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Fitchburg State University

Board of Trustees Meeting

Fitchburg State University Board of Trustees Meeting
Published on November 7, 2023 at 2:03 PM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 14, 2023 at 8:15 AM EST

Location

Presidents' Hall, Mazzaferro Center, 291 Highland Ave., Fitchburg, MA 01420

Notice of a meeting of the Fitchburg State University Board of Trustees on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 8:15 a.m. 

 

The meeting will take place in Presidents' Hall, Mazzaferro Center, 291 Highland Ave., Fitchburg, MA 01420

 

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:15 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Deborah Phillips 1 m
  C. Public Comments   3 m
  D. Approve Minutes from the October 17, 2023 meeting - VOTE (15-23/24) Approve Minutes 1 m
    Minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on October 17, 2023  
     
II. Sabbatical Requests 8:21 AM
  A. Act on President's recommendation for faculty sabbatical requests - VOTE (16-23/24) Vote 5 m
     
     
     
III. Academic Affairs Committee- Jennifer Flanagan, Committee Chair, will provide the report. 8:26 AM
  A. New Academic Program: Creative Arts Enterprise - VOTE (17-23/24) Vote 5 m
     
     
  B. New Academic Program: Expressive Arts Therapies - VOTE (18-23/24) Vote 5 m
     
     
IV. Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee - Karen Spinelli, Committee Chair, will provide the report 8:36 AM
  A. Presidential Search Budget - VOTE (19-23/24) Vote 9 m
     
     
V. Presidential Search Firms 8:45 AM
  A. Witt/Kieffer 20 m
     
  B. Discussion 5 m
  C. Spelman Johnson 20 m
     
  D. Discussion 5 m
  E. Academic Search 20 m
     
  F. Discussion 5 m
  G. Diversified Search Group 20 m
     
  H. Discussion 5 m
  I. Isaacson Miller 20 m
     
  J. Discussion 5 m
  K. Break 15 m
  L. Discussion and VOTE (20-23/24) Vote 20 m
     
VI. Notifications 11:25 AM
  A. Personnel Actions (N03-23/24) FYI 1 m
     
VII. Student Trustee Report 11:26 AM
  A. Allison Turner will provide the Student Trustee report. FYI 5 m
VIII. Chair's Report 11:31 AM
  A. Debbie Phillips will provide the Chair's report. FYI 5 m
IX. President's Report 11:36 AM
  A. Enrollment Update 5 m
  B. Commencement Ceremony FYI 5 m
  C. News Articles FYI 1 m
     
X. Closing Items 11:47 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m