>> WELCOME TO THE MEDIA AVAILABILTY, HOSTED BY UNC SYSTEM.

TODAY WE HAVE UNC SYSTEM PRESIDENT PETER HANS AND UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIR RANDY RAMSEY.

BOTH WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS BUT I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO PRESIDENT HANS AND CHAIR RAMSEY FOR OPENING COMMENTS.

CHAIR RAMSEY?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'VE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL LAST 2 DAYS OF MEETINGS, TACKLING SOME SO FAIRLY BIG ISSUES.

I'M REAL PLEASED WITH HOW FAR THE BOARD HOW MUCH PROGRESS WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT MOMENTUM THROUGH 2022.

I BELIEVE THE CONTINUED ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT AND HIS GOALS IS PAYING GREAT DIVIDENDS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT RELATIONSHIP FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

PRESIDENT HANS?

>> THANK YOU.

MISTER CHAIRMAN AS YOU KNOW, SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF MY TIME FOCUSING ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH OF COURSE IS ENTERING ITS 5TH AND FINAL YEAR.

WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON OUR GOALS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT I THINK THE SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE MAKES CLEAR THAT WE KEPT THE FOCUS ON WHAT REALLY COUNTS FOR STUDENTS AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DELIVER ON THE CORPS PROMISES OF THIS UNIVERSITY IN THE BOARD DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THAT FOR ADOPTING AND STICKING WITH ONE OF THE BEST POLICY PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS SUCH.

I OF COURSE, I'M PROPOSING THAT WE REFRESH THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND EXTEND THE GOALS BECAUSE THEY ARE ENDURING VALUES OF THE UNIVERSITY.

AS WELL AS CONSIDER MAY BE SOME TWEAKS AROUND GRADUATION RATES DEGREE EFFICIENCY CRITICAL WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS.

BUT I THINK REALLY THE OVERALL POINT OF THE LAST 5 YEARS IN THE HIGHER EXPECTATIONS, STRATEGIC PLAN HAS BEEN HE EVERY DOLLAR WE SAVES IN TUITION AND TUITION OF COURSE FOR IN-STATE RESIDENTS UNDERGRAD SAYS BEEN FLAT FOR 5 YEARS HOPEFULLY TO BE 6.

HERE SHORTLY THAT SAVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM NORTH CAROLINA'S FAMILIES.

THIS PLAN HAS LED TO HIGHER ENROLLMENT FROM LOW INCOME STUDENTS TO SUCCEED SUCCEEDED IN OUR UNIVERSITIES BECAUSE OF THE INCENTIVES CREATED IN THE PLAN THOUSANDS OF VERY PROMISING RESEARCH PROJECTS WERE UP TO A BILLION 8 IN RESEARCH AND SO WHEN WHEN I'M OUT AND ABOUT MISTER CHAIRMAN TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL TREND OF THE UNIVERSITY.

ENROLLMENTS UP THE TENSION IS UP GRADUATION IS A RESEARCH IS UP PUBLIC SUPPORT IS UP PRIVATE GIVING IS UP TUITION IS FLAT.

THERE IS NO SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WOULDN'T LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BOAST ABOUT THIS ACHIEVEMENT SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE MOMENTUM MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SO THANKFUL TO OUR CHANCELLORS AND FACULTY AND STAFF.

SO I'D TAKE QUESTIONS THAT SAYS.

>> AT THIS TIME HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION PLEASE PRESS STAR THAN THE NUMBER 1 ON YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD.

AGAIN THAT'S STAR AND THE NUMBER 1 TO ASK A QUESTION.

WE'LL PAUSE FOR JUST A MOMENT.

YOUR FIRST QUESTION COMES FROM THE LINE OF KATE MURPHY WITH THE NEWS AND OBSERVER.

>> HI CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YES, GOOD MORNING.

KATE.

>> HI, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

>> DOING WELL.

>> GOOD, I JUST HAD A SMALL QUESTION THAT CAME UP IN THE DISCUSSION OF STUDENT TUITION, AND FEES.

RELATED TO ATHLETICS FUNDING, THEN OUR ATHLETIC FUNDING, THERE WAS KIND OF SOME REFERENCES TO ISSUES OR UNDER-FUNDING WITH ATHLETICS AND HOW STUDENTS, IT SEEMS, HAVE BEEN USED TO I GUESS TRYING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM, BUT IT ISN'T GOING TO WORK MOVING FORWARD, I WAS CURIOUS IF EITHER OF YOU CAN SPEAK TO MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THOSE ISSUES WITH ATHLETICS OR THOSE NEEDS IN ATHLETICS THAT THERE WERE KIND OF BEING REFERRED TO.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE INSIGHT INTO THAT.

