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METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Wednesday, December 7, 2005

8 a.m. – 12 noon Tivoli Student Union Room 320

Auraria Campus

AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Approval of November 2, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes III. REPORTS

A. MSCD Board – Chair Benson B. AHEC Board – Trustee Garcia Berry C. President – Dr. Stephen Jordan D. Student Government – Student Trustee Glotzbach E. Finance Committee – Trustee Cranberg F. Faculty Senate – Dr. Hal Nees, President G. Council of Chairs – Dr. John Schmidt, Chair H. Institutional Advancement – Mr. George Engdahl, Vice President I. Legislative – Capstone Group

IV. CONSENT ITEM

A. Personnel Items V. ACTION ITEMS

A. Sub-delegation of Signature Authority (Mr. Lee Combs, General Counsel) B. The Meaning of Preeminence at Metro State (Dr. Stephen Jordan, President) C. Revised Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule (Dr. Stephen Jordan, President)

VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Fiscal Year 2007 Preliminary Budget Report (Ms. Natalie Lutes, Vice President for Administration and Finance)

B. Fiscal Year 2005-06 Status Report (Ms. Natalie Lutes, Vice President for Administration and Finance)

C. Strategic Plan (Dr. Joan Foster, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Mr. Hal Nees, Faculty Senate President)

D. Campus Housing Follow-up (Dr. Karen Raforth, Interim Vice President for Student Services)

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VII. INFORMATION ITEM (Requires no approval by the Board of Trustees)

A. Personnel Actions Delegated to the President VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT IX. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS X. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board may convene into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters in accordance with 24-6-402(3)(b)(I), C.R.S., or to possibly confer with the Board’s attorney to receive specific advice on legal questions in accordance with 24-6-402(3)(a)(II), C.R.S.

XI. ADJOURNMENT

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METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

8 a.m. Central Classroom 301

Auraria Campus

VIA CONFERENCE CALL

MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at approximately 8:05 a.m., by Chair Benson.

Board of Trustees Present: Trustee Bruce Benson; Trustee Gin Butler; Trustee Alex Cranberg; Trustee Maria Garcia Berry; Trustee Mark Martinez; Trustee John Osborn (EXCUSED); Trustee Adele Phelan; Trustee Ann Rice; Trustee Sean Tonner; Faculty Trustee Gene Saxe; Student Trustee Brian Glotzbach.

Metro State Personnel Present: Stephen Jordan, President; Teri Bokn, Executive Assistant to the President; Joan Foster, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs; Natalie Lutes, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Karen Raforth, Interim Vice President for Student Services; George Middlemist, Interim Vice President for Information Technology; Lee Combs, General Counsel; Sandra Haynes, Dean, School of Professional Studies; Kenneth Keller, Interim Dean, School of Letters, Arts & Sciences; Hal Nees, Faculty Senate President; Vonda Knox, Classified Staff Council President; Diane McAllister, Foundation; and others.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Approval of September 7, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes B. Approval of October 5, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the September 7, and October 5, 2005,

Board meetings. The motion passed unanimously. III. REPORTS

A. Board Chair: Chair Benson expressed the sorrow of the Board in the loss of former Student Trustee Stephen Hay and extended best wishes to his family. He said Stephen was a very fine young man and a very good Student Trustee who would call and tell him when things were rumbling on campus in a very level headed way. Chair Benson said Stephen was a great role model as a single parent and he would personally miss him. The Board took a moment of silence to remember Stephen.

At the Board of Trustees’ Retreat on October 17 and 18, the Meaning of Preeminence at Metro State was discussed and after considering various interpretations of the idea

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of academic preeminence, the Board concluded that preeminence at Metro State would include the following features:

1. High expectations for student success. 2. High standards for student competence. 3. Faculty who prize student achievement, their own professional self-appraisal

and teaching excellence. 4. A curriculum that emphasizes the integration of theory and practice, and one

that prepares students for success in their profession. 5. Generous admissions policies coupled with precise diagnosis of student skills

and reliable advising based on those evaluations. 6. Widespread student and faculty engagement with the metropolitan Denver

community. 7. Affordability - recognizing the importance of financial aid for low income

students as well as the financial and other benefits deriving from a high quality college degree.

8. Graduates who are well prepared for the responsibilities and opportunities offered by life, their families, their communities and their careers.

