BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECEMBER MEETING

LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Thursday, December 6, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Room 132
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Thursday, December 6, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room 206
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Thursday, December 6, 2007
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room 208
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

EXECUTIVE SESSION / DINNER*

Thursday, December 6, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Indiana Room
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

*        Executive Session - Items authorized by Open Door Law‑Sec. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5); 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(B); 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9)

JOINT MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT
AND FACILITIES COMMITTEES

Friday, December 7, 2007
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Room 132
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

FACILITIES COMMITTEE **

Friday, December 7, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room 206
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

**Executive Session 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Items authorized by Open Door Law- Sec. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(B); 5-14-1.5-6. (b)(D)

FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE***

Friday, December 7, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room 208
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

*** Executive Session 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. - Items authorized by Open Law- Sec. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5); 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(C)

BUSINESS MEETING

Friday, December 7, 2007
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room 132
University Place Conference Center
IUPUI

I.         GENERAL BUSINESS

A.        Trustee Business

1.       Action Item:  Approval is requested for the minutes of September 21, 2007, which include the Administrative Action Report of September 5, 2007.

2.      Action Item:  Approval is requested for the reappointments of the following individuals to the Riley Children’s Foundation Board of Governors for three-year terms, beginning December 6, 2007, and concluding November 17, 2010:

Position # 1        Gerald L. Bepko
Position # 9        Kristin G. Fruehwald
Position #10       Fred Fehsenfeld, Jr.
Position #11       Robert G. Jones
Position #16       Donald C. Danielson

In addition, approval is requested for the following addition to the Riley Children’s Foundation Board of Governors for a three-year term, beginning December 6, 2007, and concluding November 17, 2010:

Position #26       Anne Nobles

3.       Action item:  Approval is requested for the following appointments and reappointments to the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Board of Advisors, for the terms indicated:

          For three year terms, July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007:

          Harry Gonso
          Melina Kennedy
          Roland Dorson
          Jeff Cohen
          Tom King
          Robert McKinney
          Phil Votaw

          Indiana University and Purdue University trustees recommended for approval:

          Derica Rice (term to expire June 30, 2010)
          Phil Eskew (term to expire June 30, 2009)
          John Hardin (term to expire June 30, 2010)
          Tim McGinley (term to expire June 30, 2010)

          Recommended for retirement to emeritus status (terms ending June 30, 2007):

          Lehman Adams
          Mike O’Conner
          Bill Shrewsberry

4.       Action Item: Approval is requested for the revised Board of Trustees meeting schedule for 2008-09 and the new schedule for 2009-10.

B.        President’s Report

1.        Remarks from Michael A. McRobbie

C.        Faculty Report

1.       Remarks from Bart Ng, co-secretary, University Faculty Council

D.        Student Report

1.       Remarks from Trevor Fulk, president, Undergraduate Student Government, IUPUI

2.       Remarks from David Stout, president, Graduate Student Organization, IUPUI

II.       REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

A.        Joint Meeting of the Facilities and Finance & Audit Committees

1.       Report from Trustees Cast and Reilly

B.        Facilities Committee

1.       Report from Trustee Cast

2.       Action Item:  Approval is requested for a resolution authorizing the Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees to approve certain projects and easements on behalf of said trustees.

3.       Project Approvals

IUB – Classroom Building

Action item: Approval of the Board is requested to proceed with the design-build process and design for the construction of the new Classroom Building on the Bloomington Campus.  The facility will be located at a site to be chosen on the south side of Third Street.  The building will provide classroom and support space for International Studies and other academic programs.  Appropriate State approvals will be requested.

IUPUI – Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute

Action item: Approval of the Board is requested to proceed with the construction of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute on the IUPUI Campus.  The new campus structure will be approximately 50% clinical facility and 50% research facility.  The new space will accommodate patient exam, treatment and surgery suites as well as basic research, clinical research and teaching areas.  It will also house all essential administrative and support functions necessary to support these programs.  Funded by a gift from the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Foundation Corporation, the project is estimated to cost $20,000,000.  Appropriate State approvals will be requested.

IUSB – Cancer Center - Addition to Raclin Carmichael Medical Education Center
Action item: Approval of the Board is requested to proceed with the construction of a new cancer center on the South Bend campus.  This facility will be a new building, of 55,000 gross square feet, attached on all levels to the existing Raclin-Carmichael Hall.  The building will house cancer research programs for both the Indiana University School of Medicine at South Bend and the University of Notre Dame.  The new addition will primarily accommodate research labs, lab support and related offices.  The cancer center will have its own entrance, and the architectural character of the building will be consistent with the existing Raclin-Carmichael Hall.  The project is estimated to cost $20,000,000 with $10,000,000 in funding from the Indiana University School of Medicine and $10,000,000 from the University of Notre Dame.  Appropriate State approvals will be requested.

Consent Items

IUB – Forest Quadrangle, B Building – Building Systems Upgrade

Action Item: Approval of the Board is requested to proceed with a project to complete the air conditioning and upgrade of several building systems for Forest Quadrangle’s B Building, located on the Bloomington Campus.  In addition to completion of the air conditioning system, this work includes replacement of the domestic hot water system, and minor asbestos abatement.  The project will also add a wireless network system for both Building B and Tower A.  Estimated to cost $4,400,000, the project is funded by Residential Programs and Services Building Repair Reserves ($4,094,000) and University Information Technology Services Auxiliary Reserves ($306,000).  Appropriate State approvals will be requested.

