APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA · sources include $100,000 already allocated fQp(dg{ign Sf?J:Vices, $1.0 million from the reserve for non-general fund operations (bc1f{g;~·e $4J6fffi/1.lion

Submitted by: M. Roy Wilson, President

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

Background

The following recommendation is presented to the Board of Governors for consideration on a Consent Agenda. These are routine items that will be enacted by one motion as summarized below and described in full detail on the recommendations contained in the Board materials. There will not be separate discussion of these items, however, any member of the Board may ask that any item be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion by notifying the Chair of the Board. The remaining items will then be considered on the Consent Agenda. A separate discussion and action will be taken on the item(s) removed from the Consent Agenda. The proceedings of the Board meeting will contain the full text of each of the recommendations as submitted.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Board of Governors approve the following resolution:

RESOLVED that the items listed below are recommended for approval by the Board of Governors as set forth in the respective agenda resolutions, as noted:

A. Approval of the Official Proceedings of March 21, 2014 (Board)

B. Establishment of a Doctor of Philosophy Program in Social Work and Anthropology Health (Academic Affairs)

C. Revisions to the PHO and EDD Degrees in the College of Education (Academic Affairs)

D. Dissolution of Academic Program in College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (Academic Affairs)

E. Dissolution of Academic Program in the School of Library and Information Science (Academic Affairs)

Board of Governors Agenda May 2, 2014

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Board of Governors

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

March 21, 2014

Regular Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 2:55 p.m. by President Wilson in thE3~Jf~ett Lab, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Secretary MJH~t called the roll, and the following Board members were present. ,,,~;1~v:{1[~t~_;,,

Governors Dingell, Driker, Dunaskiss, Massaron, Q'B'l~~. Poll;~~~~{&n~l Trent, and President Wilson ,\:~H;:, '·f:i/'.{/

Absent: Governor Nicholson

Also Present: Vice Presidents Lessem, Nork, Secretary Miller

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA i~]IS~1'.'J,j)';~-~r1s

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Staebler and Wright, and

~f}~ ~.~i/ ACTION - Upon motion by Goy~rno~;:pollard and seconded by Governor Dingell, the Consent Agenda was apprgy,~~·ifas presented. The motion was adopted unanimously. \i1il

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Board ,f,Y 't;j} f~'~I i~~;rv ./~~r:,.~:.'_-~,-~ -:. ·.. \··

A Approval of the\(?ff,iGial Prcf6~t:fc!Jh:§~"bf February 7, 2014 B. Personnel Recoin~1~;:~ftions . .... .

Acade~:::;f'ffait~~~i1~t\ · ~:!,~;~~~.t~' C. Dts¢cWitinuance·io:txtbe Gnicluate Certificate in Pediatric Global Health D. J;>!ffoontinuance df;J~e Master of Science in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences.

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Bucfgeftand Financ~;V ·--f~C:._{'i:-: J\ .,{~:f'a''

E. ManOQ~j~Jl,,,§13cond Floor Renovations F. Studenf~~'rffer Building - Sixth Floor Renovations G. Parking Structure No. 1 - 2014 Structural Repairs and Improvements H. Parking Structure No. 2 - 2014 Structural Repairs and Improvements I. General Purpose Classroom Instructional Technology Upgrades J. Science Hall Renovations for Nutrition and Food Science K. Education Building General Purpose Classroom Update

2 Official Proceedings - March 21, 2014

Official Proceedings, February 7, 2014 (Board)

ACTION - Upon motion by and seconded by Governor Pollard and seconded by Governor Dingell, the Official Proceedings of the February 7, 2014 regular meeting were approved as submitted. The motion was adopted unanimously.

Personnel Recommendations (Board) ,,f:., ..

. /{j}/ ACTION - Upon motion by and seconded by Governor PoUi:i_r;_cF'and seconded by Governor Dingell, the personnel recommendations wer~J~~fa>roved and action authorized in accordance therewith. The motion was adopt~tf"O"Q~qiJ:!,ously.

