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FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 3

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COHEN CENTER BALLROOM, ROOM # 203-B 5

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 6

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Regular Meeting Minutes 8

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Members: 10

Present: Trustee Robbie Roepstorff – Chair; Trustee Dudley Goodlette – Vice 11

Chair; Trustee Thieldens Elneus; Trustee Shawn Felton; Trustee Blake Gable; 12

Trustee Tom Grady (left at 12:37 p.m.); Trustee Kevin Price (left at 2:37 p.m.); 13

Trustee Russell Priddy; Trustee Ken Smith; and Trustee Christian Spilker. 14

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Not Present: Trustee Joe Catti; Trustee Dick Klaas; and Trustee Rob Wells. 16

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Others: 18

FGCU Financing Corporation Board of Directors Chair Dick Ackert 19

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Staff: President Wilson Bradshaw; Provost and Vice President for Academic 21

Affairs Ron Toll; Vice President for Student Affairs Mike Rollo; Vice President for 22

University Advancement and Executive Director of FGCU Foundation Chris 23

Simoneau; Vice President and Chief of Staff Susan Evans; Vice President and 24

General Counsel Vee Leonard; Director of Internal Audit Carol Slade; Assistant 25

Vice President of Business Services Joe McDonald; Director of Board 26

Operations, and Special Projects Amber Pacheco; Director of Media Relations 27

Lillian Pagan; and Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief of Staff 28

Valerie Whitaker. 29

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Item 1: Call to Order, and Roll Call 32

Chair Robbie Roepstorff called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. Roll call was 33

taken with 9 of 13 Trustees present, thus meeting quorum requirements. Chair 34

Roepstorff expressed her concern with meeting quorum requirements later in the 35

day as a result of trustee scheduling conflicts and asked for the concurrence of 36

the Board to rearrange the meeting’s agenda to address the action items 37

immediately after the Workshop on Dispute Resolutions, followed by the 38

remaining information only agenda items. She confirmed that the adjustment 39

would still ensure the First Public Hearing for the Campus Master Plan 2015-40

2025 would take place after the time noted in the public announcement. The 41

Board concurred with the proposed adjustments to the schedule. 42

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Item 2: Workshop on Dispute Resolutions (See Tab #1) 45

Chair Roepstorff said she asked Vice President and General Counsel Vee 46

Leonard for an informational presentation covering the FGCU Board of Trustees’ 47

(BOT) role and responsibilities for litigated disputes as well as those resolved 48

Approved September 8, 2015

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through alternative methods. Vice President and General Counsel Vee Leonard 49

introduced workshop presenter Mr. Robin Doyle, attorney and certified court 50

mediator. 51

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Mr. Robin Doyle presented the Workshop on Dispute Resolutions to the BOT. 53

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At 9:10 a.m. the Workshop on Dispute Resolutions concluded, and the Regular 55

Meeting of the BOT resumed. 56

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Item 3: Consent Agenda (See Tab #3 and #4) 59

Chair Roepstorff confirmed with the FGCU Board of Trustees (BOT) its desire to 60

reorder the meeting agenda. She listed the two items on the Consent Agenda as 61

the Minutes of the April 21, 2015 Regular Meeting, and the Minutes of the May 62

12, 2015 Regular Meeting. 63

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Trustee Smith made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Felton 65

seconded the motion. There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in 66

favor of the motion. 67

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Item 4: Academic/Student/Faculty Affairs Committee Meeting (See Tabs #6, 70

#7, and #8) 71

Academic/Student/Faculty Affairs Chair Christian Spilker asked Provost and Vice 72

President for Academic Affairs Ron Toll to present Tab #6: Discontinuance of the 73

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Reading Program Major. 74

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Discontinuance of the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Reading Program 77

Major (Tab #6) 78

Dr. Toll asked the FGCU Board of Trustees (BOT) to discontinue the Master of 79

Education in Reading. He stated the program was suspended due to declining 80

enrollment numbers. He said the enrollment decline was due to students being 81

able to attain their reading endorsement at the undergraduate level, as well as 82

changes in financial incentives at the K-12 level in Florida. 83

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Trustee Priddy made a motion to discontinue the Master of Education in Reading 85

(M.Ed.) Program Major. Trustee Smith seconded the motion. There was no 86

public comment. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 87

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Discontinuance of the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Primary Health 90

