At its November 30, 2007 meeting, the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees took action on the following items:

• Minutes of the September 27, 2007 meeting
• Implementation Guidelines for Classified Civil Service Modernization
• Sponsorship of the Toledo School for the Arts
• Authorizing the Sale of Certain Property in the Bowling Green Research Park
• Easements Granted by the State of Ohio on Behalf of Bowling Green State University to the City of Bowling Green
• Membership Investment in the Common Fund
• Authority and Responsibility for External Financial Accounts of Bowling Green State University
• McDonald Electrical Feed - Renovation
• Offenhauer Cooling Tower Replacement and Relocation
• Personnel Changes
• Promotion and tenure of Sherry Wells-Jensen
• Out-of-Cycle Special Fees for Study Abroad
• Sponsored Grants and Contracts Awarded: July, August, and September 2007
• President’s Compensation

Minutes of the September 27, 2007 meeting.
The Board approved the minutes of the September 27, 2007 meeting.

Implementation Guidelines for Classified Civil Service Modernization
The Board approved guidelines for classified civil service modernization and adopted the Inter-University Council guidelines for implementation of H.B. 187.

Sponsorship of the Toledo School for the Arts
The Board approved sponsorship for the Toledo School for the Arts. This resolution gives authority to the Provost and/or the President of the University to execute and deliver the Academic Affiliation Agreement, other agreements as needed, and to negotiate on behalf of the university to perfect the sponsorship of the Toledo School for the Arts without the expenditure of funds.

Authorizing the Sale of Certain Property in the Bowling Green Research Park
The Board approved authorization of the sale of approximately 3.0017 additional acres of property in Research Park to ARGO-HYTOS, INC.

Easements Granted by the State of Ohio on Behalf of Bowling Green State University to the City of Bowling Green
The Board approved the renewal of easement agreements granted to the City of Bowling Green through April 30, 2032 for water, sewer, and electrical services to the east side of main campus due to new legislation from the Attorney General’s office stating that all easements from the State of Ohio expire after 25 years.

Membership Investment in the Common Fund
The Board approved membership in the Common Fund for Nonprofit Organizations. The Board empowered and authorized the Vice President for Finance and Administration to apply for membership, and to act on behalf of BGSU to enter into a Trust agreement with Wachovia Bank, N.A. for the purpose of arranging for the management of University funds.

Authority and Responsibility for External Financial Accounts of Bowling Green State University
The Board approved authority and responsibility to CFO Stoll to sign the various external financial accounts with the following authorized depositories: Huntington National Bank (Huntington Bancshares Incorporated), STAR Ohio (The State Treasury Asset Reserve of Ohio), Fifth Third Bank (Fifth Third Bancorp), First Federal bank (First Defiance Financial Corp.), JPMorganChase and Co., Credit Lyonnais (Le Crédit Lyonnais (LCL)) (France), Salzburger Landes-Hypothekenbank AG (Austria), Caixa d’Estralvis i Pensions de Barcelona (La Caixa) (Spain), Key Bank (KeyCorp), and National City Bank (National City Corporation).

McDonald Electrical Feed - Renovation
The Board approved funds in the amount of $1,300,000 for the renovation of the McDonald Residence Hall Electrical Feed.

Offenhauer Cooling Tower Replacement and Relocation
The Board approved funds in the amount of $600,000 for the replacement and relocation of the Offenhauer cooling tower.

Personnel Changes
The Board approved the personnel changes of the September 28, 2007 meeting.

Promotion and tenure of Sherry Wells-Jensen
The Board approved promotion and tenure for Sherry Wells-Jensen as an Associate Professor in the Department of English.

Out-of-Cycle Special Fees for Study Abroad
The Board approved special fees for study abroad, effective summer 2008.

Sponsored Grants and Contracts Awarded: July, August, and September, 2007
The Board accepted the sponsored grants and/or contracts in the amount of $4,785,248.00 for the month of July, $9,590,456.00 for the month of August, and $729,733.00 for the month of September 2007

President’s Compensation
The Board approved a salary increase of 3% for calendar year 2008 for President Sidney