May 22, 2015
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Compliance, Audit, Risk Management and Legal Affairs Committee Meeting
Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee Meeting
Legislative Affairs, Research and Innovation Committee Meeting
Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee Meeting
and Special Meeting of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Thursday – May 28, 2015
NIU Hoffman Estates Campus – Room 233
5555 Trillium Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Approximate Schedule
9:00 a.m. Compliance, Audit, Risk Management and Legal Affairs Committee
(Expected to include presentation of items for committee review and information: ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) System. Possibly other matters discussion only.)
10:00 a.m. Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee Meeting
(Expected to include presentation of items for committee review and endorsement: Faculty Promotions, Tenure, and Promotions with Tenure for 2015-2016; Change in Degree Designation. Review and information: Student Presentation on Oratory Contest; Presidential Commissions Year End Updates; Search Progress and Future Searches FY16. Possibly other matters for discussion only.)
11:00 a.m. Legislative Affairs, Research and Innovation Committee
(Expected to include presentation of proposals for committee review and endorsement: State Legislative Update, Federal Relations Update; Marketing and Communications Plan. Possibly other matters for discussion only.)
Noon. Break for Lunch
12:30 p.m. Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee
(Expected to include presentation of proposals for committee review and endorsement: Overview of On-Going Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Preparations/Preliminary Fiscal Year 2016 Internal Operating Budget Interim Approval; Fiscal Year 2015 Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Contract Addendum; Intercollegiate Athletics Fiscal Year 2016 Secondary Student Health Insurance Contract Renewal; Intercollegiate Athletics Fiscal Year 2016 Air Charter Services for Football Team; Oracle and PeopleSoft ERP System Annual Maintenance Renewal; Division of Information Technology Fiscal Year 2016 Blackboard Software Licenses; Waste Management and Utilities – Fiscal Year 2016 Solid Waste Removal and Recycling at NIU DeKalb Contract Renewal; Appropriation Transfer Authorization; Scope Clarification to Previous Board Approval/Neptune Complex. Review and information: Semi-Annual Progress Report of Active Capital Projects; Quarterly Summary Report of Transactions in Excess of $100,000; Periodic Report on Investments; Holmes Student Center/Neptune Complex Redevelopment Plans. Possibly other matters for discussion only.)
AGENDA FORMAT FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. VERIFICATION OF QUORUM AND APPROPRIATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
3. MEETING AGENDA APPROVAL
4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. CHAIR’S COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (SEE NOTE)
7. UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION
8. UNIVERSITY REPORTS/INFORMATION
9. OTHER MATTERS
10. NEXT MEETING DATE
11. ADJOURNMENT
2:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Special Meeting
(Expected to include presentation of proposals for committee review and endorsement: Appropriation Transfer Authorization; Scope Clarification to Previous Board Approval/Neptune Complex; Appointment of Interim Dean College of Law; Appointment of Interim Dean College of Visual and Performing Arts; Appointment of Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships; Proposed Changes to Board Bylaws, Regulations, and Policies Concerning Board and Presidential Contracting and Related Matters First Reading Items. Expected to include a Closed Session.)
AGENDA FORMAT FOR SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. VERIFICATION OF QUORUM AND APPROPRIATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
3. MEETING AGENDA APPROVAL
4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (SEE NOTE)
6. PRESIDENT’S REPORT NO. 97 - UNIVERSITY RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION
7. CHAIR’S REPORT NO. 70
8. OTHER MATTERS
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
10. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE (05/28/15) The Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees is examining its existing policy concerning public comment/appearances before the Board and its committees through its Ad Hoc Committee on Governance and in accordance with rules governing amendments to the Bylaws (Article X of its Bylaws). Irrespective of any other published or posted policy, for these regular committee meetings of the Board and for the special meeting, individuals wishing to make an appearance before any of the committees or special meeting should provide the Board Parliamentarian, or designee, a timely request to provide public comment any time prior to the start time of each meeting. Individuals seeking to provide public comment will not be asked to provide any information other than their name. Chairs of each meeting will limit time allotments for speakers to five minutes or less, depending on the number of timely requests and the available meeting time. Minutes of this meeting will record a summary of individuals’ remarks, subject to the same editing practices applied to the remarks of all meeting participants. Individuals making timely requests are welcome to supplement their public comments with written material, which will be distributed to committee members upon request.
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