08:03:12 .        
» You may begin
08:03:16 .        
» Good morning, everyone.  I 
08:03:21 here by call this  meeting to 
order.  Is there a motion to 
08:03:24 approve the agenda.        
» Trustee: So moved.        
08:03:27 » PRESIDENT: Thank you, second
.        
08:03:29 » Trustee: Second.        
» PRESIDENT: Any discussion?  
08:03:38 
» Trustee: Aye.        
08:03:38 » PRESIDENT: Any oppose
08:03:44 d?        Any abstentions?  It
's approved.  Next item is 
08:04:21 Hearing none, all those in 
favor signify by saying aye.  2021.  Can I have a notion 
approve.        approval of minutes from 
December 2020 and January 13, 
08:04:21 » Trustee: So moved.        
» PRESIDENT: Thank you.  Second.        
» Trustee: Second.        » Trustee: Any discussion.  
All those in favor signify by 
08:04:21 saying aye.        
» Trustee: Aye.        » PRESIDENT: Any opposed?     
Abstentions?  Minutes have been approved.  We'll move to 
public participation.  Board 
08:04:21 secretary Nakia
08:04:21 Barr.        
» Second:  We'll proceed to 
08:04:24 the public participation of 
the meeting.  Each individual 
08:04:28 who has signed up to speak 
will have three minutes to 
08:04:31 address the board.  Your time 
will end when the buzzer 
08:04:36 sounds.  Any responses from 
board members will come during
08:04:41 the Trustee comment portion of
the meeting.  We'll hear from 
08:04:49 Robin Taglin Macklid followed 
by Michael Darby.  Please 
08:04:51 activate the first speaker.   

08:04:53 » SPEAKER: Can you hear me?   

08:05:02 » I swam at M surch from 
1991-1995.  I was a team 
08:05:08 captain and I earned by 
bachelor's and M.B.A.  I have 
08:05:12 returned to campus many times 
to recruit students.  In 2013 
08:05:16 I proudly served a four year 
term on the accounting and 
08:05:20 information systems external 
advisory word.  MSU is where I
08:05:25 found my life's Pat 
professionally and personally.
08:05:29 I owe much to the coaches and 
tee male athletes who fought 
08:05:34 for me.  Women who the fought 
to get pool time like the men.
08:05:39 Women like the basketball team
who battled unequal treatment 
08:05:42 of the men's and womens 
programs in the 1979 when I 
08:05:50 199 lawsuit when I was just 
six years old.  These women 
08:06:06 student female athletes
maintain constant vigilance.  
08:06:12 From Carol hutchins to Larry 
Nassar the past is  checkered 
08:06:17 at best and criminal at worst.
How  confusing for so many 
08:06:22 women like me who found our 
life paths at MSU that the 
08:06:25 university continues to make 
the paths for young women so 
08:06:29 difficult.  I watched a video 
shared about it AD revealing 
08:06:34 plans for new football 
facilities and dazzling hall 
08:06:37 of fame.  The context 
startling because if this 
08:06:41 athletic department is trying 
to honor the legacy in sport, 
08:06:44 they are focusing on all the 
wrong things.        What 
08:06:47 honor on choosing to spend 
money for football when you 
08:06:49 are quieting
08:06:55 spending millions to pay off 
students in court.  When honor
08:06:59 when you dishonor current 
athletes by blindsiding them 
08:07:03 with cancellation for 
supposedly financial reasons 
08:07:06 when you are planning to spend
millions more on football and 
08:07:10 basketball.  What honor in 
paying lip service to the 
08:07:13 diversity of school and sports
programs where you padded 
08:07:16 rosters to inflate 
participation numbers knowing 
08:07:18 you'll never allow a great 
portion of these women to 
08:07:22 compete?  I can tell you where
to find honor.  At 6:00 a.m. 
08:07:27 in that pool built in 1959 the
swimmers and divers are the 
08:07:30 shining example of what the 
best of university has to 
08:07:36 offer and what title 9 could 
and should be.  What I learned
08:07:41 about my time at MSU is it's 
never too late to do the right
08:07:46 thing.  Help us build the path
forward, a path not checkered 
08:07:51 in battles but smoothed with 
equity.  Thank you very much. 
08:07:55 
» Secretary:  Thank you.  Next
08:08:00 we'll hear from Mikey dash by 
followed by Kathy Fish.  
08:08:03 Please activate the next 
speaker.        
08:08:07 » Can you hear me?        
» Yes, you may begin.        
08:08:12 » SPEAKER: My name is Mike 
Darby.  I'm a proud graduate 
08:08:16 of Michigan State University 
in 1993 and I'm more proud to 
08:08:18 represent M
08:08:21 SU for four years on the 
swimming and diving program 
08:08:25 from 1988 to 1992.  I'll be 
the first to tell you, I was 
08:08:30 not an all American.  I was 
not an academic all American 
08:08:33 like many of my teammates but 
through hard work, good 
08:08:36 coaching and determination, I 
earned my spot and I also 
08:08:39 earned my degree from Michigan
State University.  I was given
08:08:43 a chance as an 18-year-old 
from bay city Michigan to 
08:08:47 represent MSU and work very 
hard every day to make my 
08:08:52 family and my MSU family proud
.  For 28 years, I have 
08:08:58 coached and taught high school
and USA swimming first in the 
08:09:02 Lansing area and now back home
in bay city.  During my over 
08:09:04 28 years of teaching and 
coaching, you could ask 
08:09:08 thousands of my ex-students 
and swimmers where I went to 
08:09:11 college and they would tell 
you MSU.  I have always spoke 
08:09:15 to grey great pride about MSU 
and its swimming and diving 
08:09:19 program.  When I got the gut 
wrenching decision made to 
08:09:23 eliminate MSU swimming and 
diving.  I received tons of 
08:09:26 calls, texts and Facebook 
messages from former swimmers,
08:09:29 divers, students and friends. 
These heartfelt, thoughtful 
08:09:33 words from the community gave 
me hope that they could find a
08:09:37 way to keep our sport alive at
MSU.  This fight is still 
08:09:42 alive and I hope you take a
deeper look at what swimmer 
08:09:46 and divers bring to Michigan 
State University.  There are 
08:09:50 over  10,000 high school 
swimmer and 8,000 club 
08:09:53 swimmers in Michigan alone.  
Simple thinking tells me 
08:09:57 eliminating their sport 
eliminates MSU from their 
08:10:00 minds when choosing their 
college path.  It's not good 
08:10:03 for business or Michigan state
in any shape or form.  You are
08:10:06 not just eliminating this 
sport, you are  eliminating 
08:10:10 this fan base for MSU.  My 
hope is that you revisit this 
08:10:13 decision and overturn this 
terrible idea that this 
08:10:18 decision makes MSU a better 
place.  It doesn't.  The 
08:10:21 friendships and relationships 
I made at Michigan state are 
08:10:24 second to none knowing that 
future swimmers and divers won
08:10:29 't have this is devastating.  
In closing, I want to revisit 
08:10:32 what I said earlier about 
receiving calls and texts 
08:10:34 across Michigan and across the
United States.  But I want to 
08:10:39 tell you about one that hurt 
the most.  My good friend 
08:10:41 called to me he was sorry 
about the news and he had to 
08:10:45 tell his daughter, an 
elementary school swimmer that
08:10:49 her dream of growing up and 
going to MSU to be a 
08:10:54 veterinarian, like her mother 
a proud graduate of MSU 
08:10:58 veterinary school and become a
swimmer like Mike Darby won't 
08:11:02 happen now.  That's the worst 
part about this for me.  
08:11:08 Dreams of swimmers and divers 
will never happen.  Do the 
08:11:12 right thing.  Keep dreams 
alive for our children.       
08:11:15 
» Secretary:  Thank you.  Next
08:11:19 we'll hear from Kathy  Fish 
followed by Adam grant.  
08:11:24 Please activate the next 
speaker.
08:11:26 
» SPEAKER: Good morning.  My 
08:11:30 name is Kathy Fish I'm here to
ask the university to 
08:11:33 reconsider eliminating the 
swimming and diving programs. 
08:11:37 As background, I graduated in 
1979 with a BS in chemical 
08:11:42 engineering and was recognized
in 2019 by the College of 
08:11:46 engineering as a distinguished
alumni.  I just retired after 
08:11:50 a 41 year career in research 
and development at Proctor and
08:11:54 gamble, the world's largest 
consumer products company.  My
08:11:57 final seven years were chief 
research development and 
08:12:00 innovation officer.  It was an
honor to lead an organization 
08:12:04 of 7,000 committed to improve 
consumers every day lives and 
08:12:07 the communities in which we 
work and live.  I was recently
08:12:10 elected to the board of USA 
swimming and I'm looking 
08:12:13 forward to applying my skills 
and experience to help grow 
08:12:18 and improve the sport I love. 
When I reflect on the most 
08:12:21 formative experiences in my 
life, swimming and Michigan 
08:12:24 state are at the top of the 
list.  Through swimming I 
08:12:27 learned discipline, 
sportsmanship and very 
08:12:31 important to my career, 
resilience.  The time 
08:12:34 equipment required the ability
to set focus on what is most 
08:12:38 important.  I met professors 
that helped me  realize 
08:12:43 chemical engineer was a great 
focus for my love of math and 
08:12:50 science and they provided an 
education.  I took on the 
08:12:53 balance of swimming and a 
demanding curriculum and grew 
08:12:55 significantly as a result with
success in both.        As a 
08:13:00 team, we were second in the 
big 10 and I also had the 
08:13:04 honor of representing the 
university at NCAAs in 1976 
08:13:09 and 1977.  At Michigan state I
made lifelong friends and will
08:13:13 always look back at my choice 
as the right one for me.  When
08:13:17 I was choosing my university 
in 1975, it was the early days
08:13:21 of 1979.  My passion for 
swimming made finding a 
08:13:25 university with the right 
balance of academic and 
08:13:30 athletics the priorities.  I 
would not have considered MSU 
08:13:33 without the swimming program. 
Students are south standing 
08:13:39 students given their capacity 
of he will tense and work 
08:13:43 ethic.  I strongly believe the
swimming program is an asset 
08:13:46 to help a tract some of the 
very best.  The process to 
08:13:49 make this decision and 
decision itself has been very 
08:13:52 frustrating.  Communication 
with key stakeholder has been 
08:13:55 sparse and unsatisfying.  The 
reasons shared including 
08:13:59 financial stas facilities and 
talent don't make sense to me 
08:14:02 based on my executive 
experience.  I strongly 
08:14:05 believe finding a path forward
that would work for the 
08:14:08 community is possible.  I ask 
you as  leaders question if 
08:14:11 this is the right choice for 
right reasons and you ask 
08:14:13 university leadership to pause
and work with the battle for 
08:14:18 Spartan swimming on a plan to 
deliver what would need to be 
08:14:21 true to save the sport as an 
asset for Michigan state.  
08:14:24 Thank you very much.
08:14:31 Secretary:  Next we'll hear 
from Adam grant followed my 
08:14:38 salmon Octalet.        
» SPEAKER: I'm here because 
08:14:41 your diving coach Eric best 
has been the most important 
08:14:45 mentor in my life.  I owe more
to Spartan swimming and diving
08:14:48 than any other program or 
institution and it's saying a 
08:14:53 lot as a  lifetime Wolverine. 
I could go on about the ways 
08:14:57 swimming and diving attracts 
student excellence, all the 
08:15:01 ways to make the economics 
work.  I'm not here to 
08:15:05 convince you of anything.  I 
spent enough time with leaders
08:15:08 to know they can't be forced 
to change their minds.        
08:15:11 They need to find their own 
reasons for change.  As an 
08:15:15 organizational psychologist at
Wharton, I spend a lot of time
08:15:17 working with organizations on 
decisions.  One of most common
08:15:20 traps 1 escalation of 
compliment to a losing course 
08:15:25 of action.  We make an initial
decision and get negative 
08:15:28 feedback but instead of 
rethinking it we double down. 
08:15:33 I'm sure you've seen it happen
buying a new engine for the 
08:15:37 car because he vested in the 
brakes.  Staying in a bad 
08:15:39 relation shim even after your 
friends encourage you to lever
08:15:45 .  There's a Seinfeld episode 
about waiting forever at a 
08:15:48 Chinese restaurant because 
they waited a long time 
08:15:51 investing in the table.  
Blockbuster went underbecause 
08:15:55 they escalated the commitment 
of buying physical videos 
08:15:59 instead of buying Netflix.  
Borders went bankrupt when 
08:16:03 Amazon went digital.  And 
Michigan football continues to
08:16:08 suck because they won't let go
of Jim Harbaugh.  Some costs 
08:16:11 are part of story but it's 
more about ego and image.  We 
08:16:14 want to convince our ststles 
and everyone else we made a 
08:16:17 good decision.  We don't want 
to admit we hired the wrong 
08:16:20 coach or wasted several years 
with him.  With the benefit of
08:16:25 hindsight we look back and 
wish we changed course.  Not 
08:16:31 long ago I had a chance to ask
Jeff bees yoas how he avoids 
08:16:34 escalation of commitment.  He 
identifies a list of 
08:16:37 conditions that would lead him
to reverse his decision when 
08:16:41 he makes a high stakes choice.
I ask you what would those 
08:16:45 considers look like for you?  
What would motivate you to 
08:16:48 reconsider the decision to cut
swimming and diving and how 
08:16:50 would you go about giving that
possibility a fair chance?  
08:16:54 One thing we know it's hard 
for the who made the original 
08:16:59 decision to escape escalation 
because they have a stake to 
08:17:06 defending the choice.  Two 
those in escalation commitment
08:17:09 would tell you that the best 
way to avoid sit to bring in 
08:17:11 an independent group to seas 
the decision.  Would you be 
08:17:14 willing to appoint that 
committee, to bring in alums, 
08:17:18 administrators, faculty and 
students to give that a fair 
08:17:23 shot?  I hope you will.  Thank
you have.        
08:17:32 » Secretary:  Thank you.  Next
we'll hear from Salmon
08:17:36 followed by Chrissy
08:17:41 Ball.  Please activate the 
next speaker.        
08:17:47 » You may begin.        
» SPEAKER:
08:17:55 Hello, can you hear me?       

