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