Board of Regents
September 1997 Minutes - University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
- RESOLUTION
OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
- REPORT
ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
- REPORT
OF THE SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 MEETING OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD
- TOUR OF
THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK
REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SYSTEM
- PRESIDENT'S
WELCOME TO THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
- 1997 Regents'
Teaching Excellence Awards
- Professor
Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and
Geology, UW Manitowoc County
- Professor
James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
- UW-Oshkosh
Department of Chemistry
- GOOD NEWS
ITEMS
- New
Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges
at Marathon County and at Marshfield
- UW-Madison's
Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne
Residential College
- Get
Real!
- UW
Arboretum Gift
- UW
Institutions in the News
REPORT
OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- Annual
Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
- UW-Platteville:
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary
that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salary
that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Eau
Claire: Chancellor
- UW-Oshkosh:
Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
- UW-Madison:
Appointment of Named Professors
- UW-Stout:
Appointment of Named Professor
- 1997-98
WORK PLAN
- REPORT
OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- Presentation:
UW-Extension's Partnerships
- The
Diversity Plan
- Intentions
to recruit
- NCA ACCREDITATION
REPORT, UW-PLATTEVILLE
- REVISED
MISSION STATEMENT, UW-SUPERIOR
- 21ST CENTURY STUDY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
UW-EAU
CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
REPORT
OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND
FUNDING COMMITTEE
- JOINT SESSION
TO REVIEW THE UW-MADISON RESEARCH PARK ANNUAL REPORT
- REVIEW
OF BOARD OF REGENTS FUND RAISING POLICIES & NAMING POLICIES
PANEL DISCUSSION: FUND RAISING REALITIES
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING
AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- UW-Baraboo/Sauk
County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000
All Agency Funds
- UW-Eau
Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900
PR + $209,900 GPR)
- UW-Madison:
Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design
Report) Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue
Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
- UW-Platteville:
Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000,
General Fund Supported Borrowing
- UW-Stevens
Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000
of Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
- UW-Madison:
Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR
& $400,000 GFSB
- REPORT
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- Overview
of Projects in Progress
- UW-System
Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
- UW-System
Land Holding and Leased Space Report
- Report
on Building Commission Actions
REPORT
OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- Divestiture
of architectural control responsibilities for the residential
plats of the University Hill Farms
- Mabel
E. McLean Trust
- Authorization
to Sign Documents
- Contractual
Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
- Contractual
Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
- Contractual
Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
- Report
on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors
(Required by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
- APPROVAL
OF REVISIONS TO TRUST FUND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES
- JOINT SESSION
WITH PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING
- REPORT
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- New
Internal Audit Director
- Agreement
Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
- Socially
Responsible Investing
CLOSED
SESSION
- UW-Madison:
Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING
of the
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Madison,
Wisconsin
Held in room 1820 Van Hise Hall
Friday, September 5, 1997
8:30 a.m.
- President Lubar presiding -
PRESENT:
Regents Barry, Benson, Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel,
James, Lubar, MacNeil, Marcovich, Mohs, Orr, Randall, Smith, and
Staszak
ABSENT:
Regent DeBraska
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Upon
motion by Regent Randall, seconded by Regent Benson, minutes of
the meeting of the Board of Regents held on July 25, 1997, were
unanimously approved as distributed.
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REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Regent
President Lubar began the meeting by moving the adoption of Resolution
7531, which was unanimously adopted by a show of applause.
RESOLUTION
OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
Resolution 7531:
Whereas, Keith R. Sanders has served with distinction as
UW System Senior Vice President for Administration since June
1995; and
Whereas, he came to that position after serving as Chancellor
of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 1989-1995;
and
Whereas, as Senior Vice President, he was instrumental
helping the Chancellors and System Administration design
and implement the system-wide restructuring made necessary
by budget reductions in the 1995-97 biennium - the success
of these measures being greatly facilitated by his skill
and commitment to fairness and equity; and
Whereas, he was influential in guiding the planning process
and helping to articulate the vision of the future set forth
in the Board of Regents' Study of the UW System in the 21st Century -- widely recognized as a well-conceived plan which
benefited from broad input and carefully targeted priorities;
and
Whereas, Keith Sanders has merited the respect and gratitude
of colleagues throughout the UW System and the State of
Wisconsin for his knowledge of and dedication to public
higher education and the students, faculty and staff of
the University of Wisconsin System; and
Whereas, he is leaving System Administration to fulfill
his enthusiasm for working directly with students and his
wish to return to teaching, research and writing as a member
of the faculty of UW-Whitewater's highly regarded Department
of Communication.
Therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Regents of
the University of Wisconsin System hereby thanks and commends
Keith R. Sanders for the outstanding service he has rendered
to the UW System and the people of Wisconsin; and
Be it further resolved that the Board of Regents extends
best wishes to Keith and Carol Sanders for happiness and
success in all future endeavors.
Dr.
Sanders thanked the Board, taking a moment to express his special
appreciation for having been able to work with Regents Boyle, Barry,
Orr, Grebe and Lubar. Of the latter three regents, he cited their
important work on The Board of Regents' Study of the UW System
in the 21st Century and on the implementation of
the study's recommendations, noting that Regent Grebe deserved credit
for his emphasis on the open process used in the study, while Regent
Orr, as Chair of the 21st Century Study Implementation
Committee, had "helped enormously" to realize the study's
goals. He expressed gratitude to his fellow chancellors for their
friendship and their extraordinary, high quality work. He noted
that his colleagues in the UW System Administration are also "first-
rate" professionals performing unheralded and essential work
within the System. President Lyall earned his special praise and
thanks as "the best University President in the nation,"
a person of great integrity, good humor and good will. He concluded
his remarks by expressing his deepest gratitude for his wife of
36 years Carol, calling her his "inspiration and support."
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Report
on Legislative Matters
A
written report on Legislative Matters had been distributed earlier;
there were no questions or comments regarding it.
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Report
of the September 4, 1997 meeting of the Hospital Authority Board
Regent
Orr provided an oral report of the most recent meeting of the Hospital
Authority Board. He observed that the timing of the meeting had
precluded the inclusion of a financial report for the month of August
at the meeting, but noted that utilization statistics continued
to follow the pattern previously reported: admissions increased
5.9%; patient days increased only 1.1%; length of stay continues
to decline; and outpatient visits have increased 5%.
Regent
Orr noted that the Federal Balanced Budget Bill will have significant
impact on the Hospital Authority. Direct medical education payments
will be reduced by over $5 million (from $18 million to $13 million)
between 1997 and 2001; PPS and disproportionate share payments are
expected to decline $855,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, in the
same period. He noted that these are significant reductions, costs
will have to be controlled very carefully elsewhere, and this situation
"places an extra burden on our teaching mission."
The
annual audit statement was presented by Peat Marwick. Regent Orr
noted that it is, generally, a good report: the net surplus was
$13.7 million (above last year's $13 million and about $2.4 million
above the budget). He expressed concern that the operating budget
was down from a little over $7 million to $6.7 million, and suggested
that key area of operations are under pressure. In comparison to
peer hospitals, the UW Hospital's operating margin is slightly below
4.4%, which is both below its peer group and below AA and single
A-rated bond issuers; this situation should be rectified by following
the strategic plan's recommendation to achieve the single A rating.
In other respects, Regent Orr reported the Hospital Authority is
in a "very good position." He added that the Board reviewed
an annual report on charity care which reflected an anticipated
$6.8 million in charity care to be performed this year; this is
twice as much as that performed elsewhere in this community and
reflects favorably in national comparisons.
Regent
Orr concluded his report by stating that the Board also reviewed
a presentation on home health care. In discussion following this
report, Regent Orr explained that "home care" offers pre-release
education and follow-up nursing to provide patients with a seamless
transition from hospital to home. The report revealed that the UW
Hospital is a state leader in this area and that its home health
care programs are growing at the rate of 15% a year. They have been
reviewed by accrediting agencies and have been granted accreditation
with commendation, in one case earning 99 out of a 100 points. He
observed that the UW Hospital's home care program was recently highlighted
on public radio as an example by a State Representative addressing
the assembly.
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Tour
of the University ResearchPark
Prior
to moving on to the next item on the order of business, Regent Lubar
expressed his gratitude for the Regents' tour of the University
Research Park to Chancellor David Ward, Wayne McGown and Regent
MacNeil (the Board's representative to the Research Park Board).
He noted that it was a "wonderful" tour and that the park
is a great asset to UW-Madison, the city and the state.
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REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYSTEM
President's
Welcome to the New Academic Year
President
Lyall began her report by welcoming the board to the beginning of
a new academic year. Describing the summer as "especially active"
she noted that:
- The UW
Centers had a new chancellor and a new name as "The UW
Colleges";
- Ground
was broken for the Pyle Center, which will serve as our statewide
high tech center for distance learning;
- Two of
the UW System Administration Vice Presidents had left the administration
- Keith Sanders to return to teaching and Paul Brown to retirement;
- a systemwide
Academic Leadership Conference was held at UW-Superior to recognize
and enhance the professional development of our staff throughout
the System;
- searches
for two new chancellors (at UW-Parkside and UW-Milwaukee) were
under way;
- Wisconsin
high school graduates scored first in the nation on the ACT
college-readiness exams; and
- The UW
System institutions started school without a budget.
President
Lyall also noted a few personal milestones, including Gaylon Greenhill's
35th year at UW-Whitewater, the arrival of twin grandsons
to Chancellor David and Judith Ward, and the announcement of Chancellor
Larry Schnack's impending retirement. She offered her congratulations
and best wishes to all.
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1997
Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards
President
Lyall observed that it was "fitting" that the Board's
academic year begins with a ceremony recognizing excellence in teaching,
the sixth annual presentation of the Regents' Teaching Excellence
Awards. She then introduced Regent Smith, who offered a few words
of introduction. He began by noting the importance of celebrating
success, and that he and the Board were pleased to be part of the
presentation of the 1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards. These
awards represent an opportunity for the Board to recognize and honor
some of the most outstanding teachers and departments in the UW
System; noting the need for the Board to continually search for
ways to encourage and reward excellent teaching, he expressed the
hope that these awards represent a small but significant step in
the right direction.
Regents Krutsch, Boyle and Brandes served on the selection team
this year, seeking out nominees who were extraordinarily committed
to teaching and learning; who sought out, developed and implemented
extremely effective teaching strategies; and demonstrated significant,
and enduring impact on the intellectual development of their students.
From among a pool of exceptional nominees, the committee considered
not only the praise conferred on the nominees, but real evidence
of significant learning achievement among their students. Citing
the national debate about how universities can better support teaching
and learning as part of their mission, Regent Smith observed that
the Board of Regents deals with these issues as it sets policy;
however, he noted, the faculty, staff and departments have the final
responsibility for following through on the policies designed to
improve teaching and learning. The teachers honored by these awards
share a profound and passionate commitment to ensuring that teaching
and learning happen. Regent Smith then invited Regent Randall to
present the awards and introduce each honoree.
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Professor
Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and Geology, UW Manitowoc
County
Regent
Randall began by introducing Professor Catherine Helgeland, who
teaches Geography and Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc
County, serves as Chair of the entire UW Colleges Department of
Geography and Geology, and is also the UW Colleges' faculty Representative
to the UW System Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council. She
received her Ph.D. in Geography from UW-Madison, and has spent the
better part of the last two decades teaching at the UW Colleges.
Her supporters praised her ability to get "students 'hooked'
on geography: she has probably generated more majors than anyone
in the department;" former students expressed their surprise
- and admiration - for her ability to convey her passion for her
subject, dynamic teaching skills, and "inexhaustible dedication"
to teaching and to her students' learning by using an array of creative
and effective teaching techniques and approaches. Regent Randall
noted that her nomination materials contain "compelling evidence"
of the learning that takes place in her classroom, citing one student's
Geographic Slide Analysis Pre-Test and the Slide Analysis Final
Exam Question, and noting the remarkable difference between the
few "tentative sentences" contained in the former and
the detailed, confident essay found in the latter. This example,
he stated, provides persuasive documentation of how uncertainty
can give way to knowledge and discovery over the course of a semester,
when guided by expert teaching; furthermore, it offers tangible
evidence that learning has indeed occurred. Finally, Regent Randall
praised Professor Helgeland's dedication to teaching at the two-year
Colleges, where she has been afforded the opportunity to interact
with beginning students in a way that "opens worlds of excitement
to them as they start college" and then are allowed to pursue
their interests with great zeal. This, she asserted, offers "rare"
dividends that endure for both teacher and student.
Professor
Helgeland, accepting the award, began by thanking her family. She
noted three things: first, that these awards are important not only
to the faculty, departments, and institutions that receive them,
but also for the message they send to the State, the Legislature,
the citizens of Wisconsin and the students who attend UW institutions.
Second, she stressed the importance of developing a sense of community
in teaching and learning, relating a story of the difference she
observed among her classes when she began to make students responsible
for not just contributing to group work but for being randomly tested
as members of a group to receive a shared grade. As she learned,
this technique encourages each student in the group to learn the
material not only because he or she may be tested, but since the
grade may depend on what somebody else says, the interdependent
members work together to ensure that everyone knows the answer.
Thus, every student learns, which contributes to an overall sense
of community in the classroom. And this sense of community, she
noted, extends beyond the classroom to include the Manitowoc Campus,
the UW College administrative system, and UW System Administration
(and the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative Council).
Professor
Helgeland then said that she "wanted to teach the Board what
geography is," by moving beyond understanding it as the study
of places, to understand that four questions need to be asked to
understand the geography of a subject. Furthermore, "what,
where, why and so what?" can be asked of any subject to find
its "geography". Proposing that there is a "geography
of teaching awards", she observed that, within this topic,
one can find a few major universities that offer such awards; in
Wisconsin, the Board of Regents offers them because they place a
high value on teaching. Finally, when considering what difference
they make, she reminded the Board of her opening remarks, concluding
that they are "critically important for this System and this
State."
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Professor
James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
Regent
Randall next introduced James Oberly, Professor of History at the
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he has been a faculty
member since 1983. He received his B.A. from Columbia University,
and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Rochester,
all in history. He is an active scholar in the areas of mid-nineteenth
century U.S. economic and political history. Regent Randall noted
that Professor Oberly plans his courses on the assumption that "every
educated man and woman should have a familiarity with our national
history." He extends that basic assumption, however, by designing
courses that make history meaningful for his students. His students
become practicing historians in response to Professor Oberly's creative
assignments for his students, who appreciate the ability to meet
his challenges and, with his guidance, produce papers of publishable
quality. Many of Professor Oberly's students have won awards, published
articles, and presented papers at professional meetings.
Regent
Randall reported that Professor Oberly succeeds in making history
extend beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for students
to interact with other historians, public and governmental policy-makers,
local and original sources of historical documentation as a "working
example of the Wisconsin Idea…[that] serves the people of Wisconsin."
This emphasis on service learning and faculty-student research collaboration
are at the heart of UW-Eau Claire's undergraduate education mission.
One of Professor Oberly's most innovative teaching practices offers
further evidence of his emphasis on service learning is in a required
"Historical Methods and Historiography." These students
have the opportunity to serve as historiographers for the Wisconsin
State Assembly, performing historical research for committees studying
areas of current concern; they learn to see history as alive, relevant,
and crucial to the citizens of Wisconsin rather than as an inert
receptacle of past facts and dates.