08:18:00 » SPEAKER: Could you put my 
video there.  I spent a lot of
08:18:05 time making a background to 
explain how the corruption in 
08:18:09 the university works
08:18:11 .        
» Secretary:  We don't have 
08:18:15 video for speakers but you 
have to submit that to the 
08:18:16 office.        
» SPEAKER: This is ridiculous.
08:18:19 I spent all night making a 
chart so people will 
08:18:24 understand.  I'm a professor. 
I've been a professor here 
08:18:30 almost 40  years.  And you 
fired me last year.  Shame on 
08:18:35 you fighting on after my 
service almost 40 years.  
08:18:42 Spartans service.  I didn't 
have a single student complain
08:18:46 about me.  I have a spotless 
record of  teaching and 
08:18:53 research.  And now you get on 
the television with your -- 
08:19:00 with Dianne Byrum and making 
negative that a tacked people 
08:19:02 on
08:19:08 -- that I attacked people with
emails.  If you make this 
08:19:11 claim you must show a single 
email that I attack anybody.  
08:19:15 There are two reporters 
appealed, by appealing freedom
08:19:18 of information act.  They 
collected all my emails and 
08:19:23 they send me.        It's all 
redacted.  I spent a lot of 
08:19:28 time.  I present it to you and
you must explain to me where I
08:19:34 exactly offended people.  You 
can't -- you can't fire people
08:19:42 like this by -- you know 
creative narratives.  The 
08:19:47 reason I'm fired is because I 
criticize  discrimination, 
08:19:52 racism and Islamo phobia in my
department.        It's a 
08:19:55 known fact.  If you look at 
the chart.  I made a chart 
08:20:00 behind me, I was slandered
08:20:08 by these people in my 
department and as a big 
08:20:13 nepotism in the university.  
They all know each other.  I 
08:20:19 was -- racist person started 
this process.  They sent it to
08:20:23 friends in the dean's office. 
They told me don't talk to 
08:20:26 dean because they work with us
.  Dean refused to talk to  me
08:20:32 .  He sent me to provost 
office.  Provost is busy 
08:20:38 dealing with the convicted sex
offender.  He sends me
08:20:44 to the [indiscernible] office.
The person known to be 
08:20:47 responsible for sexual 
harassment himself, three 
08:20:53 times, then he refuses to make
any grievance for me.  He 
08:21:02 sends back to provost office. 
Provost sends to dean office. 
08:21:06 Dean's office is back to -- I'
m back to the same person 
08:21:12 harassing me, racist people 
harassing me that.  Is say 
08:21:15 committee of his friends to 
make an issue called 
08:21:17 university
08:21:24 -- administrative review.  You
can't tell me administrative 
08:21:29 review.  The person slander 
makes his own committee.  This
08:21:32 is never seen any place in the
world.  I spent five years of 
08:21:39 my life going in a circle.  
Not hitting a single
08:21:47 grievance hearing and you end 
up with the same person, 
08:21:51 racist people in my department
.  It's proven cases cited by 
08:21:54 racism in the department and 
the person who investigated 
08:22:00 this is fired by university.  
Then sent to the enabler, dean
08:22:05 , who refuses to talk to me.  
Can you imagine any place in 
08:22:08 the world, the dean who is 
supposed to overlook the 
08:22:14 department, refuses to talk to
faculty who is being 
08:22:18 considered for dismissal.     

