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The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina met at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 1998, in Ballroom C of the Russell House University Union.

Board members present were: Mr. William C. Hubbard, Chairman; Mr. Mack I. Whittle, Jr., Vice Chairman; Dr. C. Edward Floyd, Chairman Emeritus; Mr. Herbert C. Adams; Mr. Arthur S. Bahnmuller; Mr. Donald A. Bailey; Mr. James Bradley; Mr. Mark W. Buyck, Jr.; Mr. William M. Gregg, II; Mrs. Helen C. Harvey; Mr. Toney J. Lister; Mr. Miles Loadholt; Mr. Robert N. McLellan; Mr. J. DuPre Miller; Mr. M. Wayne Staton; and Mr. Othniel H. Wienges, Jr. Board members absent were: Mr. Samuel R. Foster, II; Mr. Michael J. Mungo; Dr. Barbara S. Nielsen; and Mr. Robert C. Osborne, Jr. Faculty representative Eldon Wedlock, Jr., and student representative Kimberly Dickerson were also absent.

Others present were: President John M. Palms; Secretary Thomas L. Stepp; Vice President for Business and Finance John L. Finan; Vice President for Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; Vice President for Student and Alumni Services Dennis A. Pruitt; Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine Larry Faulkner; General Counsel Walter (Terry) H. Parham; Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Marcia G. Welsh; Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Affairs Donald J. Greiner; Associate Provost John N. Olsgaard; Chancellor, USC Aiken, Robert E. Alexander; Chancellor, USC Spartanburg, John C. Stockwell; Dean, USC Beaufort, Chris Plyler; Dean, USC Lancaster, Joseph Pappin; Dean, College of Nursing, Mary Ann Parsons; Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, College of Engineering, Michael Reischman; Vice Provost for Research Marsha R. Torr; Associate Vice Provost for Sponsored Programs and Research Ardis M. Savory; Director, Department of Internal Audit, Alton McCoy; Director, Department of Student Life, Jerry T. Brewer; Director, Housing and Residential Services, Gene Luna; Director of Facilities Management and University Architect Charles G. Jeffcoat; Assistant Director for Planning Services, Facilities Management, Donna Collins; Budget Director James E. Kirk; Director of Development J. Cantey Heath, Jr.; Director of Employee Communications, Debra K. Allen; Executive Director of University Foundations Susie H. VanHuss; Legislative Liaison John Gregory; Interim Chair of the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration (HRTA) Sandra K. Strick; Assistant Chair of the School of HRTA Charles E. Boswell; Professor, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, M. Kent Sidel; Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Yakir Aharonov; Assistant to the Vice President for Business and Finance Ken Corbett; staff members from the Budget Office: Ralph Summer and Laurah Shealy; Chief Executive Assistant to the President J. Lyles Glenn; Director of Public Affairs Russell McKinney; representative from University Publications Chris Horn; representative from Media Relations Jason Snyder; and a member of the press.

Chairman Hubbard called the meeting to order and stated that there were personnel matters with respect to appointments with tenure, honorary faculty titles, and tenure and promotion, as well as a contractual matter with respect to a gift naming opportunity appropriate for Executive Session. He called for a motion to enter Executive Session. Mr. Buyck so moved, and Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

The following persons were invited to remain: Dr. Palms, Mr. Stepp, Mr. Finan, Ms. Jameson, Dr. Pruitt, Mr. Parham, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Stockwell, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Glenn, Mr. McKinney, Dr. Faulkner, Dr. Welsh, Dr. Greiner, Ms. Allen, Ms. Hyatt, and Ms. Medich.

Executive Session

I. Personnel Matters

II. Contractual Matter

Return to Open Session

Mr. Hubbard called the meeting to order. He 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.

Mr. Hubbard welcomed everyone to the meeting. He invited the members of the University family to introduce themselves. Jason Snyder introduced the representative from the press.

I. Approval of Minutes: The following eleven sets of minutes were circulated by mail to the Board for review and were presented for approval:

A. Fiscal Policy Committee, April 14, 1998

B. Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, April 14, 1998

C. Student-Trustee Liaison Committee, April 14, 1998

D. Executive Committee, April 23, 1998

E. Board of Trustees, April 23, 1998

F. Board of Trustees, April 30, 1998

G. Health Affairs Committee, May 21, 1998

H. Intercollegiate Activities Committee, May 21, 1998

I. Buildings and Grounds Committee, May 21, 1998

J. Executive Committee, May 21, 1998

K. Fiscal Policy Committee, June 9, 1998

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

II. Committee Reports

A. Health Affairs Committee

(The Honorable J. DuPre Miller, reporting)

The Health Affairs Committee met on May 21 and received reports from Dean Parsons of the College of Nursing and Dean Sadik of the College of Pharmacy. Dean Parsons had presented a proposal for a Nursing Doctorate degree, and this program would be presented to the Board for approval by the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee later in this day's meeting.

Dean Sadik gave his first report as Dean of the College of Pharmacy. He reported that the College had maintained continuous existence since it was established in 1865. Its B.S. degree was completely phased out with last month's graduation of the last group of those students. The change to the Pharm.D. degree was mandated by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

The College of Pharmacy received 225 applications for the 60 student positions. Most applicants were South Carolinians, and the average GPA of those admitted was 3.43. It was noted that 99.9 percent of the Pharmacy students graduate, and 100 percent of the graduates were employed. Of the total 2,671 alumni, 73.4 percent reside in South Carolina.

B. Intercollegiate Activities Committee

(The Honorable Donald A. Bailey, reporting)

At its meeting of May 21, the Intercollegiate Activities Committee reviewed the State Audit of the Department of Athletics, the Third Quarter Financial Statement of the Department of Athletics, and the Department's budget for fiscal year 1999. The budget was included in the University's budget which would be presented to the Board for action later in this meeting.

Athletics Director Michael McGee reported on Carolina's accomplishments in the area of gender equity. Currently 38 percent of participants in University sports were women, with 39.5 percent of athletic scholarship dollars allocated to women.

Dr. McGee announced to the Committee that the equestrian team had moved its base of operation to a new facility in Irmo known as Irish Oaks, and Mr. Whittle reported that it was an excellent facility and the move had gone very well.

