December 14, 2011: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 306th meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees on December 14, 2011. This was a regular meeting. President Anderson noted the close of the calendar year and thanked the students, faculty, staff, and Board for their consistent support during 2011. Vice President for Student Affairs Jack Fahey reported on upcoming marketing initiatives. Committee reports followed. The Board resolved: to revise “The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct”; to modify the policy regarding “The Code”; to modify the policy on adjunct faculty; to modify the policy on intellectual property rights; to modify the policy for faculty teaching at distant off-campus sites; to accept development gifts; to name the Lawrence R. Anderson Journalism Program in the CLASS; to modify the policy on purchasing; to modify the policy on the acceptance of loaned property/courtesy care program; to modify the policy on a smoke-free environment; to approve interfund transfers; to approve the policy on budget-deficit options applicable to excluded employees; and to modify the policy on employee health insurance; to ratify faculty/staff appointments. The Chair (Dr. Garg) offered concluding remarks regarding 2011.