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The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina met on Friday, August 8, 1997, at 1:00 p.m. in the Ballroom 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. Samuel R. Foster, II; Mrs. Helen C. Harvey; Mr. Toney J. Lister; Mr. Miles Loadholt; Mr. Robert N. McLellan; Mr. J. DuPre Miller; Mr. Michael J. Mungo; Mr. M. Wayne Staton; and Mr. Othniel H. Wienges, Jr. Members absent were: Mr. Mark W. Buyck, Jr.; Mr. William M. Gregg, II; Dr. Barbara S. Nielsen; and Mr. Robert C. Osborne, Jr. Faculty representative, Dr. Henry T. Price, and student representative, Mr. Jamel Franklin, were also present.

Others present were: President John M. Palms; Secretary Thomas L. Stepp; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jerome D. Odom; Vice President for Business and Finance John L. Finan; Vice President for Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; Vice President for Student and Alumni Affairs Dennis A. Pruitt; Vice President for Development Charles Phlegar; Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine, Larry R. Faulkner; General Counsel Walter H. Parham; Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Marcia Welsh; Vice Provost for Research Marsha Torr; Vice Provost and Dean for Libraries and Information Systems George D. Terry; Vice Provost and Executive Dean, Regional Campuses and Continuing Education, and Interim Dean, College of Applied Professional Sciences, John J. Duffy; Associate Vice Provost for Sponsored Programs and Research, Ardis M. Savory; Chancellor, USC Aiken, Robert E. Alexander; Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, USC Spartanburg, Jane Stephens; Dean, USC Beaufort, Chris Plyler; Dean, USC Lancaster, Joseph Pappin; Dean, USC Sumter, C. Leslie Carpenter; Dean, USC Union, James W. Edwards; Dean, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Judy VanSlyke Turk; Dean, College of Engineering, Craig A. Rogers; Dean, School of the Environment, Bruce C. Coull; Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy, Farid Sadik; Interim Dean, College of Education, Harvey A. Allen; Chair-elect of the USC Columbia Faculty Senate Eldon D. Wedlock, Jr.; Director of Facilities Management and University Architect Charles G. Jeffcoat; Assistant Director for Administrative Services, Facilities Management, Todd E. Barnette; Assistant Director for Planning Services, Facilities Management, Donna Collins; Director, Department of Student Life, Jerry T. Brewer; Director, Housing and Residential Services, Gene Luna; Chief Executive Assistant to the President J. Lyles Glenn; Director of Public Affairs Russell McKinney; Legislative Liaison John Gregory; South Carolina Department of Education representative Karen Horne; Campus Catholic Chaplain The Reverend Timothy Lijewski; representative from Media Relations Bond Nickles; representative from University Publications Chris Horn; Architect Charles Hultstrand; and a representative of the external press.

Chairman Hubbard called the meeting to order and stated that there was a personnel matter with respect to the election of a nominee to the Board of Visitors and contractual matters appropriate for Executive Session. He called for a motion to enter Executive Session. Mr. Whittle so moved, and Mr. Staton seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

The following persons remained for Executive Session: Dr. Palms, Mr. Stepp, Dr. Odom, Mr. Finan, Ms. Jameson, Dr. Pruitt, Mr. Parham, Dr. Alexander, Dr. Duffy, Mr. Phlegar, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Hultstrand, Prof. Wedlock, Dr. Faulkner, Ms. Collins, Mr. McKinney, Ms. Medich, and Ms. Hyatt.

Executive Session

I. Personnel Matter

II. Contractual Matter

Open Session

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. The Reverend Timothy Lijewski, the new Chaplain at the St. Thomas More Catholic Center, was invited to deliver the invocation.

Chairman Hubbard welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited the members of the University family to introduce themselves. Mr. Nickles introduced the representative of the external press.

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

A. Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, May 2, 1997

B. Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, June 12, 1997

C. Fiscal Policy Committee, June 12, 1997

D. Executive Committee, June 12, 1997

E. Executive Committee, June 24, 1997

F. Board of Trustees, June 24 1997

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

II. Committee Reports

A. Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee

The Honorable Helen C. Harvey, Reporting

- Honorary Degree Candidates: The names of the following honorary degree candidates were presented to be removed from the table:

Dr. James Thomas Laney

Mr. Clark Terry

Mr. Stanley Austin South

On behalf of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, Mrs. Harvey moved to remove the stated names from the table. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried. Mrs. Harvey reported that these three outstanding individuals would receive their honorary degrees at commencement exercises the following day.

