The official minutes of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees are maintained by the Secretary of the Board. Certified copies of minutes may be requested by contacting the Board of Trustees’ Office. Electronic or other copies of original minutes are not official Board of Trustees' documents.

The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina met on Thursday, February 24, 2000, at 1:00 p.m. in the former Senate Chambers of the Carolina Plaza.

Members present were: Mr. William C. Hubbard, Chairman; Mr. Herbert C. Adams; Mr. Arthur S. Bahnmuller; Mr. James Bradley; Mr. William W. Doar, Jr.; Mr. Alexander English; Dr. C. Edward Floyd; Mr. Samuel R. Foster, II; Mrs. Helen C. Harvey; Mr. Toney J. Lister; Mr. Miles Loadholt; Mr. Robert N. McLellan; Mr. J. DuPre Miller; Ms. Darla D. Moore; Mr. Michael J. Mungo; Mr. M. Wayne Staton; Mr. John C. von Lehe, Jr.; Mr. Mack I. Whittle, Jr., Vice Chairman; and Mr. Othniel H. Wienges, Jr. Mrs. Inez M. Tenenbaum was absent. Faculty representative, Professor Caroline Strobel, and student representative, Mr. Malik Husser, were absent.

Others present were: President John M. Palms; Secretary Thomas L. Stepp; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jerome D. Odom; Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Lyles Glenn; Vice President for Business and Finance John L. Finan; Vice President for Student and Alumni Services Dennis A. Pruitt; Vice President for Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; Vice President for Development Charles D. Phlegar; General Counsel Walter (Terry) H. Parham; Director of the Athletics Department Michael B. McGee; Executive Director of Foundations Susie H. VanHuss; Director of Facilities Management and University Architect Charles G. Jeffcoat; Assistant Director of Planning Services, Facilities Management, Donna Collins; USC United Methodist Campus Minister the Reverend Tom Wall; Vice Provost and Executive Dean, Regional Campuses and Continuing Education, Chris P. Plyler; Director of the Carolina Coliseum John Bolin; Interim Dean of the College of Education Frederick Medway; Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Joan Hinde Stewart; Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Gordon B. Smith; Director of Housing and Judicial Programs Gene Luna; Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Marcia Welsh; Vice President of Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine Larry R. Faulkner; Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology Joe H. Gibbons; Manager of Visual Media, Distance Education and Instructional Support, Steve Adams; Retired Dean of USC Salkehatchie Carl A. Clayton and his wife, Barbara Clayton; Chancellor of USC Spartanburg John C. Stockwell; Vice Chancellor for Administration of USC Aiken Thomas L. Hallman; Senior Associate Athletics Director John T. Moore; Associate Athletic Director for Business Dan Radakovich; USC Athletics Women's Track, Field and Cross Country Coach Curtis Frye; Department of Athletics Sports Information Director Kerry Tharp; Director of Sales, Columbia Hockey, LLC, Kelly Donald; Director of Public Affairs Russell McKinney; Assistant Director of University Publications Marshall S. Swanson; Associate Director of Periodicals, University Publications, Chris Horn; representative from Media Relations Jason Snyder; and representatives from the media.

Chairman Hubbard called the meeting to order and stated that notice of the meeting had been posted and the press notified as required by the Freedom of Information Act; the agenda and supporting materials had been circulated to the members; and a quorum was present. Chairman Hubbard welcomed everyone to the meeting. The members of the University family were invited to introduce themselves. Mr. Snyder introduced the members of the media who were present. The Reverend Tom Wall was invited to deliver the Invocation.

Chairman Hubbard recognized the following faculty members who had been awarded honorary faculty titles at the December Board meeting: Professor Garnett F. Beazley; Professor Meyer Drucker; and Professor Karen J. Macrae. Chairman Hubbard expressed his appreciation to these faculty members for their service to the University of South Carolina.

Chairman Hubbard stated there were contractual matters with respect to gift naming opportunities and potential property acquisition as well as personnel matters with respect to honorary faculty titles and honorary degree candidates which were appropriate for discussion in Executive Session. Mr. von Lehe moved to enter Executive Session, and Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

The following persons were invited to remain: Dr. Palms, Mr. Stepp, Dr. Odom, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Finan, Ms. Jameson, Dr. Pruitt, Mr. Phlegar, Mr. Parham, Dr. Plyler, Dr. Stockwell, Mr. Jeffcoat, Mr. McKinney, Ms. Hyatt, and Ms. Mayfield.

