Meeting of Winthrop University Board of Trustees

Friday, October 3, 2014
Gold Room, DiGiorgio Campus Center
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
1:00pm

 

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes from August 26, 2014 and September 17, 2014
  3. Executive Session
  4. Report of the Executive Committee and Board Chair
    1. Presidential Search Update
  5. Report of the Committee on Academic Quality
    1. Resolution to Approve Honorary Degree Policy
  6. Report of the Committee on Compensation
  7. Report of the Committee on Enrollment and Retention
  8. Report of the Committee on Finance
  9. Report of the Committee on Institutional Advancement and Development
  10. Report of the Committee on Student Life and Athletics
  11. Report of the Chair of Faculty Conference and Faculty Representative to the Board
  12. Report from the Chair of Council of Student Leaders and Student Representative to the Board
  13. Report from President Debra Boyd
  14. Adjournment

 

Committee on Academic Quality 

Friday, October 3, 2014
Macfeat House
9 a.m.

  1. Call To Order
  2. Approval of the Minutes of the May 2014 Meeting
  3. Resolution Regarding Honorary Degree Policy
  4. SACS Update
  5. Discussion of Selected Key Performance Indicators
  6. General Education Update
  7. Other Items
  8. Adjournment

 

Committee on Compensation

Friday, October 3, 2014
Macfeat House
10:30 a.m.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Discussion and review of materials provided
    1. An excerpt from the SACS publication, The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement. (Special attention to Section 3.2.6)
    2. A document that includes links to faculty policies pertinent to compensation, promotion, and tenure.
    3. A memorandum dated January 21, 2014 from Sam Wilkins, State Human Resources Director, regarding the Higher Education Efficiency and Administrative Policies Act of 2011 (HEEAPA).
    4. The Memorandum of Understanding between Winthrop University and the State Human Resources Division delegating authority for Winthrop to approve certain classification and compensation actions.
    5. A document that includes a list of Colleges and Universities commonly used in collecting CUPA salary comparison data.
    6. A draft version of Winthrop's Compensation Policy for Classified Employees — for your information and awaiting institutional approval.
    7. A draft version of Winthrop's Compensation Policy for Academic Personnel and Unclassified employees — for your information and awaiting institutional approval.
    8. Points of consideration for the conversation on October 3, 2014.
  3. Review sample compensation committee guidelines
    1. Clemson University BOT Compensation Committee guidelines
  4. Discussion of mission statement development
  5. New Business
  6. Other
  7. Adjourn

Committee on Enrollment and Retention

Friday, October 3, 2014
Joynes Hall, Baruch Room
10:30 a.m.

  1. Admissions Presentation — Rob Dellibovi, Admissions Counselor and Eduardo Prieto
    Brief overview of what prospective students and families see when they visit campus.
  2. Recruitment Overview - Eduardo Prieto
    Focus on:
    1. Fall 2014 highlights and takeaways
    2. Fall 2015-16 Recruitment markets and emphasis
    3. Retention — current efforts and future plans
  3. Trustees Engaged with Recruitment and Retention — Karl Folkens and Eduardo Prieto
    Brief discussion on most strategic opportunities to get Trustees involved in Recruitment and Retention efforts.
  4. Wrap-Up Discussion — Karl Folkens

Committee on Finance

Friday, October 3, 2014
Thompson Conference Room
9 a.m.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of May 9, 2014
  3. Review of the Budget
  4. Report from the Internal Auditor
  5. Report on Construction Projects for 2014-2015
  6. Old Business
  7. New Business
  8. Adjourn

 

Committee on Institutional Advancement and Development

Friday, October 3, 2014
Polly Ford Conference Room
9 a.m.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes of the Institutional Advancement and Development Committee Meeting of May 9, 2014
  3. Institutional Advancement Overview
  4. Division Priorities:
    • Development 
    • Alumni Relations 
    • Foundation 
    • University Relations 
  5. Future Committee Meeting Discussion

 

Committee on Student Life and Athletics

Friday, October 3, 2014
Room 222, DiGiorgio Campus Center
10:30 a.m.

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Committee Minutes of May 9, 2014.
  3. Governance restructuring in NCAA Division I.
  4. Review of the work and re-tooling of the Dean of Students operations in support of changing issues involving students.
  5. Old Business
  6. New Business