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Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning

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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFSTATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNINGSeptember 19-20, 20076THE BOARD MEETING RECONVENED AT 8:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. Thefollowing members were present: Mr. H. Ed Blakeslee, Mr. Thomas W. Colbert, Dr. Stacy Davidson, Mr. RoyEstess, Dr. D. E. Magee, Jr., Mr. Bob Owens, Mr. Aubrey B. Patterson, Ms. Robin J. Robinson and Ms. AmyWhitten. Dr. Bettye Henderson Neely, Ms. Virginia Shanteau Newton and Mr. Scott Ross were absent.PRESENTATIONDr. Robert Khayat, Chancellor, facilitated a presentation about the University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong>.EDUCATIONAL POLICIES & PROGRAMS AGENDAPresented by Dr. Bettye Neely, ChairOn motion by Mr. Blakeslee, seconded by Ms. Whitten, with Dr. Neely, Ms. Newton and Mr. Ross absent andnot voting, it wasRESOLVED, That the <strong>Board</strong> hereby approved agenda item #2 as submitted on the followingEducational Policies & Programs Agenda.1. Other Business - Dr. Mary Ware, IHL Director <strong>of</strong> Nursing, gave a presentation about the <strong>Mississippi</strong>Nursing Degree Programs. Dr. Lynn House, IHL Assistant Commissioner for Academic and StudentAffairs, announced that Dr. Ware is retiring at the end <strong>of</strong> the month. Dr. House thanked Dr. Ware forher hard work and dedication. Commissioner Meredith also thanked Dr. Ware for her years <strong>of</strong> service.Dr. House then introduced the new IHL Director <strong>of</strong> Nursing Education, Dr. Martha Catlette, effectiveOctober 1, 2007.2. System Administration - Approved the revisions to the Accreditation Standards and Rules andRegulations for <strong>Mississippi</strong> Nursing Degree Programs. A copy <strong>of</strong> the revisions is included in theSeptember 19-20, 2007 <strong>Board</strong> Working File.3. System Administration (Information item.) - Dr. Lynn House presented the annual report onInstitutional Tenure and Post-Tenure Review. A copy <strong>of</strong> the overview is included in the September 19-20, 2007 <strong>Board</strong> Working File.LEGAL AGENDAPresented by Ms. Amy Whitten, ChairOn motion by Ms. Whitten, seconded by Ms. Robinson, with Dr. Neely, Ms. Newton and Mr. Ross absent andnot voting, it wasRESOLVED, That the <strong>Board</strong> hereby approved agenda item #1 as submitted on the following LegalAgenda. Agenda item #2 was approved on a separate motion by Ms. Whitten, seconded by Ms.Robinson, with Dr. Neely, Ms. Newton and Mr. Ross absent and not voting. Agenda item #3 was411/13/2007

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