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CRNTRAL NICII G A NUN VERSITY
BOA R D 0 P T R U S T 8 8 S
July 20, 1984
• • C~nt ral Michigan University Board of Trustees
Meeting of July 20, 1984 "t. I)lcasant, Michlgan
'.I(,r"'Ihpl"<;' prt·~t'nt: "1". Alfrf'O J . Fortino, Chai l' ;
Dr. RernMllnt> N. Dpnning; lotI" . Raymond A . LaBounty;
Or . Gorcton .. . l..ombl.l'j M ... Rachapi E . ""I"pno; \II". 1'1111.1'1 C.
Odykirk, \tr!; . "~rl::lrE't Ann Rif>ckcr; >'rs . AUrl' Tornhoullll.n;
Or . 11&1"(')11'1 Abel, Pr(>si,ipnt .
'1('mhers n hS('n t· nonl' .
Also alt.t·nding: Or . John E . C'antplon, ProvQ!'!l; Mr . Arthur f: .
Fllis, Vice Pr(>sldrnt. for Pllhlic Affair..:;; \Jr. ,lamp,> I. , Hill,
VicE' Presldf'nt fnr Studpnt. Affair!;; ~r. Richard I. ~il1pr,
Secret'lry to thf' Flol\rd of Trustf'Psj "I" . Jerry R. Tubbs,
Tr{"aSllrf'r of thl' Floard of Trllstf'("S and Vict' Prpsid(>nt for
Rusiness ann Financr ,
• e Th(> meptlng was callf>d to ord(>r by ('hair fortino at 9:46 a . lII.
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The minut ... !; of thf' June I, 19R4 meeting wpr(> approved Ill';
printed .
~: " F:RITUS Rf:SOWTION fOR GI<ORGF. ZORN:
It was movpd by Or . G'~rrlon lamb1p, 8.'('ondfHl by Dr . ~t'rnadin('
[lenn i ng. 'lnd carr! f'rl. t hill (leorl;p Zorn. o%ssnc tate Pror"'!';l'>Or.
F:ngltsh, be grllnt(>d E'f"IprituR rllnk pftf'ctivp Junp I, 19R4 /In,1
lhat thll to1 towtn~ rpsolutlon he ndoptpd .
WHF-RF-AS, Geor~(> 7.orn has ~p rv pd hts studpnt~ an~ hl~
colll'ngue'i as a 1IIOdel of responsihillty and
d i scipline thrm1lthout hts many y(>ars or Leaching
Eng li sh at r:f'"nl. rltl Michigan t1nlvprslty: I:I.nd
WHf:Rf:A~, H ... has distingulshpd htm<;('H /l"! II. writer by
wtnntng two prpstigious O'Henry Awards tor hll';
!letion; lind
lftI FIH:AS, Hf' WII~ aw'trdpd a Spnlor Thllnk Award, thf'r('by
conflrf"llng his rppl\tl\tlon ns onl' of f'f'ntral IHehIRI\"
Eme r itus Rank continued
University's ITIOst COMmitted and effective teachers;
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W!lEREAS, !Ie has served his depflrtmf'nt and his
academic area as a scholar and t~achpr of American
literature, English composition, an,1 creatlv""
wri ting; and
WHEREAS, He has consistently and conscientiously
partiCipated in thf' gov{'rnancf' of thp Oep'lrtmpnt ot
Fnglish and the l:nivprslty: 'lnd
WIIEREAS, !lp has consistently upheld nnd rf'prC'sentf'd
high !>tandarcls of academic performance for his
students and his colleagues; and
WHEREAS, He has don(> all of the above with
characteristic humility, tolera nce, torebearanct'
and sound judgment;
BE IT THI:;RfFORE Rf.SOIoVED , That the Roard of
Trustef's, on behalf of thp University community ,
expr esses appreciation and gratitude to Geo r ge Zorn
for hiR contributions to Central Michigan
University and extends Pro(essor Emeritlls rank.