Care Nurse Practitioner Program Major (Tab #7) 91

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ron Toll asked the FGCU Board 92

of Trustees (BOT) to discontinue the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) 93

Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program Major beginning fall of 2016. He 94

stated due to the approval and implementation of the Doctor of Nursing Practice 95


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in the fall of 2016, the Master of Science Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner 96

would become obsolete. 97

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Trustee Priddy made the motion to discontinue the Master of Science in Nursing 99

Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program Major beginning fall of 2016. 100

Trustee Felton seconded the motion. There was no public comment. The vote 101

was unanimous in favor of the motion. 102

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Faculty Promotions (Tab #8) 105

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ron Toll presented the list of 106

recommended Faculty Promotions, and described the faculty promotion process. 107

Trustee Smith made a motion to approve the list of Faculty Promotions. Trustee 108

Felton seconded the motion. 109

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Trustees discussed if in the future the item of Faculty Promotions could be 111

presented as an informational only item versus an action item of the FGCU 112

Board of Trustees (BOT). 113

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President Bradshaw stated the Administration will address the BOT’s request to 115

change faculty promotions to an informational only item with the Collective 116

Bargaining leadership team during an Executive Session. 117

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There was no public comment. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 119

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Item 5: Finance, Facilities and Administration Committee Meeting (See Tabs 122

#10, #11, #12 and #13) 123

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Regulation: FGCU-PR7.001 Tuition and Fees (Tab #10) 125

Vice Chair Dudley Goodlette on behalf of Finance, Facilities and Administration 126

Committee Chair Rob Wells asked Assistant Vice President of Business Services 127

Joe McDonald on behalf of Vice President for Administrative Services and 128

Finance Steve Magiera to present Regulation: FGCU-PR7.001 Tuition and Fees. 129

Mr. McDonald stated there are no proposed increases to tuition or fees, and 130

highlighted two items: 1) the tuition waiver fee of $1.75 per credit hour will be 131

extended into fiscal year 2015-2016; and 2) per the Board of Governors (BOG), 132

the repeat undergraduate course fee increased from $158.84 to $177.94 per 133

credit hour. 134

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Trustee Smith made a motion to approve Regulation: FGCU-PR7.001 Tuition 136

and Fees. Trustee Spilker seconded the motion. There was no public comment. 137

The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 138

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2015-2016 Operating Budget (Tab #11) 141

Assistant Vice President of Business Services Joe McDonald presented the 142

2015-2016 Operating Budget. Mr. McDonald explained that due to the 143


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Legislature’s current special session, the operating budget presented is a replica 144

of the 2014-2015 Operating Budget approved by the FGCU Board of Trustees 145

(BOT) on June 17, 2014. He said following the approval of the State budget, the 146

University will bring forward again its Operating Budget to the BOT at the 147

September 8, 2015 meeting. 148

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Trustee Smith made a motion to approve the 2015-2016 Operating Budget. 150

Trustee Price seconded the motion. 151

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President Bradshaw confirmed the Administration will present the revised budget 153

at the September 8, 2015 BOT meeting. 154

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Legislative Budget Request 2016-2017 (Tab #12) 159


Legislative Budget Request 2016-2017. Mr. McDonald stated the items listed are 161

in priority order, with the first item already being under consideration for funding 162

in fiscal year 2015-2016; should this request be fulfilled during the current 163

Legislative session, it will be removed from the request for fiscal year 2016-2017 164

and each item will shift accordingly in priority ranking. He identified the three 165

strategic priorities, including: (1) Academic and Career Attainment ($4,178,500); 166

(2) Utilizing Areas of Academic Strength to Target Existing Talent Gaps 167

($2,768,500); and (3) Student Success Initiative ($622,640). 168

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Trustees discussed the request for priority two: Utilizing Areas of Academic 170

Strength to Target Existing Talent Gaps; working with local employers to identify 171

regional needs; and if funding is approved in 2016-2017, the possibility of 172

expediting the three degree programs outlined in the request, or allocating 173

current budget dollars to start new degree programs. 174

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Dr. Toll stated some of the challenges in expediting new program implementation 176

include: cultivating student interest, program accreditation, and recruiting new 177

faculty. 178

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President Bradshaw said the University will be responsive to the needs of 180

