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Home » Board of Regents » Meeting Minutes » 1996

Meeting Minutes - June 1996

Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Held At 244 Washington Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
June 11 and 12, 1996

CALL TO ORDER

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia met on Tuesday, June 11, 1996, in the Board Room, Room #473, 244 Washington Street S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334. The Chairman, Regent Juanita P. Baranco, called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M., and again on Wednesday, June 12, 1996, at 9:00 A.M. Present, in addition to Chairman Baranco, were Regents: Thomas F. Allgood, Sr. (Vice Chair), John H. Anderson, Jr., Kenneth W. Cannestra, John H. Clark, S. William Clark, Jr., J. Tom Coleman, Jr., Suzanne G. Elson, Elsie P. Hand, Edgar L. Jenkins, Charles H. Jones, Donald M. Leebern, Jr., Elridge W. McMillan, Edgar L. Rhodes, and William B. Turner. Absent on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12, 1996, was Regent A. W. "Bill" Dahlberg.

The invocation was given on Tuesday, June 11th, by Secretary Gail S. Weber and on Wednesday, June 12th, by Regent Jones.

Attendance:

The Attendance Report was read on both days by Secretary Weber, who announced that there was a quorum each day. Ms. Weber also announced that Regent Dahlberg had asked for and had been given approval to be absent on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12, 1996.

Approval of Minutes:

Upon motion by Regent Anderson, seconded by Regent Jones, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Regents held on May 7-8, 1996, were unanimously approved as distributed on Tuesday, June 11, 1996.

PRESENTATION: GEORGIA LOTTERY CORPORATION

Chancellor Portch spoke about President Clinton's proposal for a new education program which was tied to Georgia's HOPE scholarship program as his inspiration. This was an ABC News lead story from Tuesday, June 4, 1996, and a tape of the broadcast was shown at the meeting. Noted by Mr. Peter Jennings was the fact that a major difference in President Clinton's plan and the Georgia HOPE scholarship was that Georgia's program does not cost taxpayers "a dime." Further explained was that the Georgia HOPE scholarship requires a student to graduate from high school with a "B" average and he/she can go to college for free; if the "B" average is maintained, the student can keep his/her scholarship until graduation. The HOPE scholarship covers tuition, fees and books in the state institutions of higher education or it provides $1,500 to be used toward tuition in a state private college. This is all paid for by the state lottery. Since 1993, $220 million from the lottery has sent 270,000 Georgia students to school. Chancellor Portch was interviewed during the program. The Chancellor noted that he calls the HOPE program Georgia's GI Bill, because the GI Bill had changed the face of society and he thinks the HOPE scholarship program will change the face of Georgia's society long-term. It was also noted that the program has raised both standards and aspirations, and it has proven that educators, parents and students can win the lottery.

Chancellor Portch announced that Ms. Rebecca Paul and the Georgia State Lottery had made so many things possible for education in the state. The Chancellor noted that a few months ago, Ms. Paul had turned over the 1 billionth dollar to the Governor for the purposes of Georgia's education. The Chancellor then listed some of the ways that the University System had benefited from lottery funds: over 87,000 HOPE scholars have benefited to date; over $8 million has been used for technology improvements; $59 million has gone into the equipment and technology fund; much of the GALILEO program funding, came from lottery funds; additionally, students and services, technology and teachers, and the model classrooms scheduled to be put in place next year have all benefited from lottery funds. In addition, another beneficiary, the Pre-K program, will have a long term-return for the state. Other beneficiaries include technology and all the other sectors of education and scholarships for DTAE and students of private institutions. The Chancellor then asked Ms. Cindy Engler, whom he dubbed the "poet laureate" of the Central Office, to read a poem she had written about the Georgia State Lottery, as follows:

Chancellor Portch then asked Chairman Baranco, a long-time friend of Ms. Paul, to introduce the CEO of the Georgia State Lottery. Chairman Baranco expressed her and the Board of Regents' delight that Ms. Paul had chosen to come to Georgia to take charge of the business of the lottery. The Chairman remarked that one did not often find someone who was a beauty queen, a math major and a gymnast. Ms. Paul is a dynamic woman with great enthusiasm and energy and who has meant so much to the citizens of Georgia. Chairman Baranco then presented a plaque to Ms. Paul which read: "Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, June 11, 1996, celebrating the vision and leadership of Rebecca Paul.

Ms. Paul stated that she had had an opportunity to have lunch with both the Chancellor and the Chairman of the Board of Regents at various times. Ms. Paul announced that she would like to talk about how a lottery gets started, how much money the lottery is actually raising, how the lottery is doing this year and what the lottery is projected to do in the future. Ms. Paul noted that lotteries were centuries old, that there were lotteries in Georgia during the 1700's. One in Savannah helped to build the Savannah Pier, and one in Augusta in 1722 was called the Lottery for Poor Causes. Lotteries fell out of favor in the 1800's. In the 1964's, however, the first state-run lottery was started in the state of New Hampshire. At present, 48 states have started lotteries in the U.S., and over 85% of the population live in a lottery state. Georgia is somewhat unique in that it is a lottery state surrounded by four states with no lottery. About 14% of Georgia's yearly lottery sales come from those four surrounding states.

