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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
February 18, 2006
Olde Stone House
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Members present: Karl
Folkens (Chair), Larry Durham, Mary Jean Martin, Leland Cox, Janet
Smalley, Glenda Owens, Polly Ford, Sanita Savage, Sue Smith-Rex, Donna
Tinsley, Kathy Bigham, Skip Tuttle, Anthony J. DiGiorgio (ex officio).
Members absent: None
Others present:
Karen Bair of The Rock Hill Herald, Will Atkinson of The
Johnsonian, and Mike Crowder of WRHI as well as faculty and staff of
Winthrop University
The Board of
Trustees met on Saturday, February 18, 2006 on the campus of Winthrop
University, Rock Hill, SC.
Call to Order
Chair Folkens called the meeting to order
at 9:06 a. m.
Approval of Board
Minutes of November 11, 2006
Lee Cox moved, seconded by Mary Jean
Martin, that the Board approve the minutes as modified.
This motion was approved unanimously by voice vote.
Report of the Executive Committee
The
Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees met on campus on February 1, 2006. The Executive Committee
reviewed and discussed several matters but took no actions.
The vast majority of
the materials reviewed have been provided to the Board in the most
recent packet of updates. In addition, many issues discussed will be a
part of todays agendas or within the retreat presentations.
The Executive
Committee also had an executive session for discussion of legal,
personnel, and contractual matters. No action was taken in the
executive session.
Report of the
Finance Committee
Skip Tuttle, chair of the Finance committee, summarized a Resolution
to Authorize the Issuance of State Institution Bonds for $6.5 Million
for Winthrop University. The committee asked the Board to consider
adopting this resolution. The resolution
passed unanimously.
Old Business
There was no old business.
New Business
There
was no new business.
Chair Folkens then
yielded the floor to President DiGiorgio who gave a series of
presentations to the Board. These presentations included updates,
status reports, and future plans for a wide range of issues pertinent to
the University.
Adjournment
Polly Ford moved, seconded by Donna
Tinsley, that the Board recess for the day. The motion was passed
unanimously by voice vote and the Board recessed at 4:20 p.m.
Call to Order
Chair Folkens called the meeting to order
at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 19, 2006 for the purpose of continuing
the retreat.
Executive Session
Larry Durham made a motion, seconded by
Sanita Savage, that the Board move into Executive Session with Tim
Daugherty as a guest for discussion of legal matters. The motion was
passed unanimously by voice vote. The Executive Session was conducted
and no actions were taken. Larry Durham moved, seconded by Lee Cox, that
the Board go back into Public Session. The motion passed unanimously by
voice vote.
The members spent the
remaining time in a discussion and self-evaluation of their roles as
board members of a public university.
Adjournment
Chair Folkens adjourned the meeting without objection at 12:42.
Minutes submitted by
Kimberly Faust, Secretary to the Board for 2005-06.
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