The University of North Carolina: A Multi-Campus University
07/22/21: UNC Board of Governors Meeting
Season 2021 Episode 7 | 1h 14m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
07/22/21: UNC Board of Governors Meeting
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The University of North Carolina: A Multi-Campus University
07/22/21: UNC Board of Governors Meeting
Season 2021 Episode 7 | 1h 14m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING, PARSONS AND THOSE ON ZOOM, WE HAD GOOD COMMITTEE MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
TODAY WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA.
WE'LL GET INTO IT.
THE NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE TO OFFER A FULL TELEVISION AND TRANSLATOR STATION, MAKING UP PBS NORTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK.
INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ABOUT EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND CONDUCT A SURVEY OF EACH MEMBER.
EACH MEMBER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE SYSTEM IF ANY OF THE EVENTS OCCUR.
LOCATED IN THE BLUE FOLDER TODAY, YOU WILL FIND THE INFORMATION.
REVIEW, MARK CHANGES AND SIGN WHERE INDICATED.
LEAVE IT IN THE FOLDER FOR STAFF TO PICK UP.
INDICATE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONTINUED OBLIGATION AND NOTIFY THE SYSTEM OFFICE PROVIDED BELOW.
THE SECOND PAGE IS JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
IT PROVIDES AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT MAY BE OF BROADCAST INTEREST.
REACH OUT TO MISS MCCULLEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP.
WE INVITE BOARD MEMBERS, GOVERNORS AND CHANCELLORS TO DO THAT TRUSTEE WORKSHOP EVERY TWO YEARS.
HOSTED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND UNC SYSTEM, ONE DAY WORKSHOPS FOR TRUSTEES NOVEMBER 16, 2021 ON THE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.
THIS PR#* PRESENTS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT INITIATIVES AND DISCUSS TOPICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
THIS MARKS THE BIRTHDAY AND WE PLAN TO NOTE THIS MILESTONE THE 17TH AND 18TH AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL.
WE HOPE EACH ATTEND ALL THREE DAYS.
LET'S BEGIN THE BUSINESS TODAY.
IN APRIL I REQUIRED BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND IN PERSON TO COUNT FOR THE QUORUM.
WE'LL NO LONGER VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
HOWEVER SHOULD ANY MEMBER OBJEC OBJECT, AND WOULD LIKE TO VOTE BY ROLL CALL, WE'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT.
WE UTILIZE ACTIONS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT ONE OF THE RULES IN ROBERT'S RULES ALLOWING US TO TAKE ACTION WITHOUT A VOTE WHEN WE DO THAT TOOL.
I MAY USE THAT TO MOVE US ALONG.
IF I CALL AN ITEM, INSTEAD OF PROPOSED ACTION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOTE, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE THE VOTE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR NELSON FOR THE INVOCATION, PLEASE.
>> LET US PRAY.
GRACIOUS GOD WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE DAY AND ALL THAT GATHER HERE.
HELP US TO WORK TOGETHER AS WE SEEK TO THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
AS EDUCATION GOES, SO DO OUR PEOPLE.
GRANT US THE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND THE BLESSINGS OF PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING.
AMEN.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR NELSON.
SECRETARY BURRIS-FLOYD, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
[ROLL CALL ] >> MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
>> THANK YOU, SECRETARY BURRIS-FLOYD.
ALL VOTING MEMBERS ARE COVERED BY THIS ACT.
YOU HAVE TO AVOID CONFLICT AND APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT.
LOOKING AT TODAY'S AGENDA, DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR INCIDENT TO GIVE RISE TO APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT?
IF SO, LET ME KNOW NOW.
WE USED TO HAVE A LOT OF THOSE.
>> STEVE LONG.
>> YOU'RE MISSING STEVE?
AS WE BEGIN THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE MEETING, I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO CONDUCT THEIR MEETINGS.
WE ASK EVERYONE TO RESPECT THE FELLOW ATTENDEES OF THE BOARD.
YOU MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS TO OBSERVE AND LISTEN TO THE PROCEEDINGS.
ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT DISRUPTS THE MEETING WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND SUBJECT TO ARREST.
NOW WE'LL CALL FOR PRESIDENT HANS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I HOPE NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO ARREST.
I HAVE SHERIFF BYERS LOOKING AFTER ME.
NEVER MATCH WHITS WITH GOVERNOR BURRIS.
THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO LET MEMBERS OF THE BOARD KNOW IN AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY AND OPTIMIZE PHYSICAL USE OF SPACE, THIS FALLWELL BE CONSOLIDATING FROM THREE BUILDINGS TO ONE BUILDING -- THIS BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE RENAMED WITH THE BLESSING OF THE BOARD AFTER PRESIDENT AND MRS. SPANGLER.
WE HAVE A GREAT TA ATTACHMENT TO THE TERM CSLD, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON OUR GRATITUDE TO THE FAMILY'S SERVICE.
BY STAYING CURRENT IN THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE SYSTEM OFFICE STAFF WILL COME INTO ONE BUILDING FOR IN-PERSON COLLABORATION.
IT WILL HELP OUR SPRING DECOR AS WELL.
THIS BUILDING IS MORE MODERN, MORE EFFICIENT HVAC, MORE MEETING COLLABORATION SPACE.
THIS WILL ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS THAT CAN BE REPURPOSED TO SUPPORT YOUR PRIORITIES AND OUR MISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONSISTENT WITH OUR GOAL OF BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE EFFORT AND WILL PROVIDE DETAIL AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, AS YOU KNOW, I WAS DRAWN TO THE JOB BECAUSE I BELIEVE HIGHER EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE TOOLS WE HAVE FOR LIFTING UP OUR STATE.
POLICY CAN CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER.
WE INHERITED ONE OF THE STRONGEST SYSTEMS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S OUR CHARGE, OUR HONOR TO LEAVE IT IN BETTER SHAPE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
WHEN I LOOK BACK ON THE LAST ACADEMIC YEAR, MY FIRST AS UNC SYSTEM PRESIDENT, I'M PROUD TO SAY TOGETHER WE ARE MEETING THE CHARGE.
FROM DAY ONE THE FOCUS HAS BEEN SIMPLE, THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA DELIVERS THE BEST VALUE FOR STUDENTS OF ANY STAINSTITUTION IN THE COUNTRY WE MEETING THE NEEDS OF A FAST-CHANGING STATE.
NORTH CAROLINA POPULATION IS GROWING AND GROWING MORE DIVERSE.
OUR ECONOMY IS GROWING AND GROWING MORE COMPLEX.
THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APPARENT, NOT JUST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS OF ALL AGES LOOKING TO CHANGE CAREERS AND MAKE A CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES.
WE MUST MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE HAVE MADE REMARKABLE PROGRESS AS WE MOVED SWIFTLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.
WESTERN CAROLINA TO $500 PER SEMESTER FOR NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS.
THAT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY VOTE OF CONFIDENCE KEEPING WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A FAIR SHOT AND WORLD CLASS EDUCATION.
KEEPING COLLEGE AFFORDABLE IS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL THING WE CAN DO TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY, TO BUILD AND REBUILD TRUST IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
TO GIVE A RISING GENERATION REAL CHOICES ABOUT THE CAREERS THEY WANT TO PURSUE OR PUBLIC SERVICE THEY WANT TO PROVIDE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS FROM WORKFORCE CERTIFICATES TO MASTER'S DEGREES LEAVE STUDENTS BETTER OFF FOR THEIR TIME AND INVESTMENT WHICH IS WHY WE STRENGTHENED THE PROGRAM REVIEW PROCESS.
I WANT TO SEE THE STUDENTS GRADUATING ON TIME WITH A DEGREE WITH MODEST OR NO DEBT ACHIEVED THROUGH CONTINUED PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND DISCIPLINED MANAGEMENT OF OUR RESOURCES.
WE ARE CREATING THE FIRST EVER COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET FOR THE UNIVERSITY SHOWING SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDING IN ONE PLACE.
TOWARD A FOUR YEAR DEGREE AND THE NEED FOR MORE QUALIFIED TEACHERS IS CLEAR AND I WOULD ARGUE URGENT.
WE KNOW THAT OUR UNIVERSITIES JUST LIKE OUR K-12 SCHOOLS NEED TO LOOK MORE LIKE THE STATE THAT IT SERVES.
WE RELEASED A SIX MONTH UPDATE FROM THE BOARD'S INITIATIVE.
I HOPE YOU AND OTHERS WILL TAKE TIME TO READ IT AND SEE WHERE WE ARE MAKING CHANGES AND WHERE WE HAVE PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD.
OUR GOAL IS A UNIVERSITY THAT WELCOMES THE FULL BREADTH OF TALENT IN OUR STATE, A UNIVERSITY THAT BELONGS TO EVERY NORTH CAROLINIAN, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON THAT I APPRECIATE YOU ALIGNING THE INCENTIVES FOR CAMPUS LEADERS TO MATCH OUR MISSION.
JUST AS MY COMPENSATION RELIES ON MEASURABLE GOALS, SO WILL THOSE OF THE CHANCELLORS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SYMBOLICALLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY THAT WE HAVE A CHALLENGE IN THE STATE IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE THEY SERVE.
STUDENT DEBT AND ON TIME GRADUATIONS MATTER -- TO EVERYONE.
NOW, BEFORE I CONCLUDE MY REPORT, A QUICK WORD ABOUT EVENTS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME IF I GET FRUSTRATED THAT THE BREAD AND BUTTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ARE OFTEN OVER SHADOWED BY CONTROVERSY AND CULTURE WAR BATTLES.
SURE, I AM.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVES GO VIRAL EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
IT'S WORTH A MEMORY THAT THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY IS FILLED WITH HIGH PROFILE FIGHTS OVER WHAT GETS TAUGHT, WHO GETS TO TEACH IT AND WHO GETS TO LEARN IT.
I'M GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A STATE THAT IT'S TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
EDUCATION IS FRONT PAGE NEWS.
MY JOB SO TO ENSURE WE ARE MAINTAINING BROAD SUPPORT.
I'LL BE TRULY WORRIED ON A DAY THAT A MAJOR CONTROVERSY IS MET WITH A PUBLIC SHRUG INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC OUT CRY.
AS PUT IN 1970 DURING UNREST AND CONTROVERSY IN OUR COUNTRY, THE UNIVERSITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE OBJECT OF CRITICISM.
THIS IS A HEALTHY CIRCUMSTANCE.
WE HAVE GROWN GREAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE FREE TO HAVE THEIR SAY.
WE ARE A STATE INSTITUTION IN A LOUD AND ENERGETIC DEMOCRACY OFOFTEN PLACING US AT THE CENTER OF DEBATE.
WHILE I MAY NOT ENJOY THE SITUATION, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE NOW CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LIST ON ITEM FOUR.
ARE THERE ANY THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR DISCUSSION?
IF NOT, I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
THANK YOU, MR. BYERS.
SECOND?
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR HOLMES FOR A REPORT ON BUDGET AND FINANCE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
ON BEHALF OF BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE, I PRESENT THE REPORT OF THE MEETING YESTERDAY.
DURING THE REGULAR MEETING THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET FINANCE RECEIVED THE ANNUAL REPORT ON NEED BASED AID FOR TUITION PHYSICAL YEAR 2021 THROUGH 2022, WHICH HAS BEEN A BOARD REQUIREMENT SINCE OCTOBER 2014.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT JENNIFER HAGEN REPORTED THAT ALL INSTITUTIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEZE AND CAP POLICY INCLUDING FOUR AT OR ABOVE 15% AND PRESENT AT 12, AND 12 NOT PRESENT.
SINCE IMPLEMENTATION, EIGHT INCREASED THE NEED-BASED TUITION, THREE DECREASED AND FIVE HAVE NOT CHANGED.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE REVISIONS TO THE OUT DATED TUITION POLICY NOT AMENDED SINCE 2007.
MISS HAYGOOD GAVE AN OVERVIEW INCLUDING NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS TO UPDATE THE POLICY TO REFLECT CURRENT POLICIES RELATED TO FEE RATES AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO TUITION AND FEES.
THE POLICY WOULD SUPERSEDE EXISTING SECTIONS 1,001.1 AND REPEAL SECTIONS 1,001.2, 1,001.2, 1,001.3 AND 1,001.7, ADDRESSED IN THE AMENDED POLICY.
THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS VOTED OR WILL VOTE ON THE NEXT REVISION POLICY.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERED AND APPROVED THE FOLLOWING ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS.
CATHERINE LYNN PRESENTED A COMMITTEE TO PROJECTS FOR UNC CHAPEL HILL THE LAB, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION AND PARKING DECK LOT CAMERA UPGRADES WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF 3.7 MILLION.
IN ADDITION THE SCHOOL OF ARTS INCREASED AUTHORIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000.
THE COMMITTEE APPROVED ALL THREE IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PEMBROKE REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO DEMOLISH FIRE DAMAGE STRUCTURE.
THIS INCLUDES 12.18 ACRES AND IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY ROAD.
THE PROPERTIES ARE ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE REQUEST.
MISS HAYGOOD APPROVED THE REQUEST NOT TO EXCEED $21 MILLION, U.N., C GREENSBORO, UNC WILLING TONIGHT NOT TO EXCEED $9.7 MILLION AND WINSTON STATE NOT TO EXCEED $27 MILLION.
THREE OF THE REQUESTS FOR REFINANCE POSITIONING BONDS AND ONE REQUEST FOR THE NEW PROJECT, ALL APPROVED.
IN TOTAL THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED TEN ITEMS, SIX ON THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED A FEW MINUTES AGO.
LASTLY, JENNIFER AND I HAVE CONSIDERED THE UPCOMING 2021-22 YEAR.
KEY TOPICS THE BUDGET, STATE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SHORT SESSION LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PRIORITIES, FEE POLICIES, COST OF ATTENDANCE, COST PER DEGREE, DEVELOPING A MILLENNIAL CAMPUS POLICY.
I ENCOURAGE ANYONE THAT HAS THOUGHTS OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED TO E-MAIL AND CALL.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOCUS ON IN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING, I MET WITH JENNIFER AND I GOT TOGETHER.
WE MAKE THE COST OF ATTENDANCE A PRIORITY FOR THE GROUP.
WE HEARD THE PRESIDENT TRYING TO DRIVE US CLOSE TO DEBT FREE AS POSSIBLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT IS NOT JUST TUITION AND FEES, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE.
WENDY IN HER WORKING GROUP WILL TAKE THAT UP AS A PRIORITY.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S ONGOING AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO INPUT.
WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLMES.
I THINK THAT WAS A RECORD BUDGET AND FINANCE MEETING YESTERDAY.
IT'S OBVIOUS MISS HAYGOOD FINALLY HAS YOU UNDER CONTROL.
I'LL CALL ON GOVERNOR SLOANE FOR THE REPORT ON ED PLANNING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN RAMSEY.
AT OUR MEETING YESTERDAY, THE EDUCATION PLANNING COMMITTEE APPROVED FIVE DEGREE ESTABLISHMENTS, A PROPOSED UPDATE FOR THE UNIFORM ARTICULATION AGREEMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND BIRTH-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS WAS APPROVED AS WAS A UNIFORM ARTICULATION AGREEMENT.
UNIFORM CREATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM.
EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM EDUCATOR PROGRAMS.
ALL WERE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
FOUR EDUCATION REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WERE HEARD.
THE ATHLETICS AND TIMOTHY WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR SLOAN.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
AS I WAS PUTTING NOTES TOGETHER, WHAT KIND OF UPDATE I WOULD GIVE YOU, I REMEMBERED AN OLD GERSHWIN TUNE.
SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING IS BUSY.
I KNOW.
WE ARE FOUR WEEKS AWAY FROM THE START OF FALL SEMESTER.
WHERE DID THE TIME GO?
FACULTY HAVE BEEN WEATHER TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM, FIRST SUMMER SESSION, SECOND SUMMER SESSION, STUDENTS ON ROTATION ACROSS THE STATE AND PLANET.
PERFORMING RESEARCH ACROSS THE STATE AND PLANET.
THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING, WRITING GRANTS.
GRANTS, SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS TO BE PUBLISHED.
DOING THE GOOD WORK, THE GREATER GOOD.
SO GOES WITH FACULTY ASSEMBLY.
I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE DR. RUSSELL ROBINSON IN THE BACK FROM NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, THE CHAIR ELECT OF THE ASSEMBLY.
YOU WILL SEE HIM FOR SOME TIME AROUND HERE.
WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE COMING YEAR.
WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS SECTION.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THE COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM CNS PROJECT THAT DR. ENGLISH AND VICE PRESIDENT VAN NORRITON ARE WORKING ON WITH FACULTY ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE FOR THE TWO PLUS TWOERS TO BE SURE THEY ARE GET THAT.
WE ARE USING THAT AS ANOTHER PATHWAY FOR FURTHER FACULTY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
WE ARE GETTING READY TO START THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT IT BUT HAVE GONE THROUGH IT?
IF NOT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERY HAND OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO SAY THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRAINING SESSION.
NOT JUST HERE BUT EVERYWHERE.
THERE IS QUITE A 4R09 LOT GOINGN WITH THAT.
DR. MI MINSKE IS DOING THE ONLIE COURSE, A MILLION HOURS OF COURSEWORK IMPACTED BY THAT.
PLEASE KEEP THAT GOING.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SESSION IN THE FALL.
KEEP IT GOING.
WE HAD ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO A DIGITAL LEARNING WEBINAR ON ADAPTIVE LEARNING.
KUDOS TO GOVERNOR NELSON WHO WAS ONE OF THE PANEL PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO, WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE FACULTY FOLLOWS.
DR. KATE IS IN FACULTY WITH FIVE OTHER CAMPUSES ON A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT.
YOU HEARD ELIZABETH MOORE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND FUNDING IT WITH NEW APPROPRIATIONS.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.
THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO SEE GREATER COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCH.
THAT'S WHERE THE FUN COMES WITH DOING RESEARCH HERE.
ON ANOTHER FRONT, THE LAST TIME I WAS STANDING BEFORE YOU, I MENTIONED SOME OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S MEMBERS, FRALEY, HOLLY, POWERS WHO PRESENTED BEFORE THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY IN THE PAST YEAR.
I SAID, ANYONE WANT TO TAKE A TURN AT COMING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY, PLEASE DO SO.
WE CAN'T LET PRESIDENT HANS HAVE ALL OF THE FUN AND PRESENT ALL THE TIME.
AT THE BREAK, GOVERNOR JIM HOLMES TOOK ME UP ON IT.
HE SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEM WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BUDGET AND FINANCE.
LITTLE DID HE KNOW THREE WEEKS LATER HE WOULD BE ON A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE LAST FACULTY ASSEMBLY MEETING TALKING ABOUT THE FINANCING OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
HE WAS PRESENTING ALONG WITH OTHERS.
HE THEN TURNED THE TABLES ON US AND SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK.
WE WANT THE HELP OF EVERYONE THAT CAN HELP THE CAUSE FOR THE BUDGET AND FINANCE PROCESS.
BEFORE THE END OF THE SESSION, I GOT CHAT MESSAGES IN ZOOM.
A YEAR OR TWO AGO, WE WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A CHAT BOX WAS.
I WANTED HELP.
I WANT TO JOIN IN.
GOVERNOR HOLMES PRESENTED THE FOLKS YESTERDAY AT THE OFFSET.
WE HAVE FACULTY FROM APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, UNC CHARLOTTE, AND WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY WHO HAVE INTEREST IN FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS -- THESE ARE THE EXPERTS.
ONE SAID, I TEACH THAT IN MY CLASS.
YOU MIGHT GET INVITED TO ONE OF THE CLASSES UPSTATE.
GET READY.
THE POINT BEING, THERE IS A LOT OF COMMONALITIES.
THESE FOLKS ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE TRUEST FORM OF SHARED GOVERNANCE.
WE HOPE TO SEE THINGS ON THE WAY.
