March 13, 2013: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 313th meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees. This was a regular meeting. President Anderson recognized and thanked two retiring Board members: Trustee Scott R. Schulick and Student Trustee Joshua Prest. Committee reports were heard. Provost Khawaja and Vice President Grilli provided a joint staff report on the implementation of the YSU Strategic Plan. In other business, the Board resolved: to modify the policy on requests for student directory information from external organizations; to modify the policy on sabbatical leave for departmental chairpersons; to confer an honorary degree upon Ed O’Neill; to confer an honorary degree upon outgoing YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson; to accept development gifts; the name the Farmers National Bank Field; to approve changes to rental rates at the University Courtyard Apartments Effective Fall Term 2013; to approve changes to tuition and establish distance education fee rates effective Fall Term 2013; to approve changes to tuition and establish regional fee delivery rates effective Summer Term 2013; to modify the budgets transfer policy; to modify the debt management policy; to approve interfund transfers; to modify the policy on search waivers for strategic hiring; to approve the policy on the Emergency Sick Leave Bank for excluded professional/administrative and classified employees; to modify the policy on civic leave with pay for excluded professional/administrative and classified employees; to modify the policy on the hiring of students; to modify the policy on the hiring of students (Federal Work-Study Program); to modify the policy on the selection and evaluation of executive officers of the University; to modify the policy on the selection and annual evaluation of administrative officers of the University; to ratify faculty/staff appointments; to express appreciation to Scott R. Schulick; and to express appreciation to Joshua M. Prest. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee also reported to the Board. Board Chairperson Garg made some closing remarks.