December 03, 2020 : Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes

Abstract

Presented are the minutes of the 373rd meeting of the Board of Trustees of Youngstown State University. This was a regular meeting. President Tressel reported Eddie Howard, vice president for Student Affairs, is leaving YSU at the end of the semester for a vice president position at Norther Kentucky University. Tressel also reflected on the past nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, citing in particular the "amazing" work by faculty, university staff, Information Technology Services, administration and the Board of Trustees. He also recognized the assistance of the federal government (via the CARES Act) and state government , as well as local health departments and the YSU Foundation. He thanked the students for their patience and compliance with COVID-19 protocols. President Tressel also said the university must also stay committed to finishing the $125 million "We See Tomorrow" fundraising campaign and to the continued implementation of Take Charge of Our Future Strategic Planning Initiatives. Committee reports were heard. The Board resolved to modify the policy for Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speakers; to modify the policy for the Academic Senate; to modify the policy for Access to Campus for Purposes of Commercial Solicitation or Advertising; to endorse the 2020 State of Ohio mandated completion plan that is aligned with the Plan for Strategic Actions to Take Charge of Our Future; to modify the policy on minors on campus/background checks; to approve the University Remediation report for Youngstown State University; to accept WYSU memberships; to approve Electronic Media Rights policy; to approve the Gifts for the Benefit of the University policy; to approve the WYSU policy; to approve the Endowment Funds policy; to approve changes to student fees; to approve the 2020 Affordability and Efficiency report; to approve Interfund transfers; to modify the Unmanned Aircraft (drones and model aircrafts) policy; to modify the Fifteen-year Plan for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects policy; to modify the Development and Assessment of Student Tuition and Fees policy; to modify the Chargebacks policy, to modify the University Health and Safety policy; to ratify Personnel Actions; to modify the Public Use of University Grounds for Expressive Activity policy; to modify and retitle Background Checks policy; to modify and retitle Emeritus Status for Faculty and Excluded Professional/Administrative Staff and APAS policy; to extend terms and conditions for employment for Classified Employees excluded from Collective Bargaining; and ratify Personnel Actions. President Tressel recognized the following passings: William and JoAnn Sweeney (parents of Shannon Tirone), Eyad Traish (2018 graduate), Muctar Kamara and Nekian Sesay (students who died in a car accident), Janice Schnall (retired director and head of Information Services Maag Library), Amos Walker (retired employee), Jay Gershen (retired president of NEOMED), and Edith DiGregorio (spouse of the late women's basketball coach Ed DiGregorio). There being no further business to come before the board of trustees, the meeting was duly adjourned.