THIS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE MILITARY AFFAIRS SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
WE HAD VETERANS WHO ARE TPABG SY AT UNC CHARLOTTE AND APPALACHIAN STATE WHO JOINED IN TO DO THE WORK.
YOU GET THE POINT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP ALONG THE WAY.
WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB, HOPEFULLY, OF SHARING IDEAS, LISTENING, SPEAKING, DOING SOME WORK WHICH FRANKLY WASN'T AROUND THIS TABLE OR THIS ROOM YEARS AGO.
THERE HAS BEEN CHANGES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THIS HAPPEN.
WHAT WE CALL CIVIL DISCOURSE, WE MAY OR MAY NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING.
TALK TO FACULTY.
YOU GET AS MANY OPINIONS AS THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
THE FACT THAT WE SHARE IDEAS AND LISTEN TOGETHER, THIS WE HOPE TO CONTINUE CIVIL DISCOURSE.
THIS BOARD HAD DR. ROBERT GEORGE FROM PRINCETON SEVERAL YEARS AGO COME DURING PRESIDENT SPELLING'S TERM.
WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THIS HAPPENING ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I PICKED ON GOVERNOR POWERS AND DR. ZABO FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, TWO POLITICALLY DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS TO FIND THE COMMON GOOD AND WORKING ON G GOOD IDEA.
HISTORY IS THEIR LOVE.
WE HAVE LIAISONS TO EVERY COMMITTEE.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERY COMMITTEE CHAIR IN THIS ROOM SPEAK BEFORE THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF IDEAS WE CAN SHARE AND HEAR.
TO THAT END, I WANT TO THANK CHAIR RAMSEY FOR THE FACT THAT IN THE PAST, FACULTY WERE NOT INVOLVED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORIENTATION SESSION.
AS BACKGROUND TO THOSE THAT JOINED, THREE YEARS AGO, DR. DAVID GREEN SPOKE BEFORE THEM.
HE GOT FLOODED WITH QUESTIONS.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE A CANNED TALK BUT ALSO TALKING TO PEOPLE ONE-ON-ONE HEARING THEIR PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE.
I WILL BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN, PROBABLY TOO LONG OF A SESSION.
YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS WORKING TOGETHER.
WE AS FACULTY SENATE CHAIRS WORKING WITH CHANCELLORS AND PROVOSTS TO GET A MEMBERSHIP IN AN UNOFFICIAL WAY AT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S MEETINGS.
COME, GET AN INVITATION.
CAMPUSES, SOME HAVE IT, SOME DON'T.
WE WANT TO BE SURE THE INVITATIONS ARE MADE.
ONE NICE THING I HAVE TO CORRECT PRESIDENT HANS ON THAT HE FORGOT TO MENTION WITH HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THIS AREA.
FOR THAT REASON, A LOT OF MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE ELSEWHERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I RAN ON TO BE CHAIR IS TO GET OUT TO THE CAMPUSES.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO MY CHANCELLOR AND CHANCELLOR ALLISON AND COLE WHO OFFERED TO SHOWCASE THEIR CAMPUS FOR US TO HAVE THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY MEETINGS.
I ENCOURAGE THAT.
YOU DO THAT AS A BOARD.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
PLEASE, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR HELP AS USUAL.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO, GET OUT THERE AND BUILD THEM.
SO, PLEASE, IF THERE ARE OTHER CAMPUSES THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO SO, I'M BEGGING.
I'M NOT ABOVE BEGGING.
YOU GET THE POINT THAT THIS IS THE BEST LESSON FOR OUR LEARNERS.
THERE IS ONLY ONE TEAM.
WE ARE ALL PLAYERS ON IT.
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS WHERE LEARNERS OF ALL TYPES ARE LEARNING TO GET INVOLVED AND WHERE THEY CAN BE ACTIVE MEMBERS.
I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THIS DURING THE INVOCATION.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PHRASES FROM THE BIBLE IS FROM ISAIAH, COME LET US REASON TOGETHER.
FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I'M FEELING IT, NOT NECESSARILY WHAT'S IN THE NEWSPAPER, BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN ACTION ACROSS THE CAMPUSES AND WHAT KIND OF ERA WE HAVE HAD AND HOW WE HAVE GONE THROUGH IT.
WE ARE REASONING TOGETHER.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER.
I HOPE THIS IS JUST THE START.
WITH THAT, GOVERNOR SLOAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. IVES.
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE THE FACULTY AND STAFF DOING A GREAT JOB OF REPRESENTING OUR CAMPUSES TO MAKE THIS STUFF GO ON EVERY DAY.
WE APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT YOU LEND US.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR POWERS FOR A REPORT ON GOVERNANCE, WHICH MY GUESS IS GOING TO GO ON LONGER THAN GOVERNOR HOLMES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
DR. IVES, APPRECIATE YOUR NICE REMARKS.
I WANT TO ADD WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT VISITING CAMPUSES, WE ARE DOING THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE NC STATE AND WESTERN CAROLINA COMING UP IN THE NEXT YEAR FOR US.
I WAS TALKING TO A REPORTER NEW TO COVERING EDUCATION ISSUES LAST WEEK ABOUT WHATEVER THE ISSUE DU JOUR WAS THAT DAY.
THEY ASKED IN GENERAL, WE NEW TO COVERING.
WHAT ARE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK FOR?
I TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE THING YOU REALLY NEED TO LOOK FOR, DO ME A FAVOR AND YOURSELF A FAVOR, GET OUT OF THE RALEIGH CHAPEL HILL BUBBLE.
LOOK AT THE GREAT THINGS GOING ON.
I KNOW SCANDAL SELLS NEWSPAPERS, CONTROVERSY SELLS NEWSPAPERS, BUT THE IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE AROUND THE STATE HAS TO BE TOLD.
THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD WORK.
FACULTY, STAFF, LEADERSHIP STUDENTS ARE DOING GREAT THINGS ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
GOOD IDEA TO GET OUT AND VISIT CAMPUSES LIKE WE HAVE TRIED TO DO TO SEE FIRST HAND AND PROBABLY THE MOST MEANINGFUL VISIT LATELY, I GOT TO BE AT THE GROUND BREAKING FOR THE STEAM PLANT AT THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY WHICH IS TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.
GET OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE HAS SEVERAL ACTION ITEMS FOR THE BOARD TODAY.
THERE ARE SEVEN APPOINTMENTS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHING FELLOW'S COMMISSION FOR TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2021.
THE POINTED INDIVIDUALS ARE AS FOLLOWS, TWO DEANS OF APPROVED SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM.
THE PRESIDENT OF A NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A TEACHER WHO GRADUATED FROM AN APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE STATE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF APPOINTMENT TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION, A PRINCIPAL THAT GRADUATED FROM AN APPROVED PROGRAM IN THE STATE.
A LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER AND A MEMBER TO REPRESENT BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE FOLLOWING FOUR NOMINEES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT.