08:22:26 » Secretary:  You've exceed 
you're times.  We have to 
08:22:31 conclude your remarks now.  
Thank you for your comments.  
08:22:37 Next we will hear from Chrissy
Ball followed by Amanda 
08:22:41 Thomasal.  Please activate the
next speaker.        
08:22:43 » SPEAKER: Can you hear me?   

08:22:47 » Secretary:  Yes.  You may 
begin.        
08:22:53 » SPEAKER: Thank you.  My name
is Chrissy  weathersby Ball I 
08:23:01 was a scholarship athlete from
19896-2000.  I was on the 
08:23:07 women's gymnastics where the 
abuse I suffered from required
08:23:13 me to retire.  I was abused by
not one, but two employees on 
08:23:17 the staff.  I'm addressing you
for clarity regarding the 
08:23:22 healing fund.  Larry Nassar 
was my doctor at MSU.  He 
08:23:26 conducted our injuries, 
determined my medical 
08:23:31 decisions all while sexually 
abusing me.  I began mental 
08:23:34 health treatments my freshman 
year as a result of abuse.  I 
08:23:38 was confused and vulnerable 
making me a perfect targ tote 
08:23:44 be groomed and sexually abused
by my professor and strength 
08:23:50 coach Tim wakum.  The abuse I 
endured at Michigan State 
08:23:59 placed me literally in the pit
of hell.  My most recent 
08:24:02 request for treatment 
reimbursement was denied in 
08:24:05 one sentence by email less 
than 24 hours after submitting
08:24:09 .  There was no greeting nor a
signature.  I have 
08:24:13 professional medical  
documentation that this 
08:24:16 required treatment stems from 
the abuse I suffered from my 
08:24:21 doctor at MSU, Larry Nassar.  
So my questions to you include
08:24:26 the following:  One, is there 
a more human form of 
08:24:32 communication for survivors to
seek reimbursement for health 
08:24:37 conditions caused by abuse 
suffered by Larry Nassar 
08:24:39 sitting before you today, 
publicly displaying some of 
08:24:44 the most gruesome and painful 
details of my life?  Do we not
08:24:50 deserve more on that automated
response?  Two, can they be 
08:24:54 treated with a fraction of the
dignity you and your staff 
08:25:00 offer to sexual abusers.  I 
have muns of pages of 
08:25:02 documentation proving 
employees at Michigan State 
08:25:07 worked several months to get 
Mr. Wakum retirement before 
08:25:10 benefits in 2019 and I get 
less than 24 hours for my 
08:25:15 request to be considered 
before being smacked in the 
08:25:18 face with denial.  Three, who 
is this healing fund for in?  
08:25:23 Really for survivors to heal 
or a PR stunt, guys.  Dr. 
08:25:28 Stanley, you mentioned in your
January 15 community letter 
08:25:33 dismantling systemic barriers 
takes commitment and time.  
08:25:36 End quote.        As a black 
teenager nearly destroyed by 
08:25:40 the abuse of two white men on 
your campus, how long do you 
08:25:46 foresee treating me like a 
human will take.  Thank you.
08:25:50 
» Secretary:  Next we'll hear 
08:25:57 from Amanda Thomasal followed 
by David Maruzzi.  Please 
08:26:00 activate the next speaker.    

