Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education
AGENDA

March 28-29, 1996

Office-Classroom Complex 114A-B
Western Montana College of
The University of Montana
Dillon, Montana


Academic & Student Affairs Committee Agenda

Administrative/Budget Committee Agenda


THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1996 (Helena)

7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

  • BOARD OF REGENTS & BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION MEET AS BOARD OF EDUCATION -- Location: Conference Room 102, Higher Education Complex, 2500 Broadway

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1996 (Dillon)

12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m.

  • BOARD OF REGENTS' LUNCH/MEETING WITH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES -- Location: Lewis/Clark Room, Mathews Hall

1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

  • CONCURRENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

Academic & Student Affairs Committee -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114A
Administrative/Budget Committee -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114B


3:00 p.m.

  • FULL BOARD CONVENES -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114A-B
  • ROLL CALL
  • APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. January 25-26, 1996 Regular Meeting
b. March 4, 1996 Conference Call Meeting

  • CONSENT AGENDA

Staff Items:

a. ITEM 90-1000-R0396--Staff; The University of Montana--Missoula

b. ITEM 90-1500-R0396--Staff; Montana Tech of The University of Montana

c. ITEM 90-1500A-R0396--Staff; Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

d. ITEM 90-1600-R0396--Staff; Western Montana College of The University of Montana

e. ITEM 90-2000-R0396--Staff; Montana State University--Bozeman

f. ITEM 90-2001-R0396--RETIREMENT of Virginia Hunt, Director of Women's Athletics; Montana State University--Bozeman

g. ITEM 90-2300-R0396--Staff; Agricultural Experiment Station

h. ITEM 90-2700-R0396--Staff; Montana State University--Billings

i. ITEM 90-2701-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of Dr. Anneke-Jan Boden, Professor, Communication Arts; Montana State University--Billings

j. ITEM 90-2702-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of Dr. Elia G. Nickoloff, Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling Education; Montana State University--Billings

k. ITEM 90-2703-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of C. Randy Howard, Professor, Accounting and Information Systems; Montana State University--Billings

l. ITEM 90-2704-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of Dr. Roland L. Grant, Associate Professor, Earth Science; Montana State University--Billings

m. ITEM 90-2705-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of Dr. Beal Mossman, Professor, Psychology; Montana State University--Billings

n. ITEM 90-2706-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of JoAnn Meide, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian; Montana State University--Billings

o. ITEM 90-2707-R0396--RESOLUTION upon the Retirement of John B. Mueller, Associate Professor, Mathematics; Montana State University--Billings

p. ITEM 90-2800-R0396--Staff; Montana State University--Northern

q. ITEM 90-2850-R0396--Staff; Montana State University College of Technology--Great Falls

Capital Construction Items:

a. ITEM 90-1001-R0396--Install Air Conditioning, McGill Hall; The University of Montana--Missoula

b. ITEM 90-1002-R0396--Construct New Chemistry Stores Building; The University of Montana--Missoula

c. ITEM 90-1003-R0396--Construct New Elevator to Press Box, Washington-Grizzly Stadium; The University of Montana--Montana

d. ITEM 90-1004-R0396--Construct Graphics Lab, McGill Hall; The University of Montana--Missoula

e. ITEM 90-1005-R0396--Renovate Science Complex 212 and 221 for the Center for Biotechnology; The University of Montana--Missoula

f. ITEM 90-2002-R0396--Authorization to Improve and Repair Parking Lots; Montana State University--Bozeman

Collective Bargaining Agreements:

a. ITEM 90-002-R0396--Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Statement of Intent, and Plan for Improving Quality, Access, and Productivity at Montana's Colleges of Technology with the Vocational Technical Educators of Montana #4610, MFT, AFT, AFL-CIO

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  • STUDENT REPORTS

5:00 p.m.

  • BOARD RECESSES

5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

  • BOARD OF REGENTS MEETS WITH FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114A-B

5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

  • RECEPTION FOR ALL MEETING ATTENDEES -- Location: Student Union Building, Conference Room/Lounge

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1996

7:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.

  • BOARD OF REGENTS' BREAKFAST WITH BUSINESS & COMMUNITY LEADERS -- Location: Lewis/Clark Room, Mathews Hall

8:30 a.m.

  • EXECUTIVE SESSION -- Location: Chancellor's Conference Room, James Short Administration Building

9:00 a.m.

  • BOARD RECONVENES -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114A-B
  • COMMITTEE REPORTS

a. Academic and Student Affairs Committee
b. Administrative/Budget Committee

  • OLD BUSINESS

Action Agenda:

a. ITEM 89-001-R1195--General Education Transfer Policy; Montana University System (NEW)

b. ITEM 89-002-R1195--Undergraduate Degree Requirements; Montana University System (NEW)

c. ITEM 78-001-R0393--Tuition; Montana University System (940.27 REVISED)

d. ITEM 89-003-R1195--Approval of "Proficiency Admission Requirements and Developmental Education in the Montana University System"

Other:

a. Discussion on State Ethics Statute -- LeRoy Schramm, Chief Legal Counsel, OCHE

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12:00 noon

  • BOARD RECESSES
  • LUNCH FOR ALL MEETING ATTENDEES -- Location: Lewis/Clark Room, Mathews Hall

1:15 p.m.

  • BOARD RECONVENES -- Location: Office-Classroom Complex 114A-B
  • NEW BUSINESS

a. Appeals

b. Administrative Services Review -- Rod Sundsted, Associate Commissioner for Fiscal Affairs, OCHE

c. Financial Aid Task Force Report -- Mick Hanson, Director of Financial Aid, The University of Montana-- Missoula

d. Gender Equity Annual Report -- Presented by Rebecca Bird, Gender Equity Coordinator, OCHE

e. American Indians in Higher Education, Graduation and Academic Performance: A Summary of Educational Opportunity Program Data -- Presented by Ellen Swaney, Director, American Indian/Minority Achievement, OCHE; Dr. Rod Brod, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, and Ray Carlisle, Director, Educational Opportunity Program, The University of Montana--Missoula

  • COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
  • CAMPUS REPORTS

3:30 p.m.

  • BOARD ADJOURNS


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