July 30, 2009 Board Meeting

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Posted: July 21, 2009 at 6 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Regents of Northwest Missouri State University will conduct a meeting in the Board Room of the J.W. Jones Student Union, on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2009.

The tentative agenda of this meeting, at 1 p.m., includes:

Recognition

• Regent Don Schneider, Wildwood, Missouri: In honor of his service as a member of the Board of Regents from 2003 to 2009. (Lead: Regent Gary Panethiere) ~5 minutes
• Internal Recognition (Lead: Regent Bill Loch) ~5 minutes

Awareness

• Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Department (HPERD): HPERD/Mozingo Based Activities (Leads: Dean Max Ruhl and Department Chair Dr. Terry Robertson) ~15 minutes
• Alternative Energy Innovation: Understanding the Past, Embracing the Future of Regional Growth and Development (Leads: Dr. Bob Bush and Ray Courter) ~15 minutes

Consent Items

• Minutes of June 25, 2009 Board of Regents Meeting
• Candidates for Degree (provided all requirements are met by July 30, 2009 and certified by the Registrar)
• Higher Learning Commission Response
• Memorandum of Understanding Between HPERD and the City of Maryville (Mozingo Partnership)
• Memorandum of Understanding Between Northwest and Battle Command/Battle Lab
• Memorandum of Understanding for Recruitment of Chinese Students (Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing)
• Memorandum of Understanding for Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tenant

Unfinished Business

• Wind Farm (Lead: Regent Doug Wyckoff) ~5 minutes

New Business

• Caring for Missourians Position Request (Lead: Dr. Doug Dunham, Provost) ~5 minutes
• Use of Board Committees; Board/NLT Retreat Possibility; Legal Counsel Selection Process (Lead: President John Jasinski) ~10 minutes

Reports

• Northwest Leadership Team
• Student Senate
• Faculty Senate
• Support Staff Council
• Treasurer's Report

cLOSED sESSION

The tentative agenda of this meeting also includes a vote to close part of this meeting pursuant to R.S. MO 610.021(1)(2)(3)(13).

• Legal actions, Cause of Action, Litigation or privileged communications between the Board/University's Representatives and its attorneys: §610.021(1) R.S. Mo.
• Lease, Purchase or Sale of Real Estate: §610.021(2) R.S. Mo.
• Hiring, Firing, Disciplining or Promoting Employees: §610.021(3) R.S.Mo.
• Individually Identifiable Personnel Records: §610.021(13) R.S. Mo.

Following the closed session, the Board of Regents will tour the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Following any closed session, the Board may, at its discretion, decide to go back into open session to discuss any old business or raise new items as individual members deem appropriate.

Members of the Board of Regents participating in Commencement will dine with the Commencement speaker at 5:30 p.m. in the First Ladies' Dining Room of the Union.

The news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting:

Claudia Beacom
Secretary to the Board of Regents
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO 64468
660.562.1110