Board of Trustees meeting minutes, April 10, 2015 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Columbus, Ohio, April 9 & 10, 2015 The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10, 2015, at Longaberger Alumni House, Columbus, Ohio, pursuant to adjournment. ** ** ** Minutes of the last meeting were approved. ** ** ** 437 Board of Trustees meeting minutes, April 10, 2015 The Chairman, Dr. Wadsworth, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 10:19am. Present: Jeffrey Wadsworth, Chairman, Ronald A. Ratner, Alex Shumate, Linda S. Kass, Janet B. Reid, William G. Jurgensen, Cheryl L. Krueger, Michael J. Gasser, Brent R. Porteus, Alex R. Fischer, Abigail S. Wexner, Stacie E. Seger, Steven M. Loborec, G. Gilbert Cloyd, and Corbett A. Price. Dr. Wadsworth: Good morning. I would like to convene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask the Secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Thompson: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman Dr. Wadsworth: I hereby move that the Board recess into Executive Session to consider business sensitive trade secret matters required to be kept confidential by Federal and State statutes and to discuss personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, and compensation of public officials. May I have a second? Upon motion of Dr. Wadsworth, seconded by Mr. Gasser, the Board of Trustees adopted the foregoing motion by unanimous roll call vote, cast by Trustees Wadsworth, Ratner, Shumate, Kass, Reid, Jurgensen, Krueger, Gasser, Porteus, Fischer, and Wexner. Dr. Thompson: Motion carries, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Wadsworth: We are recessed. *** The Chairman, Dr. Wadsworth, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 9:32am Present: Jeffrey Wadsworth, Chairman, Ronald A. Ratner, Alex Shumate, Linda S. Kass, Janet B. Reid, William G. Jurgensen, Timothy P. Smucker, Cheryl L. Krueger, Michael J. Gasser, Brent R. Porteus, Alex R. Fischer, Abigail S. Wexner, Stacie E. Seger, Steven M. Loborec, G. Gilbert Cloyd, and Corbett A. Price. Dr. Wadsworth: Good morning everybody. We are going to start the trustee meeting so I’ll ask for order in the house. Thank you all very much. I’d like to reconvene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask the secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Thompson: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman. 438 Board of Trustees meeting minutes, April 10, 2015 Dr. Wadsworth: Excellent. So that we are able to conduct the business of this meeting in an orderly fashion, I’ll ask that all ringers on all cell phones be turned off. I am doing mine as we speak because one time I gave the announcement and left mine on, very embarrassing. I would ask that all members of the audience observe rules of decorum proper to conducting the business at hand. Now this part of the meeting is a favorite of all of the trustees because it’s a moment when we get to recognize exceptional students. I am going to ask Steve Loborec to present the Student Recognition Awards. Steve. Dr. Loborec: Thank you Chairman Wadsworth. I’d like to at this time ask Chloe and Julianna to join us here at the table. Chloe and Julianna are the two students that we are recognizing today for the Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award. I would like to start off by talking about Chloe Greene and her achievements during her time here at Ohio State. Chloe Greene graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and is currently a dual-master’s degree student enrolled in City and Regional Planning and African and African-American Studies. During her time at OSU, she has had a huge impact on the Knowlton School of Architecture’s attention to issues of social justice and diversity. In her first year, she spearheaded the creation of a now annual program of the City and Regional Planning Student Association called Social Justice Week. Prior to this time, the Knowlton School had no student-led programming that explicitly addressed issues of social justice and how they intersect with the planning field. Social Justice Week educates students and faculty over four days. It begins with a speaker of a national profile who works on topics of social justice, followed by a panel of professionals who work on issues of social justice, discussing how their work intersects with planning as a profession. The third evening is a poetry slam, and the last event is either a volunteer experience or a trip to a city to learn how that city is addressing issues of equity. Social Justice Week raises the profile of equity planning within the Knowlton School. Chloe’s leadership is recognized by her peers and she was elected to serve as president of the City and Regional Planning Student Association for the 2014-2015 academic year. Chloe embodies the leadership the College of Engineering hopes to instill in their students along with the vision to create change. After graduation next May, she plans to remain committed to her business, Project Bronze, which is an organization designed to foster economic empowerment through cooperative development. Best of luck to you, Chloe. Congratulations. Ms. Greene: First, I would like to thank God, I think that is very important, and then the Board of Trustees for selecting me for this prestigious award. Although my parents aren’t here with me today, they live in South Carolina and my Dad is recovering from a surgery, I would also like to thank them because they raised me and I wouldn’t be able to do the things that I have been able to accomplish without their continued support. 439 Board of Trustees meeting minutes, April 10, 2015 Steve said that I could talk about a favorite memory that I’ve had at OSU. I couldn’t really pick a particular one but I would like to talk about a moment that I had at OSU that I think really shaped my experiences here. Last year was my first year here at the university and I recall attending the MLK (Martin Luther King) day celebrations. I called my parents and was very emotional and for people that know me that’s common. I expressed to them that it was a beautiful ceremony and that Donna Brazile said lovely things, there was singing, and it was a great celebration. I was crying and they were like “Oh my goodness Chloe what is wrong with you?” I said, “No, I’m happy because for the first time in my scholarly pursuits, I am at a place that recognizes that I too exist and that I too am important and that allowed me the freedom to flourish in a way that I didn’t feel like I had at other places.” That’s why I think I’ve been able to accomplish the things that I’ve accomplished and I thank you for that, and I thank the university for that. Again, I would just like to say thank you for honoring me with this award. I am emotional now. Dr. Loborec: That was great, thank you. Our next student is Julianna Nemeth. She’s in her final year of her PhD program within the Health Behavior and Health Promotion Division in the College of Public Health. She previously attended high school at Upper Arlington, earned a bachelor’s degree in Religion and a Master’s degree in Women’s Studies. Her dissertation project uses a social contextual model to examine factors surrounding gender-based violence and risky behaviors, such as tobacco use. Her background and clinical experience in women’s health was instrumental to enhancing the examination of social factors such as intimate partner violence. In addition, she has devoted time to conceptually and methodologically refine instruments to measure various dimensions of violence. Her dissertation defense will be held later today, and at least three manuscripts will be ready for submission to public health journals. This is quite the day for you. Most notably, her article published in the Journal of Women’s Health was the number one most downloaded article in 2014. Julianna also actively participates in several collaborative efforts, including the Center for Population Health and Health Disparities in the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center, the OSU Center for Regulatory Tobacco Science, and a research residency in the former Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She maintains relationships with the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network, and the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence. She is currently searching for a post-doctoral position in the Columbus area that will allow her to establish an independent research career. Congratulations Julianna, and best of luck on your defense! Ms. Nemeth: Thank you. It is humbling to be selected to receive the OSU Board of Trustees Student Recognition Award. Thank you for bestowing such a high honor on me. First, I want to thank my parents, Mary and Julius Nemeth, who always fostered my love for learning in pursuit of a higher good. Next, I want to thank my husband, Aaron Sailing who has been a source of unending support, not just through my academic studies, but also as I pursued my passion through community work in working to prevent and helping to advocate for the needs of sexual and intimate partner survivors in the great state of Ohio. I would be remised to mention the inspiration my children have been to me as well; Emerson, Jonas, and Ashton inspire me to be best example I can be for them.