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Board of Trustees approves Mazey salary increase, new education programs

The Board of Trustees’ Friday meeting included recognition of the president of the University through a salary increase and implementation for new education programs.

The Board of Trustees approved a two percent increase to University President Mary Ellen Mazey’s salary that was effective September 1, 2015. In addition, a one-time credit was made to Mazey’s deferred compensation account for $50,000.

The increase was approved due to a positive evaluation of Mazey’s work, the board said.

“After examining her work, we want to recognize her fine performance for the 2014-2015 academic year, said David Levy, chair of the Board of Trustees.

When Mazey thanked the board, she also discussed some of the highlights of the year, including recent national strides in the It’s On Us campaign that focuses on sexual assault and the University football team playing in the MAC Championship tonight in Detroit for the third straight year.

“Whether it’s academics, sports or whatever the case may be, I don’t think it could be a better time for BGSU, and I want to thank everyone from staff to faculty, administration and students for continuing to strive for excellence and make this possible,” Mazey said.

The Board of Trustees also voted to approve a master’s degree program for the forensic science major.

“The target populations for this degree are the undergraduate students who wish to pursue graduate study in forensic science, so that graduates of the MSFS program will be prepared to assume positions in both government agencies and private organizations dealing with forensic evidence,” board member Karen Morrison said.

The master’s program will focus on forensic biology, forensic chemistry, and forensic investigations (criminal justice). The program will be administered in the office of the Graduate College and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation forensic lab and investigation facility on campus.

The Board of Trustees also approved a Bachelor’s of Science degree for the allied health program.

“The Bachelor of Allied Health is a degree program for students who have completed an associate’s degree in the varied allied health disciplines where generally there is no discipline specific degree available,” said Morrsion. The degree will be offered early next year.

The last big ticket item that was introduced was the Falcon Your Way program.

An initiative for students with learning disabilities and attention challenges, students are provided an intensive, individualized academic support system, working with a specialist from the Learning Commons to help them. A fee of $2,500 is proposed to help supplement the costs of the custom academic support.

“I think the program is neat and will really help those students who need the extra help transition successful from high school to college,” said Patrick Paulken, secretary to the Board of Trustees.

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