RMERITUS RESOLUTION YOR CHARLES HARROI:
It was movpd by Ms . Rachaf'l E. Moreno, ~econd(>d by
Or . Bernadine DC'nning , and carried , that Charles Harrow,
Assistant Professol', Teacher Education and Profess ional
Development, be granted pmerltus rank effective Jnnuary I, 1984
and that the following resolution be adopted . "Ir . Har row's
rpti r em{'nt was approved at th{' ,Jan uary mf>eting .
BE IT RESOLVED , That the Board of Trustees , on behalf
of the Hnivf'r~lty community, f'xprf'ssf>s apprecilltlon
to Charles lIarrow for his contrib'ltions to Centr lll
~lchigan University and pxtpnds Prorf>ssor Emeritus
r ank .
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GENERAl., PUND BUDGET, 1984-85: (Yinance Co!nait t ee)
It was moved by Or. 8ernadlnf' ~nnlng, seconded by Dr , Gordon
La~bie, and carried , that the fo llowing re~olution bf' adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED , That the Board of Trustees adopts the
General Pund Operating Budget for the 1984-85 fiscal
year as presented . Contracting authority for
Maintenance , Renovation, Refurbi s hing and Equipment
projects exceeding ~50,OOO Is hereby granted as
outlined in Appendix A of the General Pund BudgPt .
The administration is delegated authority to expend
funds as approved in the General Fund Budget and also
by trans tel' trom o r to accounts in the General Pund
Budget and other funds of the University. (Copy on
file in the Office of the Secretary . )
EXTENDEn LEARNING BUDGET, 1984-85: (Pi nance Committee)
It was moved by Or . Bernadine Denning, seconded by Mr . 'illiam
Odykirk, and carried , that the foll owing resolution be adopted .
8E IT RESOLVED, That the 1984-85 proposed budget for
Extended Learning is received . The President and
the President's designees are authorized through
June 3D, 1985 to expend funds in connection with
Extended Learning within the revenues received f rom
this operation , (Copy on file in the Office of the
Secretar y . )
RESIDENCES AND AUXILIARY SERVICES BUDGET. 19B4-85: (Yin. Ca-.)
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Ocnning , seconded by Mr . William
Odykirk, and carricd, that the following resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED . That the 198~-85 proposed budget for
Residences and Auxiliary Services is received . The
President and the President ' s designees are authorized
through June 30, 1985 to expend funds In connec tion
with Residences and Au~iliary Services withln
the revenues received from this operation . ContractLng
authorlty for ~la1nt enance , Renovation . Refurbish_
ing and Equipment projects exceeding ~50,OOO is
hereby granted as o utlined on pages 12 and 13 of the
Ilesidenccs and Auxilia ry Services Budget tor 1984-
85 . (Copy on file 1n the Oftlce of the SecretHY . )
PACULTY EgUl TY AIlJUSTMHNTS: (Pi nance Commi ttee )
It was mov~n by Dr . Bernadine ~nn t ng , s~conde d by Or . Go r don
La~bie, and carried , that the faculty equity adju~tm~nt9 for
the following facu l ty he approved, as recom"'lt"ndE'd .
