Texas Student Publications

Board of Operating Trustees

February 7, 2003

Minutes

Voting members present: Urton Anderson, Diane Beckham, Brian Ferguson, Michael Hoffman, Jonathan Lee, Coleman Lewis, Jef Richards, Rusty Todd.

Voting members absent: Laura Cruzada, Shawn Rosenzwieg, Doug Toney.

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

Non-voting members absent: Teresa Brett, Alex Hammond, Trevor Rosen, Rachel Zoch.

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

Visitors present: Dinyar Mistry, King Cone, Kevin Kushner, Tom Li, Cale McDowell, Reagan Hackleman, Brian O’Reilly, Ryan Petkoff.

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by President Michael Hoffman.

I. Approval of the TSP Board meeting Minutes for January 24, 2003.

MOTION NO. 1: Richards moved to approve the Minutes of the January 24, 2003, TSP Board

meeting. The motion passed.

Ferguson requested to amend the order of the Agenda and consider item 4.2 – Certification of Daily Texan Editor Candidates, and item 4.3 – Certification of TSP Board Candidates, as the next items of business.

IV. New Business.

4.2 Certification of Daily Texan Editor Candidates. Hoffman reported one student, Kevin Kushner, submitted a request for certification to enter the election for editor of The Daily Texan for 2003-2004. Kushner addressed the members of the Board concerning his qualifications and plans for the newspaper.

MOTION NO. 2: Ferguson moved to certify Kevin Kushner to stand for election as a candidate for editor

of The Daily Texan for 2003-2004. The motion passed.

4.3a Certification of TSP Board Candidates, Student At-large, Places 2 and 3.

Cale McDowell’s application was discussed first. McDowell did not meet qualification 2, Completion of 30 or more hours in residence at UT Austin. Discussion followed. McDowell addressed the members of the Board concerning his application.

MOTION NO. 3: Todd moved to certify Cale McDowell to stand for election for TSP Board Student

At-large, Places 2 and 3. The motion passed.

Tom Li addressed the members of the Board concerning his application to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3.

MOTION NO. 4: Ferguson moved to certify Tom Li to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3. The motion passed.

Dinyar Mistry addressed the members of the Board concerning his application to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3.

MOTION NO. 5: Ferguson moved to certify Dinyar Mistry to stand for election as a candidatae for TSP

Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3. The motion passed.

Brian O’Reilly addressed the members of the Board concerning his application to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3.

MOTION NO. 6: Ferguson moved to certify Brian O’Reilly to stand for election as a candidate for TSP

Board Student At-large, Places 2 and 3. The motion passed.

4.3b. Certification of TSP Board Candidate, College of Communication, Place 1.

Daniel Parker addressed the members of the Board concerning his application to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board College of Communication, Place 1.

MOTION NO. 7: Ferguson moved to certify Daniel Parker to stand for election as a candidate for TSP

Board College of Communication, Place 1. The motion passed.

Charles Reagan Hackleman addressed the members of the Board concerning his application to stand for election as a candidate for TSP Board College of Communication, Place 1.

MOTION NO. 8: Ferguson moved to certify Charles Reagan Hackleman to stand for election as a

candidate for TSP Board, College of Communication, Place 1. The motion passed.

4.1 Appointment of 2004 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook editor.

Hoffman said one student, Thomas King Cone, submitted an application for editor of the 2004 Peregrinus Law School Yearbook editor. Cone is currently a junior in the College of Liberal Arts and does not meet qualification 1, Be enrolled as a bona fide student in the School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin; qualification 2, Agree to continue as a bona fide student in the School of Law for at least six months following appointment to office; and qualification 4, Have worked on the staff of a college yearbook for at least one year.

Cone addressed the members of the Board concerning his application. Lengthy discussion followed.

MOTION NO. 9: Ferguson moved to appoint Thomas King Cone editor of the 2004 Peregrinus Law

Yearbook, such action contingent on the publication of the 2004 Peregrinus Law School Year-

book. The motion passed.

II. Individual Reports.

2.1 Director. Lawrence referred to a report compiled by a class taught by Dr. Urton Anderson in the College of Business Administration dealing with risk management and Texas Student Publications.

2.2 Editors and Station Managers. No written reports were requested of editors and station managers for this meeting. None of the editors or station managers had verbal materials to present.

III. Committee Reports.

3.1 Executive committee report. As Ferguson had briefly stepped out of the meeting, Hoffman reported the executive committee had met earlier in the day and discussed the annual review of the director and academic eligibility of student permanent staff. No action was requested of the members of the Board on behalf of the executive committee.

3.2 Recruitment committee. Lee reported the recruitment committee had met and brain-stormed ideas on how to get more students involved with Texas Student Publications. Ferguson said further meetings will be held for more discussion. Hoffman reminded members of the Board that the committee’s charge consists of a fact-finding nature only. Further discussion followed.

Hoffman announced there will be a meeting of the Board in late-March. The tentative date has been set for March 28.

MOTION NO. 10: Ferguson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed.