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FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1

2 Tuesday, May 10, 2016 3

4 COHEN CENTER BALLROOM, ROOM # 203-B 5

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 6

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Meeting Minutes 8 9

Members: 10 Present: Trustee Dudley Goodlette– Chair; Trustee Shawn Felton – Vice Chair; 11

Trustee Darleen Cors; Trustee Thieldens Elneus; Trustee Joe Fogg; Trustee 12 Kevin Price; Trustee Russell Priddy; Trustee Robbie Roepstorff; Trustee Ken 13

Smith; and Trustee Christian Spilker. 14

15 Not Present: Trustee Blake Gable; and Trustee Carol Moore. 16

17 Others: 18 Staff: President Wilson Bradshaw; Provost and Vice President for Academic 19

Affairs Ron Toll; Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance Steve 20 Magiera; Vice President for Student Affairs Mike Rollo; Vice President for 21 University Advancement and Executive Director of FGCU Foundation Chris 22 Simoneau; Vice President and Chief of Staff Susan Evans; Vice President and 23 General Counsel Vee Leonard; Director of Internal Audit Carol Slade; Director of 24 Board Operations, and Special Projects Amber Pacheco; Director of Media 25

Relations Lillian Pagan; and Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief 26 of Staff Tiffany Reynolds. 27

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Item 1: Call to Order, Roll Call, and Opening Remarks 30

Chair Dudley Goodlette called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Roll call was 31

taken with 10 of 13 Trustees present, thus meeting quorum requirements. Chair 32 Goodlette stated that there would not be an item on the strategic plan as 33 indicated by Tab #7 on the agenda. He stated that Vice Chair Felton in his 34 capacity as Chair of the Special Committee on FGCU Strategic Plan 2016-2021 35 will provide additional details in his report. 36

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Item 2: Consent Agenda (See Tabs #1-2) 39

Chair Goodlette listed the two items on the Consent Agenda as: (1) the minutes 40 of the Board’s meeting on April 19, 2016; and (2) a Resolution of Appreciation for 41 former Trustee Tom Grady. 42 43 Trustee Smith made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Priddy 44 seconded the motion. There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in 45

favor of the motion. 46

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Item 3: Presentation of Resolution of Appreciation for Outgoing Trustee 48

Tom Grady 49

Vice President and Chief of Staff Susan Evans read for the record the 50

Resolution of Appreciation for Outgoing Trustee Tom Grady. 51 52 Chair Goodlette and President Bradshaw presented the Resolution of 53 Appreciation to Outgoing Trustee Tom Grady. Outgoing Trustee Tom Grady 54 made remarks of thanks and appreciation for his time served on the Board. 55

56 57 Item 4: Call for Executive Session on Matters of Litigation, 58

Pursuant to 286.011(8), F.S. 59

Vice President and General Counsel Vee Leonard asked for an Executive 60

Session on matters of litigation, pursuant to 286.011(8), specifically, Dr. Valerie 61 Smith versus the FGCU Board of Trustees. 62

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At 8:51 a.m. Chair Goodlette temporarily adjourned the regular BOT meeting for 64 the purpose of convening the Executive Session in the Cohen Center, Room 65 213. 66

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Item 5: Regular Meeting Resumes 69

Having concluded the Executive Session, Chair Goodlette reconvened the open 70 meeting of the FGCU Board of Trustees at 9:13 a.m. in the Cohen Center 71 Ballroom. 72 73

74 Item 6: Chair’s and President’s Report on Senator Negron’s Bus Tour Visit 75

to FGCU (Tab #3) 76

Chair Goodlette called on President Bradshaw to start the joint report. 77 78

President Bradshaw stated that Senator Negron conducted a bus tour that visited 79 all the State universities to get a better feel about the uniqueness of the 80

universities, and to talk with students. He indicated that Senator Negron received 81 a tour of some of FGCU’s special facilities including Alico Arena, the Institute of 82 Entrepreneurship (Lutgert College of Business), and the simulation labs in 83

Marieb Hall. He said there also was an interactive session with Senators Negron, 84 Lizbeth Benacquisto, Anitere Flores, and Garrett Richter to discuss various 85

issues in Higher Education. He said it was no surprise that four-year and six-year 86 graduation rates were a looming concern. He stated they also talked about some 87

special initiatives that FGCU might be considering in the near future as noted in 88 Tab #3. He said that the bus tour started at Alico Arena. He indicated that 89 Senator Negron is a former basketball player, so he had the opportunity to 90 interact with the men’s and women’s basketball teams and coaches, and had the 91 opportunity to do a shoot-around. He stated that Senator Negron enjoyed 92 interacting with the students, learning about their experiences here at FGCU, 93

their futures, and their backgrounds. He said that next they went to Lutgert Hall 94

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where Senator Negron had a chance to visit with Professor Sandra Kauanui, who 95

is Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship, and learn more about the special 96 program FGCU currently is leading for veterans to assist them with developing 97 new businesses and growing their own. He indicated that there are only five 98 institutions involved with this, and that FGCU is the lead institution. He said the 99 Senators had the opportunity to talk with some of the veterans who are 100 participating in the program, and they shared their experiences and how that 101 program is helping them. He stated that the Senators also had the opportunity to 102 speak with some Lutgert College of Business students who have been certified 103 on Bloomberg Terminals. He indicated that the meetings in the College occurred 104 in the Wasmer, Schroeder & Company Portfolio Trading Room where there is 105 real-time Wall Street data streaming across the display, and stated that the 106 Senators were very impressed by that. He noted that Lutgert College of Business 107

Dean Bob Beatty had the opportunity to talk about the program as did Professor 108 Shelton Weeks. He said that next they walked over to Marieb Hall, where the 109 senators had the opportunity to see some of the special instruction classrooms 110 with the technology rich simulation labs that help accommodate many programs 111 in the Health Sciences. He indicated that Senator Negron was impressed with 112 that, had the opportunity to see students in action, and talked with some 113 professors. He said that lastly, they went to a conference room for the interactive 114 session. President Bradshaw thanked Board Chair Dudley Goodlette; Vice Chair 115 Shawn Felton; and Trustees Thieldens Elneus, Kevin Price, and Robbie 116 Roepstorff; and Governor Ed Morton of the Board of Governors for their 117 participation in the tour. 118

119 Chair Goodlette stated that based on conversations with Senator Lizbeth 120

Benacquisto, they thought it best to include some thoughts of programs going 121 forward that might be aspirational in order to lay out some bold initiatives for 122 Senate President-Designate Negron. He called on College of Health Professions 123 and Social Work Dean Mitch Cordova to give an overview of the information that 124 was presented orally and in writing to Senator Negron. 125

126 Dean Cordova stated that he had the pleasure to put together a concept which 127

was the work of many people. He said that healthcare is moving toward an 128 integrated care model, where improved patient outcomes occur through the 129 integration of many different services. He said that as we educate future health 130

professionals at FGCU, we continue to utilize and emphasize this integrated care 131 model as the foundation of our educational programs. He stated that FGCU has 132

built strong graduate clinical programs. He indicated that at the undergraduate 133 level, we continue to grow and emphasize the strength of our Bachelor of 134

Science in Nursing (BSN) program, in which the first-time pass rates of the 135 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) rank second in the State, and 136 has for the last 3 years. He said that the graduate and undergraduate programs 137

are critical to meeting healthcare workforce shortages in our State. He indicated 138

that the College is planning to start a Physician Assistant program in summer 139 2017. He stated that FGCU is in a unique place to continue to grow and develop 140

our educational programs utilizing the integrative care approach. He stated the 141

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importance of oral healthcare and the need for dental medicine is emerging with 142

integrated care at the forefront. He indicated that the Dental School would 143 include a Doctor of Medicine (DMD) degree; a dual degree in DMD and Masters 144 in Healthcare Administration (MHA); and post-doctoral residencies in Pediatric 145 Dentistry and Advanced General Dentistry. 146 147 He stated the importance of Pharmacy with this integrated approach and said he 148 feels there is an opportunity to develop a School of Pharmacy due to the 149 expanding role that pharmacists are playing in providing direct primary care to 150 the patient. He said also that a School of Pharmacy at FGCU might include a 151 PharmD program; a dual PharmD/MHA degree program; and a Master of 152 Science (M.S.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He said that currently there are three 153 schools within the State University System (SUS) that offer pharmacy programs: 154