Ms. Paul stated that she had been required to start the Georgia State Lottery rather rapidly; she was hired in February of 1993 and in June of that same year, the tickets had to go on sale. On June 29th, the first Instant Games tickets were sold and they were also an instant success -- sold $13 million on the first day, $52 million the first week. The Lottery is a state instrumentality, not an entity of state government; therefore, there was no funding from the government for the lottery start-up. It was necessary to borrow money from a bank and to do so without any collateral; it was quite difficult to find an institution who, would lend the $5 million start-up money, but that loan was repaid 10 days after the first tickets went on sale. Six weeks later Cash Three, the lottery's most popular game, was started; four weeks after Lotto Georgia was started. The first year, the Lottery finished with $1.1 billion in sales - this translated into $362 million in profits raised the first year. Comparing this to other states, Ms. Paul noted that the average state lottery in the first year does about $67 per capita; Texas and Louisiana did about $101 per capita; Florida did about $128 per capita; and, Georgia did $165 per capita - truly the most incredible start-up of any state lottery. With the knowledge that the funding for educational programs was very important to the Georgia State Lottery, Ms. Paul noted that every state lottery except those in Florida and Texas had had a decline in their second year. Since the Georgia State Lottery had done so much better in year one than anyone else had ever done, the challenge was there to continue the excitement of the lottery to, if not increase sales, to maintain them. A number of different things were tried: introduced the first $2 instant games, introduced Fantasy Five (the next on-line product); introduced a game tied to the Olympics where tickets could be won for all the sporting events; worked on a wide range of marketing strategies that would help to increase sales. Finished second year with sales of $1.4 billion, with profits transferred to education of $502 million. Almost at the end of the third year, the lottery would pass $1.5 billion with about 3 weeks left in the fiscal year - which will mean that close to $580 million dollars will be transferred to the education programs of Georgia.

What makes a lottery successful? The first thing needed is fabulous legislation. The Governor and the Legislature had looked at what had happened in other states that had money promised to education. In some states, the legislatures had deducted what their education programs received from lottery funds out of their state's allocation; thus, education received no additional benefits from lottery funds. Georgia's government wanted to make sure that this did not happen in their state by passing legislation that lottery dollars can only be spent for certain educational programs. Many have asked how it can be guaranteed that this legislation will not be changed. Ms. Paul declared that any such legislation would be vetoed by Governor Miller, and she believed that the Legislature would not pass legislation that would take money from where the voters are happy with education programs. Ms. Paul also stated that, in talking with some of the general public, that players of the lottery appreciate the educational programs provided by the profits because their own children have benefited from these programs. She noted that, although this made her feel good, that was the concern of the Board of Regents and her duty was to raise as many dollars as possible by marketing lottery products. Ms. Paul listed a number of ways that her organization does research to determine how to attract people to buy lottery tickets instead of other consumer goods. She also noted that her customer is the retailer who sells the product, not the consumer. Most players never meet someone who works for the lottery, but every player meets the retailer. Therefore, a good positive working relationship with the retailers will help to make the business a success.

The third element for success is to know the product that one is selling. Selling integrity. Users must be convinced that they have absolutely the same chance of winning as anyone else and that they will receive the money if they should win. Ms. Paul stated that foremost in their business was protecting the integrity of the product.

Where is the lottery going? Through last Saturday, the lottery had done $1,482,000,000 - ahead of last year's by $182 million. Averaged $2.6 million per fiscal year more than the last. Averaging about $30 million per week or $4.65 per capita - average national is about $1.65. 30% of sales are coming from instant games, 37% come from Cash Three, 9% from Lotto Georgia, 7% from Fantasy Five, 13% from Powerball and 2% from Quick Cash (introduced last December). Will continue to try and increase sales each and every year. Over three years of having lottery, accomplished three things: (1) provided entertainment for millions of Georgians (2) provided millions of dollars for a handful of Georgians (3) made education better for all Georgians.

Regent Leebern asked what Ms. Paul considered the competitive elements from contiguous states should they institute lotteries. Ms. Paul noted that she had had calls from other states to speak to their legislatures about the lottery, but that she had not done this. She also noted that changing players' buying habits was very difficult, citing that in South Georgia many people were accustomed to playing the Florida lottery and continued to do so. Therefore, the longer people buy Georgia lottery tickets, the more likely they are to continue to do so. This depends on the size of the state, the length of time the lottery has been in operation and the enabling legislation of the state.