Dr. Jordan will include the list in his next weekly report. Chair Benson concluded by thanking all for their work to pass Referenda C and how critical it was to Metro State. He personally congratulated Courtney Cowgill and the Metro State Alumni Association for their hard work.

B. President: On behalf of the college, Dr. Jordan along with Hal Nees, Faculty Senate

President, expressed their appreciation to Chair Benson, the members of the Board and all supporters of C&D. Dr. Jordan also acknowledged the efforts of the Metro State Alumni Association.

Dr. Jordan reminded the Board of the School of Business Symposium on Thursday

and Friday, November 10 and 11. If any were interested in attending the lunches or any of the panels they should let Teri know.

The four finalists for Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will be on

campus the weeks of November 7 and 14. Teri will send you information on their schedules along with their vitae and the dinners you are invited to attend. Please let her know if you are available to attend the dinners or if you need further information.

Dr. Jordan concluded with a reminder that Fall Commencement is on December 18

and asked the Trustees to reserve that date. He (President Jordan) will be the commencement key-note speaker.

IV. CONSENT ITEMS

A. Personnel Items B. Deferring of a Sabbatical Leave

It was moved and seconded to approve the consent items as presented. The motion passed

unanimously. V. INFORMATION ITEM (Requires no approval by the Board of Trustees)

A. Personnel Actions Delegated to the President

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VI. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no comment from the public. VII. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

• Trustee Cranberg requested that the Board revisit long-term guidelines for the tuition budget – 3 to 5 year outlook on tuition net of scholarships.

• Trustee Garcia Berry would like a discussion on what approach Metro State, Auraria and

higher ed are pursuing for capital appropriations since Referenda D did not pass. What portion of Referenda C funds should we pursue? She would like to see Metro State at the forefront of that approach.

Dr. Jordan reported that at the CCHE president’s meeting, they discussed positioning for

short-term interests of their institutions with respect to how they want to approach COF and fee for service. There was no long term plan on which they could judge the short term decision. Dr. Jordan suggested a long term vision of an outcome to assess our short term decisions against a goal and that might start with the Blue Ribbon Panel Report. Trustee Garcia Berry wants to make sure that we are united about Metro State’s plan and how it fits into the Higher Ed plan. Trustee Tonner agreed with Trustee Garcia Berry. The Trustees agreed that talks should begin with the lobbyists and with legislators.

Dr. Jordan believes we have much in common with the Community Colleges and that he

and President Nancy McCallin think the principle focus should be around access and raising the COF to the extent possible. If there is no objection from the Board, Dr. Jordan would like to move forward with this as a general direction to begin working with the lobbyists. In the long run, we should try to minimize the impact of tuition and still recognize there are cost implications on the production side. Iin order to make that work, the focus needs to be on access which brings funding with every student and on raising the amount of that funding for every student.

• Chair Benson would like a discussion on the Capital budgets.

Trustee Martinez congratulated Natalie on her appointment the Board concurred. VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION There was no Executive Session. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:30 a.m.

President’s Report December 7, 2005

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Board of Trustees Meeting

December 7, 2005 FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS • Professors Sorensen and Vannucci of the Hospitality, Meeting, and Travel

Administration Department attended the Governor’s 2005 Colorado Tourism Conference late in September. They attend workshops and sessions with topics such as internet travel, international marketing, state of the industry, heritage tourism, sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, and niche marketing.

• Professor Helle Sorensen of the Hospitality, Meeting, and Travel Administration

Department and her students in the Metro Travel Society attended the Adventure Travel World Summit October 16-18, 2005 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. ATTA has partnered with Professor Helle Sorensen Professor Christine Vogt from Michigan State University to conduct a joint research project. Under guidance from ATTA, Helle Sorensen supervised two of her students in research execution, data collection, data analysis, and data summary: Melissa Hoffman and Aneta Subotic, who will graduate in May 2006 in Travel Administration. The purpose of the research is to better define the adventure travel industry and to help bring unity to this exciting segment of the travel and tourism industry. As a result of this research, the ATTA Source Book is will be published in the spring of 2006. The students received complimentary entrance to the Summit in exchange for their research, an estimated value of $1,800.