Executive Session

Return to Open Session

There were no additions, deletions, or corrections to the minutes. They stood approved as distributed.

(The Honorable Helen C. Harvey, reporting)

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the requested modifications to the USC Aiken Faculty Manual. Mr. Loadholt seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the requested modifications to the USC Spartanburg Faculty Manual. Mr. Lister seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the requested program. Mr. Lister seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the honorary faculty titles, and Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the honorary faculty title, and Mr. von Lehe seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the honorary faculty titles, and Mr. Adams seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved approval of the honorary faculty titles, and Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

(The Honorable Miles Loadholt, reporting)

The Buildings and Grounds Committee met on February 10, 2000. During the meeting, it was reported that the budgets of two projects were increased administratively in accordance with Board policy: 1) the renovation of the Growth System Laboratory at 300 Main Street and 2) the expansion of USC Aiken's Ruth Patrick Science Education Center. Several items required consideration by the Board.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to increase the budget of this project by $449,900, as described in the materials distributed, for a total project budget of $3,068,000 funded with Capital Improvement Bonds. Mr. von Lehe seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to increase the budget of this project by $400,000, as described in the materials distributed, for a total project budget of $1.3 million funded with Housing Funds. Dr. Floyd seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to increase the budget of this project by $3 million, as described in the materials distributed, for a total budget of $7.8 million funded with $7.4 million in Housing Funds, $300,000 in Renovation Reserve Funds, and $100,000 in Auxiliary Funds. Mr. Bahnmuller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to upgrade the South Tower equipment room, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $400,000 funded with Housing Funds. Mr. Staton seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to renovate Bates House, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $2,050,000 funded with Housing Funds. Mr. English seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to renovate rooms 125 & 127 in the Williams-Brice Building, College of Nursing, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $650,000 funded with $400,000 in state funds from the Office of the Provost and $250,000 in Institutional Capital Project Funds. Mr. Doar seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to renovate rooms 002 & 003 & 008 in the Business Administration Building, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $1,275,000 funded with $400,000 in state funds from the Office of the Provost and $875,000 in Institutional Capital Project Funds. Ms. Moore seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to renovate Building 4 of the School of Medicine, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $1,625,000 funded with $812,500 in School of Medicine Institutional Capital Project Funds and $812,500 in Private Funds. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish this project for the USCS Hodge Center, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $400,000 funded with $200,000 in USCS Renovation Reserve Funds and $200,000 in USCS Institutional Capital Project Funds. Mr. Lister seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to construct a new parking lot at USCS, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $340,000 funded with USCS Parking Reserves. Mr. Lister seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project for Phase II of the boiler replacements, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $628,031 funded with State Funds. Mr. Doar seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project for Phase II of the campus wide lighting retrofit, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $568,258 funded with State Funds. Mr. McLellan seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project for Phase I of chiller replacements, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $2,251,594 funded with State Funds. Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project for Phase II of the Energy Management System Expansion, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $200,000 funded with State Funds. Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to replace three of the cooling towers on campus, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $1,406,134 funded with State Funds. Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved to establish a project to replace the chillers and cooling tower, as described in the materials distributed, with a budget of $1,289,094 funded with State Funds. Mr. English seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved approval of the purchase of 1,318,713 square feet of property for the purchase price of $9,850,000 from the USC Development Foundation and the sources of funds as described in the contract and in Attachment C of the materials mailed for this meeting. Dr. Floyd seconded the motion. There were no questions. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

With the concurrence of Chairman Lister of the intercollegiate Activities Committee, and on behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Loadholt moved approval of the project to construct the USC Basketball Arena as presented in the letter of Dr. John M. Palms of February 3, 2000, and the financial pro forma included in the materials for this meeting, subject to the financial compliance of supporting entities including the City of Columbia, Richland County, and Lexington County and the compliance of Columbia Hockey, LLC, as outlined in the letter to Dr. Michael B. McGee from Columbia Hockey, LLC, of February 17, 2000. The letter of surety was determined by the Executive Committee, as requested, to satisfy the condition of the Buildings and Grounds motion for approval of this project. Mr. Lister seconded the motion.

