Meeting of the

University of Alaska

System Governance Council

Thursday, January 28, 1999

2:30pm-4:30pm

via audioconference

Bridge number in Anchorage: 751-8040

Bridge number outside Anchorage: 877-751-8040

Anchorage Site: contact Alisa Curry, ananc@uaa.alaska.edu

Fairbanks site, Carter Conference Room, Butrovich Building

Juneau site, contact Rita Bowen, jnmsb@acad1.alaska.edu

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Council Constitution

http:/gov.alaska.edu/council/constitution/

Council Calendar

http://sygov.swadm.alaska.edu/council/calendar.html

Council Directory

http://sygov.swadm.alaska.edu/Home/who/council/

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DRAFT AGENDA

1 Call to order and roll call

2 Adopt agenda

3 Approve December 3, 1998 minutes

4 Legislative and UA budget status- Ann Ringstad

5 UA support activities

6 Hot constituent issues

6.1 Tuititon increases and tuition policy changes

6.2 Grievance policy changes

6.3 Healthcare benefits changes

6.4 Other hot issues

7. System and local governance reports

7.1 Coalition of Student Leaders

7.2 Faculty Alliance

7.3 Staff Alliance

7.4 UAA governance groups

7.5 UAF governance groups

7.6 UAS governance groups

8. Board of Regents meeting February 18-19, 1999

8. Other items of concern

9. Comments

10. Adjourn

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AGENDA ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 3. December 3, 1998 minutes - to be distributed separately

Attachment 4.

UA interest legislation

distributed by e-mail Friday Jan 15, 1999 1:31pm

UA FY00 Budget documents

http://gov.alaska.edu/net/ref/BOR-Budget/1999-01-21-budgetpresen.pdf

http://gov.alaska.edu/net/ref/BOR-Budget/1999-01-21-priocapbudg.pdf

Attachment 5. Calendar of Juneau activities February 16-23

- included at end of agenda

Attachment 6.1 Tuition increase information

http://gov.alaska.edu/net/99-Tuition/99-Rates.pdf

http://gov.alaska.edu/net/99-Tuition/99-WICHE-rates.pdf

http://gov.alaska.edu/net/ref/fallheadcount.pdf

Attachment 6.2 Grievance policy redraft based on 1/7/99 workshop

- attached as Word document

Attachment 6.3 Proposed healthcare benefits changes

http://info.alaska.edu/UA/benefits/health_care_report_1999/health_report.html

Attachment 8. Proposed list of BOR agenda items - included at end of agenda

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Attachment 5. Calendar of Juneau activities February 16-23

Additional updates will be sent as schedule changes.

Update-January 15, 1999

Tentative schedule of events - February 17-23,1999 - Juneau

Wednesday, February 17, 1999

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8:00am Board of Regents breakfast with legislators

Baranof Hotel and regents meet with

individual legislators on the hill.

Faculty and staff are discouraged from

attending the breakfast because legislators

always jump on the old mantra that the university

wastes money by flying tons of people to Juneau

on the public dime.

9:30am-4:00pm Faculty Alliance meeting in the

morning and joint meeting with SAC in the

afternoon, UAS Auke Lake Campus

4:30pm-6:30pm Alumni reception, House Speaker's Chambers,

2nd floor, Capitol Building

Thursday, February 18, 1999

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8:00am-5:00pm Board of Regents public testimony and committee meetings

(BOR schedule of activities due out on 1/20)

Tuition is on the agenda for the Committee of the

Whole. Committee of the Whole is tentatively scheduled

to be held from 1:00-5:00pm on Thursday.

6:30pm UAS student ambassador program dinner for

regents - by invitation only, UAS Auke

Lake campus: contact Marshall Lind,

Chancellor

Friday, February 19, 1999

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8:00am-5:00pm Board of Regents meeting

 

Saturday, February 20, 1999

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All day Annual Student Legislative Conference,

Lake Room, Auke Lake campus

Sunday, February 21, 1999

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Free day and no-host brunch for

student leaders

Monday, February 22, 1999

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8:30am Alumni and student leader breakfast

Place to be determined.

all day Alumni and student leaders in groups meet with

legislators: Ann Ringstad is arranging

Tuesday, February 23, 1999

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all day Alumni and students meet with legislators

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Attachment 8. Proposed list of BOR agenda items

Subject: Proposed Agenda Topics for BoR Meeting

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:46:34 -0900

From: Jeannie Phillips <snjdp@mail.alaska.edu>

To: UA Governance

Collective Bargaining Units

The following are the proposed agenda topics for the Board of Regents'

meeting in Juneau on February 18-19, 1999. I have also included the

tentative schedule for your information.

If your organization wishes to participate during the discussion

regarding any of these topics, please submit your request to me by

Monday, January 25.

PROPOSED TOPICS

Academic & Student Affairs Committee:

--Report on Alaska Wilderness Study Program

--Approve Student Organizations Policy

--Update from Faculty Alliance re: Review of Common Grade Policy and New

Course Level Definitions Proposal

Finance, Facilities & Land Management Committee:

--Approve land transfer from UA Foundation; revise Policy 05.14 - Gifts

--Approve land development plan

--Approve Revenue Bonding, Series J

--Miscellaneous facilities approvals

--Report on Coal-Water project

--Report on Capital Projects in progress

Committee of the Whole:

--Approve FY00-01 tuition rates; approve revisions to Tuition Policy

--Approve FY00 NRF distribution; presentation on NRF

--Approve Crisis Response policy

--Report on legislative issues

--Report on Gartner Group

--Report on Y2K

--Report on Strategic Planning Framework

--Initial discussion re: FY01 Budget

Human Resources Committee:

--Approve Temporary Re-employment for RIP participants

--2nd reading of Grievance Policy

--Labor Relations report

--Health Benefits report

Audit Committee:

--Review of recently completed audits

--Status report on FY99 Audit Plan

Full Board:

--Joint meeting with Alaska Science & Technology Foundation board

--Approval UAA and UAS honorary degree proposals

--Approve Industrial Security and Corporate Authority resolutions

--Review 1999 Commencement Schedule

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 18

8a-10a - Public Testimony

10a-12n - Academic & Student Affairs Committee

10a-1p - Finance, Facilities & Land Management Committee

1p-5p - Committee of the Whole

5p-6p - Public Testimony

6:30p - Dinner for Board hosted by USUAS

Friday, February 19

7a-8a - Audit Committee

8a-9a - Full Board with ASTF Board

9a - 12n - Human Resources Committee

12n-5p - Full Board