B. Buildings and Grounds Committee

The Honorable James Bradley, reporting

Mr. Bradley stated that there was a called meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee on August 7. In addition to the standing agenda item of a status report on ongoing projects, the Committee heard a report of the College of Engineering's Microelectronics Laboratory/Clean Room Facilities. Because of its emergency status, the project had been approved by the Executive Committee on behalf of the full Board. It was anticipated that the project would be completed by October 12, 1997.

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

1. Update on the Columbia Campus Facilities Master Plan: Mr. Hultstrand reviewed the updated Columbia Campus Facilities Master Plan. He noted that a number of the projects in the original Master Plan had been completed or were near completion. It was recognized that a number of needs had not been met in the original plan and they were included in the Updated Master Plan. These included Greek housing, playfields and open space, and student services including the student union and recreation services.

a. Greek Housing: The plans for Greek housing were the result of a process designed to meet the objectives of the University as well as the input of neighborhood groups which surround the University. The first phase would locate Greek houses along Whaley Street within existing University-owned land. Parking in that area would be relocated to the existing Benson School site. The interim second phase was proposed to move in a westward direction from the first phase. The first two phases would include up to 15 Greek houses, with plans to expand further as needed.

b. Playfield Development: The original Master Plan identified a need for forty-plus acres of playfield development for intramurals on campus. The updated Plan would locate a large number of playfields in the south campus area. This would involve the closure of Sumter Street to allow for continuous playfield space west of the Blatt Physical Education Center, as well as locating additional playfield space south of that area. A part of the playfield development in that area would be the development of a greenspace and water amenity which would flow through that part of campus. This would improve the flood problem which existed in this area of Columbia.

c. Student Recreation Center: A number of sites had been examined for a Student Recreation Center. The recommended site, based on the Master Plan Update, was the Gibbes Machinery site. While this site was recommended by the Master Planning team, no decision would be made until the decision was made on a site for the new arena.

d. Campus Center: The core campus was bounded by Longstreet Theatre, Greene Street, Bull Street, and Blossom Street. The new parking garage on Blossom Street could assimilate the cars parking in the lots in front of the Thomas Cooper Library and around the reflecting pool, allowing for the establishment of a greenspace quad between the Russell House and the Longstreet Theatre. This would allow the gates on Greene Street to be moved further away from Russell House to create a true pedestrian area in the center of campus. At the same time it was recognized that the Russell House University Union was in need of improvements to make it more "student friendly," as well as providing a stronger revenue base for retail facilities. There also existed the potential of including a university inn within the campus center. One possible location would be on Blossom Street in front of the new garage. Mr. Hultstrand said he understood from the Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting that a university inn might not be considered a high priority. Studies would need to be done to determine the need and most appropriate location for this type of facility. Mr. Hultstrand went on to discuss the development of an addition to the Russell House University Union which would provide a new entrance and additional space and greatly improved environmental quality within the building.

The original Master Plan contained a new gateway entrance to the University from Blossom Street along Sumter Street. It had been determined that McBryde Quad would not be demolished in the foreseeable future; therefore, the proposal for the Sumter Street entrance was redesigned to permit traffic to move around the Longstreet Theatre with one way streets on either side.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved to adopt the conceptual revisions, as presented, to the prior Master Plan with the exception that the Committee had no interest in the pursuit of a university inn. Mr. Whittle said that he understood the intent of the Buildings and Grounds Committee was to have further study of the need and location of a university inn before it became part of the Master Plan and proposed a substitute motion. There was discussion of the matter. It was understood that if there was a university inn, it would be operated by a private enterprise and not the University. Mr. Adams said his only concern was use of one of the last remaining parcels within the core campus for an inn. All agreed that the selection of a site for an arena would need to be made before there could be a decision on a university inn.

