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

The Academic Affairs and Faculty Liaison Committee of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees met on Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 9:45 a.m. in the Carolina Plaza Board Room.

Members present were: Mr. Robert N. McLellan, Chairman; Mr. James Bradley; Mr. Samuel R. Foster, II; Ms. Darla D. Moore; Mr. John C. von Lehe, Jr.; Mr. Othniel H. Wienges, Jr; Mr. Mack I. Whittle, Jr., Board Chairman; and Mr. Herbert C. Adams, Board Vice Chairman. Other Trustees present were: Mr. Arthur S. Bahnmuller; Mr. Mark W. Buyck, Jr.; Mr. Miles Loadholt; and Mr. Eugene P. Warr, Jr.

Faculty Liaison Committee members present were: Professor Robert M. Wilcox, Chair of the Faculty Senate; Dr. Betty Glad, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee; Dr. Warren Carson, USC Spartanburg, representative for the Senior Campuses; and Professor John Logue, representative for the Regional Campuses. Dr. Peter Graham, Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee, was absent.

Others present were: President Andrew A. Sorensen; Secretary Thomas L. Stepp; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jerome D. Odom; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard W. Kelly; Vice President for Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; Vice President for University Relations T.W. Hudson Akin; Vice President for Student Affairs Dennis A. Pruitt; General Counsel Walter (Terry) H. Parham; Vice Provost and Executive Dean for Regional Campuses and Continuing Education Chris P. Plyler; Associate Vice Provost for Regional Campuses and Continuing Education Carolyn A. West; Chancellor of USC Aiken Thomas L. Hallman; Chancellor of USC Spartanburg John C. Stockwell; Dean of USC Lancaster John Catalano; Dean of USC Sumter C. Leslie Carpenter; Dean of USC Union James W. Edwards; Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, USC Aiken, Suzanne Ozment; Assistant Treasurer Susan D. Hanna; Director of the Budget Office William P. Bragdon; Assistant to the Vice President, Office of Business and Finance, Ken Corbett; Accountant and Fiscal Analyst, Office of Business and Finance, Muctaru Kabba; Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, James R. Augustine; Director of Planning Services, Facilities Planning and Construction, Donna Collins; Professor of Business/Marketing, USC Aiken, Niren Vyas; Public Information Officer, Office of Media Relations, Karen Petit; and Director of the Office of Public Affairs Russell McKinney.

Chairman McLellan called the meeting to order and invited Board members to introduce themselves. Mr. McKinney indicated that no members of the media were in attendance. Chairman McLellan 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 Committee; and a quorum was present to conduct business.

Chairman McLellan directed the attention of the Committee to the first agenda item and called on President Sorensen who deferred to Provost Odom for comments.

1. USC Aiken Faculty Manual Changes: Provost Odom indicated that Chancellor Hallman and Dr. Ozment, Vice President for Academic Affairs at USC Aiken, had collaborated with him regarding proposed USC Aiken Faculty Manual revisions; both Provost Odom and President Sorensen supported the changes.

   Chancellor Hallman explained that the proposed changes specifically addressed two sections of the Faculty Manual: post-tenure review and sabbatical leaves. Because the campus had nearly completed a cycle of assessing most of the faculty for tenure, Chancellor Hallman believed that it was timely to reconsider and, where appropriate, rework the post-tenure review policy for the future.

   Responding to Mr. von Lehe's inquiry about the thrust of the major changes, Chancellor Hallman remarked that the revisions clarified those processes which had evolved and had not been captured in the manual.

   Mr. Bradley moved approval of the USC Aiken Faculty Manual changes as described in the materials distributed for this meeting. Mr. Foster seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

2. USC Spartanburg Faculty Manual Changes: Chairman McLellan recognized Chancellor Stockwell who stated that most of the proposed USC Spartanburg Faculty Manual changes reflected the College of Arts and Sciences reorganization from a divisional to a departmental structure; this restructuring had required different representation on promotion and tenure committees and other committees of the faculty.

   Mr. Bradley moved approval of the USC Spartanburg Faculty Manual changes as described in the materials distributed for this meeting. Mr. von Lehe seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

3. USC Regional Campuses Faculty Manual Changes: Chairman McLellan recognized Dr. Plyler who advised the Committee that the proposed USC Regional Campuses Faculty Manual changes reflected system changes, most notably the exclusion of the USC Beaufort campus from the Regional Campuses network. In addition, during the past several years, the faculties from the two year campuses had worked toward the strengthening of tenure and promotion criteria; the service component within those criteria had received the most attention in this series of revisions.

   Mr. von Lehe moved approval of the USC Regional Campuses Faculty Manual changes as described in the materials distributed for this meeting. Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

There were no other matters to come before the Committee, and Chairman McLellan declared the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas L. Stepp
Secretary