The student-athlete employment program, with an earnings cap of $2,000, was going into effect this year. The University was imposing additional requirements in regard to athlete employment including a 2.0 GPA, coach's approval, and input from academic advisors.

Dr. McGee also reported that during the past year ten of the University's athletics team had achieved a "top twenty" national ranking.

C. Buildings and Grounds Committee

(The Honorable Mark W. Buyck, Jr., reporting)

The Buildings and Grounds Committee met on May 21 and received a status report of ongoing projects and the Annual Permanent Improvement Plan (APIP) projects with budgets less than $250,000. Details about these projects were contained in the minutes of the May 21 meeting. It was reported that the proposal to acquire the Naval Reserve property was still under discussion, and the Naval Reserve Commander was amenable to moving if a suitable alternative location could be found.

The University was recognized by the Historic Columbia Foundation for its preservation and restoration of Maxcy College, and the National Wildlife Federation had presented the University a Certificate of Achievement for establishing and maintaining a Backyard Wildlife Habitat in the A.C. Moore Garden.

1. Report on Administratively Approved Project Budget Increases: Consistent with the Board policy which permitted the administration to increase existing projects by no more than ten percent of the original budget and less than $250,000, four project budgets were increased.

a) USC Beaufort, Existing Facilities Improvements: The project was increased by $35,000 funded with Beaufort's appropriated state funds for a total project budget of $2,085,000.

b) East Energy Facility Maintenance and Enhancements: This project budget was increased by $147,000 for a total budget of $1,620,000.

c) South Campus Housing - West Quadrangle Construction: The new residence hall was completed last year, but an additional $95,000 was required to pay for the bond issuance cost and to cover an increase to the landscaping costs.

d) McMaster College Renovation/Addition: An increase of $249,000 was necessary for reinforcement of an existing load bearing wall. Even with this budget increase, the cost of renovation was less than the cost of equivalent new construction.

The following items were approved for recommendation to the full Board:

2. Wellness/Fitness Center: In 1997 the Board approved a Wellness/ Fitness Center project with a budget of $750,000 for design/development. On May 21 the Committee received a proposal to complete the design and to construct the Center on the Gibbes Machinery property, which was currently owned by the University. Because the Gibbes site was not large enough to provide recreation fields and parking, the proposal included funds for the purchase and development of approximately 30 acres of additional land for recreation fields and parking.

The total project budget would be $38.6 million. User fees would be charged to both faculty and staff, and student campus activity fees would be increased over five years to service the debt on Institutional Bonds. Private funding would come from the funds reserved from the prior sale of Bell Camp, and a discrete portion of the Wellness/Fitness Center would be designated to commemorate the original Bell Camp donation. The original Bell Camp marker was being maintained for installation as part of this project.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Buyck moved approval of the Wellness/Fitness Center as presented with a total project budget of $38.6 million to be funded with $32.1 million in Institutional Bonds, $4.4 million in Private Funds, and $2.1 million in Institutional Capital Project Funds. Mr. Staton seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

3. School of Public Health Addition: The proposal to construct an addition on the east side of the existing facility at Sumter and Greene Streets would include classrooms, laboratories, and faculty offices. When completed, all academic programs would be housed in a single building; they were currently housed in 14 locations. The administration was cautioned to take necessary steps to preserve the integrity of the historic wall.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Buyck moved approval of the project to construct an addition to the existing School of Public Health, as presented, with a total budget of $10 million to be funded with $3.5 million in State Appropriations, $3.5 million in Private (grant) Funds, and $3 million in Institutional Bonds contingent on receipt of the grant funds and the matching funds from the State Legislature. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

4. Property Acquisitions

a) 300 Sumter Street: This parcel was comprised of 1.7 acres in the heart of the campus and would provide a site for two Greek houses and associated parking.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Buyck moved approval of the acquisition of 300 Sumter Street from the Development Foundation with a purchase price of $290,000 funded with Housing Maintenance Reserve Funds. Dr. Floyd seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried. Mr. Buyck reported that the purchase price was the same amount that the Development Foundation had paid for the property.

b) 730 Devine Street: This site included an office building that would be used for research activities. Revenue from research grants would be used to service the bond debt.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Buyck moved approval of the acquisition of 730 Devine Street from the USC Development Foundation with a purchase price of $480,000 to be funded with Institutional Funds. Mr. Gregg seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried. Mr. Buyck reported that the purchase price was the same amount that the Development Foundation had paid for the property.

c) 1600 Hampton Street: The Committee had been briefed several times on the possibility of a gift/purchase of the BellSouth State Headquarters located at 1600 Hampton Street. The main office building had eight stories, a full basement, and 253,234 gross square feet. The annex had three stories, a basement, and 31,359 gross square feet. There were 800 surface parking spaces, a garage with 253 spaces, and a leased parking lot which contained 125 spaces for a total of more than 1,100 parking spaces.

The most important benefit of the acquisition would be the continuation of the master plan by consolidating the support functions away from the core of campus and making central campus space available for academic uses. It would also provide relief of core campus parking demand, eliminate the need to lease office space, and provide the potential for demolishing certain high maintenance facilities. The total budget would not exceed $9 million and would include the purchase, moving costs, modest building modifications, and communication costs.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Buyck moved approval of the acquisition of the BellSouth State Headquarters complex at 1600 Hampton Street with a total project budget not to exceed $9 million for the purchase and related costs, to be funded with Institutional/Revenue Bonds; project approval was subject to the receipt of an appropriate property easement, as previously discussed, from the City of Columbia. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

5. USC Lancaster Auditorium/Classroom Building Project Increase: At its meeting earlier on this date, the Buildings and Grounds Committee heard a request to increase the budget of the USC Lancaster Auditorium/Classroom Building as outlined in the materials mailed for this meeting.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Buyck moved to change the sources of funding and increase the Lancaster Auditorium/Classroom Building project budget by $1.55 million for a total project budget of $9.47 million to be funded with $2.7 million in Capital Improvement Bonds, $4.77 million in Private Funds, and $2 million in State Institutional Bonds with appropriate adjustments to the Lancaster fee schedule which had previously been distributed to the Board. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

D. Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee

(The Honorable James Bradley, reporting)

1. Appointments with Tenure: The following requests for appointments with tenure had received all appropriate academic and administrative approvals. They were presented, without objection, to the Committee and to this Board in Executive Session.

a) Dr. Abdel Bayoumi would be awarded tenure with his appointment as Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering. At the request of Dr. Palms, Dr. Greiner commented on Dr. Bayoumi's appointment. Dr. Greiner said that Dr. Bayoumi was a full professor of mechanical engineering at North Carolina State University. Dr. Bayoumi had an excellent teaching and scholarly record.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of Dr. Bayoumi's appointment with tenure. Mr. Bahnmuller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

b) Dr. Andrew Billingsley would be awarded tenure with his appointment as Professor in the Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Greiner reported that Dr. Billingsley was an internationally known sociologist who would bring great prestige to the University.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of Dr. Billingsley's appointment with tenure. Mr. Bailey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

c) Dr. Gerard M. Crawley would be awarded tenure with his appointment as Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy effective with his appointment as Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Dr. Palms reported that Dr. Crawley had been Chairman of the Physics Department and Dean of the Graduate School at Michigan State University, a Research I, American Association of Universities (AAU) institution. Dr. Palms said that Dr. Crawley was enthusiastic about the University's goals and vision.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of Dr. Crawley's appointment with tenure. Mrs. Harvey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

d) Dr. Paul Allen Miller would be awarded tenure with his appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of French and Classics, College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Greiner reported that Dr. Miller was currently directing the Comparative Literature program at Texas A&M University. Dr. Miller was a classicist and a Latin scholar with an excellent record in scholarship and teaching.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of Dr. Miller's appointment with tenure. Mr. Loadholt seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

e) Dr. Harris Pastides would be awarded tenure with his appointment as Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics effective with his appointment as Dean of the School of Public Health. Dr. Palms said this was an appointment that was important to the well being of this state. He was coming from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with excellent credentials. Dr. Palms invited Dr. Faulkner to comment on this appointment. Dr. Faulkner said he had met with Dr. Pastides on several occasions. He was an excellent teacher and scholar, and the School of Medicine looked forward to working closely with Dr. Pastides.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of Dr. Pastides' appointment with tenure. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

2. Honorary Faculty Titles: The following requests for honorary faculty titles had received all appropriate academic and administrative approvals. They were presented, without objection, to the Committee and to this Board in Executive Session.

a) The title of Distinguished Professor would be awarded to the following persons during their final year of service. Upon their retirement, that title would change to Distinguished Professor Emeritus:

(1) Dr. Francis Abel, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, retiring June 30, 1999;

(2) Dr. Emil L. Roy, Department of English, USC Aiken, retiring June 30, 1998; and

(3) Dr. Robert W. Weinbach, College of Social Work, retiring June 30, 1998.

b) Dr. John J. Duffy, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, would be awarded the title Emeritus Professor and Executive Dean Emeritus upon his retirement June 30, 1998.

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

3. Tenure and Promotion: The lists of requested tenure and promotion decisions were mailed with the materials for this meeting. [Exhibit A] They had received all appropriate approvals and were presented, without objection, to the Committee and to this Board in Executive Session.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the tenure and promotion requests as mailed. Mr. Bailey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

4. Changes to Columbia Campus Faculty Manual: The requested changes to the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual were mailed with the materials for this meeting. [Exhibit B] The changes include implementation of post-tenure review for tenured faculty and removal of the Board of Trustees from the faculty grievance process.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the changes to the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual as mailed. Mrs. Harvey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

5. Nursing Doctoral Program Proposal: The proposed degree program to be offered by the College of Nursing was a professional doctoral degree in nursing practice. The program proposal had received all appropriate academic and administrative approvals and was consistent with the mission of the University.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the Doctor of Nursing degree program. Mr. Miller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

6. Modification of B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration in the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration in the College of Applied Professions, USC Columbia, to Serve the USC Beaufort Campus: This program had received all appropriate academic and administrative approvals and was consistent with the mission of the University.

On behalf of the Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the requested program modification. Mrs. Harvey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

Mr. Hubbard changed the order of the agenda, without objection, and called for the report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Advancement.

E. Ad Hoc Committee on Advancement

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

At the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Advancement held earlier on this day, it was reported that through May 31 the efforts in the development area had raised approximately $92 million. The goal was to raise this to $100 million before the end of the 1998 fiscal year on June 30. Raising $100 million this year would more than double last year's total, which had been a record year.

The campaign total through May 31, 1998, stood at $172.2 million. All figures were based on the discounted present value of the gifts. The method used to figure the discounted value was a standard used throughout academia. This provided information which could be compared on a favorable basis.

The Principal Gifts Committee has had great success and would continue working until all prospects had been approached and gifts closed. There was currently a new group of volunteers working on Leadership Gifts, and they would be fully engaged during the fall of 1998.

The major campaign initiatives for the next two years would be the 30 regional campaigns. A detailed Regional Campaign Plan was discussed with the Committee.

Mr. Phlegar would focus a great deal of attention this fall on several projects including the Wellness/Fitness Center, the Public Health building, the School of Law, and the Carolina Scholars Program.

Critical infrastructure plans were under way in the central Development Office. This included new software installation to replace the current system which was more than 25 years old, the establishment of a records office, and the implementation of a new strategic plan.

F. Executive Committee

(The Honorable William C. Hubbard, reporting)

1. Report of Meetings: At the May 21 meeting of the Executive Committee, approval was given to accept a $900,000 cash settlement from Masterclean, Inc., to settle the dispute between the University and Masterclean with regard to the asbestos abatement project that took place in the USC Aiken Administration Building.

At the June 11 meeting of the Executive Committee the following contracts were approved:

- USA Collegiate, L.P. (formerly Host Communications) was awarded a five year contract to provide media and corporate marketing services to the University's Athletics Department;

- Baseball coach Donald Ray Tanner's contract was extended two years; his base salary was increased by $10,000 a year; and additional provisions for supplemental compensation for post-season play were added;

- Women's basketball coach Susan K. Walvius' contract was extended for an additional year; the ending date of each contract year was changed from June 30 to May 31 to conform to the new contract term; and her base salary was increased by $6,500 a year.

