This action is effective December 8, 1998. This action is effective December 8, 1998. Chair's Report Marie Scholle reported that the November Board of Regents' meeting in Anchorage went well and that she was able to have a real dialogue with the Board for the first time under the new process of allowing the chairs of the system governance groups to join Board committee discussions.
Staff are now part of the process and can interject comments and ideas.
The Staff Alliance gave regents a traditional Christmas gift and special gourmet bread, which was well received. The four outgoing regents were also recognized and presented hand made pen sets from the Alliance. Donna Lyons added that being able to participate in the Board committee meetings was positive. Donna Lyons and Shannon Christensen made a report to the Board under public comment. She thanked the board and president for the opportunity to speak, reported on the retreat, and talked about the new methods of input to the board.