Ar t s and Sc i e nces
Rld..,('ll, JameS Professo r
Rorn, Ja~es Pr o f{'!.sor
CJ i Hord . J.orcn Pr ofessor
!'bel , Charles Pr ofesso r
Graves , genni(' Pro f essor
Hammack , J . Alan Pr ofessor
Kaufman, Edwin Pr ofessor
Khou r y , Sari Pr ofes so r
Kiefe r , Wayne Pr ofesso r
Molson , Francis Pro fessor
Petrick, ~ ichapl Pr ofes sor
Primeau, Ronald Pr ofessor
Aron , Rob(> r t Assoc i ate Pr o f essor
Koper, Peter Assoc i a t e Pr o fesso r
Assoc tate Prof(>ssor
\Ioodie, Cla r a Lee Associate Pr ofesso r
Obuchowski , Mary Assoc i ate Pr ofesso r
RobE' r t!';;, r.chvRrd Assoc i a t e Pro f esso r
Root , Robe r t. Assoc i ate Pro fesso r"
,smith, Virginia. Associate Pr o f (>ssor
S~olko . ,Jamf'S A.,soc i ll t p Professor
SwrtnSt r om. John Associ atP I' rofes"ior
Finck . ,JoSPlJh Ass i s t a nl Proff'sso r
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~ Pac ulty ~quity Adjus tments cont i nued
Gr ay , Pam.- Ill Assls tant Pr o f e s sor
HowE' 11, Ilnb As s istant Pr o fes sor
Jan is , Ili chard AR s l s tant Pr o f e s so r
Krlpal, ~ ic h o la s Assistant Pr o fesso r
"ulho lland, loIarion Assistant Professo r
Robprtson, John As s i s tant Pro f essor
Se nte r , \Iary ASSistant Pro fesso r
Starks, Gilbe rt ASS i s tant Professor
Business Administ r ation
Baumgard ner, MRry Assoc late Pro fessor
iedhams, loi<; As si s tant Pro fpssor • Thomas, Larry Asststant Professor
Education, Health and lIulU.n Services
Hornak , James Proff'ssor
Mills , Robert Professor
Morris, Kpnn e th Pro Cesso r
Parr , Rl chard Professor
Rodewald, H. Keith Prorpssor
Thomas, Art hu r Profpssor
He l frich , Janet. Associate Professor
Ki ng, Lynda Assoctatf' Pr ofesso r
Sommervi l l e , Alan ASS i stant Pr o fesso r
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Faculty Equity Adjust.ents conti nued
Weston, Marcy ASSistant Professor
Knight, Debra Instructor
LaFlucr , Dennis Instructor
Libraries
Ginsburg, David Associate Professor
Grimley, Arlene Assistant Professor
Grove , Robe r t Assistant Professor
Max, Stanley Assistant Professor
Counseling Center
Bertsch, Don Professor
Hornak, N. Joan Associate Professor
COLLBCT IVE: BARGAINING AGREEMENTS: (Finance COIIUIIittee)
It was moved by Or. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mr.
Odykirk, and ca rri ed , that the following resolution be
Wi ll1am
adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the President , with the approval
of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, is authorized
to ratify and to sign collective bargaining agreements
tor fiscal year 1984-85 on behalf of the Board
of Trustees with the following bargaining units:
American Federation of State , County and Wunicipal
Employees
CMU Faculty Association
Supervisory-Technical Association/Michigan
Educational Support Personnel Association-NatIonal
Educational Association
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SUPPLEMBNTS TO COLLBCTIVE BARGAI NING AGRBBYENTS: (Fin . ca..)
It was moved by Dr . Sernadine Den ning, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk , a nd carried , that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED , That the President , with the approval
of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, is authorized
to ratify and to sign supplements to collective bar_
gaining agreements (o r fiscal year 1984-85 on behalf
of the Board of Trustees with the tollowing bargain_
ing uni ts:
CMU Staff Association
National ASSOciation of Broadcast Employees and
Technic ians
Police Officers Association of Michigan
COMPENSAT ION FOR EMPLOYEES NOT SUBJECT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAIN
ING: (Fi nance Co_Htee)
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It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Den ning, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk , and caried , that the follo~ing resolution be adopted .
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BE IT RESOLVED, ThaL tbe President, ~ith the approval
of the Chair of the Board ot Trustees , is aULhorized
to increase the compensation tor University employees
not represented by collective bargaining agents,
for the fiscal year 1984-85 .
MICHIGAN MOLECULAR INST ITUTE--POLYMER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
BUILDI NG: ( f i na nce Committee)
The Administration is authorized to proceed with the timetable
presented . Revie~ and discussion of substantive issues of
financing and construction of the Polymer Technology Center
Building wil l be scheduled tor the September meeting .
DISCOUNT OP COLLEGE HOUS ING LOANS: (Pinance Commlltee)
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning, seconded by Wrs . Alice
Tomboul ian, and carried , that the followin, resolution be
adopted .
