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Board Meeting Minutes 2015 Board of Trustees Minutes of Proceedings, January 26, 2015 1 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HELD JANUARY 26, 2015 AT BARUCH COLLEGE VERTICAL CAMPUS 55 LEXINGTON AVENUE – BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN The Chairperson called the meeting to order at 4:30 P.M. There were present: Benno Schmidt, Chairperson Valerie Lancaster Beal Joseph J. Lhota Wellington Z. Chen Peter S. Pantaleo Rita DiMartino Carol A. Robles-Roman Freida D. Foster Barry F. Schwartz Judah Gribetz Charles A. Shorter Joseph K. Awadjie, ex officio Terrence F. Martell, ex officio (non-voting) Frederick P. Schaffer, General Counsel and Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Secretary of the Board Hourig Messerlian, Deputy to the Secretary Towanda Lewis Anthony Vargas Doris Wang Chancellor James B. Milliken President Jennifer Raab Interim EVC and University Provost Julia Wrigley President Jeremy Travis EVC and C.O.O. Allan H. Dobrin President Mitchel Wallerstein President Lisa S. Coico Dean Michelle Anderson President Scott E. Evenbeck Dean Sarah Bartlett President Ricardo R. Fernández Dean Ayman El-Mohandes President William J. Fritz Dean Ann Kirschner Interim President David Gomez Vice Chancellor Frank Sánchez President Karen L. Gould Vice Chancellor Matthew Sapienza President Farley Herzek Vice Chancellor Pamela Silverblatt Interim President Eduardo J. Marti Senior University Dean John Mogulescu President Antonio Pérez The absence of Vice Chairperson Philip Alfonso Berry, and Trustees Hugo M. Morales and Brian D. Obergfell was excused. 2 Board of Trustees Minutes of Proceedings, January 26, 2015 Chairperson Benno Schmidt called the meeting to order, and read the following notice into the record of the meeting: “The meetings of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York are open to the public, and the Board welcomes the interest of those who attend. The public has ample opportunity to communicate with the Board. Public hearings on the Board’s policy calendar are scheduled one week prior to the Board’s regular meetings and members of the public who wish to communicate with the Board are invited to express their views at such public hearings. Furthermore, the Board holds additional public hearings each year in all of the five boroughs at which members of the public may also speak. In addition, written communications to the Board are distributed to all Trustees. The Board must carry out the functions assigned to it by law and therefore will not tolerate conduct by members of the public that disrupts its meetings. In the event of disruptions, including noise which interferes with Board discussion, after appropriate warning, the Chairman will ask the security staff to remove persons engaging in disruptive conduct. The University may seek disciplinary and/or criminal sanctions against persons who engage in conduct that violates the University’s rules or State laws which prohibit interference with the work of public bodies.” A. VIDEOTAPING OF BOARD MEETING: Chairperson Schmidt announced that as usual CUNY-TV is making available this important community service by transmitting the Public Session of this afternoon’s meeting of the Board of Trustees live on cable Channel 75. The meeting is also being webcast live at www.cuny.edu/livestream providing service worldwide through personal computers and mobile devices. The Public Session of this afternoon’s Board meeting will be available as a podcast within 24 hours and can be accessed through the CUNY website. Chairperson Schmidt stated that Trustee Wellington Chen was nominated last week by Mayor de Blasio as a lay member of the Landmarks Preservation Commission; and Governor Cuomo announced that he intends to appoint Trustee Carol Robles-Roman to the SUNY Board of Trustees. Chairperson Schmidt added that on behalf of the Board, he hopes that the appointment will not be official for a while, so Trustee Robles-Roman can continue her current service at CUNY. Chairperson Schmidt stated that the Board held its Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. University Faculty Senate Chair and Trustee Terrence Martell chaired the hearing that was also attended by University Student Senate Chair and Trustee Joseph Awadjie and members of the Chancellery. A summary of this proceeding has been circulated to the Trustees and the Chancellor's cabinet, and a transcript is available in the Office of the Secretary. Chairperson Schmidt stated that on behalf of the Board, he would like to extend his deepest condolences to the families of the following individuals with close ties to the CUNY family: . The passing of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, who also served as Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State, and whose oratorical skills were matched only by his passionate commitment to a lifetime of public service. He transformed the lives of many New Yorkers, including many from the CUNY family. We extend sincere