Ohio University Board of Trustees will assemble today for their first meeting of 2005 at the Zanesville Campus. Because the Board governs all of the OU campuses, Carolyn Ervin of the President's office said, The trustees try once or twice a year to visit all the regional campuses. On the agenda is the authorization of Wesam Construction, Inc. to lease the Mill Street Apartments from OU for the next 30 years. The apartments were owned by OU from 1969 until 2004, and were utilized as student housing for married and graduate students. The Board will also approve a bachelor's degree in Women's Studies and a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering. OU owns an estimated 20 acres of undeveloped land on West State Street, which will be designated as the OU Research and Enterprise Park if authorized. The park will be used to develop the land for business and economic development, along with facilities for OU-related research. The Athens Campus Master Plan was developed more than 10 years ago, and major components in the plan have been or will be completed. Larry Corrigan, interim vice president for finance and administration and treasurer, will ask the Board to agree to creating a new master plan for expanding, renovating and improving the campus, which will cost OU no more than $600,000. He will also present a treasurer's report. The Board might also approve OU entering a construction contract for a $1 million project for the Elson Hall Classroom Addition on the Zanesville Campus. The School of Film, Center for International Business and Development and the Institute for the African Child are all up for review. Also, the Board of Trustees Committee on Student Life, Human Resources and Athletics will hear a presentation by Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Sostarich on the high-risk drinking problem among OU students, the university's efforts to control the problem, and the AlcoholEdu for College program implemented for freshman this year.
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