Southwest Florida in the context of FGCU’s mission, and explained that many 181

local business leaders serve on the University’s various advisory boards. Also, 182

he said some programs have been implemented with the redistribution of internal 183

resources. 184

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Chair Roepstorff asked Dr. Toll for a simplified version of the timeline for new 186

program implementation. 187

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Trustees continued discussion regarding the request for priority two: Utilizing 189

Areas of Academic Strength to Target Existing Talent Gaps. 190

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Trustee Grady made a motion to reorder the Legislative Budget Request 2016-192

2017 priorities to the following order: (1) Utilizing Areas of Academic Strength to 193

Target Existing Talent Gaps; (2) Academic and Career Attainment; and (3) 194

Student Success Initiative. Additionally, Trustee Grady requested that the Board 195

revisit the funding following the conclusion of the Legislative session. Trustee 196

Priddy seconded the motion. 197

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Trustees discussed whether or not there was a need for reprioritization and the 199

timeline for new program implementation. 200

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Vice President and Chief of Staff Susan Evans clarified that the BOG in recent 202

years did not require Legislative Budget Request (LBR) forms; however, the 203

BOG is requiring the LBR forms for 2016-2017, and said they are due at the end 204

of June 2015, thus the BOT would need to approve the forms at today’s meeting 205

to meet the BOG deadline. She said due to the early start of the 2016 Legislative 206

session, the BOT will be presented with the proposed FGCU 2016 Legislative 207

Agenda at its September 8, 2015 meeting. 208

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2016-2017 Fixed Capital Outlay Budget Request (Tab #13) 213


2016-2017 Fixed Capital Outlay Budget Request. He said the request assumes 215

all of the 2015-2016 items currently under Legislative consideration are fully 216

funded. Mr. McDonald requested the FGCU Board of Trustees’ approval of the 217

2016-2017 Fixed Capital Outlay Budget Request and, pending the outcome of 218

the legislative session, the ability to revise the list to incorporate any 2015-2016 219

items not funded or partially funded by the Legislature; the order of prioritization 220

would not change. 221

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Trustee Smith made the motion to approve the 2016-2017 Fixed Capital Outlay 223

Budget request. Trustee Spilker seconded the motion. 224

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Trustee Priddy asked if the request is in line with the Campus Master Plan, and if 226

there would be a need for an additional academic building in 5 years. 227

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Dr. Toll stated the Campus Master Plan indicates that the University has some of 229

the highest classroom space utilization across the nation, and the University has 230

a need for laboratory space. 231

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Item 6: Audit Committee Meeting (See Tabs #15, #16 and #17) 240

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2015-2016 Internal Audit Work Plan (Tab #15) 242

Director of Internal Audit Carol Slade presented the 2015-2016 Internal Audit 243

Work Plan. 244

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Trustee Priddy made a motion to approve the 2015-2016 Internal Audit Work 246

Plan. Trustee Goodlette seconded the motion. 247

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Chair Roepstorff said within the 2015-2016 Internal Audit Work Plan a 249

Performance Measures Data Integrity Audit is listed, and states “Performance of 250

this audit awaits direction to the University from the Board of Governors (BOG)”. 251

She said during the 2014-2015 academic year, the FGCU Board of Trustees 252

(BOT) accommodated the BOG’s request for an audit; the BOG stated 253

universities would be selected randomly; and she believed universities that 254

completed self-audits in 2014-2015 would be audited first. 255

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Ms. Slade clarified that all the State University System (SUS) universities will be 257

required to complete a Performance Measures Data Integrity Audit, but they may 258

have different objectives. Also, she said the BOG Inspector General is doing an 259

audit of the institutional performance area. 260

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Also, Chair Roepstorff said the BOT’s unfunded liabilities letter sent to the BOG 262

had not received a response, and she planned to follow up. 263

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Athletic Student Aid Compliance Audit (Tab #16) 268

Director of Internal Audit Carol Slade presented the Athletic Student Aid 269

Compliance Audit. Ms. Slade reported no exceptions were found of the slightly 270

more than 50% of student athletes who received financial aid during the fall 2013 271

and spring 2014 semesters. 272

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Trustee Priddy made a motion to accept the Athletic Student Aid Compliance 274

