WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA
                         BOARD OF REGENTS
                            MINUTES
                         July 19, 1993

                                     
  I.   Chairperson Ferrell called the meeting of the Board of
Regents to order at 7:20PM in the Kansas Room of the Memorial
Union. Present were: Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Kimbrough, Mr.     
Ferrell, Mr. Heitz, Mrs. Hines, Mr. Roth and Ms. Royer.
Chairperson Ferrell recognized and welcomed to the meeting Dr.
Gary Schmidt, who recently was elected to the faculty      
representative position. Dr. Schmidt is a member of the
Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences.    
                           
  III. Approval of Minutes
      It was moved and seconded to approve the Minutes of the
June 9, 1 993 meeting as circulated. Motion passed.

  IV. New Business

      A. 1993-94 Budget - Approval to Publish                     
     
        It was moved and seconded to give tentative approval to
the proposed 1993-94 Budget as set forth in the agenda item and
to authorize the Treasurer to publish the Notice of Public
Hearing as required by law.

        Vice President Mosiman reviewed the information contained
in the agenda item, noting that the University experienced a
positive operating result in the General Fund of some $255,000
for fiscal year 1993, a $61,000 shortfall in the Debt Retirement
Construction Fund and a positive balance of $437,000 in the
Employee Benefit Fund.  Mr. Mosiman noted that the experience in
the Employee Benefit Fund resulted from a number of factors,
including a $727,000 refund from the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan
during the fiscal year and that the health insurance premium was
not as great as had been anticipated and budgeted for. Mr.
Mosiman reported that there have been changes proposed in the FY
1994 Budget document resulting from a reduction in the amount of
state aid being provided to the University and a $47 million
decrease in the assessed valuation of tangible taxable property
within the city of Topeka. Mr. Mosiman noted that the total mill
levy requested by the budget proposed is 78.99 mills. He said
that because of the decrease in the assessed valuation of the
property within the University's taxing district, the projections
of revenue in the General Fund now will be decreased by $716,000,
$210.000 in the Debt Retirement Construction Fund and the
Employee Benefit Fund required an increase in the levy authority.
He said even so he still believes the University can have a
positive operating result for fiscal year 1994.

         Motion passed unanimously.

      B.  FY 1995 Budget Guidelines

          Vice President Mosiman presented, for information
purposes, the proposed FY 1995 Budget Guidelines to be developed
for submission to the Kansas Board of Regents staff in
mid-August. As indicated by Mr. Mosiman, the proposal from
Washburn University parallels the appropriation request made by
the Kansas Board of Regents member institutions providing for a
3% salary increase, a 3% other operating expense increase and a
7% salary/wage improvement increase. He said that the revenue
side proposed incorporates a proposal labeled the "public funding
base" which includes state aid, ad valorem taxes, out-district
aid. and so forth. He said applying the 3% increase request made
by the Kansas Board of Regents school to the public funding base
would result in an increase of approximately $534,000 new revenue
for the institution. Mr. Mosiman said the tuition rate hike
proposed by the University assumes a $3 increase in  
undergraduate resident tuition and that 73% of whatever increase
in state aid funding the University does receive will be provided
to the University's School of Law as provided for in the Law
School Financing Plan.
          Mr. Montgomery noted that the proposal indicates an
approximate 5% increase in our resident tuition which compares
favorably with the tuition request made by the Kansas       
Board of Regents staff of 5% for the regional institutions and 9%
for the larger institutions on a similar parallel percentage
increase in state funding for the institutions. This item will be
presented to the Board of Regents at its July 30 meeting for
approval.

       C. Bank IV Cash Management Services Resolution

          It was moved and seconded to approve the Bank IV Cash
Management Services Resolution provided in the agenda item IV.C.
Motion passed unanimously.

       D. Basic Athletic Insurance Renewal

          It was moved and seconded to purchase athletic injury
insurance from the Federal Insurance Company at a premium price
of $12,673 for the FY 1994 fiscal year. Motion passed
unanimously.

        E.  Ichabod Club Scholarship Fund

            Director of Athletics, Rich Johanningmeier, presented
his report to the members of the Board of Regents concerning the
financial status of the Ichabod Club Scholarship Fund for
information.  Mr. Johanningmeier indicated that he intended to
allocate scholarship dollars for the 1994 fiscal year as outlined
in his memorandum to the Board of Regents dated June 29, 7 993.
Item was presented for information.

      F.  Retirement; Bylaw Amendment

            It was moved and seconded to adopt the proposed
amendment to Article V1. Section 4. of the University's Bylaws
which was heard at the University's Board of Regents meeting June
9, 1993 as set forth in the agenda item. Motion passed
unanimously.
          As approved by the Board of Regents by its action.
Article V1. Section 4. is amended to read as follows:
            The University's contribution to an employee's
retirement plan will be a percentage of the employee's regular
salary as provided for in the Washburn University of Topeka
Defined Retirement Plan (Appendix C, Business and Financial
Affairs Handbook).
        C.  Mass Media Department and B.A. Degree with a Major in
Mass Media

            It was moved and seconded to approve the separation
of the current Communication Arts Department into a Department of
Speech Communications and a Department of Mass Media and to
approve the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Mass Media as
proposed in the agenda item. Motion passed unanimously.

        H. Human Services Baccalaureate Degree

           It was moved and seconded to approve the Human Service
Baccalaureate Degree proposed in the agenda item providing for a
Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Services focusing on
preparation for licensed adult care home administration and
registered alcohol and drug abuse counselors. Motion passed
unanimously.

