WHEREAS, the issues related to defining and regulating the rights and responsibilities
related to intellectual endeavors and intellectual property are central to the purposes
of Winthrop University and all institutions of higher education; and
WHEREAS, the administration and faculty of Winthrop University have appropriately
identified a need to review and revise the University's policies due to significant
developments over the past decade in technology and the ability to store and transmit
intellectual property; and
WHEREAS, the resulting Intellectual Property Rights policy developed by the faculty
and recommended by the administration is the result of significant research and campus-wide
consultation;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University that
the Intellectual Property Rights policy recommended by the Academic Council and the
President is hereby acknowledged and approved.
June 6, 2003