• At the annual International Society of Travel and Tourism Educator’s conference in

Chicago October 20-22, 2005, Helle Sorensen and Jim Poynter made a joint presentation, Implementing an Innovative Teaching Technique: Learning How to Become a Tour Guide. The purpose of the presentation was to review the multiple ways of teaching tour management, a growing component of the travel and tourism industry.

• Jonathan K. Zartman, an adjunct lecturer in Metro State’s Political Science

Department, is in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on a Fulbright Scholarship. Zartman has been in Uzbekistan since September, lecturing and conducting research in American Studies and Uzbek curriculum development at the Samarkand Institute of Foreign Languages.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS • The Met Report, the student-produced video netcast news program, won a 2005

Emmy Award from the Heartland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding Student Achievement. Alex Brancard, an aviation major, is the news director.


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• The Metropolitan, the student newspaper, took second place nationwide for student

weeklies in the Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show competition at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City in October. The award was for this semester's Metropolitan, which has a new look and beefed-up content; student Tim Dunbar is editor in chief.

• Metrosphere, the student-produced arts and literary magazine, placed fourth in the

Associated College Press literary magazine category. The student editor of the 2005 Metrosphere, Leah Bluntschli, is currently the assistant photo editor for The Metropolitan. Congratulations to Doug Bell, director of student media and to Kevin Campbell, coordinator of broadcast.

• The Choral Program has produced a CD, “Choral Music at Metro State: In

Celebration of the 40th Anniversary at Metro State,” portions of which were played on the KVOD (90.1 FM) radio show “Colorado Matters” on Thursday, Nov. 3. The CD features 150 singers in different groups, including the Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Jazz Voices. Choral directors are Assistant Professor Michael J. Kornelsen, Assistant Professor M.B. Krueger and Chair Walter Barr.

• The entire Auraria Campus community was given the Outstanding College Blood

Drive Award by the Bonfils Blood Center for providing the Denver community with more than 800 units of blood in 2005.

ATHLETICS • The championship hopes of Metro’s State’s women’s soccer and volley teams ended

in Seattle and Nebraska. The No. 1-ranked soccer team, defending national champions from 2004, lost in a squeaker to No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific University in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals at SPU. The game remained scoreless through two overtime periods before going into penalty kicks. SPU’s Falcons scored five goals to Metro State’s four, ending the Roadrunners’ season at 23-0-1.

• The volleyball team’s post-season run ended when No. 11-ranked Abilene Christian

University swept the Roadrunners in the second round of the NCAA Southwest Regional tournament at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The win (30-23, 30-24, 30-25) was ACU’s 31st consecutive winning match; their last loss had come at the hands of the Roadrunners back in August, a 3-2 defeat at the Tampa Classic. The Roadrunners ended their season at 22-9 overall.

• The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II President’s Council has

hired a consulting firm to study the division and develop a brand identity. Selected as one of four Division II focus group sites, Metro State is hosted a group on November 16. The College’s focus group consisted of faculty, administrators, athletics staff,


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representatives from Student Services, a student athlete and a member of the Denver community.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS • Legendary aviator Burt Rutan spoke more than 500 middle and high school students

at the Metro State-sponsored Burt Rutan Design Competition. After a rousing welcome by students and parents alike, Rutan predicted each student, should he or she choose, could go into outer space long before NASA’s estimation that it will be 30 years before ordinary citizens can make the voyage. Rutan, who has been compared to great aviators such as the Wright brothers and Robert Goddard, is best known for his groundbreaking inventions and as winner of last year’s Ansari X Prize for inventing the first private manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 328,000 feet twice within 14 days. The event began with 83 teams of students competing in a race to solve a design problem that tested their teamwork, creativity and project management skills--all within two and a half hours.

STUDENT SERVCIES • Karla Nash, Associate Director of Financial Aid was just elected to the Board of the

Colorado Association of Financial Aid Administrators. • The Veteran’s Upward Bound staff participated in the annual Denver Homeless

Veterans Stand Down event on Thursday, November 10th. This event has been taking place in our community for the past fifteen years. It is modeled after the "Stand Down" concept used during the Vietnam War - units returning from combat operations were provided safe relief, at a secure base camp area to attend to personal hygiene, get clean uniforms, enjoy a hot meal, receive medical and dental care, read mail from home, and enjoy camaraderie with their fellow troops. The Stand Down now refers to a community-based service program that is designed to offer a temporary respite and safe environment from the "combat" of life on the streets.

