UPDATED JUNE 3, 2015: There are some changes to the media advisory that was sent June 1. Please note that the Board of Trustees will convene its next regular business meeting June 4 at 2:30 p.m. (instead of 3 p.m.). The Finance and Administration Committee meeting will meet from 12:45-2:15 p.m. Also, the Board meeting agenda has been revised. It is available at www.kent.edu/bot/meetings.
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The Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Thursday, June 4. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library.
Trustees will retire into executive session at 10:30 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Alumni Suite to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The session will continue during a working lunch in the Alumni Suite from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Board committees will meet as follows:
- Committee of the Whole – 8:30–9 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room.
- Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room.
- Audit and Compliance Committee – 9:15-10:15 a.m. in Room 222.
- Finance and Administration Committee — 12:45-2:15 p.m. in the Urban Conference Room.
- External Relations and Development Committee – 12:45-1:45 p.m. in Room 222.
The Board meeting agenda is available at www.kent.edu/bot/meetings.
The Board will be considering an expenditure authorization to continue the current budget until additional information from the state of Ohio allows for a more informed and meaningful 2015-16 budget to be approved. Additionally, the Board will be considering a change to the full-time tuition plateau, currently 11-16 credit hours, for Kent Campus undergraduate students as well as the elimination of the additional per-credit-hour fee charged to students enrolled for 17 and 18 credit hours.
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Media Note:
Members of the media who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to the media contacts listed below.
Media Contacts:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595