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MEETING OF THE
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Minutes
of the Meeting of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees
April 16, 1999
Members Present:
E. Thomas Crowson, Sanita Savage Frazier, Robert Gahagan,
Anne K. Hall,
Watts Huckabee, Mary Anne Lake, Mary Jean Ligon, Jane
Shuler,
Bob Thompson, Skip Tuttle, David White, Anthony DiGiorgio
Members Absent:
None
Representatives:
Tom Moore, Chair of Faculty Conference
Trevor
Beauford, President of the Student Government Association
The Board of Trustees met on Friday, April 16, 1999,
in the Dunlap-Roddey Room, Johnson Hall, on the Winthrop campus.
David White, Chair of the Board called the meeting to
order at 1:00pm.
Approval of Board
Minutes of February 5, 1999:
Mr. White called for a motion to dispense with the
reading of the minutes; Mr. Bob Thompson moved, seconded by Ms.
Jane Shuler, to adopt the minutes as presented.
The minutes were approved unanimously.
Resolution to Honor Douglas Rucker for
Meritorious Service on the Winthrop University Board of
Trustees:
Mr. Huckabee offered the resolution in the form of a
motion from the committee and it passed unanimously.
The entire Board commended Dr. Rucker on his dedicated
service to Winthrop University for over eight years.
Resolution to Honor Yancey Trevor Beauford as Student Representative to
the Winthrop University Board of Trustees:
Mr. Gahagan offered the resolution in the form of a
motion from the committee and it passed unanimously.
The Board thanked Trevor Beauford for his representation
of the student body over the last year.
Report of
the Executive Committee
A.
Resolution
to Recommend to the Board of Trustees the Adoption of the
Winthrop
University Strategic Plan
Dr. Wilson presented a brief overview of the process
to develop the strategic plan, noting that
drafts of the plan were
widely circulated and the final plan was endorsed unanimously by
the
Faculty Conference.
Dr. DiGiorgio commented that the planning process served
several strategic
initiatives, including
performance funding, the Distinctive Directive initiative, and
the SACS
self-study.
Mr. Beauford asked that the Student Government
Association be formally included in
future communications to
update the plan.
Mr. White offered the
resolution in the form of a motion from the committee and it
passed
unanimously.
In other Executive
Committee updates, Dr. DiGiorgio presented an update on the
state performance funding
process, as well as the status of capital projects under
consideration by the General Assembly. Dr. Moore gave a brief report on the Distinctive
Directions initiative, announcing that Dr. Morrill
(of the University of Richmond, VA) will facilitate several
discussions to move the initiative
forward, in May and in August.
Mr. White presented the Executive Committee’s decision to
ask Trustees who are willing to assist in contacting admitted
students.
B.
Resolution to Commend the Men’s Basketball
Team on Achieving its First-Ever NCAA
Tournament
Bid
Mr. White offered the
resolution in the form of a motion from the committee and it
passed
unanimously; the Board commended the men’s basketball
team for its successful season and its
appearance in the NCAA
finals.
Report of the Finance Committee
A.
Resolution regarding the General Records
Retention Schedule for State Colleges and
Universities
Dr. Tuttle reported that
Winthrop needs to update its policy on retention of records to
be current
with the practices
recommended by the State of South Carolina.
Dr. Tuttle presented the
resolution and it was
adopted unanimously.
B.
Resolution to Increase the Amount of
Authorized State Institution Bonds for the Life
Science
Complex
Dr. Tuttle reviewed the
funding for the Life Science Complex, summarizing the history of
bond
indebtedness and state
capital funding. The
resolution requests an additional $250,000 to cover
the shortfall in funding
for the project. Mr.
Tuttle presented the resolution in the form of a motion
from the committee and it
passed unanimously.
In other updates from the
Finance Committee, Dr. Tuttle reviewed the change in the minimum
scholarship requirements
for out-of-state scholarships from $50 to $250, as outlined in
the guidelines from the
Commission on Higher Education, to take effect in the fall of
2000. Dr. Tuttle also reviewed the MRR
(Mission Resource Requirements) and allocation methodology as
part of performance funding.
He summarized that each institution will set aside 2%
from their budget into a pool of funds and
allocate new monies contingent on performance funding scores.
Additional information should be
received prior to the June Board meeting.
Dr. Tuttle reviewed
progress on the following projects:
The Life Science Building is expected to be occupied by the
end of the summer session; the information technology
initiatives have been enhanced campus-wide
for both faculty and students; Winthrop has again been ranked
the first institution in the
state for both energy conservation and recycling; campus streets
have not been repaved since 1974,
so a plan from the Physical Plant is being devised for
allocation of funds for repaving.
Report of the Academic Affairs Committee
Mr. Thompson reviewed
the following projects: Interviews are scheduled for the three
finalists for the Dean of Library
Sciences; the search committee for the Dean of the College of
Education position are meeting
for reviews. The Faculty Manual will be available for the
Board’s review at the June meeting.
The accreditation site visits for both Social Work and
Nutrition were successful; the College of
Business is preparing for the accreditation site visit next
year. The Honors
program now includes 240
students; an updated curriculum is expected for the fall of
2000. Competitive certification
programs are currently being developed to meet market demand in
selected areas.
Report of the University Relations Committee
Mr. Gahagan reviewed
the following projects: The
graduation rate for athletes is 58%, compared to 53% of the total
student body, and has risen steadily.
The CHAMPS Life Skills Program, a national program for
the total development of student athletes sponsored by the NCAA,
is being implemented at
Winthrop. The Eagle Club Auction will be on May 1st
and the monies will be used for scholarships.
The Lasting Achievements capital campaign has reached
$14.5 million, with a goal of $26million by
2002. The laundry
facility has new equipment – it currently generates revenues of
approximately $40,000 a year, but with the improvements, $52,000
in revenue is expected.
The contract for the
bookstore is being developed as a “request for
proposals” for bid.
The fall admissions report was very positive, with an
increase in applications of about 13%.
Reports from the Representatives to the Board
A. Report from the Chair of Faculty Conference
Dr. Tom Moore reported that
he has seen an increase in
communication between the faculty and
the Board and
administration, and that he is confident of continued
cooperation. He expressed
reservations that an
attitude of compliance weighed more than commitment in the
faculty’s
participation in such
initiatives as the development of the strategic plan and the
SACS self-study.
B. Report from the President of the Student
Government Association
Mr. Trevor Beauford
stressed to the Board his perspective that the students should
be the center
of the Board’s efforts.
Report from the President
Dr. DiGiorgio
introduced two new department chairs:
Deborah Boyd from the English Department and Gary Brooks from the
Department of Mathematics.
He announced that the spring 1999 commencement speaker will
be alumna Cecily Truitt, and an honorary doctorate will be
awarded to Mary Sue McElveen for
her distinguished service to Winthrop University and to higher education in general. The president also announced that the Dinkins Student Union
program board won the national top award
from both the National Association for Campus Activities and the
Association for the
Promotion of Campus Activities.
Additionally, the Come-See-Me-Festival awarded the “Beyond the
Call of Glenn” Award to Winthrop for the University’s
support and enthusiasm.
Old Business: There was
no old business.
New Business: There was
no new business.
Executive Session: Bob
Thompson moved and Mary Anne Lake seconded that the Board move
into Executive Session to discuss a contractual matter covered
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Adjournment: The
Board reconvened in open session and Mr. White announced that no
actions had been taken by the Board in Executive Session.
Mr. White adjourned the Board meeting at 3:45pm.
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