Mr. Bradley offered the following substitute motion. He moved to adopt the conceptual revisions, as presented, to the prior Master Plan with the requirement that more study be given before the inclusion of a university inn be undertaken. Dr. Floyd seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

2. Patterson Hall Cosmetic Upgrades: The administration recommended cosmetic upgrades to Patterson Hall including new tile in student rooms and kitchen areas, replacement of hallway and study carpet, and the installation of wallcovering in the elevator lobby.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the Patterson Hall Cosmetic Upgrades Project with a total budget of $400,000 to be funded with Housing Funds. Mr. Mungo seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

3. South Tower Renovations Project: The administration recommended renovations to South Tower which would include the installation of data wiring to provide computer access for 390 students as well as cosmetic upgrades of painting, carpeting, and minor renovations to the lobby.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the South Tower Renovations Project with a budget of $750,000 to be funded with Housing Funds. Mr. Bailey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

4. Capstone Renovations Project: The administration recommended cosmetic upgrades and repairs to Capstone including wallpaper and painting in student rooms and baths, as well as carpet in the halls. Windows would be repaired to protect against moisture, and the roof would be re-coated.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of the Capstone Renovations Project with a budget of $500,000 to be funded with Housing Funds. Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

5. USC Lancaster Auditorium/Classroom Building Project Increase: This project was previously approved with a budget of $7.62 million funded with $2.7 million in Capital Improvement Bonds and $4.92 in private funds. The administration requested that the budget be increased by $300,000 and stated that the increase would be funded with private money.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of increasing the project budget for the USC Lancaster Auditorium/Classroom Building by $300,000 for a total budget of $7.92 million to be funded with $2.7 million in Capital Improvement Bonds and $5.22 million in Private Funds. This motion was contingent upon receipt of the Private Funds. Mr. Bahnmuller seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

6. Library Remote Storage Facility Project Increase: This project was previously approved with a budget of $3.3 million funded with Institution Bonds. The administration requested that the budget be increased by $330,000 and stated that the increase would be funded with Institution Bonds.

On behalf of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. Bradley moved approval of increasing the project budget for the Library Remote Storage Facility by $330,000 for a total budget of $3.63 million to be funded with Institution Bonds. Mr. Staton seconded the motion. In response to a question from Mr. Hubbard about the location of the facility, Dr. Terry said it was desired to have the facility some distance from campus because instant retrieval requests could not be accommodated and "walk-ins" were discouraged. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

III. Election of a Presidential Nominee to the Board of Visitors: Dr. Palms stated that he was nominating Mr. Matthew E. Lake to the Board of Visitors. Mr. Lake was a 1980 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in chemistry. He has had a distinguished career working for a number of high tech firms. Mr. Lake was highly recommended by Mr. Adams and by Senator Odell.

Mr. Adams moved approval of Mr. Lake's appointment to the Board of Visitors, and Mr. Staton seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

IV. Report of the President: Dr. Palms said he had participated in a meeting of the North American Interfaith Religious Group that morning. All of the religions represented in the state South Carolina had a form of prayer, and they were demonstrated at the meeting.

Dr. Palms said he was in Europe during the summer. He had been invited to do a physics experiment in an abandoned railroad tunnel in the Pyrenees between Spain and France. The University of South Carolina had four underground experiments going on throughout the world. Dr. Palms had also participated in the work on the "spookiness" theory in physics.

Three very distinguished individuals would be receiving honorary degrees from the University at the commencement exercises to be held the next day. In addition, the following degrees would be awarded at summer commencement exercises: 79 Ph.D.s, 710 master's, 670 baccalaureate, and 80 associate degrees. Following the summer commencement exercises, so far this year the University would have awarded 248 doctoral, 2,200 master's, 4,000 baccalaureate, 71 medical, and 235 law degrees. Dr. Palms said South Carolina was getting a bargain for the University to have produced those results with the resources it had.

Dr. Palms invited Dr. Odom to present his first two dean appointees. Dr. Odom introduced the new Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost, Dr. Marcia G. Welsh. Dr. Welsh had received a Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Texas Health Science Center and was a long-time faculty member at the USC School of Medicine. She had represented faculty members on the Board of Trustees as Chair of the Faculty Senate. Dr. Welsh had assumed her new position on August 1. The second appointment was Dr. Bruce Coull as Dean of the School of the Environment. Dr. Coull was a long-time faculty member of the University's Department of Biological Sciences and had served as director of the marine science program. He had an international reputation in research, had received one of the first Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Awards, and had received the first Ada B. Thomas Advising Award.

