January Board Meeting Materials

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Fourth Floor, McCormick Room
30 7th Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Agenda items for approval are bolded. Minutes are draft until approved.

Schedule and General Information

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

1. Minutes of Update on the Itasca Workforce Alignment Group,
November 20, 2013 (pdf)
2. Minutes of Meeting, November 20, 2013 (pdf)
3. Pine Technical College-Change in Institution Type and Change in Name(Second Reading) (pdf)
4. Mesabi Range Community & Technical College: Proposed Name Change (pdf)
5. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 2.2 State Residency (First Reading) (pdf)
6. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 3.36 Academic Programs (First Reading)(pdf)
7. Proposed New Policy 3.40 Recognition of Veteran Status (First Reading)(pdf)
8. Meeting the Baccalaureate Needs of the Twin Cities Metro Area (pdf) Presentation (pdf)

Joint Meeting: Academic and Student Affairs and Finance and Facilities Committees

1. 2016-2021 General Obligation, Capital Budget and 2015 Revenue Fund Guidelines (First Reading) (pdf)

Audit Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of October 23, 2013 (pdf)
2. Minutes of Special Meeting of December 3, 2013 (pdf)
3. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 1A.2 Board of Trustees (Second Reading) (pdf)
4. Review and Approve the Financial Audit Plan (pdf) Presentation (pdf)

Diversity and Equity Committee

The Diversity and Equity Committee will not meet in January.

Finance and Facilities Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 2013 (pdf)
2. FY2013 and FY2012 Audited Financial Statements (pdf) Revised Presentation (pdf)
3. Rochester Community & Technical College Contracts Exceeding $3M for Regional Sports Center and Career Technical Education Center at Heintz/Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Village (pdf) Revised Motion (pdf)
4. Dakota County Technical College Surplus Declaration (pdf)
5. Authorization to Negotiate Third Party Housing Agreement at Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Northland Community and Technical College (pdf)

Human Resources Committee

1. Minutes of October 23, 2013 (pdf)
2. Minutes of Joint Meeting of the Diversity and Equity and Human Resources Committees on November 20, 2013 (pdf)
3. Study Session: Succession Planning/Leadership Development (pdf)  Presentation (pdf)
4. Appointment of Interim President of Metropolitan State University (revised pdf)
5. Appointment of Vice Chancellor for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer (revised pdf)
6. Appointment of Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (revised pdf)
7. Appointment of Interim President of North Hennepin Community College (revised pdf)

Board of Trustees Study Session I

1.

Board of Trustees Accountability Dashboard (pdf) Presentation (pdf)

Board of Trustees Study Session II

1. Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota: Implementation Strategy (pdf) Handout (pdf)

Board of Trustees Meeting

Chair's Report

a. Minutes of Board of Trustees Study Session, Increasing Pathways to Postsecondary Education, November 20, 2013 (pdf)
b. Minutes of Board of Trustees Study Session, Charting the Future, Final Report, November 20, 2013 (pdf)
c. Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting, November 20, 2013 (pdf)
d. Minutes of Board of Trustees Special Meeting, December 3, 2013 (pdf)

Consent Agenda

All matters listed under Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. Any trustee may request that an item or items be removed from the Consent Agenda for independent consideration.

a. Review and Approve the Financial Audit Plan (pdf)
b. Rochester Community & Technical College Contracts Exceeding $3M for Regional Sports Center and Career Technical Education Center at Heintz/Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Village (pdf)
c. Dakota County Technical College Surplus Declaration (pdf)
d. Authorization to Negotiate Third Party Housing Agreement at Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Northland Community and Technical College (pdf)
e. Pine Technical College – Change in Institution Type and Change in Name (Second Reading) (pdf)
f. Mesabi Range Community & Technical College: Proposed Name Change (pdf)

Board Policy Decisions

a. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 1A.2 Board of Trustees (Second Reading) (pdf)

Other Business

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