Draft Minutes



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|Minutes |

|The University of Toledo Board of Trustees |

|External Affairs Committee Meeting |

|August 15, 2011 |

|Committee Chair John S. Szuch was present, as well as Committee members Ms. Linda N. Mansour, Ms. Sharon Speyer, |ATTENDANCE |

|and Community member Mr. David Dobrzykowski. Committee member Judge Richard B. McQuade, Jr. was absent. Other | |

|Trustees present included Mr. Carroll L. Ashley and Mr. William C. Koester. Administrative Liaisons Mr. Lawrence| |

|Burns, Ms. Brenda Lee and Mr. Vern Snyder were absent; Dr. Jeffrey Gold was in attendance. Other attendees | |

|included Dr. Pamela Boyers, Dr. Frank Calzonetti, Ms. Meghan Cunningham, Mr. David Dabney, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, Ms. | |

|Cathi Kwapich, Mr. Chuck Lehnert, Mr. Rich Martinko, Dr. William McMillen, Mr. Pete Papadimos, Dr. Linda | |

|Rouillard, Mr. Richard B. Stansley, Jr., Ms. Joan Stasa, and Mr. Jon Strunk. | |

|The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Committee Chair Szuch in the Driscoll Alumni Center Board Room. |CALL TO ORDER |

|Mr. Szuch requested a motion to waive the reading of the minutes from the June 6, 2011 Committee meeting and |APPROVAL OF MINUTES |

|approve them as written. The motion was received by Trustee Speyer, seconded by Trustee Ashley, and approved by | |

|the Committee. | |

|President Jacobs presented Resolution No. 11-08-17: “Westside Rail Corridor Land Conveyance.” Dr. Jacobs |RESOLUTION |

|mentioned that this topic has been under discussion for 15+ years and then introduced Mr. Rich Martinko, Director|NO. 11-08-17 |

|of the Intermodal Transportation Institute, to provide the Committee with additional information. Since 2003, | |

|efforts have been underway to purchase 11.2 miles of the CSX Toledo Terminal Backside corridor to preserve the | |

|rail right-of-way for future use. The rail corridor extends from Laskey Road to River Road in Toledo and from | |

|River Road to Bates Road in Wood County. A consortium of local stakeholders have come together to purchase the | |

|property using federal transportation funds. The members include the Trust for Public Lands, Metroparks of the | |

|Toledo Area, The University of Toledo, the City of Toledo, Wood County Park District, Wood County Port Authority,| |

|and Toledo Metropolitan Council of Governments. The UT portion is 4.28 miles. | |

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|As a combination of federal and local funds was originally dedicated in 2005 for this project, other worthy | |

|transportation projects in our region will not be affected. No additional local funds will be needed to acquire | |

|the property since $7,665,275 of federal plus $1 million of Metroparks land acquisition funds will be drawn from | |

|for the property purchase. As future funds are secured, it is intended that the right-of-way will be developed | |

|over time as a multi-purpose trail forming a major north/south backbone connecting The University of Toledo, the | |

|University Parks Trail, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, the Ottawa Park Trails, several City of Toledo parks and | |

|schools, and the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve in Wood County. The corridor will also allow future connectivity to| |

|a statewide system of trails being developed in our region including the North Coast Inland and Wabash Cannonball| |

|Trails. Mr. Martinko displayed a project map outlining the partners’ areas as well as maps showing the North | |

|Terminus (Bancroft Street) and the South Terminus (Glanzman Road). | |

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|The Resolution presented to the Committee asks the Board to authorize the President to conduct due diligence, to | |

|negotiate, and make and enter into all agreements necessary to acquire this property. Committee Chair Szuch | |

|requested a motion to forward this item to the Consent Agenda at the September 19 Board meeting. A motion was | |

|received from Trustee Ashley, seconded by Trustee Speyer and approved by the Committee. | |

|Mr. Szuch presented Resolution No. 11-08-18: “Action by Written Consent of the Sole Member of Science Technology|RESOLUTION |

|and Innovation Enterprises (DBA: The University of Toledo Innovation Enterprises).” This Resolution requests the|NO. 11-08-18 |

|addition of Mr. Peter A. Machin as a new member of the Board through 2017. Mr. Machin is currently President, | |

|CEO and owner of G.B. Manufacturing Company in Delta, Ohio, which is a privately held global supplier of metal | |

|stampings, fabrications, assemblies and tooling to the global automotive, truck and related industries. Mr. | |

|Machin’s former employment includes leadership positions at The Andersons in Maumee and Owens Corning in Toledo. | |

|Dr. Jacobs reported that Mr. Machin is a graduate of the Harvard School of business and would be a great addition| |

|to the UTIE Board. Mr. Szuch requested a motion to forward the Resolution to the Consent Agenda at the September| |

|19 Board meeting. A motion was received from Trustee Speyer, seconded by Trustee Ashley and approved by the | |

|Committee. | |

|President Jacobs referred to a signed petition he received from students and employees to rename Student Union |NON-GIFT NAMING REQUEST |

|Room 2592 the Trimble room, in honor of Mr. Tom Trimble an employee who retired July 2011 after more than 30 | |

|years at UT. Dr. Jacobs reported that the great majority of naming opportunities are named rooms and buildings | |

|and on occasion other things. From time to time there are naming requests for people who are not philanthropic, | |

|but have made a significant contribution and have bonded with a number of students and employees. Dr. Jacobs | |

|requested the Board approve the naming of Student Union room 2591, not room 2592, the Trimble room. A motion was| |

|received from Trustee Mansour and seconded by Trustee Speyer to move the request to the Consent Agenda at the | |

|September 19 Board meeting. | |

|Committee Chair Szuch called upon Dr. Jeffrey Gold, Chancellor and Executive VP Biosciences and Health |ACTIVITY REPORT: ACADEMIC HEALTH |

|Affairs/Executive Dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, to provide the Committee with information |CENTER |

|about the strategic overview of the work in progress for the Academic Health Center Corporation. Dr. Gold | |

|reviewed the following goals: | |

|Goal III – Research, Technology Transfer and Incubation, Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 7. | |

|Goal V – Health Care Access and Delivery, Nos. 1, 2, 8, and 9 | |

|Goal VI – Outreach and Global Engagement, Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9. | |

|He indicated that all goals are highly aligned with the UT Strategic Plan document. | |

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|Dr. Gold refreshed the Committee about the February 2011 Six-Month Report to the UT Board, where he reviewed the | |

|leadership members, the AHC Mission Statement, general achievements, and the Operations and Innovations Council. | |

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|For the 12-Month AHC Report, he updated the Committee on 11 separate items. | |

|AHC Agreement Extension | |

|Expanded GME Residencies | |

|Enhanced Student Academics | |

|Bio-Bank Tissue Repository | |

|Medical Student Scholarships | |

|Academic Facilities Additions | |

|Research Program Expansion | |

|Academic Faculty Recruitment | |

|UT Tuition PHS Scholarships | |

|PHS Access to UTMC and UTP | |

|IISC Participation Plan | |

|Dr. Gold provided detailed information about each of the 11 items and indicated that much work in each area is | |

|ongoing. He provided the Committee with an Academic Health Center brochure Year One Report: Better Together. | |

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|Dr. Gold indicated that a follow-up session on the Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center (IISC) will be | |

|scheduled at the convenience of the Board. | |

|The Committee reviewed their Charge without suggestions for changes. |COMMITTEE CHARGE |

|With no further business before the Committee, Chair Szuch adjourned the meeting at 2:10 p.m. |ADJOURNMENT |

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