University Council Minutes

04/18/2013 03:30 PM - Tate Theater, Tate Student Center
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The University Council met on April 18, 2013 in the Tate Student Center's Tate Theater. President Michael Adams called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

The minutes of the March 21, 2013 meeting were approved as distributed.

The President's report to the Council included the following remarks:

  • The President began his remarks to the Council by acknowledging the many events occurring during Honors Week. On Monday, April 15th, the Public Service and Outreach Meeting and Awards Luncheon and the Faculty Recognition Banquet were held. The Presidential Honors Day Luncheon was held on Wednesday, April 17th. The Creative Research Awards Banquet will take place after the Council meeting on Thursday evening, April 18th. The Alumni Association Awards Luncheon will be held Friday, April 19th.
  • On April 17th, the Board of Regents convened in Savannah and approved new academic programs, as well as the naming of Correll Hall, a building in the new Business Learning Community. The Board of Regents also voted to accept a gift of the Wormsloe property in Savannah to the University. The property will be used for research purposes by faculty and students working in archeology, ecology, and environmental history. The approval of the purchase of the Curtis property in Oconee and Greene Counties, located on Highway 15, also occurred at the meeting. The property will be used to develop better agricultural facilities for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. A slight increase in the pattern of funds from the Board of Regents occurred as well, from $297 million to $311 million, with another $9 million from tuition increases. While recognizing that the University will be slightly better off financially next year, the President stated that several factors, including health care costs, will continue to impact the budget and that the President-designate and his staff will determine how funds will be distributed.
  • The President stated that he had the pleasure of presenting former Council member Dr. Cheryl Dozier at her investiture as the new President of Savannah State University. The President acknowledged that during his service as President four individuals from the University have been named presidents of colleges or universities in the University System of Georgia. The President stated he was proud of all of them and wished Dr. Dozier well as she begins her tenure as President of Savannah State.
  • Construction activity around campus will pick up in the coming weeks. Ground has been broken for a new Bolton Dining Hall. Ground will soon be broken as well for the new Correll Hall. President Adams stated he was grateful to Pete and Ada Lee Correll for their gift in making that construction possible. As well, the new Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital is under construction on College Station Road, and the new Rutherford Hall is expected to be completed and dedicated in June.
  • The President acknowledged the National Championship in Women's Swimming and Diving and the Men's Swimming and Diving Team's placement in the top ten. He also congratulated Coach Jack Bauerle on winning the CSCAA Swimming Coach of the Year award.
  • The President recognized three administrators who are retiring on June 30, 2013. The service of Sr. Vice President for Finance and Administration Tim Burgess and Executive Director of Legal Affairs Steve Shewmaker was acknowledged by the President. He asked members of the Council to join him in thanking them for their service to the University. The President also expressed his appreciation to Dean Thomas Lauth of the School of Public and International Affairs. Dean Lauth helped develop and build the School, serving as Dean for ten years and making the School one of the top of its kind in the country.
  • The President also asked Council members to join with him in recognizing the work of Executive Committee Chair Nelson Hilton, Registrar Jan Hathcote, Adam Lawrence of the Office of the Registrar, and Parliamentarian Chuck Gruner for their work supporting the University Council during the term. Dr. Meg Amstutz was also recognized by the President for leading and organizing his work with the Executive Council.
  • The Correll Hall ground breaking ceremony will be held Friday, April 26th at 1:30 p.m.
  • April 29th through May 5th, the UGA Golf Course will hold the Annual Stadion Classic Golf Tournament.
  • The Annual Campus Memorial Service will be held at the Chapel on April 30th at 7:00 p.m.
  • Commencement will be held on May 10th. The Graduate Ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum. Dr. Stephen Hajduk, department head of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be the Commencement speaker for the ceremony. The Undergraduate Ceremony will be held at Sanford Stadium at 7:00 p.m. United States Senator Saxby Chambliss will be the Commencement speaker for the ceremony.
  • Reflecting on his time as President of the University Council, President Adams stated that the Council has made a number of important decisions that will shape the direction of the University for years to come. He stated that he has great respect for the Council, its processes, and the coming together of faculty, students, staff, and administrators in the Council membership. The President affirmed that he is deeply grateful to the Council and for the work it has done in the 16 years he has been President, declaring that he will long remember and appreciate the spirit of good intentions and cooperation embodied in how the Council conducts its business for the University.
  • This completed the President's report to the Council.