University of Florida (UF); Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 155 (FAMU); and the University of South Florida (USF). He said that with respect to a 156 Dental School, UF is the only school within the SUS to offer that program. He 157 stated that integrating the School of Dental Medicine and School of Pharmacy 158 concept with current existing programs within the College would emerge FGCU 159 as a leader in the region. He said that we envision these programs integrating the 160 formulation of an Academic Health Center and essentially a medical campus that 161 would follow the same integrated care approach, which could pave the way for 162 future patient-focused care, and would best prepare students across all of our 163 practitioner based programs. He stated that the addition of a Community Oral 164 Health Clinic would serve as a teaching clinical dental laboratory. 165

166 Chair Goodlette added that the overarching reason for Senator Negron’s tour 167

was his commitment during his two years as Senate President for the legislature 168 to appropriate an additional $1 billion to the State University System (SUS). He 169 indicated that they also discussed as noted in Tab #3 what the anticipated 170 legislative budget would be for next year, and that they spoke specifically about 171 our student success initiative. He said that we thanked them for the legislature’s 172 funding for the planning and design of Academic Building 9 (AB9), and let them 173 know that next year we will be asking for $36.3 million in construction funds for 174

AB9. He stated that he and the President sent a follow-up letter to Senator 175 Negron within a week of his visit that outlined what had been discussed, and also 176 our commitment to four-year graduation rates, and to the National Merit Scholar 177

program at FGCU. He stated the tour was an excellent opportunity to have a 178 conversation with our future leaders of the Florida Senate. 179

180 Trustee Roepstorff asked if we still want to brand AB9 as the School of Water 181

Quality and Resource Management. Chair Goodlette suggested it was a work in 182 progress. He stated that we have needed and wanted AB9 for a long time, and 183 are delighted to have the appropriation of the planning and design money for 184

that. He cautioned that we do not want to do anything to interfere with the 185

progress of AB9 through the legislative appropriating process. He stated that 186 there is a lab shortage on campus, and even if AB9 were here today, there would 187

still be a shortage. 188

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Trustee Priddy asked if we will have the flexibility to change the size of that 189

building if needed to help accommodate new programs. President Bradshaw 190 indicated that work has already begun with the Director of Facilities Planning to 191 look at space needs, and what AB9 would look like if we received the Dental 192 Medicine and Pharmacy Programs. 193 194 195 Item 7: Report from Special Committee on Delegations of Authority to 196

University President (Includes Public Comment) (See Tabs #4-5) 197

Chair Goodlette called on Special Committee on Delegations of Authority to 198 University President Chair Christian Spilker. 199 200

Minutes of April 29, 2016 Committee Meeting (Tab #4) 201

Chair Spilker indicated the one Committee action item as the approval of the 202 Minutes of April 29, 2016 Committee Meeting. 203

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Trustee Smith made a motion for approval. Trustee Felton seconded the motion. 205 There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 206 207

Committee Recommendation(s) on Delegations of Authority to University 208

President (Tab #5) 209

Chair Spilker indicated that they were going to move to the full Board discussion 210 of the Committee’s recommendation to the Board. He said that before he starts, 211 he wanted to say a few things primarily to Vice President and General Counsel 212 Vee Leonard and her staff as this was a Herculean lift in a short amount of time. 213 He said that it goes to the history of this Committee, when they started and may 214

have entered into it naively. He said they thought that they could accomplish the 215 revision of the delegations of authority to University President in one meeting and 216 it became readily apparent that was not going to happen. He stated that 217 collectively the Committee looked at how we have handled delegations in the 218 past; were briefed on existing regulations and existing delegations; and also 219 discussed how sister institutions handled it. He noted that Ms. Leonard went 220

back and compiled a spreadsheet with a number of categories, and then they 221 were able to see which universities adopted which regulations relative those 222 categories. He said that the Committee looked at all of those models, ultimately 223 settled on the UF model as the base framework, and then spent two meetings 224 churning through each item making sure it was appropriate for FGCU. He noted 225

that then the existing regulations were attached to the new authorization as a 226

compendium so that future Boards and any incoming Trustee could go to one 227

source and understand what the delegation is. He noted that President Bradshaw 228 participated in all meetings and provided input on what he thought was relative to 229 the ability of the President to be able to operate on a day-to-day basis. He stated 230 that it was not the intention of the Committee to handcuff the President but that 231 the Board also retains the authority that it should. He said to that end, the 232 Committee accommodated those delegations that were given to Boards of 233 Trustees by the Board of Governors (BOG) and that they reviewed whether or 234 not those should be passed down to the President and what should be by the 235

