From: Phil deHaan (dehp@calvin.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 24 2003 - 18:17:58 EDT
October 24, 2003
The 31-member Calvin College Board of Trustees (BOT) wrapped up its fall
meetings on Friday, October 24, concluding two days of business that included
both plenary sessions and committee meetings and reports.
An octet of new Board members took part in its first meetings, after having
been elected last spring. The eight are:
*Joseph Brinks, a pastor from Portage, Michigan
*James Haagsma, a retired teacher from Byron Center, Michigan
*Gerald Hoek, a pastor from Nashville, Tenn.
*Bastian Knoppers, a businessman from Oak Brook, Illinois
*Ronald Leistra, a retired teacher from Tigard, Oregon
*Harry Lew, a chaplain and campus pastor at Grand Rapids Community College
*Martin Mudde, a businessman from Ottawa, Ontario
*Dirk Pruis, a businessman from Glen Rock, New Jersey
The Board conducted one tenure interview (normally those interviews take place
at the annual February meeting) and approved Kurt Ver Beek, associate professor
of sociology, with tenure. Ver Beek and his wife Jo Ann direct the Calvin
Semester in Honduras program. The Board also endorsed the appointments of
Brian Bolt as association professor of physical education; Paul Freston as
professor of sociology and the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair for Christian
Perspectives on Political, Social and Economic Thought; and Barbara Omolade as
professor of sociology (with tenure).
The Board also endorsed nine term appointments and endorsed a graduate study
fellowship for prospective minority faculty members for Kimberly Huyser, a 2003
Calvin graduate who will be given financial support to pursue a Ph.D. in
exchange for a commitment to return to teach at Calvin at the conclusion of her
program. Several administrative appointments were endorsed by the Board as
well. The Board also approved the 2003-2004 Calvin budget, set at $76 million.
The Board discussed three significant Calvin documents: the Expanded Statement
of Mission, From Every Nation (a plan for increased diversity at Calvin) and
the Self-Study Report (written every 10 years for accreditation purposes). The
Board also had a chance to tour the campus, specifically the renovations to
Calvin's Knollcrest East apartments, eat with students and hear a presentation
from the Calvin College English department.
Much of the Board's business work over the two days was spent in committees.
There are six standing BOT committees: Academic Affairs, Administration and
Finance and Information Services, Development, Enrollment and External
Relations, Student Life, Trusteeship. There also is an Executive Committee,
composed of members of the six committees. Each of the six committees
essentially mirrors an academic or administrative divisions at Calvin. Each
committee has a Calvin adminstrator who serves as an adviser.
The Calvin Board meets annually in October, February and May. Its officers for
2003-2004 are Milt Kuyers, chair; Charles DeRidder, vice chair; and Cindi
Veenstra, secretary. Kuyers is a businessman from Germantown, Wis., DeRidder
is a pastor from Sioux Falls, S.D., and Veenstra is a businesswoman from
Kalamazoo, Mich.
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