NANCY BELL RUPERT, EDUCATION DEAN.
JOY TURNER SMITH, EDUCATION DEAN.
LISA CHAPMAN, COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
ERIN LEASEY, TEACHER.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NOMINATED FOR REAPPOINTMENT, DON CANNON, PRINCIPAL.
BO SUMMERS, B BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.
BUY GRAPH ON EACH OF THESE IS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPOINTMENT NANCY BELL RUPERT, JOY SMITH, LISA CHAPMAN, ERIN LEASEY, WOODBURY AND BO SUMMERS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHING COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR POWERS.
MEMBERS, YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION.
DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE?
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR POWERS.
>> NEXT, PBS NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ONE VACANCY WITH A TERM JULY 1, 2021 ENDING JUNE 30, 2022.
CALEESY CARSON IS RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO FILL THE TERM.
INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNANCE, I RECOMMEND WE APPOINT HIM TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
>> ALL IN FAVOR?
SAY AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES.
>> WE CONTINUE TO REVIEW DIFFERING APPROACHES ACROSS THE UNC SYSTEM.
THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW IS TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT DECISION MAKING ALIGNS RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE REVIEW PROCESS HELPS TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN CHANGES TO CAMPUS PRACTICES ARE TO IMPROV THE CLARITY OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
THIS REVIEW AND FUTURE PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CRITICAL TO MITIGATING RISK TO THE INSTITUTIONS.
FROM THE PRESENTATION, IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE ARE DIFFERING APPROACHES USED BY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE.
OVER GENERATIONS, THIS PRODUCES A PATH WORK OF DECISION MAKING.
THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH TO DECISIONS ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
MR. CHAIRMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNANCE, I MOVE THE BOARD ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION REGARDING AUTHORITY.
THREE KEY THINGS.
FIRST, EACH CAMPUS NEEDS TO CAPTURE DECISION MAKING THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO THE CHANCELLOR OR SOME OTHER OFFICIAL.
THAT'S THE RESTATEMENT PART OF THE VISION, RESTATEMENT OF THE DECISION AUTHORITIES.
SECOND, THAT PROPOSED RESTATEMENT WOULD BE SENT TO PRESIDENT HANS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
THIRD, A PROPOSED BACKSTOP IN CASE A CAMPUS IS UNABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS AROUND THEIR STRUCTURE, SOME WHICH PREDATE ALL OF US.
THIS PROVIDES THAT IF NO RESTATEMENT HAPPENS BY NOVEMBER 1, DELEGATED POWER VEST BACK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PRINTED COPY OF THE RESOLUTION IS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE.
>> YOU HAVE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSDISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.
I'LL RECOGNIZE GOVERNOR POPE FIRST.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE GOAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.
THIS IS A PRUDENT AND APPROPRIATE EXERCISE OF SHARED GOVERNANCE.
IT IS NOT AN ACT OF RECENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
WE ARE APPROACHING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSOLIDATED UNIVERSITY ENACTED IN 1971 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT, BILL FRIDAY.
IN THAT LEGISLATION, IT EXPRESSLY PLACED IN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CONSOLIDATED UNIVERSITY.
THE BOARD SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS PLACING THE AUTHORITY UNDER CHAPTER 116 OF ALL AFFAIRS OF THE CONSTITUENT UNIVERSITIES AND ALSO SAID THAT EXPRESSLY, THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SHALL DETERMINE THE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTIONS.
CHAIRMAN POWERS SAID THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS DOES NOT HAVE THE DESIRE OR ABILITY TO MANAGE THE CAMPUSES.
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS PROMPT LIDDELL GATED AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SPECIFIC INCIDENTS TO THE CHANCELLORS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THIS IS ONGOING SINCE 1971, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS THROUGH THE CODE OF UNIVERSITY BY THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION, IT'S A MISMATCH OF WHAT IS THERE.
IT NEEDS TO BE UNIFORM BUT FLEXIBLE.
ALL CAMPUSES ARE NOT THE SAME.
UNIFORM SO WE KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.
INDEED, IN THE UNIVERSITY CODE SECTION 100.99 LISTED THE BROAD BASED DUTY AND AUTHORITY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS WANTED TO, IT COULD HAVE CHANGED THE UNIVERSITY CODE WITHIN THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND ANNOUNCED IT.
INSTEAD, THIS PROCESS DELEGATES IT BACK DOWN TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CHANCELLORS TO CONSULT FACULTY AND OTHER CONSTITUENT PARTIES ON DEVELOPING A UNIFORM STANDARD AUTHORITY WHAT IT IS AND RESUBMIT IT.
IT IS THE BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S ACTING OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH CAMPUS TO RESUBMIT IT.
IT IS EXACTLY WHAT SHARED GOVERN INSIDE IS ABOUT.
IT'S A GOOD PROCESS.
IT IS AN EXPEDITED TIMETABLE.
WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS HOW WE APPROACH IT, THOUGH.
I CONSULTED WITH CHAIRMAN POWELL AND OTHERS.
I SAW THIS YESTERDAY.
THE ACTION PART OF THE RESOLUTION, THE FIRST PART READS, NOW THEREFORE IT'S RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS EXACT THE DIRECTIVE.
THERE COULD BE CONFUSION BECAUSE THE FIRST SENTENCE READS, NOT WITHSTANDING ANY ENACTMENT POLICY OR GUIDELINES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTROL.
NOT WITHSTANDING IS ONE WORD, BUT THOSE ARE POWERFUL WORDS.
YOU CAN ASK ANY OF THE FORMER LEGISLATE ORS WHEN YOU SEE A BILL SAYING NOT WITHSTANDING OTHER STATUTE, YOUR RADAR GOES OFF.
IT'S NOT THE INTENT THAT THE RESOLUTION CHANGE OUR UNIVERSITY CODE WHICH HAS A PROCEDURE REQUIREMENT BEFORE ENACTED AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ANY CONFUSION OR THIS BE MISCONSTRUED.
I ASK AND PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY THE BILL THAT READS AS A DIRECTIVE BY THE WORDS, BEGINNING NOT WITHSTANDING AND ENDING CONTRARY, TO LEAD THE LANGUAGE AND THEN THE RESOLUTION WILL START WITH, BY OCTOBER 21ST, EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SHALL ADOPT, ETC.
THAT MAN MAKES IT A CLEAR DIREC.
IT'S A SECOND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO PRACTICE WHAT IT PREACHES THAT ONCE THE RECOMMENDATION AUTHORITY GOES TO THE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY REQUIRES AMENDMENT TO THE CODE, THEN WE HAVE THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER BOARD MEETINGS TO REVIEW IF NECESSARY APPROPRIATELY AMEND THE CODE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SECTION 100.1.99.
I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THE AMENDMENT.
