WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University continues to actively support
the goal of attracting and retaining a national caliber faculty and staff; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University continues to recognize an ongoing
need to make substantial and systematic investment in professional development, and
substantial and systematic investment in salary improvement; and
WHEREAS, the President of Winthrop University has proposed a framework for addressing
these issues in a program entitled Futuresteps 2002; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees supports the proposed framework for Futuresteps 2002
and supports in principle the President's proposal of expanding the overall Futuresteps
initiative from four years to five years in total;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Board of Trustees endorses
and supports the implementation of Futuresteps 2002 as a significant element of the
Board's ongoing commitment to institutional progress and development; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Board of Trustees directs
and authorizes the administration of Winthrop University to make salary adjustments
for Fiscal Year 2002 in conjunction with the implementation of Futuresteps 2002 consistent
with the recommendations of the President.
November 2, 2001
