November 2, 2005

The proposed agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the October 19 Minutes

3. Welcome and Introduction

4. Report of the Acting Provost

5. Board decision on Dr. Ladner

6. Presidential Search

7. Governance

8. Elections to fill vacancies in the Honors Advisory Committee, General
Education Committee, and Hearing Committee

9. Report of the Chair

10. Good of the Order

11. Adjournment to University Library at 4 p.m. for ONE MILLIONTH
VOLUME CELEBRATION

Acting President Neil Kerwin will make remarks at this event to mark the millionth book acquired by the AU Library, a significant milestone in the library’s development. The identity of a rare book to be added to the AU collection as the one millionth volume will be revealed.

Acclaimed poet Richard McCann, co-director of AU’s Creative Writing Program and author of the new book, Mother of Sorrows (Pantheon Books, 2005) will read in honor of this occasion hosted by Thomas E. Carroll, chair of the Friends of the American University Library and publisher at Carroll Publishing, and Patricia Wand, university librarian.