1. NovusAGENDA  NovusAGENDA is a paperless approach to Board of Trustees meetings, and  offers Board members a portal that enables access to everything in one central repository, and is  web-based (iPad and Tablet compliant) and empowers Board members with the ability to view upcoming meeting agendas, view specific items, along with support materials, make private comments on any item for meeting preparation, view past minutes, and research past agendas, minutes and personal comments.

2. NovusAGENDA Access  Board members will be prompted by email when a new UNF Board of Trustees agenda becomes available.  http://unfboard.novusagenda.com/ will take Board members to a login page for NovusAGENDA. http://unfboard.novusagenda.com/

3. NovusAGENDA LOGIN Page  The LOGIN page will allow you to LOGIN to your proprietary NovusAGENDA account by: typing your Username (the first letter of your first name and complete last name, all lowercase, no spaces), typing a preset Password: unfunf, and clicking: mhanderson unfunf

4. NovusAGENDA Welcome Page  The welcome page will show any upcoming meetings, and  allow you to view these meetings in HTML format or PDF format.

5. NovusAGENDA Private Comments  The welcome page will also allow you to create private comments by: clicking on a specific meeting in HTML format, which can be accessed by clicking under Meeting Date, Meeting Type or Meeting Location.

6. NovusAGENDA Private Comments (continued)  Once you click to view a selected meeting, as an HTML file, you will have the ability to make private comments. To make private comments, you can either (a) click on the Expand All button or (b) click on the icon, located to the right of each agenda item.

7. NovusAGENDA Private Comments (continued)  Once you have clicked on the: Expand All button, or the icon, located to the right of each agenda item, you can o create, edit or delete private comment(s).  To create private comment(s), click on the EDIT COMMENT button.

8. NovusAGENDA Private Comments (continued)  After you click on the EDIT COMMENT button, a window will appear to allow you to make your comment(s). After you have completed your comment(s), click on SAVE.

9. NovusAGENDA Private Comments (continued)  After you have saved your private comment(s), you can click on the icon to collapse these comment(s).  You can also click on Print, Expand All or Collapse All for any selected meeting.

10. NovusAGENDA Search  The welcome page will also allow you to search for past meetings by: clicking on the SEARCH button, completing the Search Criteria, and clicking on the Search button.

11. NovusAGENDA Search Results  After clicking the search button, a new box will appear displaying the result(s) of your search.  Your search result(s) can be viewed as an HTML (recommended) or PDF file. To view the results as an HTML file, click on any one of the items under Meeting Date, Meeting Type or Meeting Location. To view the results as a PDF file, click on the item(s) under Agenda PDF. (This may take a few seconds.) The PDF file will be a complete document, including the agenda and all supporting materials, which can be printed and/or saved.

12. NovusAGENDA Research  The welcome page will also allow you to augment a recent search by researching through the entire repository. The research function will include any private comments.  After clicking on the RESEARCH button, a new box will appear that allows you to enter specific criteria.

13. NovusAGENDA Research (continued)  After clicking on the research button, a box will appear to allow you to enter your research criteria.  After entering your research criteria, click on the Search button.  You can view your result(s) as an HTML file or PDF file, create/edit private comments, and save or print.

14. NovusAGENDA  View upcoming meeting agendas and prepare for meetings with notes,  view specific items along with support material,  make private comments on any item, for your own purposes,  view past minutes,  review draft minutes prior to voting on these, and  research past agendas, minutes and private comments.