March 16, 2016: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 344th meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees. This was a regular meeting. President Tressel reflected on the twenty-one months in office and expressed gratitude to the University’s administrators and trustees. Committee reports were heard. The Board resolved to modify the policy on recognition, publication, and support of employee degrees; to modify the policy on research, grants, and sponsored programs; to confer honorary degrees upon Joseph G. Carson and Andrea Wood; to approve tenure for the Dean of the College of Science , Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; to confirm the appointment of a community member to the board of directors of the Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. (NETO); to accept alumni engagement and WYSU memberships; to modify policy on reduction/refund of tuition and fees; to modify policy on acceptable use of University technology resources; to modify the policy on cellular equipment usage; to rescind previously-approved room rental rates for the University Courtyard Apartments; to approve the leasing of University land for student housing and retail; to modify the policy on divisional administrative procedures; to modify the policy on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); to modify and retitle the policy on vacation leave for exempt professional/administrative staff and department chairs; to modify the policy on the Administrative Complaint Process; to amend and restate the Youngstown State University Alternative Retirement Plan; to approve the selection of an Associate Provost for International and Global Initiatives; to approve the selection of a Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; to ratify personnel actions; and to accept the YSU-FOP fact finder’s report and ratify a tentative agreement. The Board further passed resolutions of appreciation for outgoing trustee Harry Meshel and outgoing student trustee Bryce A. Miner.