June 7-8, 2012
Gold Room, DiGiorgio Center
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Members present: Dalton Floyd (Chair), Karl Folkens, Jane LaRoche, Kathy Bigham Susan Smith-Rex,
Bob Thompson, Donna Tinsley-Holley, Frances Davenport, Glenn McCall, Tim Hopkins,
Don Long, Scott Talley, Anthony J. DiGiorgio (ex officio).
Members absent: Tim Sease, Janet Smalley
Representatives present: Christopher Aubrie, Student Representative; Cliff Calloway, Faculty Representative
Representatives absent: None
Others present: Faculty and staff of Winthrop University, David Thackham of The Johnsonian,
Nicole Smith of the Herald.
The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, June 7 and Friday, June 8, 2012 on the campus
of Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
Call to Order
Chair Floyd called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m. on June 7.
Report of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Board
Chair Floyd reported that the Executive Committee had met on campus on May 23, 2012.
Several matters were reviewed and discussed. The materials from the meeting have
been forwarded to each of members of the Board. Chair floyd asked that the Board
consider a number of resolutions for meritorious service:
A Resolution Honoring Ms. Frances Davenport for Meritorious Service to Winthrop University
Board of Trustees was put before the Board. Ms. Davenport served the Board for six
years as the representative elected by the Alumni Association. The resolution was
considered and discussed. The vote was unanimous to accept the resolution.
Bob Thompson made a motion for the Board to move into Executive Session, Don Long
seconded. The Board met in executive session for the purpose of the contractual and
personnel matter of reviewing the recommendations of the Executive Committee on the
performance evaluation of President DiGiorgio. Glenn McCall moved the Board return
to public session with no actions taken. The motion was seconded by Sue Smith-Rex.
The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. At that time, the meeting was recessed
with continuation planned for the afternoon of June 8.
As there were no requests made for public comments, the meeting continued on June
8, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.in the Gold Room of the DiGiorgio Campus Center.
Approval of Board Minutes of April 13, 2012
Karl Folkens made a motion to approve the minutes from the meeting of April 13, 2012.
The motion seconded by Tim Hopkins. The minutes were approved unanimously as presented.
Report of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Board
Chair Floyd reported that the Executive Committee had met on campus on May 23, 2012.
Several matters were reviewed and discussed. The materials from the meeting have
been forwarded to each of members of the Board.
Chair Floyd then asked that the Board consider a number of resolutions from the Executive
Committee pertaining to the performance evaluation and contract of President DiGiorgio.
As the resolutions were from a standing committee, no seconds were needed.
Based upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Board and input from
the Faculty Representative to the Board as well as individual Trustees, the Executive
Committee recommended the President receive an "Exceeds Expectations" evaluation.
The Resolution Regarding Performance Evaluation of President Anthony J. DiGiorgio
passed unanimously.
Report of the Committee on Academic Affairs
The next order of business was the report of the Academic Affairs Committee. After
reminding the Board that each has received a complete set of briefing notes from all
of the committees, Chair Smalley reviewed the progress made on the Dacus Library renovations.
The Library staff has created a webpage update and an ongoing blog to document the
renovations as they progress throughout the summer.
From the College of Arts and Sciences are preparations for a special course on Presidential
Nominating Conventions. In addition to the course is a 3 day weekend experience for
Winthrop students and faculty as well as students from other universities in the State.
The experience will include visits to the National Democratic Convention in Charlotte
as well as presentations from delegates to both the National Republican Convention
as well as the National Democratic Convention.
From the College of Visual and Performing Arts was a report on the first ever "Winthrop
Arts Crawl." The event featured performances, rehearsals, studio tours, and public
arts displays.
The NetLEAD and NetSCOPE summer conferences are planned for early June. Approximately
150 team members from districts throughout the State will attend.
The College of Business Administration inaugurated the Whitton Best Practices speaker
series this spring. The purpose is to provide low or no cost educational and professional
development training for small business owners. Special thanks to Ms. Elaine Whitton
Davis for the financial support for this program.
Thanks to support from the Office of Records and Registration we have registered for
the Yellow Ribbon Program, a Veterans Affairs Benefits program for non-resident students
to off-set out of state tuition.
University College has sponsored FERPA training as well as purchased and distributed
Magnetic Card Swipes to the Math Lab, CBA Resource room, the Writing Center, and the
Student Athlete Study Center to track usage and analyze outcomes. Special thanks
to Dr. Cheryl Fortner-Woods for her work in the TRiO grant application. We expect
to hear the outcome of the grant application in late September.
