At its May 5, 2006 meeting, the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees took action on the following items:

* Minutes of the March 3, 2006 meeting
* Academic & Student Affairs committee meeting minutes
* Personnel changes since March 3, 2006 meeting
* Promotion and Tenure recommendations
* Proposed Emeritus Recommendations
* Appointment of Timothy Messer-Kruse as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Ethnic Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences
* Appointment of H. Peter Lu as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences
* Appointment of Hokey Min as Full Professor with Tenure as the James R. Good Chair of Global Strategy in the Department of Management, College of Business Administration
* Appointment of Dr. Rodney Rogers as a Full Professor with Tenure in the College of Business Administration
* Appointment of Ronald Scherer as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Communication Disorders in the College of Health and Human Services
* Proposed Revisions to the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
* Proposed Charter Amendments to Abbreviations used in the charter: Part B-II.B Faculty Leaves, Part B-II.C Faculty Retirement, Article IV.A Membership, Article IV.B Election Procedures, Part B-I.F Emeritus Faculty, and Part B-III.A Bylaws of the Faculty Senate
* Proposed Appointment to the Firelands College Advisory Board
* Proposed 2006-07 Educational Budgets – Main Campus and Firelands College
* Proposed 2006-07 General Fee and Related Auxiliary Budgets
* Proposed 2006-07 Residence Hall, Residence Hall Technology and Dining Hall Budgets
* Proposed 2006-07 Miscellaneous Auxiliary Budgets
* Proposed Instructional Fees, Nonresident Surcharge, and General Fee, effective Fall Semester, 2006
* Issuance of 2006-07 Contracts
* Proposed 2006-07 Special Fees and Program Charges
* Mutual Aid Agreements for Police Assistance
* TABOR/TEL Amendment to the Ohio Constitution
* Sponsored Grants & Contracts Awarded: January (revised), February and March, 2006.

Minutes of the March 3, 2006 meeting
The Board approved the minutes of the March 3, 2006 meeting, as written.

Academic & Student Affairs committee meeting minutes
The Board approved the Academic & Student Affairs committee meeting minutes, as written.

Personnel change
The Board approved the personnel changes since the March 3, 2006 meeting.

Promotion and Tenure Recommendations for 2006-2007
The Board approved the 2006-07 Promotion and Tenure recommendations as submitted.

Proposed Emeritus Recommendations
The Board approved Emeritus recommendations for the following individuals:
Dr. Donald Boren, Professor, Legal Studies
Dr. Glen Frey, Associate Professor, Geography
Dr. Mary Jane Hahler, Assistant Professor Humanities Department, Firelands campus
Dr. Sally Kilmer, Professor, School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dr. Lawrence Daly, Professor, History
Dr. Steven Ludd, Professor, Political Science
Dr. John Makay, Professor, Interpersonal Communications, School of Communication Studies
Mr. Steve Moorhead, Visual Communication & Technology Education
Dr. David Newman, Professor, Chemistry
Dr. Raj Padmaraj, Professor, Finance

Appointment of Timothy Messer-Kruse as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Ethnic Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences
The Board approved the appointment of Timothy Messer-Kruse as a full professor with tenure in the Department of Ethnic Studies.

Appointment of H. Peter Lu as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences
The Board approved the appointment of H. Peter Lu as a full professor with tenure in the Department of Chemistry.

Appointment of Hokey Min as Full Professor with Tenure as the James R. Good Chair of Global Strategy in the Department of Management, College of Business Administration
The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Hokey Min as full professor with tenure in the College of Business Administration.

Appointment of Dr. Rodney Rogers as a Full Professor with Tenure in the College of Business Administration
The Board approved the appointment of Dr. Rodney Rogers as a full professor with tenure in the College of Business Administration.

Appointment of Ronald Scherer as a Full Professor with Tenure in the Department of Communication Disorders in the College of Health and Human Services
The Board approved the appointment of Ronald Scherer as a full professor with tenure in the Department of Communication Disorders.

Proposed Revisions to the Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
The Board approved revisions to the Student Handbook and to the Student Code of Conduct.

Proposed Charter Amendments to Abbreviations used in the charter: Part B-II.B Faculty Leaves, Part B-II.C Faculty Retirement, Article IV.A Membership, Article IV.B Election Procedures, Part B-I.F Emeritus Faculty, and Part B-III.A Bylaws of the Faculty Senate
The Board approved amendments to the Academic Charter, Amendments to Abbreviations used in the charter, Part B-II.B Faculty Leaves, Part B-II.C Faculty Retirement, Article IV.A Membership, Article IV.B Election Procedures, Part B-I.F Emeritus Faculty, and Part B-III.A Bylaws of the Faculty Senate.

Proposed Appointment to the Firelands College Advisory Board
The Board confirmed the appointments of Dan Sabolsky, Elaine Blackmore, Jennifer Capizzi and Sharon Harwood to four-year terms on the Firelands College Advisory Board.

Proposed 2006-07 Educational Budgets – Main Campus and Firelands College
The Board approved the 2006-07 Educational Budget (Main Campus) in the amount of $259,037,177; and to the Proposed 2006-07 Educational Budget (Firelands) in the amount of $12,380,404 and that the President, or his designee, is authorized to approve interfund transfers within the approved budgeted levels for the 2006-07 fiscal year.

Proposed 2006-07 General Fee and Related Auxiliary Budgets
The Board approved the 2006-07 General Fee and Related Auxiliary Budgets totaling $33,291,043; and that the President, or his designee, is authorized to approve interfund transfers within the approved budgeted level for the 2006-07 fiscal year.

Proposed 2006-07 Residence Hall, Residence Hall Technology, and Dining Hall Budgets
The Board approved the 2006-07 Residence Hall, Residential Computing Connection, and Dining Hall Budgets in the amount of $54,870,351; and that the President, or his designee be, and hereby is, authorized to approve, for residence and dining hall accounts, interfund transfers within the approved operating budget and appropriate reserve to maintain a balanced budget.

Proposed 2006-07 Miscellaneous Auxiliary Budgets
The Board approved the 2006-07 Miscellaneous Auxiliary Budgets totaling $16,906,670; and that the President, or his designee be, and hereby is, authorized to effect interfund transfers as determined appropriate within the approved budget lines for the 2006-07 Miscellaneous Auxiliary Budgets.

Proposed Instructional Fees, Nonresident Surcharge, and General Fee, effective Fall Semester, 2006
The Board approved the Instructional Fees, Nonresident Surcharge, and General Fee for the Main Campus, Firelands College, and Off-Campus Centers effective Fall Semester 2006.

Issuance of 2006-07 Contracts
The Board approved the issuance of 2006-07 contracts.

Proposed 2006-07 Special Fees and Program Charges
The Board approved changes in the Special Fees effective 2006-07.

Mutual Aid Agreements for Police Assistance
The Board approved the mutual aid agreement for police assistance.

TABOR/TEL Amendment to the Ohio Constitution
The Board approved the TABOR/TEL Amendment to the Ohio Constitution.

Sponsored Grants and Contracts Awarded: January (revised), February and March 2006.
The Board accepted the sponsored grants and/or contracts in the amount of $3,630,877.65 for the month of January as revised and $719,636.00 for the month of February, and $15,670,392.00 for the month of March 2006.