AGENDA ITEM: Personnel ISSUE: Report of personnel actions which have occurred since the last

Board meeting of November 2, 2005. BACKGROUND: Appointments which require approval by the Board. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Metropolitan State College of

Denver that the Board of Trustees approve the following appointments.

APPOINTMENTS Mr. Joshua Anderson, Assistant Director for Alumni Annual Support, $46,500.00 – November 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) Mr. David Baker, Director, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services, $37,000.00 - November 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) Mr. Sean Nesbitt, Facilities Planner, $42,000.00 - November 21, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) Ms. Ximena Quintana, Admissions Counselor, $31,100.00 - November 14, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) Mr. Kevin Sage, Asst Men's and Women's Swimming Coach, $28,800.00 October 11, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) Mr. Tom Skul, Assistant Basketball Coach, $28,889.00 – October 11, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (ADMINISTRATIVE) EMERITUS STATUS: Dr. William Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of English. Dr. Roger Wade, Emeritus Professor of Sociology.

2005-2006 METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVISED - Meeting Schedule

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 (No Meeting)

Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

Wednesday, August 3, 2005 (Via Conference Call)


Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

Wednesday, October 5, 2005


Wednesday, November 2, 2005 (Via Conference Call)


Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

(No Meeting) Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

Wednesday, February 1, 2006


Wednesday, March 1, 2006 (No Meeting)

Wednesday, April 5, 2006


Wednesday, May 3, 2006 (No Meeting)


Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

BOT Retreat Possible Dates

June 22 & 23 – Thursday/Friday or June 26&27 – Monday/Tuesday

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 (No Meeting)


Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Tivoli Student Union, Room 320ABC

AGENDA ITEM: Sub-delegation of Signature Authority BACKGROUND: Until recent years, state law was very restrictive as to the authority of officers below the College President to sign employment contracts. Existing board policy restrictions were originally developed in this restrictive legal environment, which originated when institutions were relatively small. State statutes have since been amended to permit sub-delegation of the president’s contracting authority. In large organizations like Metro, the president must rely upon senior staff to make many contracting decisions. RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommends that Policy Manual Sections 3.6.B and 7.1 be amended to allow sub-delegation of the President’s currently delegated authority to execute certain employment and other contracts, and to approve other personnel actions delegated to the president under the Policy Manual and the Handbook for Professional Personnel. A generic version of the proposed letter of delegation is attached for your information. The proposed policy amendments are identified, below: Section 3. B., No Su-bdelegation, is amended as shown below: Section 3. B. Sub-delegation. The personnel powers delegated to the College President by this section and the Handbook for Professional may be sub-delegated to subordinate officers or employees of the College by the President in writing, subject to the requirements that the delegees’ actions be within their budget, approved by others as required by law and College policy, and in compliance with applicable law and College policy. The President remains responsible for the proper exercise of delegated authority. Section 7.1, Duties and Responsibilities of the President, is amended as shown below at numbered paragraph 4: 4. Developing a competent administrative organization and staff to ensure effective and efficient management of the College, delegating authority in writing where appropriate and holding delegees responsible for budget discipline and compliance with applicable laws and policies. The President remains responsible for the proper exercise of delegated authority.

Delegation of Fiscal and Signature Authority to College Vice Presidents Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 7.1 of the Trustees Policy Manual (as amended), to provide sound management of board-approved budgets I hereby delegate to ______________________, Vice President for ________________________of Metropolitan State College of Denver, full and complete authority to execute, on behalf of the Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver, all lawful contracts, leases, and rental agreements deemed necessary by the Vice President for any academic or administrative function and within the limits of the Vice President’s administrative, supervisory, and budgetary authority, except the following: 1. Capital construction contracts as defined in section 24-30-1301, C.R.S.; 2. Contracts for the purchase of real property or any interests therein; 3. Contracts, leases, rental agreements licenses or other instruments selling or conveying

any interests or rights in state-owned real or personal property to another party or parties;

4. Contracts under which the Trustee’s obligation for the payment of consideration and other costs exceeds $100,000 in any one fiscal year;

5. Leases and rental agreements under which the Trustees’ obligation for the payment of rent and other costs exceeds $100,000 or which are for a term exceeding 3 years;

6. Agreements of any kind that provide for the acquisition of real or personal property through payments made over time, and/or agreements that contain financing terms and/or security agreements, such as lease-purchase or “rent-to-own” agreements;

