Executive Council met at 1:30 p.m. at 611 Allen Hall. Present were Dr. Mark Keenum, presiding, Dr. Jerry Gilbert, Dr. Bill Herndon, Dr. David Shaw, Mr. Bill Broyles, Mr. Don Zant, Ms. Amy Tuck, Mr. Brett Harris, Mr. Scott Wetherbee, Dr. Jerry Emison, Mr. John Rush, Mr. Mike Rackley, Ms. Natalie Ray, Mr. Brandon Jolly, Dr. Tommy Stevenson, Mr. Joe Farris, Ms. Lesia Ervin, Dr. Tim Chamblee, and Ms. Penny French.

Ms. Ervin presented for approval OP 01.01, Operating Policy and Procedure System, which assigns responsibility for maintaining and organizing the online policy manual to the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. The Council recommended approval.

Dr. Gilbert presented for approval AOP 12.07, Student Honor Code Policy. The Council recommended approval.

Dr. Gilbert presented for approval OP 30.06, MSU Identification Card. The revised policy provides that ID cards of faculty and staff who are leaving the university must be collected and destroyed by the home department and associated services such as electronic door access must be revoked. The Council recommended approval.

Dr. Gilbert presented a proposal to formally name the original location of MSU Meridian as the College Park Campus of MSU Meridian and to name the downtown campus including the Newberry and Kress buildings as the Riley Campus of MSU Meridian. The Council recommended approval. The proposed names will be submitted for approval by the IHL Board of Trustees.

Dr. Keenum presented a proposal to name the High Performance Computing Collaboratory building as the Malcolm Portera High Performance Computing Center in honor of the former MSU president. The Council recommended approval. The proposed name will be submitted for approval by the IHL Board of Trustees.

Dr. Keenum presented a proposal to name the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building as the J. Charles Lee Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building, in honor of the former MSU president. The Council recommended approval. The proposed name will be submitted for approval by the IHL Board of Trustees.

Mr. Harris presented an update on Student Association activities, including plans for The Drill on August 18, Cowbell Yell on August 28, and Bulldog Bash on October 3, and student-led initiatives including an online student food bank program, a project to encourage students to take more than the 12-hour minimum full-time course load, a procedure that allows students to purchase football tickets on line, and tentative plans for a series of Student Town Halls.

Dr. Keenum thanked Staff Council Chair Natalie Ray and Faculty Senate President Jerry Emison for their service on Executive Council during their terms in office.