June 18, 2004: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 252nd meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees on June 18, 2004. This was a regular meeting. During the course of the meeting, the oath of office was administered to newly-appointed trustees, William J. Bresnahan, Donald Cagigas, and Scott R. Schulick. President Sweet submitted the YSU Annual Report to the Board. Committee reports followed. The Board resolved: to confer an honorary degree upon Clarence R. Smith; commended those responsible for assuring outstanding enrollment and a successful financial aid audit; to recognize the accreditation of the Dental Hygiene program; to extend appreciation regarding the publication of the “Neon”; to approve a master of arts degree in American Studies; to approve a master of arts degree in Financial Economics; to approve master of Computing and Information Systems degree; to approve the Northeast Ohio Universities master of fine arts degree in Creative Writing; to accept development gifts; to name the F.W. “Bill” Knecht Amphitheater; to approve the annual budget for FY 2005; to extend appreciation to members of the Information Technology Master Plan Advisory and Steering Committees; to approve a change in the master of Public Health tuition and fee schedule; to change the Nurse Anesthetist fee; to purchase property for campus improvement; to extend appreciation to Dr. Cynthia Anderson for her being awarded the Athena Award; to ratify faculty and staff appointments; to confer emeritus status; to approve of the Intercollegiate Athletics 2005-2010 Gender Equity Plan; to extend appreciation to the Women’s Track program as the Horizon League Champions; to extend appreciation to the Men’s Basketball Program for becoming Horizon League Champions; and to accept the memorandum of understanding for the Youngstown Early College.