The Executive Committee approved, on behalf of the full Board, a change in the source of funding for South Campus Housing - East Quadrangle. The source of funding was changed from $19.8 million in Housing Revenue Bonds to $18 million in Housing Revenue Bonds and $1.8 million in Housing Operating Reserve Funds. Once the bonds were sold, this interim funding change would be reversed and the Housing Operating Reserve Funds account would be reimbursed.

2. Gift Naming Opportunity: Mr. Hubbard invited Dr. Palms to present this item. Dr. Palms stated that the University had a long-standing goal of having a first class fitness and wellness center. The current facility had been built when there were 5,000 students on the Columbia campus, and there were now 26,000 students. The financial arrangements had been formulated. With the help of students currently in school who were willing to make an investment even though they would no longer be on campus when the facility was completed, and with other resources, a financial package had been assembled. In an effort to diminish the burden on the students and to build a facility that would allow the University to charge less to users, opportunities were being sought to raise funds. At the same time the University was looking for a way to honor South Carolina's very best. With those dual purposes in mind, Dr. Palms said he met with Senator Strom Thurmond to ask permission to seek Board approval to name the facility for the Senator. Senator Thurmond was pleased and asked to be the first to donate to the facility. Following discussions, the Senator contributed $10,000 toward the Center and promised to provide a list of names of persons he was sure would contribute to help build the facility.

Dr. Palms asked the Board to endorse his recommendation to name the facility The Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center. Mr. Hubbard called for a motion for the naming of the facility. Mr. Buyck so moved, and Dr. Floyd seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

3. Loan to South Carolina Budget and Control Board: Mr. Hubbard reported that at a called meeting held on June 14, the Executive Committee, on behalf of the full Board, approved the following motion: "The Executive Committee, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, authorizes the University to respond to the request of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board to borrow $2.1 million. The loan shall be with interest to be paid to the University of South Carolina and repaid no later than September 19, 1998. Funds shall come from auxiliary and capital reserve accounts not associated with University funds necessary for day to day operations." The funds would be used by the Budget and Control Board for pressing one-time needs of South Carolina State University.

4. Fiscal Year 1999 Budget: Mr. Hubbard stated that at its meeting of June 11 the Executive Committee approved for recommendation to the full Board the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget. He then invited Dr. Palms to present the budget. [Select pages are attached as Exhibit C. Exhibit C is available for review in the Board of Trustees Office in the Osborne Administration Building.]

Dr. Palms stated that the budget presented for approval today was consistent with the budget presented to each of the Board members individually during the visits made by Mr. Stepp and Mr. Finan and the presentation to the expanded Executive Committee meeting on June 11. It was a sparse budget that adapted to the level of support the University was receiving from the state. It was also a budget that applied, carefully and strategically, the resources available so that investment was being made in the overall goals to become a member of AAU and a Research I university. This investment included enhancements in the College of Science and Mathematics in conjunction with the arrival of the new dean, as well as the College of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts. These colleges were the core of the educational mission of the University.

Dr. Palms said it was necessary to increase tuition and fees. The increases would enable the institution to handle the state's mandated cost-of-living and insurance increases in the amount of $1.688 million. At the Columbia campus, in-state undergraduates would have a tuition increase of 2 percent and a .8 percent increase in fees for student organizations and the new fitness and wellness center as supported by the student leadership. The regional campuses' tuition and fees would increase the same as for in-state and out-of-state undergraduates on the Columbia campus. Out-of-state undergraduate students and in-state graduate students would have a tuition increase of 3.75 percent plus the .8 percent fee increase for a total increase of 4.45 percent. Out-of-state graduate students would have a tuition increase of 6.5 percent. Tuition increases at Aiken and Spartanburg would be 5 percent, and they would retain among the lowest tuitions of all public institutions in the state. The remaining schedule of fees was included in the materials mailed for the meeting.

Dr. Palms said that the sources of investment in the budget were performance funding and indirect cost retention funds of $2.9 million and savings generated from recovery of credit card charges and Business and Finance overhead reductions. Investment was being made in faculty salaries as the highest priority of the institution. USC wanted to pay AAU caliber faculty salaries to AAU caliber faculty. In addition to the state mandated 2.5 percent increase, 2 percent performance-based increases would be awarded to the best faculty. Investment was being made in recruitment of Deans in the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, Applied Professions, and Regional Campuses and Continuing Education. Investment was being made in research incentive funds for faculty in their quest for external research dollars. Investment was also being made in the Honors College, the Office of Fellowships and Summer Programs, and in instruction and oral communication. The classroom enhancement program would continue with renovations to provide the latest technology for teaching.

Dr. Palms invited any questions regarding the budget to be directed to Mr. Finan. There were no questions, and Mr. Hubbard called for a motion to adopt the fiscal year 1999 operating budget and tuition and fees schedule, the housing budget and associated fee changes, the athletics budget, and the designated funds budget. Mr. Bradley so moved, and Mr. McLellan seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried unanimously.

III. Report of the Chairman: Mr. Hubbard thanked the administration for putting together the comprehensive budget with clarity and care. It should suffice to carry the University through the next fiscal year.

In the longer view, it was obvious that the University would have to engage in very sharp, critical, and strategic thinking to reach AAU status, given some of the parameters on the budget process in the State of South Carolina. As long as there were only minimal increases in state appropriations, while at the same time being subject to limitations and proviso sections of the budget concerning tuition increases, there were limits on what could be accomplished. As an institution, the University would have to look more creatively at ways to be even more efficient and to reallocate resources to those areas which could be the most successful.

Mr. Hubbard said that he and Dr. Palms had met at length and agreed that over the course of the next fiscal year the administration and the Board would work closely together to bring some new thinking to the budget process to insure that every bit of benefit was being obtained from every dollar coming to the institution. He again commended the President and the administration for the budget, and he looked forward to addressing the process over the course of the next year.

