June 4, 2020: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 368th meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees. This was a regular meeting. President Tressel extended his thanks and appreciation to the board of trustees and the students, faculty and staff of Youngstown State University during these unprecedented times. The Board resolved to approve the adoption of University Policy governing Export Control Policy; to approve the list of candidates to be considered for Honorary Degrees; to acknowledge campus improvement in the strategic planning process and to recognize the members of the Strategic Planning Organization Team; to accept WYSU memberships; to approve University Police policy; to modify the display of the flag of the United States of America policy; to approve changes to tuition and fees for the 2020-21 academic and fiscal year; to approve waiving the non-resident surcharge for graduate students who earned an undergraduate degree at an Ohio college or university (Fall 2020); to approve the annual operating budget for FY 2021; to approve interfund transfers; to modify the institutional insurance programs policy, to approve the FY21 annual audit plan and risk assessment; to make organizational adjustments to support the adoption of the FY2021 operating budget; to ratify personnel actions -- Intercollegiate Athletics; to modify the resignation of employment policy; to modify the selection appointment, and annual evaluation of administrative officers policy; to approve the selection of the Dean for the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services; to authorize conferral of Emeritus Status for faculty and administrators; to ratify personnel actions --Faculty/PA Staff; to appoint the Inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Education; to appoint Helen K. (Lamb) Lafferty as a National/Global Trustee; to adopt the Plan For Strategic Actions to Take Charge of Our Future. The Board recognized the service of Franklin S. Bennett, Jr. President Tressel noted the passing of Coskun Bayrok (Chair, Computer Science and Information Systems), Ralph Yingst (professor emeritus, Chemistry), Don Manning (Ohio House of Representatives, 59th District), Marcellene Mayhall (former Piano instructor, Dana School of Music); Ed DiGregorio (former women's basketball coach), Sudershan Gar (former trustee), and Thomas N. Dobbelstein (retired professor, Chemistry).The Board concluded the meeting by expressing deep appreciation for the significant sacrifices being made by a number university employees in the reduction of compensation, cuts in the athletic department budget and the actions of the YSU-APAS and YSUACE bargaining that have really shown their love and appreciation for Youngstown State University.