Schoo/ of Medicine .. ,~4fi' "';;;;\1l\tl;, Stephan Patrick, for appointment as associate profess9d\ktith fractional sh%.~ftenure per ~- -University year, in the Department of Oncology, effectiy,!:;!;February 1, 2014. ·

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Special Notes on Administrative Appointmentstf:.~~~~ .. il/t

Graduate Schoo/ ,~.~~~~f~l~~::w Ambika Mathur, for appointment as Dean, effective Mar6H'~~i~?014 through March 6, 2017, subject to the pleasure of the Pres.i,~t~lit;"QL,bis/her desfgrfee during the term of the

assignment. ,~:;::::;~;]?it)l(\ot• · Discontinuance of Academl~ Program§i{6"cademic Affairs)

.i/i:f~t~11t1 \\K~\ The administrc~Ji6ffrecqfumended o[~qontinuance of two academic programs, 1) the

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Graduate Certificatti~,Or,Pedi~W,R¼~l<?}~.~J:Jbfealth, and 2) the Master of Science in Psychiatry

and Behavioral Neu~&t,€1~off;',:'s~th0td~cisions were based on low enrollment and projected

low prod~.GijX.ilVif':""Jt;Jh;~t~!ft~.ditation Council of Graduate Medical Education recently

establl~.hliti" ;~~t;fcit1~ffi)cdut?h~rGr regulations which impede the ability of physicians and

me~i.~;r students totStrticipate in academic research programs. The new regulations, -'\-t~tf~J;_~,\- A~}/

togetnefc,.with curre9{-H5'udgetary pressures, contributed to the reasons for low enrollment and

compl·~11l:t1Jt,ln J:i.qfW~rograms, no students were enrolled in the current year. The individual

motions ;;~l~tJ¥6Uows:

Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Global Health

ACTION - Upon motion by and seconded by Governor Pollard and seconded by

Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors approv·ed the discontinuance of the

Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Global Health, effective Spring semester 2014. The

motion was adopted unanimously.

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Master of Science in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences


Governor Dingell, the the Board of Governors approved the discontinuance of the

Master of Science in Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences program, effective

Spring semester 2014. The motion was adopted unanimously.

Manoogian Second Floor Renovations (Budget and Finance) _,,t~}~b. ~t,j-:~i;';,.

On June 26, 2013, the Board of Governors approved ~490:ooOi{t~r)fJesign work for

the renovation of the second floor of the Manoogian Building. ''Whe admi~·t~lt*t'lon presented ;/~.:::{:) '·\'~(-~'.{if~

a recommendation for funds to proceed with the construgtloh portion of that re~6vation. The /'::'~}-:

planned renovation includes the replacement pfi~tiiall th~,;i{h1echanical and electrical

infrastructure, complete renovation of interior finilR,itM::~Ui~~~~. lightings, all new furniture, '-'j~l_;"_,:J;-;,.~~":"'"!;.\:.-()"•

new instructional technology, fire suppression, life sa{~\y~1,systems, as well as asbestos

abatement. Construction will begin in ry1JIY,.@_nd will be d;m'!!~ted in time for the Fall 2014

semester. The Academic Senate supJ'&tt~"lttf~f~ffljEfct1Jmd ·:~out 21 faculty members who \.:,,re\ . :•:c,c"s"'",/il\·''.'.t'

teach in the building have been involved;JBJ the ge.~ig~\i~31sions. ·~itl .dif·-·

ACTION - Upon motion by and~:~~gpnded by Governor Pollard and seconded by

Governor Dingell"',c:tlt§",ijp:9rd of Gd~inors authorized the President, or his designee, ,.J}tt::-'-·· -.,~t~iN rt;tt

to award co~Jracts to J~hovate th~;'l'second floor of the Manoogian Building for a

project costifj:61tto i•~Eg~d:$6}QQ:O;'OOO. On June 26, 2013, $400,000 of this amount

was authoriz~'Jit§)~implete design phase activities. Funding for this project will be ... ,,c/tI}~~~?:'~>. . :?~t~t~~~J\

prqVideafofr9Jn Seri~~{i:g01 General Revenue bond proceeds. The motion was

,,t!f1~~pted u~~~,ousl/1' St~r::tiJls~nter ~µIi~';ng - Sixth Floor Renovations (Budget and Finance)

'tRlr:'c\}$tµ~f~t Center Building has not undergone any major renovation or ·., ... ,_.,,.,;.•1;,:!;·--

improvemenl~:>since it was originally constructed in 1969. At its November 22, 2013

meeting, the Board approved major renovations to the basement through third floors, and in

2012 a portion of the fifth floor was renovated for the Counseling and Psychological

Services department. The seventh floor will be addressed after July 2015. The current

recommendation addresses the sixth floor, which houses the Student Veterans Resource

Center (SVRC), Hillel of Metro Detroit, and the Testing, Evaluation, and Research Services.


The project scope includes the interior demolition and removal of hazardous

materials, replacement of all mechanical, electrical, and fire alarm and suppression systems

to provide better temperature control and meet current standards, as well as new partitions

and interior finishes to provide a more functional and inviting environment.


Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors authorized the Presid~,nf;!it·r his designee,

to solicit bids and award contracts to renovate the sixth floo,rfqftiie Student Center

Building to improve and expand space for the Student y~t'§tiip~/Resource Center

(SVRC), Hillel of Metro Detroit (Hillel), and Testing}$1'~-~alua;i'~R%~i~od Research ···-,;· -· .~.,__

Services (Testing) for a total project cost not A~lt~xceed $1,575;~od~O'r' Funding ·'.\-,:-=~-· ,.

sources include $100,000 already allocated fQp(dg{ign Sf?J:Vices, $1.0 million from the

reserve for non-general fund operations (bc1f{g;~·e $4J6fffi/1.lion at March 1, 2014), and

$475,000 from the deferred maintenance res~10'tt:v:Jtff~h had a balance of $3.2 million

at March 1, 2014. It is anticipated that the res~~~ti};fgr, non-general fund operations

wu1 be replenished by any phi1antWt~~lci:tgm$,J~ceiv~J}{h' connection with this project. !~\?_;\ -s-,-:.-i/~tt?f\~r:{f:?iW<r.}.-,:: ~.

The motion was adopted unanimpµsly. .,/f'>'"·"" ·

11,if~ji' Parking Structures No,,.,ai#[a'rtU No. 2 f:~!~2014 Structural Repairs and Improvements (Budget and Financ~~;tt{r,tiv~·--\~~ v,,i

The admini~tr~ti.on p~,e·s'~-rt~tj,;,tW.9 'recommendations to continue structural repairs

and improvements-\c{'~1(Br~(Rf~~?·s·i;~6m;es No. 1 and No, 2, built in 1965 and in 1972,

respectiv~l~;·xmit~oJ~str'tfoi'g!I?. have undergone several phases of structural restoration

during ,thtl~;-~·,f~wfJ~{ffS, \\tR;~ current recommendations Fire consistent with the Walker

P~r~C~{consultant~"fr~1commendations and the Five-Year Business Plan adopted in April

20Y~1~~t~2tt,. ,,Jift~f f X~I'IQN{i(·upon motion by and seconded by Governor Pollard and seconded by

Go~~~fgt~~ Dingell, the Board of Governors authorized the President, or his designee,

to solicit bids and award contracts to complete structural repairs and improvements

to Parking Structure No. 1 for a project cost not to exceed $3,750,000. This project

will be funded by the Parking Auxiliary. The motion was adopted unanimously.


Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors authorized the President or his designee,


to solicit bids and award contracts to implement structural repairs and improvements

to Parking Structure No. 2 for a project cost not to exceed $1,035,000. This project

will be funded by the Parking Auxiliary. The motion was adopted unanimously.

General Purpose Classroom Instructional Technology Upgrades (Budget and Finance)

The administration requested authorization to fund the upgrading an9'?>replacement of .... --,,_,

instructional technology in 83 classrooms located in eight University QJ.}ild'ings. The project ·:!.~i:h}\ I_.,,,,

is part of a rotating plan to systematically and periodically upgrad~;!iri'~{ry.9tional technology

across the campus, and will be managed in close coordin~t,il:f{ withi)l[~'tPepartment of ·\\~j "'\~~,1t~J\,

Computing and Media Services. '~''.¥"' c,)) )- , "'-:'

ACTION - Upon motion by and seconded by,J)overnor Pollard and seconded by .. _/:.:ft.;, .. ···~.\::-

Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors ~qtfforizedJt:je·President, or his designee, '·\S{~/JI\,. . .. /))';

to solicit bids and award contracts to upgract~J,,IQ~tructional technology in general

purpose classrooms across campus for a pr~]Jtit~~Jt~tst not to exceed $1,000,000.

Funding for this project will be_,p'f()yip~£l . .c,fr9n, the ~'1t7lf~nt Related Projects reserve \;'.i;c;r'-· X;;~,\;,;;c}:7/0;,,, .•.•

which had a b_alance of $1.4 millJ,cw afFe~:fga'ry\"2:p;:-2014. The motion was adopted ·;~t;:\ ,'~:-~\,;. ,.,..

unanimously. ·1~&:i ·:ifyr

,{:,p:.·,>t):t1\ \~ttf& Science Hall Renov~J!fihs fo'~Nutrition ~QJf Food Science (Budget and Finance)

The Departmfut of ~,~,{ffagn}~~p,~,,F~~od Science occupies the third floor of Science