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Board. He indicated that in addition to the Committee members, Trustees 236

Roepstorff and Priddy participated in the meetings. 237 238

He said the Delegations of Authority would be reviewed every three years. He 239 said also the Committee discussed when it was appropriate to bring items to the 240 full Board and when was it appropriate for the Chair to hear something and 241 decide whether or not it came to the full Board. He stated that they covered the 242 contracting issues, delegation and sub delegations to Cabinet members and their 243 authority to delegate. He indicated there were two items that the Committee 244 spent some time on including (1) naming of buildings and other structures at the 245 institution, and (2) honorary degrees. 246 247 Chair Spilker opened the floor for discussion and questions. 248

249 Trustee Priddy suggested changing the authority of the President to appoint 250 people to the Financing Corporation and other Direct Support Organizations 251 (DSO) to the Chair of the Board for more transparency. 252 253 President Bradshaw stated that he thought for it to be considered and decided 254 without discussion with the Financing Corporation Board of Directors might be 255 premature. He indicated that neither the Chair of the Board nor the Executive 256 Director were present. 257 258 Chair Spilker stated that this is not a fixed document but rather a living document 259 with the ability to bring in new delegations and to amend as necessary. 260 261

Vice President and General Counsel Vee Leonard stated that under Authorities 262 Retained by the Board on page 20 of 34, the Board retains the authority under 263 “Affiliated Organizations” to appoint a representative to the governing Board of 264 each affiliate organization if desired by the FGCU Board of Trustees after 265 considering recommendation of the President. She continued that the President 266 makes a recommendation but the Board makes the appointment. 267 268

Chair Spilker said that he believed Trustee Priddy suggested that the Chair 269 makes all Board appointments as opposed as the Trustee representative within 270 the Direct Support Organization (DSO). 271

272 President Bradshaw stated that there are two elected positions on the Financing 273

Corporation Board that are elected by the Board membership. 274 275

Trustee Smith asked if they were talking strictly about the Financing Corporation 276 or if it included the Foundation Board. 277 278 Trustee Priddy stated that he was not as familiar with the Foundation Board of 279

Directors but stated that he thought the President does not make appointments 280 to the Foundation Board of Directors. 281 282

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Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the FGCU 283

Foundation Chris Simoneau said that the Bylaws state there is a Nominating and 284 Governance Committee and it has the power to appoint two-thirds of the 285 members while the University President has the power to appoint one-third. He 286 said it is a shared responsibility but predominantly the members elect 287 themselves. 288 289 Trustee Smith asked for clarification regarding Trustee Priddy’s suggestion. 290

291 Ms. Leonard stated that all Bylaws of the DSOs come to the FGCU Board of 292 Trustees for approval. Within the Bylaws there is language that says how many 293 are elected, and how many are appointed. 294 295

Trustee Priddy stated that the President appoints two members and the 296 Financing Corporation Board of Directors in effect appoints two members. He 297 suggested that the FGCU Board of Trustees Chair should make the two 298 appointments and that the DSO should then make the other two appointments. 299 300 Chair Spiker suggested that the President would make recommendations to the 301 full Board for the Board to vote. He also suggested that a motion could be made 302 or that further information could be gathered for another discussion at a later 303 time. 304 305 Trustee Priddy made a motion that the President will bring to the Board for 306 approval the recommended appointments to the DSO Boards. Trustee Smith 307 seconded the motion. 308

