Southern University Board of Supervisors

3:00 p.m.

Friday, May 14, 2004

Board Room, 2^nd Floor

J.S. Clark Administration Building

Southern University - Baton Rouge

 

 

Minutes

 

The meeting of the Southern University Board of Supervisors was convened by the Chairman, Mr. S. Albert Gilliam. Invocation offered by Rev. Jesse B. Bilberry, Jr.

 

Present

Mr. S. Albert Gilliam, Chairman

Atty. Tony M. Clayton, Vice Chairman

Dr. Angela J. Alexander

Mr. Johnny G. Anderson

Atty. Dale N. Atkins

Mrs. Dottie H. Bell

Atty. John F.K. Belton

Rev. Jesse B. Bilberry

Mr. Richard J. Caiton

Mr. Walter Guidry

Ms. Anne Z. Kiefer

Mr. Myron K. Lawson

Mr. Louis Miller

Ms. Lea M. Polk

Mr. Frank Taylor, Jr.

 

Absent

Mr. John W. Joseph

 

University Personnel Attending

President Leon R. Tarver II

Vice Presidents Ralph Slaughter, Tolor White and Victor Upkolo

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

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Atty. Winston DeCuir, Sr. and Atty. 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. Guidry, the agenda was adopted, as printed.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

AGENDA ITEM 5: ACTION ITEMS

 

A.  Minutes of the March 26, 2004, April 14, 2004 and

                April 22, 2004 Board Meetings

 

B.  Committee Reports

 

C.  Resolutions

 

On motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Miller, the following resolutions were approved by the Board.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

S                    Minutes of the March 26, 2004, April 14, 2004 and April 22, 2004 Board Meetings

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and A&M Mechanical College System, that the minutes of the March 26, 2004, April 14, 2004 and April 22, 2004 Board Meetings be and they are hereby approved.

 

S                    COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

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 Dr. Troy Allen be and he is hereby awarded tenure in African American Studies at SUBR, effective, August 2004.

 

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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 following recommendations regarding promotion and tenure as submitted by SUNO be and they are hereby approved.

 

Promotion Only

Ms. Betty Ekperikpe             Asst. to Assoc. Professor (Tenured)                 Junior Division

Dr. Murty Kammphampati     Assoc. to Full Professor (Tenured)                    Biology

Dr. Joe Omojola                    Assoc.to Full Professor (Tenured)                     Mathematics/Physics

Dr. Juliana Padget                  Asst. Professor to Assoc. Professor(Tenured)   Social Work

Ms. Cynthia Singleton                        Instructor to Asst. Professor                             Mathematics

      (Non-Tenured Track)

Dr. Susan Zee                                   Assoc. to Full Professor (Tenured)                    Business Administration

Dr. Wendy Zhang                  Asst. to Associate Professor (Tenured)             Computer Information System

 

Tenure and Promotion

Dr. David Adeqboye                Assoc. to Full Professor                        Biology

Dr. Mostafa Elaasar                  Asst. to Assoc. Professor                     Physics

Ms. Lisa Mims                         Asst. to Assoc. Professor                     Biology

Dr. Maureen Prevost                Asst. to Assoc. Professor                     Social Work

 

Tenure Only

Mr. Norbert Davidson              Asst. Professor                                     Print Journalism

Mr. Barbara L. Davis               Asst. Professor                                     Mathematics

Dr. Deneen Lewis                     Asst. Professor                                     Counselor

Dr. Linnette Reed                     Assoc. Professor                                  Foreign Languages

 

Denial of Tenure and Promotion

Dr. Lawrence Armour, Sr. - Assistant Professor

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System that the proposal submitted by the School of Nursing at SUBR for a Gerontology Nursing Option for the Master of Science in Nursing, effective for the Fall 2004 semester 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, that the Student Referendum Fee Increases at SUSLA be and they are hereby approved.

 

$ Student Center Board Fee- from $10 to $25

$ Academic Enhancement Fee - from $25 for full-time students to $25 for all students

$ Additional to the Facilities Maintenance Fee of $25

$ Intramural and Student Activity Fees from $5 for full-time students to

$5 for all students

 

            The fees were also approved by the Finance Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System, that the request from SUBR to confer an Honorary Doctorate of Business  degree at the Summer 2004 Commencement to Mr. Chuck R. Wright, Senior Vice President and Chief Agency and Marketing Officer with State Farm Insurance Companies in Bloomington, Illinois 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, that the Statewide Articulation Matrixes for Louisiana Public Higher Education be and they are hereby endorsed.