Hall, a building constfci'ff¼,g.}ft(1949.'<1{i~ a growing program with outdated facilities, and the

administr~t;pn·\f~g_q~~ted{:§_yJgprization to begin the process of renovating space for the

departme'hty~t,;·\~l~l);,Projci6P'~ost is expected to be about $3 million, but the current <~\:: ,.· '/~~.:\;-i

re9pJ;11mendation woQlc;f release funds for the design process. The administration would

st;:m\fj~.~pesign W(![~f;1h April and bid it for construction later in FY 2014. The project would

recon7~Bf;itp'.e,i,,~:rirto achieve better functionality, and would also include replacement of

mechanic;);B~Ji}:{ electrical systems, upgrades to technology infrastructure, and laboratory

improvements.


Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors authorized the President, or his designee,

to award contracts to conduct design phase activities for the renovation of areas of

Science Hall supporting Nutrition and Food Science for a cost not to exceed

$240,000. Funding for this project will be provided from Series 2013 General


Revenue bond proceeds approved previously for this purpose. Lord Aeck and

Sargent (LAS) have been selected from our recently updated list of preferred design

vendors to complete this work. The motion was adopted unanimously.

Education Building General Purpose Classroom Update (Budget and Fin~nce)

The Education Building was designed by famed architect Minory,f~masaki and built .. ,;-JJ--'

in 1960. In addition to housing the College of Education, it h~f,}Jye general-purpose

classrooms on the first floor. The administration proposes to,,r,rl:~~]l[~"ltn~se classrooms, <?J~,- ·\~~-~;~~~~\

including new mechanical and electrical services, as well ~~ furniture ancl''T~t~rJor finishes. ,;:,.:)\J ··<t~itz:~\{~~;>

Funding would come from the deferred maintenance fur,d;,;a portion of which h'as been used .t!J\}:t-··

the past several years to up\grade general-purpose gl~ssroom~,~~nd lecture halls. ,;s:~ttti~, .,\{f1''

ACTION - Upon· motion by and secondecFcipYt1QC?Y~'rnor Pollard and seconded by · ·.fc~~~~-'! _;,\:s.~,-JY

Governor Dingell, the Board of Governors autfi&tiz~d the President or his designee

to award contracts to renovate Jiye" general-purJg~~S:olassrooms in the Education .,·A)¥__;}Jf,\(±(i-:-N-:-,,~... '.\\~?Y

Building for a project cost not tq't~xceet:lf,$~1:0}0,QOh This project will be funded from ~~Ji .>Jt>\~~!~!i{~~~~'.{S'-

the deferred maintenance reserv$;WhichJjad a balance of $3.2 million as of March 1, ;1i'.}li 1Li!P~--

2014. The motion was adopted u'n:~nimously .

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PRESIDENT'S REflQ~~' . ·:1t,n ... ". i~'g)

President :\/\nt,~~Bt::?)~b{i~§~:a:;,q;t;' recent visits he made off-campus, and also

highlighted r~._cent:1evel01?cii~nts at the University.

Ih,g:i~:~1if~b~~/0Y\{e~~~tf"Anthony, pastor of the Fellowship Chapel Church as well as

.{? ~--;·· l)~f:.:\:.\~ ·:-·

pre~.igi~·t of the Det?'i!Wt1Branch of the NAACP, recently invited President Wilson to give the /ti:: fI;'f

keYn'§:t~ address atJ!je church's annual education Sunday held every March. The crowd ·.:.,/;_·_'-.-,~-:- .~·-"•

inclucf&~'t!'ll~ny ~tjlfbational leaders from K-12 schools as well as local colleges and

universiti~~r?plf~'~ts, students, visitors, and members of the congregation. Wayne State

University wi.~ represented by a team from the WSU Admissions Office, who set up a table

at the event, as well as by Mrs. Wilson, Governor and Mrs. Pollard, Vice President Lindsey,

Chief Holt, and Victor Green, Director of Community Affairs. President Wilson noted that

Reverend Anthony and a number of people present were graduates of WSU. He discussed

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and President Johnson's War on Poverty, and noted that the

surest way out of poverty is to get an education and work oneself into the middle class. He


stressed to the congregation the importance of higher education and more specifically the

benefit of a Wayne State education.

