RESOLUTION TO APPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTURESTEPS 2001

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University continues to actively support the goal of attracting and retaining the finest faculty and staff possible; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University continues to recognize an ongoing need to make substantial and systematic investment in professional development, and substantial and systematic investment in salary improvement; and

WHEREAS, the President of Winthrop University has proposed a framework for addressing these issues in a program entitled Futuresteps 2001;

THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Board of Trustees endorses and supports the implementation of Futuresteps 2001 as a significant element of the Board's ongoing commitment to institutional progress and development; and

LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Board of Trustees directs and authorizes the administration of Winthrop University to make salary adjustments for Fiscal Year 2001 in conjunction with the implementation of Futuresteps 2001 consistent with the recommendations of the Salary Study Committee.

November 3, 2000