309 Trustee Smith expressed his concerns with potential unintended consequences 310 and wanted to understand the process more fully. He expressed two concerns: 311 (1) that the appointments should come to the full Board rather than the Board 312 Chair; and (2) he wants to understand the issues better. He stated that since the 313 Delegations of Authority to the University President is a living document, that it 314 could be added later on. 315

316 Trustee Felton wants to go back to what was written in the Delegations of 317 Authority currently. 318

319 Ms. Leonard stated that what is written in the Delegations of Authority refers to a 320

member of the FGCU Board of Trustees being appointed to a DSO. She stated 321 that she believes that is different than what Trustee Priddy is referring to because 322

the DSO has a mechanism in its Bylaws that states how people are appointed or 323 elected, and she believes that Trustee Priddy is referring to the Bylaws of the 324 Financing Corporation, and not the Delegation. 325 326 Trustee Fogg asked for further clarification from Trustee Priddy as to what he 327 was proposing. 328 329

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Trustee Priddy stated that the Bylaws of the Financing Corporation say that the 330

President appoints two members and that the Board appoints two other 331 members. 332

333 President Bradshaw stated that the FGCU Board of Trustees Chair currently 334 appoints a member to the Financing Corporation Board of Directors without the 335 approval of the full FGCU Board of Trustees. He said that it would be prudent to 336 discuss this idea with the Chair and Executive Director of the Financing 337 Corporation. 338 339 Trustee Felton suggested that the discussion could occur when the Bylaws are 340 brought to the Board for review and when the Chair of the Financing Corporation 341 would also be present at that time. 342

343 Trustee Fogg stated that he was sympathetic to the motion but that it should be 344 discussed with the Financing Corporation’s Board of Directors. He also 345 suggested adopting the Delegations of Authority to University President subject 346 to final resolution of the item. 347 348

Trustee Smith stated that the Bylaws would need to be amended, and that while 349 he would like input from the Chair of the Financing Corporation Board of 350 Directors, ultimately the FGCU Board of Trustees retains the authority. 351 352 Trustee Priddy withdrew his motion pending discussion with the Financing 353 Corporation Board of Directors. Trustee Smith withdrew his second to the motion 354 with the caveat that it be brought back at the June 7, 2016 meeting. 355

356 Chair Spilker stated that he was pleased that the motion was tabled until such 357 time that it could be discussed with Chair of the Financing Corporation Board of 358 Directors. He stated that he had been uncomfortable with including the 359 Foundation Board of Directors as in the original motion. 360

361 Trustee Fogg asked if the legislators had any role in the naming of buildings of 362

living persons. Ms. Leonard stated that it had to do with the Ethics policy of State 363 Officers. He also asked if there was language that covered the renaming of 364 buildings. Ms. Leonard stated that it could be made clearer by incorporating the 365

term “renaming.” 366 367

Trustee Goodlette made a motion for approval of the Delegations of Authority to 368 University President with the renaming of buildings incorporated. Trustee Cors 369

seconded the motion. There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in 370 favor of the motion. 371 372 373 374 375

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Item 8: Reports from Special Committee on FGCU Strategic Plan 2016-2021 376

(Includes Public Comment) (See Tabs #6-8) 377

Chair Goodlette called on Committee Chair Felton of the Special Committee on 378 FGCU Strategic Plan 2016-2021 to give an overview of the process to date. 379

380 Chair Felton stated that the Committee met earlier that morning to review the 381 current Work Plan that is pending approval of the full Board, in order to meet a 382 May 13, 2016 deadline at the Board of Governors (BOG). He indicated that the 383 Committee had met with all of the Deans, Provost and Vice President for 384 Academic Affairs Ron Toll, and Senior Provost and Associate Vice President 385 Paul Snyder at its April 29, 2016 meeting. He stated that at the conclusion of that 386 meeting, the Committee had agreed on four pillars including: (1) Health 387 Sciences, (2) Academic Excellence, (3) Entrepreneurship, and (4) Emerging 388

Preeminence. He indicated that there would be a Committee meeting on May 20, 389 2016 to work more in depth on the Strategic Plan, and to finalize the Work Plan. 390

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Minutes of April 29, 2016 Committee Meeting (Tab #6) 392

Chair Felton indicated there was one action item for the Committee, which was 393 the approval of minutes from the meeting on April 29, 2016. 394