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Discount of College ltouslDg loans continued
WHERPAS, The Cpu t ra 1 \Itch 19an Un t vers I ty Board of Trus tees (the
Hoard) of Cpntral ~lichlgan University (the University) has
issued the following lssuf's of dormi tory revenue bonds (the
Bonds) characterized by their trust account numbers as held by
Citizens Trust as follows:
Trust No • •
4542
4636
5081
6673
Or igi na l
Date
09-01-61
03-01-62
04-01-63
04-01-68
Inte r es t
Rate
3 . 50 "
3 . 375'l
3 . 50 "
3 .00 'l
Outs tanding
Balance
~ 266,000
S 591 ,000
$2,4\A,OOO
52,510,000
$5,785,000
I' i nal
Ma turity
09-01-2001
03-01-2002
01-01-2013
04-01-2018
WHERI'AS, Portions of the bonds were purchased and are currently
held by thp United States Government; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department ot Education (the USDOE)
has announced a limited program authorizing colleges and
univerSities to prepay such bonds at a discounted r ate; and
WHEREAS, It is in thp best inte rests of the University to take
advantage of such program it t he program constitutes a savings
to the University. Now therefore be it
RESOLVED:
I . The Chair of the Board 01 Trustees , the President, and the
Vice President for Rusiness and Plnance are hereby
authorized to negotiate an agreement wit.h the USDOE to take
advantage of the loan rliscount program pither by p repaying
and retiring some or all of the bonds or by purchasing the
bonds a t the d iscoun ted ra te; prov ided, however , tha t they
shall not enter into the program unless it constitutes a
savings to the Universit.y or is other wise tn the best
interest of the Univers i ty .
2 . The Chair of the Board of Trustees. the President, and the
Vice President for Business and Finance are autho r ized, if
required, to cov~nant that the do r mitory and housing
projects financed by the bonds will continue to be used for
the Un iversity ' s educational purposes .
• Complete dcscription of bonds Is presf'nted in ,\ppcndh A.
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Resolution: Discoun t o f Coll e ge Housing Loa ns con ti nued
3. The Chair of the Ro~rd of trustces, the President , and the
Vice Presldpnt for Business and Finance are authorized to
use such funds &l'; arC' necessary to prf'pay or purchase the
bond'S at a discount; provided , however, that any payment of
cash therefore shall he made In anticipation of the
issuance, If permitted by law or r~gulation, of bonds or
deficit financing .
4 . All resolutions and parts of resolutions which conflict
with thf' terMA hprf'of are, to the extent of ~uch conflict,
hereby repealpd .
Appendh A
To Rp~olutton of the Central Michigan
Trustees, Discount of College Housing
University
Loans.
Board of
Description of bonds:
Trus t No .
4542
463(l
50Rl
6673
"De~ .~C~'~i~p~ti~o~n"-______________________________ _
$1,000 ,000 Central Michigan University
Dormitory Bonds , Series 1961 .
$1,175,000 Cpntral ~Ichlgan University
Dormitory Bonds, Series 1962 .
S3.200,000 Central Michill:an llniversity
Oormitory Bonds , Spries 1963.
S3 , OOO , noo Central ~ichig.n University
Dormito ry R(>venue Rands , Series 19RR .
REGISTRATION PROCESSING YER AND ENERGY CONSBRVATION FEB:
(Finance Committee)
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning, seconded by Dr. Gordon
Lambie, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That $110 of the annual room and board
and slngle student apartment rate and $10 of the
individual apartment monthly rate be designated as ~
Registration and Processtng Fee which I s a specific
fund to optimize handltng of debt services and/or
special renovatlon and maintenance; That $110 of the
annual room and board and single student apartment
rate and $10 of the individual apartment monthly rate
be designated as an ~nergy Conservat i on Fee which is
a specific fund used for special projects in the
residence halls, food commons, and apartments that
will Significantly reduce energy use, or to optimize
handling of debt services and/or special renovation
and maintenance .