On February 27, the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce invited President

Wilson to give a keynote address before its annual policy conference, held at the Motor City

Casino. The President discussed higher education as both a public and a private good, and

emphasized it as a public good in the context of economic and work force g~.velopment and

the quality of life. He also talked about Wayne State and how it cantb?' instrumental in , ,-~-.oc·.·

moving Detroit forward. He appreciated that Governor Dingelll~~~ one of the 800 ;-;,_~~~~:,::_._

attendees, and he said that it gave him an opportunity to talk aqpµt'the?f[n[Q,[tance of higher

education and Wayne State in particular. ·:;:,,~· ·,.'.~~~~~~"'i,

In WSU athletics, the women's basketball team J§~bhed the NCAA's sweet Sixteen

for the second consecutive year. The President cqmm~'~ded):;Dpach Carrie Lohr for having

two winning seasons in just her third year of coad~il~~lrtt,~,tfl;, The men's and women's . 7_:.···7;~-~:'\,~-:_.' j'

swimming and diving teams have also done extraordin'tl~Jly'~well in the NCAA. The women's J ;(,..rt~};~::i_>-: ..

team finished as the national runner-up 1"'IJJ1Yit1g won the na'\fppal title in 2012. For the past ,,. ,,,~. ,··-·.-.· ·-,v --~-:- •· - . ·'--1

six years, the team has either won the"rj~Ji'tfhfrfti}l~\ifittfiD.i§hed second, and the head coach

Shawn Peters was selected as the ~'~fknai,,vf8~;~{~/;';oach of the Year. The men's

swimming and diving team finished as o~~i'9f~Y~~ top eight teams in the country for the tenth

straight year. Preside,0t;~\Nl1§Qn cong?[tt·lated all of the student athletes. Although .,'.f\lt·-·· ·. :i~~w~ 'ft;:t\

swimming and diving<96es no(}t~ceive as tnuch recognition as other sports, they work very -=cf~?if·'.t f~~~'.~.~+~'t'?:.,-.c.7::··,--\ -.: . o

hard and should be<~ij§ggni~§BWoKHi'€iir::a6hievements. :-....,~;\~;fft~\. ~(j:J';

President Wils6httJ1§~ed Vice President Nork to give an update on the renovation of

the Stud.~ntfo~~{~fa')~uildclAa};;:yYhich was one of the agenda items discussed during the _._,,·.[·'·" •'C\ .'.::--:0·,,:,-cl. • .. ,;·_;:

Budg~f}~hd Financ&l~'9mmitt~e meeting earlier in the day. Mr. Nork said the total cost of :'/(/? \}f/j

theJers;1ject will be $,g§15 million, with $20 million financed through the proceeds of bonds

issJi'a]1l}114013, and'J;$6.5 million from philanthropy and other sources. The project will be ~-:c·:::\:~~' ;·?·" d.t(:'--ii~'

finishect"\11tfirn~Jfor the Fall 2015 semester, and the construction partners selected are •,,:::~~_t:fi:J1,··

Newman smHfi and WTW as the architect team and Turner Construction. Mr. Nork played a

short video prepared by Vice President Wright and the marketing team. It will be put up on

Wayne State's web site so that the progress of the SCB renovations can be followed on line.

Finally, President Wilson discussed a program recently held at Schoolcraft College.

Wayne State's Transfer Student Success Center and representatives of the Marketing

Communications division attended, together with high school students, current Schoolcraft


College students, recent grads from other four-year institutions and those looking for a

· second bachelor's degree.

At the close of the President's Report, a second video was shown, featuring the

Wayne State mascot, "W', and two WSU students singing the Wayne version of the song

"What Would W Say."

BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS ,tf;;;Jf:>

President Wilson reported that two standing commitJ~~ii:::~{Jqtn9 the morning ;/'

sessions.

Academic Affairs Committee

The Committee had three items on its age1;1~lt-two qf,W~ich were approved as part

of the Consent Agenda. It also heard a report~·wtitb~sf,~Ggene Applebaum College of

Pharmacy and Health Sciences, including informati~~~i[5_:i~nrollment and retention rates

within the college. More than 80% of tl]§{EI9C!:!Jll,g1tes find 'J~I~f&yment and almost 60% stay (C'.·~~~1 '·.-C--~t~~:":~~-~;±;:~;-~~-~\ hi:>'"'.., .... _ .

in southeast Michigan, with another 16°loiemainifig1,elseiwbere in the state.