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Trustee Spilker made a motion for approval. Trustee Priddy seconded the 396 motion. There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in favor of the 397 motion. 398 399 Draft FGCU Strategic Plan 2016-2021 (Tab #7) 400

Chair Felton indicated that this item had been removed from the agenda but that 401

he would like to open the floor for discussion. 402 403

Trustee Fogg stated that he had researched the mission and vision statements of 404 about 20 universities, and found some phrases that he would like to see in 405 FGCU’s mission and vision statements, including support for: open discussion 406 and inquiry; academic freedom; diversity of opinions; freedom of speech; full-407 spectrum of views; tolerance of divergent views; free inquiry; pursuit of truth; and 408

diversity of scholarship and students. 409 410 Trustee Spilker asked for elaboration on the fourth pillar, which is Emerging 411

Preeminence. Chair Felton indicated that Preeminence is a notion at the State 412 level, and said there currently are two preeminent universities including 413

University of Florida (UF), and Florida State University (FSU). He said that 414 through the legislative process there is now a category of Emerging 415

Preeminence, where at least six out of the 12 goals must be met for a university 416 to be considered as Emerging Preeminent. He indicated that currently FGCU is 417 far off from these goals, but stated that someday FGCU could move toward that. 418 419 Trustee Smith asked how much money is received in additional recurring funds 420 for being classified as Emerging Preeminent. President Bradshaw stated that the 421 last legislative session allocated $10 million for Emerging Preeminent institutions 422

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to be split among those classified as such. Trustee Smith stated that if FGCU 423

was to be classified, as Emerging Preeminent then there could be an estimated 424 additional funding of $3 million. He agreed that the 12 goals should be the 425 foundation to help FGCU grow into an Emerging Preeminent university. 426 427 Trustee Price indicated that there is a significant shift from research institutions, 428 and asked if becoming a research institution is really the direction that FGCU 429 should go in. 430

431 Trustee Smith stated that the true thoughtfulness of the Strategic Plan is defining 432 what FGCU wants to be. He stated that there is a clear message being sent in 433 terms of funding from the State. He stated the importance of the role that that the 434 Strategic Plan plays during the presidential search process. 435

436 The Board discussed whether or not to keep Emerging Preeminence as a pillar, 437 to have the Committee provide more information on it as a pillar, and to have 438 synergy with the vision and mission statement as to assist the Committee in 439 moving forward with the Strategic Plan. 440 441

Draft FGCU 2016 Work Plan for Board of Governors (Tab #8) 442

Committee Chair Felton stated that the changes to the Mission and Vision 443 statements as discussed at the January 12, 2016 Board meeting had been 444 included and highlighted in yellow. He stated however that no formal action had 445 been taking regarding the discussion of the Mission and Vision statement at the 446 January 12, 2016 meeting. He stated that without approval of the changes made 447 by the Board during the January meeting, the Mission and Vision statements as 448

previously approved during the September 8, 2015 meeting would be included 449 instead. 450

451 Trustee Spilker made a motion to approve the Mission and Vision statements as 452 discussed during the January 12, 2016 meeting. Trustee Roepstorff seconded 453 the motion. 454

455 Trustee Smith suggested bringing back discussion on the Mission and Vision to 456 the Committee meeting on May 20, 2016. 457 458 Trustee Goodlette stated that FGCU needs to transmit a draft Work Plan to the 459

BOG before the meeting on May 20, 2016. 460

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Dr. Toll stated that the goal of the draft is to give the BOG a reasonable facsimile 462 of the final document to begin its initial review, and it would not be desirable to 463 have too much divergence between the draft and final document. 464 465 Trustee Roepstorff agreed, and stated that the only difference between the draft 466

and final document should be just some minor wordsmithing. 467 468

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Trustee Goodlette suggested informing the BOG that there will be a major 469

meeting regarding the Work Plan on May 20, 2016. 470 471

Trustee Smith expressed concern regarding the timeline in which the document 472 was to be submitted. He said that he believed additional conversation was 473 needed, and that the document should be further revised to include such things 474 as Deans owning graduation rates. 475 476

