Board of Regents ~ First Quarterly Meeting

January 23, 2015 ~ 9:00 a.m. (CT) Cornelius A. Martin Regents Room ~ Mass Media and Technology Hall

AGENDA

• Call to Order (Mr. J. David Porter, Chair)

• Roll Call (Dr. Melissa B. Dennison, Secretary)

• Approval of Minutes o Fourth Quarterly Meeting – October 31, 2014

1. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (Dr. Phillip W. Bale)

Action Items:

AA-1 Approval of a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree type and a MFA in Creative Writing program [pp 1-61] AA-2 Approval of a Master of Arts in Education Gifted Education and Talent Development [pp 62-73] AA-3 Approval of a Bachelor of Science in Special Education Learning and Behavioral Disorders and Elementary Education [pp 74-85] AA-4 Approval of Minor in Psychological Science [pp 86-93] AA-5 Approval of Name Change to Department of Information Systems [p 94] AA-6 Approval of Sabbatical Leaves [p 95] AA-7 Approval of Emeriti Appointments [p 96]

*AA-5 =Agenda item was not presented at the December 12 Committee meeting and is exempt from Consent Agenda. 2. FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE (Mr. John W. Ridley) Action Items: FB-1 Acceptance of Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 [p 1 reports previously distributed] FB-2 Approval of 2014-15 Operating Budget Revisions [p 2-4] FB-3 Approval of Personnel Actions [p 5 and attached reports]

• Staff [pp S1-S14] • Faculty [pp F1-F17]

FB-4 Acceptance for filing the 2014-15 First Quarter Statement of Revenues & Expenditures [pp 6-7] Information Items: Information Item:

• 2015 Employee Health Plan [pp 8-9] (Ms. Ann Mead)

3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT (Dr. Gary A. Ransdell)

Action: Information Items:

• Athletics Mid-Year Report (Mr. Todd Stewart) • Construction Progress Report [pp 1-3] (Mr. Bryan Russell) • Development Calendar Year-End Report (Ms. Kathryn Costello) • 2015 General Assembly Preview (Ms. Robbin Taylor)

4. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Mr. J. David Porter)

Action: Action Items:

EX-1 Approval of the Honorary Naming of the WKU Child Care Center (WKUCCC) as the Colleen B. Mendel Child Care Center [p 1] EX-2 Approval of the Confucius Institute Design/Build Project [p 2] *EX-2 =Agenda item was not presented at the December 12 Committee meeting and is exempt from Consent Agenda. EXECUTIVE / CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to KRS 61.810(1) For the discussion of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the University 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS / UPCOMING DATES

• March 27 ~ 9:00 am – Committee Meetings (MMTH – Regents Room) • April 24 ~ 9:00 am – Second Quarterly Board Meeting (MMTH – Regents Room) • May 15 ~ 5:00 pm – Graduate Commencement (Diddle Arena) • May 16 ~ 9:30 am / 2:00 pm / 6:00 pm – Undergraduate Commencement (Diddle Arena) • May 29 – Finance and Budget Committee Meeting (MMTH – Regents Room)

6. ADJOURNMENT