It was noted that the exterior design would be presented to the Architectural Design Review Committee in the following two weeks, then it would be presented to the Building and Grounds Committee for approval. The vote was taken, and the motion carried. Mrs. Harvey abstained.

(The Honorable William C. Hubbard, reporting)

The Executive Committee met on February 10, 2000, and took action on behalf of the full Board to approve the proposal for the Governor's Institute on Reading, College of Education. This responded to the University's encouragement to the College of Education to reach out to the teachers in South Carolina. This was a joint proposal by the State Department of Education and the College of Education that would provide opportunity to affect significantly the quality of reading instruction in virtually every school district throughout the state. Timely approval was needed to secure this grant. It was also noted that the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee also unanimously endorsed this proposal.

The Executive Committee had also met earlier in the day. Four indefinite delivery contracts were approved. They were with Assurance Waterproofing Co., Inc.; Grant Contracting, Inc.; Preferred Construction Co., Inc.; and Priority Construction Co., Inc. The lease of the Carolina Coliseum by Columbia Hockey, LLC, was also approved subject to the administration's best efforts to increase the liability coverage protecting the University.

There were other items discussed by the Executive Committee which required approval by the Board of Trustees.

Dr. Floyd moved approval of the sources of funding as described in the materials distributed. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

(The Honorable Mack I. Whittle, Jr., reporting)

The Ad Hoc Committee on Advancement met February 10 and heard several reports.

The total raised during the Bicentennial Campaign since its inception July 1, 1995, through December 31, 1999, was $262.5 million. The total raised in the first six months of the 1999/2000 fiscal year was $31.4 million. The Development Office was attempting to raise $65 million in the current year so that the Campaign would reach its $300 million goal one year ahead of schedule.

The law school had been very successful in its efforts to raise money for a new building. The Development Office had been charged with raising $15 million for construction. To date, there was $6.5 million in signed commitments, $6.2 million in oral commitments, and $5.1 million in probable gifts. If all of those gifts occurred, they would total $17.9 million.

The National Merit Scholarship Program was underway. Each scholarship could be funded by a $30,000 gift paid over four years or $150,000 to establish an endowment for each National Merit scholar. A new staff person was hired and seven commitments had been received in the first two months.

There were 39 major gift prospects who would be solicited within the next six months with a potential total of $172 million. Regional Campaigns were scheduled to be held in Charleston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Washington, DC, Richmond, Wilmington/Philadelphia, Florence, Sumter, Chicago, Nashville, Denver, and Columbia. The Regional Campaigns had been very successful so far, and a great many new prospects had been discovered.

President John Casteen of the University of Virginia would be on campus March 1, 2000, to discuss fundraising at the University of Virginia. Coincidental-ly, he would Chair Carolina's re-accreditation Committee.

A direct mail and phone blitz would occur September 2000 through June 2001 to offer everyone the opportunity to make a gift to the Bicentennial Campaign. The Campaign would officially end June 30, 2001, and there would be a celebration in December 2001.

It was projected that the Campaign total would now be between $350 and $375 million, and it was estimated that the endowment would exceed $300 million in the current year. Five years ago, the endowment had been $64 million.

At Mr. McLellan's request a review of Carolina's fund-raising expenditures was completed by using the same methodology that the other Southeastern and AAU institutions used for determining their expenses for fund-raising. The review determined that Carolina was budgeting the same items as the other institutions except for fringe benefits. In the future Carolina would add fringe benefits in the calculations for expenditures in fund-raising.

All University action with respect to the acceptance of gifts, the nature of appraisals received, and the calculation of overhead and costs associated with fund-raising would now comply with CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) standards and would create an "apples to apples" comparison. The University had done an excellent job with the return on its fund-raising investment, and compliance with CASE standards would improve the University's reporting.

Today is a banner day in the life and history of the University of South Carolina. Today, we have approved projects with investments approaching $150,000,000. These investments in a new arena, a wellness/fitness center for our students, and a Greek village will transform the gateway to Columbia and the campus of the University of South Carolina.

We are often hard on ourselves at this University and critically view, as we should, every aspect of the transactions of this magnitude. But through years of hard work, study, review, analysis, and debate, we have come to a consensus and an endorsement of these projects that will make a significant contribution to this University, the Midlands, and indeed the entire state of South Carolina. I thank you all for your vital and enduring participation in this effort.

