ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - The Winthrop University Board of Trusteesvoted Sept. 25 on performance objectives for Interim President George Hynd.
The objectives, which are mandated by the State Agency Head Salary Commission, will guide Hynd’s work for this academic year.
The 2020-21 objectives are:
·Examine the Winthrop Strategic Plan to assess progress to date.
·Determine how to improve key metrics and make changes in the Strategic Plan in the face of the new reality.
·Prepare Academic Master Plan for program refresh, development and/or elimination.
·Capture $3 million in salary savings via a furlough plan.
·With the input of the campus, identify key priorities to direct goals of a Facilities Master Plan.
·Facilitate ongoing conversations with Board of Trustees and Foundation Board to identify and strengthen shared goals.
·Facilitate a capacity and readiness audit of Division of University Advancement and Alumni Relations.
·Continue the reaffirmation process for accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Hynd, who has more than 30 years of administrative experience in higher education and is a distinguished research professor, assumed the interim presidency on March 1 and will serve in the role until June 30, 2022.
For more information, contact Judy Longshaw, news and media services manager, at 803/323-2404 or e-mail her at longshawj@winthrop.edu.