Dr. Palms invited Dr. Stephens to tell the Board about USC Spartanburg's new Dean of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Stephens reported that Rita Marinho had assumed the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She came with her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Dr. Palms reported that students would be arriving on campus in another week. The new residence hall would be just about completed. A number of other major renovations had taken place during the summer to classrooms and lecture halls. It had been a successful recruiting year with over 10,000 applications received. The Honors College would have 260 freshmen with an average SAT of 1358. The advanced placement teachers were on campus for two days hosted by Dr. Sederberg. The University was recruiting them to help recruit outstanding students from their high school classes.

A number of persons worked extremely hard to restore the Russell House after a broken pipe caused a significant amount of damage. Dr. Palms thanked Charles Jeffcoat, Richard Wertz, Jerry Brewer, Carmela Carr, Donna Baker, and John Ogle for their efforts. Mr. Jeffcoat said everyone worked very efficiently together and put in a lot of overtime. Subsequent inspection revealed plumbing pipes with similar problems, which had then been replaced.

In the area of research grants, Dr. Palms stated that the University had been very successful. A $9.3 million grant from the Defense Department came after a $6 million grant for psychology in the same year. In the previous year there was an $8 million grant for Engineering. In the area of research funding the University of South Carolina had moved up to 92nd in the country. Funding for research was currently near $80 million; the goal was to reach $150 million by 2001. Dr. Palms invited Dr. Torr to receive applause for her success.

The Capital Campaign was moving along successfully. Nearly $40 million had been raised this year. The Campaign team for the state was in place and would be meeting the next week with leaders Charles Way, Robert Royal, "Hootie" Johnson, and Robert McNair.

The College of Business Administration was ranked 37th in the country; Dean Schrock thought it would be possible to rise in the rankings to within the top 25. The Center for Entrepreneurship was ranked in the top 25; this program recently received a $1 million gift from South Carolina alumni Tim and Karen Faber. An effort was under way to boost LSAT scores in the Law School; an external review was recently completed and a report was expected in the near future. The Departments of Psychology, Physics, and Geological Sciences were also being reviewed.

USC undergraduate students continue to receive increased recognition through the national competition in which they participate and the awards which they receive. Students from USC had received three Goldwater awards. No other institution in South Carolina had students who received any Goldwater awards. The person responsible for the program which identified and mentored students for these awards was Novella Beskid. Dr. Palms invited Ms. Beskid to discuss the program.

Ms. Beskid stated that the Office of Fellowships and Summer Programs had just completed its third year of operation. The Office was a central point for information and assistance in identifying, recruiting, and training undergraduate students to compete for prestigious national scholarships such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater, Truman, NSF, and several hundred such awards.

Potential scholars were identified as early as their first year at the University. Once identified, they were supported in every aspect of their candidacy from selecting appropriate courses to completing applications, revising essays, and participating in practice interviews. In the first three years of operation, through advisement sessions, scholarship workshops, and other special events, the Office had contact with hundreds of students. Of these students, 44 had gone on to win 52 national fellowships and scholarships, earning more than $1.3 million for advanced academic study. These winners represented a wide range of disciplines. Of the 44 winners, 35 were South Carolinians.

In the 14 years prior to the establishment of the Office (1981 - 1994), 33 students had won national awards, compared to the 52 winners for the past 3 years. The yearly average had gone from about two a year to about seventeen a year. Three of the four students nominated for Goldwater awards in the last two years had received the award. USC was proud to be in the league with Harvard, MIT, Cal Tech, and Duke in having three winners.

Ms. Beskid emphasized that the success of the program would not be possible without the support of faculty members. More than 80 faculty members participate each year on scholarship committees, practice interview teams, and by assisting students in all aspects of the competition. Many other faculty members nominate students to the Office and write letters of recommendation.

Work with the Carolina Scholars had been particularly successful in terms of the scholarship competition. Half of this year's graduating class of Carolina Scholars participated in a national competition and six (one-third of the graduates) actually won an award. This was in addition to the students who won full scholarships to USC Law School and USC School of Medicine.

The Office works closely in using the academic unit summer programs for middle and high school students, the Carolina Scholars, and the Fellowships program as recruiting tools. The Office is located in Harper College, and reports to the Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Donald J. Greiner. While the Office is located in close proximity to the Honors College, it is open to all University students.

