Due to the necessity to hold meetings virtually, the Board of Trustees held its spring meeting May 12-15 and June 17-19 via Zoom conferencing to accommodate our internationally-based trustee membership. Ahead of the meeting, the Board was provided with materials to prepare for conversations and decisions. Included in the
materials were updates from the functional areas of the institution and Lawrence University Alumni Association (LUAA).
In May, the Development and Campaign Steering Committees, Buildings and Grounds SubCommittee, and Academic and Student Affairs Committee held their meetings with a culminating Executive Committee meeting. Much of each meeting was discussing our
initial and ongoing response to the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic. The reports were delivered from the President and the respective committee leadership.
In June, the Enrollment Committee and Finance Committee held their meetings, concluding with the Formal Board meeting. Much of each meeting was discussing the institutional spring 2020 response to the COVID-19 pandemic and forecasting fall 2020. The reports were delivered from the President, the Chair of the Board, and respective
committee leadership. Trustees and the president’s discussed the ever-changing climate and our institutional decision-making strategy on COVID-19. There was also discussion on the social unrest in the country and how Lawrence will respond.
In the course of the May and June meetings, the Board:
- Approved the Corporate Resolution.
- Approved the election of the Class of 2023 Term Trustees for terms ending June 30, 2023.
- Approved the election of the Officers of the Board.
- Approved the election of Evan Williams ‘10 as a Recent Graduate Trustee.
- Approved the election of Dan Busiel ’84 as a Term Trustee.
- Approved the election of Tamika Franklin ’05 as a Term Trustee.
- Approved the election of Susan Long Hall ‘76 as a Term Trustee.
- Approved the re-appointment of Dan Howell ‘74 as a Non-Trustee Committee Member of the Investment Committee.
- Approved the re-appointment of Susan Rutherford ’86 as a Non-Trustee Committee Member of the Investment Committee.
- Approved the re-appointment of Jason Spaeth ‘92 as a Non-Trustee Committee Member of the Investment Committee.
- Approved the appointment of Dale Schuh ‘70 as a Non-Trustee Committee Member of the Finance Committee.
- Approved the re-appointment of David Uihlein as a Non-Trustee Committee Member of the Buildings and Grounds SubCommittee.
- Approved the promotion of Michael Mizrahi to Professor (Music).
- Approved the promotion of Monica Rico to Professor (History).
- Approved the promotion of Benjamin Rinehart to Professor (Art).
- Approved the promotion of Kuo-ming Sung to Professor (Chinese and Linguistics).
The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for October 20-23 virtually via Zoom conferencing.