It is not usually advisable to single out individuals because inevitably important contributors are not properly thanked. Yet in spite of that knowledge, I believe it is important to acknowledge some individuals, although they are certainly not all who participated. It is important to thank those who played a leadership role in bringing these efforts to fruition. From the Board of Trustees, I especially wish to acknowledge Mr. Bradley, Mr. Lister, Mr. Mungo, Mr. Whittle, and Mr. Loadholt in his capacity as chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee. I must especially thank a former member of this Board, Mr. Buyck, who chaired the Building and Grounds Committee and stills chairs the Architectural Design Review Committee, for his diligence and tenacity in pushing these projects forward.

Finally, I give special thanks to the University Chairman Emeritus Dr. Floyd. His leadership in the early stages of these projects and for his vision for the future of this campus were essential to moving these projects from a dream to reality. I also thank Governor Hodges, as Governor and Ex-officio Chairman of this Board, who supported these efforts in the General Assembly.

We could not have received the financial support needed for these projects without the vital efforts of John Gregory and Shirley Mills with the General Assembly. From the foundations we had the key leadership of Susie VanHuss and Dick Rockafellow. From Student Affairs, Dennis Pruitt, Jerry Brewer, Patricia Nichols and Gene Luna have been key leaders in insuring the input of students and alumni and articulating their views to the administration and the Board of Trustees. We clearly could not have developed the sound financial approach to these projects without the assistance of John Finan, Jim Kirk and Ken Corbett. Charlie Jeffcoat provided, as usual, his able service on these complex initiatives while at the same time continuing to keep the rest of the University's buildings and grounds in sound condition. We appreciate the guidance and leadership of John Bolin of the Coliseum. Pete Mackey, Gail Widener, Chip McKinney, and Jason Snyder of the President's Office were all vital in the communications of our goals and objectives on these projects.

Tommy Stepp, Board and University Secretary, played a key role in coordinating the efforts of the administration and the Board of Trustees and in facilitating communications and coordination in a superb way. Terry Parham, General Counsel of the University, was essential to the contractual and property transactions that were at the heart of structuring these projects. Jerry Odom played a key role in a liaison capacity with the faculty, making sure that they had the appropriate input and gaining the appropriate support for these projects. Charlie Phlegar identified and cultivated private financial support that has proven to be very important to the life of these projects.

From the Athletics Department, Jeff Barber, Dan Radakovich, John Moore, Brad Edwards and Chris Massaro have all played key roles especially in regard to the arena. Of course, the man on the point for the development of the arena was our distinguished Athletics Director, Dr. Mike McGee. Mike's business acumen, thoroughness, diligence, and especially, patience, have been vital to keeping the arena project on track.

Our special thanks must go to Lyles Glenn. His coordination of these efforts, his negotiations with state and local government, and his skillful diplomacy in securing the vital properties were essential to the success of these projects.

Finally, our thanks go to Dr. Palms who put the full weight of the administration behind these efforts and dedicated substantial energy and time both from himself and his staff to the successful completion of these projects.

These were not the only people who made these projects among the most significant team efforts in the recent history of this University. Yet these people, and all those who support them, contributed mightily to the accomplishments that we celebrate today. Though there is much work to be done to insure the architectural beauty and the soundness of construction, as well as the timely completion of these projects within budget, we will get that work done as well.

But let us pause for a moment today and congratulate the University for these vital contributions to the life of our students, the progress of this University, and the quality of life of this state. Let's give ourselves a big hand.

Mr. Wienges stated that, on behalf of the Board he wanted to thank Mr. Hubbard for his fine leadership to the University and the accomplishment of these projects.

Dr. Palms said he wanted to endorse what Mr. Hubbard had stated with a reminder that this was all being done for the benefit of Carolina's students. The University of South Carolina hoped to continue recruiting students and giving them a life on campus that would be wholesome and attractive.

Dr. Palms stated he would like to brag about the University's students. Every year U.S. News and World Report chose twenty students within the United States to its all USA College of Academics First Team. These twenty students were selected from students recommended by the finest colleges and universities in the country. Another 40 were named to the second and third team, making a total of 60 students. The students were chosen as representatives for their outstanding undergraduate classes, their grades, awards, activities, leadership and ability to use their academic skills outside the classroom. The University had never had a member on the First Team but, this year, Caroline Parlor, also a Rhodes Scholar, was selected. Chris Dorsel was selected for the Third Team.