     At the request of the Chairperson, the Dean of the School of
Applied Studies, Dr. Willie Dunlap, presented an update to the
Board of Regents concerning discussions ongoing with the Johnson
County Community College concerning the University's criminal
justice program. Dr. Dunlap reported that faculty members at the
Johnson County Community College contacted the University last
year to begin to explore with Washburn offering of the bachelor
of science degree in criminal justice at the Johnson County
Community College. He noted that Johnson County Community College
presently has an associate degree, as does the Kansas City
Community College and the Penn Valley Community College and that
the proposal would have the University  take its junior and
senior level courses to the Kansas City area so that those
persons who have completed associates degree may continue to
pursue the bachelors degree in the Kansas City area without
having to commute here. He noted that in Kansas, only Washburn
University and Wichita State University are public universities
offering the bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

    Dr. Dunlap said that they have worked out the details and
they intend to offer three upper division courses in the Johnson
County area beginning in the fall. He noted that discussions are
ongoing now with the College of Arts and Sciences concerning
upper division Washburn courses to be offered in the Johnson
County area for this proposal. He said they have created a
tentative schedule which would require a four-year cycle for
part-time students attending evening classes to complete the
bachelors degree in criminal justice in the Johnson County area.
He indicated expected enrollments of some 15-20 students in each
of the classes. He said that they have identified a doctorally
qualified person, a Washburn alum and former FBI agent in the
Kansas City area to teach these courses.

       1.   Administrative Items

            It was moved and seconded to approve the items
provided in IV.l.1 through 7.  Motion passed unanimously.

            Approved by action of the Board of Regents by
approval of this agenda item were:
            Purchase of an upgrade from IBM for the Academic
Computer Center RS6000 computer mainframe from Model 970 to a
Model 980 at a cost of $ 74,000; purchase of office equipment for
the remodeled area in Henderson Building from E & I Cooperative
Services in the total amount of $17.934.50; purchase of an
electronic security system, in the amount of $20,630 from the low
bidder Checkpoint; the award of a contract to Standard Hart in
the amount of $14,209 for 20,000 Viewbooks and 5,000 Junior
Viewbooks; the payment of the expense for KTWU in the Station
Independence Program FY 1994 participation agreement in the
amount of $18,438.75; the payment of the PBS Program Assessment
for FY 1994 for KTWU-TV in the amount of $233,219; the creation
of a single 1.00 FTE position titled Planned    
Giving/Underwriter Representative at KTWU-TV and the appointment
of Linda L. Williams to the position at an annual basic salary of $16,420 plus 15% commission of any underwriting funds contracted
and collected, effective August 1, 1993; the appointment of Dr.
Anthony Serino to the position of Assistant Professor of Biology
on tenure track at an annual basic salary of $31,320 with budget
transfers from Line No. 07 -27506-2 in the amount of $600 and
from Line 01-22403-2 in the amount of $540 to Line No. 13410-2:
the appointment of Dr. Aaron Stucker to the twelve-month 
position as Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics at an
annual basic salary of $58,008 effective August 1, 1993 with
tenure as an associate professor; the appointment of Dr. Nancie
Palmer to the tenure track position as Assistant Professor in the
Department of Social Work at an annual basic salary of $31,380 on
tenure track with a budget transfer from Line No. 01-2970f -2 in
the amount of $3,180 to Line No. 28004-2; an increase of salary
for Dr. Robert Danes as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences in the amount of $ 760 to be transferred from Line No.
22501-2 to Lins No. 10502-1; the appointment of Glenda Taylor as
Assistant Chairperson of the Department of Art and Theatre Arts
with an annual stipend of $2,000 for services rendered at an
annual basic salary amount of $31,200 from Line No. 12503-2 and
the $2,000 stipend from Line No. 22401-3; the appointment of Dr.
Gene Wunder as Associate Dean of the School of Business on a 1.0
FTE appointment effective July 1, 1993 at an annual basic salary
of $69,828 transferring from Line No. 32002-1 the amount of
$12,696 to Line No. 32009-2; an increase in the annual basic
salary  of Dr. K. Ockree in the amount of $2,556 in recognition
of her completion of the doctoral degree increasing her annual
basic salary to $56,052; accepting the resignations of Barbara
Kanalakos, Robert Glazier, John Buckner, Ronald Palcic, C. Bruce
Warner, Julia Parks, Terry Meier, Paul Gilkison and Richard
Shermoen; the award of a leave of absence without pay to Judith
Wymore in the School of Nursing for the PY 1994 fiscal year; the
award of a leave of absence without pay for FY 1994 to Alfred
James, Department of Education; and, the award of the status of
Professor of Law Emeritus for Paul Rasor retiring from teaching
after 14 years as a member of the faculty of the School of Law;
the award of a contract to Restoration and Waterproofing
Contractors Inc. for cleaning, tuckpointing and waterproofing of
Benton Hall in the amount of $19,947; the transfer from the Oscar
S. Stauffar Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,550 to the
Oscar Stauffer International Lecture Series Fund at the request
of the donors; and the public fund investments and liquidated
claims as set forth in the agenda item.

    It was moved and seconded to recess to executive session for
a period not to exceed 30 minutes for continued discussion of
legal matters with University Counsel. Motion passed unanimously.
At 8:20PM the Board of Regents recessed to executive session.

    At 8:50PM the Board of Regents reconvened in open session. It
was moved and seconded to recess to executive session for a
period not to exceed 1O minutes for discussion of legal matters
with University Counsel. Motion passed.

    At 9:00PM the Board of Regents reconvened in open session. It
was moved and seconded to recess to executive session for a
period not to exceed 15 minutes for discussion of legal matters
with University Counsel. Motion passed.

    At 9:15PM the Board of Regents reconvened in open session. It
was moved and seconded to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at
9:15PM.

Kenneth P. Hackler
Secretary, Board of Regents