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Regent: Wednesday conference call likely to discuss realignmenthttp://my.journalstar.com/post/Husk...rence_call_likely_to_discuss_realignment.html
Posted by: Brian Christopherson at 11:22AM CST on June 9, 2010
University of Nebraska regent Kent Schroeder told the Journal Star Wednesday morning that there's a planned executive conference call at 1:15 p.m. this afternoon. Asked if he believed they would be discussing the realignment issue, he said: "I anticipate that's what it will be."
The executive call will not involve all board members, just the executive committee, which consists of regents Bob Phares, Bob Whitehouse, Schroeder and Howard Hawks.
"It may be the purpose of this conference call today is for (University of Nebraska) President (J.B.) Milliken to get some input from the executive committee as if we do talk about (conference realignment) in closed session, who do we want to be there?
"Is Chancellor (Harvey) Perlman and athletic director (Tom) Osborne enough, or do you want to talk to other people? One of the things I've been reading about in the newspaper, and frankly that's all I know about is what I've read, is it's possible the research dollars would increase coming to the University of Nebraska because the Big Ten is more prestigious than the Big 12 in that regard. So I might want to have (vice chancellor for research and economic development) Prem Paul there and ask him that question."
While Schroeder suspects it's possible the regents might talk about the issue in closed sessions on Friday, he noted that there are no votes that come out of such sessions.
"Obviously any vote is going to be made in an open session," he said. "The question that will come today is suppose we have this closed session and come out of closed session, is it an item that needs to be advertised on the agenda. If so, we can't do it until the next board meeting which is in August, or a special board meeting?" An item can be added to the meeting's agenda as late as 24 hours in advance — in this case, 1 p.m. Thursday.
Schroeder said there has been no previous meetings between regents about the topic of conference realignment.
Edited: NU regent Chuck Hassebrook told the Associated Press this morning he expects conference affiliation will be added to the meeting agenda.
Posted by: Brian Christopherson at 11:22AM CST on June 9, 2010
University of Nebraska regent Kent Schroeder told the Journal Star Wednesday morning that there's a planned executive conference call at 1:15 p.m. this afternoon. Asked if he believed they would be discussing the realignment issue, he said: "I anticipate that's what it will be."
The executive call will not involve all board members, just the executive committee, which consists of regents Bob Phares, Bob Whitehouse, Schroeder and Howard Hawks.
"It may be the purpose of this conference call today is for (University of Nebraska) President (J.B.) Milliken to get some input from the executive committee as if we do talk about (conference realignment) in closed session, who do we want to be there?
"Is Chancellor (Harvey) Perlman and athletic director (Tom) Osborne enough, or do you want to talk to other people? One of the things I've been reading about in the newspaper, and frankly that's all I know about is what I've read, is it's possible the research dollars would increase coming to the University of Nebraska because the Big Ten is more prestigious than the Big 12 in that regard. So I might want to have (vice chancellor for research and economic development) Prem Paul there and ask him that question."
While Schroeder suspects it's possible the regents might talk about the issue in closed sessions on Friday, he noted that there are no votes that come out of such sessions.
"Obviously any vote is going to be made in an open session," he said. "The question that will come today is suppose we have this closed session and come out of closed session, is it an item that needs to be advertised on the agenda. If so, we can't do it until the next board meeting which is in August, or a special board meeting?" An item can be added to the meeting's agenda as late as 24 hours in advance — in this case, 1 p.m. Thursday.
Schroeder said there has been no previous meetings between regents about the topic of conference realignment.
Edited: NU regent Chuck Hassebrook told the Associated Press this morning he expects conference affiliation will be added to the meeting agenda.
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