Mr. Hubbard congratulated Mr. Phlegar, Dr. Palms, Mr. Whittle, and all of those involved in the Bicentennial Campaign effort for the anticipated goal of raising $100 million in one fiscal year from private sources. It was a watershed event in the life of the University of South Carolina. Not long ago annual fund raising efforts were in the $20 million range in a good year. The success of the Campaign spoke volumes about the confidence that people had in the institution and the direction in which it was headed.

Mr. Hubbard congratulated the faculty on the tenure review proposal. This was a further indication of the commitment of the faculty to serve the University and the people of South Carolina in the highest fashion. The efforts of Dr. Pruitt and his staff, as well as the faculty, were commended on their recruitment of new students to the University. The preliminary signs were that this fall's freshman class would break many records in attracting outstanding students within the state to USC.

In conclusion, Mr. Hubbard thanked the members of the Board for their leadership during the last fiscal year. Very few people were aware of how hard each member of the Board worked on the important matters before them as the University sought to go to the next level. He publicly thanked them for their hard work, their wise and sound judgment, and their counsel on many important issues.

IV. Report of the President: Dr. Palms said he was filled with gratitude and pride for the accomplishments of this year. The University continued to build the confidence and public trust that it deserved. With the Board's approval of the budget it set in motion the opportunities and investments next ahead. Dr. Palms said it was worthwhile to consider the fruits of the investments made last year.

The academic quality of the University continued to improve in such areas as student recruitment, scholarships and fellowships, the library, faculty development and standards for promotion and tenure, the success of the Campaign, the facilities master plan and renovations, and the athletics programs.

A freshman class was anticipated of about 2,850, with an average SAT of 1100, and with the demographics about the same - 76 percent white, 18 percent African American, 55 percent female, 76 percent in-state. The Honors College was anticipating a freshman class of 258, with an average SAT of 1371. The University expected to enroll 60 National Merit Finalists, almost 35 percent more than last year. And last year USC was one of the top institutions nationally for enrolling these finalists.

In Aiken the freshman class would be one of the largest and best qualified in recent years. The Aiken campus raised admission standards for the third straight year and used scholarship money very scrupulously to attract the best students. The campus was about to initiate a year-long study devoted to creating a "First Year College" for all freshman to improve the value of that first year.

In Spartanburg the faculty approved the restructured general education curriculum. The number of applications for the freshman class was expected to be the largest in its history--more than 1,200. Spartanburg awarded more Valedictorian Scholarships than ever before.

The University's enrolled students were increasingly successful in winning competitive awards: three National Science Foundation winners, a Truman Scholar Award, three Goldwater Scholars, four Rotary International Fellowships, one Fulbright Grant, and ten McNair Scholars.

The faculty were rewriting their criteria for tenure and promotion in every department to adhere to the charge to instill in the University the quality found in Research I and AAU institutions. Faculty would now be subject to post-tenure review. More than 95 percent of Aiken's full-time teaching faculty contributed to a field through publication in a peer-reviewed journal, book or book chapter, proceeding from a conference, or via presentation at a conference. There was not a faculty member at any of the University's campuses who did not wish to do scholarly work. The opportunity and extent of that differed, but Dr. Palms said that one could not be a good teacher if one was not a scholar as well.

The scholarship in the humanities and the liberal arts was also increasing with a number of faculty receiving outstanding awards for their publications. The Wolf Foundation in Israel, which gave awards in several of the sciences to those they considered to be the best scientists in the world, this year awarded their physics prize to Professor Yakir Aharonov. Dr. Palms invited Professor Aharonov to stand and receive the recognition of those present. Dr. Palms reported that Professor Aharonov conducted an institute at USC during the summer to teach physicists from all over the world.

Three deans' positions had been filled including the School of Public Health, the College of Science and Mathematics, and the School of Pharmacy.

The South Carolina Research Institute was now operational. It received $8 million in awards during its first year, including $3 million for the Center for Water Research and $3.7 million to launch the wide band-gap semiconductor program. The final research grants were not yet in, but so far research and sponsored programs funding totaled $85 million, compared to $81 million at this time last year.

All of the campuses were linked on a virtual consulting network that linked faculty to faculty, and faculty to business and industry.

Dr. Palms said the Bicentennial Campaign was off to a good start, and the base and level of support had been expanded. It would take much work to sustain the momentum. The Campaign provided an opportunity for careful scrutiny by thousands of individuals who had been contacted and wanted to know about this institution and its goals. These individuals were interested in the details--the finances, state support, and why donors were giving.

The Campaign at USC Lancaster had already raised $2 million more than originally pledged for the new science and art complex, and the Campaign at USC Sumter was going especially well. Dr. Palms thanked all who were providing leadership for these Campaigns.

Dr. Palms said that a year ago it was not known if the University could acquire the BellSouth property, where the arena could be located, and if there could be a wellness center. All of those issues had been resolved. In addition, the National Advocacy Center and the South Quad dormitory were complete, and there was significant progress on the Graduate Science Research Center. There was also the Peden McLeod Library Building at Salkehatchie, the Gregory PE Center at Lancaster, and a new facilities master plan at Spartanburg. University housing at Spartanburg had full occupancy and a waiting list. In Aiken, resources were in place for construction of the nursing building and to select a contractor for additions to the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center.

Dr. Palms said the past year had been one of intense scrutiny. Regarding the problems of the GRS program in Lancaster, the University stepped forward to address, up front and forthrightly, a troubling situation. Extensive measures were implemented to correct that problem and insure it would not occur again. This effort involved many people from the Office of the Provost, the College of Education, and the President's Office. Before the report was recommended to the Board of Trustees it was reviewed by the Chair of the Faculty Senate. The administration continued to investigate the matter and looked forward to receiving assistance from the Solicitor in Lancaster as he dealt with the principal individual involved in this situation.

Dr. Palms said that at the first evidence that something was not in keeping with the laws of the University and possibly jeopardized the trust and the public respect for the institution, he expressed his initial outrage at the possibility, or even the perception, that there was not complete integrity or quality in this program. The University continued to be concerned about what had happened in this program. At the same time, the University wanted to respect the students who claimed to have done the work and who held graded papers as evidence of their work. The University wanted to respect the superintendents, assistant superintendents, and former superintendents who were interviewed regarding this matter and who said they were satisfied with the product they had received. The students were adult teachers who were given leeway in doing work on their own time. If additional information were to become available, the University would take the same sort of decisive action that had been taken thus far.