Ms. Beskid thanked the Board members for their support and responded to their questions. Mr. Hubbard asked if there were the proper amount of coordination among all summer programs on campus. Ms. Beskid responded that three years ago when her Office was formed, there was no coordination of summer programs. She was given the responsibility of working with the summer academic programs that focused on middle and high school students and providing a point for coordination and liaison for those program units. Since that time a working committee of summer academic program coordinators and administrative resource persons had been formed. This committee focused on topics such as risk management, insurance liability, recruitment of participants to the University, and selection and training of staff. A comprehen-sive brochure of the summer academic offerings has been printed and distributed statewide for the past two years.

The need had arisen for a strategic development of programs, and it was anticipated that this would be the next phase for the summer academic programs. Dr. Palms thanked Ms. Beskid for her report.

Mr. Mungo asked Dr. Palms what the retention rate was, after graduation, of Honors College students remaining in South Carolina. Dr. Palms said plans were under way to collect that information; however, it had not been done in the past. Honors College graduates were highly recruited by the best graduate schools in the country.

Dr. Palms said the first graduation for the International MBA program was held recently for 36 students. The class begins in Vienna for six months, then comes to Columbia, and then is followed by an internship with an American company. These students were highly skilled mathematically and quantitatively, and they learn something about the American culture and entrepreneurship. Many of those students return to Europe at the completion of the program.

Dr. Palms stated that Dr. Alexander had been the president of the Council of Presidents this year at a time when the Council had been working with the Legislature and Commission on Higher Education (CHE) on performance criteria. There had not been much controversy within the Council of Presidents during that process because of Dr. Alexander's leadership. Dr. Palms congratulated Dr. Alexander on the harmony of the Council this year and invited him to address the Board.

Dr. Alexander said South Carolina was entering a new era in higher education, much of which could be attributed to Dr. Floyd and the current CHE because of the selection of its new executive director. He is a person who wants to consult and work with the institutions, and that has made the role of the Council of Presidents much easier. Dr. Alexander said his goal for the Council for the past year was to try to have them focus on the major issues, to recognize that there are some statewide agendas, and that the primary agenda was to come through the process in a way that positioned the Council to go to the Legislature for additional funding in the future. The Legislature saw that higher education was presenting a unified request.

Dr. Palms thanked Dr. Alexander for his report.

V. Other Matters

A. Certificate of Appreciation for Dr. Henry T. Price

This being the final Board meeting for the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Dr. Henry T. Price, as the faculty representative to the Board, the following certificate was read by Secretary Stepp and presented:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Presented to

Henry T. Price

in appreciation for his distinguished service

as chair of the Faculty Senate

and representative of the University faculties

on the Board of Trustees

from September 1995 to September 1997

Presented this 8th day of August 1997

B. Comments from Dr. Henry T. Price

Dr. Price reviewed the history of his relationship with the University of South Carolina beginning with his attendance in 1955 as a Naval ROTC scholarship student. He joined the USC Journalism faculty in 1969.

Dr. Price then reviewed what he had learned during the past two years as chair of the Faculty Senate. As with the chairs before him, the interaction with the Board of Trustees provided a greater understanding of who the Board members are and what they do. He learned how hard Board members work for the University and how dedicated they are to the institution. Most of the faculty know very little about the Board, except for what they see in the media. Dr. Price felt that there needed to be much greater interaction between the Trustees and the faculty to bring about a mutual respect.

Dr. Price said the University "family" was considered to be the students, staff, faculty, administration, and Trustees. He thought most observers would classify that "family" as dysfunctional, with each group viewing the other groups as "them." In response to his question at the Board's retreat, many of the Trustees said they had not been in a University classroom since they had graduated. Chairman Hubbard was planning to spend a day during the fall semester attending classes with a student. Dr. Price invited the other Trustees to do the same. Personal contact was very warm, while statistics were cold. It would be easier to "sell" the University to prospective students if the Trustees had the experience of being in the classroom.

Some observers believe that faculty morale had seldom been higher, that the faculty shared the view of the future as articulated in The Vision Statement, and that they were all pulling together to reach that future. Dr. Price said there were a large number of faculty who wonder how the University would reach its goal of AAU quality when it was supported by its Legislature at less than seventy percent of the Southeastern average.

Quite a few faculty remember being told several years ago that raising salaries to the Southeastern average was a University priority. There was still a ways to go before reaching that goal. The latest figures from The Chronicle of Higher Education indicate that while the average faculty salaries were about on a par with SEC colleagues at Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, the average full professor's salary was about $14,000 below that at UNC and Virginia. The difference was about $10,000 greater if you considered private institutions such as Duke and Emory.