Audit. Trustee Grady seconded the motion. There was no public comment. The 275

vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 276

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Procurement Audit (Tab #17) 279

Director of Internal Audit Carol Slade presented the Procurement Audit. She 280

reported that Procurement regulations, policies, and procedures are in place; 281

however, they are not consistently followed by those outside Procurement 282

Services, thus not operating as effectively as possible. Ms. Slade said 283

remediable actions have been taken by those areas not completely in 284

compliance, and Internal Audit will follow up to test if the regulations and policies 285

are being consistently followed. 286

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Trustee Spilker made a motion to accept the Procurement Audit. Trustee Priddy 288



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Item 7: Report from Ad Hoc Committee on Presidential Evaluation 293

(See Tab #18) 294

Chair Roepstorff asked Trustee Grady to give the Ad Hoc Committee on 295

Presidential Evaluation report on behalf of Chair Rob Wells. Trustee Grady asked 296

Trustee Goodlette to give the report. 297

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Evaluation Tool for FGCU Board of Trustees’ Annual Performance 300

Evaluation of University President as Recommended by Ad Hoc Committee 301

on Presidential Evaluation (Tab #18) 302

Trustee Goodlette reviewed the evaluation tool stating the elements are based 303

on the metrics in the University’s Work Plan, other metrics from the BOG 304

Performance-Based Funding model, and a section for strategic initiatives that 305

would vary from year to year. 306

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Trustees discussed adding a category under the Strategic Initiatives section titled 308

“successfully acquires legislative based funding for 2015-2016”; how a goal in 309

this category would be articulated and measured; if it was a fair expectation to 310

have of the President; and if the category was included in the President’s job 311

description. 312

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Also, Trustees discussed that the Evaluation Tool focused on measuring output 314

metrics versus input metrics; and if the Evaluation Tool has language consistent 315

with the President’s contract. 316

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President Bradshaw said his contract uses the term “satisfactory” and the 318

Evaluation Tool uses “meets expectations”. 319

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Vice President and General Counsel Vee Leonard said the President’s contract 321

does not provide a definition of “satisfactory”; it states the President’s evaluation 322

must be based on a satisfactory annual review by the Board. She said the 323

proposed Evaluation Tool does not use the word “satisfactory”, and it does not 324

equate the terms outlined on the draft to indicate that the terms mean 325

satisfactory. 326

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President Bradshaw suggested adding an overall rating section to the Evaluation 328

Tool. 329

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Trustee Smith made a motion to change the evaluative verbiage of “does not 331

meet expectations” to “not satisfactory”; “meets expectations” to “satisfactory”; 332

and “exceeds expectations” would remain the same. Trustee Spilker seconded 333

the motion. 334

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Trustees discussed if an overall summary rating should be included in the 336

Evaluation Tool; the evaluative language for the “Strategic Initiatives” category is 337

different than the “Performance Funding Metrics” and “Key Performance 338

Indicators”; aligning the Evaluation Tool with the FGCU 2015 Work Plan; two Key 339

Performance Indicators listed in the FGCU 2015 Work Plan that are not listed in 340

the Evaluation Tool, specifically Freshman Retention Rate, and FTIC Graduation 341

Rates; the difference in formulas used to measure metrics by FGCU and the 342

BOG; and updating page 3 “Strategic Initiatives” of the Evaluation Tool to mirror 343

the “Strategic Initiatives and Investments” portion of the FGCU 2015 Work Plan. 344

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Trustee Smith amended his motion to include the evaluative verbiage change of 346

“does not meet expectations” to “not satisfactory”; “meets expectations” to 347

“satisfactory”; and “exceeds expectations” would remain the same for pages 1 348

and 2; adding “Academic Quality” as the column heading on page 2 “Key 349

Performance Indicators”; updating page 3 “Strategic Initiatives” to mirror the 350

FGCU 2015 Work Plan Key Initiatives and Investments; move page 1 351

“Performance Funding Metrics” to page 2, and make page 2 “Key Performance 352

Indicators” page 1; and make page 3 consistent with the evaluative language on 353

pages 1 and 2 “Behind Plan” would have “Unsatisfactory” listed above it, “On 354

Plan” would list “Satisfactory”, “Ahead of Plan” would list “Satisfactory”, and 355