>> YOU HEARD GOVERNOR POPE'S AMENDMENT.
IT IS SENSIBLE TO ME TO AMEND THIS MOTION IN THAT MANNER.
I ASSUME, GOVERNOR POWERS IS OKAY WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
MY BELIEF IS, WE NEED A SECOND.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION, IF I COULD?
>> WE NEED A SECOND FIRST.
>> SECOND.
>> GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY?
>> AS WE TALKED YESTERDAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE RESOLUTION.
IT IS VAGUE IN SOME RESPECTS.
WHEN YOU DRAFT SOMETHING LIKE THIS RESOLUTION, WHAT YOU MEAN FOR IT TO SAY AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY SAYS SOMETIMES CAN BE DIFFERENT.
THAT IS THE CASE HERE.
IT IS INTENDED, AS GOVERNOR POPE SAID, TO DO ONE THING, BUT IT SAID ANOTHER.
I KNOW THAT THE TRUSTEES THAT THIS WILL AFFECT HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE WE ONLY SAW IT YESTERDAY.
IT WILL BE SOMETHING NEW TO THEM.
THEY ARE COMING HERE IN NOVEMBER.
I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION TO WHERE THIS RESOLUTION GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, RATHER THAN NOVEMBER.
I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE TO GIVE THE TRUSTEES SOME TIME TO READ THIS AND WHEN THEY MEET WITH US, TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THEIR MIND.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR TKAUTRY.
DAUGHTRY.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE WE CAN CONSIDER A SECOND MOTION.
>> I MADE A MOTION TO AMEND THAT MOTION.
>> OKAY.
WE HAVE TO VOTE GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY'S AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT THEN GOVERNOR POPE'S.
SO GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY WANTS TO PUSH OUT THE TIMETABLE TO JANUARY 1ST, OPPOSED TO NOVEMBE.
THAT'S WHAT HE IS PROPOSING.
I'M PERSONALLY NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT.
I THINK WE NEED TO STAY WITH THE TIMELINE HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT.
MY ASSUMPTION IS WE NEED A SECOND TO DISCUSS THE MOTION AND VOTE THE MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND ON GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY'S MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO JANUARY 1ST.
GOVERNOR HUTCHINS?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY WAS THAT EACH OF THE UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GATHERING TOGETHER A LIST OF THESE DELEGATIONS.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE SPRUNG ON THE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLORS AND BOARD AND TRUSTEES TODAY.
THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS.
IT SEEMS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GO AHEAD AND FINALIZE IT AS SOON AS WE CAN WITHOUT DELAY BECAUSE WITH ADDITIONAL TIME AND WITH DELAYS, I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONFUSION WILL ARISE, AND I THINK THAT THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THIS DONE AND BACK BY THE DEADLINE.
IF NOT, ON AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHER BASIS, WE COULD CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF EXTENDING.
I SAY LET'S ESTABLISH A DEADLINE AND MOVE FORWARD.
IT HURTS ME DEEPLY TO DISAGREE WITH MY GOOD FRIEND, LEO DAUGHTRY.
MY APOLOGIES, SIR.
>> GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY?
>> I WANT TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES WORKED ON THIS, BUT THIS RESOLUTION WAS ONLY PUBLISHED YESTERDAY, NOT MONTHS AGO, AND THE TRUSTEES -- I DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT I BET YOU NOT ANY OF THEM HAVE SEEN THIS OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS NEW TO ME AND MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THE TRUSTEES HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS.
ONE CHANCELLOR STOOD UP AND SAIY WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO PREVENT.
I JUST THINK IT'S -- TWO MONTHS WON'T BE THE END OF THE WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW THE NECESSITY OR TIME THIS REQUIRES, SO I WISH YOU WOULD VOTE TO EXTEND IT TWO MONTHS.
>> THANK YOU.
LET ME TRY TO CLEAR A COUPLE OF THINGS UP.
THE SECRETARY OF UNIVERSITY REACHED OUT TO EACH OF OUR INSTITUTIONS IN MARCH TO ASK FOR THE INFORMATION.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE MARCH.
I BELIEVE IT'S PRUDENT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I RESPECT GOVERNOR DAUGHTRY'S THOUGHTS AND CERTAINLY HE MAKES GOOD POINT, BUT UNLESS SOMEONE HAS A COMPELLING DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT.
SAYING THAT, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO RAISE OUR HANDS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
I WOULD SAY THE AMENDMENT FAILS.
NOW, I'LL MOVE BACK TO GOVERNOR POPE'S AMENDMENT TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH I DO SUPPORT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON THAT, THE AMENDMENT ITSELF?
>> REMINDER, GOVERNOR POPE.
>> YES, CORRECT.
>> DISCUSSION OR DEBATE REGARDING THAT?
IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
NOW, LET'S GET BACK TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE RESOLUTION ITSELF.
GOVERNOR PALMER?
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR RAMSEY.
I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH IN THE RESOLVED SECTION, THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT RETURNED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I SEE POTENTIAL CONCERN OVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IF DEEMED LESS THAN ADEQUATE.
FOR EXPLICIT PURPOSES, EVEN IF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION IS DEEMED LESS THAN ADEQUATE THE POWERS WOULD RETURN TO THE TRUSTEES.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR PALMER.
IT WOULD RETURN TO WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY VESTED.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS?
>> I'M NEW ON THE BOARD, MAYBE COMING IN COLD GIVES ME A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
FROM MY STANDPOINT, THIS IS GOOD GOVERNANCE AND COMMON SENSE.
IF I WAS A CHANCELLOR OR TRUSTEE, I WOULD WANT THIS INFORMATION.
I MIGHT EVEN BE ALARMED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IT ALREADY.
TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT ALL OF THE CAMPUSES SHOULD HAVE IN PLACE AND PROBABLY SHOULD UPDATE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR HOLMES.
I AGREE WITH THAT COMPLETELY.
TO THE POINT OF THE TRUSTEES, AS A FORMER TRUSTEE ON ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES, I WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY AND HOW THINGS FLOW THROUGH THE CAMPUSES.
MY GUESS IS THE NEWER TRUSTEES APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
GOVERNOR FRALEY?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
LIKE GOVERNOR ROBERTS, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BUT HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION AS IT RELATES TO THE NEXT TO THE LAST WHEREAS IN THE FIRST PAGE TALKING ABOUT THE BROAD AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DELEGATED TO THE TRUSTEES.
THOSE ARE LARGELY THE SIX OR SEVEN THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THE UNC POLICY MANUAL.
IN OUR WORK ON THIS SYSTEM OFFICE, HAVE WE COME UP WITH OUR LIST OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS?
>> YES, SIR, I CALL ON MR. TRIP TO ANSWER THAT.