Dr. Palms stated that the University also had one of the finest coaches in the country as an important member of the Athletics Department. Curtis Frye, Head Track & Field Coach, had set the highest standards in his profession. Coach Frye had coached 75 Atlantic Coast Conference Champions, over 50 Southeastern Conference Champions (SEC), 160 National Collegiate Athletic Association All-Americans (NCAA), 32 NCAA Champions, 7 Olympians, and 2 Olympic Gold Medalists. Last year he was an assistant coach for the United States at the World Track and Field Championships in Spain. The University was delighted when Coach Frye came aboard in 1996. Last year, under his direction, the women's track team won the SEC Outdoor Championship. In indoor track, the women were third ranked in the nation. Thanks to Coach Frye the women's outdoor track team then joined Texas, Southern Methodist University, and the University of California at Los Angeles as the only women's programs to finish in the top ten nationally for the last four years.

Meanwhile, Coach Frye led the men's track team to place in the top six nationally in both indoor and outdoor track. The men's indoor team placed second highest in the SEC. Together, in 1999, under Coach Frye's leadership, Carolina's women's and men's teams set thirty-five school records, won three NCAA individual and relay titles, fourteen SEC titles, and crowned twenty-nine All-Americans. For these achievements Coach Frye was named the SEC Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year and named both Men's and Women's Indoor National Coach of the Year. Coach Frye was the first person in college history to be named the National Coach of Year in both indoor and outdoor track. So far this year, the University's women's team ranked third in the country and the men's team ranked fourteenth. Dr. Palms thanked Coach Frye for his hard work with student-athletes and reiterated that the University was very proud of Coach Frye's accomplishments which contributed to the University with class and skill.

University of South Carolina BOARD OF TRUSTEES Resolution

WHEREAS, Carl Alan Clayton has served the University with distinction as an instructor, professor, and dean since 1968 in Florence and in Salkehatchie; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Clayton, throughout his career, has worked to serve and improve the lives of the students of this university by providing quality educational opportunity and attention to the varied needs of individuals; and

WHEREAS, the many successes of USC Salkehatchie are directly linked to his distinctive academic leadership, his integration of the institution into the fabric of the community, and his lifelong and untiring struggle to provide educational opportunity to as many persons as possible; and

WHEREAS, Carl Clayton chose to retire from his distinguished service to the University in December of 1999;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees expresses its sincere and deep appreciation of Carl A. Clayton for his decades of service to this institution and its students; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Clayton as a token of the high esteem in which he is held.

PRESENTED THIS 24^th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2000 AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Board Chairman, William C. Hubbard
University President, John M. Palms
Board Secretary, Thomas L. Stepp

There being no further matters of business to come before the Board, Chairman Hubbard declared the meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas L. Stepp
Secretary

Exhibit A

USC AIKEN Promotion and Tenure Criteria Standards for Tenure at Rank of Professor
p. 5.6 - 6, II.C.5.b
From:
Candidates are expected to offer evidence of outstanding teaching (see IV.B.1.a). Candidates must also offer evidence of significant contributions in both scholarly/creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) and service (see IV.B.3), or evidence of outstanding scholarly/creative/applied professional activities or service and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Candidates are expected to offer evidence of outstanding teaching (see IV.B.1.a). Candidates must also offer evidence of sustained, significant contributions in scholarly/creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) and active, sustained service (see IV.B.3) OR active, sustained contributions in scholarly/creative/applied professional activities and outstanding service.

p. 5.6 - 6, II.C.5.c
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Professional librarians at the professor rank are expected to offer evidence of outstanding professional service. Professional librarians must also offer evidence of both significant contributions in scholarly/creative activities (see IV.B.2) and service (see IV.B.3), or evidence of outstanding scholarly/ creative activities or service and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Professional librarians at the professor rank are expected to offer evidence of outstanding professional service. Professional librarians must also offer evidence of sustained, significant contributions in scholarly/creative activities (see IV.B.2) and active, sustained service (see IV.B.3) OR active, sustained contributions in scholarly/creative activities and outstanding service.

