Update: 5:17pm
After a private, three-hour discussion, West Virginia University's Board of Governors says it's not ready to take any action on embattled President Mike Garrison.

Chairman Stephen Goodwin says the board takes the master's degree scandal involving the governor's daughter seriously.

But for now, he says the board is unlikely to recommend action until Garrison presents a corrective action plan on June 6.

Monday's meeting comes after faculty members voted on May 5 and then again on May 14 to demand that Garrison resign.

Garrison has steadfastly refused to resign over his administration's decision to retroactively award an executive master's of business administration degree to Heather Bresch.

He wouldn't go into specifics about what was discussed, but he did say board members discussed the future of President Mike Garrison.

Goodwin tells us no decision was made and the board plans to meet again next week.

He also says the board is waiting to hear from Garrison on June 6th. That's when Garrison will express how he hopes to move the university forward.

Goodwin says it's safe to presume the university won't make a decision on the future of the university until after that meeting unless something else happens.

Update: 2:15pm
Governor Joe Manchin released a statement Monday stating he was hoping the controversy surrounding his daughter's E-MBA would resolve itself, but as a governor he knows that's not realistic.

Manchin also states that his natural instinct is to dive in and help bring all sides together to find a resolution, but because of his family's involvement he can't get involved.

The Governor says "Gayle and I are both angry, in particular, at the fabrication of grades that took place, because it unfairly damages our daughter's reputation as much as it does the University's. It was absolutely wrong and, in my mind, completely unacceptable."

Manchin says he still remains confident in President Mike Garrison, but he's also fully aware of the concerns that been raised by the faulty, staff, and students.

He says "WVU needs to find a way to begin to heal wounds that have been created over these last few weeks, and it will take all parties working together to achieve that goal."

He says he will support the Board of Governors in whatever direction they take.

The board's filing with the secretary of state's office does not say what personnel matters it plans to consider during Monday's meeting.

Board members plan to meet by conference call.

The meeting comes the same day WVU's Faculty Senate executive committee plans to discuss two no-confidence votes by faculty involving President Mike Garrison. Both votes demanded Garrison's resignation over the awarding of a master's degree to Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter.

Investigators recently determined that Heather Bresch hadn't earned the executive master's of business administration degree WVU administrators had retroactively granted her.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today released the following statement about the continuing discussions regarding the report from the independent panel examining the E-MBA program and his daughter’s degree at West Virginia University.

"As a father, I must admit that I was hoping that the controversy surrounding my daughter’s E-MBA coursework at WVU would eventually resolve itself and subside. However, as a Governor, I recognize that is not realistic.

"In both roles, it has been extremely difficult for me to watch this controversy unfold. As governor, my natural instinct in a crisis is to do my very best to dive in and help bring all sides together to find a resolution. However, because of my family’s involvement in this particular situation, I feel that this is one time in which I am not in a position to follow that instinct, because it is likely that one side or the other would be inclined to question my ability to remain objective.

"WVU holds a special place in the hearts of both Gayle and I not only because we are proud graduates of WVU, but because it is also the place where we met, fell in love and started our family. From our perspective, this controversy all started because our daughter sincerely believed that she had her degree, because of a meeting that everyone admits took place with the program’s director in 1998, and when she contacted the university last year, she was simply asking them to find the records that she believed would confirm that.

"Had they told her that after looking through their records they didn’t have the proper documentation on file, we honestly believe that while she may not have liked that answer, she would have accepted it and moved on with her life.

"At no time would she have asked anyone to either 'guess' as to her records or to fabricate grades on those records. As a result, Gayle and I are both angry, in particular, at the fabrication of grades that took place, because it unfairly damages our daughter’s reputation as much as it does the University’s. It was absolutely wrong and, in my mind, completely unacceptable.

"Although I remain confident in President Garrison’s ability to follow the recommendations of the independent panel’s report, I am also fully aware of the concerns that have been raised by the faculty, staff, students and alumni of WVU and recognize that they must be addressed in some meaningful manner. WVU needs to find a way to begin to heal the wounds that have been created over these last few weeks, and it will take all parties working together to achieve that goal.

"To that end, I have seen it stated many times by individuals and the press that because I appointed certain members of the Board of Governors, they must be following my orders as to what to think and say regarding President Garrison and the independent panel’s report. This simply is not true.

"The Board of Governors is made up of extremely bright and accomplished people who were not given this responsibility lightly and who I trust to do the job assigned to them to the best of their abilities. While many members are appointed by a governor, they do not serve at the will and pleasure of a governor. They may act as they wish during their four-year terms as long as it is within legal and ethical reason.

"Therefore, the WVU Board of Governors members are not under my control and remain free, as they always have been, to make their own individual and collective decisions on this or any other situation. As I said previously, I am not in a position to make a recommendation to them in this instance even if I wanted to because, regardless of what it might be, it would not be viewed as being made objectively – and I absolutely understand and accept that.

"As a result, I consider this matter one that should be decided by the members of the Board of Governors based upon their own insights and beliefs and information, and as governor, I will continue to support whatever direction they believe is in the best interests of WVU both now and in the future."