The Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University met in regular session on September 1, 1994, in the Board Room of the University Administration Building. The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairman Stephen W. Woody.

The following members of the Board were present: Mrs. Allen, Mr. Allman, Mrs. Blankenship, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Haire, Mrs. Key, Mr. McKee, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pine, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Woody.

Others present included Chancellor Wakeley; Vice Chancellors Carter, Dooley, and Judith Stillion; Dr. Jacobs, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Development; Dr. Dowell and Mr. Ramsey, Assistants to the Chancellor; Mr. Fowler, Alumni Representative to the Board; Dr. Wright, Faculty Representative to the Board; Mr. Kucharski, Legal Counsel; Mr. McDonald, Executive Director of University Advancement; Mr. Reed, Director of Public Information; and Mrs. Shuler, Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor.

Mr. Woody called the meeting to order and introduced Dr. Wakeley, who is serving as Chancellor while the search for a permanent Chancellor is conducted.

Dr. Wakeley introduced Dr. Carter, who in turn introduced Mrs. Frances Jolicoeur, Housekeeping Supervisor who is a recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence. Mrs. Jolicoeur received a standing ovation and, upon motion by Mr. Pine, seconded by several others, the comments of Dr. Carter were included in the record:

"Mrs. Jolicoeur was commended for her innovative ideas that have led to cost savings and better results for university housekeeping. Those ideas included developing better ways to clean showers and shower curtains, and changing over to a new all-purpose disinfectant to eliminate six other products from use. The shower curtain idea alone saves the university about $5,000 per year. She also found a new glass cleaner to use on windows and mirrors. The old product costs $2.63 for each 8-ounce aerosol can, but the new product is only 25 cents per quart.

Mrs. Jolicoeur encourages each employee and helps foster a sense of self-worth in every housekeeper. She never commands, but leads by example. I have seen Frances on many occasions working on a project right alongside her housekeepers. No job is too dirty for her and no one works for her. They work with her.

Many times Mrs. Jolicoeur has cooked breakfast for the entire housekeeping staff. She deserves our appreciation."

Chancellor Wakeley assumed the chair and asked for nominations for the office of chairman. Mr. Moore nominated Mr. Woody, and Mr. Allman seconded the motion. Mr. Allman then moved that nominations be closed, and Mr. Pine moved that Mr. Woody be elected by acclamation. There was unanimous agreement.

Mr. Pine then moved that Mr. Wilson be elected Vice Chairman. Mr. Allman moved to close nominations, and Mr. Wilson was elected by acclamation.

Mrs. Allen moved that Mrs. Blankenship be elected Secretary. Mr. Allman moved to close nominations, and Mrs. Blankenship was elected by acclamation.

Mr. Woody welcomed Mr. Westmoreland as the student trustee and Mr. Fowler as the representative from the Alumni Association.

Upon motion by Mrs. Blankenship, seconded by Mr. Pine, minutes of the April 29, 1994, meeting were approved as corrected.

1. Lease of Cullowhee Methodist Church Property

Upon motion by Mrs. Key, seconded by Mrs. Allen, the Board approved the lease of .44 of an acre of property from Cullowhee United Methodist Church for development into a parking lot containing 57 spaces; in addition, the University would re-pave an existing parking lot containing 64 spaces which adjoins the proposed leasehold. Total cost of these improvements is estimated to be $49,800, and lease terms would be negotiated that would amortize the University's investment by foregoing annual lease payments to the Church for 12 to 15 years.

2. Approval of Financing for Renovations of Hinds University Center

Vice Chancellor Carter requested approval of the following method of financing the renovations of Hinds University: Borrow $3,800,000; draw $250,000 from excess reserves in the University Center bond sinking fund; and draw $500,000 from accumulated Food Services reserves. These proceeds would be used to fund the total renovation project cost of $4,250,000 and to retire approximately $300,000 in debt outstanding on this building. Lending proposals would be invited from leading financial institutions in the area. Terms would call for both fixed and variable interest rates, repayment over a fifteen-year period, and absence of penalty for pre-payment. Revenue for repayment of the loan would be derived from a student fee increase of $45 per year to begin in the fall of 1995. This project would go to the Board of Governors in October or November, to the Office of State Construction in January, and would go out for bid when approved by these entities.