“Completed” would list “Not Applicable”. 356

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Trustee Spilker amended his second. There was no public comment. The vote 358

was unanimous in favor of the motion. 359

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Item 8: FGCU President’s Performance Measures for 2015-2016 362

(See Tab #19) 363

President Bradshaw stated the drafted FGCU President’s Measures 2015-2016 364

would be updated to reflect the changes made to the adopted Evaluation Tool for 365

FGCU Board of Trustees’ Annual Performance Evaluation of University 366

President. 367

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Trustee Grady made the motion to approve the FGCU President’s Measures 369

2015-2016 with the conformation to the Evaluation Tool for the FGCU Board of 370

Trustees’ Annual Performance Evaluation of University President. Trustee Smith 371



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Item 9: Call for Executive Sessions on Matters of Litigation, Pursuant to 376

286.011(8), F.S. 377

Vice President and General Counsel Vee Leonard asked for Executive Sessions 378

on Matters of Litigation, Pursuant to 286.011(8), F.S., specifically (1) E. Valerie 379

Smith versus FGCU Board of Trustees, and (2) Dr. Lakshmi Gogate versus 380

FGCU Board of Trustees. 381

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At 11:19 a.m. Chair Roepstorff adjourned the regular BOT meeting for the 383

purpose of convening the closed Executive Sessions in the Cohen Center, room 384

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Closed Meeting - Executive Session #1 – Matter of Litigation 388

Closed meeting to discuss matters of litigation, pursuant to 286.011(8), F.S. 389

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Closed Meeting - Executive Session #2 – Matter of Litigation 392

Closed meeting to discuss matters of litigation, pursuant to 286.011(8), F.S. 393

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Item 10: Open Meeting Resumes 396

Having concluded the closed Executive Sessions, Chair Roepstorff resumed the 397

open meeting of the FGCU Board of Trustees at 12:37 p.m. in the Cohen Center 398

Ballroom. She asked if there had been any changes in trustee attendance since 399

before the Executive Sessions. Vice President and Chief of Staff Susan Evans 400

noted for the record that Trustee Grady had left, and Trustee Price may need to 401

leave early. 402

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Item 11: First Public Hearing: Campus Master Plan Update for 2015–2025 405

(See Tab #2) 406

Chair Roepstorff called to order the First Public Hearing for the Campus Master 407

Plan Update for 2015-2025. She stated the Public Hearing is a statutorily 408

required part of the master planning process, and as such, a court reporter is 409

present. FGCU Director of Facilities Planning Tom Mayo, and Campus Planning 410

Group President Steven Gift made the FGCU Campus Master Plan Update for 411

2015-2025 presentation. 412

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[NOTE: the Court Reporter transcript for this portion of the meeting, including 414

public comment, is available as a separate attachment to these minutes and also 415

can be found on the FGCU Board of Trustees website at 416

http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/index.asp] 417

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At 1:01 p.m. Chair Roepstorff stated the First Public Hearing: Campus Master 419

Plan Update for 2015 – 2025 had closed. 420

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Item 12: Standing Report from FGCU Foundation Board of Directors 423

Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of FGCU 424

Foundation Chris Simoneau on behalf FGCU Foundation Board of Directors 425

Chair Miller Couse gave the FGCU Foundation Board of Directors Report. 426

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Mr. Simoneau thanked outgoing FGCU Foundation Board of Directors Chair 428

Miller Couse for his commitment to the FGCU Foundation. 429

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Mr. Simoneau gave an overview of the 2014-2015 FGCU Foundation 431

achievements including: raised $64.2 million in support of the $100 million 432

campaign; exceeded the 2014-2015 fundraising goal; distributed more than $2 433

million in scholarships, and created 33 new scholarship endowments; raised 434

almost half of the $8 million fundraising goal for Alico Arena; launched the Lucas 435

Center for Faculty Development, FGCU360, and FGCU’s Community Curriculum 436

lecture series designed to promote the visibility of FGCU in the Naples area; 437

expanded alumni relations with regional alumni chapters; and hosted more than 438

50 significant events. 439

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Mr. Simoneau announced David Call was appointed as the new FGCU 441

Foundation Board of Directors Chair. 442

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Item 13: Standing Report from FGCU Financing Corporation Board of 445

