WSU, Board of Governors

Wayne State University

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Friday, April 26, 2024
3:00 p.m. EDT

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259 Mack Ave Detroit, MI 48201 (Directions)

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Room 1540

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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Live reporting by Perry Sylvester

The board met for their regular public meeting, only to find business-as-usual disrupted by public comments on two issues absent from the agenda: new contracts for employee members of the Wayne Academic Union and divestment from companies with ties to Israel.

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6

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11:33 AM Apr 25, 2024 CDT

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 2/41

Meeting held in room 1540 at Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 259 Mack. In theory, parking available in Structure #7 located across the street..but we will see what the football gods allow😏🏈

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 3/41

I don't see any info on remote access for the meeting & quick scan of by-laws doesn't address it. The homepage for the WSU Board is here:

bog.wayne.edu/about

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 4/41

Here is the link to current board members; some pretty familiar faces, like former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly.

bog.wayne.edu/members

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 5/41

Friday, 4/26, will be a busy day. In addition to the NFL Draft *ahem* public meetings run the full day WSU.

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 6/41

Below is a more detailed listing of what's covered. I note that each item links to a pdf. The list is available at homepage via the "meetings" tab

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 7/41

Meeting is at capacity and I am trying to gain admission

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 8/41

Fire marshal is here, so we are being let in as people giving public comments leave *sigh*

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 9/41

So, while I wait, talking with WAU members…

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 10/41

Dr Kess Balllentine @BallentineKess was kind enough to offer a synopsis of why so many WAU members are here

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 11/41

@BallentineKess Finally let in…hearing public comments

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 12/41

@BallentineKess Faculty member saying faculty members have signed statements of support for WSU divestment…asking for those in attendance who signed to stand

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 13/41

@BallentineKess A WSU alum speaking in support of student call for divestment…points to WSU activists had been involved with divestment for South Africa and it was effective

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 14/41

@BallentineKess Another public comment pointed to the issue of known support regarding genocide…tuition for what?

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 15/41

@BallentineKess “We see through the buzzwords”

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 16/41

@BallentineKess Student who is Jewish showing solidarity

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 17/41

@BallentineKess Okay, initial public comments done…but still lots of people in the hall…now at 3:50 it is biz as usual…pass/approve consent agenda, now faculty awards

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 18/41

@BallentineKess So meeting just got more interesting 👍🤷🏼‍♂️

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 19/41

@BallentineKess So…lots of passion spilling out, with the the portion on faculty recognition getting interrupted with unfurling of a banner and coordinating chants

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 20/41

@BallentineKess Interesting that right now one of awards is talking about a study on racial group identity and indigenous peoples

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 21/41

@BallentineKess Naturally, thread was broken…but we can document the protest became very intense

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 22/41

@BallentineKess So, I broke thread as things got wild … hit the post above, “we see through the buzzwords, for more info on the student divestment protest

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 23/41

@BallentineKess Now, following the regular business items…WSU had its first Truman Scholar!

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 24/41

@BallentineKess Now there is presentation on WSU and its role in economic mobility

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 25/41

@BallentineKess Audience definitely thinned out…like downtown following Lions making their pick

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 26/41

@BallentineKess Moves to community partnerships … emphasis on metrics, which is something peer institutions don’t always calculate same things

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 27/41

@BallentineKess Not everything is joyful and triumphant …total number of community partnerships flat or declining

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 28/41

@BallentineKess This gentleman is pitching the planned approach to increase community partnerships…speaking about a “concierge” approach

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 29/41

@BallentineKess So…public-private partnerships…entrepreneur money leveraging (publicly funded) WSU brains.. would be interesting to follow the long-term flow of who profits

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 30/41

@BallentineKess Institutional classification across peer institutions…WSU is very strong…

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 31/41

@BallentineKess Outreach and engagement scorecards…summary in chart form

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 32/41

@BallentineKess Now various departments reports…academic affairs first then followed by budget

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 33/41

@BallentineKess Budget committee had discussion on campus housing room & board rates…tables available in online docs…something is going up by 3%

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 34/41

@BallentineKess Tuition and related fees for medical students will go up as well…School of Medicine MD program only…I believe amount is 5%…details should be in online documents

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 35/41

@BallentineKess Hmmm … link for housing rates is active, but medical school tuition is NOT…?

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 36/41

@BallentineKess Here is link …

bog.wayne.edu/meetings

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 37/41

@BallentineKess At 4:45 we adjourn!

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 38/41

@BallentineKess So, this is meeting with lots to think about. I wonder about the choice of location…such a small room

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 39/41

@BallentineKess This my lasting impression

Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 40/41

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Perry Sylvester @PerrySylvester6 41/41

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Wayne State University

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Wayne State has been an innovative urban center of higher learning since 1868, when a group of Civil War doctors envisioned a better world through better medicine. Since our founding as the Detroit Medical College, we’ve grown to become one of the 50 largest public universities in the United States, offering nearly 350 degree and certificate programs through 13 schools and colleges.

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