Standards for Promotion to Professor
p. 5.6 - 8, III.B.4.b
From:
Candidates are expected to offer evidence of outstanding teaching. Candidates must also offer evidence of significant contributions in both scholarly/ creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) and service (see IV.B.3), or evidence of outstanding scholarly/creative/applied professional activities or service and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Candidates for promotion to professor are expected to offer evidence of outstanding teaching (see IV.B.1.a). Candidates must also offer evidence of sustained, significant contributions in scholarly/creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) and active, sustained service (see IV.B.3), OR active, sustained contributions in scholarly/creative/applied professional activities and outstanding service.

p. 5.6 - 8, III.B.4.c
From:
Professional librarians at the professor rank are expected to offer evidence of outstanding professional service. Professional librarians must also offer evidence of both significant contributions in scholarly/creative activities (see IV.B.2) and service (see IV.B.3), or evidence of outstanding scholarly/ creative activities or service and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Professional librarians who are candidates for promotion to professor are expected to offer evidence of outstanding professional service. Professional librarians must also offer evidence of sustained, significant contributions in scholarly/creative activities (see IV.B.2) and active, sustained service (see IV.B.3), OR active, sustained contributions in scholarly/creative activities and outstanding service.

Standards for Promotion to Associate Professor (Editorial Changes)
p. 5.6 - 8, III.B.3.b
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Candidates are expected to offer evidence of effective teaching. Associate professors must also demonstrate significant contributions in either scholarly/creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) or service (see IV.B.3) and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Candidates for promotion to associate professor are expected to offer evidence of effective teaching (see IV.B.1.a). They must also demonstrate significant contributions in either scholarly/creative/applied professional activities (see IV.B.2) or service (see IV.B.3) and active involvement in the other area.

p. 5.6 - 8, III.B.3.c
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Professional librarians at the associate professor rank must offer evidence of effective professional service. Professional librarians at the associate professor rank must also offer evidence of significant contributions in either university/community service (see IV.B.3) or scholarly/creative endeavors (see IV.B.2) and active involvement in the other area.
To:
Professional librarians who are candidates for promotion to associate professor must offer evidence of effective professional service. They must also offer evidence of significant contributions in either university/ community service (see IV.B.3) or scholarly/creative endeavors (see IV.B.2) and active involvement in the other area.


Exhibit B

USC SPARTANBURG Draft Revision of Faculty Welfare Committee Description
Faculty Welfare Committee (pp. 2-9 & 2-10)
The Faculty Welfare committee consists of one faculty member elected by each voting unit. A separate Grievance Pool with one member from each voting unit of the faculty is elected as a subcommittee of Faculty Welfare; however, membership in the Grievance Pool does not disallow service on two other standing committees of the faculty. The Faculty Welfare committee is a medium through which faculty members may express their thoughts relating to matters of faculty welfare. The committee communicates these concerns to the appropriate administrative officers or to the Faculty Senate.

In general, areas of committee concern apply to the faculty as a whole rather than to individuals, and include, but are not restricted to: salaries, benefits, and rank; policies regarding teaching load and assignments; policies regarding university programs and activities affecting faculty welfare; policies regarding conduct and professional ethics; professional relations among faculty, and between faculty and the administration; faculty involvement in campus decision-making and governance; general faculty morale; equal opportunity and affirmative action.

Before the end of the fall semester, the committee distributes to the faculty (1) a summary of administrative annual review rankings of faculty for the previous year by academic unit; (2) a summary of all faculty salaries by salary interval, including a breakdown of salaries by gender and race, as permitted by law and (3) numerical results of faculty evaluations of administrators and academic/ administrative support offices and departments.

Complaints about matters relating to possible violations of the Code of Ethics as stated in the Promotion and Tenure Guidelines should be reported to the chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee who will be responsible for reporting the matter to the chair or chair-elect of the Promotion and Tenure Committee for investigation. Violations of confidence of Peer Review committee also may be reported to the Faculty Welfare.

Faculty members wishing to file a grievance do so with the Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee according to the guidelines for Faculty Grievance Procedures (section 7 of the Faculty Manual).


Draft Revision of Faculty Grievance Procedures
. . .Procedure: Timetable (P. 7-2 & 7-3)

. . . . .Within 10 days of receiving a response from the Chancellor, the grievant may submit the case to the Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee.

Upon receiving a request for a grievance hearing, the Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee draws the names of five eligible members from the Grievance Pool from which to form a hearing panel of three members. The member of the pool from the grievant's voting unit may not be included among the names from which the give eligible members are drawn.