7. Grants and contracts for College services that produce revenues in excess of $500,000.00 per year.

Also, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 3.6 of the Trustees Policy Manual (as amended), to sub-delegate authority over certain personnel matters delegated to me, I hereby delegate to _____________________, Vice President for __________________of Metropolitan State College of Denver, within the limits of the Vice President’s administrative, supervisory, and budgetary authority, full and complete authority to: 1. Appoint and to enter into employment contracts with temporary personnel. 2. Promote, reassign, and terminate administrators, including the power to give any

required notices. 3. Impose disciplinary sanctions on and to suspend administrators, including the power

to give any required notices. 4. Accept resignations of professional personnel. Resignations shall become irrevocable

when accepted by the Vice President in writing. 5. Evaluate performance and award merit pay increases to administrators, within the

limits of the College merit pay plan. 6. Approve or reject applications for short term leaves not in excess of three weeks, on

grounds and terms authorized by the Handbook. 7. Assign substantial additional duties to administrators on a temporary basis and, where

warranted, award supplemental pay for those assignments, within the limits of the College policy on supplemental pay.

8. (VPAA) The powers to award merit pay to faculty consistent with their annual evaluations and within the limits of the merit pay plan, to assign faculty duties, and to approve reassigned time and supplemental pay for assignments where warranted, are hereby delegated to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

9. (VPAA) The power to renew and non-renew contracts with faculty members on non-probationary term contracts, including part-time adjunct contracts, is hereby delegated to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. This power may be sub-delegated to the school deans.

10. (VPAA) The power to renew employment contracts with tenured faculty members is hereby delegated to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

All powers delegated hereunder shall be exercised in conformity with the law and with established state and College practices, procedures, and policies. Delegees are responsible for fully informing and consulting with legal, human resources, and equal opportunity staff and for receiving all approvals required by law or institutional policy before finalizing decisions made pursuant to this authority. All contracts and other such agreements shall be executed by the Vice President in the name of “The State of Colorado by and through the Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver.” If necessary, the Secretary of the Board of the Trustees may attest the Vice President’s signature or that of his or her sub delegate and affix the Trustees' seal to the instrument. Pursuant to section 24-30-202, C.R.S. and the State of Colorado Fiscal Rules, all contracts, leases, and rental agreements executed by the Vice President which require the expenditure of state moneys must be approved by the State Controller or his or her designee and, in certain cases, by other state agencies. The Vice President shall strictly comply with the review, approval, and contract routing provisions of the Fiscal Rules. No contract, lease, or rental agreement subject to the State Procurement Code, title 24, articles 101 to 112, C.R.S., or the State of Colorado Procurement Rules, shall be executed by the Vice President unless it was awarded in strict compliance therewith. This delegation rescinds and supersedes any and all prior delegations and sub delegations of like authority to the Vice Presidents and other officials of the College. Stephen M. Jordan, Ph.D. President Metropolitan State College of Denver

AGENDA ITEM: THE MEANING OF PREEMINENCE AT METRO STATE BACKGROUND: At the Board of Trustees’ Retreat on October 17 and 18, 2005, the Board considered various interpretations of the idea of academic preeminence. The Board concluded that preeminence at Metro State would include these features:

1. High expectations for student success 2. High standards for student competence 3. Faculty who prize student achievement, their own professional self-appraisal and

teaching excellence 4. A curriculum that emphasizes the integration of theory and practice, and one that

prepares students for success in their profession 5. Generous admissions policies coupled with precise diagnosis of student skills and

reliable advising based on those evaluations 6. Widespread student and faculty engagement with the metropolitan Denver

community 7. Affordability recognizing the importance of financial aid for low income students

as well as the financial and other benefits deriving from a high quality college degree

8. Graduates who are well prepared for the responsibilities and opportunities offered by life, their families, their communities and their careers

At the conclusion of the Retreat, the Board asked President Jordan to use these ideas as guides in the academic strategic planning process and to convey them to the faculty and others charged with developing Metro State’s academic strategic plan. The Board also asked the President for periodic updates on progress with the plan and for the opportunity to discuss it in depth with faculty and staff when sufficient material has been developed. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board formally adopt these eight element for achieving preeminence.

