April 2015 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 Meeting of March 18, 2015 (pdf)
2. Proposed Amendment to Policy 2.2 State Residency (First Reading) (pdf)
3. Proposed Amendment to Policy 2.6 Intercollegiate Athletics (First Reading) (pdf)
4. Spotlight: Saint Paul Public Schools and Saint Paul College Launch Gateway to College Program (presented at Board meeting) (pdf)

Joint Academic and Student Affairs and Diversity and Equity Committees

1. Closing the Achievement Gap (pdf) Closing the Achievement Gap Presentation(pdf) Winona State University Presentation (pdf)

Audit Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 18, 2015 (pdf)
2.

Results of Minneapolis Community and Technical College Internal Control and Compliance Audit (pdf)

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College Internal Control and Compliance Audit - distributed at the audit committee meeting (pdf)

Diversity and Equity Committee

The Diversity and Equity Committee will meet jointly with the Academic and Student Affairs Committee in April.

Finance and Facilities Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 17, 2015 (pdf)
2. Approval of Contracts Exceeding $1M (pdf) Facilities Topics Presentation (pdf)
  • Inver Hills Community College
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Riverland Community College
3. Approval of Surplus and Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements (pdf)
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College
  • St. Cloud State University Sale and Purchase

Human Resources Committee

The Human Resources Committee will not meet in April.

Board of Trustees Meeting

Chair's Report

a. Minutes of the March 17, 2015 Study Session on Demographic Trends and Their Implications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (pdf)
b. Minutes of the March 17, 2015 Study Session on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Positioning (pdf)
c. Minutes of the March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees Meeting (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. Approval of Contracts Exceeding $1M (Finance Committee pdf)
  • Inver Hills Community College
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Riverland Community College
b. Approval of Surplus and Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements (Finance Committee pdf)
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College
  • St. Cloud State University Sale and Purchase

Board Policy Decisions

There are no policy decisions in April.

Board of Trustees - Closed Session

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 13D.05, Meetings Having Data Classified as Not Public, subd. 3(d) (2014) (Minnesota Open Meeting Law)
  • Discuss Chancellor's Goals

Other Business

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 Meeting of March 18, 2015 (pdf)
2. Proposed Amendment to Policy 2.2 State Residency (First Reading) (pdf)
3. Proposed Amendment to Policy 2.6 Intercollegiate Athletics (First Reading) (pdf)
4. Spotlight: Saint Paul Public Schools and Saint Paul College Launch Gateway to College Program (presented at Board meeting) (pdf)

Joint Academic and Student Affairs and Diversity and Equity Committees

1. Closing the Achievement Gap (pdf) Closing the Achievement Gap Presentation(pdf) Winona State University Presentation (pdf)

Audit Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 18, 2015 (pdf)
2.

Results of Minneapolis Community and Technical College Internal Control and Compliance Audit (pdf)

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College Internal Control and Compliance Audit - distributed at the audit committee meeting (pdf)

Diversity and Equity Committee

The Diversity and Equity Committee will meet jointly with the Academic and Student Affairs Committee in April.

Finance and Facilities Committee

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 17, 2015 (pdf)
2. Approval of Contracts Exceeding $1M (pdf) Facilities Topics Presentation (pdf)
  • Inver Hills Community College
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Riverland Community College
3. Approval of Surplus and Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements (pdf)
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College
  • St. Cloud State University Sale and Purchase

Human Resources Committee

The Human Resources Committee will not meet in April.

Board of Trustees Meeting

Chair's Report

a. Minutes of the March 17, 2015 Study Session on Demographic Trends and Their Implications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (pdf)
b. Minutes of the March 17, 2015 Study Session on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Positioning (pdf)
c. Minutes of the March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees Meeting (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. Approval of Contracts Exceeding $1M (Finance Committee pdf)
  • Inver Hills Community College
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Riverland Community College
b. Approval of Surplus and Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements (Finance Committee pdf)
  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College
  • St. Cloud State University Sale and Purchase

Board Policy Decisions

There are no policy decisions in April.

Board of Trustees - Closed Session

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 13D.05, Meetings Having Data Classified as Not Public, subd. 3(d) (2014) (Minnesota Open Meeting Law)
  • Discuss Chancellor's Goals

Other Business