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Higher Education Policy and Finance

FIFTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 27, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY & FINANCE
MINUTES

Representative Nornes, Chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:51 PM on January 27th, 2015, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

NORNES, Bud, Chair
O’NEILL, Marion, VC
PELOWSKI, `Gene
BARRETT, Bob
BERNARDY, Connie
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
ISAACSON, Jason
LIEN, Ben
MCDONALD, Joe
NORTON, Kim
PUGH, Cindy
ROSENTHAL, Paul
WHELAN, Abigail
WINKLER, Ryan


A quorum was present.

Representative NORTON moved that the minutes of January 21, 2015, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentations from student organizations and faculty organizations were presented to members of the committee.

Testifying from student organizations and faculty organizations:
Jim Grabowska, President, Inter Faculty Organization (IFO)
Norm Halsa, Vice President, Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF)
Kari Cooper, State Chair, Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA)
Alexandra Griffin, Alumni Association Board Member, Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA)
Kayley Schoonmaker, President, Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA)
William Tully, Public Relations Coordinator, Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA)
Latasha Gandy, Students for Education Reform
Micah Thornquist, Students for Education Reform
Linda Bearinger, Faculty Liaison, University of Minnesota
Gary Gardner, Faculty Liaison, University of Minnesota
Ashley Hall, Vice President, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA)
Andrew McNally, President, Council of Graduate Students (COGS)
Joelle Stangler, Minnesota Student Association
Ryan Olson, Minnesota Student Association

The meeting was adjourned at 4:28PM





Representative Bud Nornes, Chair




Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Presentations from student organizations and faculty organizations