WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA
                        BOARD 0F REGENTS
                            MINUTES
                         July 30, 1993



  1.     Chairperson Ferrell called the meeting of the Board of
Regents to order at 4:02 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Memorial
Union.  Present were:  Mr. Ferrell, Mrs. Hines, Mr. Kimbrough,
Mrs. Parks and Mr. Roth.

  111.   Approval of Minutes
         It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the
July 19, 1993 meeting as circulated. Motion passed unanimously.
It was moved and seconded to recess to executive session for a
period not to exceed 5 minutes for the purpose of discussion of a
legal matter. Motion passed. The Board of Regents recessed
to executive session at 4:05 p.m.  At 4:20 p.m. the Board of
Regents reconvened in open session. It was moved and seconded to
recess to executive session for a period not to exceed 5 minutes
for the purpose of discussing a legal matter. Motion passed.  The
Board recessed to executive session at 4:27 p.m.  At 4:28 p.m.
the Board of Regents reconvened in open session.

  IV.   Public Budget Hearing
        Chairperson Ferrell declared the public hearing on the
fiscal year 1994 Budget for Washburn University of Topeka to be
open. No person requested to be recognized to speak to the
proposed fiscal year 1994 Budget.  Chairperson Ferrell declared
the public budget hearing closed.  It was moved and seconded to
approve the fiscal year 1994 Budget and to authorize the
Treasurer to file the 1993-94 Budget documents with the Shawnee
County Clerk. Motion passed unanimously.

  V.    New Business

        A. FY 1995 Budget

           It was moved and seconded to approve the FY 1995
Budget request for submission to the Kansas Board of Regents.
Motion passed unanimously.  The action of the Board approved the
following guidelines for development of the fiscal year 1995
budget:
           1.  Washburn will generally emulate the State Board of
Regents' system-wide expenditures request:
               a)   a 3.0% salary increase for faculty and staff;
               b)   a faculty salary equity amount of $101,000
and a classified wage equity amount of $75,000 which is
approximately 1%;
               c)   a 3% budgetary increase for the other
operating expenditures;
               d)   increased support for the special library
enhancement for Washburn's libraries estimated to be $175,000;

               e)   a request of $27,000 to help support the Kaw
Area Technical School program; and , 
               f)   miscellaneous items including: KTWU increases
of $41,600, fringe benefit increases of $214,000,
contractual/emergencies $150,000 and continuing education
$75,360.
          2.   Attached is the required preliminary State Board
of Regents FY 1995 Budget forms
          3. The source of funds to support the proposed
appropriation increases are:

             a)  State-aid increases         $  534,000
             b)  Out-district revenue             6,211
             c)  Tuition                        685,601
             d)  KTWU revenue increases          41,600
             e)  Employee benefit increases     214,000
                    TOTAL                    $1,481,412

     The $1,481,412 proposed revenue budget generally would fund
the General Fund educational and general operations for FY 1995. 
In addition, Washburn is requesting additional state support for
Library Enhancement in the amount of $175,100, Kaw Area
Technical/Washburn joint program $27,000, funding for the state
tuition grant assistance passed by the 1993 Legislature (Senate
Bill 8) in the amount of $320,000.

4.   The Law School Financing Plan will be continued.
5.   There will be some changes to this FY 1995 Budget request
     based upon unknown actions and happenings at the state level
     of review and internal responses.

B.   Administrative Items

     It was moved and seconded to approve the administrative
     items in agenda item V.B.A. through 4.  Motion passed
     unanimously.

     Action of the Board of Regents approving administrative
     items include approval of the purchase of computer equipment
     from Gateway 2000 in the total amount of $105,074; approval
     of an addendum to the architectural agreement with Mark
     Thompson & Associates; the appointment of Dr. Novella
     Clevenger to a twelve-month position as Director of Graduate
     Programs effective July 1, 1993 at an annual basic salary of
     $71,184; and the transfer of $11,652 from line no. 32002-1
     to 32-022-2; *the resignation of Dr. Thomas Young from the
     Department of Criminal Justice effective July 30, 1993; and,
     *the appointment of Marva Early to the position of
     Administrative Assistant, Modern Foreign
Op     Language/International Center as a .80 FTE administrative
     position effective August 1, 1993 at an annual basic salary
     of $20,000.

* Items added to the agenda at the meeting with the consent of
the Board.

C.   Tentative Board Meeting Schedule - '93-'94

     It was moved and seconded to approve the tentative Board of
     Regents schedule for 1993-94.  Following discussion, the
     tentative schedule was modified to provide for the meetings
     in September, January and May on the third Wednesday of the
     month.  Motion paced unanimously.

     The meeting schedule approved by the Board of Regents by its
     adoption of the schedule is as follows:

     Meeting Day/Date                     Time  
     Wednesday, September 15            4:00 p.m.      Retreat
     Wednesday, November 17             5:30 p.m.
     Wednesday, January 19, 1994        4:00 p.m.      Retreat
     Wednesday, March 16                5:30 p.m.
     Wednesday, May 18                  5:30 p.m.
     Wednesday, June 22                 5:30 p.m.                

     Wednesday, July 13                 5:30 p.m.
     Wednesday, July 27                 4:00 p.m.      Public
Budget Hearing and approval of FY '95 budget

The meeting of the Board of Regents adjoined at 4:42 p.m.



                                                                
                              Kenneth P. Hackler
                              Secretary, Board of Regents