Board of Trustees meet Dec. 9
Creating a Master of Public Health degree is on Tuesday's board of trustees meeting.
The MPH is designed to train public health care workers to address new and emerging health issues, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas.
If approved by the trustees, CMU will become the third university in the state to offer the degree, joining the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
Trustees also will consider a authorizing contracting for the planning, design and construction an $8 million outdoor lacrosse, soccer and student recreation facility. The addition of women’s lacrosse and golf was approved in December 2012.
Plans call for construction of a synthetic turf field to be used by the lacrosse and soccer teams as well as CMU’s recreation club teams. An adjacent building will house locker rooms, restrooms, concessions, coaching offices and a training room.
A request for a $5.7 million budget for deferred maintenance projects for 2015-16 will be considered. Deferred maintenance funds will be used for repair and upkeep of campus buildings and roads, roof replacement, exterior lighting and other projects.
Steve Lawrence, associate vice president for facilities management, will update trustees on construction of a Courtyard by Marriot hotel on CMU property adjacent to Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The hotel will bring in $170,000 in annual rent to CMU for the first 30 years of the lease and $200,000 per year after that.
The developer is scheduled to begin site preparation and construction on Dec. 12. The facility is planned to be completed in March 2016.
A review of President Ross’ compensation and election of board officers for 2015 is also on the agenda.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in President’s Conference Room of the Bovee University Center. It is open to the public.
In addition to the formal session on Tuesday, committee meetings will be open to the university community and the general public on Dec. 8, in the President’s Conference Room of the Bovee University Center. Academic and Student Affairs will meet from 3-3:50 p.m., Finance and Facilities will meet from 4-4:50 p.m., Trustees-Faculty Liaison will meet from 5-6 p.m. and Trustees-Student Liaison will finish the day from 6-7 p.m.
