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1985-05 ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 - Page 1 ----------xxxxx---------- AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY May 2, 1985 10:00 a.m. WWU Campus Room 340 All items are subject to possible action 1. Approval of the minutes of the March 7, 1985 Board meeting (recommended action) 2. Business and Financial Affairs a. WashPIRG - example of check-off statement on registration form (informational) b. Capital project - Viking/Commons remodel - award of contract (recommended action) 3. Academic Affairs a. Freshman entrance requirements (recommended action) b. Computer Science Masters Degree (recommended action) 4. Items from the Board a. Acceptance of monitoring report of Three-Year Objectives (recommended action) 5. Items from the Associated Students a. WashPIRG - approval of contract (recommended action) b. Proposed policy governing assessment of voluntary fees (informational) 6. Items from the Faculty Senate a. Priorities for funding of salary increases (Faculty Senate recommended action) (President's deferral recommendation) 7. Items from the President and Vice Presidents (informational) 8. Personnel items a. New appointments, promotion, retirements/emeritus status (recommended action) b. Informational personnel items 9. Executive session ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 - Page 2 ----------xxxxx---------- 2504 May 2, 1985 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY May 2, 1985 10:00 a.m. Old Main 340 WWU Campus CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chairman Gordon Sandison. ATTENDANCE Board of Trustees Martha Choe Craig Cole Gordon Sandison, Chairman James Waldo, Vice Chairman Western Washington University Wendy Bohlke, Assistant Attorney General Penny Glover, Administrative Assistant to the President June Ross, President, Faculty Senate G. Robert Ross, President Majken Ryherd, President, Associated Students 1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Western Washington University, held on March 7, 1985, were approved as submitted. 2. BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS a. WashPIRG - sample registration form The Board was informed that the Associated Students Board of Directors and WashPIRG representatives had agreed upon a draft WashPIRG contract for Western Washington University, and that the Controller's Office, the Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs, the Vice President for Student Affairs, and the President had reviewed and approved the proposed contract. A sample registration form, illustrating the inclusion of the WashPIRG fee collection mechanism, was presented to the Board. b. Capital project - Viking Commons remodel - award of contract Motion Martha Choe moved, seconded by James Waldo, to award 5-1-85 a public works contract to Tiger Construction Company of Everson, Washington, in the amount of $ 190,000, for the remodeling of the Viking Commons dining facility. The motion passed unanimously. 3. ACADEHIC AFFAIRS a. Freshman entrance requirements Motion Martha Choe moved, seconded by James Waldo, to approve 5-2-85 the proposed freshman admission requirements as submitted, effective Fall Quarter 1987. The motion passed unanimously. ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 - Page 3 ----------xxxxx---------- 2505 May 2, 1985 Effective Fall 1987, admission requirements for entering freshmen will include the following high school courses, which are currently recommended but not required for admission: Four years of English, selected from college preparatory composition and literature courses; three years of college preparatory. math, including two years of algebra; two years of science, including one year of chemistry or physics; three years of social studies; and two years in a single foreign language. A list of recommended college preparatory elective subject areas is also included. These requirements will be in addition to the current requirement of high school graduation with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5, or a ranking in the upper half of the graduating class. b. Master of Science in Computer Science Motion James Waldo moved, seconded by Craig Cole, to approve 5-3-85 implementation of the Master of Science in Computer Science degree program, at a date to be determined by the President of Western Washington University. The motion passed unanimously. 4. ITEMS FROM THE BOARD Acceptance of Monitoring Report of Three-Year Objectives Motion James Waldo moved, seconded by Martha Choe, to accept 5-4-85 the May 1, 1985 Monitoring Report on the June 7, 1984 Three-Year Planning Objectives. The motion passed unanimously. 5. ITEMS FROM THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS a. Approval of WashPIRG contract Motion Martha Choe moved, seconded by James Waldo, to approve 5-5-85 the WashPIRG contract as submitted dually by WashPIRG and the Associated Students. The motion passed unanimously. The agreement provides that the University will collect a $ 2.00 fee from students each quarter at the time of registration, in order to provide funding for a chapter of WashPIRG (the Washington Public Interest Research Group) on the Western Washington University campus. The University will be reimbursed for the administrative costs of the fee collection. Students may waive payment by checking a statement on the registration form indicating that they do not wish to pay the fee. The agreement will be in effect for the academic year beginning Fall Quarter 1985, and is subject to review by the University at the end of that time. b. Proposed policy governing assessment of voluntary fees As an informational item to the Board, Majken Ryherd, President of Associated Students, presented a proposed policy governing assessment of voluntary fees. The subject of a policy governing access to the fee-billing system arose recently when the WashPIRG contract was negotiated. Craig Cole requested that the administration discuss the proposed policy with the students and formulate a policy for action by the Board at a future meeting. Mr. Cole offered his assistance in developing such a policy. ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 - Page 4 ----------xxxxx---------- 2506 May 2, 1988 6. ITEM FROM THE FACULTY SENATE Priorities for funding of salary increases June Ross, President of the Faculty Senate, referred this item to President Ross for comment. President Ross requested that the Board deferaction on this item until additional staff and/or committee review had taken place. The Board agreed to the requested deferral. 7. ITEM FROM THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS Chongqing delegation report Chairman Sandison and Vice President Ford discussed some of the experiences shared by the Western Washington University delegation which visited Chongqing Province in the People's Republic of China earlier this Spring. The delegation included Chairman Gordon Sandison, Vice President Paul Ford, and Professors Michael Seal and Henry Schwarz. Vice President Ford reported that agreenents were negotiated with both Chongqing University and Southwest-China Teachers College. 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 10:55 a.m. Chairman Sandison announced that the meeting would recess into Executive Session. RECONVENED The Board reconvened in open meeting at 11:35 a.m. 9. PERSONNEL ITEMS a. New appointments, promotion, retirements/emeritus status Motion James Waldo moved, seconded by Martha Choe, to approve 5-6-85 the recommended personnel items. The motion passed unanimously. New Apnointments Henson, Steven E., Assistant Professor, Economics; tenure-track appointment; 1985/86 academic year Merrifield, David E., Assistant Professor, Economics; tenure-track appointment; 1985/86 academic year Senge, Steven V., Assistant Professor, Accounting; tenure-track appointment; 1985/86 academic year Whalley, Pamela, Assistant Professor, Economics; non-tenure-track appointment, eligible for conversion to tenure-track; 1985/86 academic year Promotion Jack, Rand, Fairhaven College, promotion to Professor, effective September 15, 1985 ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 - Page 5 ----------xxxxx---------- 2507 May 2, 1985 Retirements - Emeritus Status - effective June 14, 1985 Budd, William C., Professor, Psychology Collier, Robert P., Professor, Economics Mitchell, Howard E., Professor, Economics O'Brien, James, Professor, English Schuler, Carl U., Associate Professor, History Witter, George, Associate Professor, Computer Science b. Informational personnel items The death of Professor Bernard Boylan was reported to the Board. Dr. Boylan passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 1985. He had been affiliated with the History Department since joining Western's faculty in 1956. The University has lost a respected, strong faculty member who inspired students and peers alike. Memorials in the name of Professor Boylan may be made through the Western Foundation, Inc. Genevieve Clossen, Administrative Secretary B with the Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction retired from the classified service on February 28, 1985. Ms. Closson had been employed at Western since February 10, 1975. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m. Irwin LaCocq, Secretary Gordon Sandison, Chairman Board of Trustees ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1985 ----------xxxxx----------