IUB - McNutt Student Access Card Project

Action item: Approval of the Board is requested to update the present 44 year-old student room locks and hardware system to a state-of-the-art card access system at McNutt Quad.  The project would allow students to use their student Identification card as a swipe card to gain access to certain parts of the building including their student room.  The project includes the installation of security cameras in strategic areas and will provide optimal security for the building.  Estimated to cost $1,500,000, the project is funded by Residential Programs and Services.  Appropriate State Approvals will be requested.

IUB - Parking Lots and Other Upgrades
Action item: Approval of the Board is requested to proceed with a project to upgrade various parking areas and complete other general work on the Bloomington Campus.
4th Street Parking Lot Expansion – At the northeast corner of 4th and Dunn, a series of paved parking areas encompass the space between the alley to the north and commercial buildings to the east.  These distinct areas will be combined into one lot providing better circulation and a net increase of 4-5 spaces.  Existing vegetation will be eliminated and new deciduous shade trees will be introduced.
Chilled Water Plant (West Lot & East Drainage) – This existing gravel lot will be paved and lighted.  The drainage at the east end of the Chilled Water Plant will also be addressed with excavation, piping of existing runoff, reconstruction of failed pavement base, and repaving.
Law Lane, Fee to Jordan – The curb in this area will be reconstructed and adequate drainage structures added.
Fischers Court Reconstruction – A new concrete pavement profile will be installed in the cul-de-sac and drive area.  New concrete curbs will also be constructed.
Estimated to cost $956,449, the project is funded by Parking Operations.

4.       Real Estate

Consent Item

IUS – Approve and authorize granting of gas line easement to provide natural gas service to Indiana University Southeast Student Housing Units
Action Item:  Approval is requested for the authority to grant an easement on the Indiana University Southeast campus to Indiana Gas Company, Inc., and Indiana Corporation d/b/a Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana Inc.  The easement is for installation, operation and maintenance of a natural gas pipeline line in support of the Student Housing Unit construction project on the Indiana University Southeast Campus in New Albany, Indiana.

C.         Academic Affairs Committee

1.       Report from Trustee Talbot

2.       Action Item:  Approval is requested for the following new degrees:

IUB – Ph.D. African American and African Diaspora Studies  
IUK – B.A. in Fine Arts
IUPUI – Ph.D. Biostatistics
IUPUI – Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
IUPUI – M.A. in Public Relations

1.       Report from Trustee Shoulders

E.         Finance and Audit Committee

1.       Report from Trustee Reilly

2.       Action Item:  Approval is requested for the 2008-09 Housing Rates for IUPUI.

F.         REPORT FROM STUDENT TRUSTEE

1.         Report from Trustee King

III.      PERSONNEL ACTIONS

INDIANA UNIVERSITY - President Michael A. McRobbie

No items

IUB – Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson

Reappointments and Changes in Status

For Neil Antony Morgan, Associate Professor of Marketing, the additional title of Nestle-Hustad Professor of Marketing, Kelley School of Business, for the period September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2012.

For Brian Powell, Professor of Sociology, the additional title of Rudy Professor of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, beginning January 1, 2008.

IUPUI - Chancellor Charles R. Bantz

Initial Appointments

Carey D. Chisholm, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, with tenure, beginning July 29, 2007.

Peter A.S. Johnstone, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, and William A. Mitchell Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, with tenure, beginning December 1, 2007.

Reappointments and Changes of Status

For Paul N. Cox, Centennial Professor Of Law, School of Law, a change in title from Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to Vice Dean, School of Law, beginning August 17, 2007.

For Michael J. Econs, Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, add the title of Glenn W. Irwin, Jr. Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, beginning November 1, 2007.

For Barbara B. Flynn, Professor of Operations Management, and CIBER Director, Kelley School of Business, the additional title of Richard M. and Myra Louise Buskirk Professorship in Manufacturing Management, for the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2012.

For Ora H. Pescovitz, Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs, and Edwin Letzter Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, the additional title of Interim Vice President for Research Administration,  beginning August 1, 2007.

For Robert Sandy, Professor, Department of Economics, School of Liberal Arts, the additional title of Assistant Executive Vice President, for the period October 1, 2006 to May 31, 2008.

For Stuart Sherman, Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, the additional title of Glen A. Lehman Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, beginning November 1, 2007.

For Jian-Ting Zhang, Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, the additional title of Andrew and Peggy Thomson Professor of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, beginning November 1, 2007.

Retirements and Emeritus Titles

For William M. Plater, Professor, Department of English, School of Liberal Arts, Director of Workshop on International Community Development, Chancellor’s Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Adjunct Professor, School of Informatics, the additional title of Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Emeritus, beginning September 1, 2007.

IUE - Chancellor Nassar Payder

No items

IUK – Chancellor Ruth J. Person

IPFW - Chancellor Michael A. Wartell

No Items

IUN - Chancellor Bruce Bergland

No items

IUSB - Chancellor Una Mae Reck

No Items

IUS – Chancellor Sandra Patterson-Randles

No Items

IV.     CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS

V.        AWARD OF DEGREES

1.       Action Item: Approval is requested for the award of degrees as of October, 31, November 30, and December 31, 2007.

2.       Action Item:  Approval is requested to designate individuals as Distinguished Professors.  These appointments will be announced at Founder=s Day 2008, and reported for the record at the May 2, 2008 board meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

 NEW BUSINESS

VIII.   NEXT MEETING

January 31 - February 1, 2008
Indiana University East
Richmond, IN

IX.       ADJOURNMENT