Budget and Finance Committee \\,:;4fJ?'' ,w,-

The Committe~ii~9~:/~,~\ a repo\~1

.n the Co~tingency Reserve; there .we~e no

requests for transfer§Aahd th~\f;,,Y 2014 bqJance remains at $75,000. Several action items ;',-J:\~¥~:: ./??\~~-~:'.~_;C:f,'.~~-~t~VL'·:··'7• !- I

on the Committee's\1:fg¢pda}jyEfrei',ltp):tr§ved as part of the Consent Agenda. One item was ~\},tt}?½\-l/i;/· '

reported to the Board fof;~1§.eparate vote: "_.:.•.c:~·.c,··· ~ -'-_. _, ~-C.::.:+-:i. -- ,. ' -

- .-c;c~;.:;;_::,/?~1.c..:;-:::. -;- ,;~~:-1\:,:;r;;,-._,

__!.:::JJ),~ C <,;'.:1(:{\, "f\f:i~tlt> Housip{fimd Resiqf:ff}Jial Llfe"Room and Board Rates, FY 2015

.. ~tSt}' \t;\t~, .. ~tfff ACTION - L{j:i§n motion by Governor Pollard and seconded by Governor Massaron,

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''"{\0~tth.e Board o,f/G~vernors approved the FY 2015 room and board rates as presented.

'~'VR'~ittQ11i:J9~f"~he typical freshman resident room and board rate will increase 5.19%

fr~-~'~"${330 in 2013-14 to $8,762 in 2014-15. Room rates for all variety of

accommodation types are proposed to increase in varying amounts ranging from

2.0% to 3.5%, and the proposal represents an all new slate of ten board plans with

increased value propositions for meal plan purchasers. The motion was

unanimously adopted.


REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

The Provost and the vice presidents submitted the written informational reports listed

below describing activities in their divisions. President Wilson asked those present to add

updated highlights of their reports.

Academic Affairs Informational Report - Student, Faculty and ~cademic Staff ,,d/;~,--·

Achievements - Provost Winters. No additional items were highlighteclt:f!'?

. J~J"'-'~_,i_~_ •. , ,f{t/:\·

Economic Development Report - Vice President Staebler had-Jhf~;;8effil-~J~s.

• The Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship progri~'recentl/0

~S~¢IJ,1ded its third ,--'!;:-;} "\i·<~)c:;'r•.

year of planning and is funded for the fourth year. !tiib~s been an incredibly' successful

program, with more than 6,000 students attending,Jb~irevents)and more than 700 signing ~?:i-J:l".\. :f}::?

up. About 360 submitted a new venture idea; b{tb9.~e;-.(tl5 have turned into corporate .. _·)_.·-·-· .. ,,,';;-:::,-

entities, and 61 of those companies generated rev~Wq~;I)n three years. This success is

why the foundations have continued fyprJtna,!he progra~rti~,itrt

• The Wayne State Mobile App com'~.~tlfi~N:i[w~,S:'iJ\On9~~~ed in conjunction with the '{~\~{-~\ >HT.t-lt\'(/ft::-'-"-

Bla cks tone program. It is open to st~~rnt~lifaculty, staff, and alumni with the provision

that at least one student is included in fli~At~m. A total of $5,000 is available in prizes for .-:;-, ·,,~.~"'

developing an App th~l'~wBq):Ch improve'.~tfi~e wsu experience in any area of campus life, ;/.:{r~~\· · \t\=ft~::! :;~J}l!

such as parking, re~,t~urants,1;j:j,nd shoppiq'g',

• The last updater~~~.lt witn1ltK~rit3Sl'.~r,'a~ Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program. Mr.

Staebler said the fi;1t1~1~h;grt will start in one week. There were so many applicants that a

secondgc)hi~~r~u;,:~J.ng\~tfitqgether and the timetable on its implementation will be moved

~,£/J'.g;iJ/i'' '~i} op

G~Vijfotnent and /C~~fumunity Affairs Report - Vice President Lindsey. No additional

infor~iti~tllwa~_.~d~~d. ~½:..:r~;?\~:?:·:·::-';·'

Developme~f and Alumni Affairs Report - Vice President Ripple

Vice President Ripple announced that this will be his last Board meeting. He will be

leaving in five weeks to lead the development efforts at Ohio State University. He thanked

the Board for the privilege and opportunity of serving Wayne State for the last eight years.

President Wilson thanked Mr. Ripple for his service and looked forward to working closely

with him over the next five weeks as he concludes his term of service.

10 Official Proceedings - March 21. 2014

Establishment of Endowment Funds - Vice President Ripple

Vice President Ripple presented the endowment funds listed below for approval.

ACTION - Upon motion by Governor Dunaskiss and seconded by Governor

Dingell, the Board of Governors approved the establishment of endowment funds

totaling $2,744,918 as presented. The motion was adopted unanimously. . A~~

1. The Coleman "Steve Demeter Memorial Anthropology Museun;t(Endowed Graduate Scholarship to recognize scholastic achievement, encourage p~otinued progress and provide assistance to students in financing their education in ,th~~'"<lGlfoge of Liberal Arts .

