ppparing
on age nda pages 1-11 be approv~d . ~opy on file in t~e Off1cp
of the Sec retary to the BOllrd of Trustees .
GIFTS :
It was moved by Mr . William Odykirk, seconded by Or . Rernadine
Oenning , and carried , that gifts received during Ap r il 1984 in
the amount of S90,ARB . I0 be a ccepted with apprec iation .
GRANTS :
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Oenning, seconded by "rs . Alice
Tombou l ian , and carried, that g rants aWl\rded during the month
of April 1984 in the amount of 162,972 be accepted .
Dr . Bernadine Denning requested that the
Tubbs' absence be noted in the ~inutes .
ho nored by NACU80 for the role he played
of HEARS .
reason for Jer r y
Nr . Tubbs is being
1n the revitalization
The next Board of Trustees meeting wil l be July 20. 19~4 .
The open meeting adjourned at 11:5~ a . m.
Sec r etary to the Board of Trustees
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