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Meeting Agenda

Who

Board of Higher Education (Full Board)

When

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
10 a.m.

Where

Springfield Technical Community College
Building 2, Scibelli Hall, 7th Floor 
One Armory Square 
Springfield, MA 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Welcome
    • Dr. Ira Rubenzahl, President, Springfield Technical Community College
  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. BHE 11-06
        Worcester State University Presidential Appointment
    2. Academic Affairs
      1. AAC 11-28 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 11-25 through 11-27 on a Consent Agenda
        1. AAC 11-25 Bridgewater State University Master of Business Administration
        2. AAC 11-26 Bridgewater State University Master of Science in Accountancy
        3. AAC 11-27 Gibbs College of Boston, Inc., a Private Two-Year College to award the Associate in Applied Science in Cardiovascular Sonography and the Certificate in Medical Assisting and to change its name to Sanford-Brown College, Inc., a Private Two-Year College
      2. AAC 11-32 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions 11-29 through 11-31 on a Consent Agenda
        1. AAC 11-29 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Bradford College in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
        2. AAC 11-30 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
        3. AAC 11-31 Board Revocation of the Degree Granting Authority of Swedenborg School of Religion in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
      3. AAC 11-33 Adoption of Off-Campus Programming Policy 
  6. Presentations
    • Vision Project Preview: Research and Economic Activity:
      Marcellette Williams, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and International Relations, University of Massachusetts President’s Office
      Julie Chen, Vice Provost for Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell
      James Kurose, University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Early College Connections:
      Shelley Tinkham, Director for Academic and P-16 Policy, Department of Higher Education
      Nyal Fuentes, College and Career Readiness Specialist, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  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