Southern University Board of Supervisors

Friday, February 27, 2004

Board of Supervisors= Meeting Room

J.S. Clark Administration Building

Southern University - Baton Rouge

 

MINUTES

 

The Southern University Board of Supervisors was convened by the Chairman, Mr. S. Albert Gilliam.

 

PRESENT

Mr. S. Albert Gilliam, Chairman

Atty. Tony M. Clayton, Vice Chairman

Ms. Angela J. Alexander

Atty. Dale N. Atkins

Mr. Johnny G. Anderson

Mrs. Dottie H. Bell

Mr. John F.K. Belton

Rev. Jesse B. Bilberry, Jr.

Mr. Richard J. Caiton

Mr. Walter Guidry

Mr. John W. Joseph

Mr. Myron K. Lawson

Mr. Louis Miller

Ms. Lea Polk

Mr. Frank Taylor

 

ABSENT

Ms. Anne Z. Kiefer

 

UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE

System President Leon R. Tarver

Vice Presidents Ralph Slaughter, Tolor White and Victor Ukpolo

Chancellors Edward Jackson, Press Robinson, Ray Belton, Leodrey Williams, and

Freddie Pitcher, Jr.

 

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Attys. Winston DeCuir, Sr. and Winston DeCuir, Jr. - Board Counsel

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 3:  PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

NONE.

 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 4:  ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

On motion of Mrs. Bell, seconded by Mr. Joseph, the agenda was adopted, as printed.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 5:  ACTION ITEMS

 

On motion of Atty. Clayton, seconded by Mrs. Bell, the Board approved the following resolutions.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

A.  MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 9, 2004 BOARD MEETING

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and  Mechanical College System, that the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board on January 9, 2004 be and they are hereby approved.

 

B.  COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

(1.) Academic and Student Affairs Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, that the Administration=s request to bestow Honorary Degrees on the following individuals who were SUBR and SU Law Center students in 1959 - 60 and were expelled from the University because of their participation in staged sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge, be and it is hereby approved.

 

Southern University Baton Rouge - Honorary Undergraduate Degrees

 

S.H. Kress= Lunch Counter (March 28, 1960)

$ Ms. Janette Hoston Harris, Psychology, B.S.

$ Ms. Jo Ann Morris, B.S.

$ Mr. Marvin E. Robinson, Business, B.S.

$ Mr. Felton Valdry, Biology, B.S.

 

Silman=s Drug Store (March 29, 1960)

$ Mr. John S. Garner, Political Science, B.A.

$ Mr. Vernon J. Jordan, Political Science, B.A.

 

Greyhound Bus Station (March 29, 1960)

$ Ms. Mary Enola Briscoe Kamaini, Political Science, B.A.

$ Mr. Eddie C. Brown, Jr., Political Science, B.A.

$ Colonel Lawrence Hurst, Political Science, B.A.

$ Mr. Mack H. Jones, Political Science, B.A.

$ Ms. Sandra Ann Jones, Political Science, B.A.

$ Mr. Larry L. Nicholas, Political Science, B.A.

$ Mr. Charles L. Peabody, Political Science, B.A.

 

Southern University Law Center - Honorary Juris Doctor Degrees

 

S.H. Kress Store (May 28, 1960)

$ John Will Johnson, Esquire, New York City, NY

$ Judge Kenneth L. Johnson (Retired), Baltimore, Md.

$ Donald T. Moss, Esquire, Shreveport, LA

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, that the Administration=s request to bestow an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Atty. Johnnie L. Cochran for the 2004 Spring Commencement at SUNO be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, that the Small, Women and Minority-Owned (SWMO) Business Incubator Tenant Application and the Tenant Participation Agreement for Southern University at Shreveport Campus be and it is hereby approved.

 

(2.) Finance Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that Southern University at Shreveport=s request for additional funding in the amount of $600,000 for the renovation of the Student Union and acquisition of outdoor recreational facilities on the campus be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that a 3% increase in tuition and fees, effective Fall Semester 2004 on the three S.U. Campuses (SUBR, SUNO and SUSLA), in accordance with Act 1117 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that Spring 2004 Tuition Discounts for employees and/or spouses and dependents at SUSLA and SUBR be and they are hereby approved.

