MINUTES
Northwestern
Ranger Room
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Minutes of September 15, 2006................................................................................ 1-23
MINUTES
Friday, September 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
Northwestern
Ranger Room
I. ANNOUNCEMENT OF FILING MEETING NOTICE AND POSTING OF THE AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETING ACT
The Board of Regents
of the Regional University System of Oklahoma met in special session at 9:00 a.m.,
September 15, 2006, at
II. CALL TO ORDER AND REGENTS’ ROLL CALL
Chair Stansberry called the meeting to order. Roll call established the presence of a quorum with eight Regents present.
Mark Stansberry, Chair, Position 8
Belva Howard, Vice Chair, Position 2
Joe Anna Hibler, Secretary, Position 3
Harold Jackson, Regent, Position 1
Jan Gordon, Regent, Position 4
Richard Ryerson, Regent, Position 6
Ann Holloway, Regent, Position 7
Sandy Garrett, Regent, Position 9
II. CALL TO ORDER AND REGENTS’ ROLL CALL (Continued)
R. #60–EXCUSE ABSENT REGENTS
Regent Garrett made
the motion, seconded by Regent Howard, to excuse
Voting for the motion:
Regents Garrett, Howard, Jackson, Gordon, Ryerson, Holloway, Stansberry
Voting against the motion: Regent Hibler
GUESTS
Sarah Yauk,
Principal,
Janie Waugh,
Counselor,
Kathryn Jones, Executive Director, Higher Education Alumni Council of
Skeeter
Bird, Executive Director, Northwestern
Foundation and Alumni Association,
David Pecha,
Vice President for Administration, Northwestern
University,
Steve
Lohmann, Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Angelia Case,
Instructional Media Technician, Northwestern
University,
Leeta Swanson, Systems Analyst, Information Technology, Northwestern
Tom Fagan, Vice President for Administration
and Finance, Southwestern
Steve Kreidler, Executive Vice President for
Administration and Finance,
Raymond Johnson, Interim Vice President for
Fiscal Affairs, East Central
University,
Kim Cherry, Vice President for Administration, Northeastern State
University,
II. CALL TO ORDER AND REGENTS’ ROLL CALL (Continued)
OTHERS PRESENT
University Presidents
Richard Rafes, President,
Larry Williams,
President, Northeastern
Janet
Cunningham, President, Northwestern
Glen Johnson, President,
Southeastern
John Hays, President, Southwestern
Roger Webb, President,
Board Administrative Staff
Charlie Babb, General Counsel
Pat Shiflett, Executive Assistant
Janis Steincamp, Administrative Assistant
III. CONSENT DOCKET
Regent Gordon
made the motion, seconded by Regent Ryerson, to approve the following items
listed on the consent docket:
A. MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETING
R. #61-MINUTES
OF JULY 27-28, 2006
B. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT
(Attachment A, Pages 40-80)
1. NORTHEASTERN
R. #62-MASTER’S PROGRAM
ACCREDITATION
Accreditation of the master’s program
in speech-language pathology has been reaffirmed by the Council on Academic
Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The
accreditation period of eight years has been awarded, beginning September 30,
2006 through September 30, 2014.
III. CONSENT DOCKET (Continued)
B. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE REPORT
2. SOUTHWESTERN
a. R. #63-ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR
PHARMACY EDUCATION
Action taken by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education relative to the accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy
degree program that is offered at SWOSU.
b. R.
#64-PROGRAM MODIFICATION
Program Modification Request for option
additions and program requirement changes for the Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
program at SWOSU
3. NORTHWESTERN
a. R. #65-PROGRAM
MODIFICATION
Master of Education, Guidance
and Counseling PK-12.
b. R. #66-PROGRAM MODIFICATION AND OPTION
NAME CHANGE
Master of Education, Administrative Certification.
c. R. #67-PROGRAM
NAME CHANGES
Bachelor of Science in Health
and Physical Education and Bachelor of Science in Education in Health and
Physical Education.
4.
a. R. #68-PROGRAM REVIEWS
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
History, BA
Music, BS
III. CONSENT DOCKET (Continued)
B. ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT
4.
a. R. #68
Computer Science, BS
Mathematics, BS
b. R. #69-NURSING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission, Inc.-accreditation is for eight years. The next accreditation visit
is 2014.
c. R. #70-DEPARTMENT NAME CHANGE
Change the name of the Department
of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of
Kinesiology. The current department name is somewhat dated. The new name
will better position the department to interface and partner with agencies and
organizations outside higher education. The proposed name will be a better
umbrella under which to house the traditional physical education, recreation,
and teacher education programs as well as the new programs in athletic
training, sports administration, and dance.
d. R. #71-PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT CHANGE
Program requirement change to the existing
Master of Science in Psychological Services degree. Creation of a required set of core courses
(33 hours) with division of the remaining hours split into two tracks of 27
hours each. Track A will serve Community Counseling students and Track B will
service School Psychologists. All students will complete the core courses and
then choose either track A or B. Adding a second track to the existing MSPS
program will allow students seeking certification as a school psychologist the
opportunity to have an advanced degree in Psychology,
III. CONSENT DOCKET (Continued)
B. ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT
4.
d. R. #71
as well as meeting the 2006 standards for
the National Association for School Psychologists (NASP) and State of Oklahoma
School Psychology Certification requirements.
Voting for the motion:
Regents Gordon, Ryerson, Jackson, Howard, Hibler, Holloway, Garrett,
Stansberry
Voting
against the motion: None
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT–Chair
Richard Ryerson
(Attachment B, Pages 81-108)
Regent Ryerson made the motion, seconded by Regent Holloway, to
approve the following building items submitted by
1. NORTHWESTERN
R. #72-WOODWARD BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT #5050021
Approval
to bid the construction contract, subject to review by counsel, for the
construction of the
Approval of
this item was amended, deleting the wording award, subject to review by
counsel, from the original request.
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS (Continued)
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT
2. NORTHEASTERN
a. R.
#73-
PROJECT #4850047 OAKRIDGE
BUILDERS
Change
Order number 4: Oakridge Builders for a
Net Increase of $40,211. The changes
requested include the following modifications:
1) Wind bracing revisions at duct
chases-$1,692
2) Sprinkler piping revisions, door control
conduit and downspout at west elevation-$6,074
3) Chiller emergency system exhaust (code
requirement)-$10,749
4) Modifications for water supply in the
Biology Cadaver room-$2,629
5) Modifications to the acid neutralization
tank system-$4,158.00
6) Service for special lighting in Biology
Cadaver room-$263.00
7) Replace brick with EFIS finish-no cost
8) Install
filters for return air in lieu of Heat Pump-no cost
9) Frame basement wall at HVAC ductwork-$761.00