March 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

• Directions to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Meeting Schedule
• FY 2014 Meeting Calendar
• Board of Trustees Committees

Joint Meeting: Academic and Student Affairs and Diversity and Equity Committees

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Diversity and Equity Committee Meeting of November 20, 2013 (pdf)
2.	Closing the Achievement Gap, Annual Update on Persistence and Completion (pdf) PowerPoint (pdf) PowerPoint2 (pdf)

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of January 22, 2014 (pdf)
2.	Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 2.2 State Residency (Second Reading) (pdf)
3.	Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 3.36 Academic Programs (SecondReading) (pdf)
4.	Proposed New Policy 3.40 Recognition of Veteran Status (SecondReading) (pdf)
5.	Innovative Instructional Technologies (pdf) PowerPoint (pdf)
6.	Transfer (pdf) PowerPoint (pdf)

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee will not meet in March.

Diversity and Equity Committee

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

Finance and Facilities Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of January 21, 2014 (pdf)
2.	Minutes of Joint Meeting with Academic and Student Affairs and Finance and Facilities Committee of January 22, 2014 (pdf)
3.	2016-2021 General Obligation, Capital Budget and 2015 Revenue Fund Guidelines (Second Reading) (pdf)
4.	Acquisition of Property Related to Metropolitan State University Parking Ramp Construction (pdf) - Presentation Handed out at the Committee Meeting (pdf)

Human Resources Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of January 22, 2014 (pdf)
2.	Appointment of President of Alexandria Technical & Community College (revised pdf)
3.	Appointment of President of Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical (revised pdf)
4.	Appointment of Interim President of Minnesota West Community & Technical College (revised pdf)

Board of Trustees Study Session

• Study Session Agenda

1.	Fiduciary Training on Retirement Programs (pdf)

Board of Trustees Meeting

• Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

Chair's Report

• Chair's Report Agenda
• Chair's Meeting Materials

a.	Minutes of Board of Trustees Study Session, Board of Trustees Accountability Dashboard, January 21, 2014 (pdf)
b.	Minutes of Board of Trustees Study Session, Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota, January 22, 2014 (pdf)
c.	Minutes of Board of Trustees Meeting, January 22, 2014 (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.

• Consent Agenda

a.	2016-2021 General Obligation, Capital Budget and 2015 Revenue Fund Guidelines (Second Reading) (pdf)
b.	Acquisition of Property Related to Metropolitan State University Parking Ramp Construction (pdf)

Board Policy Decisions

• Board Policy Decisions Agenda

a.	Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 2.2 State Residency (Second Reading) (pdf)
b.	Proposed Amendment to Board Policy 3.36 Academic Programs (SecondReading) (pdf)
c.	Proposed New Policy 3.40 Recognition of Veteran Status (SecondReading) (pdf)

Other Business

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