This resolution is retroactive to August I, 1983 .
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ACADEM IC AYYAIRS COMMITTEE : 41' • Mrs. Alice Tomboulian, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee ,
stated the committee addressed two matters relating to honorary
degrees . The Academic Senate adopted an honorary degree policy
in 1972 and with the addition ot an item related to attirmative
action it is the type of policy we would like to use . In
addition, several names have been added to the list of approved
honorary degree candidates .
RBSIDENCK SCHOLARSHIP YUND; (Student Affairs Coemittee)
It was moved by Mr. William Odyki rk, seconded by Dr. Gordon
Lambie, and carried , that the followIng resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED , That $50 of the residence hall room and
board rate and $5 of the individual apartment monthly
rate be designated as a s pec i a l residence schola r ship
fu nd . The fund will be accumulated and made ava il able
first to meet debt serv i ce . If not r equired for
debt service, the fund will be available during the
following tiscal year, but not ear l ier than August
1985 fo r "Residence Scholarships" awa rded by the
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Residence Sc holar s h i p Yund continued
Offices of Financial Aids and Residences and Auxiliary
Services to students residing 1n University
residence halls or apartme nts . This resolution 1s
retroactive to August I, 1983 .
REVI SED KOOPMAN SOCIALSCIENCK SCHOLARSHIP: (Student Affairs
Committee)
It was moved by Dr . Go r don Lambie, seconded by Dr . Bernadine
Denning, and carried , that the proposed changes be approved and
that the following revised statement be approved fo r printing
in the Bulletin .
Koopman Social Science Scbolarbip
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver T. Joy have made available a
$500 Social Science Schola rship in the names of
Caroline Koopman Randall and War ren S. Koopman,
alumni ot Central Michigan University . Nrs. Joy,
the former Margaret Koopman, is an alumna and
former CMU taculty member. The recipient,
selected by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology
, and Social Wo rk , must be a sociology or
anth ropology major of Junior standing at the time
of application, with intentions of entering a
career that would be enhanced by a graduate
degree in Sociology or Anthropology . Academic
achievement in the freshman and sophomore years
will be an important consideration .
ASS8SSMENT AND DSVSLOPMHNT COMMITTE!:
Mr. Raymond LaBounty , Chai r of the Assessment and Development
Committee, reported that the committee recommends continuation
of the Board ' s self-study activities . Dr , Diane Dolley ,
Director of eMU' s Test ing Center, was asked to look at mate rial
developed by AGB and struc ture it 1n II. way that it could be
profiled and ot value to Board members. The format of the
self-study questionnaire has been resturctured but not the
questions. The comm ittee recomme nds that the Board proceed
with the self-assessment using a double envelope process.
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning. seconctec by Mrs . Alice
Tomboulian, and carried, that the Board accept the
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Assessment and Development Commi ttee con ti nued
recommend a t ion of the Assessmen t and Bevelopmen t Commi t t.ee to
proceed with the Board self_assessment .
PRHS(08NT'S RHSIDENCH:
Mrs. Margaret Ann Riecker, Chair of the Execut i ve Officers
Compensation Committee, reported the committee met and continued
discussion on the use of the President's residence . The
Chair of the Board will appoint a local committee to work with
the President.
PBRSONNKL RHCOMMENDAT(ONS:
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning , seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk, and carr ied, that personnel recommendations appearing
on agenda pages l-l4 be approved . Copy on file in the Office
of the Sec retary to the Board of Trustees .
GIFTS :
It was moved by Dr . Bernadine Denning , seconded by Dr. Gordon
Lambie , and ca r ried, tha t gifts received d ur ing May 1984 in the
amount of $118,342.17 be accepted with app r eciation .
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk , and carried, that the Board move into closed session
to disCUSS strategy connected with the negotiation of co l lective
bargaining agreements. for: Denning, Portino, LaBounty,
Lambie, Moreno, Odykirk, Riecker, Tomboullan . Against: none .
The open session adjourned at 10:58 a .m.
Richa r d L. Miller
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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