Agenda - March 2000

7:00 a.m.

NO HOST BREAKFAST for meeting participants - SUB Dining Room

12:00 to 1:15 p.m.

BOARD OF REGENTS LUNCH MEETING WITH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Crowley Conference Room

7:00 a.m.

NO HOST BREAKFAST for meeting participants - SUB Dining Room

12:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Lunch on your own

Dinner for Regents, Commissioner, Presidents, Chancellors, Deans Weaver and Carr, and Guests - Donaldson Commons

7:00 p.m.

Social events for other attendees to be arranged

7:30 a.m.   - 8:00 a.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION SUB Crowley Conference Room

8:00 a.m.

WORK SESSION (full Board) SUB Ballroom (on completion of Executive Session)

8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Discussion of MUS issues with Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Cooney

Discussion of MUS issues with Gubernatorial Candidate Joe Mazurek

11:00 a.m.

CONCURRENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS (agendas attached)

(NOTE: Time tentative, depending on completion of work session)

Academic and Student Affairs Committee SUB Ballroom

Administrative/Budget Committee Donaldson Commons

12:00 to 1:15 p.m.

BOARD OF REGENTS' LUNCH with Student Representatives Crowley Conference Room

Lunch on your own - SUB Dining Room

1:15 to 3:30 p.m.

Full Board CONVENES SUB Ballroom

I. 

ROLL CALL

II. 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

January 20-21, 2000 Regular Meeting

III.

CONSENT AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-100-R0300 Staff; Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education

b.

ITEM 106-103-R0300 Faculty Contract; MSU-Northern

c.

ITEM 106-104-R0300 Operating Engineers' Contract; MUS

d.

ITEM 106-1000-R0300 Staff; The University of Montana-Missoula

e.

ITEM 106-1500A-R0300 Staff; Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology

f.

ITEM 106-1503-R0300 Professor Emeritus Status for Professor Thomas E. Finch; Montana Tech of The University of Montana

g.

ITEM 106-2000-R0300 Staff; Montana State University-Bozeman

h.

ITEM 106-2001-R0300 Retirement of Arnold C. Craig, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Montana State University-Bozeman

i.

ITEM 106-2002-R0300 Retirement of Gordon A. McFeters, Department of Microbiology; Montana Sate University-Bozeman

j.

ITEM 106-2300-R0300 Staff; Agricultural Experiment Station

k.

ITEM 106-2400-R0300 Staff; Extension Service

l.

ITEM 106-2700-R0300 Staff; Montana State University-Billings

m.

ITEM 106-2701-R0300 Authorization to Confer the Title of Professor of English Emeritus upon Dr. James W. Healey; Montana State University-Billings

n.

ITEM 106-2702-R0300 Authorization to Confer the title of Professor of Art Emeritus upon Ms. Marcia Selsor; Montana State University-Billings

o.

ITEM 106-2800-R0300 Staff; Montana State University-Northern

p.

ITEM 106-2850-R0300 Staff; Montana State University, Great Falls College of Technology

IV. 

STUDENT REPORTS

V. 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

VI.

OLD BUSINESS

a.

Appeal

b.

ITEM 106-101-R0300 Perkins Grant State Plan ACTION ITEM - Arlene Parisot

c.

Task Force on Fees Report ACTION ITEM

 d.

Continued Discussion of Fiscal Year 2001Operating Budgets

3:30 p.m.

BOARD RECESSES

3:30 p.m.

Regents meet with Faculty Representatives SUB Ballroom

7:00 a.m.

No-host Breakfast for all meeting attendees - SUB Dining Room

8:30 a.m.

BOARD RECONVENES SUB Ballroom 

Open Forum for Public Input on MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ISSUES

VI. 

OLD BUSINESS (continued)

VII.

NEW BUSINESS

a.

2003 Biennium Budget Request

VIII.

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

a.

Spring 2000 Enrollment Update

b.

Montana State Dentistry Education Needs

c.

Montana State Dental Hygiene Education Needs

IX.

CAMPUS REPORTS

11:00

CONTINUATION OF BOARD'S WORK SESSION SUB - Ballroom  

a.

Discussion of MUS issues with Gubernatorial Candidate Mark O'Keefe

12:00 noon

BOARD RECESSES FOR LUNCH

1:00 p.m.

BOARD RECONVENES - SUB - Ballroom

1:00 p.m.

CONTINUATION OF BOARD'S WORK SESSION SUB - Ballroom 

a.

Discussion of MUS issues with Gubernatorial Candidate Judy Martz

2:00 p.m.

BOARD ADJOURNS

I.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

a.

Level I Memo

II.

SUBMISSION CONSENT AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-201-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Implement a Correctional Officer Certificate Program, Dawson Community College, Glendive, MT

b.