08:26:04 » SPEAKER: Hi, all.  Good 
morning, Kelly, wonderful to 
08:26:09 see you and happy 2021678 let 
me start by saying I want to 
08:26:13 be here to address you as 
little as you want me, yet, 
08:26:16 here I am again to beg you to 
treat the students on this 
08:26:22 campus and athletes that wear 
your green and white like 
08:26:28 literal human beings instead 
of valuing them by how many 
08:26:31 dollars they can bring to the 
university.  I'm hear to talk 
08:26:36 about the healing fund you 
promised my sister survivors 
08:26:40 but I can't speak to call you 
to reconsider cutting any 
08:26:45 athletic program or program 
for students in general 
08:26:49 especially where you have wax 
figures at the president with 
08:26:54 Lynn center.  It reminds me of
a time when you cut s class 
08:26:58 and got rid of our dark room 
for photography the same year 
08:27:02 you broke ground on a $10 
million art museum.  Students 
08:27:08 are supposed to be more than 
just a place to make money.   
08:27:12 This is supposed to be a place
of education and growth but 
08:27:14 you make they'll possible.  
Let's look back to the healing
08:27:16 pain continuing to cause pain 
for the community it was 
08:27:20 created to help.  I'm going to
be honest, I'm just like 
08:27:27 really over people calling me 
and asking me how to get help 
08:27:34 from MSU.  I help a number of 
survivors and I also have a 
08:27:36 bunch of friends
08:27:44 friends, the woman that spoke 
before me, Chrissy, she's an 
08:27:46 amazing woman.  She taught me 
so much knowing her.  I 
08:27:50 watched her struggle trying to
access -- just access basic 
08:27:55 healing through the fund that 
was put together for her.  And
08:28:04 for people like her and yet it
's doctor every time she comes
08:28:09 for more help, she ends up 
hurt more.  Every time people 
08:28:14 come to you for help come to 
be hurting.  I'm sick of it.  
08:28:17 I'm sick of the way you treat 
your students and people who 
08:28:20 have been on your campus like 
they don't matter, like all 
08:28:26 that matters is how much money
they can bring on the campus 
08:28:31 like their healing and growth.
Treat them like people.  If 
08:28:34 you make a healing fund is it 
really for heal organize like 
08:28:39 Chrissy said or just to make 
it look better for PR.  Hey, 
08:28:41 we're helping people heal with
this fund that we're not 
08:28:46 letting them access.  I just, 
y'all, can you please do 
08:28:51 better?  I'm sick of coming 
here.  I'm trying to just hike
08:28:55 in the mountains right now and
cutting my trip short to ask 
08:29:01 you to treat your students and
survivors and the people on 
08:29:08 your campus like humans, not 
just dollar signs.  Thank you.
08:29:10 
» Secretary:  Thank you.  Next
08:29:16 we'll hear from David Maruzzi.
Please activate the next 
08:29:20 speaker.        
» SPEAKER: Hi, I'm David 
08:29:24 moruzzi a media and 
information student.  
08:29:31 Trueition alone is $7230 to 
$8095 per semester that.  Is $
08:29:36 14,000 to $17,000 for an 
academic year.  Michigan's 
08:29:44 minimum wage is.9.65 an hour. 
At minimum wage I have to work
08:29:53 1498 to hours to afford 
tuition alone well.        
08:29:56 These taxes, I don't know how 
many hours I have to work.  I 
08:29:59 don't want to think about it. 
But I want to be a Spartan.  I
08:30:04 want to be in this community. 
But I'm struggling and I'm 
08:30:06 confident countless other 
students are struggling during
08:30:12 this pandemic as well.  MSU 
could you please announce a 
08:30:17 tuition freeze for the 2021, 
2022 academic year.  I want to
08:30:21 be a Spartan, I'm just scared 
I won't be able to afford it 
08:30:26 if tuition increases again.  
Especially during a panem dick
08:30:29 .  Please treat me like a 
human, not a dollar sign and 
08:30:34 please implement a tuition 
freeze.  Thank you very much.
08:30:37 
» Secretary:  Thank you.  That
08:30:41 concludes public participation
.
08:30:43 
» PRESIDENT: First of all let 
08:30:47 me acknowledge the speakers 
and thank them so much for 
08:30:50 their participation in the 
meeting.  For many of you, I 
08:30:53 know it takes courage to come 
forward and you are committed 
08:30:58 to your caves so thank you.  I
want to begin by noting that 
08:31:03 this day, February 12 in 
Michigan history is the day in
08:31:12 1855, 156 years ago the 
Michigan Goff signed the bill 
08:31:15 for the agriculture College of
Michigan.  We graduated our 
08:31:23 first class in 1861 and that 
year underwent the first of 
08:31:26 five name changes.  Michigan 
State has come a long way 
08:31:29 since it was established.  I 
said when I came I was excited
08:31:33 about the upward trajectory 
and we can do more and I'm 
08:31:36 continued to working with all 
of you as we continue the 
08:31:40 momentum as we grow our impact
in education and outreach as 
08:31:43 well.  We have a long way to 
go as well.  Ways to speak to 
08:31:46 who we are and how we model 
our values in an institution 
08:31:49 and community.  We have work 
to do to fulfill our 
08:31:53 commitments and ensure 
everyone here fulfill their 
08:31:56 success in a space that is 
respectful, welcoming and 
08:32:00 supportive.  That starts with 
honest assessments of 
08:32:03 university and history.  It 
includes acknowledging the 
08:32:08 university's presence on and S
. tral lands of indigenous 
08:32:11 people who were here long 
before our founding.  We have 
08:32:17 a continued obligation to work
with all underrepresented 
08:32:20 communities.        Our 
presentation is from Ruth 
08:32:24 Nicole Brown who chairs the 
department of African studies.
08:32:25 This is appropriate as 
February is black history 
08:32:29 month in the United States.  
We celebrate the contributions
08:32:33 of black Spartan and those 
helping MSU more fully live 
08:32:38 its values of different EI.  I
hope you attend the program 
08:32:41 virtual this year and 
available on February 24678 I 
08:32:43 also want to note that our 
office of research and 
08:32:46 innovation is honoring women 
in research month with film 
08:32:50 screenings and a panel 
discussion featuring women in 
08:32:54 research at MSU including the 
provost Dr. Teresa Woodruff.  
08:32:57 Despite the challenges 
associated with working during
08:32:59 the pandemic there's 
significant progress in the 
08:33:04 university different EI and 
strategic planning processes 
08:33:07 and all are moving forward in 
an inclusive and transparent 
08:33:10 way.  We can look forward to 
hearing more in the coming 
08:33:14 weeks and months.  The
Taskforce on racial equity 
08:33:19 submitted for near term 
actions on faculty staff, 
08:33:22 diversity and policing.  
Recommendations, my responses 
08:33:25 and webcast  conversations are
available for view online.  I'
08:33:28 m pleased to talk about an 
straird contribution announced
08:33:33 last week.  The $32 million 
commitment from the alumnus to
08:33:39 MSU athletics.        It's the
largest commitment from an 
08:33:47 individual.  He's add graduate
of College of business and 
08:33:53 member of MSU basketball team 
it be named in honor of Tom 
08:33:58 Izzo.  He honors coach Izzo 
with the naming of basketball 
08:34:04 court and unnaming of the one 
of centers for math's parent. 
08:34:08 They support the Spartan for 
life fund sphoakouses on 
08:34:14 opportunities for all studen
athletes.  I want to thank 
08:34:19 Matt coach, congratulate coach
Izzo and others for hard work 
08:34:22 in achieving this goal.  A 
very, very special thanks to 
08:34:29 Trustee emeritus Brian Mazone 
for Shepherding this gift to 
08:34:33 Michigan State University.  We
signed a 30 year agreement 
08:34:38 with Henry Ford health system 
fostering best in class cancer
08:34:41 care and designed to address 
needs of underserved 
08:34:45 communities both urban and 
rural.  We hope to align the 
08:34:49 research and create an 
innovative network of science,
08:34:52 scholars and practitioners.  
We want to address health 
08:34:56 disparities offering healing 
and hope in southeast Michigan
08:34:58 and beyond.        This is in 
addition rather to our 
08:35:01 existing  relationships with 
other hospital systems around 
08:35:06 the state.  We also announce a
new partnership with apple for
08:35:11 a developing academy in 
Detroit.  This supports the 
08:35:14 community and open to all 
Michigan residents through a 
08:35:18 competitive application 
process.  The academy program 
08:35:22 lasts one year and students 
learn coding, design, enter (
08:35:26 23450URship and other skills. 
It's going to involve multiple
08:35:30 MSU colleges and we look 
forward to this partnership 
08:35:35 with apple.  I announced a 
selection with a new police 
08:35:41 chief Marlon lynch.  He will 
start April 1 pending approval
08:35:45 today.  He has over 25 years 
of experience and led two of 
08:35:48 the largest
08:35:54 academic police in the country
.  Most importantly perhaps he
08:35:59 is a Spartan with a bachelor 
degree in criminal justice.  I
08:36:02 wanted to share some recent 
program ranking updates with 
08:36:06 you.  Our graduate online 
education program maintains 
08:36:13 the number four position in "U
.S. News & World Report".  Our
08:36:15 education and supervision 
programs ranked number two.  
08:36:18 The College of education 
online masters program for 
08:36:22 veterans was also number two 
and criminal justice rose five
08:36:25 places to number five and 
number three for veterans 
08:36:29 program.  Our online graduate 
program business ranked number
08:36:32 21 the fifth year the College 
of business has been in the 
08:36:36 top 25.  Congratulations to 
the faculty and staff engaged 
08:36:39 in this for your excellence.  
MSU's commitment to science 
08:36:43 and discovery continues.  As 
we continue to anticipate the 
08:36:53 facility for rar
ice isotope beams they are 
08:36:57 working to maximize
benefits to society.  A new $
08:37:05 13 million department of 
energy grant will help us.  
08:37:09 These bonus isotopes benefit a
variety of other fields 
08:37:13 including medicine, material 
science and studies.  Such 
08:37:18 isotopes in demand for 
diagnostic pet scans and could
08:37:21 help with novel cancer 
treatments.  In the field of 
08:37:27 art, College of arts faculty 
members awarded a $3 million 
08:37:32 grant to explore how people 
applied creativity to -- 
08:37:36 scholarships create a 
community space to share 
08:37:40 collective stories 
illuminating how art can 
08:37:43 promote healing and justice.  
Works they gather are online 
08:37:48 and physical exhibits in 
Lansing and elsewhere.  They 
08:37:52 are essential to quality of 
life especially in the  
08:37:57 isolating times we're going to
.  I want to remind everyone 
08:38:05 Brodar museum is open and I 
enjoyed the
08:38:09 exhibits.  We continue to 
monitor COVID-19 on the campus
08:38:11 and support the state's 
vaccination program.  Our part
08:38:14 iser inship with the county 
health department for high 
08:38:19 capacity inoculation center at
our pavilion is winning notice
08:38:22 nationally and locally and we'
re pleased to say the governor
08:38:26 toured earlier this week.  I'
ll have an upcoming webcast 
08:38:28 for employees discussing 
vaccines and we'll talk about 
08:38:32 what I view as a necessity for
vaccination going forward.    
08:38:37 In closing I want to note in 
1873MSU enrolled the first 
08:38:41 international student.        
In 1956 the first dean of 
08:38:44 international programs of 
appointed here and we enrolled
08:38:49 4500 students from 140
countries.  Many of them 
08:38:56 together with Asian 
identifying students staff and
08:39:29 faculty sell lated the lunar 
new year which happens to begin on February 12 as well. 
With that full circle I'll conclude my remarks.  Thank 
you.  We'll go to the gift and
08:39:29 contract report.  Is there a 
notion approve the gift and contract report? -- sorry, we'
ll hear it first from Doug gauge the interim Vice 
President for research.       
08:39:29 
» Thank you.  Chairperson 
08:39:30 Byrum and Trustees I request 
approval for the report.  The 
08:39:41 total value of this period is 
$96,029,816.        
08:39:45 » PRESIDENT: Thank you Dr.
08:39:51 Gage.  Do we have a motion.   

08:39:55 » So moved.        
» All knows favor say aye.    
08:39:56 
» Trustee: Aye.        
08:40:01 » a opposed in any abstentions
.  The gift and contract 
08:40:05 report is approved.  We move 
to the research present.  
08:40:11 Again, interim Vice President 
for research Doug Gage.       
08:40:14 
» Dr. Gage:  Thank you this 
08:40:18 research report is a  
highlight of every meeting 
08:40:21 this falls in women and 
research at MSU and I'm Plied 
08:40:26 to have Dr. Brown present her 
research today.  Dr. Ruth 
08:40:30 Nicole Brown is the inaugural 
MSU foundation professor in 
08:40:35 the department of African-
American and African studies 
08:40:40 at Michigan State University. 
She was an associate professor
08:40:45 before coming here.  Dr. Ruth 
Nicole Brown is at her best 
08:40:48 when disciplinary norms are 
disrupted in favor of creating
08:40:52 ideas that swing.  Dr. Brown's
research documents Ann Curry 
08:40:57 liesing black girls lived 
experiences and practical ways
08:41:02 they make black  girlhood with
those who love them.  Her 
08:41:06 previous work is how black 
girls conceptualize freedom, 
08:41:11 creative and relationships in 
saving our lives or soul hot. 
08:41:15 This received support from the
knowo foundation and whiting 
08:41:19 foundation.  Shell discuss 
this research and outreach 
08:41:24 program here.  She has 
authored two books here our 
08:41:29 truths and black girlhood 
celebration toward a hip-hop 
08:41:38 feminist pedagogy and co-
edited several and thol guys. 
08:41:43 Please welcome Dr. Ruth Nicole
Brown.
08:41:46 
» Dr. Brown:
08:42:11 
» I'm now unmuted.  Thank you.
08:42:13 Can you hear me.  Thank you 
for the opportunity to share 
08:42:17 my research with you.  My name
is Dr. Ruth Nicole Brown and 
08:42:21 it's with great pleasure end 
profound sense of 
08:42:24 responsibility that I serve as
the inaugural  chairperson of 
08:42:30 African-American and African 
studies at MSU.  I begin my 
08:42:33 presentation with an 
introduction to the visionary 
08:42:38 work building the new 
department of AAAS and I'll 
08:42:42 share my research about black 
girls and one larger aspect 
08:42:48 called black girl genius week.
I close with the invitation to
08:42:52 dream with us anew.  Many 
colleges and universities do 
08:42:56 not sufficiently invest in the
infrastructure, intellectual 
08:43:02 and academic projects and 
cultural works of black 
08:43:05 studies department which make 
it impossible for the 
08:43:09 university to make good on the
promise for all students, 
08:43:12 faculty staff and community 
members.  The new department 
08:43:16 of  AAAS insists that black 
studies uncovers and creates 
08:43:19 technologies of living for 
black people and black futures
08:43:23 .        When we say black 
people, we mean all black 
08:43:28 people and when we say black 
futures that is to say beyond 
08:43:31 survivorral and into wellness.
I'm honored to work and build 
08:43:46 alongside Dr. Lomax and others
.  Our position positions us 
08:43:49 on the van guard of black 
studies.  We've been busy in 
08:43:55 our one and a half semesters 
together getting to know each 
08:43:59 other and overhauling critic 
well.        Support from 
08:44:03 faculty staff and admin across
camp just our curriculum 
08:44:06 proposal that includes a 
revised undergraduate minor, 
08:44:11 revised master and doctoral 
program and entirely brand new
08:44:16 and much anticipated bachelor'
s agreement.  The outcome of 
08:44:18 mission will  ensure that our 
students are connected to 
08:44:23 black communities, produce 
ideas that affirm black life 
08:44:28 and engage create active 
toward the future ecologies we
08:44:32 all need pushing past what 
seems like the end of this 
08:44:36 world catapulting us to a 
place where blackness is 
08:44:41 already an expanse, alive, 
loved, every day Cherished, 
08:44:44 familiar and still very much 
beyond.  As inaugural chair, I
08:44:47 'm building an infrastructure 
from which our collective 
08:44:52 visions for AAAS thrive and 
where we're able to reach for 
08:44:55 new relations and creative 
expressions of power.  I aim 
08:44:59 to implement structures that 
support and hold in high 
08:45:04 regard black feminist practice
and integrated models of 
08:45:09 research, teaching, service 
and engagement exceeding 
08:45:13 current legibility as outreach
or public engagement because 
08:45:17 it's precisely more complex, 
rigorous and meaningful.  In 
08:45:23 2006, I founded saving our 
lives, hear our truths or what
08:45:29 we affectionately refer to as 
SOLHOT to change the devaluing
08:45:32 negative narrative of black 
girlhood through research and 
08:45:34 engagementment from the 
beginning of my career, the 
08:45:37 questions I pursue, the 
courses I teach, the art I 
08:45:40 make, follow the questions, 
answers and organizing 
08:45:46 dilemmas we have in SOLHOT to 
make good on a promise of 
08:45:50 black girlhood celebration I 
created a paradigm shift where
08:45:53 black girls are seeing 
differently than injustice 
08:45:56 dictates through research.  
Black girls are not the 
08:46:06 problem.  Institutional erase 
your the polemic.  My first 
08:46:11 book was a labor of love 
written during SOLHOT's first 
08:46:16 year.  I insifted on work 
through pedestrian going call 
08:46:22 experimentations and looked at
it as a organizing social 
08:46:26 construct.  In favor of 
creating an Intyrely new field
08:46:29 , black  girlhood studies that
centers direct work with black
08:46:34 girls.  Black girlhood studies
is one of three  pillared in 
08:46:38 the AAAS graduate education 
alongside black cultures and 
08:46:44 institutions and black 
speculative ecologies.  Over 
08:46:49 15 years SOLHOT has offered a 
structure to do as the work 
08:46:54 claims save lives and 
facilitate truths.  The things
08:46:57 required are analyzed in the 
second book hear our truths 
08:47:01 the creative potential of 
black girlhood.  Poet rirk 
08:47:05 social gatherings, the arts 
and humanities affirm our most
08:47:09 Cherished truths and belief 
about ourselves.  The College 
08:47:12 of arts and letters, cultd 
tour of care shows me that 
08:47:16 dean long appreciates what we'
re after and new metrics 
08:47:19 remain called to get at the 
best of what we  do.  While I 
08:47:24 created SOLHOT there continues
to be thinkers and doers who 
08:47:29 make the celebration possible 
as evidenced in both
08:47:37 and thol guys.  I grew this 
through black girl genius week
08:47:43 .  It's a week long campaign 
of calling black girls 
08:47:50 collectively forth as 
solutionaries.  As indicated 
08:47:55 on these various fliers the 
schedule for black girl 
08:47:58 deanous week are place daised 
department ranging from 
08:48:02 meetups at the mall, gathering
it's public, shared meals and 
08:48:07 events at public library.  The
work with the girls provide 
08:48:12 the backbone of black girl 
genius weeks.  After working 
08:48:14 with black girls, 50 
institutional partner and 
08:48:17 training, hundreds of home 
girls I know this work 
08:48:20 requires a certain level 
organization that is mostly 
08:48:23 hard work and deep 
collaboration so there's rest 
08:48:26 in the calling and the doing. 
Board of trustees, if you were
08:48:30 to participate in black girl 
genius week, one of the things
08:48:33 you would receive before the 
work begins is a letter to 
08:48:36 welcome and remind you that 
one, building community with 
08:48:40 black girls is an honor and 
privilege.  No, there's no one
08:48:44 way to be a black girl.  Trust
that everything they say is 
08:48:47 truth and freedom strategy.  
Two extend yourself in 
08:48:51 dedication of a black girl you
want known and remembered.  We
08:48:57 do not model roles in  SOLHOT.
We show up present with 
08:49:03 Bring thing you might 
anticipate
08:49:08 you need, water, snacks, a 
plan that values all of who we
08:49:10 are in a language black 
students can trust.  Bring 
08:49:13 materials that inspire our 
collective health and 
08:49:19 creativity and lastly, have 
each other's black like your 
08:49:22 life depends on its but it 
surely does.  Look each other 
08:49:27 in the eye, meet that black 
girl face to face doond all 
08:49:31 that it demands to your 
project can sore.  This 
08:49:35 focuses on the way that 
organizes us to various 
08:49:41 witnesses that render poetic 
kinship to black girls have 
08:49:44 multiple places to be, dream 
and play.  Black girls you 
08:49:48 know and love and live with do
not have to pretend like they 
08:49:51 don't know that success can 
absolutely mean pointing back 
08:49:56 to those who grew up, to 
implement scale beyond numbers
08:50:01 and survey data that 
collectively can make for a 
08:50:06 social whereas the poet 
Gwendolyn brooks reminds us 
08:50:09 the living do not feel 
superior to the dead.        
08:50:12 In close, how can we 
communicate to people in the 
08:50:16 future, some 17 billion years 
from now that we make the most
08:50:19 out of what remains of this 
current snoament namely, the 
08:50:24 opportunity tour major change 
that does not time go back to 
08:50:29 the way things were but rather
towards the future that make 
08:50:33 the education  irresistible to
those requiring greater 
08:50:37 justice.        There's 
students, staff, students 
08:50:41 showing up with curiosity 
shaped by loss, heartbreak and
08:50:47 wonderment that deserve 
support.  We need more of us 
08:50:51 with black student studdies 
training who know how to trust
08:50:56 the process, uncertainty, the 
unseen and be readyicly 
08:50:59 present well.        Continued
support the new department of 
08:51:03 AAAS will continue to grow 
because of our comprehensive 
08:51:08 attention to and distinctive 
training in black feminism, 
08:51:13 gender and sexuality study.  
Our fate as  AAAS is tied to 
08:51:18 the mutual well-being of other
ethnic studies on campus.  
08:51:22 Black people of color, queer, 
and underrepresented students,
08:51:27 faculty staff and community 
members coupled with the 
08:51:30 diversity, equity, inclusion 
and access yiblghtd 
08:51:35 initiatives.  I'm certain the 
vision nary work that is AAAS 
08:51:40 will enable MSU to bring more 
of us into a future present of
08:51:44 our own desires.  Thank you.
08:51:57 
» Thank you very much.  I 
08:52:00 think you have established a 
remarkable path forward for 
08:52:02 the department and what it's 
going to accomplish.  As you 
08:52:07 mentioned, it's intersection 
on the work with DEI anded 
08:52:10 need to punctate or guide the 
work we're doing with 
08:52:15 solarship from faculty and 
staff I think is key to us 
08:52:18 moving forward and you are 
doing it in multiple  
08:52:20 intersectional parts for the 
university.  You are going 
08:52:25 beyond just issues related to 
being black and being a woman 
08:52:28 but at the intersection of 
feminism, et cetera.  I think 
08:52:32 it's extraordinarily important
and I really appreciate the 
08:52:34 fact that you are here and 
applaud the board in its 
08:52:38 wisdom before I came or maybe 
right at the time I came in 
08:52:42 establishing this.  We're very
, very excited about this.  
08:52:45 Thank you.        
» Thank you president Stanley 
08:52:47 and the board of trustees.    

08:52:50 » PRESIDENT: Any comments or 
questions?        
08:52:55 » Trustee: I would echo how 
much I appreciate Dr. Brown 
08:52:59 coming to Michigan State 
University.  It was a year ago
08:53:01 at the February board meeting 
that we established the 
08:53:05 department of African-American
and African studies.  I know 
08:53:08 you came right around the 
first of July and it couldn't 
08:53:11 be in better hands.  I very 
much appreciated your 
08:53:14 presentation this morning and 
I look forward to all the good
08:53:17 work you are going to do while
you are here.  Thank you.     
08:53:18 
» Dr. Brown:  Thank you so 
08:53:21 much.  I appreciate it.       

08:53:23 » Trustee:
08:53:26 Thank you so much, Dr. Brown. 
I'm pleased to see you at 
08:53:30 Michigan State and pleased we 
have you.  You did invite us 
08:53:33 to the black girl week.  Let 
us know where it is.  I will 
08:53:37 be there with bells on and all
the things you named, water, 
08:53:39 everything else you named I'll
be there.  Thank you so much 
08:53:43 for this work and being so 
committed to it.        
08:53:46 » Dr. Brown:  Thank you so 
much.  I'll certainly make 
08:53:49 good on that promise.        
» Trustee: I wanted to thank 
08:53:53 you, Dr. Brown what a 
wonderful and thought 
08:53:56 provoking presentation.  I'm 
so excited about the 
08:54:00 initiatives that you've come 
up and what excitements me as 
08:54:03 a black girl that is now a 
black woman is just the way 
08:54:06 you are going to transform 
lives.        This is really 
08:54:10 important work.  I just 
applaud you and anything I can
08:54:14 do to be of service to assist 
you, I would do as well.  I 
08:54:16 would love the opportunity to 
work with you during the black
08:54:20 girls week.  Please let us 
know what to do to join hands 
08:54:22 with you in this.  Thank you. 

08:54:28 » Dr. Brown:  Thank you so 
much.  I surely will.  You've 
08:54:30 receive your letter soon.     

08:54:34 » Thank you.        
» Trustee: I enjoyed the 
08:54:38 present.  You put a smile -- I
see smile on everyone's faces 
08:54:41 and we're glad you are here 
and the work you are doing is 
08:54:43 important.  Thank you for 
showing us what you are doing.
08:54:46 We appreciate it.        
» Dr. Brown:  Thank you I 
08:54:48 appreciate you and your 
support.        
08:54:52 » PRESIDENT: We're going to 
move to personnel actions and 
08:54:57 information report from 
provost Woodruff.        
08:55:01 »        
» Provost.  I present for 
08:55:14 approval Linda S. Jean with 
tenure effective June 21.  
08:55:17 Professor green will be the 
inaugural dean of College of 
08:55:21 law following its transition 
from affiliate to the Michigan
08:55:25 State University constituent 
college in 2020.  The 
08:55:30 enthusiasm and support of the 
college and campus community 
08:55:35 was pivotal as we considered a
national slate of leaders for 
08:55:38 this role.  Her solarship 
focuses on constitutional law,
08:55:42 civil rights law and sports 
law and she brings decades of 
08:55:44 experience in the legal 
community.  She brings 
08:55:48 transformational goals for the
College of law, MSU and the 
08:55:53 discipline of law.  I'm 
delighted to welcome professor
08:55:55 green to the community of 
scholars and look forward to 
08:55:59 supporting her vision for law 
at MSU.        I present for 
08:56:05 aprofferral the appointment of
Marlon lynch as chief of 
08:56:09 police of the MSU police 
department effective April 1, 
08:56:14 2021678 his qualifications 
were extolled by president 
08:56:18 Stanley earlier during the 
remarks.  Finally the action 
08:56:20 includes the recommendation 
that executive management 
08:56:25 title of director and chief of
MSU police be revised to the 
08:56:28 title of Vice President for 
public safety and chief of 
08:56:32 police as the MSU police 
department and all publiccal 
08:56:35 policy documents be revised to
reflect the new title 
08:56:39 effective April 1, 2021678 
also included in your 
08:56:44 materials are information 
reports for
08:56:49 academic items.        
» PRESIDENT: Is there a motion
08:56:52 to approve?        
» So moved.        
08:56:55 » PRESIDENT: Second?        
» Trustee: Support.        
08:56:58 » PRESIDENT: Thank you.  
Discussion?  Hearing none.  
08:57:02 Signify by saying aye.        
» Trustee: Aye.        
08:57:09 » PRESIDENT: Opposed?  Any
abstentions?  It's approved.  
08:57:12 We move to committee reports 
and other  items requiring 
08:57:17 board approval.  Trustee 
foster will present on budget 
08:57:19 and finance report.        
» Trustee: Thank you president
08:57:22 Stanley and good morning.  As 
chairperson on budget and 
08:57:26 finance I move that the board 
hereby authorizes the issuance
08:57:29 and delivery of commercial 
paper notes as indicated in 
08:57:31 attachment one.        
» PRESIDENT: Could I have 
08:57:34 support for that motion?      

08:57:37 » Trustee: Support.        
» PRESIDENT: Thank you?  
08:57:39 Discussion
08:57:41 .        
» Trustee: Vice President 
08:57:45 Hawes is prepared to make a 
few comments, I believe.  
08:57:51 Maybe not.  [chuckles]        
» I don't believe he is.      
08:57:53 
» Trustee: We did hear from 
08:57:57 Vice President Hawes as this 
is on the authorization of 
08:58:01 such.  So -- yesterday --     

08:58:04 » PRESIDENT: Any further 
discussion?  Hearing none.  
08:58:07 All those in favor signify by 
saying aye.        
08:58:10 » Trustee: Aye.        
» PRESIDENT: Any opposed?     
08:58:14 Any abstentions?  The motion 
carries.        
08:58:17 » Trustee: The committee 
received a budget update from 
08:58:22 Vice Presidents and reviewed 
the athletics facility plan 
08:58:25 with AD Beekman yesterday.  
This concludes my report.     
08:58:26 
» PRESIDENT: Thank you Trustee
08:58:29 foster.  We move for the 
committee on academic affairs 
08:58:33 with Trustee Dianne Byrum.    

08:58:36 » Trustee: Thank you president
Stanley.  Committee on 
08:58:42 academic affairs received 
updates on enrollment and dean
08:58:49 searches and update on the 
Henry Ford partnership from 
08:58:54 Vice President Beauchamp.  I 
would note that Rema Vassar is
08:58:58 going to be the representative
on the Henry Ford committee.  
08:59:00 
» PRESIDENT: Thank you.  
08:59:04 Trustee Dan Kelly?        
» Trustee: Thank you president
08:59:07 Stanley and good morning as 
chairperson of the audit risk 
08:59:11 and compliance committee I 
move that the board appoint 
08:59:13 plant Moran
08:59:24 for 2020-2021 at the fee of $
342,600 in accordance with the
08:59:26 policy on the rotation of 
auditors.        
08:59:30 » PRESIDENT: Do we have 
support?        
08:59:32 » Trustee: Support.        
» PRESIDENT: Any discussion?  
08:59:37 Hearing none all those in 
favor signify by saying aye.  
08:59:38 
» Trustee: Aye.        
08:59:41 » PRESIDENT: Opposed?  Any 
abstentions?  The motion 
08:59:44 carries.        
» Trustee: As chairperson of 
08:59:47 audit risk and compliance 
committee I move that the 
08:59:51 board hereby approve a service
agreement with a software 
08:59:55 license agreement with 
drawbridge Inc. and service 
08:59:58 agreement with national 
pesticide safety education 
09:00:00 center.  All of the degrees 
and contracts are consistent 
09:00:05 with earlier public notice 
given at prior board meetings.
09:00:09 The related term sheets are 
presented to the board for 
09:00:10 inclusion until the minutes.  

09:00:13 » PRESIDENT: Could I have 
support?        
09:00:15 » Trustee: Support.        
» Trustee: Support.        
09:00:20 » PRESIDENT: Any discussion?  
Hearing none all those in 
09:00:23 favor say aye.        
» Trustee: Aye.        
09:00:27 » PRESIDENT: Opposed?  Any 
abstentions?  The motion 
09:00:31 carries.        
» Trustee: As chairperson of 
09:00:36 audit risk and compliance 
committee a nuns the intent to
09:00:40 negotiate contracts with Dr.
09:00:48 Sid and American institute of 
Indian study, Dr. James 
09:00:53 glossner, George,
09:01:00 and red docs blocks Inc. and 
Dr. Douglas about you letter 
09:01:05 in west central Michigan 
horticultural research, Inc.  
09:01:07 This concludes my report.     

09:01:10 » PRESIDENT: Thank you.  We 
move to the committee on 
09:01:13 student life and culture.  
Trustee
09:01:16 Scott.        
» Trustee: Thank you.  We 
09:01:20 received an update on the IM 
facilities from Senior Vice 
09:01:23 President gore and  bowman.  
The committee received an 
09:01:29 update on the plans for the 
multicultural center from the 
09:01:31 Senior Vice President.  With 
regard to the counseling and 
09:01:34 mental health services fund 
since the launch of new fund 
09:01:38 in September of 2019, the 
board has continued to 
09:01:43 regularly evaluate and enhance
the fund to better serve 
09:01:47 survivors and their families. 
In April 20209 expenses 
09:01:51 eligible were expanded to 
include  tele-health, F.D.A. 
09:01:54 pharmacy services and 
medications, in-patient 
09:01:57 hospitalization and services 
by license professional 
09:02:00 counselors and limited license
psychologists.        In 
09:02:06 December 2020 intuition 
therapy, residential
09:02:09 mental health treatment and 
service animals and services 
09:02:13 by a physician assistant were 
added.  These were take money 
09:02:15 in response to survivor 
feedback while other 
09:02:20 administrative protocols to 
protect against fund fraud 
09:02:23 remained in place.  The new 
fund includes a high level 
09:02:27 customer service experience 
with the ability to speak 
09:02:30 directly to dedicated trauma 
informed representatives and 
09:02:34 there also is a timeliness 
metric that indicates that 
09:02:37 inquiries and claims are 
handled properly.  We  remain 
09:02:41 committed to supporting those 
in need of treatment and hope 
09:02:45 that these enhancements to the
fund will continue to 
09:02:49 positively benefit those that 
it serves.  This includes my 
09:02:51 report
09:02:53 .        
» PRESIDENT: Thank you.  We 
09:02:57 move to the chairperson report
and Trustee comments beginning
09:03:00 with Dianne Byrum.        
» Trustee: Thank you, 
09:03:02 president Stanley and good 
morning everyone.  I want to 
09:03:06 start by acknowledging the 
public speakers this morning 
09:03:08 and thank you for coming and 
speaking directly to the board
09:03:12 .  As you can tell from our 
committee reports, that many 
09:03:15 of the  topics that you 
addressed us this morning, we 
09:03:19 are actively considering and 
doing planning and 
09:03:24 deliberation on.  To those 
from the swimmers and divers 
09:03:28 program, I do understand
09:03:34 your concern with the board 
this is a family discussion in
09:03:38 my own household.  I have two 
young grandsons swimmers in a 
09:03:46 local club program.  I want to
welcome Linda Green our 
09:03:50 inaugural dean for the MSU 
College of law.  I believe she
09:03:53 's at least viewing us 
remotely this morning.  I want
09:03:58 to say good morning, Linda, I'
m very excited to
09:04:00 have you  joining the 
community.  I would like to 
09:04:04 welcome Marlon lynch the new 
Vice President of public 
09:04:07 safety and chief of police.  I
'm looking forward to working 
09:04:11 with both of you in the weeks 
and months to come.  On behalf
09:04:14 of board of trustees, I want 
to say a great big thank you 
09:04:17 to Matt
09:04:25 Ishpia for his $32 
meteorologist to athletics.  A
09:04:28 gift not only to honor coach 
Izzo but a gift that will have
09:04:33 benefit to all Spartan 
athletes through Spartans for 
09:04:36 life generosity.  Hopefully 
there's an opportunity in the 
09:04:42 near future to thank him in 
person.  Following the board 
09:04:45 organizational meeting on 
January 13, board committees 
09:04:47 have been established and can 
be found on the board's web 
09:04:51 site.  And yesterday, Trustees
met virtually with our student
09:04:56 and faculty liaisons and we 
look forward to the work we 
09:05:00 will collectively do together 
especially the ongoing work to
09:05:04 make MSU a safe and welcoming 
campus  community.  This 
09:05:07 concludes my report.
09:05:18 
» Next we'll hear from vice 
09:05:21 chair Kelly
09:05:28 .        
» Vice Chair Kelly:  Thank you
09:05:32 .  I want to acknowledge that 
gift and it will be a great 
09:05:34 benefit to the athletic 
department.  Secondly, I would
09:05:38 like to welcome.  I know it's 
the second meeting for the new
09:05:41 Trustees but yesterday was our
first workshop.  I think the 
09:05:44 board is working good together
and I really appreciate their 
09:05:52 input.  That would be Truste
O'Keefe and Trustee Dr. Vassar
09:05:55 .  Good things to come in the 
future and I look forward it 
09:05:58 to.  Thank you.        
» Thank you.  Next we'll hear 
09:06:04 from Trustee Foster.        
» Trustee: Thank you.  I would
09:06:09 like to thank Matt for his 
very generous gift to Michigan
09:06:14 State University.  I'm 
thrilled at what it's going to
09:06:20 accomplish with the funds.  I 
want to recognize Jeff for his
09:06:26 diligent work in bringing the 
Apple development academy to 
09:06:29 Detroit.  It was a long 
process and there is the first
09:06:32 one in North America.  It's so
exciting that it's going to be
09:06:35 in the heart of Detroit.  I 
would also like to recognize 
09:06:40 all of those who who so 
diligently for the Henry Ford 
09:06:46 health system agreement and 
especially Norm Beauchamp 
09:06:48 because this is 
transformational for this 
09:06:53 university.  I have confidence
that our leadership pulled 
09:06:55 this together and it's really 
going to be something that is 
09:06:58 going to make a difference in 
so many lives.  That concludes
09:07:06 my remarks.        
» Thank you.  Trustee Knake 
09:07:10 -jefferson
09:07:12 .        
» Trustee: Thank you.  I'll 
09:07:16 join the chorus in  echoing 
what chairwoman Byrum said 
09:07:22 thanking Matt for the 
extraordinary gift to MSU 
09:07:26 leatics.  I want to -- 
athletics.        I want to 
09:07:29 give my thanks to Dr. Brown 
for her  presentation this 
09:07:33 morning.  Truly inspiring and 
amazing work.  I, too, stand 
09:07:36 ready to help support you in 
any way I can.  I want to also
09:07:42 welcome Linda Green as the new
dean for the College of law.  
09:07:49 As provost Woodruff said she 
has an extraordinary 
09:07:51 representation.  I can tell 
you the law college has a 
09:07:55 special place in my heart 
since that's where I began as 
09:08:01 an academic.  Even though it's
no longer my academic home, as
09:08:05 a law professor, I was hearing
from others across the country
09:08:09 , huge congratulations.  It's 
incredible for Michigan State 
09:08:12 to bring her to the campus.  
Welcome and I look forward to 
09:08:17 seeing how you lead the 
College of law forward along 
09:08:24 Dr. Pro-- Provost Woodruff.  I
want to welcome our chief of 
09:08:28 police and Vice President for 
public safety Marlon lynch.  
09:08:30 Everyone might not know that 
the board of trustees was 
09:08:32 actively involved in the 
interviewing process.  We 
09:08:37 heard from him directly, and I
think he's going to be a 
09:08:40 wonderful assets to our 
community.  Welcome back to 
09:08:44 Marlon Lynch as well.  And 
then finally I'll just thank 
09:08:49 all of the speakers who showed
up today and in particular the
09:08:53 swimmers because I hear 
everything that you are saying
09:08:56 both when you show up for 
public comment and also I'm 
09:09:02 reading all.        of your 
emails.  Please know we're 
09:09:05 hearing your voices and for 
all of the speakers that 
09:09:07 showed up for public comment 
today, we're listening and we 