Finally,
Regent Randall observed that if Professor Oberly is implementing
the Wisconsin Idea through his teaching, he is doing so in a decidedly
twenty-first century manner through his extensive use of instructional
technology. He has grant support for his work on the UW Student
History Network, a project designed to build a statewide network
of history learners in the introductory U.S. history course at twelve
different UW campuses. This initiative allows students and professors
across these campuses to communicate through e-mail and the World
Wide Web, talking with and debating each other on-line about history.
Last semester, there were as many as 50,000 messages per week when
distributed to all of the student subscribers. Regent Randall concluded
his remarks by praising Professor Oberly as a remarkable teacher,
who fully believes in his students' ability to contribute to the
making of history and who puts that belief into rigorous, challenging
and successful practice in creative and meaningful ways.
Professor
Oberly thanked the family and friends who were in attendance at
the meeting. He accepted his award, noting that he had been "in
the right place at the right time", and had the benefit of
teaching history for the last 15 years, which have been a very exciting
time to be a historian and a history teacher. He noted that the
biggest change has been that the subject matter of history has changed
enormously, undergoing a transformation from being the strict study
of past politics to incorporate the study of change and all parts
of human society over time. He stressed that he wants his students
to understand that history is for living, occurring as a dialogue
between the present and the past. Citing the example of senior history
majors who have written, presented or published their work, or who
have worked with the State Legislature, he expressed the hope that
his students understand that they are part of the dialogue between
past and present, and can make important contributions to the world
around them. He concluded his remarks by thanking his colleagues
at UW-Eau Claire, including Chancellor Schnack, Vice Chancellor
Smelstor and the Chair of the History Department, Steve Dosch. He
added that his emphasis on service learning was not just to help
UW-Eau Claire fulfill its mission, but to perform his part of the
Wisconsin Idea in the tradition of the great progressive university
that emerged in this state earlier in this century. As he tells
his students, they are the great-grandchildren of Frederic Jackson
Turner: and while they may not always agree with him, they are his
intellectual great-grandchildren. Noting that Chancellor Schnack
always encouraged UW-Eau Claire's graduating seniors to see the
quest for learning as a life-long adventure, Professor Oberly observed
that the "the adventure of teaching is a life-long quest."
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UW-Oshkosh
Department of Chemistry
Regent
Randall announced that the winner of the 1997 Regents' Teaching
Excellence Award for Academic Departments and Programs is the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry. Among the many exceptional
programs and departments throughout the UW System, the Department
of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh stands out because of its extraordinary
commitment to collaborative teaching and learning. Departmental
collaboration is modeled and practiced in teaching, learning, and
research; between junior and tenured faculty; between chemistry
and other departments; between faculty and students; and among students
teams working together. For example, the department has a mentoring
program for new faculty that assigns new faculty both a departmental
and an extra-departmental mentor, encouraging the pursuit of interdisciplinary
research, providing new faculty with multiple perspectives on teaching
and learning, and fostering collaborative research in cross-disciplinary
research labs that are supported by state, federal, and private
sources. In her letter nominating the department for this award,
UW-Oshkosh Provost Vicki Lord Larson noted that "No other single
academic effort in the University has attracted as many (or as large)
private gifts as these interdisciplinary programs."
The
Chemistry Department has also distinguished itself for its teaching
and curriculum: it leads the University in the number of courses
participating in the "Writing Across the Curriculum" program;
and its assessment plan for the chemistry major was one of two examples
of the university's assessment process submitted to the North Central
Accreditation Association during its visit last spring. The department
also is host to an active the Cooperative Academic Placement Program
(CAPP) that allows exceptional high school students to pursue advanced
studies and earn college credits - evidence of further collaboration
between Chemistry faculty and area high school teachers, who are
invited to help plan general chemistry courses, participate in campus
workshops, stay in touch throughout the year.
While
successful research efforts are rewarded in the Department of Chemistry,
the department's primary mission focuses on undergraduate teaching
and student learning. Many of the department's faculty have received
teaching awards, and the faculty unanimously supports undergraduate
research opportunities for chemistry majors. Student-faculty research
teams provide majors with individualized teaching and active learning
experiences that have immeasurable benefits, including the presentation
of student projects in prestigious journals and regional and national
meetings, co-authored and co-presented papers and presentations,
research grants, and other learning experiences. Regent Randall
noted that the value of these opportunities cannot be overstated,
for, as Provost Lord Larson noted, in the department's efforts to
"provide students with early opportunities to discover science
as a cooperative rather than a competitive effort" they also
"create conditions that permit students to share the excitement
of the scientific process, the brainstorming, hypothesizing, and
testing which contribute so much to true understanding." When
these students leave UW-Oshkosh as graduates of the Chemistry Department
they are well-equipped to work with many types of people in a variety
of settings.
Professor
Crimmins, Chair of the UW-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry, accepted
the award on behalf of his colleagues. He thanked the Board and
the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council for the honor. Credit,
he noted, goes first and foremost to the faculty and staff of the
Chemistry Department at UW-Oshkosh. Their dedication and professionalism
has been enhanced by activities such as hands-on use of state-of-the-art
instrumentation in laboratories; encouragement of undergraduate
research which has led to student-authored publications and presentations;
interactive student workshops, which have been particularly successful
in the general chemistry courses; and Capstone senior seminar program.
He noted that these all require a considerable investment of time,
effort and resources, but that those investments have led to the
development of a truly excellent undergraduate chemistry curriculum.
Professor Crimmins then thanked Michael Zimmerman, Dean of the College
of Letters and Science, and the Associate Deans with whom he has
worked, for supporting the department's efforts and providing the
resources to get the job done. He also thanked Provost and Vice
Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson for nominating the department, and
for the leadership and fund-raising efforts of Chancellor Kerrigan.
He concluded his remarks by thanking his wife, Nancy, and by pledging,
on behalf of the Department of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh, to continue
its efforts to offer its students an exemplary education in the
years ahead, and to develop new and challenging opportunities as
the 21st Century approaches.
*
Regent
Randall concluded his remarks by observing that, as President Lyall
has noted before, students are entering the UW System with higher
skills and higher expectations of the education their professors
will provide; he observed that the examples offered by these individuals
and this department represented the very best UW has to offer, signifying
that it is quite able to meet the challenge of educating the best
and brightest in the State of Wisconsin.
Regent
Smith then introduced Michael Otjen, who presented each of the Regent
Teaching Excellence award recipients with certificates of commendation
from Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
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Good
News Items
President
Lyall continued her report by stating that there are a number of
exciting new ventures beginning this fall throughout the System.
These include:
New
Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges at Marathon
County and at Marshfield
A
new Collaborative Degree Program among UW-Stevens Point, and the
UW Colleges at Marathon County and Marshfield will enable area residents
to complete a bachelor's degree in business administration during
evenings and weekends while maintaining their jobs.
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UW-Madison's
Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne
Residential College
UW-Madison
has two new housing options for students. The Denney House may be
the nation's first residence for single parent undergraduates and
their children. The Chadbourne Residential College is a living-learning
community that will create a "small college" within a
college experience for students. These options expand the diversity
of the institution as well as contribute an important component
to the pursuit of a well-rounded education for all students.
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Get
Real!
President
Lyall announced that Wisconsin Public Television had received an
Elmo Award from Children's Television Workshop for its program Get
Real! The program, she noted, has become a huge success with
children in Wisconsin child care programs across the state.
*
UW
Arboretum Gift
The
UW Arboretum has received $400,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute to help train Wisconsin elementary and high school teachers
to conduct ecological restorations on school grounds.
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UW
Institutions in the News
President
Lyall concluded her report by observing that a number of national
magazines had again included UW institutions in their ratings. Four
of the system's comprehensive institutions are among the top ten
in the Midwest; UW-Madison is ranked in the top ten public universities
nationally; and UW Hospital was ranked among the nation's best medical
providers in ten specialties. While these rankings "should
be taken with a large grain of salt," she noted that they do
serve to demonstrate that UW System institutions serve Wisconsin
with a level of excellence beyond what might be expected of a relatively
small state of average means, an accomplishment achieved by the
many individuals who care deeply about the university and the state.
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REPORT
OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Smith, Chair, provided the committee's report. He stated that, following
the approval of the minutes of the of the July 25, 1997 Education
Committee meeting, Resolutions 7532 - 7539 had been approved by
the committee; he then moved their approval as a consent agenda.
His motion was seconded by Regent Randall and carried unanimously.
Annual
Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
Resolution 7532:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Board of Regents accepts the Annual
Report on 1996-97 Undergraduate Drop Rates for submission
to the Joint Committee on Finance.
UW-Platteville:
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Resolution 7533:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for a Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at
a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum.
UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary that
may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
Resolution 7534:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for an Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business,
at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six
maximum.
UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salay that
may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
Resolution 7535:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for an Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business,
at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six
maximum.
UW-Eau
Claire: Chancellor
Resolution 7536:
That the President of the University of Wisconsin System
be authorized to recruit for a Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
UW-Oshkosh:
Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
Resolution 7537:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the revision of Chapter Four, UW-Oshkosh
Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures, be approved.
UW-Madison:
Appointment of Named Professors
Resolution 7538:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinMadison and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to make
the following named professorship appointments, effective
July 1, 1997:
Carl de Boor Reappointment as Steenbock Professor of Mathematical
Sciences (retroactive to July 1, 1997);
Thomas P. Sutula Minnie Riess Detling Professor (retroactive
to July 1, 1997).
UW-Stout:
Appointment of Named Professor
Resolution 7539:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinStout and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the following individual be appointed
as a Maybelle Ranney Price Professor, for the period July
1, 1997, through June 30, 1998:
Professor Judy Jax
Department of Human Development, Family Living and Community
Educational Services
College of Human Development
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1997-98
Work Plan
The committee briefly reviewed its 1997-98 work plan and generated
a list of major issues to be considered. He noted that, in addition
to its ongoing activities, the Education Committee has set an agenda
for 1997-98 academic year. The five areas of emphasis will be diversity,
information technology, function of UW Extension, UW Colleges and
advising.
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Report
of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Presentation:
UW-Extension's Partnerships
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President David J. Ward introduced
Kevin Reilly (Provost, UW-Extension)and Allen Beuchel (Fond du Lac
County Executive), who provided a presentation on the role of UW-Extension
and its partnerships with the private sector, technical colleges,
other UW System institutions, K-12 and government agencies. Mr.
Buechel described his county's partnership with Extension on welfare
reform, stressing the strength and importance of the UW Extension-County
partnership.
*
The
Diversity Plan
Tess
Arenas, Special Assistant for Multicultural Affairs, met with the
committee to discuss the planning process for the Diversity Plan,
which will undertake a seven-step process culminating in the presentation
of a final plan to the Board in April 1998. Regent Smith noted that
this item will therefore remain on the committee's agenda for monthly
updates. He added that the committee had discussed this issue, agreeing
that diversity is a component of education that is necessary in
a multicultural society and work place. He stressed that this initiative
is not about affirmative action or about quotas, but rather that
it's about continued improvement, with the goal of improving and
increasing the number of minority students and economically disadvantaged
students who attend the university. In sum, he stated, "the
initiative is about leadership in this area." *
Intentions
to recruit
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President Ward had notified the
committee of the intent to recruit for three deans at salaries below
the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. The positions are in the
College of Science and Allied Health, UW-La Crosse; the College
of Liberal Studies, UW-La Crosse; and the College of Education and
Graduate Studies, UW-River Falls.
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NCA
Accreditation report, UW-Platteville
UW-Platteville
Chancellor David Markee presented the report of his campus' NCA
accreditation team. UW-Platteville was accredited for the maximum
ten year period, with its next comprehensive evaluation scheduled
for 2006-07. After some discussion, the committee also agreed to
address the subject of accreditation on its 1997-98 agenda.
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Revised
Mission Statement, UW-Superior
Regent
Smith reported that the committee held an initial review of UW-Superior's
revised mission statement, which was developed as part of a year-long
strategic planning process. He added that a public hearing would
be held in Superior, after which the revision will be brought to
the board at its October meeting for final consideration.
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21st Century Study Implementation Committee
Regent
Smith concluded his report by noting that Associate Vice President
for Budget Planning Kathleen R. Sell had reported to the committee
regarding the status and upcoming priorities for the 21st Century
study implementation, including:
- student
advising;
- Distance
Education Entity;
- Instructional
Academic Staff Study;
- Revenue
bonding;
- Private
sector competition policy review;
- outcome-based
accountability reporting;
- reforms
of "counting issues"; and the
- discussion
and preparation for enrollment management IV.
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UW-EAU
CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Regent
President Lubar, noting that Resolution 7536 granted authorization
to recruit for a Chancellor at UW-Eau Claire, announced the appointment
of a Regent Search Committee for that position. Regent Boyle will
serve as Chair of that committee; he will be joined by Regents Marcovich,
James, Staszak and Brandes.
REPORT
OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
Joint
Session to Review the UW-Madison Research Park Annual Report
Regent
Barry, Chair, submitted the report. He began by noting that the
annual report of the UW-Madison Research park had been presented
by the Park's director, Wayne McGown, before a joint session of
the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees.
Regent Barry reported that the Park now has 69 tenants with 1,850
employers.
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Review
of Board of Regents Fund Raising Policies & Naming Policies
Panel Discussion: Fund Raising Realities
Regent
Barry reported that the committee has embarked upon a process for
review of the Board of Regents' Fund Raising and Naming Policies.
Chancellors Perkins (UW-Green Bay), Sorensen (UW-Stout) and Ward
(UW-Madison) participated in a brief panel discussion that highlighted
their experiences and discussed the large amount of time fund-raising
efforts demand and described their fund-raising strategies. Regarding
this discussion, Regent Grebe asked if there was any training available
to them; Regent President Lubar stated that he hoped the UW Foundation
could provide such training and that the committee would address
this in the coming month. Regent Barry, referring to a document
distributed with the Board's agenda materials, encouraged his colleagues
to review the policies concerning naming and solicited their comments
for issues to consider in the coming months. He observed that the
committees had already drawn one important conclusion: it is clear,
he stated, that individual chancellors be in charge of, direct and
coordinate all such efforts on their own campuses.
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Approval
of minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Physical Planning
and Funding Committee
After
the joint session, the Committees held their separate meetings.
Regent Barry reported that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee
approved the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting.
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Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Barry stated that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee had
approved five resolutions, and presented them as consent agenda
items. His motion to approve Resolutions 7540 - 7544 was seconded
by Regent James and was unanimously adopted.
UW-Baraboo/Sauk
County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000 All Agency
Funds
Resolution 7540:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW Colleges Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, authority
be granted on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk
County to seek $625,000 of State All Agency Capital Equipment
Funding to provide movable and special equipment for a Phase-2
campus expansion and remodeling project.
UW-Eau
Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900
PR + $209,900 GPR)
Resolution 7541:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Eau Claire Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Crest Wellness Center Remodeling project at an estimated
total project cost of $821,800 ($611,900 Program Revenues-Cash
and $209,900 General Fund Supported Borrowing - Facilities
Repair and Renovation).