Trustee Felton clarified the timeline with BOG deadlines for the Work Plan. 477 478 Trustee Spilker suggested that the Board Chair write a letter to submit with the 479 Work Plan draft to the BOG that states that there is a significant meeting on May 480 20 where the Committee plans to make edits before the final submission. 481

482 Trustee Spilker clarified his original motion as to approve removing the word 483 “regional” and including the word “practices” in the Mission statement for the 484 transmittal of the Draft Work Plan and to amend further the Mission and Vision 485 statements for the final submission. There was no public comment. The motion 486 was unanimous in favor of the motion. 487

488 The Board further discussed areas to be reviewed at the May 20 meeting 489 including: the importance of data regarding graduation rates, water quality as a 490 pillar, real estate as an area of strategic emphasis, and the area of sales to be 491 brought into the forefront. 492

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Item 8: Report from Presidential Search Advisory Committee 495

Chair Goodlette called on Presidential Search Advisory Committee Chair Ken 496 Smith. 497 498 Chair Smith indicated that the Request for Quotation (RFQ) for an Executive 499 Search Firm has concluded with five firms that responded: (1) Greenwood/Asher 500

& Associates, Inc.; (2) Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting; (3) 501 Parker Executive Search; (4) R. William Funk and Associates; and (5) 502 Witt/Kieffer. (Firms are indicated in alphabetical order.) He stated that the 503 Executive Search Firm Sub-Committee has invited three firms for on-site 504 presentations (1) Greenwood/Asher & Associates, Inc.; (2) Parker Executive 505

Search; and (3) Witt/Kieffer. He indicated that the Presidential Search Advisory 506

Committee would make a recommendation of an executive search firm to the full 507

Board at the June 7, 2016 meeting. 508 509 Chair Smith stated that the Position Announcement Sub-Committee had its first 510 meeting where members discussed leadership qualities for the new president. 511 He said the Sub-Committee identified constituents including students, alumni, 512

faculty, staff, taxpayers, business leaders, regional chambers of commerce, 513 Florida Southwestern College (FSW), K-12 school boards, medical institution 514 leaders in the region, municipal and county governments, The Alliance of 515

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Educational Leaders, Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, and 516

senior citizens. He indicated that the Sub-Committee discussed having town hall 517 meetings and using surveys as a way to solicit feedback from the constituents. 518 He stated that the Board’s discussion regarding desired Presidential leadership 519 qualities needs to be a broad-level discussion, and cautioned against thwarting 520 the inclusiveness of all constituents. He stated also that the Board would 521 ultimately approve the position announcement which will be used with 522 advertisements and marketing to recruit candidates. 523

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Board Discussion Regarding Desired Presidential Leadership Qualities 525

Chair Smith opened the floor for discussion. 526 527 Trustee Priddy suggested not limiting the search to someone who comes from 528

the academic world; to be mindful of where funding comes from; the importance 529 of being able to work with the legislature, and inclusion of “politically astute” in 530 the job description. 531 532

Chair Smith said the Sub-Committee did discuss lobbying experience, working 533 with the BOG, having a relationship with the legislature, and the importance of 534 politics in Florida as areas in which the President should be proactive. He noted 535 that the faculty representatives on the Sub-Committee were open to non-536 traditional candidates. 537

538 Trustee Price suggested someone who has background and experience with, 539 and can demonstrate a strategic use of, technology. 540 541

Chair Smith indicated that the Sub-Committee had discussed someone who 542 could turn his or her educational background and pragmatic experience into 543 direct results. 544 545 Trustee Fogg stated that what you need is a function of where you are and where 546 you want to go. He suggested that he would like to see someone who has 547

demonstrated ability to execute a Strategic Plan. 548 549 Chair Smith stated the Sub-Committee discussed a president who can lead and 550 inspire; fundraise, and demonstrate tangible results. 551 552

Trustee Spilker commended Chair Smith for his undertaking of the process and 553

its inclusiveness but expressed that he did not want to weigh in too early, and 554

would rather let the Sub-Committee bring its ideas forth. 555 556 Chair Smith stated that the faculty representatives on the Sub-Committee 557 expressed their desire to have an aspirational Strategic Plan and the importance 558 of finding a president who can execute that plan to bring FGCU to the next level. 559

