WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Trustees at state institutions of higher learning
are empowered to determine schedules of student fees; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Board of Trustees at Winthrop University have examined
the fee structure at Winthrop University; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Board of Trustees have examined the projected resources
and projected commitments for 2009-2010; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Board recognize their fiduciary responsibility to ensure
that the University's budget strikes a balance between actual resources and commitments;
and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina customarily provides
its public institutions of higher learning with state operating allocations sufficiently
in advance of Winthrop University Board of Trustees' regular June board meeting to
allow for timely preparation of budget documentation to be reviewed by the full board
in its June board deliberations related to the establishment of tuition and fees;
and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina in 2009 has been unable
to reach agreement on key aspects of its allocation of state operating funds as they
relate to Winthrop University for the fiscal year beginning July 1 in time to allow
for that careful and timely preparation of budget documentation for review by Winthrop's
full board in considering establishment of tuition and fees; and
WHEREAS, leadership of the General Assembly has signaled such decisions may not be
forthcoming until much later in the month of June; and
WHEREAS, Winthrop University has promised its students and their families to act expeditiously
to provide information needed by them for family financial planning purposes as soon
as reasonably possible following General Assembly action;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
be authorized to adopt the 2009-2010 fee schedule after final legislative action is
taken; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees be
authorized to adopt the Winthrop University operating budget on behalf of the Board
once the General Assembly has passed the Appropriations Act.
June 5, 2009
