BOARD TO CONSIDER OPERATING BUDGET AND TUITION APPROVAL PROCESS


7/15/2005 (JACKSON ) -
 In its regular monthly meeting next week, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning will consider the 2005-2006 operating budget, the tuition approval process, and the fiscal year 2007 appropriations request, among other items of business.  Both the committee meetings and the full Board meeting will take place on Thursday, July 21, 2005, with committee meetings scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and the full Board meeting for 1:30 p.m.  In addition, the Commissioner Search Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 20 at 10:00 a.m.  All meetings will be held in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building at 3825 Ridgewood Road in Jackson.
 
Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building.
10:00 a.m.       Commissioner Search Committee.
 
 
Thursday, July 21, 2005, in the 9th floor Board room of the IHL building.
 
8:30 a.m.         Educational Policies and Programs.  The agenda will include a proposed amendment on minimum standards for tenured employment, information on new academic units and institutional accreditation and other business.
9:00 a.m.         Budget, Finance, and Audit.  The agenda will include approval of the 2005-2006 operating budget, approval of a tuition stabilization plan, approval of the fiscal year 2007 appropriations request and other business.
9:45 a.m.         Real Estate and Facilities.   The agenda will include approval of initiations of projects, construction documents, award of contracts, and other business.
10:30 a.m.       Legal.  The agenda will include approval of policies and payments regarding outside counsel, quarterly litigation expense reports and other business. 
11:00 a.m.       Governance.    The agenda will include consideration of the tuition approval process, proposed changes to meeting rules of order and other business.
Lunch break.
 1:00 p.m.        Strategic Planning.  The agenda will include approval of amendments to Board policies and bylaws and other business. 
 1:30 p.m.        Committee Reports and Recommendations.
Administration/Policy. 
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.
 
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