University Council Minutes
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
SUB 233
Waded Cruzado | Matt Caires | Chris Fastnow | Maggie Hammett | Bob Lashaway | Kim Obbink | Michael Reidy |
Daniel Adams | Kari Cargill | Peter Fields | Robert Hawks | Ilse-Mari Lee | Mark Nook | Jerry Sheehan |
Kenning Arlitsch | Nancy Cornwell | Destini French | Bob Hietala | Terry Leist | Renee Reijo Pera | Gwynn Simeniuk |
Kegg Aytes | Dennis Defa | Liz Greenfield | Karlene Hoo | Shelly McKamey | Martha Potvin | Leslie Taylor |
Jeff Bader | Diane Dorgan | Kate Grimes | Chris Kearns | Helen Melland | Nicol Rae | Susan Wolff |
Charles Boyer | Tracy Ellig | Brett Gunnink | Greg Kegel | Chris Murray | Lynda Ransdell |
- Call to Order
President Waded Cruzado- President Waded Cruzado called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.
- Approval of Minutes for April 1st, 2015
- Bob Lashaway moved to approve the minutes for May 6th, 2015, and Shelley McKamey seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously.
- University Wide Information/ Announcements
- President Cruzado made the following announcements:
- Jabs Ribbon Cutting will take place on May 7th, 2015 at 3:00 PM.
- President Cruzado visited MSU Northern and witnessed an unprecedented show of support on behalf of Greg Kegel to serve as Chancellor. Chancellor Kegel's position is now confirmed.
- President Cruzado thanked Terry Leist for his service on the Legal Counsel Search Committee; Kellie Peterson was hired for the position with a June 2015 start date.
- President Cruzado thanked Leslie Taylor for her service.
- President Cruzado recognized Pure Gold recipients.
- President Cruzado reminded the group about Commencement, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 9th, 2015.
- President Cruzado made the following announcements:
- New Items
- Fiscal Misconduct - Affiliated Campuses Policy
Daniel Adams, Director, Audit Services- Daniel Adams presented the updated version of the 2003 policy. Matt Caires thanked Daniel for his hard work on this policy. It will be brought to the September University Council meeting for a vote.
- Student Bill of Rights
Gwynn Simeniuk, ASMSU President- Gwynn Simeniuk, ASMSU President, presented the Student Bill of Rights. It will be brought back to the September meeting for a vote.
- Fiscal Misconduct - Affiliated Campuses Policy
- Informational Items
- OpenMSU Shared Services Model Overview
Melissa Kinnear, Operations Manager, Shared Services- Melissa Kinnear provided an overview of the new Shared Services division. Daniel Adams and Terry Leist thanked Melissa for her high quality of work. President Cruzado thanked the entire team, as this has been "a dream" for her.
- Long Range Building Program (LRBP) Process
Walt Banziger, Director, Campus Planning Design & Construction- Walt Banziger presented the process behind the Long Range Building Program.
- OpenMSU Shared Services Model Overview
- Updates
- Members of University Council provided brief updates about their departments.
- Public Comment
- No public comment was offered.