UW-Madison:
Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design Report)
Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue Borrowing and
$2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
Resolution 7542:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
an Adams, Tripp and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance project
at an estimated total project cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600
Program Revenue Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue Cash-Housing
funds).
UW-Platteville:
Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000, General
Fund Supported Borrowing
Resolution 7543:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Platteville Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Russell Hall Remodeling project, at an estimated total project
cost of $7,927,000, General Fund Supported Borrowing.
UW-Stevens
Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000 of
Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
Resolution 7544:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Stevens Point Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Residence Halls Renovation - Phase 3 project at an estimated
total project cost of $2,350,000 of Program Revenue Supported
Borrowing - Facilities Repair and Renovation.
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Noting
that Regent Mohs had abstained from voting on Resolution 7545, Regent
Barry moved its adoption separately. His motion was seconded by
Regent James, and passed unanimously, with Regent Mohs again abstaining
from the vote.
UW-Madison:
Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR
& $400,000 GFSB
Resolution 7545:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
an Electrical Utility Upgrade project at an estimated total
project cost of $1,800,000 ($1,400,000 General Fund Supported
Borrowing - WISTAR Non-matching funds and $400,000 General
Fund Supported Borrowing).
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Report
of the Vice President
Regent
Barry reported that Vice President Bromberg's report included four
items:
Overview
of Projects in Progress
Vice
President Bromberg distributed charts showing the status of major
projects and discussed their progress to date to provide a framework
for 1999-01 planning. She had also distributed graphs depicting
the Board's record of requests versus approvals of GPR funds for
maintenance, renovation and replacement of existing facilities.
Regent Barry observed that these charts had been distributed to
all the Regents, calling attention to the impact the Board has had.
As recently as 1991-93, he noted, GPR funding for 90% of the Board's
requests was devoted to the creation of additional space; now, that
situation is reversed, with 90% of expenditures going toward renovation
and replacement related to GPR funding. Drawing his colleagues'
attention to one graph, he also observed that this trend reflects
an increase in capitol fund raising from non-GPR sources. Responding
to a question posed by Regent Lubar, Regent Barry noted that the
Board's priority attention to renovation and replacement was also
readily apparent in the graphs, as are the chancellors' efforts
in fund raising.
*
UW-System
Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
Vice
President Bromberg also provided the usual deferred maintenance
backlog report, which shows that the System is keeping pace with
the goals set to address deferred maintenance projects identified
six years ago, but which does not address ongoing maintenance issues
since that time. The committee has requested that this report be
presented differently at its next scheduled delivery date (February
1998) to better reflect the dynamic between what has been approved
to address the old backlog as well as the new backlog that is accruing.
*
UW-System
Land Holding and Leased Space Report
The
Committee reviewed the UW System land holding and leased space report.
Regent Barry noted that there was not much activity this year: A
total of 102.56 acres were purchased for 7 campuses, and a total
of 45.50 were conveyed from 5 campuses during the last period. UW
System Institutions hold a total of 18,014.18 acres, as of June
30th.
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Report
on Building Commission Actions
Regent
Barry concluded his report by noting that Vice President Bromberg
had provided a report on building commission actions; at that time,
Chancellor Thibodeau (UW-River Falls) and Assistant Vice President
Ives (UW System) had also discussed a potential funding problem
with some projects at UW-River Falls. Of particular concern is the
UW-River Falls Teacher Education Center project, for which bids
are being solicited on a scaled-back design (per Regent Barry's
report of July 25, 1997). Regent Barry summarized the difficulty
as one of getting qualified bidders to submit bids within design
estimates. He noted that it may take some flexibility on the part
of the State Division of Facilities Development and others to recognize
that these projects have a high priority and should move forward
even if the rebid comes in above the first estimate. In discussion
following this report, Regent Lubar expressed surprise that the
bids for the Teacher Education Center project would be so high;
he was informed that the bids reflect a building "boom"
in western Wisconsin, that Minnesota contractors were too busy and
eastern Wisconsin contractors consider it too far to travel for
business. While projects could be redesigned, Regent Barry noted
that they don't want to fundamentally redesign projects because
that takes too much time; rather, the committee hopes to adjust
the bidding schedule to establish a compromise between construction
costs and design issues.
REPORT
OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Hempel, Chair, provided the report. She began by moving the adoption
of Resolutions 7546 - 7552 as a consent agenda; her motion was seconded
by Regent DeSimone and passed unanimously.
Divestiture
of architectural control responsibilities for the residential plats
of the University Hill Farms
Resolution 7546:
That, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
System (the successor corporation to the Regents of the University
of Wisconsin) does hereby elect to surrender the selection
of the Architectural Control Committee for each plat in the
University Hill Farms, including Midvale Terrace and its 1st
addition, but excluding the Commercial Reserve Addition, to
the Hill Farms neighborhood Association; if the Hill Farms
Neighborhood Association does not accept responsibility, the
Board will give notice that the covenants and restrictions
for each plat will not be permitted to automatically renew
but shall terminate at the end of the current term.
Mabel
E. McLean Trust
Resolution 7547:
That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison the bequest of the late Mabel E. Mc Lean,
of the county of Manatee, State of Florida, be accepted; and
the Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officers be authorized
to sign receipts and do all things necessary to effect the
transfer for the benefit of the Library of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
(The Will states:
1. Fifty per cent (50%) to the Library of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin; the gift to be known as the
Anstey Memorial Fund. Helen and Mabel Anstey were student
workers in the library.)
(The Library will receive approximately $600,000.)
Authorization
to Sign Documents
Resolution 7548:
That, on the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, Regent Resolution #6042 approved by the
Board on March 6, 1992, be rescinded; and that the following
revised resolution be approved effective immediately:
That any of the following corporate or administrative officers
of the University of Wisconsin SystemSecretary, Associate
Secretary, Assistant Secretary of the Board, the
President, any Vice President and any administrative officer
or administrative assistant designated by the President of
the University of Wisconsin System is authorized to sign:
1. Proposals, agreements, contracts and contract supplements
for research work or any other purposes upon approval of the
project by the President or any Vice President of the University
of Wisconsin System or the appropriate chancellor or designee
with the following extramural entities:
United States Government, any of its agencies or departments,
any state or municipality or any agency or department thereof,
or any nonprofit organization.
2. Certifications, releases, inventory reports and other documents
as required by the government in connection with the termination
of the contracts with the federal government for research
and educational services furnished by the University of Wisconsin
System.
3. Applications, notices, bonds and other instruments required
by the federal government in connection with matters relating
to federal laws and regulations for the purchase and use of
tax-free alcohol in the laboratories of the University of
Wisconsin System.
4. Purchase orders and other instruments required by the federal
government for the procurement of narcotics for use in laboratories
of the University of Wisconsin and in University Hospitals.
5. Grants, contracts, leases and agreements with private-profit
making organizations, with the understanding that those in
excess of $500,000 require formal acceptance by the
Regents prior to execution.
6. Royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin Press.
7. Transactions of the University of Wisconsin System's employe
savings bond accounts.
A summary of grants, contracts, leases and agreements,
including royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin
Press, will be reported monthly to the Vice President for
Finance.
Contractual
Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
Resolution 7549:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
the Board of Regents approves the agreement with Medco Research,
Inc. entitled "Study Project AB-02 Biostat Core Budget"
("A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial
of the Safety and Efficacy of Adenosine Additive to Cardioplegic
Solutions for Prevention of Post-Ischemic Myocardial Dysfunction
After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) in Patients with
Depressed Ventricular Function").
Contractual
Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
Resolution 7550:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents approves this contractual
agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc., which
will provide $224,631 in support of the research.
Contractual
Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
Resolution 7551:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents accepts the agreement
with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. entitled, "Bosentan Project."
Report
on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors (Required
by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
Resolution 7552:
That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Report on Base Salary Adjustments
to Recognize Competitive Factors Required by Section 36.09(1)(j),
Wisconsin Statutes, be accepted for transmittal to State Officials.
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Approval
of Revisions to Trust Fund Investment Guidelines
Regent
Hempel reported that, under its delegated authority, the Business
and Finance Committee had also approved a resolution revising its
investment guidelines.
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Joint
Session with Physical Planning and Funding Committee
The
Chair observed that the report concerning the joint session between
the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees
had been submitted by Regent Barry.
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Approval
of the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting
The
minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Business and Finance
Committee were reported as having been approved.
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Report
of the Vice President
New
Internal Audit Director
Regent
Hempel reported that Vice President Marcia Bromberg began her report
by introducing Ron Yates, the new Internal Audit Director.
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Agreement
Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
Vice
President Bromberg also reported on an agreement between UW Hospital
and the Waisman Center, whereby the hospital will be doing billings
for the Waisman Center.
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Socially
Responsible Investing
As
a final item, Vice President Bromberg had introduced Robert Bock,
former Dean of the School of Business, with whom she has been working
to identify a service which will be used to assist them and the
Board regarding proxy issues that may be related to socially responsible
investing. As a related item, Regent Hempel reported that a public
forum has been planned for the morning of the Board's November 6th
meeting day to review investment issues and hear public comments
on socially responsible investing. That announcement concluded Regent
Hempel's report.
CLOSED
SESSION
At
10:00 a.m., Regent Orr moved the adoption of Resolution 7553, which
was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote with Regents Barry, Benson,
Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel, James, Lubar, MacNeil,
Marcovich, Mohs Orr, Randall, Smith, and Staszak (16) voting in
the affirmative.
Resolution 7553:
That, the Board of Regents recess into closed session, to
consider an appointment at salary above the executive group
six maximum - UW-Madison, and to consider salary for Acting
Vice President for University Relations, UW System, as permitted
by S.19.85(1)(C), Wis. Stats.; and to confer with legal counsel,
as permitted by S.19.85(1)(G), Wis. Stats.
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At
10:40 a.m., the Board arose from Closed Session and announced the
adoption of Resolution 7554.
UW-Madison:
Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
Resolution 7554:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to appoint
Charles Hirschman as Professor in the College of Letters and
Science, Department of Sociology, at a salary of C$115,000,
effective August 1998.
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The
meeting concluded at 10:40 a.m.
Submitted
by,
[Signature]
Judith
A. Temby
Secretary
September
1997
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
- RESOLUTION
OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
- REPORT
ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
- REPORT
OF THE SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 MEETING OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD
- TOUR OF
THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK
REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SYSTEM
- PRESIDENT'S
WELCOME TO THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
- 1997 Regents'
Teaching Excellence Awards
- Professor
Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and
Geology, UW Manitowoc County
- Professor
James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
- UW-Oshkosh
Department of Chemistry
- GOOD NEWS
ITEMS
- New
Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges
at Marathon County and at Marshfield
- UW-Madison's
Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne
Residential College
- Get
Real!
- UW
Arboretum Gift
- UW
Institutions in the News
REPORT
OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- Annual
Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
- UW-Platteville:
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary
that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salary
that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Eau
Claire: Chancellor
- UW-Oshkosh:
Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
- UW-Madison:
Appointment of Named Professors
- UW-Stout:
Appointment of Named Professor
- 1997-98
WORK PLAN
- REPORT
OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- Presentation:
UW-Extension's Partnerships
- The
Diversity Plan
- Intentions
to recruit
- NCA ACCREDITATION
REPORT, UW-PLATTEVILLE
- REVISED
MISSION STATEMENT, UW-SUPERIOR
- 21ST CENTURY STUDY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
UW-EAU
CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
REPORT
OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND
FUNDING COMMITTEE
- JOINT SESSION
TO REVIEW THE UW-MADISON RESEARCH PARK ANNUAL REPORT
- REVIEW
OF BOARD OF REGENTS FUND RAISING POLICIES & NAMING POLICIES
PANEL DISCUSSION: FUND RAISING REALITIES
- APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING
AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- UW-Baraboo/Sauk
County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000
All Agency Funds
- UW-Eau
Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900
PR + $209,900 GPR)
- UW-Madison:
Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design
Report) Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue
Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
- UW-Platteville:
Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000,
General Fund Supported Borrowing
- UW-Stevens
Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000
of Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
- UW-Madison:
Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR
& $400,000 GFSB
- REPORT
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- Overview
of Projects in Progress
- UW-System
Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
- UW-System
Land Holding and Leased Space Report
- Report
on Building Commission Actions
REPORT
OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
- CONSENT
AGENDA ITEMS
- Divestiture
of architectural control responsibilities for the residential
plats of the University Hill Farms
- Mabel
E. McLean Trust
- Authorization
to Sign Documents
- Contractual
Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
- Contractual
Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
- Contractual
Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
- Report
on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors
(Required by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
- APPROVAL
OF REVISIONS TO TRUST FUND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES
- JOINT SESSION
WITH PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING
- REPORT
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- New
Internal Audit Director
- Agreement
Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
- Socially
Responsible Investing
CLOSED
SESSION
- UW-Madison:
Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING
of the
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Madison,
Wisconsin
Held in room 1820 Van Hise Hall
Friday, September 5, 1997
8:30 a.m.
- President Lubar presiding -
PRESENT:
Regents Barry, Benson, Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel,
James, Lubar, MacNeil, Marcovich, Mohs, Orr, Randall, Smith, and
Staszak
ABSENT:
Regent DeBraska
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Upon
motion by Regent Randall, seconded by Regent Benson, minutes of
the meeting of the Board of Regents held on July 25, 1997, were
unanimously approved as distributed.
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REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Regent
President Lubar began the meeting by moving the adoption of Resolution
7531, which was unanimously adopted by a show of applause.
RESOLUTION
OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
Resolution 7531:
Whereas, Keith R. Sanders has served with distinction as
UW System Senior Vice President for Administration since June
1995; and
Whereas, he came to that position after serving as Chancellor
of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 1989-1995;
and
Whereas, as Senior Vice President, he was instrumental
helping the Chancellors and System Administration design
and implement the system-wide restructuring made necessary
by budget reductions in the 1995-97 biennium - the success
of these measures being greatly facilitated by his skill
and commitment to fairness and equity; and
Whereas, he was influential in guiding the planning process
and helping to articulate the vision of the future set forth
in the Board of Regents' Study of the UW System in the 21st Century -- widely recognized as a well-conceived plan which
benefited from broad input and carefully targeted priorities;
and
Whereas, Keith Sanders has merited the respect and gratitude
of colleagues throughout the UW System and the State of
Wisconsin for his knowledge of and dedication to public
higher education and the students, faculty and staff of
the University of Wisconsin System; and
Whereas, he is leaving System Administration to fulfill
his enthusiasm for working directly with students and his
wish to return to teaching, research and writing as a member
of the faculty of UW-Whitewater's highly regarded Department
of Communication.
Therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Regents of
the University of Wisconsin System hereby thanks and commends
Keith R. Sanders for the outstanding service he has rendered
to the UW System and the people of Wisconsin; and
Be it further resolved that the Board of Regents extends
best wishes to Keith and Carol Sanders for happiness and
success in all future endeavors.
Dr.