09:09:11 hear you and thank you for 
taking time out of your 
09:09:17 schedule to bring these things
to our attention
09:09:22 .        
» Thank you.  Trustee O'Keefe?
09:09:23 
» Trustee: Thank you.  I would
09:09:26 like to applaud and recognize 
president Stanley and the 
09:09:29 administration for the 
transformational announcements
09:09:34 with Apple and Henry Ford 
hospital.  I know a lot of 
09:09:38 work was put into that and 
also welcome Marlon Lynch and 
09:09:42 Linda  Green to our Spartan
09:09:55 family.  I want to thank Matt 
Ishpia for his contribution to
09:09:59 Michigan State.  It was a 
selfless commitment by Matt to
09:10:02 Michigan State and I want to 
thank him for making that.  I 
09:10:04 want to comment on the 
swimmers and divers.        It
09:10:08 's hard not to like this group
.  They are  thoughtful, 
09:10:11 articulate, great ambassadors 
of the university.  I'm sure 
09:10:16 at times that our AD must look
like Lucy pulling the football
09:10:19 away from Charlie Brown from 
them.  There's an 
09:10:22 informational and expectation 
gap between the parties.      
09:10:26 As an expert in dispute 
resolution when this happens 
09:10:30 the divide becomes greater 
because the
09:10:36 affected parties are no longer
engaged.  It's difficult to 
09:10:43 see who in the words of Adam 
grant has escalated.  As an 
09:10:46 alum and board member it's 
disappointing on a number of 
09:10:50 levels because it's a break in
the harmony of the Spartan 
09:10:53 family and I believe we're 
better than that so I help to 
09:10:56 comes to a responsible and 
acceptable conclusion to all 
09:11:02 parties to at least either 
understand where the 
09:11:04 university is or a resolution 
that is acceptable.  Thank you
09:11:06 .
09:11:10 
» Thank you.  Trustee Scott?  
09:11:11 
» Trustee: Thank you.  I would
09:11:16 like to also welcome Dr. Linda
Green.  I also once again 
09:11:21 would like to welcome Dr. Ruth
Brown and also Marlon Lynch to
09:11:25 MSU.  We got three great 
people in a row.  I'm super 
09:11:28 excited about all of them and 
what they individually bring 
09:11:32 to the university and I'm
looking forward to working 
09:11:36 with them.  I would say to the
swim and dive people that have
09:11:44 spoken, I really can't think 
of a more passionate group 
09:11:48 that convicts my spirit every 
single time I hear them talk 
09:11:51 about the importance of 
program to them.  I want you 
09:11:54 all to know that
09:12:05 I take seriously what you've 
said and I empathize with the 
09:12:08 position you've been placed in
.  I listen to the emails, 
09:12:11 letters and some of you have 
called me.  It's not falling 
09:12:16 on deaf ears and I want you to
know we do care.  I want to 
09:12:21 thank Matt for the renowned 
and just extremely generous 
09:12:26 donation that he made to MSU.
09:12:41 Thank you for your    
selflessness and that donation
09:12:45 .  I wanted to thank Jeff and 
those working with Apple with 
09:12:48 the collaboration.  When I 
article came out I posted on 
09:12:51 all of my social media.       
It's something I really feel 
09:12:56 great about bragging about 
what we're doing in Detroit.  
09:13:00 That's the same with Henry 
Ford.  These are initiates 
09:13:05 that are going to be 
groundbreaking and make
09:13:08 huge differences and hopefully
be inspiring to many in the 
09:13:11 Detroit area.  I'm excited for
those things.  I thank all of 
09:13:15 you who worked so hard and 
tireless to make these things 
09:13:19 come to fruition.  That 
concludes my remarks.  Thank 
09:13:21 you.
09:13:27 
» Trustee Tebay
09:13:29 ?        
» Trustee: I echo my 
09:13:35 colleagues in thanking Robin, 
Mike, Adam and others speaking
09:13:38 about the swim and dive team 
and echoing Trustee O'Keefe.  
09:13:43 I share his frustration.  Adam
, I don't know if you are a 
09:13:47 motivational speaker but you 
should be.  I was taking notes
09:13:50 while you were speaking and 
will remember the escalating 
09:13:54 of commitment to a losing 
course.  I hear you.  I 
09:13:59 definitely appreciate the 
tenacity of all of you 
09:14:02 supporting our swimming and 
diving team.  As my other 
09:14:05 colleagues have said we hear 
you.        It's not falling 
09:14:12 on deaf ears and I hope we can
come to type of resolution.  I
09:14:19 want to thank Chrissy and 
Amanda for speaking today.  I 
09:14:22 know it's not easy to share 
these types of frustrations 
09:14:25 and thank you for your courage
and coming to talk to us.  I 
09:14:29 want to acknowledge David 
about the struggles with 
09:14:33 tuition and minimum wage and 
continuing to understand the 
09:14:36 struggles of many of our 
students.  So, David, thank 
09:14:39 you, again for coming to talk 
to us about that.  And that's 
09:14:43 all I have to say thank you.
09:14:48 
» Thank you.  Trustee Vassar. 
09:14:50 
» Trustee: I always get to be 
09:14:54 last but certainly not least. 
I just want to echo everyone's
09:14:58 comments regarding the 
generous
09:15:02 gift from alum
09:15:12 Ishbia's donation.  32 is a 
special number for me and 
09:15:16 Michigan State as well.  I'm 
glad for that gift and looking
09:15:18 forward to the work and 
development that will help 
09:15:23 from imi'm also excited about 
the Henry Ford  partnership.  
09:15:29 I'm a Detroiter so the apple 
partnership and Henry Ford 
09:15:32 systems partnership are of 
special importance to me and I
09:15:36 'm honored to serve as the 
representative as we negotiate
09:15:40 and make that  partnership 
great and strong.  And I also,
09:15:45 too, would like to welcome our
new talent Dr. Green and 
09:15:50 Marlon  Lynch.  I really 
appreciate the opportunity
09:15:56 Dr. Stanley to have the 
student to talk with Marlon 
09:15:59 and the other applicants and 
really have a decision making 
09:16:04 voice in that process.  I 
think we did
09:16:09 choose the right person for 
the job.  I want to talk about
09:16:15 the folks who came to speak.  
The swim -- the swim team is -
09:16:20 - it's an -- it's an item of 
concern for all of us.  I 
09:16:24 really appreciated Adam's talk
.  All of the speakers have 
09:16:27 been really intentional.  The 
letters have been really 
09:16:31 pointed and targeted and I 
just appreciate the hard work 
09:16:34 that you all are doing in 
fighting for this program 
09:16:38 .  I'm watching the videos.  
Everything you said, I'm 
09:16:43 paying attention so thank you 
for your tenassate and 
09:16:48 continuing to -- tenacity and 
continuing to fight for what 
09:16:51 you believe in.  Finally the 
survivors, particularly 
09:16:56 Chrissy, who really shared 
what she went through.  That's
09:16:58 very difficult to do and I 
appreciate you coming to share
09:17:01 your experience.  The 
administration, I appreciate 
09:17:03 Michigan State we heard 
yesterday about the work that 
09:17:09 you are doing to make sure 
that we're
09:17:21 making sure the Spartans are 
safe.  I want to raise again 
09:17:25 that victims of sexual 
violence on our campus are not
09:17:30 limited.  They are vast and 
varied.  Women, trans, men, 
09:17:33 students, staff, faculty and 
so I just want to make sure 
09:17:41 that we as an institution of 
higher learning are continuing
09:17:47 to make sure that those folks 
have a place to but that we're
09:17:53 thinking about prevention, we 
have a student of a major 
09:17:58 institution who fought this 
battle and continue to fight 
09:18:01 it to educate on what consent 
means, making sure people are 
09:18:06 not harmed and we're 
preventing.   Higher education
09:18:10 can do that.  I'm hopeful to 
make the strides we're making 
09:18:13 and be very intentional in 
terms of what we do in terms 
09:18:17 of sexual violence so no 
Spartan feels unsafe on our 
09:18:22 campus.        
» That concludes Trustee 
09:18:25 comments.        
» PRESIDENT: That concludes 
09:18:27 our meeting.  A motion to 
adjourn, please.        
09:18:31 » So moved.        
» PRESIDENT: That always gets 
09:18:34 immediate respond.  Seconds?  
I heard them already.  The 
09:18:39 motion is supported.  All 
those in favor say aye.       
09:18:39 
» Trustee: Aye.        
09:18:42 » PRESIDENT: Any opposed?     
Abstentions?  The motion