2015 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 26. REGIONAL CAMPUSES
CHAPTER 5. INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
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IC 21-26-5
Chapter 5. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
IC 21-26-5-1
Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne; multisystem
metropolitan university
Sec. 1. The commission for higher education shall designate, treat,
and classify for reporting purposes Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne as a multisystem metropolitan university and
not a regional campus.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
IC 21-26-5-2
Commission policies; unique role
Sec. 2. The commission for higher education shall establish a set
of policies for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne that
recognizes its unique role in the Indiana system of public higher
education, including policies that:
(1) establish performance funding metrics that are appropriate
for the characteristics of the student body enrolled full time and
part time at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne;
(2) permit a higher percentage of on-campus residential housing
than is permitted by the commission for higher education for
regional campuses;
(3) facilitate the delivery of a broad array of master's degree and
terminal professional doctoral degrees:
(A) that are offered in disciplines needed in the metropolitan
area; and
(B) as approved by the board of trustees of the respective
degree granting state educational institution and the
commission for higher education; and
(4) facilitate both basic and applied research primarily but not
limited exclusively to research having the potential to advance
the quality of life in the region in which Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is located and the
competitiveness and recognition of the region's individuals,
businesses, and other entities in global commerce and affairs.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
IC 21-26-5-3
Purdue University; development and operation of a multisystem
metropolitan university
Sec. 3. The board of trustees of Purdue University shall facilitate
the development and operation of Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne as a multisystem metropolitan university,
including the goals and policies described in section 2 of this chapter.
The board of trustees, the president, the faculty, and the
administration of Purdue University shall recognize the need for
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to develop unique
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policies and practices in support of its mission and shall encourage
within the Purdue University and Indiana University systems
opportunities for flexibility and autonomy.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
IC 21-26-5-4
Indiana University; development and operation of a multisystem
metropolitan university
Sec. 4. The board of trustees of Indiana University shall facilitate
the development and operation of Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne as a multisystem metropolitan university,
including the goals and policies described in section 2 of this chapter.
The board of trustees, the president, the faculty, and the
administration of Indiana University shall recognize the need for
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to develop unique
policies and practices in support of its mission and shall encourage
within the Purdue University and Indiana University systems
opportunities for flexibility and autonomy.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
IC 21-26-5-5
Management and academic mission agreement; expires
Sec. 5. (a) Except to the extent that the board of trustees of Purdue
University and the board of trustees of Indiana University agree to
different terms and conditions and subject to subsection (b), the
document titled "Amendment No. 1 to the Amended Management
and Academic Mission Agreement Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne" (initially effective July 1, 2014) is extended
for one (1) additional year and governs the management and
academic mission of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne through the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
(b) A reference in the agreement described in subsection (a) to the
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community
Advisory Council shall be treated as a reference to the Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community Council. In
addition to the responsibilities specified under the agreement for the
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community
Advisory Council, the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne Community Council:
(1) may direct recommendations and information relevant to
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne directly to
the board of trustees of Purdue University or the board of
trustees of Indiana University, or both;
(2) shall include in its mission issues related to engagement of
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, in particular,
and, more generally, the Purdue University system and the
Indiana University system with the northeastern Indiana
community at large and the business community in particular;
(3) shall include as a voting member an individual who is a
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member of the board of trustees of Indiana University; and
(4) shall be chaired by a member of the board of trustees of
Purdue University.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2016.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
IC 21-26-5-6
Purdue University and Indiana University duties and
responsibilities; study; report; expires
Sec. 6. (a) The board of trustees and president of Purdue
University and the board of trustees and president of Indiana
University shall carry out the responsibilities under this section as
part of the duty of university coordination imposed on them by
paragraph 14 of Appendix A of the agreement described in section 5
of this chapter.
(b) Purdue University and Indiana University, in consultation with
the chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne,
the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community
Council, and the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Senate, shall conduct a study to evaluate the role and governance of
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and explore
options for improvement of its role and governance. The study may
cover any subject that is relevant to the role of or governance of
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and must result in
findings and recommendations that the board of trustees of Purdue
University or the board of trustees of Indiana University, or both,
consider will best carry out sections 4 and 5 of this chapter and
develop Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne as a
multisystem metropolitan university.
(c) In conducting the study under this section:
(1) Purdue University shall respond to information requests,
including requests for confidential information with respect to
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, from the
president of Indiana University; and
(2) Indiana University shall respond to information requests,
including requests for confidential information with respect to
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, from the
president of Purdue University;
in a complete and timely manner. The president of Purdue University
and the president of Indiana University, or their respective
representatives, shall meet at least monthly with representatives of
the legislative services agency, the chancellor of Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, the Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community Council, and
the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Senate to
review the timetable and plan for completing the study, progress
made in completing the study, and other matters relevant to the study.
Any information shared in these meetings or otherwise provided to
the participants in these meetings, except for the final report, may be
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treated as confidential advisory or deliberative material. Unless a
different arrangement is agreed to by the chancellor of Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, the Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Community Council, and
the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Senate for a
particular meeting, the meeting shall be conducted on the Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus. The legislative
services agency shall notify the legislative council if Purdue
University and Indiana University fail to comply with the
requirements of this section or are not making reasonable progress
toward conducting the study and making the findings and
recommendations required by this section.
(d) Purdue University and Indiana University shall develop
qualitative and quantitative findings concerning the comparative
opportunities, costs, and risks of the following:
(1) Continuing governance of Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne after June 30, 2016, in accordance with
the agreement described in section 5 of this chapter with the
same or a different model for the educational operations and
mission of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
(2) Restructuring Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne as a multisystem metropolitan university with primary
governance within the Indiana University system.
(3) Any other strategic and governance models that Purdue
University or Indiana University considers to have the potential
of improving Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Purdue University and Indiana University shall consider the benefits
and risks of maintaining a direct reporting relationship of the
chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to
the president and the board of trustees of the managing state
educational institution or institutions. The role and governance
recommendations made in the study must include a timetable for
implementation, a schedule of the assets and liabilities to be retained,
leased, or transferred by Purdue University or Indiana University, or
both, and a plan for use and management of the assets. Purdue
University and Indiana University shall consider continuing to have
a chair of the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Community Council who is a member of the board of trustees of the
governing state educational institution for Indiana University-Purdue
University Fort Wayne.
(e) The resulting final report for the study must recommend ways
to increase the interaction and engagement of Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, in particular, and, more
generally, the Purdue University system and the Indiana University
system with the northeastern Indiana community at large and the
business community in particular.
(f) Purdue University and Indiana University shall coordinate the
study under this section with the evaluation conducted under
IC 2-5-21-9(d).
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(g) The final report for the study under this section must be:
(1) reviewed by the board of trustees of Purdue University and
the board of trustees of Indiana University; and
(2) submitted to the legislative council in an electronic format
under IC 5-14-6, the commission for higher education, and the
chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne;
before December 16, 2015.
(h) This section expires July 1, 2016.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.
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