C E N T R A L M I C HI G A NUN r V E R SIT Y
BOA R D 0 F T R U S TEE S
June 7. 1985
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
June 7, 1985
Members present: Mr. Raymond A. LaBoun ty, Chair;
Mr . Mitchell D. Kehetian; Dr . Gordon N. Lambie; Ms . Rachael E.
Moreno; Mr. William C. Odyki r k; Mrs. Alice Tomboulian;
Dr. Harold Abel , President .
Members absent: Dr. Bernadine N. Denning, Mr s . Margaret Ann
Riecker.
Also a t tending; Dr. John E. Cantelon , Provost; Mr . James L.
Hil1, Vice President for St ude nt Affairs; Mr . Richard L. Miller,
Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Mr . Jerry R. Tubbs ,
Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Vice President for
Business and Fi nan ce .
The meeting was called to order by Chair LaBounty at 9:41 a .m.
It was moved by Ys. Rachael Moreno, seconded by Dr . Gordon
Lambie , and carri ed , that the mi nutes of the May 3 , 1985 meeting
be approved as submi tted .
RIIBRITOS RAme::
It was moved by Hr. William Odyki r k, seconded by Mr s . Alice
Tomboulian, and carried , that Russell M. Ragan, PhySician ,
University Health Services, be g r anted Emeritus rank and that
the following r esolution be adopted .
WHEREAS, Russell Ragan has si nce 1967 served as a loyal
and dedicated physician in the University Hea lth
Services; and
WHEREAS, He has provided exemplary leadership during
the course of his career at Central Mic hi gan
University, as medical director and se nior physician;
aod
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Emeritu s Rank conti nued
WHEREAS , tie served as adjunct instructor, associate
professor and professor in the Heal th Education and
Health Science Depa r tment; and
WHEREAS, He has been fai thfu l to the high ethical and
professional standard s of the practice o f medicine in
the medical care, guidance , counseling and education
of thousands of students; and
WIIEREAS, He has been an active participant in many
community services and activitie s that reflect
favorably upon the University; Now be it therefore
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trust ees, on behalf of
the University community expresses appreciation and
gratitude to Dr . Russell M. Ragan fo r his contributions
to Central Mich i gan University and extends
Emeri tus rank.
PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PROCEDURE : ( Assess. a nd Dey. COmmittee)
It was moved by Ms. Rachael Moreno, seconded by Dr . Gordon
Lambie, and carried , that the r e port of the Pres1dential Search
Consu ltation Service presented by Dr . Ronald Stead be received .
AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES; (Assess. and Dev. Co..)
It was moved by Ms . Rachael Moreno , seconded by Or . Gordon
Lambie, and carr ied , that the following r esolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the proposed Agree. e nt lor Consu lting
Services between Central Michigan University and
the Presidential Search Consultation Service, dated
May 7, 1985 is approved .
A copy of the Agreement is a ttac he d.
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It was moved by Mrs . Alice Tomboul ian, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno , and carried, that the following reso lution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the Board of Trustees, having
previousl y reaffirmed that the Procedures for
Selection of Administrative Officers s hall govern the
search for a new president of Cent ral Michigan
UniverS i ty, appoints the following pe r sons to the
University Screening Committee;
Carole Beere
S . Angeline Boulley
Sue Gamble
James P . Hill
William J. Hudson, II
Er ic Johnson
Mitchell D. Kehetian
Gordon N. Lambie
Rachael E. Moreno
Maria Reiser
Margaret Ann Riec ker
J . Neil Story
Dennis Thavenet
El11s Van Deventer
Paul Yu
Pau l Z10nts
In keeping wi th the preside ntial search and sel ection
pr ocess established by the Procedures for the
Selecti on of Admi n istrative Officers , the Board or
Trustees charges the University Screening Committee,
as follows:
1 . To hold an organizational meeting no later than
June 30, convened by the Chair of the Board of
Trustees, for the purpose of electing a Committee
Chair from its members and to develop its
operating procedures.
2, To develop with the aid of the PSCS pre -search
r e port a s tatement o f desired presidential
qua lifications , for Board approval , to guide the
search and selection process .
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Appt. of Univ . ~c ree nin g Com. f o r Pres . Se a r ch continued
3. To conduct an active national search, following
affirmative action procedures, f or the recrui t ment
of well-qual if ied candidates .
4 . To comply wi th Michigan's Freedom of Information
Act and the Open Meeting Law .
5 . To make r egularly s c heduled repo r t s to the Board
and the CMU community about its prog r ess .
6 . To identify a spokesper son for t he Committee,
presumably the Committee Chair , to ensu r e
effecti ve communication with the media and to
protect the identity of pr os pective candidat es.
7. To develop procedures for gathering informat ion
about prospective candidates , includ i ng
confidential personal meetings when appropr i ate.
