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This item is the meeting minutes of the Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University held on December 5, 2003 at the Ohio State University Longaberger Alumni House, Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Sofia gave the Chairman's Report and presented an Expression of Appreciation to President Holbrook and Vice President Bill Hall, R. Reed Fraley, and Dan L. Heinlen. President Karen A. Holbrook gave the President's Report, and Nowai Keleekai was given the Student Recognition Award. Dr. Tom Rosol presented the Office of Research Annual Update Report. The consent agenda included the following resolutions: Appointments to The Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital Board, Creation of a Department of Neurological Surgery, Creation of a Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Creation of a Center for Entrepreneurship, Naming of a Building, Change in Reporting Lines, Amendments to the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees, Amendments to the Rules of the University Faculty and Bylaws of the University Senate, Degree and Certificates - Autumn Quarter Commencement, Personnel Actions, Resolutions in Memoriam, Report of Research Contracts and Grants, Report on University Development, Request for Design and Construction Authorization, Sale of Real Property (for 225 North 21st Street Newark Ohio), Sale of Real Property (for 5801 Tamarack Boulevard Columbus Ohio 43229), Purchase of Real Property (for 1363 Hawthorne Avenue Columbus Ohio), Use of University Debt and Lines of Credit for Capital Projects, Presentation of the 2002-03 Audit, and Acceptance of the Report of Audit for 2002-03. The appendices included processes, budgets, building plans, and maps that were not already present in the minutes.