Meeting of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees

November 5, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Gold Room, DiGiorgio Campus Center
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

  1. Call to Order*
  2. Executive Session*

Recess until 1 p.m.
Public Comment at 1 p.m.

  1. Approval of Minutes from June 10-11, 2010
  2. Report of the Executive Committee and Board Chair
    1. Resolution to Endorse the Vision of Distinction 2010-11
    2. Resolution to Endorse the Agency Head Objectives 2010-11
  3. Report of the Committee on Academic Affairs
  4. Report of the Committee on Finance
    1. Resolution to issue Higher Education Revenue Bonds not to exceed $5.2 Million for Residence Hall Facility Renovations
    2. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Property Located at 349 Columbia Avenue and the sale of 8.27 Acres of Land Adjacent to Cherry Road
  5. Report of the Committee on Student Life
    1. Resolution to Add Women's Lacrosse as an Intercollegiate Sport
  6. Report of the Committee on Institutional Advancement and Development
  7. Report from the Chair of Faculty Conference and Faculty Representative to the Board*
  8. Report from the Chair of Council of Student Leaders and Student Representative to the Board*
  9. Report from the President*
  10. Old Business*
  11. New Business*
  12. Adjournment*


*indicates no supporting materials 

Committee on Academic Affairs

Winthrop University Board of Trustees
Friday, November 5, 2010
Polly Ford Conference Room — Lois RhameWest Center
10:30 to 11:45am

Agenda

  1. Approval of Minutes of Committee on Academic Affairs Meeting of June 11, 2010.
  2. SACS Update
    1. Compliance Report and Off-site Review
    2. QEP
  3. AAAS Update
  4. Report from the Vice President
    1. New Faculty and Administrators for 2010/2011
    2. Report from Academic Leadership Retreat
    3. Review of 2010-2011 Vision of Distinction Academic Life Objectives
  5. Academic Unit Updates
    1. Graduate School
    2. Business Administration
    3. Arts and Sciences
    4. Dacus Library
    5. University College
    6. Visual and Performing Arts (new dean)
    7. Education
  6. Presentation by Dean Jennie Rakestraw, Riley College of Education

Committee on Finance

Winthrop University Board of Trustees
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thompson Conference Room, Tillman Hall
10:30 to 11:45am

Agenda

  1. Approval of Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of June 11, 2010
  2. Presentation of Financial Statements by External Audit Firm*
  3. Report from Internal Auditor*
  4. Presentation on Summer Camps*
  5. Review of 2010-2011 Allocation Status Report
  6. Review of 2010-2011 Goals and Objectives in the Division of Finance and Business
  7. Resolution to Issue Higher Education Revenue Bonds no to Exceed $5.2 Million for Residence Hall and Facility renovations
  8. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Property Located at 349 Columbia Avenue and the sale of 8.27 Acres of Land Adjacent to Cherry Road
  9. Report on Construction Projects for 2010-2011*


(* Indicates no supporting materials are included in this mailing)

Committee on Institutional Advancement and Development

Winthrop University Board of Trustees
Friday, November 5, 2010
Conference Room B, Macfeat House
10:30 to 11:45am

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting of June 11, 2010

Division of University Development and Alumni Relations

  1. Alumni Relations Update
  2. Development Update
  3. Foundation Update

Division of University Advancement and Enrollment Management

  1. Report on Fall 2010 Enrollment
  2. Plans, Challenges and Opportunities in the Recruitment and Enrollment Plan for 2011 and Beyond
  3. Discussion of the Undergraduate Recruitment Core Marketing Team (URCMT) initiatives
  4. Old Business
  5. New Business


Adjournment 

Committee on Student Life

Winthrop University Board of Trustees
Friday, November 5, 2010
222 DiGiorgio Campus Center
10:30 to 11:45 a.m.

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of the June 11, 2010 minutes of the Committee on Student Life meeting

Intercollegiate Athletics

  1. Resolution to Add Women's Lacrosse as an Intercollegiate Sport
  2. Update on Softball and Golf Facilities
  3. Review of Athletics Video Production Activities to Include Video Streaming, the Inside Winthrop TV Show and Website
  4. Review of Concussion Management Program and Sickle Cell Trait Testing and Protocol in Athletics Training

Division of Student Life

  1. Briefing on the three year $299,209 US Department of Justice grant for implementing and educational program concerning violence against women
  2. Review of the Eagle I online retention program
  3. Vice President's briefing of other activities within the division including new student orientation, welcome week, Campus Compact, Eagle flicks, family weekend, bait bike anti-theft program, alumni memberships in the West Center, and the Pengyou Nantong student to student program.
  4. Old Business
  5. New Business
  6. Adjournment