WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA BOARD OF REGENTS MINUTES July 8, 1998 ______________________________________________________________ I. Call to Order Chairperson Parks called the meeting of the Board of Regents to order at 7:03 p.m. in Room 107 of Henderson Learning Resources Center (HLRC). II. Roll Call Present were: Mr. Craig, Mr. Dick, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ferrell, Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Porter, Mr. Roth and Mrs. Wagnon. It was moved and seconded to recess to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter and to return to open session at 7:20 p.m. in Room 107 of HLRC. Motion passed. The Board recessed to Executive Session at 7:15 p.m. The Board reconvened in open session in Room 107 of HLRC. III. Approval of Minutes of June 10, 1998 meeting as circulated It was moved and seconded to approve the Minutes of the June 10, 1998 meeting as circulated. Motion passed unanimously. IV. President's Report President Farley said he was extremely pleased to announce that the University's Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) recently received a national award from the National Academic Advising Association. He said the National Academic Advising Association. Is an organization to promote professionalism and excellence in academic advising. He said the receipt of this award is a remarkable achievement. He also said that it is with some regret that he had to report the resignation of Dr. Floyd Goodwyn who had to return to take care of his mother. He said the University is entering into a national search for his replacement. Dr. Farley announced that two of the University's debaters, Beth Hall and Mick Thornton, have been invited to participate in the Great Alaska Speakout. He said this reflects favorably on the University's debate program and debate team which finished 13th in the nation last debate season. He announced that a graduate student, Aaron Kipp, recently had an article appear in a professional magazine, The Behavior Therapist. He said the acceptance and publication of an article in a professional journal by a graduate student of Washburn is another indicator of the quality of students we have attending the University. He reported that two of the University's School of Law second year students recently experienced success at a national intellectual property moot court competition. He said that Eric Kraft was the top oralist and Scott Liljegren was the second oralist and that as a team they competed in the semi- finals. He announced that the honor roll recently was released. He said that the cumulative grade point average all-sorority was 3.17 and all-fraternity was 2.98. He said that 33 students in the Greek houses achieved a 4.0 GPA and 61 fell in the range of 3.5 to 3.99. He announced that Nicky Olberding recently was named the recipient of this year's Ken B. Jones award for female athlete in the MIAA athletic conference. He said that this is the highest award of the conference. It's presented to the person who not only is an outstanding athlete but also is an outstanding student and outstanding member of his or her community. He said that Washburn is now the first school in the MIAA to have both a male and female student athlete receive the Ken B. Jones award. The male student athlete for receiving that award two years ago was Michael Dritlein. He also noted that Ms. Olberding still will be on the University's campus next year, she will be an assistant in the women's basketball program. He said the University recently received notification that the Social Work program has been nationally accredited. In Kansas the only other school which is accredited nationally is the University of Kansas. He said we have reason to take great pride in the successes of our Social Work program. A. Action Items 1. 1998-99 Budget - Approval to Publish It was moved and seconded to give tentative approval to the 1998-99 Budget and to authorize the Treasurer to publish the Notice of Public Hearing as required by law. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Program Changes in Criminal Justice It was moved and seconded to approve the program changes in Criminal Justice outlined in the agenda item. Motion passed unanimously. As approved by the Board of Regents, the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and the Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice have been changed. The number of hours required in the major have been increased to 36 credit hours in Law Enforcement and 33 hours in Corrections; the addition of a new major in Security within the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree program; and the addition of a required course in computers for the Associate of Arts degree program in Criminal Justice. 3. Direct Deposit for Administrative Staff It was moved and seconded to approve the proposed revisions to Appendix F of the Business and Financial Affairs Handbook appended to the agenda item and implementation of the direct deposit plan for administrative staff the later of August 1, 1998 or approval from the Secretary of Human Resources. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Board Meeting Schedule - September 1998-August 1999 It was moved and seconded to approve the FY 98-99 Board meeting schedule set forth in the agenda item. Motion passed unanimously. As approved, meetings of the Board will be held at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted): September 9, 1998; October 17, 1998 (at 11:00 a.m.); November 11, 1998; December 9, 1998; January 13, 1999; February 10, 1999; March 10, 1999; April 17, 1999 (at 9:30 a.m.); May 12, 1999; June 9, 1999; July 14, 1999; and, July 28, 1999 (Public Budget Hearing at 4:00 p.m.). B. Consent Agenda It was moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda. Motion passed unanimously. Passage of the motion gave Board approval to: 1. Expenditures over $25,000 a. Purchase of Microscopes for Biology Department Ratification of the purchase of 19 NIKON microscopes from Bryce Scientific Instruments at a contract price of $25,791.88; b. Physical Plant Roof Replacement The award of a contract with Guilfoyle Roofing in the amount of $30,653 to replace roofing on the Physical Plant building; 2. Personnel a. Voluntary Phased Retirement Approval of voluntary phased retirement agreements for Dr. Billy Milner for a period of three years, Rita Tracy for a period of two years, and Dr. Linda Woolf for a period of two years as provided in the agreements; b. Personnel Changes The increase in salary to Dr. Diane McMillen of $1,200 increasing her 1998-99 annual basic salary to $36,780, reduction of Dr. Bradley Seibert's Fall 1998 load from .75 FTE to .68 FTE with a corresponding decrease in salary from $31,380 to $28,242, and a change in title and salary for Chad Stith in the University Bookstore to Assistant Manager/Network Administrator and increase in salary from $27,876 to $32,876; 3. Public Fund Investments 4. Depository Security Transactions It was moved and seconded to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. _____________________ Kenneth P. Hackler Secretary, Board of Regents