8 . To meet with t he Board in a properly convened
closed meeting t o discuss the slate o f six
unranked candidates , no later than November 15,
1985 .
9 . When the Board i nvit e s a finalist {s) t o the
campus , t he members of the Committ e e wou l d be
expected to help coordinate the visit and act as
hosts .
The Chair called a meeting of the University Scr eening Committ
ee for J une 25 at 3:00 p.m., Wa r riner 2 52 .
STAFP REPORT: Dr . Mahmoud Moursi, Director, Robert M. Perr y
School of Banking.
APPOINTMENT OP STAPF PERSON POR UNIVERSITY SCREENING COMMITTEE :
(Asse ssment and Development Committe e )
I t was moved by Ms. Rachael Moreno, seconded by Mr . William
Odyki r k , and carried, that the Assessmen t and Developm en~
Committee be authorized to appoint a staff pe r son to ass1st the
Un i ver sity Screening Commi ttee .
STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMI TTEE:
Dr. Gordon Lambie, Chair of the Student Affairs Committee,
r e port ed t here were no action items . The comm i ttee discussed
r ising co s t s in the Placement and Career Information Center;
t here will be a slight increase in fees for such items as the
Placemen t Bu lletin . Health Services will reduce its def icit by
approximately $55,000 th i s year . Students involved in
misconduct at the end-of-the world pa r ty have been contacted by
the University and various actions will be taken . The Student
Recreational Center Committee will finalize program priorities,
fi nish a program s t atement and faci lity description and work
with the a r chitect . In addition, a committee has been appointed
to explore funding and maintenance of the proposed center .
EKPLOYEE COMPENSATION : (Finance Committee)
I t was moved by Mr. Wi lli am Odyk i r k, seconded by Mr . Mitchel l
Kehetia n , a nd carried , that the following resolut ion be adopted .
BE IT RESOLV ED, That the President , with the approval
of the Chair of t he Board of Trustees, is authorized
to increase the compensation fo r Unive r sity employees
not represented by collective bargaining agents , for
the fisca l year 1985-86 .
SETTLEMENT OF CONTRACTS WITH PRESIDENT ABEL : (Finance Com.)
I t was moved by Dr . Gordon Lambie , seconded by Ms . Rachael
Moreno, a nd carried, that the following reso lution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That as a matter of record the settlemen
t of contract terms with President Abel conclUded
by Board Chair For tino on February 1, 1985, in
acc ordance wi t h the salary computation determined by
the Board Treasurer, i s received and will be retained
in the Office of the Secr etar y . Copies of the
settlement documents are attached .
(Copies of the resolut ion and attachments are on file in
the Office of the Secretary . )
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TUITION AND FEE RATES FOR 1985-86: (Finance Committee)
It was moved by Mr . Wil liam Odykirk . seconded by Mr . Mitchell
Kehetian, and carri ed . that the following resolution be
adopted ,
BE IT RESOLVED , That the schedule of tuition and fe e s at
t he University. commencing Augus t 12 , 1985, the beginning
of the Fall Semester , for on-campus and credit by
examination courses, is adopted as follows:
Michigan Resident
Non - Resident
Undergraduate
Gr aduate
Undergraduate
Graduate
Rate Per
Semester Hour
$ 48 . 50
66 . 00
$124.00
143.00
For on-campus classes a non_ r efundable registration
fee shall also be assessed each semester: $12.50
for students taking five hours or less ; $25.00 for
students taking six hours or more.
BUDGET DEV ELOPMENT UPDATE: (Fi nance Committee)
Mr. Wil l iam Odykirk, Chai r of the Finance Committee , reported
that Vice President Tubbs had pr esented a budget upda te . The
Finance Committee received the proposed documents for discussion
and will ask for Board action at the July meeting.
SPENDING AUTHORITY EXTENSION: (Finance Committee)
It was moved by Mr. Will iam Odykirk , seconded by Dr. Gordon
Lambie, and carried , that the follow i ng resolution be adopted.
WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees will consider adoption
of University Budgets for 1985-86 on July 19, 1985;
and
WHEREAS, Current spending authorizations will expire
on J une 30, 1985 at the end of fiscal year 1984-85;
Now therefor e be it
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Spending Authority Extension continued
RESOLVED, That the President is authorized to expend
such funds as are necessary to maintain University
operations un t il the 1985-86 University Budgets are
approved.
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY: (Finance Committee)
Mr. William Odykirk, Chair of the Finance Committee, reported
the committee discussed contracting autho rity and at the
present time the system is working well. There are some
problems in the area of grant approval s . These will be
addressed soon.
COLLEGE HOUSING PROGRAII WAN: (Finance Committe)
It was moved by Mr. William Odykirk, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno , a nd carried , that the followi ng resol ut i on be adopted.
