6/9/2005 (JACKSON ) - In its regular meeting next week, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will consider the public universities’ recommendations on tuition and fees and proposed fiscal year 2006 operating budgets. The budgeting process has been accelerated due to the special session of the Mississippi Legislature. Committee meetings will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, and the full Board meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2005. All meetings will be held in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building at 3825 Ridgewood Road in Jackson.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building.
10:30 a.m. Special Real Estate & Facilities. The agenda will include discussion of a plan of work for the committee and other business. 12:00 p.m. Special Governance. The agenda will include discussion of two items presented at the May meeting and other business. 1:30 p.m. Presidents’ Council Report. The agenda will include a report from the Presidents’ Council and other business. 1:45 p.m. Educational Policies & Programs. The agenda will include approval of the awarding of degrees at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and other business. 1.50 p.m. Real Estate & Facilities. The agenda will include approval of initiations of projects, construction documents, award of contracts, and other business. 2:15 p.m. Legal. The agenda will include approval of payments to outside counsel, an update on the status of the gaming case, and other business. 2:45 p.m. Governance. The agenda will include approval of amendments to Board policies and bylaws and other business. 3:30 p.m. Strategic Planning. The agenda will include approval of USM’s strategic plan and other business. 3:45 p.m. Budget, Finance, & Audit. The agenda will include consideration of operating budgets and tuition increases, approval of allocation of state appropriations for fiscal year 2006, and other business.
Thursday, June 16, 2005 in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building.
8:30 a.m. Committee Reports and Recommendations Administration/Policy. Agenda items will include approval of appointments to the Mississippi University Research Authority, approval of resolutions commending university personnel, and other business. Personnel/Foreign Travel. The agenda will include a discussion of personnel matters, foreign travel requests at the universities, and other business.
An Executive Session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
The agenda will include approval of USM’s strategic plan and other business.
And this strategic plan would be different from the one proposed to the IHL board last summer and different from the internal 20,000 student plan that directs all activities and different from the original 5-year plan and different from the polymer plan and different from...
At the PUC meeting the SFT layed out his goals for the next 2 years. The goals were from the new strategic plan developed through shared governance through faculty committees and "town hall" meetings this past spring.
In my sarcasm, I neglected to acknowledge the hard work of the faculty that resulted in this newest strategic plan. Thanks for subtly pointing that out Reporter.