Board of Governors

1. Approval of Agenda

Moved by Mr. Marostica, seconded by Mr. Gallant that the Agenda be approved with the addition of #7.8.1 - Approval of University Advancement Committee 2004/05 Action Plan.

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest

Dr. Parker informed members that if the CAW strike was discussed, he may have a conflict of interest since he is a member of the Lakehead University Faculty Association.

3. Chair's Report

Mrs. Dojack reminded members that Convocation would be taking place on Saturday, May 28^th, 2005. She encouraged all Board members to attend the morning and afternoon ceremonies, where they would take part in the platform party. She also stated that the evening of Convocation, the Chancellor's dinner would be taking place, noting that invitations will be mailed in the near future.

Mrs. Dojack asked members to tentatively mark in their calendar September 29^th and 30^th, 2005. She stated that on the 29^th, a Board sponsored fund-raising dinner may be taking place. If the 29^th is agreed upon, the September 16^th Annual Board meeting will be moved to September 30^th. These two functions will coincide with Lakehead University's 40^th Anniversary Celebration weekend.

Mrs. Dojack concluded by informing members that Ms. Patti Merriman, Secretary of the Board of Governors, and she would be attending the National Association of Board Chairs and Secretaries Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the end of April.

4. Approval of Minutes of Board of Governors' Meeting of March 3, 2005

Moved by Mr. Robson, seconded by Mr. Pile that the Minutes of Board of Governors' Meeting of March 3, 2005 be approved as amended.

5. Business Arising from the Minutes (not on the Agenda elsewhere)

There was no business arising from the Minutes.

6. President's Report

The President spoke to his report which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting.

Questions regarding the CAW strike were addressed to Dr. Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert informed members that a CAW strike update would be discussed in the in camera meeting which would take place at the end of the public Board meeting.

Discussion arose regarding the Office of Communications' marketing budget. Board members expressed concern regarding the timing of transit campaigns, and other marketing campaigns. The Chair noted that this matter should be referred to the Operations Committee and the Finance & Investment Committee.

7. Standing Committee Reports

7.1 Audit Committee

Mr. Marostica, Chair of the Audit Committee, reviewed the report which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting.

Moved by Mr. Marostica, seconded by Mr. Tuchenhagen that the report of the Audit Committee be accepted.

Carried unanimously.

7.2 Finance & Investment Committee

Dr. Parker, on behalf of the Chair, reported that the Finance & Investment Committee had not met since the last Board meeting.

7.3 Governance Committee

Mr. Paivalainen, Chair of the Governance Committee, reviewed the report which had been circulated with the Agenda.

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mrs. Balacko that the Membership of the Student Liaison Committee be amended as recommended by the Governance Committee.

Mr. Paivalainen reported that in June 2004, the Board Executive Committee had established an Ad Hoc Committee to Review Senior Management Compensation. Since that time, the Ad Hoc Committee has met and fulfilled its duties. During deliberations, the Ad Hoc Committee expressed a need for the Committee to become a Standing Committee of the Board. In December 2004, the Ad Hoc Committees draft Terms of Reference were reviewed by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee accepted the Terms of Reference and referred them to the Governance Committee.

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mr. Robson that the Compensation Committee be approved as a Standing Committee of the Board of Governors as recommended by the Governance Committee.

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mr. Robson that the Terms of Reference of the Compensation Committee be approved as recommended by the Governance Committee.

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mr. Gallant that the report of the Governance Committee be accepted.

Carried unanimously.

7.4 Nominating Committee

Mr. Paivalainen reviewed the report which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting. He was pleased to report that Dr. George Macey and Mr. Rod Shewchuk have agreed to accept the Award of Fellow of the University at the May, 2005 Convocation.

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mr. Robson that the report of the Nominating Committee be accepted.

Carried unanimously.

7.5 Operations Committee

Mr. Dysievick, on behalf of the Chair, reviewed the Operations Committee report which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting.

Moved by Mr. Dysievick, seconded by Mr. Marostica that the report of the Operations Committee be accepted.

Mrs. Balacko stated that the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) was given a presentation regarding Johnson Controls. After this presentation, the members of IUOE had spoken to Mrs. Balacko and stated that they had some concerns regarding staffing issues and safety.

Mrs. Balacko also gave her perspective of the strike since she was a union member on campus.

Dr. Gilbert asked Mrs. Balacko to send a letter to Mr. Pawlowski which would include the concerns of the IUOE members regarding Johnson Controls. Dr. Gilbert assured the Board that the University and Johnson Controls are in compliance with the agreement.

7.6 Senate Liaison Committee

Dr. Parker informed Board members that the Senate Liaison Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, noting that Mrs. Bonnie Moore, Director of Development, would be attending the meeting to discuss faculty fundraising.

Dr. Parker concluded by thanking Mr. James Gallant, Chair of the Student Liaison Committee, for his presentation which he gave at the last Senate meeting.

Moved by Dr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Marostica that the oral report of the Senate Liaison Committee be accepted.

Carried unanimously.

7.7 Student Liaison Committee

Mr. Gallant, Chair of the Student Liaison Committee, reviewed the Committees' report which had been circulated with the Agenda.

Moved by Mr. Gallant, seconded by Mr. Pile that the report of the Student Liaison Committee be accepted.

7.8 University Advancement Committee

Mr. Wallace, on behalf of the Chair, reviewed the report of the University Advancement Committee.

Moved by Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Heald that the report of the University Advancement Committee be accepted.

7.8.1 Approval of University Advancement Committee 2004/05 Action Plan

Mr. Wallace reviewed the 200/405 Action Plan which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting.

Moved by Mr. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Robson that the 2004/05 Action Plan be approved.

Carried unanimously.

8. Report of the Alumni Association

Mr. Heald presented the report of the Alumni Association which had been circulated at the beginning of the meeting.

Moved by Mr. Heald, seconded by Mr. Wallace that the report of the Alumni Association be accepted.

9. Approval of Adjunct Professors

Movedby Dr. Gilbert, seconded by Dr. Parker that the following be ratified as Adjunct Professors effective immediately to June 30, 2008, as recommended by Senate on April 1, 2005:

Dr. Pierre Ct - School of Nursing

Dr. John Michael Haggarty - Department of Psychology

Dr. David Peerla - Department of Sociology

Prof. Paolo Sanzo - School of Kinesiology

Dr. Dawn Sutherland - Faculty of Education

Carried unanimously.

10. Report of the Lakehead University Student Union

Mr. Strickert, President of LUSU, informed members that this would be his last meeting and thanked the student body for all their support over the past year. Mr. Strickert gave a brief summary of the successes and events which had taken place over the past year. He concluded by stating that his full report could be viewed on LUSU's website.

Mr. Marostica expressed sincere gratitude to Mr. Strickert for a job well done.

Dr. Gilbert and Mrs. Dojack also thanked Mr. Strickert for an outstanding job.

11. Report from the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Board

Mrs. Dojack informed members that Mr. Bob Main was not in attendance, but the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Board report had been circulated with the Agenda.

12. In Camera Meeting

Moved by Mr. Paivalainen, seconded by Mr. Marostica that Mr. Michael Pawlowski remain for the In Camera meeting.

Carried unanimously.

The meeting, which began at 4:08 p.m., was adjourned at 5:42 p.m., on a motion by Mr. Gallant, and seconded by Mr. Paivalainen. The meeting moved in camera.