.c§Jt' ·,t~,tl1J:s, .. $25,000 -'-:y-,/~.!:-·-

2. The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation El)g§~ed Scholarshi~~~p> recognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued prggfoss and provide assistance to students in financing their education in the SchooUpfBusin~~:s Administration.$25,000

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3. The Patricia A and Robert C. Morency Endowe!':IASgfi'ofarship to recognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued progress towarcF~~~~gree, and provide assistance to City of Detroit residents in financing their educationlfR,Jhe College of Liberal Arts.

'';~[~~'.[{~\ti~t&~';:1:;,ii~f~~i;(:e;'; ,,,;_"' \;\';/\ $25,000

4. The Byron Oliver Pond Ill Endowe9J;$cholem~Jiip<fo:'fecognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued progress, andJ;e[ov.lf(Ef assistance to students in financing their education in the School of Business Ad):ninistration. $370,000

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5. The Meyer and AIJJJ~>:pfeflltjs Famil¼tir;oundation Medical Student Scholarship (fund functioning as 1:10}:<'endoi&o,ent) to '(tefoognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued progr,~i~,towacc:f;ijJg~~J@.~,,a~d provide assistance to City of Detroit residents in financing their'~,gy98!tph~in'tffo'L$8l1ool of Medicine. $394,272

6. The Nigh_pt~M~: p•§~~h9.~ and Mary T. P'Sachos Medical Student Scholarship (fund fun~,tJqfifng'°""a'~[)f~n endqjment) to recognize scholastic achievement, encourage cgptiffoed progrel§\toward a degree, and provide assistance to City of Detroit residents

.cdr{financing their ~'c.(ucation in the School of Medicine. $486,890 ,;\:J;f?;~;~'., 1if§jf'

7. iW~1i~R,alph R,:tSachs, M.D., Medical Student Scholarship (fund functioning as an endolflriJ~nt)it9'lecognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued progress toward a degre~j'~pcf provide assistance to City of Detroit residents in financing their education in the School of Medicine.

$120,064

8. The Ralph Wadley, M.D., Scholarship (fund functioning as an endowment) to recognize scholastic achievement, encourage continued progress toward a degree, and provide assistance to City of Detroit residents in financing their education in the School of Medicine. $1,298,692


Marketing and Communications - Vice President Wright discussed Wayne's newly

designed web site and announced that visits are up significantly by 17.5%. It is much easier

for people to reach wayne.edu and then to find the screens that they need. Mr. Wright

played videos of two television spots about Detroit and Wayne State, and introduced Mr.

Darryl Shreve, a student in the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts, who

not only appeared in but also developed the videos.

BOARD EXPENSES

Secretary Miller presented the annual informational

Board members.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Secretary Miller received a request to speak alumnus, Mr. Robert Kakos.

His statement follows. .d/i\,>-

·tif{i+/'fJj,,c·Ai;1("B;t~lrr;,.,1,·· I am an Alum, former student a)J§ staff~nf'l 'have· devoted over a decade to WSU, receiving exemplary performangi~ r~yje\vs and progressive promotions by four deans, including Dean Fotouhl. 'ft\\;J\ah Associate Director of Technology, I was heavily engaged "!IJJ(~.qministratl~f and strategic planning and private inside information. .·;:./ ·"'.~0tk\ ·\,\.\

-t\/ ,i~&,' t I am conc~&Q'~.q that,,\Oilt§,S?§l(9ciis ·not fully aware of the toxic environment at the university. A'cl~JmJbafaaministrators lack integrity and actively cover up issues is a clarion call. ri,·e.J$gard failing to take action will send the wrong message and encgyrij~-et9!her'tfp~Jhical acts. In turn this will cause a rise in legal issue and !iJJgatioh 'cbsti}, a drop;°{in rankings, reputation, and recruitment down to personnel

4,Jfifaving the 'bfiJX>,ersity or choosing not work here; and multi-million dollar donations .iir;"( being withhelg~'~nd businesses refusing to collaborate with our campus. These are \t/ii,Jf!ngible harnj~}that destroy the value of a WSU degree and undermine our mission. ';,iffi;XJ:l~re neeg,§ffo be further review regarding the ethics and integrity of administrators

o6.'I9i~lilRM~fAlthough my experience goes directly to Dean Fotouhi's lack of integrity arifflJiJ!iJcs, this problem is limited to Engineering. My personal examples include I was affected to reassign staff in violation of union contracts; I was directed to create hardships for specific faculty members; I was asked to negatively misrepresent an individual's work performance; I witnessed the Dean of Engineering pressuring staff to sandbag performance reviews of union personnel, and the Dean behaving irrationally, intimidating and bullying other staff to act unethically. I saw how data was improperly contorted to hide actual performance. Following the process available to me, I met and reported these instances to Al Rainey in Labor Relations. After a few days, I was informed that Dean Fotouhi was planning to fire me for speaking out.


