WHEREAS, Winthrop University President Anthony DiGiorgio appointed a campus-wide Task
Force in September 2002 and charged its members to explore and examine for Winthrop
what the nature and intellectual character of the university should be as the university
becomes a nationally distinctive learning community; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force consulted widely and involved the Winthrop community through
a variety of methods including e-mails, a website with a mechanism for anonymous submissions,
exercises conducted in individual classrooms, a series of campus forums, and meetings
with student groups, faculty committees, and staff gatherings; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force submitted its Report to the President on January 23, 2004
consisting of a Statement on the Nature and Character of the University (hereinafter
"Statement", a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference) and
related recommendations, with the intention and expectation that any of the items
listed as recommendations would be considered and acted upon through Winthrop University's
standard processes for creating initiatives and revising existing policies; and
WHEREAS, the Winthrop University Faculty Conference endorsed a slightly modified version
of the Statement on March 5, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Winthrop University Council of Student Leaders endorsed the Statement
as originally presented by the Task Force on March 8, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University wishes to express its appreciation
for the work of the Task Force and to signify its general support for the issues identified
for discussion as presented in the Report of the Task Force;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University hereby
endorses the Statement as presented by the Task Force, applauds the work of the Task
Force in identifying aspirations and specific objectives that will serve as a guide
for realizing the University's goal of national distinction, and pledges its continued
collaboration and support for this important initiative; and
LET IT BE FUTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University does hereby
charge the President of Winthrop University with the responsibility of having the
themes, values, and principles of the Statement articulated with the University's
existing planning documents, including the Mission Statement, the Vision Statement,
the Strategic Plan, and the Vision of Distinction, and presenting these revised documents
to the Board for its consideration.
April 16, 2004
