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Vol. 4, No. 4 - March 21, 2005
| Report on the Meeting of the Board of Trustees - Winter 2005 The Skidmore College Board of Trustees came to campus Feb. 24-25 for the second board meeting of 2004-05. Below is a summary of the resolutions adopted by the board at this session. Budget and Finance Committee The board approved the five major budget parameters for developing the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2006. The final budget, to be approved in May, will be based on a net fiscal enrollment of 2,220 students; a comprehensive fee of $41,460 (a 4.9 percent increase over FY '05); a financial aid budget of $20,415,000; a compensation budget of $63,183,000; and transfers to the capital budget of $6,650,000 for facilities, equipment, and information technology. Infrastructure Committee The board authorized the Skidmore administration to execute contracts and carry out construction of the Northwoods Apartments, at a total project cost not to exceed $24.5 million, including amounts already authorized by the board. The trustees approved the early release of specific capital items that require longer lead time for planning, design, and procurement. The total estimated cost for these projects, which will be funded from the FY '06 Capital budget, is $4.5 million. Special Programs Committee The board approved the awarding of two bachelor of arts degrees and four bachelor of science degrees by the University Without Walls. The trustees approved the awarding of three master's degrees by the Master of Arts Program in Liberal Studies. Academic Affairs Committee The board adopted a motion creating a Department of Dance (formerly dance was part of the Department of Exercise Science, Dance, and Athletics). Tenure granted to Carolyn Forché, Professor of English. Tenure and promotion to associate professor granted to Katherine (Kate) E. Graney, Assistant Professor of Government; Elzbieta M. Lepkowska-White, Assistant Professor of Management and Business; Lynda D. Vargha, Assistant Professor of Economics; and Mark A. Youndt, Assistant Professor of Management and Business. Tenured sabbatical leaves were approved as follows: * For the entire year 2005-06 - Betty Balevic, Professor of Management and Business; John Brueggemann, Associate Professor of Sociology; Grace M. Burton, Associate Professor of Spanish; Susan S. Lehr, Professor of Education; Ronald P. Seyb, Associate Professor of Government; Janet Sorensen, Associate Professor of Art. * For fall 2005 - Denise Warner Limoli, Assistant Professor of Dance; Terence Diggory, Professor of English. * For spring 2006 - John B. Anzalone, Professor of French; Ruth Copans, Librarian; Roy S. Meyers, Professor of Biology; David Vella, Associate Professor of Mathematics; Joanne Vella, Associate Professor of Art. Untenured sabbatical leaves were approved as follows: * For the entire year 2005-06 - Erica Bastress-Dukehart, Assistant Professor of History; Susannah B. Mintz, Associate Professor of English; Daniel A. Nathan, Assistant Professor of American Studies; Thomas C. O'Connell, Assistant Professor of Computer Science. * For fall 2005 - William S. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; John Nazarenko, Senior Artist-in-Residence, Music. * For spring 2006 - Lenora de la Luna, Assistant Professor of Education; Kyle Nichols, Assistant Professor of Geosciences; Anne Z. Turner, Senior Artist-in-Residence, Music; Jan Vinci, Senior Artist-in-Residence, Music.
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