March 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

• Directions to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Board of Trustees Revised Schedule
• FY 2015 Meeting Calendar
• Board of Trustees Committees

Academic and Student Affairs Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of January 28, 2015 (pdf)
2.	Open Educational Resources (pdf)
3.	Metro Baccalaureate Plan Update (pdf) Presentation to the Academic and Student Affairs Committee (pdf)
4.	Spotlight: Emerging Partnerships between Universities in Mexico and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (presented at Board meeting) (pdf)

Audit Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of January 28, 2015 (pdf)
2.	Review Results of Grant Management Internal Control and Compliance Audit (pdf)

Closed Session: Joint Audit and Finance and Facilities Committees

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 13D.05, Meetings Having Data Classified as Not Public, Subd. 3(d) (2014) (Minnesota Open Meeting Law)

• Closed Session Agenda
• Closed Session Materials

1.	Systemwide Information Technology Security Briefing (pdf)

Diversity and Equity Committee

The Diversity and Equity Committee will meet jointly with the Human Resources Committee in March.

Joint Diversity and Equity and Human Resources Committee Study Session

• Committee Meeting Agenda

1.	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Faculty and Staff Diversity: Current Demographics and Strategies (pdf)

Finance and Facilities Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of January 28, 2015 (pdf)
2.	Proposed Amendments to Policy 7.1 Finance and Administrative Authority of Board, Chancellor and Presidents (Second Reading) (pdf)
3.	Metropolitan State University WebWOC Contract Exceeding $1M (WebWOC is an online nursing program in wound, ostomy, and continence care) (pdf)
4.	Online Support Center Contract Exceeding $1 Million (pdf)
5.	Smarthinking Contract Exceeding $1 Million (pdf)
6.	ITS Management Contract Exceeding $1 Million (pdf)
7.	Bemidji State University Property management Contract Exceeding $1 Million (pdf)
8.	Winona State University Building Gift (pdf)
9.	Rental Agreement with University of Minnesota Exceeding $1 Million (pdf)
10.	System Financial Resiliency Framework (pdf)

Human Resources Committee

• Committee Meeting Agenda
• Committee Meeting Materials

1.	Minutes of Meeting of October 22, 2014 (pdf)
2.	Appointment of President of Northeast Higher Education District (pdf)
3.	Appointment of President of Northland Community and Technical College(pdf)
4.	Proposed Technical Amendment to Policy 4.11 Board Early Separation Incentive Program (pdf)

Board of Trustees Study Session I

• Board Study Session Agenda

1.	Demographic Trends and Their Implications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (pdf) Presentation (pdf)

Board of Trustees Study Session II

• Board Study Session Agenda

1.	Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Positioning (pdf) Presentation (pdf)

Board of Trustees Meeting

• Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

Chair's Report

• Chair's Agenda
• Chair's Report

1.	Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting of January 28, 2015 (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

1.	Metropolitan State University WebWOC Contract Exceeding (Finance & Facilities Committee) (pdf)
2.	Online Support Center Contract Exceeding $1M (Finance & Facilities Committee) (pdf)
3.	Smarthinking Contract Exceeding $1M (Finance & Facilities Committee) (pdf)
4.	ITS Management Contract Exceeding $1M (Finance & Facilities Committee) (pdf)
5.	Bemidji State University Property Management Contract Exceeding $1M (Finance & Facilities Committee)(pdf)
6.	Winona State University Building Gift (Finance & Facilities Committee)(pdf)
7.	Rental Agreement with University of Minnesota Exceeding $1M (Finance & Facilities Committee) (pdf)
8.	Proposed Technical Amendment to Policy 4.11 Board Early Separation Incentive Program (Human Resources Committee) (pdf)

Board Policy Decisions

• Board Policy Decisions Agenda

1.	Proposed Amendment to Policy 7.1 Finance and Administrative Authority of Board, Chancellor and Presidents (Second Reading) (pdf)

Other Business