FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

MAY 9, 2005

Vol. 05-22

Trustees Participating:

Sally Schaefer, Chair; Richard Ballantine; Linda Campbell; Jim Cross; Patricia Noyes; Michael Pugh; Tom Schilling; Leonel Silva; Brayton Thomas Thurber.

Staff Present:

Brad Bartel, President; Steve Roderick, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs; Steve Schwartz, Vice President for Finance & Administration; Peggy Sharp, Deputy Secretary. Additional members of the Fort Lewis College negotiation team: Carol Smith, Dean of General & Exploratory Studies; Amy Yeager, Director of Institutional Research; Tina Evans, President of Faculty Senate.

Chair Schaefer convened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. Richard Ballantine moved to take from the table the motion to approve the College’s Performance Contract that was tabled at the February meeting. Tom Schilling seconded. Motion passed.

President Bartel noted the sections containing significant changes from the last version of the contract. Michael Pugh moved for approval. Tom Schilling seconded the motion.

Following a discussion of specific issues related to Gen Ed courses, GT pathways, and transferability of credits, the motion to approve the Performance Contract passed.

Chair Schaefer requested that a short executive session be held during the course of the retreat in June to discuss presidential evaluation.

Richard Ballantine moved for adjournment, with a second by Tom Schilling.

Meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.