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that BA-7 No. 7 in the amount of $70,000, reflecting special allocation of funds from the Board of Regents for distribution of the Enrollment Management Funds at SUBR and SUNO, be and it is hereby approved.

 

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that BA-7 No. 8 in the amount of $298,006, reflecting self-generated revenues derived from a FY 2003-2004 enrollment increase for SUSLA be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that BA-7 No. 9 in the amount of $241,780 reflecting the distribution of Management Board Performance and Quality Improvement Pool Funds by the Board of Regents be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that BA-7 No. 10 in the amount of $750,000, reflecting funds from the Pari-Mutual Live Racing Facility Gaming Control Funds for the SUAREC be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that the Aramark Corporation=s proposed amendment to the SUBR Food Service Contract which will provide to SUBR $650,000 over the next four years in addition to the $400,000 the company will contribute to facility upgrades and the $3.2 Million it will pay in lease fees over the next four years be and it is hereby approved.

 

Approval of the amendments will permit Aramark to remain as the SUBR Food Service Provider under the exercise of the five-year option which expires on June 30, 2008.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that the agreement with the Louisiana Department of Revenue for Southern University System=s participation in a Telecommunications Assessment Project Pilot Program, be and it is hereby approved.

 

(3.) Facilities and Property Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Facilities and Property Committee, that the plan for the construction and privatized financing of Systemwide improvements in dormitories and other campus facilities, with such amendments and modifications as may be deemed necessary by the System Administration for the execution of the project, be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Facilities and Property Committee, that the amendments to the following 2004-2005 Capital Outlay Projects be and they are hereby approved.

 

$          Naval ROTC Building Renovation, Planning and Construction

(SUBR) $1,120,000

 

$          Student Activity Center and Outdoor Facility Renovation and Additional Planning and Construction (SUSLA) $2,405,000

 

$          Replacing Hot Water Underground Lines (SUBR) $5 million

 

$          Agricultural Research and Extension in St. Landry Parish for Planning, Acquisition and Construction $20 million

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that the administration be and it is hereby given authorization to pursue the projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4.) Personnel Affairs and Policy Committee      

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Personnel Affairs and Policy Committee, that the appointment of Mr. Terral Jackson as Director of the Student Union and Homecoming Activities at SUBR, effective retroactively to January 19, 2004 at a twelve-month salary of $56,000 be and it is hereby approved.

 

(5.) Athletics Committee                                                                                                    

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Athletics Committee, that the Committee=s report be and it is hereby received as informational.

 

(6.) Audit Compliance and Review Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Audit Compliance and Review Committee, that the Committee=s report be and it is hereby received as informational.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 6C: RESOLUTIONS

 

On motion of Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Lawson,

 

RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors, joined by the Administration, Faculty, Staff, Students offer congratulations and best regards to Dr. Emmett Bashful on his selection by SUNO for the naming of an Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in his honor.

 

FURTHER RESOLVED that in appreciation and recognition of Dr. Bashful=s continuing efforts and untiring service in fostering Southern University=s mission of higher education, the Board of Supervisors does hereby proclaim Friday, March 12, 2004 as ADr. Emmett W. Bashful Day@ throughout the Southern University System.

 

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

Condolences

 

On motion of Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Caiton,

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, the condolences be and they are hereby  extended from the Board of Supervisors to families of individuals named below:

 

 

$                   Dr. Dorothy W. Newman

$          Mrs. Betty J. Adams

$          Mr. Joseph Lawson

$          Mr. James McKay, Jr.

$          Mr. Ernest S. Easterly, Jr.

$          Mrs. Aileen J. January

$          Mr. Ernest Hollins

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

 

Reports from the System and Campuses were received as informational.

 

Vice Chancellor McClinton announced that SUBR=s Cheerleading Team was the

winner of the 2004 National Black College Cheerleading Championship.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 7: OTHER BUSINESS

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT

 

On motion of Ms. Polk, seconded by Mr. Guidry, the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

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Secretary, S.U. Board of Supervisors

 

 

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Chairman, S.U. Board of Supervisors