Sanders thanked the Board, taking a moment to express his special
appreciation for having been able to work with Regents Boyle, Barry,
Orr, Grebe and Lubar. Of the latter three regents, he cited their
important work on The Board of Regents' Study of the UW System
in the 21st Century and on the implementation of
the study's recommendations, noting that Regent Grebe deserved credit
for his emphasis on the open process used in the study, while Regent
Orr, as Chair of the 21st Century Study Implementation
Committee, had "helped enormously" to realize the study's
goals. He expressed gratitude to his fellow chancellors for their
friendship and their extraordinary, high quality work. He noted
that his colleagues in the UW System Administration are also "first-
rate" professionals performing unheralded and essential work
within the System. President Lyall earned his special praise and
thanks as "the best University President in the nation,"
a person of great integrity, good humor and good will. He concluded
his remarks by expressing his deepest gratitude for his wife of
36 years Carol, calling her his "inspiration and support."
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Report
on Legislative Matters
A
written report on Legislative Matters had been distributed earlier;
there were no questions or comments regarding it.
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Report
of the September 4, 1997 meeting of the Hospital Authority Board
Regent
Orr provided an oral report of the most recent meeting of the Hospital
Authority Board. He observed that the timing of the meeting had
precluded the inclusion of a financial report for the month of August
at the meeting, but noted that utilization statistics continued
to follow the pattern previously reported: admissions increased
5.9%; patient days increased only 1.1%; length of stay continues
to decline; and outpatient visits have increased 5%.
Regent
Orr noted that the Federal Balanced Budget Bill will have significant
impact on the Hospital Authority. Direct medical education payments
will be reduced by over $5 million (from $18 million to $13 million)
between 1997 and 2001; PPS and disproportionate share payments are
expected to decline $855,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, in the
same period. He noted that these are significant reductions, costs
will have to be controlled very carefully elsewhere, and this situation
"places an extra burden on our teaching mission."
The
annual audit statement was presented by Peat Marwick. Regent Orr
noted that it is, generally, a good report: the net surplus was
$13.7 million (above last year's $13 million and about $2.4 million
above the budget). He expressed concern that the operating budget
was down from a little over $7 million to $6.7 million, and suggested
that key area of operations are under pressure. In comparison to
peer hospitals, the UW Hospital's operating margin is slightly below
4.4%, which is both below its peer group and below AA and single
A-rated bond issuers; this situation should be rectified by following
the strategic plan's recommendation to achieve the single A rating.
In other respects, Regent Orr reported the Hospital Authority is
in a "very good position." He added that the Board reviewed
an annual report on charity care which reflected an anticipated
$6.8 million in charity care to be performed this year; this is
twice as much as that performed elsewhere in this community and
reflects favorably in national comparisons.
Regent
Orr concluded his report by stating that the Board also reviewed
a presentation on home health care. In discussion following this
report, Regent Orr explained that "home care" offers pre-release
education and follow-up nursing to provide patients with a seamless
transition from hospital to home. The report revealed that the UW
Hospital is a state leader in this area and that its home health
care programs are growing at the rate of 15% a year. They have been
reviewed by accrediting agencies and have been granted accreditation
with commendation, in one case earning 99 out of a 100 points. He
observed that the UW Hospital's home care program was recently highlighted
on public radio as an example by a State Representative addressing
the assembly.
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Tour
of the University ResearchPark
Prior
to moving on to the next item on the order of business, Regent Lubar
expressed his gratitude for the Regents' tour of the University
Research Park to Chancellor David Ward, Wayne McGown and Regent
MacNeil (the Board's representative to the Research Park Board).
He noted that it was a "wonderful" tour and that the park
is a great asset to UW-Madison, the city and the state.
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REPORT
OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYSTEM
President's
Welcome to the New Academic Year
President
Lyall began her report by welcoming the board to the beginning of
a new academic year. Describing the summer as "especially active"
she noted that:
- The UW
Centers had a new chancellor and a new name as "The UW
Colleges";
- Ground
was broken for the Pyle Center, which will serve as our statewide
high tech center for distance learning;
- Two of
the UW System Administration Vice Presidents had left the administration
- Keith Sanders to return to teaching and Paul Brown to retirement;
- a systemwide
Academic Leadership Conference was held at UW-Superior to recognize
and enhance the professional development of our staff throughout
the System;
- searches
for two new chancellors (at UW-Parkside and UW-Milwaukee) were
under way;
- Wisconsin
high school graduates scored first in the nation on the ACT
college-readiness exams; and
- The UW
System institutions started school without a budget.
President
Lyall also noted a few personal milestones, including Gaylon Greenhill's
35th year at UW-Whitewater, the arrival of twin grandsons
to Chancellor David and Judith Ward, and the announcement of Chancellor
Larry Schnack's impending retirement. She offered her congratulations
and best wishes to all.
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1997
Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards
President
Lyall observed that it was "fitting" that the Board's
academic year begins with a ceremony recognizing excellence in teaching,
the sixth annual presentation of the Regents' Teaching Excellence
Awards. She then introduced Regent Smith, who offered a few words
of introduction. He began by noting the importance of celebrating
success, and that he and the Board were pleased to be part of the
presentation of the 1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards. These
awards represent an opportunity for the Board to recognize and honor
some of the most outstanding teachers and departments in the UW
System; noting the need for the Board to continually search for
ways to encourage and reward excellent teaching, he expressed the
hope that these awards represent a small but significant step in
the right direction.
Regents Krutsch, Boyle and Brandes served on the selection team
this year, seeking out nominees who were extraordinarily committed
to teaching and learning; who sought out, developed and implemented
extremely effective teaching strategies; and demonstrated significant,
and enduring impact on the intellectual development of their students.
From among a pool of exceptional nominees, the committee considered
not only the praise conferred on the nominees, but real evidence
of significant learning achievement among their students. Citing
the national debate about how universities can better support teaching
and learning as part of their mission, Regent Smith observed that
the Board of Regents deals with these issues as it sets policy;
however, he noted, the faculty, staff and departments have the final
responsibility for following through on the policies designed to
improve teaching and learning. The teachers honored by these awards
share a profound and passionate commitment to ensuring that teaching
and learning happen. Regent Smith then invited Regent Randall to
present the awards and introduce each honoree.
*
Professor
Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and Geology, UW Manitowoc
County
Regent
Randall began by introducing Professor Catherine Helgeland, who
teaches Geography and Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc
County, serves as Chair of the entire UW Colleges Department of
Geography and Geology, and is also the UW Colleges' faculty Representative
to the UW System Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council. She
received her Ph.D. in Geography from UW-Madison, and has spent the
better part of the last two decades teaching at the UW Colleges.
Her supporters praised her ability to get "students 'hooked'
on geography: she has probably generated more majors than anyone
in the department;" former students expressed their surprise
- and admiration - for her ability to convey her passion for her
subject, dynamic teaching skills, and "inexhaustible dedication"
to teaching and to her students' learning by using an array of creative
and effective teaching techniques and approaches. Regent Randall
noted that her nomination materials contain "compelling evidence"
of the learning that takes place in her classroom, citing one student's
Geographic Slide Analysis Pre-Test and the Slide Analysis Final
Exam Question, and noting the remarkable difference between the
few "tentative sentences" contained in the former and
the detailed, confident essay found in the latter. This example,
he stated, provides persuasive documentation of how uncertainty
can give way to knowledge and discovery over the course of a semester,
when guided by expert teaching; furthermore, it offers tangible
evidence that learning has indeed occurred. Finally, Regent Randall
praised Professor Helgeland's dedication to teaching at the two-year
Colleges, where she has been afforded the opportunity to interact
with beginning students in a way that "opens worlds of excitement
to them as they start college" and then are allowed to pursue
their interests with great zeal. This, she asserted, offers "rare"
dividends that endure for both teacher and student.
Professor
Helgeland, accepting the award, began by thanking her family. She
noted three things: first, that these awards are important not only
to the faculty, departments, and institutions that receive them,
but also for the message they send to the State, the Legislature,
the citizens of Wisconsin and the students who attend UW institutions.
Second, she stressed the importance of developing a sense of community
in teaching and learning, relating a story of the difference she
observed among her classes when she began to make students responsible
for not just contributing to group work but for being randomly tested
as members of a group to receive a shared grade. As she learned,
this technique encourages each student in the group to learn the
material not only because he or she may be tested, but since the
grade may depend on what somebody else says, the interdependent
members work together to ensure that everyone knows the answer.
Thus, every student learns, which contributes to an overall sense
of community in the classroom. And this sense of community, she
noted, extends beyond the classroom to include the Manitowoc Campus,
the UW College administrative system, and UW System Administration
(and the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative Council).
Professor
Helgeland then said that she "wanted to teach the Board what
geography is," by moving beyond understanding it as the study
of places, to understand that four questions need to be asked to
understand the geography of a subject. Furthermore, "what,
where, why and so what?" can be asked of any subject to find
its "geography". Proposing that there is a "geography
of teaching awards", she observed that, within this topic,
one can find a few major universities that offer such awards; in
Wisconsin, the Board of Regents offers them because they place a
high value on teaching. Finally, when considering what difference
they make, she reminded the Board of her opening remarks, concluding
that they are "critically important for this System and this
State."
*
Professor
James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
Regent
Randall next introduced James Oberly, Professor of History at the
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he has been a faculty
member since 1983. He received his B.A. from Columbia University,
and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Rochester,
all in history. He is an active scholar in the areas of mid-nineteenth
century U.S. economic and political history. Regent Randall noted
that Professor Oberly plans his courses on the assumption that "every
educated man and woman should have a familiarity with our national
history." He extends that basic assumption, however, by designing
courses that make history meaningful for his students. His students
become practicing historians in response to Professor Oberly's creative
assignments for his students, who appreciate the ability to meet
his challenges and, with his guidance, produce papers of publishable
quality. Many of Professor Oberly's students have won awards, published
articles, and presented papers at professional meetings.
Regent
Randall reported that Professor Oberly succeeds in making history
extend beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for students
to interact with other historians, public and governmental policy-makers,
local and original sources of historical documentation as a "working
example of the Wisconsin Idea…[that] serves the people of Wisconsin."
This emphasis on service learning and faculty-student research collaboration
are at the heart of UW-Eau Claire's undergraduate education mission.
One of Professor Oberly's most innovative teaching practices offers
further evidence of his emphasis on service learning is in a required
"Historical Methods and Historiography." These students
have the opportunity to serve as historiographers for the Wisconsin
State Assembly, performing historical research for committees studying
areas of current concern; they learn to see history as alive, relevant,
and crucial to the citizens of Wisconsin rather than as an inert
receptacle of past facts and dates.
Finally,
Regent Randall observed that if Professor Oberly is implementing
the Wisconsin Idea through his teaching, he is doing so in a decidedly
twenty-first century manner through his extensive use of instructional
technology. He has grant support for his work on the UW Student
History Network, a project designed to build a statewide network
of history learners in the introductory U.S. history course at twelve
different UW campuses. This initiative allows students and professors
across these campuses to communicate through e-mail and the World
Wide Web, talking with and debating each other on-line about history.
Last semester, there were as many as 50,000 messages per week when
distributed to all of the student subscribers. Regent Randall concluded
his remarks by praising Professor Oberly as a remarkable teacher,
who fully believes in his students' ability to contribute to the
making of history and who puts that belief into rigorous, challenging
and successful practice in creative and meaningful ways.
Professor
Oberly thanked the family and friends who were in attendance at
the meeting. He accepted his award, noting that he had been "in
the right place at the right time", and had the benefit of
teaching history for the last 15 years, which have been a very exciting
time to be a historian and a history teacher. He noted that the
biggest change has been that the subject matter of history has changed
enormously, undergoing a transformation from being the strict study
of past politics to incorporate the study of change and all parts
of human society over time. He stressed that he wants his students
to understand that history is for living, occurring as a dialogue
between the present and the past. Citing the example of senior history
majors who have written, presented or published their work, or who
have worked with the State Legislature, he expressed the hope that
his students understand that they are part of the dialogue between
past and present, and can make important contributions to the world
around them. He concluded his remarks by thanking his colleagues
at UW-Eau Claire, including Chancellor Schnack, Vice Chancellor
Smelstor and the Chair of the History Department, Steve Dosch. He
added that his emphasis on service learning was not just to help
UW-Eau Claire fulfill its mission, but to perform his part of the
Wisconsin Idea in the tradition of the great progressive university
that emerged in this state earlier in this century. As he tells
his students, they are the great-grandchildren of Frederic Jackson
Turner: and while they may not always agree with him, they are his
intellectual great-grandchildren. Noting that Chancellor Schnack
always encouraged UW-Eau Claire's graduating seniors to see the
quest for learning as a life-long adventure, Professor Oberly observed
that the "the adventure of teaching is a life-long quest."
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UW-Oshkosh
Department of Chemistry
Regent
Randall announced that the winner of the 1997 Regents' Teaching
Excellence Award for Academic Departments and Programs is the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry. Among the many exceptional
programs and departments throughout the UW System, the Department
of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh stands out because of its extraordinary
commitment to collaborative teaching and learning. Departmental
collaboration is modeled and practiced in teaching, learning, and
research; between junior and tenured faculty; between chemistry
and other departments; between faculty and students; and among students
teams working together. For example, the department has a mentoring
program for new faculty that assigns new faculty both a departmental
and an extra-departmental mentor, encouraging the pursuit of interdisciplinary
research, providing new faculty with multiple perspectives on teaching
and learning, and fostering collaborative research in cross-disciplinary
research labs that are supported by state, federal, and private
sources. In her letter nominating the department for this award,
UW-Oshkosh Provost Vicki Lord Larson noted that "No other single
academic effort in the University has attracted as many (or as large)
private gifts as these interdisciplinary programs."
The
Chemistry Department has also distinguished itself for its teaching
and curriculum: it leads the University in the number of courses
participating in the "Writing Across the Curriculum" program;
and its assessment plan for the chemistry major was one of two examples
of the university's assessment process submitted to the North Central
Accreditation Association during its visit last spring. The department
also is host to an active the Cooperative Academic Placement Program
(CAPP) that allows exceptional high school students to pursue advanced
studies and earn college credits - evidence of further collaboration
between Chemistry faculty and area high school teachers, who are
invited to help plan general chemistry courses, participate in campus
workshops, stay in touch throughout the year.
While
successful research efforts are rewarded in the Department of Chemistry,
the department's primary mission focuses on undergraduate teaching
and student learning. Many of the department's faculty have received
teaching awards, and the faculty unanimously supports undergraduate
research opportunities for chemistry majors. Student-faculty research
teams provide majors with individualized teaching and active learning
experiences that have immeasurable benefits, including the presentation
of student projects in prestigious journals and regional and national
meetings, co-authored and co-presented papers and presentations,
research grants, and other learning experiences. Regent Randall
noted that the value of these opportunities cannot be overstated,
for, as Provost Lord Larson noted, in the department's efforts to
"provide students with early opportunities to discover science
as a cooperative rather than a competitive effort" they also
"create conditions that permit students to share the excitement
of the scientific process, the brainstorming, hypothesizing, and
testing which contribute so much to true understanding." When
these students leave UW-Oshkosh as graduates of the Chemistry Department
they are well-equipped to work with many types of people in a variety
of settings.
