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REGULAR
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD
ROOM, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
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The Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University met in regular session on May 8, 1980, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the University Administration Building. ROLL CALL Members of the Board present were: Mr. Abbott, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Gloyne, Mr. McGinn, Mr. Patterson, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Watson, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Wynne. Others present included: Chancellor Robinson; Vice Chancellors Carter, Stillion, and Stoltz; Mrs. Jakes, Assistant to the Chancellor; Mr. Brown, Special Assistant to the Chancellor; Mr. Creech, Director of Academic Services; Dr. Pickering, out-going Chairman of the Faculty; Dr. Dowell, newly-elected Chairman of the Faculty; Mr. Pressley, Alumni Representative to the Board; Mr. McGinnis, Director of Development; Mr. Ramsey, Assistant to the Chancellor for WCU Programs in Asheville; Mr. Reed, Director of Public Information; Mr. Scott, Legal Counsel; Mr. Wood, Director of Institutional Studies and Planning; Mr. McKinney, outgoing Student Body President and ex officio member of the Board; and Mrs. Shuler, Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor. Mr. Wynne presided over the early part of the meeting; Chairman Glenn later assumed the chair. INTRODUCTIONS Vice Chancellor Stillion introduced Mark Williams, Newly-elected President of the Student Government Association and ex officio member of the Board of Trustees. Members of the Board expressed appreciation to Mr. McKinney for his service as a trustee. Dr. Pickering then introduced Dr. Judy Dowell, newly-elected Chairman of the Faculty and the faculty representative to the Board of Trustees. Appreciation was also expressed to Dr. Pickering for his service to the Board as Chairman of the Faculty. Chancellor Robinson mentioned that this meeting would be the last one for Mr. Pressley in his capacity as alumni representative and thanked him for his excellent representation of the alumni. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Wynne reported that copies of the minutes had been mailed to each Trustee. No correction or suggestion was made, and, upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously passed, the minutes were approved. REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE Mr. Gloyne asked Vice Chancellor Carter to discuss with the Board the proposed bookstore expansion. Following Dr. Carter's report and general discussion and upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, it was agreed that the firm of Foy and Lee would be hired to design a completely new bookstore. This facility, possibly to be located behind Killian Building, would be a self-liquidating project. APPROVAL OF EPA PERSONNEL POLICIES Chancellor Robinson discussed with the Trustees the development of personnel policies to cover EPA personnel who are administrators rather than faculty. A system-wide effort is underway to establish policies and procedures, and the draft document considered by WCU Trustees will be forwarded to General Administration for consideration and final approval. Following discussion and upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the document was approved for submission to General Administration. (Copy of document on file with minutes material.) APPROVAL OF GRADUATES The Trustees had been given a list of proposed graduates at the Spring Commencement. Upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the Trustees approved the awarding of degrees to all students who met the requirements. Upon further discussion and proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the Trustees approved the award of degrees at the Summer Commencement to all students who met the requirements. This list will be ratified at the September Board meeting. APPROVAL OF FEE INCREASE Vice Chancellor Carter explained the need for an increase in the board fee to be effective fall semester, 1980. Following discussion and upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the following board fees were established:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Mr. McGinnis presented the following names for three-year terms on the Development Foundation Board of Directors: Mr. Claude Ramsey, Mr. Herbert Hyde, Dr. Adelio Montanari, Mr. James Childress, and Mrs. Helen B. Owen. Upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, Mr. McGinnis was authorized to contact these persons and invite them to serve as Directors. INFORMATION REPORTS 1. Southern Conference Annual Meeting Chancellor Robinson reported on the annual meeting of the Southern Conference held at East Tennessee State University. The Conference is in good condition and the percentage of athletes graduating is running relatively well. Emphasis is being placed on sportsmanship and the avoidance of academic irregularities. There is a possibility of having a post-season bowl game beginning in 1981. 2. Budget Matters The special session of the Legislature, to begin on June 5, will probably be devoted mostly to budget matters, especially salaries. 3. Enrollment Mr. Creech presented statistics on the projected enrollment for fall semester, indicating that applications in all categories are up over last year and that early registrants are up 3-1/2 percent. 4. Resignations of Personnel Chancellor Robinson commented on the resignations of some key personnel in the School of Business and the difficulties in hiring replacements. 5. Trustees and Governors Conference Mr. Glenn reported on the recent conference in Chapel Hill where Western was represented by nine persons, the largest delegation there. Chancellor Robinson expressed appreciation to the Trustees for their efforts in attending this meeting. 6. Patrons of Quality Drive The charter membership drive of the Patrons of Quality program has resulted in 92 committed memberships, up from 8 in 1977. Several others are in progress and prospects for 100 memberships appear good by the time of the dinner scheduled for May 24. President Friday will be the principal speaker. 7. Long-Range Plan Mr. Wood described for the Trustees the process used in developing the Long-range Plan, and Chancellor Robinson expressed appreciation to Dr. DelForge and members of the committee who worked on this plan. Attention was called to significant parts of the Plan and Trustees were given a copy of the Plan for later use. 8. Construction Projects Mr. Wood reported that construction is underway on the Library addition; that the Robertson Hall conversion to efficiency apartments is moving along well and that the apartments will hopefully be ready by fall semester; that the feasibility study on the Regional Activities Center is finished and planning is moving along well; that bids have been opened for major plumbing renovations in Buchanan Hall and contracts will be awarded; that bids will be opened on May 15 for Renovation of Old Student Union; and that contracts for addition to Reid Gym have been distributed and that building will hopefully be ready for fall term. It was noted that Joyner Building will be closed when renovation of Old Student Union is completed, and we are hopeful that the building can be restored to its original form as an historic site. 9. ROTC Activities Major Valentine and Captain Isaacs from the Department of Military Science presented an informative slide show on the activities of the WCU ROTC detachment, noting that enrollment in the unit continues to increase and that WCU had four of the top five cadets in the 1979 summer camp. Each Trustee was given the newly-designed crest of the WCU ROTC unit. 10. SDIP Grant Chancellor Robinson announced that the SDIP grant had been approved. This award, a follow-up to the AIDP grant, is for $925,000 over the next three years and will be used to strengthen developing programs. EXECUTIVE SESSION Open Meeting Act Upon proper motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the Board voted to go into Executive Session. ADJOURNMENT With no
further business to be transacted, the meeting adjourned for
lunch in Brown Cafeteria.
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