 

S                    General Education Matrix

S                    Business Articulation Matrix

S                    Biological Sciences Articulation Matrix

 

 

 

S                    Facilities and Property Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Facilities and Property Committee, authorization for  small Self-Generated Capital Project to install a natural gas-powered generator and interruptible power system in specific areas of James Blaine Moore Hall at SUBR be and it is hereby approved.

 

The project is not expected to exceed $160,000.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Facilities and Property Committee, that permission be and it is hereby granted to Shell Pipeline Company to enter the premises of Southern University - Baton Rouge to prepare a feasibility analysis for the construction of a new pipeline.

 

S                    Finance Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, that the following recommendations relative to athletics - related fee increases at SUBR, be and they are hereby approved.

 

On motion of Mr. Guidry, seconded by Atty. Clayton, the Committee approved, and so recommends to the Board.

 

S                    Increase in the base price of all football tickets by $2.00

 

S                    Increase in the cost of reserve game day parking by $4.00 for cars and $20.00 for RVs

 

S                    Establishment of an athletic facilities fee of $10.00 to be added to the cost of a single ticket

 

The increases will become effective Fall 2004.

 

 

S                    Delay action until the students are apprised of the following fee increase proposals by SUBR:

 

Athletic Facilities Improvement fee increase in the amount of $25.00 per semester for Fall and Spring, and $12.00 for the Summer Session

 

Student Intramural fee increase in the amount of $39.00 per semester for Fall and Spring and $12.00 for the Summer Session

 

Motion carried.  Roll call vote: 9 yeas (Bilberry, Miller, Alexander, Clayton, Gilliam, Bell, Belton, Guidry, Kiefer) 6 nays (Anderson, Atkins, Caiton, Lawson, Polk, Taylor)

 

S                    Personnel Affairs and Policy Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Personnel Affairs and Policy Committee, that the increase in the twelve-month salary for Mr. Johnny L. Thomas, Head Track and Field Coach at SUBR from $55,000 to $65,000, effective July 1, 2004 be and it is hereby approved.

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, that the following leaves of absences be and they are hereby approved

 

S                    Ms. Muriel Douglas, Instructor of History, SUBR, effective retroactively March 1, 2004 to May 14, 2004.

 

S                    Ms. Wanda M. Walles, Assistant Professor of English, (SUSLA) effective August 16, 2004 to May 15, 2005.

 

S                    Dr. Owusu Bandele, Professor of Horticulture, (SUAREC) effective retroactively to February 16, 2004 to May 18,2004.

 

 

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RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, that the appointment of Ms. Paula Lee as Head Coach for Women=s Basketball as SUSLA at a twelve-month salary of $40,000, effective June 1, 2004 be and it is hereby approved.

 

S                    Higher Education Desegregation Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation of the Higher Education Desegregation Committee, that the report be and it is hereby received.

 

S                    Ad Hoc Southern University Construction Projects Committee

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, upon the recommendation the Ad Hoc Committee for Southern University System Construction Projects that the Cooperative Endeavor and Lease Agreement by and between the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Millennium Housing, L.L.C. be and it is hereby approved, with modifications as are necessary to secure financing.

 

Motion carried.  Roll call vote: 10 yeas - Gilliam, Clayton, Alexander, Bell, Belton, Bilberry, Guidry, Kiefer, Miller, Taylor.  5 nays - Anderson, Atkins, Caiton, Lawson, Polk.

 

S                    Resolutions

 

RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural Mechanical College System, that resolutions of  condolences  to the families listed below be and they are hereby approved.

 

The Ineze Holden White Family

The Mary James Sellers Family

The Dorothy Mae Hayes Brown Family

The Charles I. Hudson Family

The Bernadette Marie Jackson Family

The Lennell Cannon Family

The Hazel Allen Family

The Jerry Tim Brooks Family

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On motion of Atty. Clayton, seconded by Mr. Lawson,

 

RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors for Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College System does hereby officially records  its opposition to the passage of House Bill 887authorized by Rep. Peppi Bruno Bruneaux for a Louisiana State Constitution amendment abolishing the Board of Regents and the four postsecondary education management boards and creating a single board for the governance, management and supervision of all public postsecondary education.

 

Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Curtis Lee provided an update on other major legislation affecting Southern University.

 

AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

 

A.  System and Campus Reports - Copy on file in the Board=s Office

 

B.  Board of Supervisors= Meeting Schedule, June - November 2004 - Copy on file                  and on-line

 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 7: OTHER BUSINESS

 None

 

 

AGENDA ITEM 8: ADJOURNMENT

 

On motion of Mr. Guidry, seconded by Mrs. Bell, the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

 

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Secretary, S.U. Board of Supervisors

 

 

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Chairman, S.U. Board of Supervisors