WHER EAS, Central Michigan University has need for a
Coge neration Energy Conservation project in the r esidence
halls , food commons, and apar tments of the University as
listed below :
Residence Halls
Barnard
Barnes
Tate
Ca lkin s
Trout
Robinson
Larzeler e
Food Commons
Carey
Woldt
Apartments
Kewadin
Carey
Cobb
Troutman
Wheeler
Beddow
Sweeney
Merrill
Merrill
Barnard
Northwest
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Thorpe
Saxe
Herrig
Emmons
Woldt
Robinson
Barnes
Pres t on Washington
College Rousing Program Loan c ontinued
BE IT RESOLVED, That the President or Vice President for
Business and Finance be authorized to file an
application for a College Rousing Program Loan for the
purpose of cogenerating electricity and thus conserving
energy in University build i ngs; that this
application may be for any amount o f money deemed
feasible by the President or Vice President for
Business and Finance, but not to exceed $1,000 , 000;
that this loan , if received, lIIill be paid from the
proceeds of the special Energy Fee assessed to
residence hall and apartment residents; that the
President or Vice President for BUSiness and Fi nance
be designated as the official representative of
Centr al Michigan University Board of Trustees to act
in co nnection lIIith this application and to provide
such i nformation to the United States Department of
Education , the loan agency, as may be r equi red.
REPORT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITY : (Finance Committee)
Mr . William Odykirk, Chair of the Finance Commi ttee, stated
that the Report of I nvestment Activity for the month of April
1985 had been received .
INTERNAL AUDIT PLANS: (Fin a n~e Com.ittee)
Mr. William Odykirk, Chair of the Finance Committee, reported
that the proposed I nternal Audit Plan for 1985-86 and Five-Year
Audit Plan , 1985-86 through 1989- 90 had been received by the
committee and approved.
GRANT/CONTRACT PROPOSALS : (Academic Affairs Committee)
It lIIas moved by Mrs. Alice Tomboulian, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk, and carried, that t he tlllO proposals, Business and
Office Education Training Program and eMU Collaborative
Humanities Project, be approved as proposed.
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GRANT APPROVAL PROCESS: (Academic Affairs Committee)
Mrs. Alice Tomboul ian , Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee ,
reported that c urrent contracting authority places a constraint
on persons developing grant proposals . Such proposals usually
require a $50,000 or more commitment from the University i n
dollars or in-kind services . Under established procedures this
means approval must be sought prior to submission of a proposal
and causes difficulty meeting deadlines for submission. The
committee will be bringing a proposal to the Board in September .
It was moved by Mrs. Al ice Tomboulian, seconded by Mr. William
Odykirk, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted .
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Policy entitled " Procedures
for Handling Questions of ProfeSSional Concern
Invo l ving One or More Members of the Facul ty, "
which was adopted by the Board on February 3 , 1982,
and amended by the Board on October 5 , 1984, should
be corrected as follo ws :
Prior to the last paragraph of the Policy, en titled
"8. Costs," the following shall be i nserted:
IV . Publicity & Costs
A. Publ icity .
Public statements about a complaint/
grievance shall be avoided by the claimant
and r espondent , by member s of the
Grievance Rev iew Commi ttee, by members of
the Formal Hearing Comm i ttee , and by al l
participants in the procedures and
hearings until the complaint/grievance has
been fina lly r eSolved within this
proced ure (including any appea l or rehearing
process) .
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Academic Affairs Committee continued
Mrs . Alice Tomboulian thanked Dr . Janice Reynolds and members
of he r staff f o r the budget presentation enabling the committee
to better understand the priorities and planning affecting
budget decisions.
PERSONNEL;
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie , seconded by Ms . Rachael
Moreno, a nd carried , that the personne l recommendations as
sUbmitted on pages 1- 11 of the agenda be approved .
GIFTS:
It was moved by Dr. Gordon Lambie, seconded by Ms. Rachael
Moreno, and carried, that gifts received duri ng Apri l 1985 in
the amount of $194 ,273.28 be accepted with apprec i ation .
GRANTS:
It was moved by Mrs . Alice Tomboulian, seconded by Dr . Gordon
Lambie, and carried, that grants awarded during the month of
May 1985 in the amount of $69,625 be acce pted .
Mr. Mitchell Kehetian noted that this would be President Abel's
final Board meeting and that he looked forward to a suitable
recognition of Dr . Abel's contributions to Central Uichigan
University.
Mr . William Odyk irk asked that the r ecord of this meeting s how
the unanimous recognition of the Board for great contributions
of Mrs. Iris Abel to Central Michigan University .
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The Chair a nnounced that the first Open Forum will be held this
afternoon at 2 p .m. in the President's Conference Room .
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:56 a . m.
chard L . Miller
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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