Administration and Finance, 11/30/2005

AGENDA ITEM: FY2006-07 Budget Update BACKGROUND: The CCHE and JBC are in the initial stages of planning the FY2007 higher education budget. Additional information and refinement to information available now will become available in the coming months. The proposed maximum resident tuition increase is 2.5%. The expected revenue of $950,000 generated by this increase is to be used for student access and capital needs. The COF stipend is proposed to increase by $180 generating an additional $2.7 million to fund MSCD’s increase in mandated costs. This figure excludes the financial aid mandatory increases. A one-time supplemental was requested by the CCHE to fund unfunded enrollment from FY2001 – FY2005. The total amount of unfunded FTE for all higher education governing boards is 20,842 FTE. Using the model that the CCHE created, the amount generated is $50 million. This was calculated by taking the 20,842 FTE by the current COF stipend amount of $2,400. Using the CCHE model, MSCD would receive $6,674,880. Other models have been proposed by Mesa and the CU system. The governing boards are currently negotiating the disbursement methodology.

Preliminary Budget Report

Fiscal Year 2007

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FY2007 Budget Update

Mandated CostsIn October 2004 the CCHE adopted the mandated cost model as the budgeting model for higher education.This model identifies costs in four major categories:

Salaries & BenefitsInsuranceUtilitiesFinancial Aid

Funding requests to the state are based on the total increases in the four categories.

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CCHE FY2007 Budget Request:

$2.7 million to MSCD for mandated costs. This excludes MSCD’s share of financial aid mandated costs.

COF stipend increase of $180. This increases the stipend from $2,400 to $2,580 to generate the $2.7 million.

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2.5% is the maximum resident tuition increase proposed by the CCHE.

Revenue generated by the resident tuition increase must be used on student access and capital needs.

The average FY07 proposed increase to the Higher Education Governing Boards is 10.76%. MSCD’s proposed increase is 6.78%, the lowest of all Boards.

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Unfunded Enrollment

A $50 million FY2006 Supplemental Funding Request was submitted by the CCHE for unfunded enrollment. The $50 million was calculated by funding the unfunded enrollment at the FY2006 stipend level.

The Supplemental is a one-time allocation for FY2006, but we foresee a request to base fund this in FY2007.

Distribution methodology of the $50 million is still under negotiation between the governing boards.