I'M CONFIDENT HE HAS THE ANSWER.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. FRALEY, GOOD MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I THINK THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES BY LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENTS I DISCUSSED YESTERDAY IN GOVERNANCE, THE APPENDIX GOVERNOR POPE MENTIONED EARLIER AS WELL AS STATUTORY FRAMEWORKS FOR THE BOARD TO DELEGATE POWER TO THE BOT.
THE RESOLUTION FOCUSES ON POWERS IN THE HANDS OF THE BOT AND HOW THEY ARE DISPERSED ACROSS INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES.
>> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, GOVERNOR FRALEY?
>> I'M NOT SURE.
MY QUESTION IS, IF YOU SAY DRILL DOWN ON -- LET'S SAY UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE, THERE OBVIOUSLY MAY BE A LIST OF THINGS THAT APPLY TO UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE DELEGATED.
HAVE YOU GONE INTO THE WEEDS FAR ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT 6A, 6B, 6C MIGHT BE?
>> THE MR. FRALEY, I HEARD YOUR REMARKS IN GOVERNANCE YESTERDAY.
IF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT CATALOGS WITH GRANULATERY THE DELEGATION OF THE BOG TO BOT, THAT CAN BE DONE BY LOOKING AT THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OF THE POLICY, DEALING WITH CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS AND THE POLICY DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT FLEXIBILITY AS WELL AS APPENDIX ONE IN THE CODE.
YOU CAN SEE WITH GRANULATERY DELEGATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL BOTS, WITH SPECIFICITY THE TYPES LISTED THERE TO SEE THE POWERS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL BOTS.
THE WHEREAS CLAUSE, I READ IT AS TRYING TO CAPTURE THE CATEGORIES AND FRAME FOR REFERENCE THE TYPE OF THINGS, UNIVERSE OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE BOG, BOT AND INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS OFFICERS.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION IF I MAY?
>> YES, SIR, GOVERNOR FRALEY.
>> ONCE THE PRESIDENT SIGNS OFF ON THESE AND ITS PASSED ALONG TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHAT DOES THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DO?
>> MY BELIEF IS THAT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IF IT DISAGREES WITH THE FINDINGS OR DECISIONS, WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT.
WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO UNDERMINE HIS AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO HIM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES, SIR.
I WOULD ALSO MENTION, I THINK MAYBE WE ARE ALL READING TOO MUCH INTO THIS.
FOUR YEARS AGO I WAS ON CHAIR POWER'S COMMITTEE IN GOVERNANCE.
WE PUSHED DOWN MORE AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD OF TKPWO GOVERNOO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I BELIEVE A GOOD PORTION BELIEVE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, AND THOSE INTERACTING WITH FACULTY EACH DAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHAT'S TKPWO GOING ON THAN WE HE HERE.
I KNOW GOVERNOR POWERS PARTICULARLY HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO DO THAT OVER THE YEARS.
THIS EXERCISE IS SIMPLY THAT.
IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE, ALLOWS FOR TRANSPARENCY, ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE POWERS ARE DELEGATED OR REDELEGATED ACROSS THE C CAMPUSES, MOST OF WHICH ME PERFECT SENSE.
CALLED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION SAY AYE.
POSED?
OPPOSED?
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY WE ARE VOTING ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT, GOVERNOR POWERS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
FINALLY, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED CHANGES TO SECTION 301 OF THE CODE UPDATING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO BE NAMED THE MILITARY COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON TENURE WILL BE THE COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL.
AMENDMENTS WERE MADE TO THEIR JURISDICTION TO ACCURATELY REFLECT RESPONSIBILITIES.
THESE CHANGES COME BEFORE THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR POWERS.
GREAT JOB.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR BYERS FOR THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY TO REVIEW THE ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE SINCE OUR MEETING IN APRIL, RECEIVING AN UPDATE FROM STATE RELATIONS AND FEDERAL RELATION STAFF.
MARK GOODSON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT UPDATED COMMITTEE ON ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS AND BILL MOVEMENT AT THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
I'M PLEASED TO REPORT MANY ITEMS ARE NOW STATE LAW.
THE REMAINING ITEMS WILL LIKELY BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.
MR. GOODSON PROVIDED DETAILED INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE JUNE RELEASE OF THE BUDGET.
105 INCLUDED MANY UNC PRIORITIES AND SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR REPAIR AND RENOVATIONS.
WE HOPE TO KNOW MORE IN THE COMING WEEKS AS WE AWAIT THE RELEASE OF THE HOUSE BUDGET.
NEXT WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM FEDERAL RELATION STAFF.
ELIZABETH MOORE VICE PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL RELATIONS UPDATED THE COMMITTEE WHAT CONGRESS IS WORKING ON, INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE AND ANNUAL BILLS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I WILL SAVE YOU TIME SINCE MR.
POWERS WAS BUSY WITH HIS REPORT.
I WOULD SAY ONE THING, YOU PROMISED, NOW THAT I HAVE CONCLUDED, THAT PHOTOGRAPHER WOULD MAKE PICTURES TO SEND TO MY MOTHER.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU, BROTHER.
SEND THAT TO MAMA, IF YOU WOULD.
THIS MORNING, 7:00, GOVERNOR HUTCHINS AND I WERE HAVING COFFEE.
A YOUNG MAN CAME RUNNING TOWARD ME.
I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO TACKLE ME.
HE SAID, I WANT TO COME TO WORK FOR YOU.
I SAID, NO, YOU DON'T.
HE STARTED TELLING STORIES HE WAS A NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY WORKING AT THE HILTON.
I WAS THINKING HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL OF THIS STUFF?
THE STORIES HE WAS TELLING, MY TWO ATTORNEYS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT KNOW ALL OF THIS STUFF AND OUR PRESIDENT.
HE KEPT TALKING.
I SAID, OKAY, CALL ME MONDAY.
I'LL GIVE YOU A JOB.
CARL, YOU WILL PAY FOR THOSE STORIES YOU SHARED WITH THAT YOUNG MAN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR BYERS.
ONE THING A ABOUT IT, WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.
YOU KEEP US ON OUR TOES.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR POWERS FOR THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE REPORT.
WE ARE HAVING A GOOD LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS FOR THAT.
CERTAINLY, MR. GOODSON.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A GOOD BUDGET LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE WORK GOING ON IN THIS ROOM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN RAMSEY FOR ALLOWING ME TO FOLLOW GOVERNOR BYERS TODAY.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
YESTERDAY, THE COMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC INITIATIVES HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE SYSTEM EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TEACHER PREPARATION AND LITERACY.
RECALL LAST WINTER AND SPRING WE HAD A SERIES OF DISCUSSION ON THE STATE OF TEACHER PREPARATION IN OUR SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR THE NEED TO ENSURE ALL TEACHING CANDIDATES ARE TRAINED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE TO READ.