He encouraged everyone who is not on the Sub-Committee but interested in the 560 process to attend the meetings. 561 562

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Trustee Goodlette stated that he was impressed with how many non Sub-563

Committee members from the full Committee were present during the Sub-564 Committee meeting as it shows that they are a very engaged group. 565

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Item 9: Old Business 568

There was no old business. 569 570

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Item 10: New Business (Tab #9) 572

Chair Goodlette indicated that there was one item under new business and called 573 on President Bradshaw to present FGCU Building Naming Request. 574 575

FGCU Building Naming Request (Tab #9) 576

President Bradshaw stated that FGCU is in the process of a major fundraising 577 campaign, and there are five areas of emphasis which includes community 578 impact. He said that one way FGCU has community impact is through the public 579 radio and television station, WGCU. He stated that he is seeking permission from 580 the FGCU Board of Trustees to rename the Broadcast Building in consideration 581 of a substantial gift from a member of our local community. He read the details 582 from the memo as: “Through an irrevocable testamentary trust, Myra Janco 583 Daniels of Naples will provide $3 million in support of WGCU. The funds will be 584 used to strengthen and enhance the programs emanating from the Broadcast 585 Building, and will be put into an endowment within the FGCU Foundation to 586 benefit arts and cultural programming on WGCU in perpetuity. This gift will be the 587 single largest gift in WGCU’s history. The Broadcast Building will be renamed the 588

Myra Janco Daniels Public Media Center.” He stated that Ms. Daniels was the 589 founder and longtime CEO of the Philharmonic, now called Artis – Naples; she 590 has been a longtime supporter of the FGCU music program from its beginning. 591 He said he was pleased to bring this opportunity before the Board for approval. 592 593 Trustee Spilker made a motion for approval. Trustee Smith seconded the motion. 594

595 Chair Goodlette stated that the naming opportunity is a requirement of the BOG 596 to come to the BOT for approval and that bringing this forward today was the 597 outgrowth of the good work of the Special Committee on Delegations of Authority 598 to University President. 599

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President Bradshaw acknowledged the hard work of the Advancement staff and 601

Kim Woodle from WGCU. 602 603 There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 604 605 606

Item 11: Chair’s Closing Remarks, & Meeting Adjournment 607

Chair Goodlette welcomed Nicole Catalfamo as the Interim President for Staff 608

Advisory Committee (SAC). 609

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He indicated that he had asked staff to distribute copies of the Commencement 610

program to the Board. He commended the Commencement speakers including 611 Dean Gregerson, Dean Cordova, and Dean Beatty respectively. He recognized 612 the Trustees who attended, and encouraged all Trustees to attend future 613 ceremonies. 614 615 Chair Goodlette noted the following upcoming meetings as follow: 616 617

Board of Governors’ Joint Meeting of Facilities Committee, and Innovation 618 and Online Committee – meeting on the FGCU Campus: Thursday, May 12 619 starting at 9 a.m. in the Cohen Center Ballroom. 620

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Executive Search Firm Sub-Committee, followed by Presidential Search 622 Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 17 starting at 8:15 a.m. in Cohen Center 623 Room #213. 624

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Special Committee on FGCU Strategic Plan 2016-2021: Friday, May 20 626 starting at 9 a.m. in Cohen Center Room #213. 627

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Full FGCU Board of Trustees: Tuesday, June 7 starting at 8:30 a.m. 629 630

He noted that Trustee Gable called to inform the Board that he was unable to 631

attend today’s meeting due to a medical issue. 632

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The meeting was adjourned at 11:42 a.m. 634 635

636 637 Minutes submitted by Tiffany Reynolds, Executive Assistant to the Vice President 638 and Chief of Staff 639

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Agenda Items: 642 A. See Tabs # 1 – 9 643

a. http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2016/05-10-644 2016/FGCUBOTMTG-AMENDEDAGENDAPACKET_5-10-645 2016.PDF 646

B. Handouts 647 a. http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2016/05-10-648

2016/FGCUBOTMTG-HANDOUT_5-10-2016.pdf 649

Approved June 7, 2016