AGENDA
Board of Regents Meeting and Committee Meetings
Murray State University
Jesse Stuart Room – Pogue Library
December 11, 2015
8:30 a.m.
1. Roll Call Secretary Hunt
2. Minutes of the Special Board of Regents Meeting – Annual Advance – and Minutes of the
Special Board of Regents Meeting – Ad Hoc Presidential Compensation Review Committee – on
August 27, 2015 and Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting and Committee Meetings on August 28,
2015*
3. Public Participation
4. Report of the Chair Chair Waterfield
5. Report of the President President Davies
6. Report of the Constituency Regents Regent Jacobs
Regent Schooley
Regent Combs
7. Report of the Treasurer* Vice President Dudley
(Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports)
8. Report of the Registrar* President Davies
(August and December 2015 Conferral of Degrees)
9. Public Safety and Emergency Management Update Int. Chief Roy Dunaway
(For Information Only)
10. Strategic Plan Update (For Information Only) Drs. Renee Fister
Tim Todd
Bob Jackson
11. Risk Management Update (For Information Only) Vice President Dudley
(*Requires Board of Regents Action)
12. First-time Freshmen Tuition/Scholarship Model Update Vice President Dudley
(For Information Only)
13. Board of Regents – Roles, Duties and Responsibilities President Davies
(For Information Only)
14. Board of Regents – Self-Assessment Project (For Information Only) Dist. Visit. Prof-Kellogg
Bob Long
15. Closed Session Chair Waterfield
A. Pending Litigation
B. Future Acquisition or Sale of Real Property
16. Committee Reports/Recommendations Regent Thornton
A. Academic Excellence and Scholarly Activities
1) Academic Program Reaccreditations Update (For Information Only)
2) Academic Program Name Change – Undergraduate Research and Scholarly
Activities Program to Office for Research and Creative Activity
(For Information Only)
3) Academic Programs Update (For Information Only)
4) Department Chair Appointments (For Information Only)
B. Audit and Compliance Regent Kemp
1) Audited Financial Statements – General*
a. Presentation of Results of the Annual Audit Report (includes
Representation Letter)
b. Auditor Communications
c. Independence/Peer Review Letter
d. House Bill 622 Compliance Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2015
e. Kentucky Lease Law Compliance Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2015
f. General Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2015
2) Audited Financial Statement – Federal Funds (A-133)*
a. U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 for the Year Ended
June 30, 2015
3) Annual Audit Report – Athletic*
a. National Collegiate Athletic Association Independent Accountant’s Report
on Application of Agreed-Upon Procedures for Intercollegiate Athletics for
the Year Ended June 30, 2015
4) Audited Financial Statement – WKMS-FM*
a. Auditor Communications
b. Audited Financial Statement for the Year Ended June 30, 2015
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
(*Requires Board of Regents Action)
C. Buildings and Grounds Regent Green
1) Major Projects Update (For Information Only)
2) Campus Master Plan – Land Acquisitions Report*
3) Disposition of Equine Center Student Residence (Building #0241)*
4) Winslow Dining Hall Renovations – Program Statement*
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
D. Enrollment Management and Student Success Regent Sewell
1) Fall 2015 Enrollment Report (For Information Only)
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
E. Finance Regent Williams
1) State Endowment Match Program Annual Report*
2) Authorization for Issuance of General Receipts Refunding Bonds (2016 Series A)*
3) Personal Services Contracts*
4) Personal Services Contracts – Schedule of Expenditures (For Information Only)
5) Banking Collateralization Procedure*
6) Facilities and Technology Projects Fund Designation*
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
F. Legislative and Economic Development Regent Rhoads
1) Legislative and Economic Development Update (For Information Only)
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
G. Marketing and Community Engagement Regent Guess
1) Naming Opportunity – Kate B. Lochte Transmission and Operations Center*
2) Marketing and Outreach Update (For Information Only)
3) Murray State University Foundation, Inc. Update (For Information Only)
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
H. Ad Hoc Presidential Compensation Review* Chair Waterfield
1) Contract of Employment Revision – Dr. Robert O. Davies
NOTE: Full Board action will follow Committee action.
(*Requires Board of Regents Action)
17. Policy Changes* President Davies
A. Board of Regents Policy Manual (Section 2.24) – Sexual Violence and Misconduct, Relationship Violence and Stalking and (Section 5.7) – Disciplinary Proceedings and Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual (Section VI B) – Reporting Allegations of Discrimination and Discrimination Grievance Procedures
B. Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual (Section V K) – Education Tuition Waivers Revision
18. Personnel Changes* President Davies
A. Two-Year Faculty Transitional Retirement Contracts
B. Staff Leaves of Absence Without Pay
19. University Appeals Board Appointments* President Davies
20. 2015-16 NCAA/OVC Governing Board Certification Regent Schooley
21. Supplemental Materials (For Information Only)
A. News Beyond Campus
B. Campus Major Projects Update – Quarterly Status Report
C. Sponsored Programs – Grants and Contracts Report
22. Other Business
23. Adjournment
(*Requires Board of Regents Action)