MINUTES
MINUTES
Thursday, July 27, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
Northeastern
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.,
July 27, 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 seven 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
II. CALL TO ORDER AND REGENTS’ ROLL CALL (Continued)
R. #1–EXCUSE ABSENT REGENTS
Regent Howard made
the motion, seconded by Regent Holloway, to excuse Regents Mickey Thompson,
Position 5 and Sandy Garrett, Position 9.
Voting for the motion:
Regents Howard, Holloway, Jackson, Hibler, Gordon, Ryerson, Stansberry
Voting against the motion: None
GUESTS
Mike Gibson, Partner, Cole & Reed, P.C.
Steve Kelley, Legislative Liaison,
Duane
Anderson, Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Raymond Johnson, Interim Vice President for
Fiscal Affairs,
University,
Kim Cherry, Vice President for Administration, Northeastern State
University,
Amber Fite, General Counsel and Assistant to
the President, Northeastern
University,
Anita Thompson, Director of Alumni
Relations, Northeastern
Shirley Griffin, Secretary III, Northeastern
John
Professors (AAUP),
Dale
Denwalt, The Northeastern,
Northeastern
David Pecha,
Vice President for Administration, Northwestern
University,
Ross Walkup,
Vice President for Business Services,
Tom Fagan, Vice President for Administration
and Finance, Southwestern
Steve Kreidler, Executive Vice President for
Administration and Finance,
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
Kathleen Shannonhouse, Chief Audit Executive
Pat Shiflett, Executive Assistant
III. CONSENT DOCKET
Regent Hibler
made the motion, seconded by Regent Howard, to approve the following items listed
on the consent docket:
A. MINUTES
OF PREVIOUS MEETING
R. #2-MINUTES
OF JUNE 15, 2006
B. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT
(Attachment A, Pages 34-82)
1. NORTHWESTERN
a. R. #3–INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Interlocal
cooperative agreement between the
III. CONSENT DOCKET (Continued)
B. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE REPORT
1. NORTHWESTERN
a. R. #3
treatment
services at the
b. R. #4–PROGRAM MODIFICATION
Program Modification for the Master of
Counseling
Psychology.
2. SOUTHWESTERN
a. R. #5–COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK
EDUCATION
Action taken by the Council on Social Work Education relative to
the accreditation of the Bachelor of Social Work degree program that is offered
at SWOSU.
b. R.
#6–NEW DEPARTMENTS
The division
of the SWOSU Department of Language Arts-form two new departments. The names of the departments would be the
Department of Language and Literature and the Department of Communication and
Theatre.
3. SOUTHEASTERN
a. R. #7–COURSE REQUIREMENT CHANGE
Bachelor
of Science in Environmental Sciences-course requirement change.
III. CONSENT DOCKET (Continued)
B. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT
3. SOUTHEASTERN
b. R. #8-NAME CHANGE/COURSE
REQUIREMENT CHANGE
Master of Science in Aerospace
Administration-name change and course requirement change.
c. R. #9–COURSE REQUIREMENT CHANGE
Bachelor of Science in
Occupational Safety and Health course requirement change.
d. R. #10–PROGRAM DELETION
Bachelor
of Science in Technology-program deletion.
Voting for the motion:
Regents Hibler, Howard, Jackson, Gordon, Ryerson, Holloway, Stansberry
Voting
against the motion: None
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT–Chair
Richard Ryerson
(Attachment B, Pages 83-92)
Regent Ryerson made the motion, seconded by Regent Holloway, to approve
the following building items submitted by Northwestern Oklahoma State
University, University of Central Oklahoma,
Northeastern State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University,
and Southwestern Oklahoma State University:
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS (Continued)
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT
1. Northwestern
R. #11-MODIFICATION OF
HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
Physical Plant
Modification
of HVAC $147,000
(includes equipment and master lease payments)
Major repairs and renovation for softball field 25,000
________
TOTAL $172,000
2.
a. Informational
Item
R. #12-HOWELL HALL SCIENCE LABORATORIES
PROJECT
#1200010
Contract awarded to Diversified Construction of Oklahoma, Inc., the Indefinite Delivery General Construction Contractor, for Science Laboratories Renovations Phase II, Room 154 in the amount of $179,742 for the Howell Hall Science Lab. The project budget is $200,000. The board approved $200,000 on April 2006. (R#255)(Section 13 Offset and Private Gifts)
b. Change Order
R. #13-MAJOR REPAIRS AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE-PROJECT #1200032
MID CONTINENTAL RESTORATION, INC.
Change Order # 2 in the amount of $2,000.00 for tuckpointing. Place
backer rod and then apply sealant as specified on the Education Building, patch
concrete railing on west staircase of the
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS (Continued)
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT
3. Northeastern
a. R. #14-PROPERTY PURCHASE–PROJECT
#4850037
Negotiate and make offers for 3 tracts of property consisting of approximately
7 acres adjacent to the Tahlequah campus.
b. SCIENCE BUILDING RENOVATION
1) R. #15-SCIENCE BUILDING RENOVATION
PROJECT #4850041-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Bid and award the construction contract, subject to review by counsel,
for the renovation of the existing
2) R. #16-SCIENCE BUILDING RENOVATION
PROJECT #4850041-HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVAL
Award
a contract to the lowest and best bidder, Environmental Action, in the amount
of $100,750 for the removal of hazardous material in the mechanical rooms,
basement, and tile flooring of the existing
4. Southeastern
a. R. #17-CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Select
a construction manager outlined in the procedures established by the State of
Oklahoma –Department of Central Services, Construction and Properties Division
for Construction Management (CM), on the following projects: General Classroom,
Computer Science, and Occupational Safety & Health Complex; Theatre
Building; Academic Support
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS (Continued)
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE REPORT
4. Southeastern
a. R. #17
Services;
and McCurtain Branch Campus. The
Construction Management includes “At-Risk” whereby the construction entity, after
providing construction management during the pre-construction period, takes on
the financial obligation to carry out construction under a specified cost
agreement. (Statewide Higher Education bond Issue of
2005 Funds)
b. R. #18-REAL
PROPERTY LEASE
Authorize the President to execute the Real Property Lease by and
between the University and the Southeastern Foundation, Inc., subject to approval
by the
5. Southwestern
a. R. #19 – STREET AND PARKING REPAIRS
PROJECT #6650037
Bid
repairs to streets and parking around the
b. Change Orders
1) R. #20-MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION
PROJECT
#6650023-SUNBELT MASONRY
Change
order number 3 increase in the amount of $1,200 to change masonry wall in the
coffee bar.
IV. REPORT OF BOARD COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS (Continued)
A. BUILDING COMMITTEE
REPORT
5. Southwestern
b. Change Orders
2) R. #21-MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION