Agenda and Announcements

Next COT Meeting: April 2, 2025 (4:00 pm)

The West Chester University Council of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00 pm at the Philips Memorial Hall, Autograph Library located at 700 High Street, West Chester, PA 19380. Members of the public who wish to offer comment may do so in-person during the designated public comment period and are limited to three minutes to allow time for the Council to conduct its business. Written comments may also be provided via email to Helen Hammerschmidt.  (As a convenience, public comment may also be provided via phone​, assuming no technology issues. To request the phone option, send an email to Helen Hammerschmidt, providing your name and the phone number from which you will be calling. Only pre-registered phone numbers will be allowed into the meeting; such requests must be received no later than 24 hours before the meeting.)

NOTE: The meeting start time may be delayed; thank you for your patience.

Members of the public who wish to view the meeting, but cannot attend in-person, may do so by visiting the LIVE Stream.

Regularly Scheduled Meeting of The Council of Trustees (Immediately Following the Standing Committee Presentations)

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes of the Previous Meeting as Distributed to the Council of Trustees
  3. Public Comment: Limit of Ten (10) Minutes
  4. Report of Union Leaders
  5. Report of the Council Chairperson
  6. Report of the University President
  7. Reports of Liaisons to Constituencies
  8. Reports of Standing Committees
    1. Finance and Administration
      1. Resolution: FY26 Proposed Auxiliary Budget and Fee Proposals
      2. Resolution: South Campus Apartments Renovation & Expansion Bond Financing
      3. Resolution: FY25 Major Project: Starbucks Renovation
      4. Resolution: Five-Year Capital Budget Request
      5. Resolution: Total Return Endowment Spending Rate
    2. Academic and Student Affairs
      1. Resolution: Academic Program Actions
      2. Resolution: Dean of the College of Business and Public Management Emeritus and Professor of Economic Emeritus
    3. University Affairs; University Advancement and External Affairs; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      1. Resolution: Trustee Emeritus Designations
  9. Old Business
  10. New Business
  11. Adjournment

* Executive Session may be called as needed; sequence of agenda items may change as needed

Announcement

PURSUANT TO ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1998, P.L. 729, No. 93 (“1998 Sunshine Act”), as amended, 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 701 et seq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024 OF THE WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY'S COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES, OF WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA. MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON. THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE ACCESSIBLE VIA LIVE  STREAM.

Accommodations

Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available on request by calling Helen Hammerschmidt at 610-436-6978 or email (hhammerschmidt@wcupa.edu).

Please make your needs know as soon as possible, but not less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the event, to allow time to make the necessary arrangements.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education