Finance & Audit Committee:

Regents McCullough (Chair), Bancroft, Crumpacker, & Wilson

1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meetings of August 14, August 17, and August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 21)
2. Consider Recommending Approval of Personnel Report (Exhibit 1)
3. Consider Recommending Acceptance of Grants (Exhibit 2)
4. Consider Recommending Approval of Contracts and Agreements (Exhibit 3)
5. Consider Recommending Approval to Increase the Science Building Construction Project by $475,000, This Money to Be Held in Owner’s Contingency for Unanticipated Requirements and Would Come from Combined Fee Revenue Bond – Series 2000, the Current Project Budget Being $26,446,168
6. Consider Recommending Approval to Increase the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades Project by $900,000 to Accommodate the Increased Electrical Load Resulting from the Construction of the New Fitness and Recreation Center, the Money to Come from the Tuition Revenue Bonds – Series 2002
7. Consider Recommending Approval for the Vice President for Finance and Administration to Enter into a Contract with the Successful Bidder for the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades Project (Exhibit 4)
8. Consider Recommending Approval to Request the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for Approval of the Dallas Parkland Campus Parking Garage Building in the Amount of $7 million, the Money for This Project to Come from Board Designated Tuition Fund Balance
9. Consider Recommending Approval of a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds (Exhibit 5)
10. Consider Recommending Approval to Authorize Expenditure of Funds from University Reserves in Advance of Receiving Reimbursements from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds
11. Receive the Quarterly Status Report of the Office of Internal Audits (Exhibit 6)
12. Consider Recommending Amending the TWU Endowment Investment and Distribution Policy
13. Receive Informational Items on Activities of the Office of Finance and Administration, Including:
1. Energy Management Project Report (Exhibit 7)
2. HUB Report
3. Project Status Report (Exhibit 8)

Institutional Development Committee:

Regents Dykes (Chair), Chriss, & McCullough

1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 22)
2. Receive the TWU Fund Raising Report (Exhibit 9)
3. Consider Recommending Acceptance of Gifts to TWU (Exhibit 10)
4. Receive the TWU Charitable Gift Planning Report (Exhibit 11)
5. Receive Informational Items on Activities of the Office of Institutional Development, Including:
1. Update on the Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award Luncheon
2. Founder’s Awards Recipients

Academic Affairs Committee:

Regents Moreno (Chair), Bancroft, McFarlin, & Scanlon McGinity

1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 23)
2. Consider Recommending Approval of a Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution by Adding the Faculty Handbook Committee to the List of Faculty Senate Standing Committees (Exhibit 12)
3. Consider Recommending Approval to Offer the Master of Arts in Drama in a “Blended” Distance Education Format (Exhibit 13)
4. Consider Recommending Approval to Offer the Master of Science in Nutrition in a 100% Online Format (Exhibit 14)
5. Receive the “Timely Graduation Report” (Exhibit 15)
6. Receive Informational Items on the Activities of the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Including:
1. Faculty, Staff, and Student Recognition (Exhibit 16)
2. STAR Award Finalists
3. External Grant Awards
4. Program Achievements and Academic Outreach (Exhibit 17)

Information Services Committee:

Regents Schrader (Chair), Dykes, Scanlon McGinity, & Wilson

1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 24)
2. Receive Informational Items on the Activities of the Office of Technology & Information Services, Including:
1. Oracle Database Conversion Update
2. State of Technology Presentation

Student Life Committee:

Regents Schrader (Chair), Chriss, Dykes, McFarlin, & Moreno

1. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 25)
2. Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in Room Rates, Effective Fall 2010 (Exhibit 18)
3. Consider Recommending Approval of an Increase in Board Rates, Effective Fall 2010 (Exhibit 19)
4. Consider Recommending Approval of an Expenditure of Up to $143,000 from the ID Fee Fund Balance for Updates to the ID/Entry Access System
5. Consider Recommending Approval of an Expenditure of Up to $70,000 from the Fitness and Recreation Fee Fund Balance for Purchase of Equipment for the New Dallas Campus Fitness Center
6. Consider Recommending Designating the Previously Approved International Student Service Fee as an Incidental Fee
7. Receive Informational Items on the Activities of the Division of Student Life, Including:
1. Fitness Center Update
2. Little Chapel Anniversary Update
3. H1N1 Flu Update
4. Scholarship Update
5. Workforce Student Employment Update
6. Go Program Update

Full Board Meeting:

