Official Proceedings of the One Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty-Third Meeting of the Board of Trustees, Columbus, Ohio, July 11, 1997

Abstract

This item is the meeting minutes of the Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University held on Friday, July 11, 1997, at the Ohio State University Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, Columbus, Ohio. Topics discussed at the meeting included the president's report, the consent agenda, the amendments to the committee appointments for 1997-98, regional campus and University hospitals board appointments and reappointments, transfer of the School of Public Policy and Management, renaming of department, creation of an institute for ergonomics, amendment to the rules of the University faculty, honorary degrees, degrees and certificates - Summer quarter commencement, personnel actions, resolutions in memoriam, report of research contracts and grants, employment of architects/engineers, request for construction bids and report of award of contracts, easements, FY 1999-2000 capital request, ARMS phase V, affinity card agreement, The Ohio State University STRS plan for tax-deferred payroll deduction, continuation of computer laboratory fee in the Max M. Fisher College of Business and College of Engineering, the University development report, 1997-98 tuition increase and current funds budget, student and faculty recognition award, importance of strategic indicators, academic planning and benchmarking, the presentation on the council on outreach and engagement, the chairman's report, and the establishment of presidential search committee.