Directors 446

FGCU Financing Corporation Board of Directors Chair Dick Ackert gave the 447

report for the FGCU Financing Corporation. 448

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Mr. Ackert announced that he was re-elected as chair and Mr. Jeff Fridkin was 450

elected as secretary. Additionally, he said Foundation Board Chairperson 451

Emeritus Charles Winton was recently selected to fill a vacancy. He stated the 452

2015-2016 FGCU Financing Corporation budget was approved and includes 453

significant capital improvements for FGCU Housing West Lake Village. Mr. 454

Ackert’s report also included: the approval of capital improvements for parking; 455

the completion of the annual rating agency review, and the outlook and debt 456

rating reaffirmed as stable; the review of expected enrollment numbers as relates 457

to anticipated FGCU Housing occupancy; and the monitoring of emerging non-458

FGCU student housing properties, and the potential impact on FGCU Housing 459

facilities. 460

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Mr. Ackert discussed the structure of the FGCU Financing Corporation board, 462

indicating it is comprised of 7 voting members and 3 non-voting members. 463

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President Bradshaw said Phase 1 of non-FGCU student housing property 465

University Village is 600 beds, and estimated non-FGCU student housing 466

property Coastal Village at 750 beds with property to expand. 467

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Vice President for Student Affairs Mike Rollo stated there are two additional non-469

FGCU apartment complexes being built which could add to the room inventory. 470

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Item 14: Chair’s Report 473

Chair Robbie Roepstorff gave the Chair’s Report. She said she will attend the 474

June 2015 Board of Governors (BOG) meeting where the FGCU 2015 Work Plan 475

will be presented. Chair Roepstorff said she will talk to the BOG about the 476

correspondence sent from the FGCU Board of Trustees (BOT) to the BOG about 477


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the financial concerns. Also, she announced the BOT member terms coming up 478

for reappointment. 479

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Chair Roepstorff announced that the June 10, 2015 Ad Hoc Committee on FGCU 481

Strategic Plan 2015-2020 meeting has been rescheduled for September 8, 2015. 482

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Trustee Price discussed a few items related to the FGCU Strategic Plan from Dr. 484

Roy McTarnaghan’s book, On Time, On Task, and encouraged trustees to read 485

the book. 486

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Chair Roepstorff asked trustees to review the Campus Master Plan 2015-2025, 488

and stated that it does not include the Buckingham Property. 489

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Trustee Felton suggested trustees review the Neustadt Creative Marketing 491

Report found on the FGCU Office of the President website, and that the report 492

would be relatable to the FGCU Strategic Plan. 493

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Item 15: President’s Report 496

President Wilson Bradshaw stated Dr. Roy McTarnaghan is a wealth of 497

information with regard to FGCU’s history. He thanked the two FGCU direct 498

support organizations for their contributions to FGCU excellence. 499

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President Bradshaw gave an update on FGCU’s Office of Outreach Programs, 501

including: (1) the College Reach-Out Program, and (2) Scholars Program; and he 502

announced FGCU Athletics was awarded the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Sports 503

Championship for the second time in three years. 504

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President Bradshaw gave an update on the Legislative Special Session, and 506

FGCU’s funding requests: 507

(1) Academic and Career Attainment Funding request for $4,178,500 - 508

Senate: fully funded at $4,178,500; and House: funded at $3,612,033; 509

(2) South Road Access request for $4,000,000 - Senate: PECO not yet 510

addressed in SB 2500A; House: $2,802,333 funded in HB 1A; PECO will 511

be negotiated by full Appropriations Chairmen and/or Presiding Officers; 512

and no bonding of PECO is anticipated; 513

(3) Central Energy Plant Expansion (Phase 3) request for $9,000,000 - 514

Senate: PECO not yet addressed in SB 2500A; House: not funded in HB 515

1A; 516

(4) School of Integrated Watershed and Coastal Studies (AB9) request for 517

$3,852,065 - Senate: PECO not yet addressed in SB 2500A; and House: 518

not funded in HB 1A; and 519

(5) Student Academic Health & Life Fitness Center request for $9,800,000 - 520

Senate: CITF cash-only for State University System (SUS) of $32,091,155 521

addressed in SB 2500A; House: CITF cash-only for SUS of $32,091,155 522

addressed in HB 1A; FGCU formulated amount of $32,091,155 is 523


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approximately $1.3 million, specific CITF projects not addressed, and no 524

bonding anticipated for CITF. 525

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Also, he said in an effort to close the gap between the overall Senate and House 527

budgets, the Senate has proposed a funding reduction in the operating budget of 528

each of the state universities, totaling $12,922,310. FGCU’s proposed reduction 529

from that amount is $1,625,000. 530

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Item 16: Academic/Student/Faculty Affairs Committee Meeting 533