All of the steps the University had taken had not been explained in the newspaper articles. The limitations on what the University could legally do also were not properly described in the newspapers. The most precious possession of the University of South Carolina was public confidence and trust, and the University had worked for the past seven to eight years to reestablish that trust. Nothing should be done which would jeopardize that aspect of the University.

The University also underwent the self-scrutiny required by post-tenure review assessments and the continued self-scrutiny of performance funding. It went through the scrutiny of the deans and faculty who chose to pursue their careers here, and it also went through the tremendous scrutiny of major donors.

Dr. Palms said the University prided itself on the integrity and honesty of its athletics program. Academic performance was demanded as well as athletic performance. Every coach had been told that he or she had this dual responsibility of creating academic and athletic excellence. The University was proud of the accomplishments of the athletics program.

This was a year that the University suffered some great losses from its faculty, staff, and alumni. They included the deaths of the great historian George Rogers, the outstanding Journalism professor Richard Uray, the accomplished chemist Peyton Teague, and sports legends Tatum Gressette and Bully Farr.

Dr. Palms said the thoughts of the University family remained with the members of the Board who had suffered losses this year.

In concluding his comments on the closing year, Dr. Palms said that a booklet "All the Rights and Privileges Appertaining Thereto" had been a way to preserve and share a few of the outstanding thoughts from speakers at recent commencement exercises on the Columbia campus. Dr. Palms closed by quoting from teacher and poet James Dickey's commencement speech of December 18, 1995, "I have done many things, had many occupations, but my main commitment throughout my life has been to works of the imagination, and to the teaching of subjects related to them. I have always believed that teaching is the second greatest occupation that the human mind and energy can undertake. I am quite sure, in connection with this assumption, that you might wish to know what I believe to be the most important preoccupation. It is learning."

V. Presentation of Resolutions

A. Donald A. Bailey: Mr. Bailey was invited to the front of the room, and Mr. Stepp read the following resolution.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Donald A. Bailey has served on the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina as both the ex officio representative of the Alumni Association and, since 1990, as the duly elected trustee representing the 9th Judicial Circuit; and

WHEREAS, Donald A. Bailey has served with distinction as chair of the Intercollegiate Activities Committee and the Student-Trustee Liaison Committee, and has been a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Fiscal Policy Committee, the Medical Affairs Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Advancement, and the Fraternity and Sorority Housing Study Sub-Committee; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey has exercised his insight and judgment in formulating and guiding policies and practices of the Board with respect to the appropriate role of the Intercollegiate Activities Committee in the affairs of the Board; and

WHEREAS, his professional skills from the world of business have proved to be of great value to the advancement of the University on many occasions; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey has provided wise counsel and thoughtful leadership throughout his tenure on the Board of Trustees;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees expresses its sincere appreciation of Donald A. Bailey for his many years of dedicated service to the University and to the cause of higher education in South Carolina as a member of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees; and

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

PRESENTED THIS 23rd DAY OF JUNE 1998

AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Mr. Hubbard stated that, without objection, the resolution was ordered. Mr. Bailey said that his service on the Board had been fun, educational, and frustra-ting. He thanked the faculty and the administration for their work. Mr. Bailey said he had great respect for each member of the Board. He also thanked the staff of the Board Office. Mr. Hubbard thanked Mr. Bailey for his service to the University, and said the members of the Board were proud to have served with him.

Mr. Hubbard stated that Mr. Robert C. Osborne, Jr., could not attend this meeting. He would attend the August Board meeting and would be honored at that time for his service.

B. Dr. C. Edward Floyd: Dr. Floyd was invited to the front of the room, and Mr. Stepp read the following resolution.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, C. Edward Floyd, M.D., serves with distinction as the chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, and has, during his 18-year tenure on the Board, held many positions of honor and trust, including chairman; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Floyd has always held the cause of higher education in South Carolina to be a public policy matter of the greatest importance; and

WHEREAS, his understanding of higher education and its impact on the quality of life of all South Carolinians has caused him to give of his time and effort to a larger cause exceeding the specific concerns of this great flagship University; and

WHEREAS, C. Edward Floyd has represented South Carolina's research universities on the state Commission on Higher Education with tireless determination, keen political insight, and relentless efforts to improve higher education and to promote its proper role in advancing South Carolina;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina thanks C. Edward Floyd most sincerely for the many services he has rendered to higher education; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board understands and appreciates the sacrifices made by Dr. Floyd in undertaking these burdensome responsibilities and in his leadership of the reorganization of higher education in South Carolina; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to C. Edward Floyd, M.D., as a token of the high esteem in which he is held.

PRESENTED THIS 23rd DAY OF JUNE 1998

AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Mr. Hubbard stated that, without objection, the resolution was so ordered. He thanked Dr. Floyd for his service on the Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Floyd thanked the Board for the resolution.

There being no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Hubbard invited Ms. Jane Young Poster, the Baptist Campus Chaplain to give the Benediction.

Following the Benediction, Mr. Hubbard declared the meeting adjourned at

2:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas L. Stepp

Secretary

Exhibit A

199798

Promotion to Professor

Varun Grover, Darla Moore School of Business

Timothy Fry, Darla Moore School of Business

McKinley Blackburn, Darla Moore School of Business

Karen French, College of Education (Dept of Physical Education)

Jerry Hudgins, College of Engineering (Dept of Electrical & Comp Engineering)

Robert Janiskee, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Geography)

Kenny Whitby, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Gov't & International Studies)

Kim Creek, School of Medicine (Dept of Pathology)

Richard Hunt, School of Medicine (Dept of Microbiology and Immunology)

Gwendolyn Felton, College of Nursing

Bozena Michniak, College of Pharmacy

Promotion to Professor with Tenure

Gordon Baylis, College Liberal Arts (Dept of Psychology)

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Jane White, College of Education (Dept of Instruction and Teacher Education)