Although other senior managers of engineering have not been contacted regarding the lack of integrity in ethics charge, they too have expressed their interest in coming forward. Dr. Strauss, a multi-million dollar donor to the university, has sent a personal letter to President Wilson sharing his dismay and intention to cease funding until his concerns are addressed. Jim Fishbot, CEO of Intrepid Defensive Security Systems, also provided a letter on the dean's unethical and dishonest behavior. Millions of dollars of committed support are being jeopardized. Other donors like Jim Anderson and Yousif Ghafari are also concerned. Many students.):i~ve commented to the faculty about their frustration. One courageously stepped fgf\A?ard and provided a letter. This was an active honor student involved in s(t:iHent affairs with a scholarship who was so fed up that he chose to leave er:ig(hij~)-iJ1g because of his frustrations with the dean's lack of integrity. Lack of integriJVaric:if@lbigs pose a major r'1sk. /_'._'_.;_)-' ~0

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)t\tf31}-t=;, Students, staff, and faculty here are in dang-~'f'Ybecause of unsJtg· laboratory conditions and the way toxic chemicals are imptoperly h.~ndled. Accidents are being covered up, polices and procedures are,,,9<2~tinuou~J9-'./ignored. The university is wasting precious resources and losing the '6RJ?'grtunjty·tor grants and contracts. The actions of administrators have triggered ''~q"~nt federal audits and ongoing investigations by the Department of Defense. Tli~~~,,,,poncerns of inappropriate and possibly illegal use of grant a_g.sJ,sg~ntract fundedJJiguipment has hindered and stopped DOD-funded research(~!:~flitlI~J41JiY!3X~i.ty level, it's appalling that we have administrators slandering reput~g)e ·an·cF"'r~)\o,w_gj9· faculty in general in the media. Our provost openly shows her CqiJtempJ{in' quofes in an open e-mail insulting them personally and in a disrespectfui'\lmap6et. This sort of bullying behavior is appalling and vindictive in an unethical enviro6'ment fostered by senior administrators.

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As an alumni L,~m em,l?:~.rrassed bSiifthe attacks and arguments on Dean Fotouhi's wikipedia Pc)9f·'1and ln~J!:J~";!ji,gbe,r)::a and other media outlets. Soon this will go viral. I look forwatd.i~l-2 P,.J~~iaeri!~W!.lson's commitment to put an end to this childish behavior and ngt:iY§f'hack at the leaves but sincerely work to address the root cause and ng(Jit]c:l wcirRt1=fr~.und solutions. Finding work-arounds only adds fuel to the fire ar,u;IJcirtH~l?q~9ays'.rn:§f~.l.e of faculty and staff at the university .

. dtiiMlh:onclusi~~in?h,ope ;~~ Board recognizes the importance of integrity and ethics, the ·-iJf'.:tLValues of trag_~parency and the significance of protecting employees for speaking ··'tfj');>,~t. Our his!9,W is littered with the implosion of organizations that failed to hold these

·\y~Jy~s sc1pt~'d. Administrators have created a hostile environment, others are afraid tS1t§'~-~;~l.kf~&rue to silence through separation agreements or slander. This cannot be denieJ!F'Consider the numbers of deans across campus that have received votes of no confidence. (I just ask for 30 more seconds to read my final statement.) I encourage the Board to preserve its integrity. I ask the Board to pass a resolution that allows separated employees the ability to speak freely to the Board or boardappointed group without retribution. I ask the Board to convene a panel of nonWayne State University employees to explore the specific issues raised by the presentation and including the on-going DOD investigation and finally to help on submitting the necessary FOIA request for the results of the DOD audit and any correspondence between Wayne State and the Department of Defense. Thank you.


ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Miller r tary to the Board of Governors

APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA · sources include $100,000 already allocated fQp(dg{ign Sf?J:Vices, $1.0 million from the reserve for non-general fund operations (bc1f{g;~·e $4J6fffi/1.lion

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