Professor
Crimmins, Chair of the UW-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry, accepted
the award on behalf of his colleagues. He thanked the Board and
the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council for the honor. Credit,
he noted, goes first and foremost to the faculty and staff of the
Chemistry Department at UW-Oshkosh. Their dedication and professionalism
has been enhanced by activities such as hands-on use of state-of-the-art
instrumentation in laboratories; encouragement of undergraduate
research which has led to student-authored publications and presentations;
interactive student workshops, which have been particularly successful
in the general chemistry courses; and Capstone senior seminar program.
He noted that these all require a considerable investment of time,
effort and resources, but that those investments have led to the
development of a truly excellent undergraduate chemistry curriculum.
Professor Crimmins then thanked Michael Zimmerman, Dean of the College
of Letters and Science, and the Associate Deans with whom he has
worked, for supporting the department's efforts and providing the
resources to get the job done. He also thanked Provost and Vice
Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson for nominating the department, and
for the leadership and fund-raising efforts of Chancellor Kerrigan.
He concluded his remarks by thanking his wife, Nancy, and by pledging,
on behalf of the Department of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh, to continue
its efforts to offer its students an exemplary education in the
years ahead, and to develop new and challenging opportunities as
the 21st Century approaches.
*
Regent
Randall concluded his remarks by observing that, as President Lyall
has noted before, students are entering the UW System with higher
skills and higher expectations of the education their professors
will provide; he observed that the examples offered by these individuals
and this department represented the very best UW has to offer, signifying
that it is quite able to meet the challenge of educating the best
and brightest in the State of Wisconsin.
Regent
Smith then introduced Michael Otjen, who presented each of the Regent
Teaching Excellence award recipients with certificates of commendation
from Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
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Good
News Items
President
Lyall continued her report by stating that there are a number of
exciting new ventures beginning this fall throughout the System.
These include:
New
Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges at Marathon
County and at Marshfield
A
new Collaborative Degree Program among UW-Stevens Point, and the
UW Colleges at Marathon County and Marshfield will enable area residents
to complete a bachelor's degree in business administration during
evenings and weekends while maintaining their jobs.
*
UW-Madison's
Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne
Residential College
UW-Madison
has two new housing options for students. The Denney House may be
the nation's first residence for single parent undergraduates and
their children. The Chadbourne Residential College is a living-learning
community that will create a "small college" within a
college experience for students. These options expand the diversity
of the institution as well as contribute an important component
to the pursuit of a well-rounded education for all students.
*
Get
Real!
President
Lyall announced that Wisconsin Public Television had received an
Elmo Award from Children's Television Workshop for its program Get
Real! The program, she noted, has become a huge success with
children in Wisconsin child care programs across the state.
*
UW
Arboretum Gift
The
UW Arboretum has received $400,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute to help train Wisconsin elementary and high school teachers
to conduct ecological restorations on school grounds.
*
UW
Institutions in the News
President
Lyall concluded her report by observing that a number of national
magazines had again included UW institutions in their ratings. Four
of the system's comprehensive institutions are among the top ten
in the Midwest; UW-Madison is ranked in the top ten public universities
nationally; and UW Hospital was ranked among the nation's best medical
providers in ten specialties. While these rankings "should
be taken with a large grain of salt," she noted that they do
serve to demonstrate that UW System institutions serve Wisconsin
with a level of excellence beyond what might be expected of a relatively
small state of average means, an accomplishment achieved by the
many individuals who care deeply about the university and the state.
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REPORT
OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Smith, Chair, provided the committee's report. He stated that, following
the approval of the minutes of the of the July 25, 1997 Education
Committee meeting, Resolutions 7532 - 7539 had been approved by
the committee; he then moved their approval as a consent agenda.
His motion was seconded by Regent Randall and carried unanimously.
Annual
Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
Resolution 7532:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Board of Regents accepts the Annual
Report on 1996-97 Undergraduate Drop Rates for submission
to the Joint Committee on Finance.
UW-Platteville:
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Resolution 7533:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for a Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at
a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum.
UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary that
may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
Resolution 7534:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for an Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business,
at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six
maximum.
UW-Madison:
Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salay that
may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
Resolution 7535:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit
for an Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business,
at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six
maximum.
UW-Eau
Claire: Chancellor
Resolution 7536:
That the President of the University of Wisconsin System
be authorized to recruit for a Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
UW-Oshkosh:
Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
Resolution 7537:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the revision of Chapter Four, UW-Oshkosh
Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures, be approved.
UW-Madison:
Appointment of Named Professors
Resolution 7538:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinMadison and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to make
the following named professorship appointments, effective
July 1, 1997:
Carl de Boor Reappointment as Steenbock Professor of Mathematical
Sciences (retroactive to July 1, 1997);
Thomas P. Sutula Minnie Riess Detling Professor (retroactive
to July 1, 1997).
UW-Stout:
Appointment of Named Professor
Resolution 7539:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinStout and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the following individual be appointed
as a Maybelle Ranney Price Professor, for the period July
1, 1997, through June 30, 1998:
Professor Judy Jax
Department of Human Development, Family Living and Community
Educational Services
College of Human Development
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1997-98
Work Plan
The committee briefly reviewed its 1997-98 work plan and generated
a list of major issues to be considered. He noted that, in addition
to its ongoing activities, the Education Committee has set an agenda
for 1997-98 academic year. The five areas of emphasis will be diversity,
information technology, function of UW Extension, UW Colleges and
advising.
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Report
of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Presentation:
UW-Extension's Partnerships
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President David J. Ward introduced
Kevin Reilly (Provost, UW-Extension)and Allen Beuchel (Fond du Lac
County Executive), who provided a presentation on the role of UW-Extension
and its partnerships with the private sector, technical colleges,
other UW System institutions, K-12 and government agencies. Mr.
Buechel described his county's partnership with Extension on welfare
reform, stressing the strength and importance of the UW Extension-County
partnership.
*
The
Diversity Plan
Tess
Arenas, Special Assistant for Multicultural Affairs, met with the
committee to discuss the planning process for the Diversity Plan,
which will undertake a seven-step process culminating in the presentation
of a final plan to the Board in April 1998. Regent Smith noted that
this item will therefore remain on the committee's agenda for monthly
updates. He added that the committee had discussed this issue, agreeing
that diversity is a component of education that is necessary in
a multicultural society and work place. He stressed that this initiative
is not about affirmative action or about quotas, but rather that
it's about continued improvement, with the goal of improving and
increasing the number of minority students and economically disadvantaged
students who attend the university. In sum, he stated, "the
initiative is about leadership in this area." *
Intentions
to recruit
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President Ward had notified the
committee of the intent to recruit for three deans at salaries below
the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. The positions are in the
College of Science and Allied Health, UW-La Crosse; the College
of Liberal Studies, UW-La Crosse; and the College of Education and
Graduate Studies, UW-River Falls.
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NCA
Accreditation report, UW-Platteville
UW-Platteville
Chancellor David Markee presented the report of his campus' NCA
accreditation team. UW-Platteville was accredited for the maximum
ten year period, with its next comprehensive evaluation scheduled
for 2006-07. After some discussion, the committee also agreed to
address the subject of accreditation on its 1997-98 agenda.
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Revised
Mission Statement, UW-Superior
Regent
Smith reported that the committee held an initial review of UW-Superior's
revised mission statement, which was developed as part of a year-long
strategic planning process. He added that a public hearing would
be held in Superior, after which the revision will be brought to
the board at its October meeting for final consideration.
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21st Century Study Implementation Committee
Regent
Smith concluded his report by noting that Associate Vice President
for Budget Planning Kathleen R. Sell had reported to the committee
regarding the status and upcoming priorities for the 21st Century
study implementation, including:
- student
advising;
- Distance
Education Entity;
- Instructional
Academic Staff Study;
- Revenue
bonding;
- Private
sector competition policy review;
- outcome-based
accountability reporting;
- reforms
of "counting issues"; and the
- discussion
and preparation for enrollment management IV.
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UW-EAU
CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Regent
President Lubar, noting that Resolution 7536 granted authorization
to recruit for a Chancellor at UW-Eau Claire, announced the appointment
of a Regent Search Committee for that position. Regent Boyle will
serve as Chair of that committee; he will be joined by Regents Marcovich,
James, Staszak and Brandes.
REPORT
OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
Joint
Session to Review the UW-Madison Research Park Annual Report
Regent
Barry, Chair, submitted the report. He began by noting that the
annual report of the UW-Madison Research park had been presented
by the Park's director, Wayne McGown, before a joint session of
the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees.
Regent Barry reported that the Park now has 69 tenants with 1,850
employers.
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Review
of Board of Regents Fund Raising Policies & Naming Policies
Panel Discussion: Fund Raising Realities
Regent
Barry reported that the committee has embarked upon a process for
review of the Board of Regents' Fund Raising and Naming Policies.
Chancellors Perkins (UW-Green Bay), Sorensen (UW-Stout) and Ward
(UW-Madison) participated in a brief panel discussion that highlighted
their experiences and discussed the large amount of time fund-raising
efforts demand and described their fund-raising strategies. Regarding
this discussion, Regent Grebe asked if there was any training available
to them; Regent President Lubar stated that he hoped the UW Foundation
could provide such training and that the committee would address
this in the coming month. Regent Barry, referring to a document
distributed with the Board's agenda materials, encouraged his colleagues
to review the policies concerning naming and solicited their comments
for issues to consider in the coming months. He observed that the
committees had already drawn one important conclusion: it is clear,
he stated, that individual chancellors be in charge of, direct and
coordinate all such efforts on their own campuses.
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Approval
of minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Physical Planning
and Funding Committee
After
the joint session, the Committees held their separate meetings.
Regent Barry reported that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee
approved the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting.
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Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Barry stated that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee had
approved five resolutions, and presented them as consent agenda
items. His motion to approve Resolutions 7540 - 7544 was seconded
by Regent James and was unanimously adopted.
UW-Baraboo/Sauk
County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000 All Agency
Funds
Resolution 7540:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW Colleges Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, authority
be granted on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk
County to seek $625,000 of State All Agency Capital Equipment
Funding to provide movable and special equipment for a Phase-2
campus expansion and remodeling project.
UW-Eau
Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900
PR + $209,900 GPR)
Resolution 7541:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Eau Claire Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Crest Wellness Center Remodeling project at an estimated
total project cost of $821,800 ($611,900 Program Revenues-Cash
and $209,900 General Fund Supported Borrowing - Facilities
Repair and Renovation).
UW-Madison:
Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design Report)
Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue Borrowing and
$2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
Resolution 7542:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
an Adams, Tripp and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance project
at an estimated total project cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600
Program Revenue Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue Cash-Housing
funds).
UW-Platteville:
Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000, General
Fund Supported Borrowing
Resolution 7543:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Platteville Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Russell Hall Remodeling project, at an estimated total project
cost of $7,927,000, General Fund Supported Borrowing.
UW-Stevens
Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000 of
Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
Resolution 7544:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Stevens Point Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
a Residence Halls Renovation - Phase 3 project at an estimated
total project cost of $2,350,000 of Program Revenue Supported
Borrowing - Facilities Repair and Renovation.
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Noting
that Regent Mohs had abstained from voting on Resolution 7545, Regent
Barry moved its adoption separately. His motion was seconded by
Regent James, and passed unanimously, with Regent Mohs again abstaining
from the vote.
UW-Madison:
Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR
& $400,000 GFSB
Resolution 7545:
That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor
and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the
Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct
an Electrical Utility Upgrade project at an estimated total
project cost of $1,800,000 ($1,400,000 General Fund Supported
Borrowing - WISTAR Non-matching funds and $400,000 General
Fund Supported Borrowing).
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Report
of the Vice President
Regent
Barry reported that Vice President Bromberg's report included four
items:
Overview
of Projects in Progress
Vice
President Bromberg distributed charts showing the status of major
projects and discussed their progress to date to provide a framework
for 1999-01 planning. She had also distributed graphs depicting
the Board's record of requests versus approvals of GPR funds for
maintenance, renovation and replacement of existing facilities.
Regent Barry observed that these charts had been distributed to
all the Regents, calling attention to the impact the Board has had.
As recently as 1991-93, he noted, GPR funding for 90% of the Board's
requests was devoted to the creation of additional space; now, that
situation is reversed, with 90% of expenditures going toward renovation
and replacement related to GPR funding. Drawing his colleagues'
attention to one graph, he also observed that this trend reflects
an increase in capitol fund raising from non-GPR sources. Responding
to a question posed by Regent Lubar, Regent Barry noted that the
Board's priority attention to renovation and replacement was also
readily apparent in the graphs, as are the chancellors' efforts
in fund raising.
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UW-System
Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
Vice
President Bromberg also provided the usual deferred maintenance
backlog report, which shows that the System is keeping pace with
the goals set to address deferred maintenance projects identified
six years ago, but which does not address ongoing maintenance issues
since that time. The committee has requested that this report be
presented differently at its next scheduled delivery date (February
1998) to better reflect the dynamic between what has been approved
to address the old backlog as well as the new backlog that is accruing.
*
UW-System
Land Holding and Leased Space Report
The
Committee reviewed the UW System land holding and leased space report.
Regent Barry noted that there was not much activity this year: A
total of 102.56 acres were purchased for 7 campuses, and a total
of 45.50 were conveyed from 5 campuses during the last period. UW
System Institutions hold a total of 18,014.18 acres, as of June
30th.
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Report
on Building Commission Actions
Regent
Barry concluded his report by noting that Vice President Bromberg
had provided a report on building commission actions; at that time,
Chancellor Thibodeau (UW-River Falls) and Assistant Vice President
Ives (UW System) had also discussed a potential funding problem
with some projects at UW-River Falls. Of particular concern is the
UW-River Falls Teacher Education Center project, for which bids
are being solicited on a scaled-back design (per Regent Barry's
report of July 25, 1997). Regent Barry summarized the difficulty
as one of getting qualified bidders to submit bids within design
estimates. He noted that it may take some flexibility on the part
of the State Division of Facilities Development and others to recognize
that these projects have a high priority and should move forward
even if the rebid comes in above the first estimate. In discussion
following this report, Regent Lubar expressed surprise that the
bids for the Teacher Education Center project would be so high;
he was informed that the bids reflect a building "boom"
in western Wisconsin, that Minnesota contractors were too busy and
eastern Wisconsin contractors consider it too far to travel for
business. While projects could be redesigned, Regent Barry noted
that they don't want to fundamentally redesign projects because
that takes too much time; rather, the committee hopes to adjust
the bidding schedule to establish a compromise between construction
costs and design issues.
REPORT
OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Consent
Agenda Items
Regent
Hempel, Chair, provided the report. She began by moving the adoption
of Resolutions 7546 - 7552 as a consent agenda; her motion was seconded
by Regent DeSimone and passed unanimously.
Divestiture
of architectural control responsibilities for the residential plats
of the University Hill Farms
Resolution 7546:
That, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
System (the successor corporation to the Regents of the University
of Wisconsin) does hereby elect to surrender the selection
of the Architectural Control Committee for each plat in the
University Hill Farms, including Midvale Terrace and its 1st
addition, but excluding the Commercial Reserve Addition, to
the Hill Farms neighborhood Association; if the Hill Farms
Neighborhood Association does not accept responsibility, the
Board will give notice that the covenants and restrictions
for each plat will not be permitted to automatically renew
but shall terminate at the end of the current term.
