STATED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
November 10, 2006
A meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in Room 326, Stewart Center, West Lafayette, Indiana at 8:30 a.m. on November 10, 2006.
The following Trustees were present: McGinley (Chairman), Birck, Brouillette, Cumberbatch, Hardin, Oesterie, Powers, Spurgeon, and Townsend. The absence of Trustee Butier was approved by the Board.
Also in attendance were President Jischke, Provost Mason, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Olsen, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Almond (acting as secretary for the meeting), and Legal Counsel Benton. Present by invitation to make a report to the Board were Professor Bernie Tao, Chair, University Senate; Mr. Jonathan Foltz, President, Purdue Student Government; Chancellor Wartell, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne; and Professor Thomas Brady, Chair, Faculty Senate, Purdue North Central.
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 CHANGES IN THE BYLAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
Upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the proposed changes to the Bylaws of The Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University were approved as presented.
Ml.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon proper motion duly seconded, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the following meetings:
Executive Sessions: September 28, 2006 and September 29, 2006
IV.       REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Jischke reported that this has been an exciting fall semester. There has been the opening of the Lawson Hall of Computer Sciences, the