Report of the Committee on Finance
Committee Chair Karl Folkens reported on the review of the 2012-13 preliminary Allocation
Status Report that included the projected additional new year commitments and revenues.
Revenue projections were increased for the proposed fee increase and other potential
revenue sources including the nonrecurring deferred maintenance funding in the pending
legislation.
Chair Folkens brought forth a resolution from the Committee on Finance setting a 2.9%
increase in tuition and fees for the 2012-13 academic year. As this resolution is
from a standing committee no second was needed. The resolution passed unanimously.
Report of the Committee on Advancement and Development
Committee Chair Bob Thompson updated the Board on the trends for Fall 2012 enrollment.
At this point, trends look to remain positive with the number of admitted students
up by 8.6%. Likewise, the transfer admittance total is at an 8.3% increase over last
year at this time. Chair Thompson did caution that these numbers are in accepted
students not in enrolled students. The number of enrolled students will not be known
until final counts in September.
Changes have been made to staffing in the University Development and Alumni Relations
division as a way to ensure maximum effectiveness and stewardship of staff within
the division. Further refinements to the staffing structure are expected over the
next two months.
Distinction: The Campaign for Winthrop gifts to date total $36,378,652 which is 72.8%
of the campaign goal of $50,000,000.
A target analytics function was installed with Raiser's Edge, the fund development
database, providing ratings on 100,000 records and wealth ratings on the top 50,000
records.
Report of the Committee on Student Life
Committee Chair Kathy Bigham reviewed the progress of the athletes' Spring GPA Report.
The overall GPA is 3.13 with 61% of student athletes receiving a semester GPA of 3.0
or higher. The athletes contributed nearly 3,200 hours of community service during
this past academic year. Several seniors received prestigious awards including Matt
Horn, Becca Toor, Courtney Durbin, Katie Bolling, Carole, Reda, Guy Kubi, and Kaitlyn
Rubino.
The Big South Conference held its annual Spring meetings a few weeks ago. A highlight
of the meeting was the induction of Jason Colson, former baseball player, and Gregg
Marshall, former men's basketball coach, into the Hall of Fame.
Chair Bigham the reported on the activities of the Student Life division, specifically
their work to refine the student conduct code as it relates to harassment and/or intimidation.
All of the code has been revised in light of the new Title IX requirements.
Board Officer Elections
As the next order of business, Chair Floyd temporarily turned the meeting over to Karl Folkens for the purpose of the election of the Board officers for academic year 2012-3. Nominating Committee Chair Bob Thompson along with Mr. Tim Hopkins and Dr. Jane LaRoche brought forth the recommendation of Dalton Floyd for Chair and Kathy Bigham for Vice Chair. Both agreed to serve if elected. Scott Talley moved the slate be accepted, Donna Tinsley-Holley seconded. The election was unanimous. The new officers will assume their duties on July 1, 2012.
Report of the Chair of Faculty Conference
Dr. Cliff Calloway reported on the good progress made by the faculty in reviewing
the general education requirements for our students. New classes have been added
while others deleted in an effort to update the requirements. The College of Education
deserves special mention for the work they did in revamping their program to fit the
needs of teachers currently in the field.
The Faculty Conference website has been updated to be in accordance with the CMS system
and is wealth of information in an easy to access format for faculty.
Individually, faculty are now revising how they report their own annual service and
research to match the new Roles and Rewards adopted by the faculty. In the next few
months, faculty will be asked to use Digital Measures, a software program that will
permit the easy recording of faculty work.
Report of the President of the Council of Student Leaders (CSL)
Mr. Christopher Aubrie, vice president of the Council of Student Leaders, gave the
report to the Board. He reviewed plans for the annual retreat to be held on September
14-16. The then spoke of the nation leadership conference to be held at Villa Nova
University and to be attended by a number of our CSL representatives.
Mr. Aubrie then reported on a number of initiatives and accomplishments of the CSL
during the past academic year. Most impressive was the voter registration initiative
resulting in more than 500 new voters registered. The CSL plans to pursue this initiative
into the next semester in preparation for the national, state, and local elections
to be held in November.
Report of the President
The president began his report by thanking the faculty and staff for the exceptional
work they did in this academic year. He made particular mention of the good work
in the area of Undergraduate Research under the direction of Dr. Dwight Dimaculangan.
The president briefly spoke of the Executive Officer retreats to be held in June for
the purpose of closing out the previous Vision of Distinction and crafting the new
Vision of Distinction for the upcoming academic year.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Adjournment
Hearing no objections, Chair Floyd adjourned the meeting at 2:11 pm
Minutes submitted by Kimberly Faust, Secretary to the Board
