STATED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
May 20, 2005
A meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in Room 02 (Assembly Hall), Library-Student-Faculty Building, Purdue North Central Campus, at 9:02 a.m. on May 20, 2005.
The following Trustees were present: McGinley (chairman); Hardin (vice chairman), Birck, Edmondson, Edwardson; Essex, Peterson, Powers, and Townsend. The absence of Trustee Cusick was excused by consent of the Board.
Also in attendance were President Jischke, Provost Mason, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Olsen, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Almond, Legal Counsel Benton, and Secretary Behringer. Present by invitation to make reports to the Board were Professor Tim Skvarenina, Chair-elect, University Senate; Ms. Jessica Hoffman, President, Purdue Student Government; PNC Chancellor James Dworkin; Professor Thomas Brady, Chair, PNC Faculty Senate; and Mr. Nicholas Williams, President, PNC Student Government.
I. FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE.
Chairman McGinley drew attention to the listing of future meetings and commencements, paying special attention to the revised dates for the June 2005 meetings and the dates for the 2006 calendar year. (List of Future Meetings filed with Minute Material.)
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon proper motion duly seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the following meetings:
Executive Session, April 7, 2005 Stated Meeting, April 8, 2005 Executive Session, April 8, 2005
III. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Jischke thanked Chancellor Dworkin and his staff for hosting yesterday and today's Trustees' meetings on the North Central campus. He pointed out that Purdue North Central has formed a strong partnership with this area focused on education, economic development and quality of life. President Jischke reported on the various Purdue commencements and congratulated the graduates and the faculty members who did an outstanding job of preparing the