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Action Item: Approval of Amendment to Human Resources Policy 30.1 – Partial Day Absences for Exempt Employees: The policy states that “exempt employees absent for a full work days will have their salaries deducted for missing a workday; however, exempt employees may be absent for a partial day without deduction from their salaries. To bring this policy in alignment with an exception allowed for public agency employees, the policy needs to be amended to state that when accrual balances are exhausted, an exempt salary will be deducted for full or partial day absences.
Action Item: Motion for approval of the policy change was made by Regent Henry and seconded by Regent Barfield. The motion passed.
Miscellaneous Items: Dr. Sias informed the Board of several membership changes that she is making relative to national associations and foundations.
Dr. Sias distributed her two-page President's Report which highlighted some of the recent activities on campus.
Action Item: The Student Affairs Committee recommended the name change of its committee from the Student Affairs Committee to the Student Success and Enrollment Management Committee. It was the consensus of the Board to approve the name change with no objections.
External Relations and Development by Regent Bearden in Regent Whitehead's absence. Regent Bearden stated that received $685,828 from 258 contributors, with scholarships receiving the largest dedicated portion. Capital campaign funds received total more than $4 Million. There were no action items before the Committee.
Regent Henry for the Finance Committee stated that the Committee had no action items before the Committee but the Committee received a very thorough report of the University's budget and financial position from the Vice President Anita Lockridge. She also reviewed NCAA agreed upon audit procedures and recommendations. FY 2013-14 budget processing is also under way and the budget will be presented to the Board at the April meeting.
Regent Barfield reporting for the Audit Committee stated that there were no action items. However, the Committee heard from Internal Auditor, Mr. Mark Ferm who reported on the five areas he has been reviewing which include IT, Land Grant, Capital Assets, Payroll, and Travel/Entertainment.
Regent Bearden reporting for the Academic Affairs Committee stated that Dr. Thierstein used the analogy of changing seasons in the area of academics and higher education — meaning constant change. He also pointed out key accomplishments of faculty and students. What was presented in the Committee report was only a small portion of what goes on, on a daily basis at KSU. KSU students are also having opportunity to engage in meaningful research under the direction of the faculty. There was one action item but the committee did not have a quorum, and therefore, asked the board for approval to move Dr. Charles Bennett (retired professor of 35-years) to faculty emeriti status.
Action Item: Faculty Emeriti Status for Dr. Charles Bennett: The motion was made by Regent Barfield and seconded by Regent Banks that Dr. Charles Bennett be granted faculty emeriti status. The motion passed.
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