University Council meeting April 21 will focus on budget updates

The University Council will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl.  The agenda will be as follows:

1.    University Senate 2009-10 Report, Wendelin Hume, University Senate Chair

2.    Budget Update, President Kelley and Vice President for Finance and Operations Alice Brekke

3.    Matters Arising

The University Council consists of the following who are employed primarily on the Grand Forks campus:  The President, the Vice Presidents, the Registrar, the Director of Libraries, all deans, all department chairpersons, all of the full-time faculty of the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor; program directors, coordinators, assistant and associate deans who concurrently hold faculty rank; the Director of the Counseling Center; professional librarians, and such other academic personnel and administrative officers as the Council may designate.

The quorum of the Council necessary for the transaction of business is 25 percent of the Council membership (or 163 of the current 651 members).  Council meetings are normally co-chaired by the chairperson of the Senate and the President of the University.  The Registrar is ex-officio secretary.  Council meetings are open to the public, and students, staff and the general public are invited to attend.