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The Executive Committee of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees met on Thursday, November 16, 2000, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 107-C of the Osborne Administration Building.

Members present were: Mr. Mack I. Whittle, Jr., Chairman; Mr. Herbert C. Adams; Mr. James Bradley; and Dr. C. Edward Floyd. Mr. William C. Hubbard and Mr. Michael J. Mungo were absent. Other Trustees present were: Mr. Alexander English; Mr. Samuel R. Foster, II; Mr. Toney J. Lister; Mr. Miles Loadholt; Mr. J. DuPre Miller; Mr. M. Wayne Staton; and Mr. John C. von Lehe, Jr.

Others present were: President John M. Palms; Secretary Thomas L. Stepp; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jerome D. Odom; Vice President and Chief Operating Officer J. Lyles Glenn; Vice President for Student and Alumni Services Dennis A. Pruitt; Vice President of Human Resources Jane M. Jameson; General Counsel Walter (Terry) H. Parham; Director of Athletics Michael B. McGee; Dean of the School of Public Health Harris Pastides; Director of Public Affairs Russell McKinney; Associate Professor in the School of Public Health Michael E. Samuels; Assistant Director of Athletics John Moore; University Librarian for Processing Services Homer J. Walton; and Mrs. Mary Miller.

Chairman Whittle called the meeting to order and invited those present to introduce themselves. Mr. McKinney indicated that no representatives from the press were in attendance. Chairman Whittle 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 members of the Committee; and a quorum was present.

Open Session

To accommodate schedules, Chairman Whittle reversed the order of the agenda.

Contracts with Values that Exceed $250,000:

I. Institute for Scientific Information, Thomas Cooper Library: Mr. Parham presented a proposed contract between the Thomas Cooper Library and the Institute for Scientific Information, an organization that owned Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index electronic databases. He stated that access to this information provided an invaluable research tool for faculty and students. The continuation of this proposed three-year contract would begin on January 1, 2001 and was significantly less than the current contract which the Board of Trustees had approved in 1997.

Mr. Bradley moved approval of the contract as distributed. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

II. Manchester (Taiwan) International, Inc., School of Public Health: Dr. Pastides said that this contract represented the second extension of an agreement with Manchester International, an agency in Taiwan, that coordinated a Ph.D. training program for qualified individuals in that country. He indicated that over 50 percent of the course work was conducted on the Columbia campus; the remainder was provided by School of Public Health faculty who traveled to Taiwan. The contract would provide funding for tuition and administrative costs. He anticipated an enrollment of 12 doctoral candidates of whom a majority were physicians in Taiwan.

Mr. Bradley moved approval of the contract extension. Mr. Adams seconded the motion. The vote was taken, and the motion carried.

There were no other matters to come before the Committee, and Chairman Whittle declared the meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas L. Stepp
Secretary