Brad Johnson, enrollment management director, presented enrollment data for the fall semester.  "This semester, online enrollment increased by 97 percent since last fall," Johnson said.

McAnally said the retention of students for online classes is close in comparison to enrollment in interactive television courses, which she said is "practically unheard of."

Johnson also reported on students' ethnicity.

"Hispanics are the highest minority, making up 19.8 percent," he said.  He said the smallest ethnic group, at 3 percent, is African-American, the only ethnicity that has lost numbers since 1998.

Johnson said students from 27 high schools are taking classes in the dual-credit program, which is the highest number of high schools ever to participate.

The low bidder, Dallas Offset, was approved for the printing of the Continuing Education class schedules. Dallas Offset was the lowest bidder at $92,087.

The board approved purchase of 14 new Apple computers for the graphic design department for $34,500. Another 12 Apple computers were approved for the journalism department for $19,426.

"It really was time for the journalism students to have upgraded computers," said Mike Haynes, student publications adviser. 

"The equipment in our lab was getting to the point where it was not preparing the students for working at commercial publications."

Funds for the computers will come from the 2002-2003 budget. President Bud Joyner said the school has a 10-year contract with Apple, making the computer bids highly competitive. 

Two Ford Crown Victoria vehicles were approved for the campus police. The total cost of the two vehicles is $40,492. 

Police Chief Mike Duvall said the cars are being purchased as part of the continual turnover of vehicles that are worn out."

These cars will be used as line cars for on-duty officers," Duvall said. 

"This is the first year the vehicles will be pulled from the police department budget. In the past, it was pulled from the physical plant budget."

Action was taken on annexation of land in portions of Sections 31 and 32 in Randall County near Hollywood Road. 

The regents also approved financial statements and the tax roll.

A report from Beth Wilhite, Student Government Association president, said SGA members will attend a regional conference at Howard College in Big Spring.

The regents went into a closed meeting with the college attorney, Bob Sanders, concerning a lawsuit filed by the estate of Carl Wheat.

Joyner said there would be no action taken by the regents on the lawsuit.