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Total Unfunded Enrollment

Fiscal Year 2001-05 Unfunded Enrollment Calculations

20,842 1,905 5,545 8,628 4,764 Total

8,477 (158)2,659 4,106 1,870 Community Colleges of Colorado

628 264 130 128 107 Colorado School of Mines

837 282 175 333 47 University of Northern Colorado

61 6 (57)(16)128 Fort Lewis College

113 (73)68 51 68 Western State College

2,781 448 459 960 915 Metropolitan State College

597 147 125 180 146 Mesa State College

85 (99)27 46 111 Adams State College

2,362 481 600 745 535 Colorado State University System

4,900 607 1,359 2,096 839 University of Colorado

Total Unfunded Enrollment

FY2004 to FY2005

FY2003 to FY2004

FY2002 to FY2003

FY2001 to FY2002Governing Board

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50,019,84020,842 Total

20,345,0408,477 Community Colleges of Colorado

1,507,680628 Colorado School of Mines

2,008,560837 University of Northern Colorado

147,12061 Fort Lewis College

271,920113 Western State College

6,674,8802,781 Metropolitan State College

1,432,800597 Mesa State College

204,00085 Adams State College

5,667,6002,362 Colorado State University System

11,760,2404,900 University of Colorado

Unfunded Enrollment at COF Stipend LevelFTE ResidentGoverning Board

CCHE Model


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CU Model

(0)50,019,840 70,720,169 20,842 Total

(3,116,752)17,228,288 24,358,083 8,477 Community Colleges of Colorado

1,444,616 2,952,296 4,174,081 628 Colorado School of Mines

182,215 2,190,775 3,097,410 837 University of Northern Colorado

21,188 168,308 237,961 61 Fort Lewis College

39,020 310,940 439,620 113 Western State College

(1,186,222)5,488,658 7,760,098 2,781 Metropolitan State College

89,883 1,522,683 2,152,834 597 Mesa State College

82,367 286,367 404,878 85 Adams State College

1,114,143 6,781,743 9,588,316 2,362 Colorado State University System

1,329,542 13,089,782 18,506,888 4,900 University of Colorado

CU Difference to CCHE

CU Prorated to $50M

Unfunded Enrollment at GF per FTEFTE ResidentGoverning Board


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Mesa Model

(0)50,019,840 59,206,781 20,842 Total

(3,207,012)17,138,028 20,285,700 8,477 Community Colleges of Colorado

1,660,743 3,168,423 3,750,354 628 Colorado School of Mines

396,085 2,404,645 2,846,297 837 University of Northern Colorado

(6,204)140,916 166,797 61 Fort Lewis College

155,372 427,292 505,771 113 Western State College

(1,221,344)5,453,536 6,455,165 2,781 Metropolitan State College

342,797 1,775,597 2,101,712 597 Mesa State College

187,153 391,153 462,995 85 Adams State College

1,157,545 6,825,145 8,078,692 2,362 Colorado State University System

534,865 12,295,105 14,553,297 4,900 University of Colorado

Mesa Difference to Stipend Level

Mesa Prorated to $50M CCHE

Request

Unfunded Enrollment at FY05

GF per FTEFTE ResidentGoverning Board


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CU/CCHE Blended Model

0 50,019,84020,842 Total

(1,558,376)18,786,6648,477 Community Colleges of Colorado

722,308 2,229,988628 Colorado School of Mines

91,107 2,099,668837 University of Northern Colorado

10,594 157,71461 Fort Lewis College

19,510 291,430113 Western State College

(593,109)6,081,7672,781 Metropolitan State College

44,941 1,477,742597 Mesa State College

41,183 245,18485 Adams State College

557,071 6,224,6722,362 Colorado State University System

664,771 12,425,0114,900 University of Colorado

Difference Blended to CCHE

Blended CU and CCHE FTE ResidentGoverning Board


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AGENDA ITEM: REVISED FISCAL YEAR 2006 MSCD OPERATING BUDGET ISSUE: Consistent with the Trustee Policy Manual, Sections 4.1 and 4.2, the Board of Trustees for Metropolitan State College of Denver has the responsibility and authority to review and approve the operating budgets. This Agenda Item includes the FY 2004-05 Revised Operating Budget for Metropolitan State College of Denver. BACKGROUND: The Revised FY 2005-06 Operating Budget for MSCD has been developed to account for significant changes in the budget. There are no State Appropriated budget changes being presented at this time. Auxiliary revenue and expense budgets were reviewed. The largest increase in revenue budget occurred in the “Other Revenue” category as interest earnings for the first quarter of FY2006 came in higher than expected. The budgets for this revenue source were increased by over $450,000 to show the anticipated increase in interest earnings for the full fiscal year. A review of expenses to date was performed and expense adjustments were made based on projections to year end. Total auxiliary net expense budget changes of note:

• Hourly budget increased $275,000 • OCE budget decreased by $400,000 • Personnel expense budget increased by $170,000 • Travel budget increased by $35,000 • Capital and remodeling budget increased by $180,000

The revised projected fund balance forward amount for the auxiliary funds is $6,953,845. This is an increase of $275,000 over September’s projection of $6,675,377. RECOMMENDATION: The President’s staff and cabinet have reviewed the Revised FY 2005-06 Operating Budget for MSCD and recommend approval as presented.

Administration and Finance 12/7/2005

Fiscal Year 2006 December 7, 2005

Budget Revisions – State Appropriated

No changes to report at this time.

Budget Revisions – Auxiliary Following is a summary of the changes to the Auxiliary budget due to review of actual revenues and expenses to date. Program Revenue – the Student Affairs budget reflects an increase of $330,000 in revenue and an increase of $100,000 in expenses for a net change of $230,000. The Athletics budget reflects an increase in revenue of $45,000 and an increase in expenses of $110,000 for a net change of ($65,000). The Extended Campus/TIR budget shows an increase in revenues of $145,000 and an increase in expenses of $110,000 for a net change of $35,000. IT budget changes include an increase in revenue of $40,000 and a decrease in expenses of $45,000 for a net change $85,000. The Internet fee budget was changed to reflect an additional $20,000 in revenues and an increase in expenses of $410,000 for a net change of ($390,000). The Admin Recharge budget reflects an increase of $250,000 in revenue and an increase of $75,000 in expenses for a net change of $175,000. The Accelerated Nursing budget changes include an additional $5,000 in revenue and a reduction in expenses of $210,000 for a net change of $215,000.

