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Meeting Agenda 1

Who

Board of Higher Education (Full Board)

When

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
10:00 a.m.

Where

Bunker Hill Community College
Health and Wellness Center Gymnasium 
250 New Rutherford Avenue 
Boston, MA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Public Participation 2
  3. Board of Higher Education Motion
  4. WELCOME
  5. Acceptance of Minutes
  6. Remarks & Reports
    1. Chairman’s Remarks
    2. Commissioner’s Remarks
    3. Secretary of Education’s Remarks
    4. Reports from Presidents
    5. Report from Student Advisory Council
  7. Academic Affairs Committee Motions
    1. AAC 17-23 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions AAC 17-18 and 17-22 on a Consent Agenda
      1. PDF AAC 17-18 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
        Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education
      2. PDF AAC 17-19 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
        Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
      3. PDF AAC 17-20 University of Massachusetts Amherst
        Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
      4. PDF AAC 17-21 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
        Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Biology
      5. PDF AAC 17-22 University of Massachusetts Lowell
        Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
    2. PDF AAC 17-28 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions AAC 17-24 and 17-27 on a Consent Agenda
      1. PDF AAC 17-24 Renewal of Middlesex Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
      2. PDF AAC 17-25 Renewal of North Shore Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
      3. PDF AAC 17-26 Renewal of Quinsigamond Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
      4. PDF AAC 17-27 Renewal of Salem State University in the Commonwealth Honors Program
    3. PDF AAC 17-29 Community College Transfer Principles
    4. PDF AAC 17-30 Amendment to MassTransfer Policy to include STEM Gen Ed Foundation
  8. Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy Committee Motions
    1. PDF FAAP 17-25 Adoption of the Massachusetts 403(b) Elective Deferral Savings Plan Restatement
  9. BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION MOTIONS
    1. PDF BHE 17-08 Approval of Early College Program Designation Process and Criteria
    2. PDF BHE 17-09 Board of Higher Education Fiscal Year 2018 Meeting Schedule
    3. PDF BHE 17-10 Summer Delegation of Authority
  10. Presentation
    1. Slideshare Commissioner's Year-End Report
  11. Other Business
  12. Adjournment

1 The above listings of matters before the Board of Higher Education are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair of the Board to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items, not listed, may also be brought up for discussion, to the extent such is permitted by law.

2 The Board may reserve one-half hour during the agenda of its regular meetings for public participation. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board should so inform the Commissioner's Office in writing, setting forth the purpose for which they seek to speak, at least 24 hours before the relevant meeting. The Chairperson shall determine whether said individuals shall be permitted to speak and, if so, for how long they may speak on the designated topic. The Chairperson may exercise discretion to waive the notice requirement set forth above and invite an individual(s) present at the meeting to address the Board.