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Meeting Agenda

Who

Board of Higher Education (Full Board)

When

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
10 a.m.

Where

Fitchburg State University 
Hammond Building
Main Lounge, 2nd Floor 
160 Pearl Street
Fitchburg, MA 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Welcome
    • Dr. Robert Antonucci, President, Fitchburg State University
  3. Acceptance of Minutes
  4. Remarks & Reports
    1. Chairman’s Remarks
    2. Commissioner’s Remarks
    3. Secretary of Education’s Remarks
    4. Reports from Presidents
    5. Report from Student Advisory Council
  5. Motions
    1. Board of Higher Education
      1. Presidential Appointments and Related Matters

        BHE 11-03
        Massachusetts College of Art and Design Presidential Appointment

        BHE 11-04
        Creation of an Ad Hoc Task Force of the Board of Higher Education (BHE) on Presidential Compensation 

        BHE 11-05
        Name Change of Northern Essex Community College Technology Center to Honor President David Hartleb
    2. Academic Affairs
      1. New Degree Programs
        1. AAC 11-18
          Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 11-14 through 11-17 on a Consent Agenda:

          AAC 11-14
          University of Massachusetts Boston Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental and Brain Sciences (DBS) and Master of Science in Developmental and Brain Sciences

          AAC 11-15
          University of Massachusetts Boston Master of Arts in Applied Economics

          AAC 11-16
          Springfield College Doctor of Psychology

          AAC 11-17
          Western New England College Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management
      2. Name Change
        1. AAC 11-19
          Western New England College Name Change 
      3. Revocation of Degree-Granting Authority of Defunct Institutions
        1. AAC 11-23 
          Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 11-20 through 11-22 on a Consent Agenda:

          AAC 11-20
          Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Central New England College of Technology in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

          AAC 11-21
          Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of McIntosh College, Inc. in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

          AAC 11-22
          Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Southern New England School of Law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
      4. Admission Standards
        1. AAC 11-24 
          Increasing Mathematics Requirement of Admission Standards
    3. Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy
      1. Financial Aid Programs

        FAAP 11-02
        Approval of Fiscal Year 2012 Cash Grant Awards

         FAAP 11-01
        Approval of Fiscal Year 2012 Need-Based Tuition Waiver Awards 

        FAAP 11-27
        Adoption of Amended Guidelines for the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program 
  6. Presentations
    • Vision Project Preview: Workforce Alignment:
      David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development, and Dr. Jonathan Keller, Associate Commissioner for Research, Planning, and Information Systems
  7. Other Business
  8. Public Participation
    • The Board may reserve one-half hour at the end of the agenda of its regular meetings for public participation. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board should so inform the Commissioner's Office in writing, setting forth the purpose for which they seek to speak, at least 24 hours before the relevant meeting. The Chairperson shall determine whether said individuals shall be permitted to speak and, if so, for how long they may speak on the designated topic. The Chairperson may exercise discretion to waive the notice requirement set forth above and invite an individual(s) present at the meeting to address the Board.
  9. Adjournment