MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
 
OF
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 
OF
 
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
 
Tod Administration Building 
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 
Pursuant to call of the president and notice duly 
given, a regular meeting (the two hundred seventy-third) of the 
Board of Trustees of Youngstown State University convened at 
11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, November 27, 2007, in the Board Room in 
Tod Hall. 
All eleven trustees were present at the meeting, 
to-wit: Mr. John L. Pogue, chairperson of the board, who pre 
sided, Mr. Donald Cagigas, Dr. H. S. Wang, Mr. Larry D. DeJane, 
Ms. Millicent S. Counts, Mr. Scott R. Schulick, Dr. Dianne Bi 
tonte Miladore, Dr. Sudershan K. Garg, Mr. Harry Meshel, Ms. 
Erianne R. Raib and Mr. Stephen W. T. Foley. 
Also present were: Dr. David C. Sweet, President; 
Dr. Thomas Maraffa, Special Assistant to the President; Ms. 
Holly A. Jacobs, University General Counsel and Franklin S. Ben 
nett, Jr., Secretary to the Board of Trustees. 
The chairperson called the meeting to order. 
ITEM I - PROOF OF NOTICE OF MEETING. 
Evidence was available to establish that pursuant 
to Article II, Section 2, of the board's Bylaws; written notice 
of the president's call for today's special meeting was timely 
provided to each of the trustees, the student trustees, and to 
the president. 
ITEM II - DISPOSITION OF MINUTES FOR MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 28, 
2007. 
The chairperson stated that disposition of the 
minutes of the board's regular meeting held September 28, 2007 
(#272) would be deferred to a future meeting of the board of 
trustees. 
ITEM III -REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. 
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1. Trusteeship Committee 
YR 2008-14 
The chairperson recognized Mr. Cagigas who re 
ported that the Trusteeship Committee recently met and nominated 
Dr. Dianne Bitonte Miladore for election as the Youngstown State 
University Board of Trustees representative to the Board of 
Trustees of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medi 
cine Board of Trustees. The chairperson asked for any addi 
tional nominations. There were no additional nominations. 
Thereafter, the trustees voted without dissent to elect Dr. Di 
anne Bitonte Miladore as the YSU board's representative to the 
NEOUCOM board of trustees, effective immediately. The chairper 
son thanked Dr. Wang for his past service as the YSU board rep 
resentative on the NEOUCOM board. 
ITEM IV - COMMUNICATIONS AND MEMORIALS 
The board considered no communications or memori 
also 
ITEM V - UNFINISHED BUSINESS 
The board considered no unfinished business. 
ITEM VI - NEW BUSINESS 
The board considered no new business. 
ITEM VII - TIME AND PLACE OF UPCOMING REGULAR MEETINGS 
Upon motion duly made and seconded, which re 
ceived the affirmative vote of all trustees present, the trus 
tees resolved to set the following dates and times for the next 
regular meetings of the board to be held in the Board Room in 
Tod Hall: 
3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007 
3:00 p.m., Friday, March 14, 2008 
3:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008 
3:00 p.m., Friday, September 19, 2008 
3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 17, 2008 
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ITEM VIII - ADJOURNMENT  
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting 
was duly adj ourned by unanimous vote of the trustees at 11: 35 
a.m. 
ATTEST: 
rustees 
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