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY CAN'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE FIRST ROUND THIS MISTER CHAIRMAN YOU FEEL AND WHAT I MISSED.

WE TAKE THIS INTERESTING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ATHLETIC FEES THAT ARE CHARGED TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE RELATIVELY LOW AT NC STATE AND CHAPEL HILL THERE IN THE 2 TO 15 RANGE MUCH HIGHER AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS BETWEEN IT'S A 7, 8, 6700 TO 8.60 AND OF COURSE IT, YOU KNOW CON EASE SCALE.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S OUTSIDE REVENUE THAT COMES TO NC STATE IN CHAPEL HILL FROM A NATIONAL PROFILE ACC MEMBERSHIP THAT'S WHAT I SOME OF THE INSTITUTIONS PARTICULARLY IN DIVISION 2.

OUR HEARTS ARE FINDING IT CHALLENGING TO FUND ALL THEIR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS APPROPRIATELY AND WE WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 9 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ENJOY THE FACT THAT ATHLETICS IS ABSOLUTELY PART OF THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE WE OFTEN REFER TO IT AS THE FRONT PORCH OF THE UNIVERSITY.

BUT I BELIEVE THIS BOARD CHAIR CAN SPEAK TO THIS AS FOR DOESN'T WANT TO HAD TOO MUCH.

COST ON THE BACKS OF THE STUDENTS AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO THINK THROUGH CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH TWIN GOALS OF FUNDING THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TEAM'S COMMUNITIES BUT NOT DOING SO IN A WAY THAT PLACED AN UNDUE BURDEN ON STUDENTS, MISTER CHAIRMAN?

>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT PERFECTLY.

KATIE, I THINK THE WHOLE THING THE BOARD FEELS LIKE WE CAN ASSERT FIX PROBLEMS WITH VISION TO ATHLETIC WHO WITH THE PRIEST.

FACILITY NEEDS SOME WORK FAR CAMPUSES ARE JUST TOO GREAT TO OVERCOME.

AND HIS PRESENCE FOCUS RELATION TO SCHOOLS ARE NOT SEEING THE CREDIBILITY REVENUE FROM TV CONTRACTS IN MARCH, CONFERENCES AND OTHER SOURCES THE INTO NO ONE NECESSARILY MUCH.

AND WE WE BELIEVE THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN TO SOME EXTENT WE MIGHT FIND A MECHANISM TO DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S FUND THAT HAS PRESIDENT SAYING WE VOTE WE ALL BELIEVE IS THE CRITICAL PART OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE AND WE WANT TO WE CAN DO TRY TO ATTACK A PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TOO MANY YEARS.

>> ONE HURDLE RELATED TO THIS HORSE IS THERE HAS BEEN A LIMITATION ON THE USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR ATHLETICS.

AND SO THIS CAUSES US TO SEARCH ELSEWHERE AND I THINK WILL I'M PROBABLY CONVENE SOME WORKING GROUP FOR I'M NOT QUITE SURE WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THE SPECIFICS YET BUT TO BUT TO ENTERTAIN SOME AS A SITE CREATED THE CHARGES HERE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS, I'M JUST IN SHOCK CAME SAYING THAT JUST THIS POOR IS NOT SHY AWAY FROM TOUGH PROBLEMS AND WE SEE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT AS A POTENTIAL FIX AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO OUR BEST TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS.

>> WE THANK YOU THANK YOU.

YOUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM TRAVIS FAIN WITH WRAL.

I WAS TAKING MY QUESTION I STARTS ALL THAT IN CLOSED SESSION Y'ALL DISCUSSED.

>> SIMPLE STATEMENT FALL SUKARNO WE'RE GOING TO BE LIMITED IN WHAT YOU WILL TELL ME BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSED SESSION.

BUT THE ANY PUBLIC UP THAT YOU CAN GIVE THAT OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE OF SOME PUBLIC INTEREST IS THE CASE CLOSE TO SETTLING IS IT GOING TO GO TO TRIAL ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT THAT LAWSUIT.

>> TRAVIS FOR FALL CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BULLDOGS WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT ATHLETICS, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN CELEBRATING.

SECONDLY, MY LAWYER IS SHAKING HER HEAD "NO" TO ME ABOUT BEING ABLE TO COMMENT ON THIS.

CERTAINLY - WHEN WE CAN, WE WILL.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MANAGEMENT FOR CLOSING REMARKS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THANKS ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY AND YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS OR E-MAIL US YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT jnellis@northcarolina.edu THANKS EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US.

>> THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S CONFERENCE CALL.

YOU MAY NOW DISCONNECT.