MINUTES OF THE MEETING
of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
October 19, 1967
A transfer was made for Richard C. Moore from General Foreman
of Physical Plant at $9339 to Superintendent of Physical Plant
AP-III position at $9400 effective October 1, 1967.
Salary change for Barbara Dickson, Assistant Director Housing,
Coordinator Vandenberg Hall from $6200 to $6800 - effective
November 1, 1967.
Promotion from Instructor to Assistant Professor, Gerald
C. Heberle in History, with a salary increase from $7,850
to $8,350 per year - effective September 1, 1967.
Promotion from Instructor to Ass't Prof. of Saghir Ahmad,
Sociology and Anthropology, with salary increase from $9,000
to $9,500 per year - effective October 1, 1967.
Designation of Carleton W. Smith, Instr. in Sociology and
Anthrop., as Acting Chairman of of the Dept. at an add'l salary
of $100 per month, effective September 1, 1967 to Apr. 30,
1968.
Recommendations as follows from the Director of Personnel:
a. Establish a Clerk-Steno III position in the Business
office
b. Establish 4 Public Safety Officer X positions in Public
Safety
c. Establish an Ass't Purch. Agent AP-IV position in Purchasing
d. Establish an Account Clerk III position in Student Affairs
e. Establish an Assoc. Dir. of Upward Bound AP-IX position
in Student Affairs.
Mr. Leland W. Carr, Jr., University Attorney, and Chancellor
Varner recommend the enactment of ordinances covering Oakland
University identical with those in effect for Michigan State
University with the single exception of those provisions pertaining
to bicycle operation.
Gifts and Grants
Grant of $2,000 from the John A. MacDonald Fund of Pontiac
to be used to establish the John A. Mac Donald Loan Fund to
support Oakland County students who have special short range
financial difficulties.
Grant of $2,000 from the American Chemical Society of Washington
to be used under the direction of J. W. Russell in Chemistry
to study the coriolos perturbation of vibrational intensities.
Grant of $5,199 from the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare to be used under the direction of Chancellor Varner
as a campus-wide equipment grant.
Grant of $250 from Swedish Crucible Steel Company of Detroit
to be used under the direction of Chancellor Varner in support
of the Meadow Brook Music Festival.
On motion by Mr. Merriman, seconded by Mr. Stevens, it
was voted to approve the Oakland University items.
It was agreed that the November meeting would be held at
MSU on the evening of the 16th and the morning of the 17th
and that the December meeting would be held at Oakland University
the evening of December 13 and on December 14.
A delegation of students from Oakland University appeared
before the Trustees to give a progress report. It was indicated
that an election had been held to determine the project favored
by Oakland students as a memorial for Mrs. Wilson. Ten possible
projects were submitted. Thirty-five percent of those voting
favored a bell tower, but only about one third of the eligible
students voted. The Oakland students requested that the Trustees
give them more time for further work, with the understanding
that when they have a formal recommendation they will present
it to the Trustees.
On motion by Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Stevens, it
was voted to approve this request.
The following fee determination guidelines were approved
on August 31 to become effective as of that date:
1. All students and parents who submit an acceptable parental
copy of the I.R.S. Form 1040 and the W-2 Form where applicable
will be handled and processed immediately with the fee determination
sent to the parents unless the student is now shown as a dependent
on the 1040 Form or where there is indication shown that the
return does not represent the income of both husband and wife.
(These forms would include those filing under the category
"single" or "unmarried head of the household.")
2. For those students and parents who submit forms on which
the student has not been shown as a dependent, if all the
papers appear in order they are processed in the same way
as if the parents claim the student as a dependent.
3. Where the return does not indicate it represents the total
income of both husband and wife, additional information is
requested and where and if relevant information is secured
regular processing follows. If full information is not secured
by the Fee Determination Office no fee reduction will be granted.
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4) For students with divorced parents in which there is
no indication of remarriage, any legal decree papers and child
support commitments are requested. If there are child support
payments they are added to the gross income of the "guardian"
parent. Regular processing then follows, using the fee schedule
as above. The fee schedule is based on the total parental
income and child support payments.
5) For students with divorced parents where the "guardian"
mother has remarried, the combined parental income plus child
support payments are added and used as a basis for determining
fees.
6) For students with a widowed parent, if the parent died
after January 1, 1966, special consideration will be given
on the basis of what the surviving parent certifies his or
her current income will be.
7) For orphans, information is requested from the guardian
for a legal decree on arrangements for the student. Each case
will be handled individually by Kermit Smith and/or referred
to the Fee Determination Committee. Expectations are that
the committee and Mr. Smith will be liberal in their interpretations
for this category student.
8) For those single students who qualify on a gross income
basis and who claim independence from parents there will be:
a. A reduction for those who are 25 years of age
or over by January 1, 1967
b. For those who can document their individual income
from wages and/or G.I. benefits, and/or Social Security
benefits, and/or loans from other than family sources of
$2,400 or more exclusive of parental assistance will be
granted a fee reduction. This assumes it requires $200 per
month for living expenses in the Greater Lansing Area and
for attending Michigan State University full time.
c. For those who do not qualify under either a or b above,
individual fees will be determined finally by the special
fee Determination Committee. There will be relatively few
exceptions made.
9) For married students:
a. For those who were married on or prior to December 31,
1965, and who can document income from wages and/or G.I.
benefits, and/or Social Security, and/or loans from other
than family sources of $4,000 or more exclusive of parental
sources will be granted a fee reduction.
b. For those who were married on or after January 1, 1966,
the 1967 anticipated income will be used as a guideline
for determining fees for the coming academic year with final
determination to be made by the special Fee Determination
Committee.
c. Those who have special cases will be provided opportunity
to make representation to the special Fee Determination
Committee whose action will be final.
The Fee Determination Committee has as its members a representative
of the Vice President for Business and Finance, a representative
of the Vice President for Student Affairs, a representative
of the Provost, and Mr. Smith as head of the Fee Determination
Office.
At the September Trustees' meeting, Mr. Stevens suggested
the following changes in the fee policy:
1. That consideration be given to a possible revision effective
winter term in the fee schedule for Michigan graduate students
from the flat rate of $167 per term to a sliding scale fee
based on the same family income level as for undergraduates
but with the minimum fee at $143 per term and the maximum
at $177 per term; and
2) Effective winter term when there are two or more children
from the same family enrolled at Michigan State University
or Oakland University that all after the first shall automatically
qualify for the minimum fee.
On motion by Mr. Stevens, seconded by Mr. White, it was
voted to approve the above changes in the fee policy.
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