MINUTES

Voting Members Present:

David Carpenter, Joe Heumann, Christine McCormick, Rose Gong, John Allison, David Bell, Rodney Ranes, William Robinson, Robert Augustine, James Johnson, Richard Wandling, Glenn Hild, Jayne Ozier, Mahmood Butt, Mark Hudson, Sandy Bingham-Porter, Dan Carpenter, Adam Due, William Weber, Carol Strode, Linda Coffey, Eric Davidson, Dan Klingenberg, Lynette Drake, Rick Sailors, Cynthia Nichols, Godson Obia (left at 3:20)

Absent:

Anne Zahlan, Steve Daniels, Hank Davis, Wafeek Wahby, Pat Fewell, Amy Leonard, George Lesica, Mary Anne Hanner, Jody Stone, Larry Cannon

Non-Voting Members Present:

Lou Hencken, Jill Nilsen, Julia Abell, Judy Gorrell, Doug Bock

1.    Call to Order

Bob Augustine called the meeting to order.

2.    Approval of Minutes of January 24, 2003

Motion (Butt/Weber): Approve the minutes of January 24, 2003 as written: Motion carried by acclamation.

3.    Report of the Legislative Action Team

Linda Coffey reported on Eastern’s Day at the Capitol on February 19. The University took four buses to Springfield. The CUPB Legislative Action Team and the Student Action Team together visited the Education Appropriation Committee in the House and the Senate. Projects were set up in the Rotunda and Eastern’s Jazz Band performed. Linda expressed the sentiment that Eastern’s students were wonderful and the group as a whole achieved the goal of presenting a positive image to the legislature.

4.    Report from President Hencken regarding Illinois legislative actions impacting the budgets of state universities

Interim President Hencken reported on the legislation that is being considered which affects the University: 1) Return of income fund. 2) Capping tuition – maximum of 5% or cost of living, whichever is less. 3) Fixed tuition. This legislation is on the fast track in Springfield. 4) Line item budgeting, which is the way we budgeted prior to 1995-96. Interim President Hencken will be testifying before the House Appropriation Committee on March 13. The purpose of this testimony will be primarily to provide information.

5.    Implementation of an action plan to assist the President

Motion (Weber, Butt) to accept the Action Plan prepared by the Executive Committee. Yes: David Carpenter, McCormick, Gong, Allison, Bell, Ranes, Robinson, Augustine, Johnson, Wandling, Hild, Ozier, Butt, Hudson, Bingham-Porter, Dan Carpenter, Due, Weber, Strode, Coffey, Davidson, Klingenberg, Drake, Sailors, Nichols. No: Heumann.

6.    Adjourn

Motion (McCormick/Dan Carpenter): to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Judy Gorrell

Executive Secretary