Following discussion, Mr. Wilson moved that the method of financing be approved. Mr. Pine seconded the motion, and it was approved unanimously.

3. Purchase of Property

Upon motion by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mrs. Key, the Board approved the purchase of .74 of an acre northeast of the alumni house to be acquired with parking and traffic funds and 4.77 acres east of the University's golf practice range, the purchase to be funded from the Endowment Fund.

4. Approval of Capital Improvement Projects

Upon motion by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Pine, the Board authorized two capital improvement projects: (A) Reroofing Walker and Harrill Residence Halls at a cost of $137,600, funding to come from accumulated reserves in the Dormitory System revenue account; (B) Repair of the Lake Ravanel dam at the Highlands Biological Station at a cost of $123,700, funding to be requested from the Board of Governors 1994-95 reserve for repairs and renovations.

5. Ratify Designer Selection

At its April 29, 1994, meeting, the Board delegated authority to the administration to make a tentative selection of an architect for a project to renovate bathrooms and effect structural repairs at Albright-Benton Residence Halls. Upon motion by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mrs. Key, the Board ratified the selection of Architectural Design Studies, Asheville NC.

6. Camp Laboratory School

Dr. Carter told the trustees that Jackson County School System has finished its new building and has moved out of the Camp Lab buildings. The school system was late getting some equipment and furnishings moved, but the buildings were cleared by August 10. With extremely positive response from all campus personnel, the buildings were cleaned and health sciences personnel from Moore Hall moved in for the opening of fall semester. The use of Camp Lab will permit academic scheduling and effective renovation at the same time.

;Mr. McDonald presented the names of James B. Childress, Reg Moody, John Rice, David Craft, and David Jones as members of the Development Foundation Board of Directors to serve a three-year term ending in 1997. Upon motion by Mr. Allman, seconded by Mr. Pine, the Board approved these directors.

Dr. Dooley presented the names of Mr. F. Merton Cregger and Mr. William Wright as members of the International Program Fund Board of Directors. Upon motion by Mr. Pine, seconded by Mr. Haire, these appointments were approved.

Upon motion by Mrs. Allen, seconded by Mrs. Key, the Board unanimously approved the deletion of Article 13 of the WCU Parking Rules and Regulations. This article applied to Camp Laboratory School faculty.

Dr. Carter described the need to increase the continuing education credit instruction fee, from which instructors' salaries, travel, materials, etc. are paid, from $80 to $90 per credit hour, effective January 1, 1995. Following discussion and upon motion by Mr. Allman, seconded by Mrs. Allen, the increase was approved unanimously.

Dr. Wakeley believes the new academic year is off to a good start, and he encouraged trustees to read in The Reporter the speeches by various ones at the opening faculty meeting. He introduced David McDonald, Executive Director of University Advancement, and Judith Stillion, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He mentioned three persons who will be serving in interim positions in Academic Affairs: Dr. Mike Malone, associate vice chancellor; Dr. Fred Hinson, assistant vice chancellor; and Dr. Eleanor Prochaska, director of general education.

Dr. Glenn Stillion, Vice Chancellor for Student Development, had a heart attack on July 29. He is making good progress and expects to be back on a limited basis by October 1. His student development responsibilities have been divided among Dr. Bonita Jacobs, Mr. Randy Rice, and Dr. Bill Haggard; and Mr. Kucharski has assumed responsibilities for affirmative action. Dr. Wakeley thanked all these people for their extraordinary efforts.

Dr. Richard Thompson is leaving NCCAT to become Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at General Administration. Dean John McCreary has resigned effective June 30, 1995, and a national search for his successor is underway.

Budget matters have been as anticipated and planned for, with the library receiving the best treatment in several years. The library is being connected to all libraries in the system. There was a loss of 12 SPA positions, but the institution has coped. Faculty salaries averaged a seven percent increase, with SPA employees receiving four percent plus a one percent bonus. A technical adjustment gave us seven more faculty positions. The flexibility granted to special responsibility institutions has been very useful in that WCU has been able to accelerate the cable backbone throughout the campus and also modernize the Asheville computer systems.

