New campus initiative to be announced at MSSU Board of Governors meeting

(From Southern News Service)

The Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Billingsly Student Center’s Connor Ballroom.

An agenda for the meeting is attached.

Prior to the open meeting, the Budget Audit Committee will meet at 10:15 a.m., followed by the Academic Affairs Committee at 11 a.m. Both will meet in the ballroom.

At 1 p.m. in BSC 309, there will also be a press conference to announce a new campus initiative.

Following the board’s open session, there will be a closed executive session in BSC 309 under:

The board agenda is printed below:

1. Announcements 

2. Minutes of September 16, 2020 Board meeting 

3. Reports 

 - President (Dr. Dean Van Galen) 

- Executive Vice President (Dr. Brad Hodson) 

- Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (Dr. Paula Carson) 

- VP for Student Affairs (Mr. Darren Fullerton) 

- VP for Business Affairs (Mr. Rob Yust) 

- Athletic Director (Mr. Jared Bruggeman) 

- Treasurer (Ms. Linda Eis) 

- Faculty Senate President (Dr. Mikh Gunderman) 

- Staff Senate President (Ms. Debra Schow-Smith) 

- Student Senate President (Ms. Haley Ward) 

- Board Committees: Pandemic (Chair, Governor Bill Gipson) 

 Academic Affairs (Chairwoman, Governor Anita Oplotnik) 

 Budget Audit (Chair, Governor Carlos Haley) 

4. Old Business 

5. New Business - Consideration of Academic Policies Proposals (Dr. Paula Carson) - Other items as may be necessary 

6. Future meeting dates: - January 20th, 2021 - March 17th, 2021 - June 16th, 2021 

7. Closed Executive Session: RSMo 610.021 (1 & 3)