Chair Christian Spilker reconvened the Academic/Student/Faculty Affairs 534

Committee Meeting to address information only items and asked Director of 535

Undergraduate Admissions Marc Laviolette, and Vice President for University 536

Advancement and Executive Director of FGCU Foundation Chris Simoneau to 537

present on scholarship opportunities for students. 538

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Scholarship Opportunities for Students 541

Director of Undergraduate Admissions Marc Laviolette presented information on 542

FGCU’s undergraduate admissions merit scholarships for out-of-state and in-543

state students, and described FGCU’s Accelerated Collegiate Experience (ACE) 544

program. 545

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Mr. Laviolette stated FGCU Undergraduate Admissions is working toward 547

becoming a sponsor university of the National Merit Scholarship Program. 548

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Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of FGCU 550

Foundation Chris Simoneau stated there are 305 active endowed scholarships, 551

135 annual restricted scholarships, and 45 different funds that support first 552

generation in college students. Mr. Simoneau said about $2.5 million has been 553

awarded in scholarships during 2014-2015, and scholarships are listed on the 554

Foundation website. 555

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President Bradshaw congratulated Mr. Simoneau on a guest editorial about 557

fundraising he wrote for the Naples Daily News. Chair Spilker asked for the guest 558

editorial to be sent to the FGCU Board of Trustees (BOT). 559

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Graduate Studies Update 562

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ron Toll gave an update on 563

FGCU’s Graduate Studies enrollment including the decline of some graduate 564

programs, programs that have increased enrollment, and programs that have 565

maintained enrollment due to cohort size limitations. 566

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Dr. Toll stated that in an effort to increase graduate studies enrollment, a new 568

director of graduate studies has been hired; funds have been added to marketing 569

and recruitment efforts; new software has been added to process applications 570

and materials; and additional online program offerings are being considered. 571


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Also, Dr. Toll said in September 2015 FGCU will have to provide a report to the 572

Board of Governors (BOG) about FGCU’s programs that fall under the BOG’s 573

30/20/10 guideline, and that there are two graduate programs in suspended 574

status, one program has been discontinued, and one program is new. 575

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Report on Currently Suspended Programs as requested by the Special 578

Committee for Review of Academic Degree Programs (See Tab #5) 579

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ron Toll stated the M.A. in 580

Environmental Studies, and the M.S. in Information Systems are being actively 581

reviewed; and the MSN Nurse Educator degree program was put in suspended 582

status due to accreditation issues, and challenges hiring faculty. 583

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Dr. Toll said that at the September 2015 regular FGCU Board of Trustees (BOT) 585

meeting he will present information regarding the annual review of programs 586

under the Board of Governors’ 30/20/10 guideline. 587

588

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Item 17: Finance, Facilities and Administration Committee Meeting 590

(See Tab #9) 591

Vice Chair Dudley Goodlette on behalf of Chair Rob Wells reconvened the 592

Finance, Facilities and Administration Committee Meeting to address information 593

only items and asked Assistant Vice President of Business Services Joe 594

McDonald to present the Finance/Budget Update. 595

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597

Finance/Budget Update (Tab #9) 598


Finance/Budget Update, which details the fiscal activities of the institution 600

through the close of April 30, 2015. 601

602

603

Item 18: Audit Committee Meeting (See Tab #14) 604

Chair Robbie Roepstorff reconvened the Audit Committee Meeting to address 605

information only items and asked Assistant Vice President of Business Services 606

Joe McDonald to present the State of Florida Compliance and Internal Control 607

over Financial Reporting and Federal Awards Audit. 608

609

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State of Florida Compliance and Internal Control over Financial Reporting 611

and Federal Awards Audit (Tab #14) 612

Assistant Vice President of Business Services Joe McDonald reported as a 613

condition of receiving Federal funds, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget 614

