The MSU Board of Trustees will meet for the first time this semester on Friday, Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. in room 401 of the Hannah Administration building. The meeting will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person. Public comment requests must be submitted 48 hours before the meeting.
The agenda includes the authorization to begin planning the renovation and expansion of MSU Dairy Facilities and the revitalization of MSU Greenhouses with upgrades including environmental controls and LED lighting. The requests will take place during the budget and finance committee report.
The academic affairs committee will recommend that the board approves a revision to Policy 03-17-03 which deals with overload pay. The committee will also recommend that the board approves the naming of two Recreational Sports and Fitness Services facilities: Spartan Greens and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Finally, they will ask for a resolution regarding voter suppression.
After hearing President Samuel L. Stanley Jr.’s report, the board will be asked to approve the Gift, Grant and Contract report from May 28 to Aug. 11, consisting of 600 gifts, grants and contracts, and 52 consignment or non-cash gifts, totaling $192,019,749.
Next, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science assistant professor Dr. Chengcheng Fang will give a presentation on next-generation lithium batteries for electrified transportation.
Provost Teresa Woodruff will ask the board to approve faculty appointments and personnel actions during her Personnel Actions and Information Report. Woodruff will be requesting approval for a faculty appointment with Donald J. Bowersox and Robert W. Thull professor Judith Whipple to promote Whipple to Interim Dean of the Broad College of Business, along with a salary change to $420,000.
The finance and budget committee will recommend that the board approves three scholarships or endowments: the Dr. Kenneth Harding Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship to support graduate students in the College of Education, the Thomas J. Ostrander Memorial Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering for students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Shobha Ramanand Graduate Fellowship in Memory of Dr. Kruger and Dr. Sweitzer to support students in graduate programs.
The audit, risk and compliance committee will recommend that the board approve a contract with Elijah Hamilton-Wray, whose father is a professor in the College of Arts and Letters.
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