Regent Cannestra asked about Georgia's participation in national or 4-5 state lotteries. He also wanted to know why people are reluctant to play the lottery when the jackpots are lower. This, however, was the reason that Georgia joined the multi-state lottery - Powerball. She noted that those tickets also paid 35c of every dollar and is designated for education just as in other lottery games. She also noted that the main reason for joining, though, was to create larger jackpots than could be created with the state's population base.

On behalf of herself and the 300 very dedicated employees of the Georgia State Lottery, Ms. Paul expressed her gratitude for the support of the Board of Regents. Ms. Paul declared that the Board had done an incredible job in seeing that the money raised by the lottery was spent appropriately.

REPORT ON RETENTION

Chairman Baranco introduced Dr. Joan Elifson to bring the Regents a progress report on retention. Dr. Elifson noted that this was a positive report. She reminded the Regents that she and Dr. Cathie Mayes Hudson had earlier presented a plan for enhancing retention efforts in the University System. This report, then, was a progress report on where those efforts stood. Dr. Elifson noted that every three years institutions are required to complete a comprehensive study of student retention including an analysis of why students leave. There was concern that the studies done in the past were not broad enough, that they focused largely on first-time full--time students, and particularly, first-time full-time freshmen. There seemed to be little System information on retention of non-traditional students and graduate students. She remarked that she and Dr. Hudson knew that they needed to do some work in that area. The next year, the one beginning in the fall, is the year that institutions will begin to do their next three-year retention study. Dr. Elifson and Dr. Hudson were committed, therefore, to having their work completed by the beginning of the fall quarter of 1996 so that the institutions can get busy. Dr. Hudson was unable to attend to present her work and she had asked Dr. Elifson to bring to the Regents attention a few things that had transpired with the Retention Committee with which Dr. Hudson had been working. Dr. Hudson had convened a committee comprised largely of institutional research personnel. They worked hard at reconceptualizing the guidelines for retention studies; they are on target to have those guidelines ready for institutions at the beginning of fall quarter. The Committee invited Dr. Linda Sachs of the Higher Education Research Institute of California to conduct a work shop on new approaches for calculating expected graduation rates based on national data and based on institutional characteristics and student profiles. The workshop was extremely productive. The Committee focused a lot of its effort on new retention methods. As mentioned in the first report, there is a need to be able to account for student intent in these studies. Some students want a baccalaureate degree, some want an associate degree and some just want to take a few courses -- all these students cannot be treated the same way in retention studies. Methods are being prepared to account for those differences in student intent and to account for differences in student and institutional characteristics. It is known that better-prepared students will be retained longer. It is not possible to compare institutions with the mission to serve at-risk students with institutions with more select student bodies. Dr. Elifson acknowledged that there was a need to adopt a standard time for the comparison; nationally it is six years, and by fall an appropriate time frame will be chosen for the University System of Georgia. Institutions also need to be encouraged to look for continuous improvement.

Dr. Elifson noted that her responsibility was to work with a group of System personnel to identify best practices in Georgia. The overall aim was to give institutions a set of guidelines for the next study along with a document which will point to the best practices in Georgia so that they can draw on their own best efforts when planning new ventures. A call for nominations was put out to all of the University System presidents asking them to nominate up to three programs at their individual institutions. Chancellor Portch pledged to award the five best programs $1,500 to further disseminate information about that program throughout the state and to further enhance the program. There were 43 nominations with 26 selected from that number. Information about these programs will comprise a publication called "Best Retention Programs in Georgia." The criteria for selection included: (1) broad applicability (2) cost effectiveness (3) evidence of success (4) and innovation. While the choices were difficult, the requirement that the program show a clear evidence of success separated the best from the rest. Many good programs are new in the System, and the evidence is not yet in on those. Dr. Elifson then showed the highlights of the five best programs:

Armstrong State College's Pathways to Teaching Program. Dr. Elifson noted that several months earlier a presentation was given to the Board by this program's director, Dr. Evelyn Dandy.

Fort Valley State College's Early Alert Program for New Freshmen. This program is proactive in determining student dropout proneness from the very first orientation activity. The results of this assessment are shared with students and advisors; then the institution encourages those who are "dropout prone" to become involved in structured academic support programs. This program has been in effect since 1992 and has some impressive statistics.

Gainesville College's Academic Computing and Testing Center. This is a consolidated approach to academic support services, bringing together a number of smaller functions. Regardless of the service needed, when seeking one service the student finds out about the others. The number of support service visits have skyrocketed since this consolidation. The cost efficiency and the effectiveness were very impressive.

Georgia Institute of Technology's Freshman Experience is a campus-supported residence life experience with seven components including common living areas for the freshmen involved, a meal plan, peer support, freshmen seminar classes, a high level of faculty interaction and an authentic community effort with some self-government structures and some service opportunities. The retention is higher for the participants, and grades are higher as well.