The floor was then opened for the following standing committee and association reports:

The following Action Items were presented to the Council for approval:

There was no Old Business to come before the Council.

New Business: Executive Committee Chair Nelson Hilton presented an item of New Business as a final motion to adjourn on behalf of the Executive Committee. In presenting the motion, Dr. Hilton was joined by seven former Executive Committee Chairs: Bill Barstow (1998-1999), Clifton Smith (1999-2000), Scott Weinberg (2003-2004), Margaret Robinson (2004-2005), Bill Vencill (2007-2008), Adrian Childs (2009-2010), and Jeff Dorfman (2010-2011). The motion recognized the exemplary service and accomplishments of the President during his 16 years as President of the University Council. Dr. Hilton presented the President with a framed copy of the motion. Being a motion to adjourn, it required no second and was not debatable. Following approval by the Council, the President thanked Dr. Hilton, the former Executive Committee chairs in attendance, and the members of the Council for the recognition of his service.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Jan Hathcote, Registrar
Secretary to University Council





University Council Roster

Adams, Michael

Hathcote, Jan

Nadenicek, Daniel

Ainsworth, Scott

Haynes, Audrey

Naeher, Luke

Allen, Sheila

Hazinski, David

Nairn, Joe

Alworth, Leanne

Heiss, Christian

Nix, Rance

Anderson, Mark

Hilton, Nelson

Oie, Svein

Arabnia, Hamid

Hou, Yilin

Orpinas, Pamela

Atkinson, Eric

Hughes, Elisabeth

Pagnattaro, Marisa

Azadi, Parastoo

Infante, Carlos

Parker, Candace

Baginski, Steve

Jackwood, Mark

Popik, Vladimir

Bliss, Thomas

Jagor, Leigh

Poudyal, Neelam

Boyhan, George

James, Jennifer

Poulsen, Annette

Buntin, David

Jolly, Laura

Reap, James

Burd, Adrian

Jones, Betty

Roberts, Susan

Burgess, Tim

Jutras, Peter

Robinson, Dawn

Burke, Tom

Keen, Brenda

Samp, Jennifer

Cahoon, Lynn

Kennedy, Craig

Schroeder, Paul

Collins, Guy

Kirin, Asen

Sellers, Holly

Cramond, Bonnie

Langston, Keith

Shipley, David

Daniel, Jerry

Lauth, Thomas

Smith, Amanda

Darbisi, Carolina

Lee, Jung Sun

Smith, Winnie

Dorfman, Jeff

Lee, Kyunghwa

Snyder, Margaret

Dorsey, Alan

Legette, Roy

Stabb, Eric

Dotts, Brian

Long, Timothy

Stooksbury, David

Fountain, Emily

Luken, Emily

Taha, Thiab

Garfinkel, David

Madden, Marguerite

Tessman, Brock

Giraudo, Silvia

Maerz, John

Threadgill, Dale

Gordon, Leslie

Mativo, John

Tollner, William

Gordon, Robert

Matthews, Paul

Trap, Diane

Graff, Jennifer

Maynard, John

Tschepikow, Kyle

Grasso, Maureen

McDonald, William

Udutha, Pranay

Grossman, Barbara

McDuff, Nancy

Weeks, Elizabeth Leonard

Gutierrez Sanchez, Gerardo

McNulty, Tom

White, Catherine

Hall, Jori

Medine, Carolyn

Wilder, Shannon

Hamilton, Shane

Moore, Mary

Williams, Phillip

Hammersley, Jackie

Morehead, Jere

Yabsley, Michael

Harrison, Mark

Morse, Jack

Zhao, Yiping

Harshman, Melissa

Munneke, Henry

Zomlefer, Wendy



 

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Becker, Lee

Bivins, Danny

Buck, James

Burgess, Will

Chapman, Sue

Colquitt, Jason

Filipov, Nikolay

Fox, Linda

Frick, Janet

Glass, Anne

Griffin, Michele

Holloway, Jacob

Kalivoda, Karen

Karahanna, Elena

Lee, David

Motes, Bethany

Neville, Michael

Potter, William

Quesada, Margaret

Riley, David

Sumichrast, Robert

Wallinga, Charlotte

Wilson, Jim