There has been a significant enrollment increase, with head count between 6700 and 6800. The FTE is at 6100, up 260, which gives us 23 new faculty positions.

A conference sponsored by ICUT will be held here September 8-10 for faculty from all the institutions in the system. Chancellor Vic Hackley from Fayetteville State University will be the keynote speaker.

The Board of Governors has passed a regulation imposing a surcharge of 25 percent on students who take over 140 hours to complete their degree. This rule could affect four percent of WCU students.

The athletic department had a good year in 1993-94, with the men's track team finishing third and the women's fifth of eight teams. Twenty-five percent of WCU athletes had better than a 3.0 gpa, with four of them making perfect 4.0 scores.

During the 1993-94 year, the Ramsey center hosted 801 events with 133,954 participants.

Western has been chosen as one of the seven institutions in the system to be able to offer the master's in school administration degree. The doctoral program in education could begin as early as fall of 1995 if we can get funding. The program has been approved.

Committees of the Board will remain as they were constituted last year, with Mr. Westmoreland assuming Mr. Scott's positions. Mr. Woody explained that two new appointments would be needed for the Endowment Board of Trustees since Mrs. Blankenship's term had expired and Chancellor Coulter had retired. Upon motion by Mr. Pine, seconded by Mrs. Key, and unanimously approved, Mrs. Blankenship was reappointed to a three-year term and Chancellor Wakeley was appointed to succeed Dr. Coulter. A copy of the complete committee list is to be mailed to each trustee.

Mr. Woody announced that officers of the Board of Governors are: Chairman, Travis Porter, Durham; Vice Chairman, Joe Thomas, Vanceboro; Secretary, Sam Neill, Hendersonville.

Mr. Woody had received a letter from Mr. Hodge, of Black Mountain, regarding the May graduation. Mr. Woody commended all those who prepared for and participated in the graduation exercises.

Mr. Haire moved that the Board go into Executive Session to consider personnel and property matters permitted by the Open Meetings Law. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.

(Minutes of the Executive Session are not included here because of their confidential nature.)

The meeting was returned to open session by general consensus.

Mr. Pine moved that personnel actions as discussed in Executive Session--four administrative appointments, 36 faculty appointments, eight staff appointment, seven NCCAT appointments, two adjunct faculty appointments, one leave of absence, and one designation of professor emeritus--be approved. Mr. Allman and Mrs. Allen seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.

Mr. Westmoreland looks forward to working with the other trustees. The SGA is trying to schedule Senate elections on September 14, and the SGA vice president has appointed the court justices. He is working on Homecoming and the Homecoming Court election will be held on October 20. Mr. Westmoreland will go to Chapel Hill next Friday for a meeting of the Council of Student Presidents.

Dr. Wright commented on the successful general faculty meeting, saying she believes the faculty will move smoothly through the transition between chancellors. The faculty are heavily involved in the self-study process and the conference on teaching evaluation scheduled later this month. A task force from the Faculty Senate is studying the process of curriculum change. There has been one Senate meeting already, and a resolution was adopted scheduling October 10-14 as AIDS Awareness Week on the campus.

Mr. Fowler expressed his appreciation for the privilege of attending the Board meetings and said the individual campus relationships between alumni associations and boards of trustees are being considered by the UNC Alumni Presidents Association. They hope to have more collaboration between the boards on each campus.

This year he hopes to concentrate on two projects: an effort to get undergraduates involved in the alumni association while they are still undergraduates and a program to create a Jackson County Western Club.

The Alumni Association is trying to meet needs for community support and volunteer support, and Mr. Fowler will be pleased to hear from trustees when he can be of assistance.

Mr. Haire commented on the visitors from the WNC Regional Economic Development Commission who have been touring the sixteen western counties and will be sitting in the Chancellor's Box tonight for the football game.

With no further business to be transacted, the meeting was declared adjourned.