WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA BOARD OF REGENTS MINUTES June 22, 1994 ___________________________________________________________________________ ______________ I. Chairperson Ferrell called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. Present were: Messrs. Ferrell, Felker, Kimbrough, Maag and Roth; and Mrs. Hines. III. Approval of Minutes It was moved and seconded to approve the Minutes of the May 18, 1994 meeting as amended. Motion passed unanimously. IV. New Business A. Student Union - bookstore/Foodservice "Point of Sale-Debit Card System" It was moved and seconded to award a contract to Missouri Book Systems for the purchase of hardware and software for a point- of-sale system for the bookstore and food service units of the Memorial Union in the amount of $89,969. Motion passed unanimously. Approved by adoption of the motion were the purchase of five Infowindow Display Terminals; two IBM Personal Printer Series II; five 4693 POS terminals; one PS/2 Model 57 (controller); two 2400 Baud External Modems; five Metrologic Hand Held Scanners; two Black Box Line Drivers w/cable; one Monarch Bar Code Printer; one Texlon PTC-710 (256k); one Emulation Trans Utility (AS/400); one Elcon Encoder; five 4694 POS Registers (M3 printer); and, MBS PC Point-of-Sale software and application software. B. Expenditures over $10,000 It was moved and seconded to award a contract to IBM for the purchase of computer equipment for the ADP AS/400 in the amount of $51,483.85. Motion passed unanimously. Approved by adoption of the motion were the purchase of IBM 9337-225 disk drives; IBM 7208 8mm Drive; IBM 3916-4mb laser printer with IBM 4501 second drawer, IBM 4504 paper tray, IBM 4402 duplex option and IBM 4511 envelope feeder; IBM 3119-510 scanner with IBM OX/2 image support; IBM 9595-OLG computer and IM token ring adapter. C. Personnel It was moved and seconded to approve items C.1. through 5. Motion passed unanimously. Adoption of the motion approved the following appointments and award of titles: 1. The appointment of Judith McConnell on a nine-month, tenure track appointment at an annual basic salary of $36,540 as an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education; 2. The appointment of Paul DeCelles at an annual basic salary of $20,004 as an Instructor in the Department of Biology on a nine-month, one year only appointment; 3. The appointment of Gregory Pettys on a nine-month, tenure track position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at an annual basic salary of $33,000; 4. The appointment of Roy Wohl on a nine-month, tenure track position as Lecturer in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Dance at an annual basic salary of $28,008; and, 5. The award of the title of Adjunct Professor and Advisor in Technical Education to Dick McWhorter and Adjunct Professor and Advisor in Urban Education to Jeffrey Weaver. * 6.Director of Mabee Library It was moved and seconded to approve the appointment of Rebecca Bostian to the position of Director of Mabee Library at an annual basic salary of $60,000 effective September 1, 1994. Motion passed unanimously. * 7.Administrative Personnel It was moved and seconded to approve the appointment of Gary Pettijohn as the Director of University Security effective July 1, 1994 at an annual basic salary of $36,996; the appointment of Kelly Osburn as the Head Volleyball Coach effective July 1, 1994 at an annual basic salary of $25,020; and, the creation of a 1.0 FTE Head Softball Coach position effective July 1, 1994 at a budget line of $20,040. Motion passed unanimously. D. Washburn Endowment Association - Audit Report Vice President for Administration, Mr. Mosiman, presented the information from the Washburn Endowment association on its annual financial audit. Mr. Mosiman noted that the audit did not disclose any problems in the unit. E. Financial Reports It was moved and seconded to approve agenda items E.1. through 3. Motion passed unanimously. V. Elections Regent Kimbrough reported that the ad hoc nominating committee comprised of Mayor Felker and himself recommend that the incumbent Chair and Vice-Chair be re-elected for a second term of office and that the incumbent Treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretary be re-elected. It was moved and seconded to nominate, and to cast a unanimous ballot for, the following slate of officers: Chair, Dean Ferrell; Vice-Chair, Jim Roth; Treasurer, Louis E. Mosiman; Secretary, Kenneth P. Hackler; and, Assistant Secretary, Carol Vogel. Motion passed unanimously. * Resolution It was moved and seconded to adopt a resolution as follows: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the state of Kansas currently provides support for six universities in the Kansas Board of Regents system, Washburn University of Topeka, 19 community colleges, 14 technical schools and 17 independent two- and four-year colleges; and, WHEREAS, there is no single entity within the state of Kansas to address the needs of the state for higher education services; rather, there is a mix of private governing boards, the Kansas Board of Regents, the Kansas Board of Education, and separate governing boards for the community colleges, Washburn University and vocational/technical schools; WHEREAS, there is no cohesive policy for higher education in the state of Kansas addressing all levels of post-secondary education, whether technical or academic in nature or provided by private or public institutions; and, WHEREAS, the state of Kansas must address effectively the issue of financing public higher education in the state so as to ensure geographic and financial accessibility for all Kansans; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Regents of Washburn University of Topeka that it endorse a proposal for the development of a comprehensive master plan for Kansas post- secondary education which includes all levels of post-secondary education, recognizing that such a master plan may necessitate changes in the current restrictions of Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution; that such a master plan provide for the coordination of all technical and academic programs offered by public post- secondary education institutions in the state of Kansas; and, that the plan address the governance, coordination and financing of the state universities, the 19 community colleges, the 14 technical schools, Washburn University as well as the private colleges and universities so as to ensure financial and geographical access for, and accountability to, all Kansans. It is further resolved that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the Legislative Educational Planning Committee as an expression of its commitment towards the development of a comprehensive master plan for post- secondary education in the state of Kansas. Adopted: ___________________ _______________________________________ Secretary to the Board Motion passed unanimously. * Items added with the consent of the Board at the meeting. It was moved and seconded to adjourn. Motion passed. The Board of Regents meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m. _________________________________ Kenneth P. Hackler Secretary, Board of Regents