Mabel
E. McLean Trust
Resolution 7547:
That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison the bequest of the late Mabel E. Mc Lean,
of the county of Manatee, State of Florida, be accepted; and
the Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officers be authorized
to sign receipts and do all things necessary to effect the
transfer for the benefit of the Library of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
(The Will states:
1. Fifty per cent (50%) to the Library of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin; the gift to be known as the
Anstey Memorial Fund. Helen and Mabel Anstey were student
workers in the library.)
(The Library will receive approximately $600,000.)
Authorization
to Sign Documents
Resolution 7548:
That, on the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, Regent Resolution #6042 approved by the
Board on March 6, 1992, be rescinded; and that the following
revised resolution be approved effective immediately:
That any of the following corporate or administrative officers
of the University of Wisconsin SystemSecretary, Associate
Secretary, Assistant Secretary of the Board, the
President, any Vice President and any administrative officer
or administrative assistant designated by the President of
the University of Wisconsin System is authorized to sign:
1. Proposals, agreements, contracts and contract supplements
for research work or any other purposes upon approval of the
project by the President or any Vice President of the University
of Wisconsin System or the appropriate chancellor or designee
with the following extramural entities:
United States Government, any of its agencies or departments,
any state or municipality or any agency or department thereof,
or any nonprofit organization.
2. Certifications, releases, inventory reports and other documents
as required by the government in connection with the termination
of the contracts with the federal government for research
and educational services furnished by the University of Wisconsin
System.
3. Applications, notices, bonds and other instruments required
by the federal government in connection with matters relating
to federal laws and regulations for the purchase and use of
tax-free alcohol in the laboratories of the University of
Wisconsin System.
4. Purchase orders and other instruments required by the federal
government for the procurement of narcotics for use in laboratories
of the University of Wisconsin and in University Hospitals.
5. Grants, contracts, leases and agreements with private-profit
making organizations, with the understanding that those in
excess of $500,000 require formal acceptance by the
Regents prior to execution.
6. Royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin Press.
7. Transactions of the University of Wisconsin System's employe
savings bond accounts.
A summary of grants, contracts, leases and agreements,
including royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin
Press, will be reported monthly to the Vice President for
Finance.
Contractual
Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
Resolution 7549:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
the Board of Regents approves the agreement with Medco Research,
Inc. entitled "Study Project AB-02 Biostat Core Budget"
("A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial
of the Safety and Efficacy of Adenosine Additive to Cardioplegic
Solutions for Prevention of Post-Ischemic Myocardial Dysfunction
After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) in Patients with
Depressed Ventricular Function").
Contractual
Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
Resolution 7550:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents approves this contractual
agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc., which
will provide $224,631 in support of the research.
Contractual
Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
Resolution 7551:
That, upon recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents accepts the agreement
with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. entitled, "Bosentan Project."
Report
on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors (Required
by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
Resolution 7552:
That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Report on Base Salary Adjustments
to Recognize Competitive Factors Required by Section 36.09(1)(j),
Wisconsin Statutes, be accepted for transmittal to State Officials.
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Approval
of Revisions to Trust Fund Investment Guidelines
Regent
Hempel reported that, under its delegated authority, the Business
and Finance Committee had also approved a resolution revising its
investment guidelines.
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Joint
Session with Physical Planning and Funding Committee
The
Chair observed that the report concerning the joint session between
the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees
had been submitted by Regent Barry.
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Approval
of the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting
The
minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Business and Finance
Committee were reported as having been approved.
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Report
of the Vice President
New
Internal Audit Director
Regent
Hempel reported that Vice President Marcia Bromberg began her report
by introducing Ron Yates, the new Internal Audit Director.
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Agreement
Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
Vice
President Bromberg also reported on an agreement between UW Hospital
and the Waisman Center, whereby the hospital will be doing billings
for the Waisman Center.
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Socially
Responsible Investing
As
a final item, Vice President Bromberg had introduced Robert Bock,
former Dean of the School of Business, with whom she has been working
to identify a service which will be used to assist them and the
Board regarding proxy issues that may be related to socially responsible
investing. As a related item, Regent Hempel reported that a public
forum has been planned for the morning of the Board's November 6th
meeting day to review investment issues and hear public comments
on socially responsible investing. That announcement concluded Regent
Hempel's report.
CLOSED
SESSION
At
10:00 a.m., Regent Orr moved the adoption of Resolution 7553, which
was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote with Regents Barry, Benson,
Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel, James, Lubar, MacNeil,
Marcovich, Mohs Orr, Randall, Smith, and Staszak (16) voting in
the affirmative.
Resolution 7553:
That, the Board of Regents recess into closed session, to
consider an appointment at salary above the executive group
six maximum - UW-Madison, and to consider salary for Acting
Vice President for University Relations, UW System, as permitted
by S.19.85(1)(C), Wis. Stats.; and to confer with legal counsel,
as permitted by S.19.85(1)(G), Wis. Stats.
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At
10:40 a.m., the Board arose from Closed Session and announced the
adoption of Resolution 7554.
UW-Madison:
Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
Resolution 7554:
That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of
Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to appoint
Charles Hirschman as Professor in the College of Letters and
Science, Department of Sociology, at a salary of C$115,000,
effective August 1998.
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The
meeting concluded at 10:40 a.m.
Submitted
by,
[Signature]
Judith
A. Temby
Secretary
September
1997
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
- RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
- REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
- REPORT OF THE SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 MEETING OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD
- TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYSTEM
- PRESIDENT'S WELCOME TO THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
- 1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards
- Professor Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and Geology, UW Manitowoc County
- Professor James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
- UW-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry
- GOOD NEWS ITEMS
- New Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges at Marathon County and at Marshfield
- UW-Madison's Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne Residential College
- Get Real!
- UW Arboretum Gift
- UW Institutions in the News
REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
- Annual Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
- UW-Platteville: Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- UW-Madison: Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Madison: Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
- UW-Eau Claire: Chancellor
- UW-Oshkosh: Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
- UW-Madison: Appointment of Named Professors
- UW-Stout: Appointment of Named Professor
- 1997-98 WORK PLAN
- REPORT OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- Presentation: UW-Extension's Partnerships
- The Diversity Plan
- Intentions to recruit
- NCA ACCREDITATION REPORT, UW-PLATTEVILLE
- REVISED MISSION STATEMENT, UW-SUPERIOR
- 21ST CENTURY STUDY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
UW-EAU CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
REPORT
OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND
FUNDING COMMITTEE
- JOINT SESSION
TO REVIEW THE UW-MADISON RESEARCH PARK ANNUAL REPORT
- REVIEW OF BOARD OF REGENTS FUND RAISING POLICIES & NAMING POLICIES PANEL DISCUSSION: FUND RAISING REALITIES
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
- UW-Baraboo/Sauk County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000 All Agency Funds
- UW-Eau Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900 PR + $209,900 GPR)
- UW-Madison: Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design Report) Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
- UW-Platteville: Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000, General Fund Supported Borrowing
- UW-Stevens Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000 of Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
- UW-Madison: Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR & $400,000 GFSB
- REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- Overview of Projects in Progress
- UW-System Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
- UW-System Land Holding and Leased Space Report
- Report on Building Commission Actions
REPORT OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
- CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
- Divestiture of architectural control responsibilities for the residential plats of the University Hill Farms
- Mabel E. McLean Trust
- Authorization to Sign Documents
- Contractual Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
- Contractual Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
- Contractual Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
- Report on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors (Required by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
- APPROVAL OF REVISIONS TO TRUST FUND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES
- JOINT SESSION WITH PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
- APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 1997 MEETING
- REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
- New Internal Audit Director
- Agreement Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
- Socially Responsible Investing
CLOSED SESSION
- UW-Madison: Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING
of the
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Madison,
Wisconsin
Held in room 1820 Van Hise Hall
Friday, September 5, 1997
8:30 a.m.
- President Lubar presiding -
PRESENT: Regents Barry, Benson, Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel, James, Lubar, MacNeil, Marcovich, Mohs, Orr, Randall, Smith, and Staszak
ABSENT: Regent DeBraska
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon motion by Regent Randall, seconded by Regent Benson, minutes of the meeting of the Board of Regents held on July 25, 1997, were unanimously approved as distributed.
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Regent President Lubar began the meeting by moving the adoption of Resolution 7531, which was unanimously adopted by a show of applause.
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION for KEITH R. SANDERS
| Resolution 7531: | Whereas, Keith R. Sanders has served with distinction as
UW System Senior Vice President for Administration since June
1995; and
Whereas, he came to that position after serving as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 1989-1995; and Whereas, as Senior Vice President, he was instrumental helping the Chancellors and System Administration design and implement the system-wide restructuring made necessary by budget reductions in the 1995-97 biennium - the success of these measures being greatly facilitated by his skill and commitment to fairness and equity; and Whereas, he was influential in guiding the planning process and helping to articulate the vision of the future set forth in the Board of Regents' Study of the UW System in the 21st Century -- widely recognized as a well-conceived plan which benefited from broad input and carefully targeted priorities; and Whereas, Keith Sanders has merited the respect and gratitude of colleagues throughout the UW System and the State of Wisconsin for his knowledge of and dedication to public higher education and the students, faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin System; and Whereas, he is leaving System Administration to fulfill his enthusiasm for working directly with students and his wish to return to teaching, research and writing as a member of the faculty of UW-Whitewater's highly regarded Department of Communication. Therefore, be it resolved that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System hereby thanks and commends Keith R. Sanders for the outstanding service he has rendered to the UW System and the people of Wisconsin; and Be it further resolved that the Board of Regents extends best wishes to Keith and Carol Sanders for happiness and success in all future endeavors. |
Dr. Sanders thanked the Board, taking a moment to express his special appreciation for having been able to work with Regents Boyle, Barry, Orr, Grebe and Lubar. Of the latter three regents, he cited their important work on The Board of Regents' Study of the UW System in the 21st Century and on the implementation of the study's recommendations, noting that Regent Grebe deserved credit for his emphasis on the open process used in the study, while Regent Orr, as Chair of the 21st Century Study Implementation Committee, had "helped enormously" to realize the study's goals. He expressed gratitude to his fellow chancellors for their friendship and their extraordinary, high quality work. He noted that his colleagues in the UW System Administration are also "first- rate" professionals performing unheralded and essential work within the System. President Lyall earned his special praise and thanks as "the best University President in the nation," a person of great integrity, good humor and good will. He concluded his remarks by expressing his deepest gratitude for his wife of 36 years Carol, calling her his "inspiration and support."
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Report on Legislative Matters
A written report on Legislative Matters had been distributed earlier; there were no questions or comments regarding it.
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Report of the September 4, 1997 meeting of the Hospital Authority Board
Regent Orr provided an oral report of the most recent meeting of the Hospital Authority Board. He observed that the timing of the meeting had precluded the inclusion of a financial report for the month of August at the meeting, but noted that utilization statistics continued to follow the pattern previously reported: admissions increased 5.9%; patient days increased only 1.1%; length of stay continues to decline; and outpatient visits have increased 5%.
Regent Orr noted that the Federal Balanced Budget Bill will have significant impact on the Hospital Authority. Direct medical education payments will be reduced by over $5 million (from $18 million to $13 million) between 1997 and 2001; PPS and disproportionate share payments are expected to decline $855,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, in the same period. He noted that these are significant reductions, costs will have to be controlled very carefully elsewhere, and this situation "places an extra burden on our teaching mission."
The annual audit statement was presented by Peat Marwick. Regent Orr noted that it is, generally, a good report: the net surplus was $13.7 million (above last year's $13 million and about $2.4 million above the budget). He expressed concern that the operating budget was down from a little over $7 million to $6.7 million, and suggested that key area of operations are under pressure. In comparison to peer hospitals, the UW Hospital's operating margin is slightly below 4.4%, which is both below its peer group and below AA and single A-rated bond issuers; this situation should be rectified by following the strategic plan's recommendation to achieve the single A rating. In other respects, Regent Orr reported the Hospital Authority is in a "very good position." He added that the Board reviewed an annual report on charity care which reflected an anticipated $6.8 million in charity care to be performed this year; this is twice as much as that performed elsewhere in this community and reflects favorably in national comparisons.
Regent Orr concluded his report by stating that the Board also reviewed a presentation on home health care. In discussion following this report, Regent Orr explained that "home care" offers pre-release education and follow-up nursing to provide patients with a seamless transition from hospital to home. The report revealed that the UW Hospital is a state leader in this area and that its home health care programs are growing at the rate of 15% a year. They have been reviewed by accrediting agencies and have been granted accreditation with commendation, in one case earning 99 out of a 100 points. He observed that the UW Hospital's home care program was recently highlighted on public radio as an example by a State Representative addressing the assembly.
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Tour of the University ResearchPark
Prior to moving on to the next item on the order of business, Regent Lubar expressed his gratitude for the Regents' tour of the University Research Park to Chancellor David Ward, Wayne McGown and Regent MacNeil (the Board's representative to the Research Park Board). He noted that it was a "wonderful" tour and that the park is a great asset to UW-Madison, the city and the state.
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYSTEM
President's Welcome to the New Academic Year
President Lyall began her report by welcoming the board to the beginning of a new academic year. Describing the summer as "especially active" she noted that:
- The UW Centers had a new chancellor and a new name as "The UW Colleges";
- Ground was broken for the Pyle Center, which will serve as our statewide high tech center for distance learning;
- Two of the UW System Administration Vice Presidents had left the administration - Keith Sanders to return to teaching and Paul Brown to retirement;
- a systemwide Academic Leadership Conference was held at UW-Superior to recognize and enhance the professional development of our staff throughout the System;
- searches for two new chancellors (at UW-Parkside and UW-Milwaukee) were under way;
- Wisconsin high school graduates scored first in the nation on the ACT college-readiness exams; and
- The UW System institutions started school without a budget.
President
Lyall also noted a few personal milestones, including Gaylon Greenhill's
35th year at UW-Whitewater, the arrival of twin grandsons
to Chancellor David and Judith Ward, and the announcement of Chancellor
Larry Schnack's impending retirement. She offered her congratulations
and best wishes to all.
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1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards
President
Lyall observed that it was "fitting" that the Board's
academic year begins with a ceremony recognizing excellence in teaching,
the sixth annual presentation of the Regents' Teaching Excellence
Awards. She then introduced Regent Smith, who offered a few words
of introduction. He began by noting the importance of celebrating
success, and that he and the Board were pleased to be part of the
presentation of the 1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Awards. These
awards represent an opportunity for the Board to recognize and honor
some of the most outstanding teachers and departments in the UW
System; noting the need for the Board to continually search for
ways to encourage and reward excellent teaching, he expressed the
hope that these awards represent a small but significant step in
the right direction.
Regents Krutsch, Boyle and Brandes served on the selection team
this year, seeking out nominees who were extraordinarily committed
to teaching and learning; who sought out, developed and implemented
extremely effective teaching strategies; and demonstrated significant,
and enduring impact on the intellectual development of their students.
From among a pool of exceptional nominees, the committee considered
not only the praise conferred on the nominees, but real evidence
of significant learning achievement among their students. Citing
the national debate about how universities can better support teaching
and learning as part of their mission, Regent Smith observed that
the Board of Regents deals with these issues as it sets policy;
however, he noted, the faculty, staff and departments have the final
responsibility for following through on the policies designed to
improve teaching and learning. The teachers honored by these awards
share a profound and passionate commitment to ensuring that teaching
and learning happen. Regent Smith then invited Regent Randall to
present the awards and introduce each honoree.
