STATED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
February 3, 2006
A meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in Room 326, Stewart Center, West Lafayette, Indiana at 8:30 a.m. on February 3, 2006.
The following Trustees were present: McGinley (Chairman), Birck, Cumberbatch, Edmondson, Hardin, Oesterie, Peterson, Powers, Spurgeon, Townsend.
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 a report to the Board were Vice President Rutledge; Vice Provost Lechtenberg; Chancellor Dworkin, Purdue North Central; and Mr. Lamar Dixon, President, Student Government, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne.
I. FUTURE MEETING SCHEDULE.
Chairman McGinley drew attention to the listing of future meetings and commencements and asked the Trustees to put these dates on their calendars.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon proper motion duly seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the following meetings:
Stated Meetings, November 4, 2005 and December 17, 2005
Executive Committee Meeting, December 9, 2005
Executive Sessions, December 16, 2005 and December 17, 2005
III. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Jischke welcomed the Board as the University begins an exciting year moving forward on the strategic plans and Campaign for Purdue. He reported that Purdue is hosting a Discovery Lecture Series, starting next week, "Transforming Society Through Emerging Technologies: National Nanotechnology Initiative at Five Years." Many of the top people in the nation in nanotechnology will be at Purdue for this important program at the Birck Nanotechnology Center.
Purdue's Campaign for Purdue has passed the $1.3 billion mark with 17 months to go. Thanks to the tremendous response of the Purdue family, it has been possible to raise the campaign goal to $1.5 billion.