condolences to First Lady Mathilda Cuomo, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Cuomo family. The death of the Hon. Herman Badillo, City College Class of 1951, former congress-member, New York City Deputy Mayor, Bronx Borough President, lawyer and accountant. Herman served Board of Trustees Minutes of Proceedings, January 26, 2015 3 on the CUNY Board for many years: as Trustee from 1980 to 1982 and again from 1990 to 2000. He became Vice Chairperson of the Board in February 1997, then served as Chairperson from 1999 to 2001. He will be sorely missed. We extend condolences to his wife Gail Badillo, his son David—a lecturer at Lehman College—and to the Badillo family. The passing of Bess Myerson. A graduate of Hunter College, she was a New Yorker who basked in the public eye for decades - as Miss America in 1945, as a television personality, and as a force in public affairs who was a friend of CUNY. She died on December 14th. Condolences to her family. CUNY will deeply miss Dr. Juan Flores who passed away on December 2nd. A Queens native, he received his Bachelor's degree from Queens College, and received his Master's and Terminal degrees in German from Yale University. In 1975, he started working at Centro—the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, where the Latino Studies curriculum was being developed. Through this, he was hired as a Professor of Black and Puerto Rican Studies and taught for many years before moving to NYU in 2006. Deepest condolences to his family. The passing of another friend of CUNY, former State Senator Owen Johnson, who served for forty years in the New York State Senate before stepping down two years ago. He was vice chair of the State Senate Higher Education Committee and chair of the Senate Finance Committee. He passed away on December 24th. He will be deeply missed. The passing of Steven Levine, an uncommonly kind man with rare depth who was the coordinator for educational programs at the LaGuardia Wagner Archives. He will be especially remembered as an integral leader of the team that has created CUNY's elegant calendars for nearly a decade. Condolences to his family. Dr. Alex Chigogidze passed away on December 15th. He was a vibrant leader at the College of Staten Island who served as the Dean of Science and Technology. Condolences to his family. And, deepest sympathies to Charmaine Worthy of CUNY's Office of Student Affairs on the passing of her father on January 12th. B. COLLEGE AND FACULTY HONORS: Chairperson Schmidt called on Trustee Valerie Lancaster Beal, who announced the following: 1. The CUNY School of Professional Studies was ranked in the top fifteen percent of U.S. World & News Report’s list of the “2015 Best Online Bachelor's Degree Programs”. Of the 214 institutions listed, CUNY SPS ranked third. Congratulations! 2. Baruch College was ranked as the number one feeder school to Morgan Stanley by Business Insider, and number four among “Top Colleges for Finance and Financial Management” by USA Today. Congratulations! C. STUDENT AND ALUMNI HONORS: Chairperson Schmidt called on Trustee Rita DiMartino, who announced the following: 1. Three CUNY students are recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for Spring 2015, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards their study abroad program costs. The aim of the program is to support students who do not traditionally study abroad. The winners are: Stephanie Petit-Homme of City College; Martania McDonald of Lehman College; and Elenore Zuniga, CUNY BA/BS Program at Hunter College. Congratulations! 4 Board of Trustees Minutes of Proceedings, January 26, 2015 2. Twenty-five CUNY community college students are recipients of the Guttman Transfer Scholarship for Spring 2015, sponsored by the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation. Guttman scholars receive up to $4,000 scholarships paid over two years to apply towards their transfer to one of the five eligible CUNY senior colleges: Brooklyn College, City College, Hunter College, Lehman College and Queens College. Congratulations! 3. Brooklyn College student Keelie Sheridan is one of twelve students selected for the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which provides tuition, housing and a stipend for travel and living expenses for study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Congratulations! D. GRANTS: Chairperson Schmidt presented for inclusion in the record the following list of grants and bequests of $100,000 or above received by the University subsequent to the December 1, 2014 Board meeting. BROOKLYN COLLEGE 1. $331,682 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION to Laura Rabin, for “REU Site: Intensive Mentored Research Experience for Undergraduates in Clinical, Cognitive, and Behavioral Neuroscience at an Urban Public College.” 2. $152,604 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH to Yu Gao, for “Biomarkers for Conduct Problems: Abnormal Conditioning to Punishments and Rewards.” 3.
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