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THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
THE VISITORS OF JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Volume XXXX No. 3
Minutes of the Meeting of April 26, 2006
The Visitors of James Madison University met Monday, April 26, 2004 in the College Center
Board Room on the campus of James Madison University. Mr. Joe Farrell, Rector, called the
meeting to order at 1:08 p.m.
Blackwell, Helen
Bowles, Mark
Carzo, Frank
Cuevas, Pablo
Farrell, Joe, Rector
Foster, Charles
Grover, Chubby
PRESENT:
Gunter, Meredith
Leeolou, Stephen
Pretlow, Delores
Rivers, Zie
Testwuide, Robert
Harper, Donna, Secretary
ABSENT:
Damico, Joe
Jasien, William
Zecher, Linda
ALSO PRESENT:
Rose, Linwood, President
Brown, Douglas, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Carr, Joanne, Senior Vice President for University Advancement
King, Charles, Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance
Warner, Mark, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Brooks, Tim, Student Member 2003-04
Smilowitz, Michael, Speaker, Faculty Senate
Hilton, Fred, Director of University Communications
Stoney, Levar, President, Student Government Association
Wubah, Daniel, Special Assistant to the President
Wheeler, Susan, Policy and Legal Affairs Adviser
Wright, Jay, Assistant Attorney General
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Foster, the minutes of the January 9, 2004 meeting
were approved.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Dr. Rose presented information on the following: (Attachment A)
 Microsoft Windows Challenge
 Dr. Rose introduced Dr. Mal Lane who then introduced the students who participated in
the competition: Josh Blake, Justin Creasy, Kevin Ferrell, and Marcus O’Malley. The
students presented their winning proposal for airport security.
 AAC&U Undergraduate Research;
 Two Endowed Chairs and $1.5 Million Bequest;
 James Madison Day: Ben Bradlee;
 Men’s Basketball Coach – Dean Keener;
 Response to the Presidential Commission on Diversity
Dr. Rose introduced Dr. Daniel Wubah, Special Assistant to the President;
 OrangeBand Initiative: C-SPAN Coverage;
 JMU is State’s Most Unwired Campus;
 Audiology Master’s Program 27th in Nation; Speech-Language Pathology Master’s
Program 32nd in the Nation;
 May Commencement graduation speaker: Barbara Hall;
 Visiting Scholars speaker: Myles Brand, NCAA President.
Mr. Farrell recognized Levar Stoney for his contributions as the SGA President for the past two
years; and also recognized Tim Brooks for his assistance as Student Member of the Board.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Education and Student Life
Dr. Meredith Gunter, Chair, presented the report of the Education and Student Life Committee
(Attachment B). The minutes from the January 9, 2004 meeting were approved.
Dr. Gunter reported on the following topics from the committee meeting:
 Proposal for the Masters of Math Education
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Leeolou, the Masters of Math Education in the
College of Science and Mathematics was approved.
 Proposal for a Justice Studies Program
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Leeolou, a major in Justice Studies in the College of
Arts & Letters was approved.
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Proposal for Combined Integrated Doctoral Program in Clinical, Counseling and School
Psychology
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Leeolou, the combined integrated program in
Clinical, Counseling and School Psychology in the College of Integrated Science and
Technology was approved.
 Report from Dr. Smilowitz, Speaker of the Faculty Senate
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Foster, the amendments to the Faculty Senate
Constitution were approved. Dr. Smilowitz also reported on the findings of the faculty morale
survey.
 Mr. Stoney, Student Government Association President reported on legislative action
supported by the SGA, the withdrawal grading procedure debate, “Your SGA, Your
Community” program, and thanked the committee for their support.
 Mr. Brooks, Student Member of the Board, introduced the new student member
representative, Mr. Hunter Hanger and thanked the committee for the opportunity to work
with them during the past year.
On motion of Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Carzo, the Education and Student Life report was
approved.
Finance and Physical Development Committee
Mr. Charlie Foster, substituting for Mr. Jasien, presented the report of the Finance and Physical
Development Committee (Attachment C). The minutes from the January 9, 2004 meeting were
approved.
Mr. Foster reported on the following from the committee meeting:
 Mr. Knight reviewed the quarterly financial report;
 Mr. King gave an update on the medical arts building: the university was successful in
obtaining emergency legislation to begin replacing the facility;
 Mr. King gave a brief report on the status of the General Assembly;
 Mr. King presented the proposed tuition and fees which will be discussed later in the
meeting;
 Mrs. Moore gave a report on the Capital Outlay Projects.