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Professor Catherine Helgeland, Department of Geography and Geology, UW Manitowoc County
Regent Randall began by introducing Professor Catherine Helgeland, who teaches Geography and Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County, serves as Chair of the entire UW Colleges Department of Geography and Geology, and is also the UW Colleges' faculty Representative to the UW System Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council. She received her Ph.D. in Geography from UW-Madison, and has spent the better part of the last two decades teaching at the UW Colleges. Her supporters praised her ability to get "students 'hooked' on geography: she has probably generated more majors than anyone in the department;" former students expressed their surprise - and admiration - for her ability to convey her passion for her subject, dynamic teaching skills, and "inexhaustible dedication" to teaching and to her students' learning by using an array of creative and effective teaching techniques and approaches. Regent Randall noted that her nomination materials contain "compelling evidence" of the learning that takes place in her classroom, citing one student's Geographic Slide Analysis Pre-Test and the Slide Analysis Final Exam Question, and noting the remarkable difference between the few "tentative sentences" contained in the former and the detailed, confident essay found in the latter. This example, he stated, provides persuasive documentation of how uncertainty can give way to knowledge and discovery over the course of a semester, when guided by expert teaching; furthermore, it offers tangible evidence that learning has indeed occurred. Finally, Regent Randall praised Professor Helgeland's dedication to teaching at the two-year Colleges, where she has been afforded the opportunity to interact with beginning students in a way that "opens worlds of excitement to them as they start college" and then are allowed to pursue their interests with great zeal. This, she asserted, offers "rare" dividends that endure for both teacher and student.
Professor Helgeland, accepting the award, began by thanking her family. She noted three things: first, that these awards are important not only to the faculty, departments, and institutions that receive them, but also for the message they send to the State, the Legislature, the citizens of Wisconsin and the students who attend UW institutions. Second, she stressed the importance of developing a sense of community in teaching and learning, relating a story of the difference she observed among her classes when she began to make students responsible for not just contributing to group work but for being randomly tested as members of a group to receive a shared grade. As she learned, this technique encourages each student in the group to learn the material not only because he or she may be tested, but since the grade may depend on what somebody else says, the interdependent members work together to ensure that everyone knows the answer. Thus, every student learns, which contributes to an overall sense of community in the classroom. And this sense of community, she noted, extends beyond the classroom to include the Manitowoc Campus, the UW College administrative system, and UW System Administration (and the Undergraduate Teaching Initiative Council).
Professor Helgeland then said that she "wanted to teach the Board what geography is," by moving beyond understanding it as the study of places, to understand that four questions need to be asked to understand the geography of a subject. Furthermore, "what, where, why and so what?" can be asked of any subject to find its "geography". Proposing that there is a "geography of teaching awards", she observed that, within this topic, one can find a few major universities that offer such awards; in Wisconsin, the Board of Regents offers them because they place a high value on teaching. Finally, when considering what difference they make, she reminded the Board of her opening remarks, concluding that they are "critically important for this System and this State."
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Professor James Oberly, Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
Regent Randall next introduced James Oberly, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he has been a faculty member since 1983. He received his B.A. from Columbia University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Rochester, all in history. He is an active scholar in the areas of mid-nineteenth century U.S. economic and political history. Regent Randall noted that Professor Oberly plans his courses on the assumption that "every educated man and woman should have a familiarity with our national history." He extends that basic assumption, however, by designing courses that make history meaningful for his students. His students become practicing historians in response to Professor Oberly's creative assignments for his students, who appreciate the ability to meet his challenges and, with his guidance, produce papers of publishable quality. Many of Professor Oberly's students have won awards, published articles, and presented papers at professional meetings.
Regent Randall reported that Professor Oberly succeeds in making history extend beyond the classroom, creating opportunities for students to interact with other historians, public and governmental policy-makers, local and original sources of historical documentation as a "working example of the Wisconsin Idea…[that] serves the people of Wisconsin." This emphasis on service learning and faculty-student research collaboration are at the heart of UW-Eau Claire's undergraduate education mission. One of Professor Oberly's most innovative teaching practices offers further evidence of his emphasis on service learning is in a required "Historical Methods and Historiography." These students have the opportunity to serve as historiographers for the Wisconsin State Assembly, performing historical research for committees studying areas of current concern; they learn to see history as alive, relevant, and crucial to the citizens of Wisconsin rather than as an inert receptacle of past facts and dates.
Finally, Regent Randall observed that if Professor Oberly is implementing the Wisconsin Idea through his teaching, he is doing so in a decidedly twenty-first century manner through his extensive use of instructional technology. He has grant support for his work on the UW Student History Network, a project designed to build a statewide network of history learners in the introductory U.S. history course at twelve different UW campuses. This initiative allows students and professors across these campuses to communicate through e-mail and the World Wide Web, talking with and debating each other on-line about history. Last semester, there were as many as 50,000 messages per week when distributed to all of the student subscribers. Regent Randall concluded his remarks by praising Professor Oberly as a remarkable teacher, who fully believes in his students' ability to contribute to the making of history and who puts that belief into rigorous, challenging and successful practice in creative and meaningful ways.
Professor Oberly thanked the family and friends who were in attendance at the meeting. He accepted his award, noting that he had been "in the right place at the right time", and had the benefit of teaching history for the last 15 years, which have been a very exciting time to be a historian and a history teacher. He noted that the biggest change has been that the subject matter of history has changed enormously, undergoing a transformation from being the strict study of past politics to incorporate the study of change and all parts of human society over time. He stressed that he wants his students to understand that history is for living, occurring as a dialogue between the present and the past. Citing the example of senior history majors who have written, presented or published their work, or who have worked with the State Legislature, he expressed the hope that his students understand that they are part of the dialogue between past and present, and can make important contributions to the world around them. He concluded his remarks by thanking his colleagues at UW-Eau Claire, including Chancellor Schnack, Vice Chancellor Smelstor and the Chair of the History Department, Steve Dosch. He added that his emphasis on service learning was not just to help UW-Eau Claire fulfill its mission, but to perform his part of the Wisconsin Idea in the tradition of the great progressive university that emerged in this state earlier in this century. As he tells his students, they are the great-grandchildren of Frederic Jackson Turner: and while they may not always agree with him, they are his intellectual great-grandchildren. Noting that Chancellor Schnack always encouraged UW-Eau Claire's graduating seniors to see the quest for learning as a life-long adventure, Professor Oberly observed that the "the adventure of teaching is a life-long quest."
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UW-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry
Regent Randall announced that the winner of the 1997 Regents' Teaching Excellence Award for Academic Departments and Programs is the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry. Among the many exceptional programs and departments throughout the UW System, the Department of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh stands out because of its extraordinary commitment to collaborative teaching and learning. Departmental collaboration is modeled and practiced in teaching, learning, and research; between junior and tenured faculty; between chemistry and other departments; between faculty and students; and among students teams working together. For example, the department has a mentoring program for new faculty that assigns new faculty both a departmental and an extra-departmental mentor, encouraging the pursuit of interdisciplinary research, providing new faculty with multiple perspectives on teaching and learning, and fostering collaborative research in cross-disciplinary research labs that are supported by state, federal, and private sources. In her letter nominating the department for this award, UW-Oshkosh Provost Vicki Lord Larson noted that "No other single academic effort in the University has attracted as many (or as large) private gifts as these interdisciplinary programs."
The Chemistry Department has also distinguished itself for its teaching and curriculum: it leads the University in the number of courses participating in the "Writing Across the Curriculum" program; and its assessment plan for the chemistry major was one of two examples of the university's assessment process submitted to the North Central Accreditation Association during its visit last spring. The department also is host to an active the Cooperative Academic Placement Program (CAPP) that allows exceptional high school students to pursue advanced studies and earn college credits - evidence of further collaboration between Chemistry faculty and area high school teachers, who are invited to help plan general chemistry courses, participate in campus workshops, stay in touch throughout the year.
While successful research efforts are rewarded in the Department of Chemistry, the department's primary mission focuses on undergraduate teaching and student learning. Many of the department's faculty have received teaching awards, and the faculty unanimously supports undergraduate research opportunities for chemistry majors. Student-faculty research teams provide majors with individualized teaching and active learning experiences that have immeasurable benefits, including the presentation of student projects in prestigious journals and regional and national meetings, co-authored and co-presented papers and presentations, research grants, and other learning experiences. Regent Randall noted that the value of these opportunities cannot be overstated, for, as Provost Lord Larson noted, in the department's efforts to "provide students with early opportunities to discover science as a cooperative rather than a competitive effort" they also "create conditions that permit students to share the excitement of the scientific process, the brainstorming, hypothesizing, and testing which contribute so much to true understanding." When these students leave UW-Oshkosh as graduates of the Chemistry Department they are well-equipped to work with many types of people in a variety of settings.
Professor Crimmins, Chair of the UW-Oshkosh Department of Chemistry, accepted the award on behalf of his colleagues. He thanked the Board and the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council for the honor. Credit, he noted, goes first and foremost to the faculty and staff of the Chemistry Department at UW-Oshkosh. Their dedication and professionalism has been enhanced by activities such as hands-on use of state-of-the-art instrumentation in laboratories; encouragement of undergraduate research which has led to student-authored publications and presentations; interactive student workshops, which have been particularly successful in the general chemistry courses; and Capstone senior seminar program. He noted that these all require a considerable investment of time, effort and resources, but that those investments have led to the development of a truly excellent undergraduate chemistry curriculum. Professor Crimmins then thanked Michael Zimmerman, Dean of the College of Letters and Science, and the Associate Deans with whom he has worked, for supporting the department's efforts and providing the resources to get the job done. He also thanked Provost and Vice Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson for nominating the department, and for the leadership and fund-raising efforts of Chancellor Kerrigan. He concluded his remarks by thanking his wife, Nancy, and by pledging, on behalf of the Department of Chemistry at UW-Oshkosh, to continue its efforts to offer its students an exemplary education in the years ahead, and to develop new and challenging opportunities as the 21st Century approaches.
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Regent Randall concluded his remarks by observing that, as President Lyall has noted before, students are entering the UW System with higher skills and higher expectations of the education their professors will provide; he observed that the examples offered by these individuals and this department represented the very best UW has to offer, signifying that it is quite able to meet the challenge of educating the best and brightest in the State of Wisconsin.
Regent Smith then introduced Michael Otjen, who presented each of the Regent Teaching Excellence award recipients with certificates of commendation from Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
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Good News Items
President Lyall continued her report by stating that there are a number of exciting new ventures beginning this fall throughout the System. These include:
New Collaborative Degree Program: UW-Stevens Point, UW Colleges at Marathon County and at Marshfield
A new Collaborative Degree Program among UW-Stevens Point, and the UW Colleges at Marathon County and Marshfield will enable area residents to complete a bachelor's degree in business administration during evenings and weekends while maintaining their jobs.
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UW-Madison's Innovative Residential Facilities: the Denney House and Chadbourne Residential College
UW-Madison has two new housing options for students. The Denney House may be the nation's first residence for single parent undergraduates and their children. The Chadbourne Residential College is a living-learning community that will create a "small college" within a college experience for students. These options expand the diversity of the institution as well as contribute an important component to the pursuit of a well-rounded education for all students.
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Get Real!
President Lyall announced that Wisconsin Public Television had received an Elmo Award from Children's Television Workshop for its program Get Real! The program, she noted, has become a huge success with children in Wisconsin child care programs across the state.
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UW Arboretum Gift
The UW Arboretum has received $400,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to help train Wisconsin elementary and high school teachers to conduct ecological restorations on school grounds.
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UW Institutions in the News
President Lyall concluded her report by observing that a number of national magazines had again included UW institutions in their ratings. Four of the system's comprehensive institutions are among the top ten in the Midwest; UW-Madison is ranked in the top ten public universities nationally; and UW Hospital was ranked among the nation's best medical providers in ten specialties. While these rankings "should be taken with a large grain of salt," she noted that they do serve to demonstrate that UW System institutions serve Wisconsin with a level of excellence beyond what might be expected of a relatively small state of average means, an accomplishment achieved by the many individuals who care deeply about the university and the state.
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REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Consent Agenda Items
Regent Smith, Chair, provided the committee's report. He stated that, following the approval of the minutes of the of the July 25, 1997 Education Committee meeting, Resolutions 7532 - 7539 had been approved by the committee; he then moved their approval as a consent agenda. His motion was seconded by Regent Randall and carried unanimously.
Annual Report on Fall 1996-97 drop rates
| Resolution 7532: | That, upon recommendation of the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Board of Regents accepts the Annual Report on 1996-97 Undergraduate Drop Rates for submission to the Joint Committee on Finance. |
UW-Platteville: Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
| Resolution 7533: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit for a Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. |
UW-Madison: Assistant Professor, Finance, School of Business at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
| Resolution 7534: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit for an Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business, at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. |
UW-Madison: Assistant Professor, Accounting, School of Business at a salay that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum
| Resolution 7535: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to recruit for an Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Business, at a salary that may exceed the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. |
UW-Eau Claire: Chancellor
| Resolution 7536: | That the President of the University of Wisconsin System be authorized to recruit for a Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. |
UW-Oshkosh:
Revision to Faculty Personnel Rules
| Resolution 7537: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the revision of Chapter Four, UW-Oshkosh Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures, be approved. |
UW-Madison:
Appointment of Named Professors
| Resolution 7538: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinMadison and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to make
the following named professorship appointments, effective
July 1, 1997: Carl de Boor Reappointment as Steenbock Professor of Mathematical Sciences (retroactive to July 1, 1997); Thomas P. Sutula Minnie Riess Detling Professor (retroactive to July 1, 1997). |
UW-Stout: Appointment of Named Professor
| Resolution 7539: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University
of WisconsinStout and the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, the following individual be appointed
as a Maybelle Ranney Price Professor, for the period July
1, 1997, through June 30, 1998: Professor Judy Jax Department of Human Development, Family Living and Community Educational Services College of Human Development |
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1997-98 Work Plan
The committee briefly reviewed its 1997-98 work plan and generated
a list of major issues to be considered. He noted that, in addition
to its ongoing activities, the Education Committee has set an agenda
for 1997-98 academic year. The five areas of emphasis will be diversity,
information technology, function of UW Extension, UW Colleges and
advising.
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Report
of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Presentation:
UW-Extension's Partnerships
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President David J. Ward introduced
Kevin Reilly (Provost, UW-Extension)and Allen Beuchel (Fond du Lac
County Executive), who provided a presentation on the role of UW-Extension
and its partnerships with the private sector, technical colleges,
other UW System institutions, K-12 and government agencies. Mr.
Buechel described his county's partnership with Extension on welfare
reform, stressing the strength and importance of the UW Extension-County
partnership.
