December 16, 2015: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 343rd meeting of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees. This was a regular meeting, during which time the oath of office was administered to newly-appointed trustee, Dr. Charles R. Bush. President Tressel reported that the fall semester was highlighted by YSU’s first-ever Ignite program for incoming freshmen. He also stated that a record number of prospective students and parents visited the campus, that Ashley Orr had been appointed YSU’s first Rhodes Scholar, and that the YSU Wind Ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Committee reports were presented. The Board resolved: to modify Policy No. 1010.01 of the University Guidebook; to modify the policy on student tuition and fees; to rescind the Continuing Education Unit policy; to modify the policy on honorary degrees and commencement speakers; to approve a Master of Athletic Training (MAT) degree program; to approve a Master of Fine Arts in Inter-disciplinary Visual Arts (MFA) degree program; to approve reporting of low enrollment courses and programs; to modify the policy on the display of the United States Flag; to modify the policy on electronic media rights; to confirm the appointment of a YSU member to the Board of Directors of the Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. (NETO); to accept Alumni Engagement and WYSU Memberships; to name venues in the Veterans Resource Center; to modify the chargeback policy; to modify the policy on identity theft red flags; to modify the policy Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility; to approve the policy on unmanned aircraft (drones and model aircraft); to approve partial waiver of due enrollment tuition; to approve room rental rates for the University Courtyard Apartments (effective Fall Semester 2016); to authorize the leasing of University land for student housing and retail development; to approve interfund transfers; to renew and amend the Internal Audit Charter; to rescind the Payment of Employee Serving as University Consultant policy; to rescind the policy on supplementary pay for faculty teaching at distant off-campus sites; to modify and retitle the supplemental pay policy; to modify and retitle the policy on supplemental pay from grants and sponsored programs for faculty and professional/administrative staff; to modify and retitle the policy on supplemental pay from grants and sponsored programs for faculty and professional/administrative staff; to approve a memorandum of understanding amending the Retirement Incentive Plan in the YSU-YSU/OEA Agreement 2014-2017; to approve the selection of the new Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; and to ratify personnel actions. The Chair also congratulated President Tressel on his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.