ITEM 106-202-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to implement a Two-Year, Farm/Ranch Business Management Certificate Program; Dawson Community College, Glendive, MT

c.

ITEM106-1501-R0300 - Approval to Change the Name of the Department of and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering to Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Montana Tech of The University of Montana

d.

ITEM106-1502-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Reorganize and Rename the Present Options in the Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Change the Name of the Department to Mathematical Sciences; Montana Tech of The University of Montana

e.

ITEM106-1601-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Name P.E. Complex Arena, Casey Keltz Arena; Western Montana College of The University of Montana

f.

ITEM 106-2006-R0300 - Authorization to Offer A Non-teaching Undergraduate Minor in Japan Studies; Montana State University-Bozeman

g.

ITEM 106-2704-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Diesel Technology; Montana State University-Billings, College of Technology

h.

ITEM 106-2705-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Systems Technology; Montana State University-Billings, College of Technology

i.

ITEM 106-2706-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Implement the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automobile Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology; Montana State University-Billings, College of Technology

j.

ITEM 106-2707-R0300 - Authorization to Offer a Minor of Business Geographics; Montana State University-Billings

III.

SUBMISSION AGENDA

a.

ITEM106-1001-R0300 - Approval of Proposal to Establish a Center for Environmental Health Sciences; The University of Montana-Missoula

b.

ITEM 106-2007-R0300 - Authorization to Offer a Master of Fine Arts in Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Montana State University-Bozeman

c.

ITEM 106-2008-R0300 - Authorization to Offer a Bachelor of Arts in Music; Montana State University-Bozeman

d.

ITEM 106-2009-R0300 - Authorization to Restructure the Biology Department in the College of Letters and Sciences; Montana State University-Bozeman

e.

ITEM 106-2801-R0300 - Mission Statement; Montana State University-Northern

f.

Montana University System Program Review; Montana State University

 IV.

ACTION CONSENT AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-107-R0300 - Institutional Organization; Montana Tech of The University of Montana (Policy 218.5) (Repeal)

V.

ACTION AGENDA

a.

ITEM106-102-R0300 - Authorization to Allow Montana State University and the University of Montana to Enter into a Montana University System (MUS) Affiliation Agreement with the University of North Dakota, HealthOne Hospital (Denver) and Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane) to Provide the Professional Clinical Laboratory Training; MUS

b.

ITEM 105-2004-R1199 - Authorization to Establish the Center for Life in Extreme Environments (CLExEN): Thermal Biology Institute; Montana State University-Bozeman

c.

ITEM 105-102-R1199 - Policy 220- Higher Education Centers

d.

ITEM 106-1501-R0100 - Approval of Proposal to Convert the Certificate of Combination Welding to an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Metals Fabrication Technology; College of Technology, Montana Tech of The University of Montana

e.

ITEM 106-1901-R0100 - Approval of Proposal to Convert the Certificate in Practical Nursing to an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Practical Nursing; Helena College of Technology of The University of Montana

VI.

OTHER

a.

Montana University System Awards/Degrees Conferred 1998-1999 Updated/Corrected

b.

Evaluation of Teaching in the Montana University System - documentation from the campuses

c.

Status Report on American Indian and Minority Achievement in the Montana University System - enrollments, degree completions and use of Indian Fee Waivers -- EllenSwaney, Director of American Indian and Minority Achievement

I.       

SUBMISSION AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-106-R0300 - Board of Regents Policy and Procedures Manual; Regents' Award for Excellence in University System Citizenship (New); MUS

II.

ACTION CONSENT AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-2005-R0300 - Authorization to Paint Existing Areas of Auxiliary Services; Montana State University-Bozeman

b.

ITEM 106-2703-R0300 - Authorization to Expend Student Computer Fee Allocation; Montana State University-Billings

c.

ITEM 106-2004-R0300 -Authority to Renovate the Gardiner House to become the MSU President's Residence; Montana State University-Bozeman

II.     

ACTION AGENDA

a.

ITEM 106-105-R0300 Inventory of Fees, Additions and Changes; MUS

b.

ITEM 106-1001-R0100 - Planning for Construction of School of Journalism Building; The University of Montana-Missoula

c.

ITEM 106-1002-R0100 - Temporary Research Facilities, Science Complex; The University of Montana-Missoula

d.

ITEM 106-1003-R0100 - Construct Traffic Roundabout, Madison and Arthur Streets; The University of Montana-Missoula

e.

ITEM 106-2003-R0300 - Authority to Hire an Architectural Firm to Provide Professional Services for Program Development and Design for a Renovation and/or Addition to the Strand Union Building (SUB); Montana State University-Bozeman

f.

ITEM 106-1004-R0300 - Revised Project Authority, Center For Student Success, Series E 1998 Facilities Improvement And Refunding Revenue Bonds; The University Of Montana - Missoula