WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA
                                BOARD OF REGENTS
                                     MINUTES
                                September l7, 1993
                                            

                                         

      1.      Chairperson Ferrell called the meeting to order in
the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union at 4:08 p.m. Present were:
Mr. Ferrell, Mr. Heitz, Mrs. Hines, Mr. Kimbrough, Mrs. Parks
and Mr. Roth.

       IV.    Retreat                 

              Presentations were made by the following persons on
the following subjects:

                 Long Term Goals -- Dr. Cohen
                 General Education Program - Dr. Sheley
                 Advising -- Dr. Danes
                 ACT Testing -- Mr. Hula

       Mr. Felker arrived at 4:15 p.m. Mr. Hodges arrived at 4:40
p.m. Mr. Montgomery arrived at 4:55 p.m.

       At 6:15 p.m. the Board recessed to the Vogel Room for
dinner with the members of the administration and alumni and to
present former Regent Ann Garvin with a plaque and watch for her
service to the University. At 7:15 p.m. the Board reconvened in
open session in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union. A
presentation on Program Review was made by Dr. Cohen.

       111.   Approval of Minutes
              It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of
the July 30, 1 993 meeting as circulated. Motion passed
unanimously.

       V.     New Business

              A. Sale of Klasse Farms

                 This item was provided to the Board of Regents
as an information item. No action was required.

              B. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

                 It was moved and seconded to approve the Family
and Medical Leave Policy proposed by the administration for 
compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 as set
forth in the agenda item. Motion passed unanimously.

              C. University Gloup Health Insurance Renewal

                 It was moved and seconded to approve the renewal
of the University's group health insurance program with Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Motion passed unanimously.

              D. Masters of Social Work Program
                 It was moved to table the consideration of the
approval of the Masters of Social Work program pending conclusion
of discussion of the program review process at the next meeting
of the Board. Motion died for the lack of second. It was moved
and secondedto approve the Masters of Social Work program. Motion
passed.

                 President Thompson assured the Board the
revenues and expenditures would be closely monitored in
comparison with the proforma and appropriate action taken in the
event the projections are not met.


           E. Change of Zoning Request
             Mr. Mosiman reported that the University had
received a notice of a request for change of zoning of property
adjacent to property owned by the University in the Woodbridge 
subdivision and requested that the Board of Regents provide the
administration direction if they wished to object to the zoning
change. No action was taken.

           F. Policy

             1. Presidential Travel

                It was moved and seconded to approve the
amendments to the Presidential Travel Policy as set forth in the
agenda item. Motion passed unanimously.

           F. Administrative Items

             It was moved and seconded to approve the
administrative items set forth in agenda item V. F. 1 through 6.
Motion passed unanimously.

             Among the items approvsd by the adoption of this
motian include the payment of ths PBS General Assessment 
Services in the amount of$580,725.59 for programming from PBS;
the award of a contract to Bowlus School Supply Inc. in the
amount of S15.B49 for seating of the choral music room in Garvay
Fine Arts Center; a change in title of the position held by Dr.
Carla Rasch from Registrar to University Registrar; the
appointment of Margaret Anschud as an instructor on a temporary
one-year three-quarter time appointmant at an annual basic salary
of $18,000; the appointments in the School of Business of Terry
Cummins as an instructor for one semester three-quarters time at
a salary of $8,lOO and Richard Reicherter as an instructor for
one semester three-quarter time basis at a salary of$4,500*;
accept the resignations of Dr. Eugene Pekarik from the Psychology
Department and Dr. Thomes Young from the Department of Criminal
Justice; ans, a waiver of the application of the policy
prohibiting extra remuneration for 12-month full-time
administrative employee for teaching credit hour courses in the
case of Mr. Robert Stoller, the Assistant Director of the
Academic Computer Center, to teach BU 250 EA at adjunct faculty
rank and pay for the Fall 1993 semsstsr.

             * Item added to agenda at the meeting as Item V2d
with the consent of tha Board.

       VI.   Executive Session

             It was moved and seconded to recess to Executive
Session for a period not exceed 45 minutes for the purposes of
discussing a personnel matter. Motion passed unanimously.
             At 8:25 p.m. the Board recessed to Executive
Session.

             At 9:10 p.m. the Board reconvened in open session.

       It was moved and seconded to adjourn. Motion passed. The
meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.


Kenneth P. Hackler
Secretary, Board of Regents