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The
Diversity Plan
Tess Arenas, Special Assistant for Multicultural Affairs, met with the committee to discuss the planning process for the Diversity Plan, which will undertake a seven-step process culminating in the presentation of a final plan to the Board in April 1998. Regent Smith noted that this item will therefore remain on the committee's agenda for monthly updates. He added that the committee had discussed this issue, agreeing that diversity is a component of education that is necessary in a multicultural society and work place. He stressed that this initiative is not about affirmative action or about quotas, but rather that it's about continued improvement, with the goal of improving and increasing the number of minority students and economically disadvantaged students who attend the university. In sum, he stated, "the initiative is about leadership in this area." *
Intentions to recruit
Regent
Smith reported that Senior Vice President Ward had notified the
committee of the intent to recruit for three deans at salaries below
the Executive Salary Group Six maximum. The positions are in the
College of Science and Allied Health, UW-La Crosse; the College
of Liberal Studies, UW-La Crosse; and the College of Education and
Graduate Studies, UW-River Falls.
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NCA Accreditation report, UW-Platteville
UW-Platteville Chancellor David Markee presented the report of his campus' NCA accreditation team. UW-Platteville was accredited for the maximum ten year period, with its next comprehensive evaluation scheduled for 2006-07. After some discussion, the committee also agreed to address the subject of accreditation on its 1997-98 agenda.
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Revised Mission Statement, UW-Superior
Regent Smith reported that the committee held an initial review of UW-Superior's revised mission statement, which was developed as part of a year-long strategic planning process. He added that a public hearing would be held in Superior, after which the revision will be brought to the board at its October meeting for final consideration.
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21st Century Study Implementation Committee
Regent Smith concluded his report by noting that Associate Vice President for Budget Planning Kathleen R. Sell had reported to the committee regarding the status and upcoming priorities for the 21st Century study implementation, including:
- student advising;
- Distance Education Entity;
- Instructional Academic Staff Study;
- Revenue bonding;
- Private sector competition policy review;
- outcome-based accountability reporting;
- reforms of "counting issues"; and the
- discussion and preparation for enrollment management IV.
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UW-EAU CLAIRE CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Regent President Lubar, noting that Resolution 7536 granted authorization to recruit for a Chancellor at UW-Eau Claire, announced the appointment of a Regent Search Committee for that position. Regent Boyle will serve as Chair of that committee; he will be joined by Regents Marcovich, James, Staszak and Brandes.
REPORT OF THE PHYSICAL PLANNING AND FUNDING COMMITTEE
Joint Session to Review the UW-Madison Research Park Annual Report
Regent Barry, Chair, submitted the report. He began by noting that the annual report of the UW-Madison Research park had been presented by the Park's director, Wayne McGown, before a joint session of the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees. Regent Barry reported that the Park now has 69 tenants with 1,850 employers.
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Review of Board of Regents Fund Raising Policies & Naming Policies Panel Discussion: Fund Raising Realities
Regent Barry reported that the committee has embarked upon a process for review of the Board of Regents' Fund Raising and Naming Policies. Chancellors Perkins (UW-Green Bay), Sorensen (UW-Stout) and Ward (UW-Madison) participated in a brief panel discussion that highlighted their experiences and discussed the large amount of time fund-raising efforts demand and described their fund-raising strategies. Regarding this discussion, Regent Grebe asked if there was any training available to them; Regent President Lubar stated that he hoped the UW Foundation could provide such training and that the committee would address this in the coming month. Regent Barry, referring to a document distributed with the Board's agenda materials, encouraged his colleagues to review the policies concerning naming and solicited their comments for issues to consider in the coming months. He observed that the committees had already drawn one important conclusion: it is clear, he stated, that individual chancellors be in charge of, direct and coordinate all such efforts on their own campuses.
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Approval of minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Physical Planning and Funding Committee
After the joint session, the Committees held their separate meetings. Regent Barry reported that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee approved the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting.
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Consent Agenda Items
Regent Barry stated that the Physical Planning and Funding Committee had approved five resolutions, and presented them as consent agenda items. His motion to approve Resolutions 7540 - 7544 was seconded by Regent James and was unanimously adopted.
UW-Baraboo/Sauk County: Equipment to Support Addition/Remodeling $625,000 All Agency Funds
| Resolution 7540: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW Colleges Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, authority be granted on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County to seek $625,000 of State All Agency Capital Equipment Funding to provide movable and special equipment for a Phase-2 campus expansion and remodeling project. |
UW-Eau Claire: Crest Wellness Center Remodeling (Design Report) $611,900 PR + $209,900 GPR)
| Resolution 7541: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Eau Claire Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct a Crest Wellness Center Remodeling project at an estimated total project cost of $821,800 ($611,900 Program Revenues-Cash and $209,900 General Fund Supported Borrowing - Facilities Repair and Renovation). |
UW-Madison: Adams, Tripp, and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance (Design Report) Total cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue-Cash-Housing)
| Resolution 7542: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct an Adams, Tripp and Sellery Residence Halls Maintenance project at an estimated total project cost of $6,077,600 ($4,077,600 Program Revenue Borrowing and $2,000,000 Program Revenue Cash-Housing funds). |
UW-Platteville: Russell Hall Renovation Project (Design Report) $7,927,000, General Fund Supported Borrowing
| Resolution 7543: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Platteville Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct a Russell Hall Remodeling project, at an estimated total project cost of $7,927,000, General Fund Supported Borrowing. |
UW-Stevens Point: Residence Halls Renovation (Design Report) $2,350,000 of Program Revenue Supported Borrowing
| Resolution 7544: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Stevens Point Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct a Residence Halls Renovation - Phase 3 project at an estimated total project cost of $2,350,000 of Program Revenue Supported Borrowing - Facilities Repair and Renovation. |
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Noting that Regent Mohs had abstained from voting on Resolution 7545, Regent Barry moved its adoption separately. His motion was seconded by Regent James, and passed unanimously, with Regent Mohs again abstaining from the vote.
UW-Madison: Electrical Utility Upgrade (Design Report) $1,400,000 GFSB-WISTAR & $400,000 GFSB
| Resolution 7545: | That, upon the recommendation of the UW-Madison Chancellor and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Design Report be approved and authority be granted to construct an Electrical Utility Upgrade project at an estimated total project cost of $1,800,000 ($1,400,000 General Fund Supported Borrowing - WISTAR Non-matching funds and $400,000 General Fund Supported Borrowing). |
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Report of the Vice President
Regent Barry reported that Vice President Bromberg's report included four items:
Overview of Projects in Progress
Vice President Bromberg distributed charts showing the status of major projects and discussed their progress to date to provide a framework for 1999-01 planning. She had also distributed graphs depicting the Board's record of requests versus approvals of GPR funds for maintenance, renovation and replacement of existing facilities. Regent Barry observed that these charts had been distributed to all the Regents, calling attention to the impact the Board has had. As recently as 1991-93, he noted, GPR funding for 90% of the Board's requests was devoted to the creation of additional space; now, that situation is reversed, with 90% of expenditures going toward renovation and replacement related to GPR funding. Drawing his colleagues' attention to one graph, he also observed that this trend reflects an increase in capitol fund raising from non-GPR sources. Responding to a question posed by Regent Lubar, Regent Barry noted that the Board's priority attention to renovation and replacement was also readily apparent in the graphs, as are the chancellors' efforts in fund raising.
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UW-System Deferred Maintenance Backlog Report
Vice President Bromberg also provided the usual deferred maintenance backlog report, which shows that the System is keeping pace with the goals set to address deferred maintenance projects identified six years ago, but which does not address ongoing maintenance issues since that time. The committee has requested that this report be presented differently at its next scheduled delivery date (February 1998) to better reflect the dynamic between what has been approved to address the old backlog as well as the new backlog that is accruing.
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UW-System Land Holding and Leased Space Report
The Committee reviewed the UW System land holding and leased space report. Regent Barry noted that there was not much activity this year: A total of 102.56 acres were purchased for 7 campuses, and a total of 45.50 were conveyed from 5 campuses during the last period. UW System Institutions hold a total of 18,014.18 acres, as of June 30th.
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Report on Building Commission Actions
Regent Barry concluded his report by noting that Vice President Bromberg had provided a report on building commission actions; at that time, Chancellor Thibodeau (UW-River Falls) and Assistant Vice President Ives (UW System) had also discussed a potential funding problem with some projects at UW-River Falls. Of particular concern is the UW-River Falls Teacher Education Center project, for which bids are being solicited on a scaled-back design (per Regent Barry's report of July 25, 1997). Regent Barry summarized the difficulty as one of getting qualified bidders to submit bids within design estimates. He noted that it may take some flexibility on the part of the State Division of Facilities Development and others to recognize that these projects have a high priority and should move forward even if the rebid comes in above the first estimate. In discussion following this report, Regent Lubar expressed surprise that the bids for the Teacher Education Center project would be so high; he was informed that the bids reflect a building "boom" in western Wisconsin, that Minnesota contractors were too busy and eastern Wisconsin contractors consider it too far to travel for business. While projects could be redesigned, Regent Barry noted that they don't want to fundamentally redesign projects because that takes too much time; rather, the committee hopes to adjust the bidding schedule to establish a compromise between construction costs and design issues.
REPORT OF THE BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Consent Agenda Items
Regent Hempel, Chair, provided the report. She began by moving the adoption of Resolutions 7546 - 7552 as a consent agenda; her motion was seconded by Regent DeSimone and passed unanimously.
Divestiture of architectural control responsibilities for the residential plats of the University Hill Farms
| Resolution 7546: | That, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (the successor corporation to the Regents of the University of Wisconsin) does hereby elect to surrender the selection of the Architectural Control Committee for each plat in the University Hill Farms, including Midvale Terrace and its 1st addition, but excluding the Commercial Reserve Addition, to the Hill Farms neighborhood Association; if the Hill Farms Neighborhood Association does not accept responsibility, the Board will give notice that the covenants and restrictions for each plat will not be permitted to automatically renew but shall terminate at the end of the current term. |
Mabel E. McLean Trust
| Resolution 7547: | That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison the bequest of the late Mabel E. Mc Lean,
of the county of Manatee, State of Florida, be accepted; and
the Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officers be authorized
to sign receipts and do all things necessary to effect the
transfer for the benefit of the Library of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. (The Will states: 1. Fifty per cent (50%) to the Library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin; the gift to be known as the Anstey Memorial Fund. Helen and Mabel Anstey were student workers in the library.) (The Library will receive approximately $600,000.) |
Authorization to Sign Documents
| Resolution 7548: | That, on the recommendation of the President of the University
of Wisconsin System, Regent Resolution #6042 approved by the
Board on March 6, 1992, be rescinded; and that the following
revised resolution be approved effective immediately: That any of the following corporate or administrative officers of the University of Wisconsin SystemSecretary, 1. Proposals, agreements, contracts and contract supplements for research work or any other purposes upon approval of the project by the President or any Vice President of the University of Wisconsin System or the appropriate chancellor or designee with the following extramural entities: United States Government, any of its agencies or departments, any state or municipality or any agency or department thereof, or any nonprofit organization. 2. Certifications, releases, inventory reports and other documents as required by the government in connection with the termination of the contracts with the federal government for research and educational services furnished by the University of Wisconsin System. 3. Applications, notices, bonds and other instruments required by the federal government in connection with matters relating to federal laws and regulations for the purchase and use of tax-free alcohol in the laboratories of the University of Wisconsin System. 4. Purchase orders and other instruments required by the federal government for the procurement of narcotics for use in laboratories of the University of Wisconsin and in University Hospitals. 5. Grants, contracts, leases and agreements with private-profit making organizations, with the understanding that those in excess of $500,000 require formal acceptance by the Regents prior to execution. 6. Royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin Press. 7. Transactions of the University of Wisconsin System's employe savings bond accounts. A summary of grants, contracts, leases and agreements, including royalty agreements with the University of Wisconsin Press, will be reported monthly to the Vice President for Finance. |
Contractual Agreement with Medco Research, Inc.
| Resolution 7549: | That, upon recommendation of the President of the University of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents approves the agreement with Medco Research, Inc. entitled "Study Project AB-02 Biostat Core Budget" ("A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Adenosine Additive to Cardioplegic Solutions for Prevention of Post-Ischemic Myocardial Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) in Patients with Depressed Ventricular Function"). |
Contractual Agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc.
| Resolution 7550: | That, upon recommendation of the President of the University of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents approves this contractual agreement with Integrated Therapeutics Group, Inc., which will provide $224,631 in support of the research. |
Contractual Agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd.
| Resolution 7551: | That, upon recommendation of the President of the University of Wisconsin System and the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Board of Regents accepts the agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Ltd. entitled, "Bosentan Project." |
Report on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors (Required by s.36.09(1)(j), Wis. Stats.)
| Resolution 7552: | That, upon the recommendation of the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Report on Base Salary Adjustments to Recognize Competitive Factors Required by Section 36.09(1)(j), Wisconsin Statutes, be accepted for transmittal to State Officials. |
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Approval of Revisions to Trust Fund Investment Guidelines
Regent Hempel reported that, under its delegated authority, the Business and Finance Committee had also approved a resolution revising its investment guidelines.
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Joint Session with Physical Planning and Funding Committee
The Chair observed that the report concerning the joint session between the Business and Finance and Physical Planning and Funding Committees had been submitted by Regent Barry.
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Approval of the minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting
The minutes of the July 25, 1997 meeting of the Business and Finance Committee were reported as having been approved.
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Report of the Vice President
New Internal Audit Director
Regent Hempel reported that Vice President Marcia Bromberg began her report by introducing Ron Yates, the new Internal Audit Director.
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Agreement Between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center
Vice President Bromberg also reported on an agreement between UW Hospital and the Waisman Center, whereby the hospital will be doing billings for the Waisman Center.
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Socially Responsible Investing
As a final item, Vice President Bromberg had introduced Robert Bock, former Dean of the School of Business, with whom she has been working to identify a service which will be used to assist them and the Board regarding proxy issues that may be related to socially responsible investing. As a related item, Regent Hempel reported that a public forum has been planned for the morning of the Board's November 6th meeting day to review investment issues and hear public comments on socially responsible investing. That announcement concluded Regent Hempel's report.
CLOSED SESSION
At 10:00 a.m., Regent Orr moved the adoption of Resolution 7553, which was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote with Regents Barry, Benson, Boyle, Brandes, DeSimone, Grebe, Hempel, James, Lubar, MacNeil, Marcovich, Mohs Orr, Randall, Smith, and Staszak (16) voting in the affirmative.
| Resolution 7553: | That, the Board of Regents recess into closed session, to consider an appointment at salary above the executive group six maximum - UW-Madison, and to consider salary for Acting Vice President for University Relations, UW System, as permitted by S.19.85(1)(C), Wis. Stats.; and to confer with legal counsel, as permitted by S.19.85(1)(G), Wis. Stats. |
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At 10:40 a.m., the Board arose from Closed Session and announced the adoption of Resolution 7554.
UW-Madison: Appointment at a salary above the Executive Group Six Maximum
| Resolution 7554: | That, upon recommendation of the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the President of the University of Wisconsin System, the Chancellor be authorized to appoint Charles Hirschman as Professor in the College of Letters and Science, Department of Sociology, at a salary of C$115,000, effective August 1998. |
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The meeting concluded at 10:40 a.m.
Submitted
by,
[Signature]
Judith
A. Temby
Secretary
September 1997