WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Board of Regents
Meeting Agenda ~ April 24, 2009

1. Call to Order (Ms. Lois Gray, Chair)

2. Invocation (Ms. Deborah Wilkins)

3. Oath of Office (Mr. Reagan Gilley, Student Regent)
--Special Recognition / Presentation

4. Roll Call (Ms. Tamela Smith, Interim Secretary of the Board)

5. Approval of Minutes –  October 31, 2008 (amended / corrected minutes) [Action Item 1 - p. 1] January 30, 2009

6.     Executive (Ms. Lois Gray, Chair)

        Action Items:

        6.1    Approval of Naming of Designated Facilities / Rooms [p. 2]
        6.2    Approval of University’s 2010-2016 Six-Year Capital Plan [pp. 3-5]
        6.3    Approval to Pursue State Matching Funds for Endowed Professorships [p. 6]
                
        Information Items:

        6.5    Capital Construction Project Status Report (Mr. John Osborne) [pp. 7-9]
        6.6    Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities – Status (Dr. Richard Miller) [pp. 10-12]
        6.7    Development Update (Mr. Tom Hiles) [pp. 13-17]
        6.8    Media Update (Ms. Robbin Taylor)
        6.9    Internal Auditor Report (Mr. Warren Irons) [pp. 18-28]

 
7.     Finance and Budget (Mr. Jim Meyer, Chair)

        Action Items:

        7.1    Acceptance of Accountant’s Report on Application of Agreed-Upon Procedures
                 (NCAA Compliance Report)           [pp. 29-52]
        7.2    Acceptance for filing 2008-09 Second Quarter Statement of Revenues and
                 Expenditures [pp. 53-54]
        7.3    Approval of 2009-10 Tuition and Fees Schedule [pp. 55-57]
        7.4    Approval of 2008-09 Operating Budget Revisions [pp. 58-60]
        7.5    Approval of Personnel Recommendations [pp. 61-67]
        7.6    Approval of Red Flag Identity Theft Prevention Program [pp. 68-71]
       

        Information Items:

        7.7    WKU General Receipts Bonds, 2009 Series A (Ms. Ann Mead) [pp. 72-73]
        7.8    2009-10 Operating Budget (Ms. Ann Mead) [pp. 74-75]

8.     Academic Affairs (Ms. Forrest Roberts, Chair)

        Action Items:

        8.1    Approval of School of Teacher Education [p. 76]
        8.2    Approval of Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility [pp. 77-81]
        8.3    Approval of Department of Physical Education and Recreation name change to
                 Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport [pp. 82-83]
        8.4    Approval of Minor in Sustainability [pp. 84-87]
        8.5    Approval of Minor in Creative Writing [pp. 88-91]
        8.6    Approval of Minor in Professional Writing [pp. 92-94]
        8.7    Approval of Certificate in Historic Preservation [pp. 95-98]
        8.8    Approval of Major in Science and Math Education [pp. 99-107]
        8.9    Approval of Major in Middle Grades Mathematics [pp. 108-111]
        8.10  Approval of Major in Middle School Science Education [pp. 112-118]
        8.11  Approval of Faculty Emeritus Appointments [p. 119]

        Information Items:

        8.12  Winter Term Report – separate document enclosed (Dr. Barbara Burch)
        8.13  Enrollment Report (Dr. Barbara Burch) [pp. 120-129]

 
9.     Student Affairs (Ms. Yevette Haskins, Chair)

Information Item:
       
9.1    Career Services – Serving Displaced Workers (Mr. Howard Bailey)
       

10.   Other Business / Upcoming Meeting Dates

• Special Meeting / Budget Approval – June 19, 2009
• Third Quarterly Meeting – July 31, 2009
• Fourth Quarterly Meeting – October 30, 2009

11.   Adjournment