Virginia Scotchie, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Art)

Lawrence Glickman, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of History)

Kenneth Gouwens, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of History)

Emilie Smith, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Psychology)

Lisa MartinStuart, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Theatre, Speech and Dance)

Christopher Kozma, College of Pharmacy

Alan Decho, School of Public Health (Dept of Environmental Health Sciences)

Michael Myrick, College of Science and Mathematics (Dept of Chemistry)

Catherine Murphy, College of Science and Mathematics (Dept of Chemistry)

Hong Wang, College of Science and Mathematics (Dept of Mathematics)

Donald Stowe, College of Applied Professions

Tenure at Associate Professor

Harry J. Ploehn College of Engineering (Dept of Chemical Engineering)

Alfred Nordmann, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Philosophy)

Kathleen Kirasic, College of Liberal Arts (Dept of Psychology)

Tenure at Librarian

Laura Kane, School of Medicine (School of Medicine Library)

Henry Fulmer, University Libraries (South Caroliniana Library)

Cassandra Gissendanner, University Libraries (Thomas Cooper Library)

Aiken, Spartanburg and Regional Campuses

Promotion to Professor

Barbara Johnson, Aiken

Patsy Lewellyn, Aiken

Margaret Riedell, Aiken

Richard Bell, Sumter

Diana Clary, Spartanburg

Jimmy Ferrell, Spartanburg

Harriet Rice, Spartanburg

Promotion to Professor with Tenure

June Carter, Spartanburg

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Douglas Kuck, Aiken

Diana Rice, Aiken

Audrey Skrupskelis, Aiken

Maitland Rose, Sumter

James Brackett, Spartanburg

Tenure at Associate Professor

Lynn Mulkey, Beaufort

Susan Hendley, Sumter

Tenure at Associate Librarian

Holle Schneider, Spartanburg

Exhibit B

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE COLUMBIA CAMPUS FACULTY MANUAL

Change 1: Faculty Evaluation. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 41-42, by deleting the section entitled "Faculty Evaluation" and "Faculty Performance Review":

and adding the following in its place:

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, THIRDYEAR REVIEW AND POSTTENURE REVIEW

4. At the next annual review, the unit chair and the development committee, if any, will make an assessment of the progress of the faculty member. The evalua-tion will be forwarded to the unit tenure and promotion committee. The committee will review the chair's assessment and state in writing its concurrence or dis-sent, in general or in any particular. The chair's assessment and the unit ten-ure and promotion committee's response will be forwarded to the dean and copies provided to the faculty member. The dean will make the final determination on progress or the lack thereof, and whether or not further measures may be necessary.

The following conforming amendments are proposed to:

The Faculty Manual, p. 35. "Regulations and Policies," Academic Grievance Procedures, III to add:

6. Bona fide reduction in staff, which may be caused by financial exigency or by discontinuance or reduction in size of a program or instructional unit for reasons not related to financial exigency.

Failure to make substantial progress toward meeting the performance goals of a development plan established through the posttenure review process may expose a faculty member to proceedings for termination of tenure under this chapter.

and the Faculty Manual, p. 38, "Tenure Review Board," to add:

This board conducts hearings and rules on cases involving the dismissal of tenured fac-lty members for cause. The seven members of the board shall be tenured faculty, five members elected by the faculty and two appointed by the President. Two faculty repre-sentatives shall be elected each year for a term of three years except every third year one member shall be elected for three years. The board also resolves disagreements between the Provost and any unit over the content of unit posttenure review standards and procedures.

Change 2: Tenure and Promotion Regulations.

A. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 25, under the heading "Tenure and Promotion Procedures:"

The University is committed to achievement in all three areas of its mission. For many faculty members service is a major function, interrelated with both teaching and scholarship. Collectively, the faculty profile of the University and of any academic unit should reflect a record of high quality teaching, research, and service perfor-mance consistent with that of major research universities, but because it is generally recognized that the strength of any University lies in its diversity of talents, not every faculty member need demonstrate exemplary achievements or promise in each of them. Promotion and tenure will generally be awarded as long as the evidence presented shows that a candidate's research/scholarship/performance accomplishments are excellent and the candidate's teaching and service are also strong, or if a candidate's teaching accomplishments are excellent and the candidate's research/scholarship/performance and service accomplishments are also sufficiently strong to meet the requirements for promotion or tenure.

It will be unusual and exceptional to award promotion and tenure merely on the basis of strong performance in only one of these areas. In every instance, the record of teaching, research (scholarship or creative performance), and service shall be thoroughly documented, in compliance with UCTP guidelines, with unit criteria regarding what constitutes high quality reflecting performance consistent with that of major research universities to serve as the basis for such decisions. The evaluation of the teaching component of the file must include peer and student evaluations. Among the different evaluation parameters peer review and student evaluations must be included.

B. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 2627, under the heading "University Committee on Tenure and Promotions" add the following:

Organization. The University Committee on Tenure and Promotions is composed of 24 mem-bers, all full professors with tenure. Fifteen members are elected by the faculty and nine appointed by the President. No more than three elected members may be from any single college or school except the College of Humanities and Social Sciences which may have up to six elected members. The elected members are nominated by a special nominating committee composed of the members of the Faculty Advisory Committee, the Faculty Welfare Committee, and the eight persons completing their terms on the Tenure and Promotions Committee. The nominating committee nominates a slate of ten names. The voting members of the faculty elect five persons each year. Each voting faculty member may vote for any number of persons up to the total of seats to be filled.

No person shall serve more than three years consecutively. The committee shall estab-lish the procedures and provisions for filling temporary vacancies on the committee. No person holding an administrative position shall be a member of the committee. Excluded administrative positions are: department chair, assistant or associate dean, and dean.

Functions. The University Committee on Tenure and Promotions publishes general guide-lines for criteria and procedures for the operation of tenure and promotion policies at the departmental level. These are submitted to the University Faculty and the Board of Trustees for approval. The committee formulates procedures for the operation of these regulations.

The committee approves departmental tenure and promotion criteria and procedures.

