University Council Minutes
Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
SUB 233
| Waded Cruzado | Nancy Cornwell | Robert Hawks | Shelley McKamey | Lynda Ransdell | |
| Kenning Arlitsch | Dennis Defa | Bob Hietala | Helen Melland | Michael Reidy | |
| Kregg Aytes | Chris Fastnow | Chris Kearns | Mark Nook | Leslie Taylor | |
| Jeff Bader | Peter Fields | Greg Kegel | Renee Reijo Pera | Susan Wolff | |
| Matt Caires | Destini French | Ilse-Mari Lee | Martha Potvin | ||
| Kari Cargill | Brett Gunnink | Terry Leist | Nicol Rae | 
- Call to Order 
 President Waded Cruzado- President Waded Cruzado called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.
 
- Approval of Minutes for April 1st, 2015
                                 
                                 - Peter Fields moved to approve the minutes for March 4th, 2015, and Kregg Aytes seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously.
 
- University Wide Information/ Announcements
                                 
                                 - Several events are taking place in March, including the Neil DeGrasse Tyson event, a lecture by David Quammen, and a lecture by Sherman Alexie as part of the President's Fine Art Series. University Council members recognized the hard work of our student leaders during the legislative session.
 
- Informational Items
                                 
                                 - CHOICES 
 Cathy Hasenpflug, Director of Operations, Human Resources- Cathy Hasenpflug gave a presentation on the updates to the CHOICES benefit enrollment interface as part of a Service Excellence project.
 
- Strategic Plan Update: Engagement 
 Chris Fastnow, Director, Office of Planning & Analysis- Chris Fastnow provided an update on the Engagement section of MSU's Strategic Plan. Chris presented a chart of new data illustrating the progress.
 
 
- CHOICES 
- Updates
                                 
                                 - Members of University Council provided brief updates about their departments.
 
- Public Comment
                                 
                                 - No public comment was offered.
 
