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Central Michigan University’s new president, Neil MacKinnon, will make his first public report to the  CMU Board of Trustees in formal session Thursday, December 5. Trustees also will hold committee meetings on Wednesday, December 4, on the Mount Pleasant campus.

On Wednesday, Trustees will visit the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions to learn more about programs and initiatives underway in the college.

In new business during formal session, Trustees will elect officer positions for 2025, including chair, vice chairs, secretary and treasurer.

Trustees also will recognize and thank outgoing members Dr. Michael Sandler and Isaiah Oliver who will exit the board at the end of the year. During formal session, both Sandler and Oliver will be considered for emeritus rank, along with former CMU president Bob Davies.

Other items on the meeting agenda include discussion of:

Prospective graduates for fall 2024.

• New and changing endowments, awards and scholarships.
• Renewal of a lease for CMU Athletics.
• CMU’s state capital outlay report and project request for 2025-2026.
• DTE natural gas pipeline easement.
• Office of Research and Graduate Studies quarterly report.

Highlights for Wednesday’s committee meetings include:

• Academic and Student Affairs Committee, 2:00-3:00 p.m. – Vice President Jennifer DeHaemers will provide an enrollment and retention update. Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Stan Shingles and Director Andrea Roggenbuck will give a presentation on the CMU Cares program. Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Paula Lancaster  and Senior Vice Provost Dave Patton will offer an update on the Higher Learning Commission reaccreditation process.
• Finance and Facilities Committee, 3:00-3:45 p.m. – Scott Harsh, Principal/Senior Consultant with NEPC will provide an update on CMU’s endowment investments. Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Mary Hill and Jonathan Webb, associate vice president of facilities management, also will provide a facilities update.
• Trustees-Faculty Liaison Committee, 4:00-4:45 p.m. – Evelyn Smith, faculty member in the Department of Marketing, Hospitality and Logistics, and several of her students will give a presentation on experiential learning in logistics.
• Trustees-Student Liaison Committee, 4:45-5:30 p.m. – Student Government Association President Caroline Hernandez Ruiz and Vice President Aashka Barot will offer a report on SGA activities. Program Board President Kat Allmacher and Vice President Lauren Rupe and Residence Hall Association Director Bella Andreski also will provide updates from their organizations.

Agendas for the December meetings, including Wednesday’s public committee meetings and the formal session Thursday, are available on the Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes webpage.

Board of Trustees meetings are open to the university community and members of the public. All meetings will be held in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center, with seating for up to 25 individuals in the adjoining Lake Superior Room.

All meetings are also available via live stream:

• View the Wednesday committee meetings via live stream. 
• View the Thursday formal session meeting via live stream.

Per the Board of Trustees Bylaws, individuals wishing to address the Board of Trustees during the public comment period must submit a request in advance of the formal session in one of two ways:

• Complete the “Request to Address the Board” online form. 
• Visit the Office of the President in Warriner Hall to complete a request card.