(OMB) requires, as described in OMB Circular A-133, an audit of the State of 615

Florida’s financial statements and major Federal Awards programs. Pursuant to 616

Section 11.45, Florida Statutes, the Auditor General conducted the audit of the 617

basic financial statements of the State of Florida including compliance with 618

governing requirements for the Federal awards program for the fiscal year ended 619


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June 30, 2014. He said the Auditor General’s prior findings for the fiscal year 620

ended June 30, 2014 had been fully corrected, and the University is in 621

compliance. 622

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Item 19: Standing Report from FGCU Faculty Senate 625

FGCU Faculty Senate President Shawn Felton announced the faculty are in the 626

middle of summer classes, and there are more students than in previous years 627

on campus. He thanked Ambassador Rooney for his participation in the spring 628

2015 Commencement ceremonies, and thanked the FGCU Foundation for the 629

celebration of David Lucas who was awarded an honorary doctorate. Dr. Felton 630

said many faculty are on 9-month contracts, and use the summer as a time to 631

focus on grant writing. He said he is working on the 2014-2015 FGCU Faculty 632

Senate Annual Report, and congratulated faculty on their promotions. Also, Dr. 633

Felton gave an update on the two Board of Governors’ committees on which he 634

serves. 635

636

President Bradshaw stated about 11% of student credit hours are generated in 637

the summer, which is a significant increase. 638

639

640

Item 20: Standing Report from FGCU Student Government 641

FGCU Student Government President Thieldens Elneus reported that Student 642

Government is working on the personal development of members, and has met 643

with other universities’ student government bodies to gather information and 644

share ideas. He said Student Government is welcoming students during 645

orientation. Also, he said Student Government is working toward establishing a 646

student led campus radio program, encouraging students to get involved with 647

Eagle Advocacy, and developing student participation with other areas of 648

Campus Involvement. 649

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651

Item 21: Standing Report from FGCU Staff Advisory Council (SAC) 652

Newly-elected FGCU Staff Advisory Council (SAC) President Nicholas Gallo 653

reported SAC is dedicated to promoting open and effective communication 654

between staff members, and University leadership as well as serving as a voice 655

for fellow staff members on campus. He announced the 2015-2016 SAC elected 656

officers. 657

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Item 22: Old Business 660

There was no old business. 661

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Item 23: New Business 664

There was no new business. 665

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Item 24: Chair’s Closing Remarks, & Meeting Adjournment 667

Chair Roepstorff announced the next regular FGCU Board of Trustees meeting 668

will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015 beginning with the Ad Hoc Committee on 669

FGCU Strategic Plan 2015-2020. 670

The meeting was adjourned at 2:42 p.m. 671

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Minutes submitted by secretary Valerie Whitaker. 675

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Agenda Items: 678

A. Tab #1: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-679

2015/TAB_1.pdf 680

B. Tab #2: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-681

2015/TAB_2.pdf 682

C. Tab #3: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-683

2015/TAB_3.pdf 684

D. Tab #4: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-685

2015/TAB_4.pdf 686

E. Tab #5: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-687

2015/TAB_5.pdf 688

F. Tab #6: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-689

2015/TAB_6.pdf 690

G. Tab #7: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-691

2015/TAB_7.pdf 692

H. Tab #8: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-693

2015/TAB_8.pdf 694

I. Tab #9: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-695

2015/TAB_9.pdf 696

J. Tab #10: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-697

2015/TAB_10.pdf 698

K. Tab #11: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-699

2015/TAB_11.pdf 700

L. Tab #12: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-701

2015/TAB_12.pdf 702

M. Tab #13: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-703

2015/TAB_13.pdf 704

N. Tab #14: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-705

2015/TAB_14.pdf 706

O. Tab #15: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-707

2015/TAB_15.pdf 708

P. Tab #16: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-709

2015/TAB_16.pdf 710

Q. Tab #17: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-711

2015/TAB_17.pdf 712

R. Tab #18: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-713

2015/TAB_18.pdf 714


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S. Tab #19: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-715

2015/TAB_19.pdf 716

T. Handout #1: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-717

2015/HANDOUT%201.pdf 718

U. Handout #2: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-719


V. Handout #3: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-721


W. Handout #4: http://www.fgcu.edu/Trustees/AgendaFile/2015/06-10-723


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