The committee receives recommendations for promotion and tenure through the appropriate administrative officers (department chairs, deans, and the Provost) of the University, who forward the results of all votes and statements by the appropriate faculty together with any endorsements as may be desired, but they must forward all recommendations and endorsements previously submitted. The committee forwards its recommendations to the Office of the President. The committee assesses whether or not the local unit criteria were applied in evaluating the candidates' supporting evidence. However, should the UCTP determine that a local unit has not followed its criteria, the UCTP shall apply the unit's criteria in its vote and justification on the file.

The file of any person dissatisfied with a negative decision by the originating (e.g., departmental) committee, upon request to such committee, shall be sent through all appropriate channels for endorsement to the President for appropriate action. The University Grievance Committee hears appeals from any person dissatisfied with the decisions made regarding tenure or promotion (See "Academic Grievance Procedure").

The proceedings of the University Committee on Tenure and Promotions are confidential with respect to all written materials reviewed and all discussions of individual cases by the committee. Failure to maintain confidentiality shall be sufficient grounds for removal from the committee. The committee has the authority to remove members for such reason.

Guidelines for Departmental and College Policy. The tenured members of each department or other appropriate academic unit formulate specific criteria and procedures for tenure and promotion. These are forwarded through appropriate channels (dean, Provost) to the University committee for approval and resubmitted on a rotating basis as deter-mined by the provost, for periodic evaluation.

C. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 31, under the heading "Tenure Regulations and (Non)Reappointment Procedures" add the following:

9. A fulltime administrator later appointed as a faculty member is not excused from the unit criteria for tenure and/or promotions.

10. The Provost will report annually to the General Faculty the results of the tenure and promotion process. The report must contain statistics that show the percentage of agreement between the President's, UCTP'S, Provost's, Deans', and

Change 3: Faculty Grievance Committee

A. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 14, under the heading "Faculty Grievance Committee" by adding the following:

FACULTY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

This committee shall consider individual grievances brought before the committee by members of the faculty including full-time and parttime members, research professors, lecturers, and visiting professors. All members of the committee are to be full professors, and at the time they commence a term of service on the committee, a year shall have elapsed since their last service, if any, on the UCTP. The committee shall examine alleged grievances, and when in the judgment of the committee a grievance is determined to exist, it shall attempt to resolve the matter through mediation or other appropriate action. All six members of this committee shall be tenured faculty. See also "Academic Grievance Procedures."

B. Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 31, under the heading "Academic Grievance Procedures" with the following:

For grievances involving nonreappointment, see Section I; for those involving denial of tenure or denial of promotion, see Section II. For grievances involving termination of a tenured faculty member, see Section III. For grievances or procedures other than those stated in Sections I, II, and III, including material breaches of special contractual obligations of the University, the faculty member shall attempt to resolve the issue at the department level. If a solution cannot be obtained at that level, the redress may be pursued through the subsequent offices of dean, Provost, and President. If redress cannot be obtained from any of these officers, the faculty member may appeal to the Faculty Grievance Committee. If the committee finds that there are grounds for a grievance, the committee shall attempt to resolve the matter through mediation or other appropriate action. The committee shall report its recommendations and the reasons therefor to the faculty member and to the President. The faculty member may appeal the action of the President to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees acting in consultation with the Faculty Liaison Committee. A review by the committee of the Board of Trustees is the final level of recourse within the University, and actions by this committee are final. The President shall be the final authority within the University to whom a grievance may be submitted.

And the conforming amendment to the Faculty Manual, p.33:

b. If the Faculty Grievance Committee finds that there has been inadequate consideration of the unit criteria, the use of impermissible criteria, denial of procedural due process, or denial of academic freedom, the committee shall remand the case to the faculty or administrative level at which the inadequacy or denial occurred, and the evaluation of the faculty member shall begin anew at that point. The committee shall send a statement of its findings and decisions, including the reasons therefor, to the faculty member, to the unit or administrative officer involved, and to the President. If, as a result of the ordered new consideration, the decision is still denial of tenure or promotion, the level to which the case was remanded shall state the reasons in writing to the faculty member and to the committee. The faculty member may appeal this decision to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, in consultation with the Faculty Liaison Committee.

And the conforming amendment to the Faculty Manual, p. 34:

5. Within seven days of the receipt of notice of the disposition of the petition, the faculty member may appeal the President's final action to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Academic Affairs Committee, in consultation with the Faculty Liaison Committee, shall have 30 days in which to complete its review and communicate its findings to the President and the faculty member. A review by this committee of the Board of Trustees is the final level of recourse within the University, and action by this committee is final.

A member (or members) of the Faculty Liaison Committee may find it desirable to withdraw from hearing a specific appeal. If the chair of the Faculty Senate should so withdraw, the past chair or chair-elect, whichever is appropriate, shall serve for that particular hearing. If the chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee or Faculty Welfare Committee should withdraw, the relevant Committee shall appoint a replacement for the particular hearing. The President shall be the final authority within the University to whom a grievance may be submitted.

Change 4: Appointed Committee Members.

Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 11, under the heading "Faculty Committees" with the following:

No member shall succeed himself as a member of the same committee. No voting member of a committee, whether elected or appointed, may serve more than three consecutive years on the same faculty committee. No faculty member may at any one time serve on more than two elected faculty committees.

Change 5: Faculty House Board of Governors

Amend the Faculty Manual, p. 13, under the heading "Board of Governors Faculty House" with the following:

The Board of Governors establishes and reviews policies and rules for the operation of Faculty House and receives and acts upon questions raised concerning this operation. The committee shall consist of eight members: the Affirmative Action Officer, two mem-bers appointed by the President, and five faculty members. Two faculty representatives shall be elected each year for a term of three years except that every third year only one member shall be elected. The Board of Governors establishes and reviews policies and rules for the operation of Faculty House and receives and acts upon questions concerning this operation. The Board of Governors shall consist of ten members, all of whom must be members of Faculty House. Four Board members will be appointed by the President, one of whom will be from the business community and selected from a list of members from the business membership nominated by the Board of Governors in accordance with its bylaws. Six Board members will be elected by the Faculty from the faculty membership. Two faculty members will be elected each year for a term of three years. At all times, one faculty-elected board member must have expertise in small business enterprises.