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Fiscal Year 2006Revised Operating BudgetDecember 7, 2005

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Administration & Finance, December 7, 2005

Budget Changes

No changes were made to State Appropriated or Plant budgets.Meetings were held with Auxiliary fund managers to make budget revisions based on actual revenues and expenses to date.

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Auxiliary Budget Changes

Student Affairs• Increased Revenue Budget by $330,000

$285,000 Tuition and Fee Revenue$45,000 in projected Interest Earnings

• Increased Expense Budget by $100,000$125,000 Increase in the Materials and Supplies Budget$30,000 Decrease in Personnel Due to One-time Salary Savings$5,000 Increase in Capital and Remodeling

• Net Change of $230,000

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Athletics• Increased Revenue Budget by $45,000• Increased Expense Budget by $110,000

$70,000 Increase in the Materials and Supplies Budget$40,000 Increase in Travel Budget

• Net Change of ($65,000)

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Extended Campus/TIR• Increased Revenue Budget by $145,000

$65,000 Tuition and Fee Revenue$80,000 in Projected Interest Earnings

• Increased Expense Budget by $110,000$55,000 Net Increase in Personnel$7,000 Increase in Hourly$2,000 Reduction in Materials & Supplies$50,000 Increase in Capital & Remodeling


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Information Technology• Increased Projected Interest Earnings by $40,000• Decreased Materials & Supplies Budget by $45,000• Net Change of $85,000

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Internet Fee• Increased Projected Interest Earnings by $20,000• Increased Expenses by $410,000

Increased Personnel Budget by $160,000Increased Hourly Budget by $130,000Decreased Travel Budget by $5,000Increased Capital & Remodel Budget by $125,000

• Net Change of ($390,000)

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Administrative Recharge• Increased Revenues by $250,000• Increased Expenses by $75,000

Decreased Personnel Budget by $30,000 for One-time Salary SavingsReduced Materials & Supplies by $195,000Increased Transfers by $300,000 for Transfer to ACCESS


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Accelerated Nursing• Increased Projected Interest Revenues by $5,000• Reduced Expenses by $210,000

Increased Personnel Budget by $10,000 Increased Hourly Budget by $135,000Reduced Materials & Supplies Budget by $355,000


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Auxiliary Fund Balance

278,468Net Difference

215,208406,145190,937Accelerated Nursing

173,7782,150,6741,976,896Admin Recharge

(393,414)402,375795,789Internet Fee

85,881372,767286,886IT

34,0171,070,6011,036,584Ext Camp/TIR

(66,219)066,219Athletics

229,217238,4499,232Student Affairs

DifferenceDec Fund Bal EstSept Fund Bal Est

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AGENDA ITEM: Personnel ISSUE: Reporting of personnel actions, which have occurred since the last

Board meeting of November 2, 2005. BACKGROUND: Temporary appointments, leaves without pay and non-renewal of

probationary contracts which are delegated to the President and do not require approval by the Board.

INFORMATION: The following personnel items are presented to the Trustees as

information. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS Ms. Kendra Brooks, Director of Development, $57,000.00 – December 1, 2005 through January 30, 2006. (TEMPORARY/ADMINISTRATIVE) Ms. Lynn Cordova, College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) Recruitment Specialist, $32,500.00 – November 28, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (TEMPORARY/ADMINISTRATIVE) Ms. Danielle Erickson, Trainer, Tools of the Mind Project, $46,000.00 – August 15, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (TEMPORARY/ADMINISTRATIVE) Ms. Luanna Sierra, College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) Assistant, $30,400.00 – October 17, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (TEMPORARY/ADMINISTRATIVE) Ms. Sandra Tennant, Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) Fiscal Manager, $31,900.00 – December 9, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (TEMPORARY/ADMINISTRATIVE) LEAVES WITHOUT PAY Mr. Norman Pence, Professor of Computer Information Systems, effective March 26, 2006 through April 4, 2006. Ms. Chrislyn Randell, Assistant Professor of Psychology, effective November 17, 2005 through December 17, 2005. NON-RENEWAL of PROBATIONARY FACULTY CONTRACTS Mark Basham, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Forth Year Probationary, effective May 13, 2005.

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