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Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 11/12, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

AGENDA:

Thursday, December 11 - Informal Session

6 p.m., Connable Board Room

Acceptance of the Agenda

Closed Informal Session (Room 242)

Recommendation re Intercollegiate Athletics/

Public Comments re Recommendation

RECESS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 - Formal Session

8 a.m .. Rooms 157 – 159

Remarks by the Chair

Remarks by the President

Approval of Minutes of September 12, October 7 and 31 and December 1 Sessions

Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center

Research Foundation

Budget Overview (Informational agenda item)

Student Health Insurance Requirement

Naming of Art Building

Grant Report

Personnel Reports (a and b)

Gift Report

Lease Agreement Renewal between WMU and …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Meeting December 1, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

On a 6-0 roll call vote following a motion by Trustee DeNooyer, supported by Trustee Martin, the Board of Trustees went into closed informal session to consider material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state or federal law.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session October 31, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• WMU/AFSCME Contract
• WMU/POA Contract
• Revised Retirement Dates under Window Severance Incentive Plan
• Retirement

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session October 7, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda - Kohls
• Closed Informal Session (ROLL CALL) - Kohls
• WMU/AAUP Contract (ROLL CALL) – Bailey

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session September 12, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Vice Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the the July 15 and July 30 Formal Sessions
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• State Building Authority - Health and Human Services Building
• Capital Outlay Budget Request for 2004/05
• Public Comments

CLOSED SESSION

• Asylum Lake Conservation Restrictions

Examination Of The Skills And Dispositions Needed For Assistant Principals To Be Effective Disciplinarians, Sherie Lynn Williams

Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to identify the set of key skills and dispositions needed by secondary school assistant principals to function as effective disciplinarians. A secondary purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of males and females concerning this topic. This was accomplished by exploring the perceptions of experts and practitioners, both male and female, concerning their ideas on the skills and dispositions needed by assistant principals at the secondary level to be successful disciplinarians.

This study used two methods of data collection, the Delphi Method of collecting information and focus groups. A panel of …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Formal Session July 30, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Establishment of Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center
• Research Foundation
• Adjournment

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session July 16, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the March 28 and May 9 Formal Sessions
• Academic and Student Affairs Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Proposal to Offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geochemistry
• Change of Name of Department of Art to School of Art
• Deletion of School of Community Health Services
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Naming of Donald J. Seelye Athletic Center
• Entering Student Development Fee
• Enrollment Fee – Part-time Students
• Vehicle Registration Rates …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Formal Session, May 9, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• The trustees approved the resolution re Dr. Daniel Litynski's service as interim president

Role That Professional Positioning And Professional Socialization Play In The Career Path Of African American Women Superintendents, Cheryl Celestin

Dissertations

This dissertation examines the professional positioning and professional socialization of African American women school superintendents in the Mid-West area of the United States. Numerous studies revealed that there are very few African American women superintendents (Glass, 2000; Alston, 2000; Brunner, 1999; Ortiz, 1998; and Jackson, 1995). Women educators in general and African American women educators more specifically were not placed in professional paths that normally lead to the superintendency (Alston, 2000; Gardiner, Enomoto and Grogan, 2000; and Shakeshaft, 1987). The ladder to the school superintendency had historically included male dominated line positions such as athletic coaching and band directing with …

The Extent To Which Teachers And Principals Perceive High Schools As Learning Organizations, Scott Kemple

Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to conduct an assessment of the culture and leadership of a sample of Michigan high schools as perceived by their teaching staff and principals.

The variables of culture and leadership are primary indicators of whether a school is viewed as a learning organization by the faculty, staff and administration of the school (Leithwood et al., 2001). Five primary questions were examined: (1) To what extent are high schools perceived as learning organizations by their principals? (2) To what extent are high schools perceived as learning organizations by their teachers? (3) Is there a difference …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Formal Session, March 28, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the Interim President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the January 2003 Annual Formal Session
• Honorary Degree Recommendation
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Approval of New Programs
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Unsecured Line of Credit
• Approval of Sale of Property
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Regulations: Compliance Actions
• Communication Antenna Leases
• Mama Maria, Inc. Lease Agreement
• KC’s Budget Auto Lease Agreement
• Resolution re Series 2003 General Revenue Bonds …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Formal Session January 24, 2003, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Vice Chair
• Remarks by the Interim President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the December 12, 2002 Regular Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Recommendation re Trustee Emeritus Richard Chormann
• Recommendation re Trustee Emeritus Richard St. John
• Recommendation re Presidential Position Specification
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Departmental Name Change – Department of Paper and Printing Science and Engineering to Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging
• Departmental Name Change – Department o Foreign Languages and …