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THE NEW JERSEY PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Board Room, Winants Hall
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
7 College Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
10:00 a.m.

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Agenda

1. Call to Order –President George A. Pruitt, Chair

a. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act

b. Welcome and Comments from the Chair

2. Address from Eric Shuffler, Counselor to the Governor

3. Approval of Minutes of the October 18, 2004, Meeting of the New Jersey Presidents’ Council

4. Committee Reports

a. Academic Issues – Dr. Carlos Hernandez, Chair, and Dr. Judith Winn, Vice Chair

New program proposals:

• Mercer County Community College
• Burlington Community College
• Rowan University
• Montclair State University
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Ramapo College

b. Budget and Governmental Relations – Dr. Robert Altenkirch, Chair

c. Advocacy– Dr. Steven Rose and Monsignor Robert Sheeran, Co-Chairs

• Higher Education Public Awareness Campaign

d. Emerging Issues– Dr. Susan Cole, Chair

5. Ad Hoc Committee Reports

a. Articulation and Transfer Coordinating Committee

– Dr. Peter Contini & Dr. Arnold Speert, Co-Chairs

b. Liaison Committee to NJEDge.Net

– Dr. Edward Yaw, Chair and Sister Rosemary Jeffries, Vice Chair

c. Research Committee – Dr. Richard McCormick, Chair

d. Task Force on Higher Education in Southern NJ

– Dr. Peter Contini & Dr. Donald Farish, Co-Chairs

e. Homeland Security Planning Committee – Dr. Robert Altenkirch, Chair

6. Report from the Treasurer of the New Jersey Presidents' Council

– Dr. Richard McCormick

7. Report from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

– Dr. Jeanne Oswald

a. Long-Range Plan Update

b. Collaboration efforts to achieve research targets

8. Report from NJEDge.Net

– Mr. George Laskaris and Dr. Michael Mundrane

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Public Comment (advance sign-up required)

a. Dr. Donald Wheeler, Executive Director of New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability

12.Adjournment

The next meeting of the New Jersey Presidents’ Council will be held at at 9:30 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2005, at Rutgers University in Winants Hall.

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