Dr. Price said the lack of a quorum for the Faculty Senate meetings in April and July was indicative of a general malaise in the faculty. In the spring of 1995 the faculty was asked to consider some proposals to change the tenure and promotion requirements of The Faculty Manual. Less than one-third of the faculty attended that much publicized meeting where questions that could greatly affect their futures were to be decided. These were not the actions of a faculty that was excited about its future; these were signs of apathy. Dr. Price said it was not that the faculty were not working hard, because they were, but the focus of that hard work had shifted. Many of the faculty were more interested in channeling their labors into their personal advancement than they were in working at service. They don't see the payoff for service because, largely, it is not there. These are times when the University sees itself beset on many sides by people who do not understand or do not believe the great value it provides to this state. These are times when the University needs all of the members of its family putting forth maximum effort to advance its cause.

Dr. Price said he had learned in his years at the University that there were a lot of highly intelligent people with enormous common sense and excellent insight into the problems of the University and the state, but it was "one of the best kept secrets of the 20th century." Because there is so little interaction with other members of the University family and with the various audiences that observe the University, few know what a tremendous resource the faculty of the University is. Hopefully in years ahead the faculty would seize the initiative and, through their activities, get the message of their quality out to the people.

Dr. Price said he did not intend to sound unduly gloomy about the University. There were some very fine things happening, as reported in this meeting. The academic profile of the student body was improving every year. It was important for faculty, administrators, and Trustees to redouble their efforts to provide proper resources for the University so that the brighter and brighter students would be able to realize their fullest potential. An increasing number of the very best stu-dents were competing for, and winning, prestigious graduate awards largely because of a commitment from the administration and the Board of Trustees to make it happen.

The University was gaining increasing external recognition for its quality by the location on campus of the National Advocacy Center and the recent grant from the Department of Defense. These advances were blurred by continuing problems that would take the combined efforts of all members of the University family to solve. Individually, no one group had the intellectual ability, energy, or insight to solve all of the University's problems; it was necessary to work as a team in which each member brought a specialty to bear and knew and respected one another.

While the names of those working today to help the University were unlikely to be remembered when the 300 year anniversary was celebrated in 2101, it was Dr. Price's hope that the deeds would be remembered as part of its greatness. He was grateful for the opportunity given to him by the faculty to serve the University and for the forbearance and understanding the Board of Trustees and the University had extended to him for the past two years. It was an honor and a privilege to work with the Board.

Mr. Hubbard thanked Dr. Price for his comments. The Trustees were grateful for his service to the University as a member of this Board and as chair of the Faculty Senate. Mr. Hubbard said some of Dr. Price's remarks deserved some follow up, and he did not think that any member of the Board was in any way content if there were members of the faculty who did not have the same optimism for the University that the Board had. If there was a sense of malaise among elements of the faculty and there was a sense that there was not a real team with everyone working together, something needed to be done about that. Mr. Hubbard encouraged Dr. Price to write a letter to himself or Mrs. Harvey, as chair of the Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee, with a list of specific recommendations on things the Board could do. He encouraged Dr. Price to work with Professor Wedlock, the chair-elect of the Faculty Senate, to identify specific things that the Board might do.

Mr. Hubbard said that Dr. Price and all of the faculty should know that Dr. Palms has always had faculty salaries as one of his top priorities. The University operated in a world of limited resources, but everyone would continue to work hard for faculty salaries. There were other things that should bring optimism to the faculty, and the Board wanted the faculty to share in its optimism for the direction of the University. The Board would welcome specific suggestions and recommenda-tions; there would be a continuing dialogue.

Mr. Mungo said the faculty had a problem by its non-participation. The Board was a policy body; it was the faculty who were qualified to run the institution. The Board did not have a problem in having a quorum at its meetings; the faculty had the problem.

Mr. Hubbard reminded all deans and department heads that the Board meetings were open, and faculty members were most welcome to attend full Board or Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee meetings. Mr. Hubbard said he would appear before the Faculty Senate as often as appropriate to facilitate communication.

There being no further business for the Board's consideration, Mr. Hubbard called for a motion to adjourn. Mr. Bahnmuller so moved, and Mr. Bailey seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas L. Stepp

Secretary