AS WE HEARD DURING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND THE MONTHS SINCE, THERE IS AN EFFORT TO ALIGN LITERACY WITH THE SCIENCE OF READING.
IN RESPONSE TO THE DISCUSSIONS, THE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE SYSTEM OFFICE TO LAUNCH THREE EFFORTS, FIRST TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS BASED ON THE SCIENCE OF READING.
SECOND, TO IMPLEMENT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR FACULTY AND TEACHING CANDIDATES THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE LITERACY FRAMEWORK AND THIRD TO DEVELOP SYSTEM-WIDE GOALS FOR TEACHER PREPARATION AND LITERACY WE CAN USE TO MEASURE PROGRESS.
THE COMMITTEE HAD A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE THREE AREAS FROM THE SYSTEM OFFICE, DR. WATKINS, MCA & T AND DR. PEPMAN OF UNC CHARLOTTE.
DR. BARRY REPORTED THE FRAMEWORK IS COMPLETE AND PREPARATION PROGRAMS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING NECESSARY CHANGES TO COURSEWORK, OUR CURRICULUM TO APHRAOEALIGN WITH IT.
WE HAVE DRAFT GOALS INCLUDING FIRST TIME PASSAGE RATES ON THE FOUNDATION OF READING EXAMS AND MEASURES OF THE IMPACT OUR GRADUATES HAVE ON ACHIEVEMENT ONCE THEY ENTERED THE CLASSROOM.
WE HEARD FROM PRESIDENT HANS WHO ANNOUNCED THE LITERACY INITIATIVE TO ENABLE THE PROGRAMS AT APPALACHIAN STATE, FAYETTEVILLE STATE, NORTH CAROLINA A & T, UNC CHARLOTTE AND UNC PEMBROKE TO REDESIGN THE WAY THEY TRAIN TPA FACULTY AND CANDIDATES IN READING.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING EXAM PASSAGE RATES AND HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR BETTER DATA ON LICENSING OVERALL.
WE DISCUSSED THE INITIATIVE FOR PARENTS TO REINFORCE READING SKILLS AT HOME.
I'M GRATEFUL TO OUR SPEAKERS.
THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK IN A LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE STAFF HERE, ANDREW KELLY'S STAFF FOR GETTING THE WORK DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THE COMMITTEE A FINAL LIST OF TEACHER PREPARATION GOALS AT FUTURE MEETINGS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR COWARD.
THIS COMMITTEE DOES GREAT WORK.
I ENCOURAGE THE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
THE READING INITIATIVE HAS BEEN GOING ON QUITE SOME TIME.
I NEED TO THANK VICE PRESIDENT KELLY AND THE PRESENTERS YESTERDAY.
I GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS STUFF.
I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE TANGIBLE DIFFERENCES TO THE CHILDREN AS THEY ARE LEARNING TO READ IN THEIR EARLY AGES.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE GOVERNOR NELSON'S COMMITMENT HERE.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD STUFF.
SO, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WE HAVE A FEW NEW FACES AROUND THE TABLE THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO WELCOME GOVERNOR FRALEY, BRADLEY, NICKELS AND GOVERNOR ROBERTS.
I THINK WE FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE BECAUSE THEY STARTED PARTICIPATING IN MEETINGS BEFORE HAND BUT THIS IS THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING.
I KNOW THEY'LL BE GREAT ADDITIONS.
IF I CAN GET A BIT OF GOVERNOR NICHOL'S ENERGY, I'LL BE OVER THE MOON.
BEFORE THE OTHER BUSINESS OF THE BOARD, I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF STRIDES OVER THE LAST YEAR.
DESPITE THE OBSTACLE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE PUSHED THROUGH, THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL CHALLENGES.
IT'S OFTEN EASY TO LOSE FOCUS OF WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING HERE.
DISTRACTIONS ALWAYS ARISE.
I DIRECT YOU TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD.
I DIRECT EVERY MEMBER TO RECALL WHAT WE EXIST FOR AND HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED FOR -- TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
WE GOVERNOR 17 INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITIES.
WE EXIST TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS EDUCATION FOR EVERY SINGLE NORTH CAROLINIAN.
I HOPE YOU HOLD THIS CLOSE TO YOUR HEART THAT YOU ALWAYS CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH FOCUSED MINDS AND LISTENING EARS.
WE HAVE 242,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR INSTITUTIONS AND A FULL YEAR OF HOPE AND PROMISE AHEAD FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM THIS YEAR, MY COLLEAGUES TO HELP THEM BECOME SUCCESSFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE WORKFORCE AND SOCIETY.
ALONG THE WAY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM PEOPLE LIKE GOVERNOR PALMER WHO KEEPS US ON OUR TOES.
WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MY REMARKS AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, I MOVE WE GO TO CLOSED SESSION 143-318.11A, 13 AND 6 FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IN THE WRITTEN MOTION INCLUDED IN THE READING MATERIALS WHICH WERE PUBLICLY MADE AVAILABLE.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED LIGHTS ON?
WE'LL NOW MOVED INTO CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR BLUE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THIS REPORT IS ON THE PERSONNEL TENURE MEETING YESTERDAY.
MR. MATT BRODIE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE SYSTEM OFFICE AND FOR OUR CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS.
MR. BRODY PROVIDED ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SALARY RANGES AND A COMPETITIVE CAREER LADDER FOR UNC POLICE POE OFFICERS AND METHODOLOGY FOR SALARIES FOR ACADEMIC OFFICERS.
THERE WAS A REPORT ON RECENT SALARY INCREASE ACTIVITY.
THE REPORT REFLECTED A CLOSELY ALIGNED BUT DECREASED SALARY BY THE PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE COMPARED TO LAST CALENDAR YEAR.
APPROVALS FROM 2020 TOOK PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE THE TEMPORARY POLICY WAS IN EFFECT.
THERE WERE ROUTINE REPORTS.
IN CLOSED SESSION WE REVIEWED A REQUEST BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CHANCELLORS BY HEAD BASEBALL COACH AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE SENIOR EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THE COMMUNITY REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE SAME.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS VOTE TO APPROVE THE PARTICIPATION IN THE RETIREMENT PROGRAM OUTLINED IN THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND ADOPT THE BOARD RESOLUTION IN YOUR MATERIALS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, GOVERNOR BLUE.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE HEARD THE MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION OR DEBATE?
ALL IN FAVOR DAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TWO DAYS OF HARD WORK.
I APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE AND EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY.
AS I TOLD SOMEONE YESTERDAY, I'M HONORED TO SIT IN THE ROOM WITH 24 OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN THE STATE WITH NOTHING BUT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE UNIVERSITY AT THEIR HEART.
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY TIME I COME HERE.
NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 16TH IN THIS SAME BUILDING.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS TODAY.
WE ARE A ADJOURNED.

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