Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

April 25, 2003

Minutes

Voting members present: Urton Anderson, Brian Ferguson, Michael Hoffman, Jonathan Lee, Shawn Rosenzweig, Doug Toney.

Voting members absent: Diane Beckham, Coleman Lewis, Daniel Parker, Jeffrey Richards, Rusty Todd.

Non-voting members present: Meredith Best, Ryan Hengst, Jason Hunter, Rachel Bagley, Kathy Lawrence, Ryan Pittman, Trevor Rosen, Chris Tolle.

Non-voting members absent: Rachel Zoch

Professional staff present: Richard Finnell, John Foxworth, Evelyn Gardner, Jean Hogue, Dan Knight, Steve Metze, Frank Serpas, Jack Simons, Jerry Thompson.

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by TSP Board President Michael Hoffman.

I. Approval of the TSP Board meeting Minutes for March 21, 2003.

Hoffman reported motion number 7 was made by Coleman Lewis; his first name was included in the Minutes and style dictates his last name should be used.

MOTION NO. 1: Ferguson moved to approve the Minutes of the March 21, 2003, TSP Board meeting

as amended by Hoffman. The motion passed.

Hoffman requested the Agenda be adjusted to consider the appointment of the KVRX station manager for 2003-04 next.

II. Appointment of KVRX station manager for 2003-04.

Hoffman reported one applicant, Alexis Wolstein, expressed interest in appointment as KVRX station manager for 2003-04. Wolstein addressed the members of the Board concerning her application and her plans for KVRX for 2003-04.

Hoffman requested executive session to discuss the application of Wolstein. Following executive session, Hoffman re-convened the open meeting.

MOTION NO. 2: Ferguson moved to appoint Alexis Wolstein station manager of KVRX for 2003-04.

The motion passed.

III. Appointment of Texas Travesty editor for 2003-04.

Hoffman reported one applicant, Todd Ross Nienkerk, expressed interest in appointment as Texas Travesty editor for 2003-04. Nienkerk addressed the members of the Board concerning his application and his plans for Texas Travesty for 2003-04.

Hoffman requested executive session to discuss the application of Nienkerk. Following the executive session, Hoffman re-convened the open meeting.

MOTION NO. 3: Ferguson moved to appoint Todd Ross Nienkerk editor of Texas Travesty for 2003-04.

The motion passed.

IV. TSP Declaration of Trust revisions.

Hoffman explained a draft of a Memorandum of Understanding, which is intended to replace the Declaration of Trust, had been distributed with other materials for the Board meeting. Before a TSP Handbook can be approved, the UT administration and the TSP Board must agree on and adopt the Memorandum of Understanding. Hoffman said he had several concerns, the largest of which is he feels there is not enough time to fully consider all of the ramifications of the new document which was written by the UT administration. Therefore, he requested no action be taken at this meeting of the Board and a committee should be created to deal with further investigations of the document.

MOTION NO. 4: Ferguson moved to form a committee of members of the Board to further investigate

the ramifications of the draft of the Memorandum of Understanding.

Following further discussion, The motion passed.

V. Recognition of student staff awards.

Finnell reviewed a list of award recipients for The Daily Texan; Knight reported KVR-TV won the sweepstakes award from the Society of Professional Journalists; Metze reviewed a list of award recipients for KVRX; Gardner reported the Texan advertising media kit won a silver Addy award in the 10th district competition.

MOTION NO. 5: Rosenzweig moved to commend and congratulate all TSP award recipients.

The motion passed.

VI. Individual reports.

A. Director. Lawrence said she had nothing to add to her written report. She encouraged the members of the Board to attend the UT Remembers ceremonies next Friday in memory of former TSP employees Ron Gibson and Mary Fickling. Ferguson suggested the Texan run an ad on Friday to complement the day of remembrance.

B. Editors and Station Managers. Best, Hengst, Hunter, Pittman, Rosen, and Tolle had nothing to add to their written reports.

VII. Monthly financial report.

Hogue reviewed the monthly financial report with the members of the of the Board and said there was nothing out of the ordinary to report.

VIII. Executive committee report.

Ferguson said the committee met earlier in the day and discussed the extension of the appointment of Kathy Lawrence as director of TSP.

IX. Commission of 125.

Lawrence said she was in the process of forming a student media committee and would have a report by the end of June. Further, she said management training for student leaders will begin during the summer months and continue in the fall.

MOTION NO. 6: Ferguson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.