1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Executive Closed Session: Real Estate, Litigation, or Personnel Matters, under V.T.C.A, Government Code Sections 551.072, 551.071, and 551.074, Respectively
3. Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Board Meeting of August 21, 2009 (Exhibit 26)
4. Consideration of Public Testimony on Full Board Agenda Items, If Any
5. Finance and Audit Committee Items:
1. Consider Approval of:
1. Personnel Report (Exhibit 1)
2. Acceptance of Grants (Exhibit 2)
3. Contracts and Agreements (Exhibit 3)
2. Consider Approval to Increase the Science Building Construction Project by $475,000, This Money to Be Held in Owner’s Contingency for Unanticipated Requirements and Would Come from Combined Fee Revenue Bond – Series 2000, the Current Project Budget Being $26,446,168
3. Consider Approval to Increase the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades Project by $900,000 to Accommodate the Increased Electrical Load Resulting from the Construction of the New Fitness and Recreation Center, the Money to Come from the Tuition Revenue Bonds – Series 2002
4. Consider Approval for the Vice President for Finance and Administration to Enter into a Contract with the Successful Bidder for the Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades Project (Exhibit 4)
5. Consider Approval to Request the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for Approval of the Dallas Parkland Campus Parking Garage Building in the Amount of $7 million, the Money for This Project to Come from Board Designated Tuition Fund Balance
6. Consider Approval of a Resolution Approving an Application for Funding through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds (Exhibit 5)
7. Consider Approval to Authorize Expenditure of Funds from University Reserves in Advance of Receiving Reimbursements from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds
8. Consider Amending the TWU Endowment Investment and Distribution Policy
6. Institutional Development Committee Items:
1. Consider Acceptance of Gifts to TWU (Exhibit 10)
7. Academic Affairs Committee Items:
1. Consider Approval of a Proposed Amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution by Adding the Faculty Handbook Committee to the List of Faculty Senate Standing Committees (Exhibit 12)
2. Consider Approval to Offer the Master of Arts in Drama in a “Blended” Distance Education Format (Exhibit 13)
3. Consider Approval to Offer the Master of Science in Nutrition in a 100% Online Format (Exhibit 14)
8. Student Life Committee Items:
1. Consider Approval of an Increase in Room Rates, Effective Fall 2010 (Exhibit 18)
2. Consider Approval of an Increase in Board Rates, Effective Fall 2010 (Exhibit 19)
3. Consider Approval of an Expenditure of Up to $143,000 from the ID Fee Fund Balance for Updates to the ID/Entry Access System
4. Consider Approval of an Expenditure of Up to $70,000 from the Fitness and Recreation Fee Fund Balance for Purchase of Equipment for the New Dallas Campus Fitness Center
5. Consider Designating the Previously Approved International Student Service Fee as an Incidental Fee
9. Receive Chancellor and President Report, Including:
1. Report on the Marketing Campaign for the Decade of Achievement (Exhibit 20)
2. Progress on the Completion Dates of The TWU T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center and the TWU Science Building
10. Adjournment by the Board Chair

It is the policy of the Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents (‘Board”) to allow the public to present, for a reasonable amount of time and for any item on the agenda, oral and/or written testimony at a regular meeting of the Board, under the following conditions, which are determined by the Board to be reasonable:

1. Requests to Address the Board:  This policy relating to public testimony is applicable to regular (quarterly) meetings of the Board.  Requests to appear before the Board to make comments on a specific agenda item must be received by the Secretary to the Board in writing no later than twenty-four (24) hours before the Board meeting at which the individual wishes to speak.  In making a request to appear before the Board, individuals must identify the specific Board agenda item to be addressed and give their names, addresses, any relevant title or affiliation, and whether they are presenting for or against the item.
2. Time Allocation:  The Board will allow up to ten (10) speakers for public comment per agenda item. An individual speaker will be permitted three (3) minutes for a presentation on an agenda item and will be allowed to speak only once on the item.  Time not used will not be allocated to another speaker or for another item.  The Board will allow a total of up to twenty-five (25) speakers for public comments per regular meeting. Copies of written testimony for distribution to the Board of Regents, not to exceed two (2) pages in length double-spaced, in size 12 font or larger, will be accepted if received by the Secretary to the Board of Regents no later than twenty-four (24) hours before the beginning of the regular Board meeting in question. The limits in the number and order of written testimonies to be considered will be the same as is set out for speakers.  Public comments will take place during the scheduled public comment period at the beginning of each regular meeting.
3. Other Meetings: While a specific period for public testimony will be limited to the regular (quarterly) meetings, written comments are welcome for any other scheduled meeting of the Board. Forward one copy of your comments to the Chancellor for distribution to the Regents.
4. Scheduling of Speakers: Generally, requests to speak will be approved based on the order in which the written request was received by the Secretary to the Board.  However, if the number of proposed speakers is such that they all will not be allowed to speak pursuant to the above policy, one (1) speaker will be permitted to speak for and one (1) against on each item on the agenda, provided that the total number of speakers presenting does not exceed twenty-five (25).
5. Special Appearances as Requested by the Board Chair or Chancellor:  The Chair/Presiding Officer of the Board or the Chancellor may invite individuals to appear before the Board at any Board meeting for specific purposes without the necessity of complying with the requirements set forth above.

This policy is effective October 1, 2005.