On motion of Mr. Foster, seconded by Mr. Cuevas, the Finance and Physical Development report
was approved.
DIVERSITY
Dr. Rose gave an overview regarding the importance of Diversity at the university. He then
introduced Dr. Daniel Wubah, Special Assistant to the President, who discussed the following:
 Report of the Presidential Commission;
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Immediate Efforts;
Centennial Scholars Program.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPDATE
Dr. Rose explained the issue of the budget process delay and that the proposed budgets being
considered are better than the budget we had last year. Key issues still remaining to be resolved
include faculty and staff salaries.
Mr. King then reviewed the various proposals from the Governor, House and Senate.
2004-05 TUITION AND FEES
Mr. King reviewed several issues to be addressed including:
 Annualizing December 2003 salary increase;
 FY2005 academic promotions;
 14% increase in health insurance cost;
 Utility increases;
 Phased progress toward base adequacy funding;
 Additional Financial aid.
Proposed Undergraduate On-Campus Tuition and Fees for 2004-05
VIRGINIA STUDENT
Tuition & Fees
Comprehensive Fee
TOTAL COMMUTER COSTS
Room & Board
TOTAL ON-CAMPUS COSTS
$2,752
$2,724
$5,476
$5,880
$11,356
NON-VIRGINIA STUDENT
Tuition & Fees
Comprehensive Fee
TOTAL COMMUTER COSTS
Room & Board
TOTAL ON-CAMPUS COSTS
$11,696
$2,724
$14,420
$5,880
$20,300
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Proposed Graduate and Off-Campus Tuition and Fees for 2004-05
GRADUATE (per credit hour)
Virginia
Non-Virginia
$226
$660
OFF-CAMPUS (per credit
hour)
Undergraduate
$115/404*
Graduate
$220/569*
*In-State/Out-of-State
Mr. Foster raised the consideration of defining a point when a student “should have” completed
their degree and charge a different tuition and fees when students “overuse” the resources of the
university.
On motion of Mr. Leeolou, seconded by Mr. Foster the proposed Tuition and Fees for 2004-05
were approved.
Dr. Rose formally introduced Dr. Joanne Carr, Senior Vice President for University
Advancement.
Rector Farrell then called for the board to move into closed session. Mr. Foster made the
following motion:
“I move the Board go into closed session to discuss the following matters: 1) pursuant to
Virginia Code Section 2.2-3700-A-3 of the Code of Virginia to discuss the acquisition/disposal
of real property; 2) pursuant to Section 2.2-3700-A-8 of the Code of Virginia to
discussion/consideration of gifts, bequests and fund-raising activities; and 3) pursuant to Virginia
Code Section 2.2-3700 A-1, to discuss personnel matters involving promotions, retirements,
hiring, resignations, salary adjustments, and status changes of various faculty members and
administrators, as well as the award of tenure to faculty members.”
The motion was seconded by Dr. Gunter and the Board moved into closed session.
Following the closed session, Mr. Farrell then stated the following:
During the closed session, the board discussed only matters lawfully
exempted from open meeting requirements and only those types of matters
identified in the motion for the closed session.
RECORDED VOTE: the following is an affirmative recorded, member by
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member vote:
Blackwell, Helen
Bowles, Mark
Carzo, Frank
Cuevas, Pablo
Farrell, Joe
Foster, Charles
Grover, Chubby
Gunter, Meredith
Leeolou, Steve
Pretlow, Dee
Rivers, Zie
Testwuide, Robert
Mr. Farrell then asked if there were any motions to come forward.
On motion by Dr. Gunter, seconded by Mr. Foster, the personnel actions discussed in closed
session regarding promotions, retirements, hirings, resignations, award of tenure, salary
adjustments and status changes of various faculty and administrators with the new promotion and
tenure increments were approved (Attachment D).
On motion of Mr. Leeolou, seconded by Mr. Carzo, the Board established the Alvin Baird
Centennial Chair in Psychology and the Jackson Ramsey Centennial Chair in the College of
Business.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on motion of Mr. Foster, seconded by Mr. Leeolou, the Board
voted to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 3:55 pm.
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Joe Farrell, Rector
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Donna L. Harper, Secretary
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