Meeting of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees

Committee Meetings

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Richardson Ballroom B | DiGiorgio Campus Center

Winthrop University | Rock Hill, South Carolina

(The Board of Trustees reserves the right to change the sequence in which items appearing on the Committee Agendas are addressed.)

I. Committee on Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Enrollment Management

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes from June 25, 2025
  3. Enrollment Management and Marketing
    1. Fall '25 Census Enrollment
    2. Fall '25 Financial Aid Update (Aid Distribution, Discount Rate, Net Tuition Revenue)
    3. Tuition Transparency Initiative - Year Two Review
    4. Fall '26 New Student Recruitment and Application Update
  4. Student Affairs
    1. Career Center Update
    2. Housing Update
  5. Academic Affairs
    1. 2025-2026 Strategic Plan Projects - Update
    2. Low Enrolled Program Analysis - Update
    3. ACTION ITEM - Honorary Doctorate for Mr. Glenn McCall
  6. Adjournment

II. Committee on External Engagement and Athletics

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes from June 25, 2025
  3. University Advancement
    1. Fundraising Update
    2. Foundation Update
      1. Introduction of Courtney Jurado
  4. Athletics Update
    1. Academics
    2. Team Update
    3. External Outreach
    4. Upcoming Events
  5. Branding and Marketing Initiative Update
  6. Old Business
  7. New Business
  8. Adjournment

III. Committee on Strategic Planning and Facilities

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes from June 25, 2025
  3. Strategic Plan Update
  4. Old Business
    1. Strategic Initiative Space Study and Campus Roadmap
    2. Property Appraisals
    3. State Capital Funding Requests for FY27
  5. New Business
    1. Project Update
      1. New Residence Hall
      2. Career Services
      3. State Job Order Contracting (JOC)
    2. ACTION ITEM - Contract Approval for Dalton Fire Alarm
    3. ACTION ITEM - Disposal of Surplus Property
  6. Adjournment

IV. Committee on Finance and Audit

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes from June 25, 2025
  3. Consent Items
    1. ACTION ITEM - Contract Approval for Dalton Fire Alarm
    2. ACTION ITEM - Disposal of Surplus Property
  4. ACTION ITEM - Resolution Honoring Ms. Lisa Cowart
  5. ACTION ITEM - Approve the FY2025 Financial and Single Audit
  6. ACTION ITEM - Approve the State Required Purchasing Card Audit
  7. ACTION ITEM - Approve the Internal Audit on Accounts Payable
  8. INFORMATION ITEM - FY2025 Financial Report June 30, 2025 - Final
  9. INFORMATION ITEM - FY2026 Financial Report as of September 30, 2025
  10. INFORMATION ITEM - FY2026 Projected Revenue in Excess of Budget
  11. ACTION ITEM - Approve Request to Partially Restore FY2026 Budget
  12. INFORMATION ITEM - FY2027 State Budget Requests
  13. Adjournment 

 

Full Board of Trustees

Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.

Gold Room | DiGiorgio Campus Center

Winthrop University | Rock Hill, South Carolina

(The Board of Trustees reserves the right to change the sequence in which items appearing on the Agenda are addressed.)

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order/Welcome
  2. Invocation
  3. Remarks from the Chairman
  4. Consent Agenda
    1. Approval of Board Minutes of June 26, 2025 and August 27, 2025
    2. Resolutions to be Approved:
      1. Honorary Doctorate for Mr. Glenn McCall
      2. Contract Approval for Dalton Fire Alarm
      3. Disposal of Surplus Property
      4. FY2025 Financial and Single Audit
      5. State Required Purchasing Card Audit
      6. Internal Audit on Accounts Payable
      7. Request to Partially Restore FY2026 Budget
      8. Resolution Honoring Ms. Lisa Cowart
  5. Report from the President
  6. Committee Reports
    1. Committee on Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Enrollment
    2. Committee on External Engagement and Athletics
    3. Committee on Strategic Planning and Facilities
    4. Committee on Finance and Audit
  7. Liaison Reports
    1. Faculty Conference 
    2. Staff Conference
    3. SGA
  8. Executive Session - pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §30-4-70(a)(2) for receipt of legal advice where the legal advice relates to pending, threatened, or potential claim or other matters covered by attorney client privilege. 
  9. Consent Agenda
    1. Multi-year athletics sponsorship and naming opportunity
    2. Southwest Gateway project for renovations to campus entrance
    3. Action to change the student governance of Winthrop University from the Council of Student Leaders to the Student Government Association
    4. Action to acquire The Courtyard
    5. Action to allocate additional budget
    6. Acceptance of FY2024 financial and single audit
    7. Approval of course fees for the 2025-26 academic year
    8. Approval of room and board fees for the 2025-26 academic year
    9. Approval of mandatory and other student fees for the 2025-26 academic year
    10. Adoption of facilities and infrastructure projects
    11. Establishment of new academic programs
    12. Authorization to award an honorary degree to Shanola Hampton
    13. Action to modify responsibility for review/approval of student organizations seeking charter to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
    14. Action to appoint Tammie Phillips as Secretary to the Board effective June 26, 2025
    15. Action to vote and ratify the elections of Glenn McCall as Board Chair and Joel Hamilton as Vice Chair
    16. Action to request the Secretary to the Board to revise and reissue the Board's meeting minutes from September 30, 2024 to the present to reference correctly the introductions to executive session
  10. Vice Chair Election
  11. New Business
  12. Old Business
  13. Adjournment