Georgia Southern University's Freshman Academic Intervention Program. This program focuses additional support on students whose freshman grades are marginal at the end of the first, second and third quarters. The students are then limited in their course choices, required to enroll in a methods-of-learning course and must meet regularly with their advisors. Statistical evidence for this program has shown an overall improvement in freshman retention by nine percentage points since it has been in place.

The booklet which will present these five programs in more detail, along with the other 21 programs selected, will be published by the fall. Dr. Elifson pointed out that Chairman Baranco's effort has been the impetus for the retention study and that the Chairman had announced at the first Board meeting of her chairmanship that she wanted the Board to focus on retention. The published document would be dedicated to Chairman Baranco. Dr. Elifson thanked the Chairman for her challenge and presented her with a copy of the prototype document.

PRESENTATION OF 1996 AWARD FOR COLLABORATIVE EXCELLENCE

Chancellor Stephen R. Portch noted that the Award for Collaborative Excellence was one that he and Mrs. Portch had established through the University System Foundation shortly after their arrival in Georgia. He stated that the purpose of the $1,000 award was to recognize outstanding efforts to foster collaboration among individuals or units within an institution or among institutions. He noted that he had asked Presidents to nominate individuals or units for this award and that he had received a large number of excellent nominations. The team evaluating the nominees, however, was unanimous in its first choice. The choice for this year's award was GALILEO.

GALILEO epitomizes collaborative excellence and addresses several of the Board's guiding principles for strategic planning. The level of cooperation in its development and implementation has been extraordinary, involving people from all over the University System. GALILEO represents a truly visionary project, doing what no other state is doing by making so many resources available equally across the System and the state. As its logo says, GALILEO is truly "For the citizens of Georgia."

The Chancellor remarked that he had asked the Regents' Academic Committee on Libraries (RACL), whose members represent all 34 University System libraries, to receive the award for GALILEO. While RACL will receive the award, he did want to recognize the important role played by the Advisory Committee on Instructional Technology, system staff in the Office of Information and Instructional Technology and various other units and individuals who have helped make GALILEO a reality. The Chancellor pointed to Clayton State College's President Rick Skinner for his leadership in the program. He noted that he had chosen RACL to receive the $1,000 award because it has been the primary moving force in making GALILEO happen. RACL had envisioned a statewide library several years ago, developed the original proposal for it, and had been involved in every phase of its development and implementation.

Chancellor Portch then asked Dr. George Gaumond, University Librarian at Valdosta State, to come forward and receive the check on behalf of RACL, noting that Dr. Gaumond had served as RACL Chair during 1995-96. The Chancellor also recognized other members of the GALILEO Steering Committee: Ms. Merryll Penson of Columbus College, Dr. William Potter of the University of Georgia, Dr. Ralph Russell of Georgia State University, Mr. Ken Williams of Georgia Southern University, and Ms. Jayne Williams of OITT and BOR whose office is located in Statesboro.

Presenting the award to Dr. Gaumond, Chancellor Portch stated that, on behalf of the Regents, the University System, and the State of Georgia, he wanted to thank Dr. Gaumond, RACL, the GALILEO Steering Committee, and everyone else who had been involved in making GALILEO a reality.

Dr. Gaumond thanked the Chancellor and said that he was pleased to accept the award on behalf of his colleagues and RACL, ACIT and OIT. He declared that all were grateful for the honor and for the recognition that they had created something special with the GALILEO program. Dr. Gaumond expressed gratitude to Chancellor and Mrs. Portch, the Chancellor's staff and the Board of Regents for providing the support. He noted that it was not easy to spend $10 million effectively in just 150 days. He remarked that today GALILEO work stations are highly visible and heavily used in every library in the University System. GALILEO is also accessible from faculty offices, computer labs, dorm rooms and even from some homes. This system makes a wide range of electronic resources available to students and faculty, providing equal access across the System. In addition to serving students and faculty, GALILEO was constructed with the ability to bring other collaborative partners on board. Private academic libraries, public libraries, technical schools and K-12 media centers. The eventual goal is to provide some level of GALILEO service to every citizen in the state of Georgia. GALILEO will go beyond collaborative excellence within the University System to become the vision for one statewide library foreseen by the Board of Regents when the funding was provided a year ago. After considering many ways to use the monetary award, it was decided that RACL would add this amount to their project budget to be spent for something that they could not otherwise buy. They planned to purchase additional software to enhance the high speed scanner fax operation. Dr. Gaumond noted that GALILEO had experienced some slow transmission times in the resolution of documents after they have been scanned. This change in software should improve the quality of document transfer. Without the award, this refinement could not have been considered. Some research would have to be done, but the $1,000 would allow RACL to purchase a significant portion of the fax receiving software to experiment and develop a new way to deliver articles while improving the existing equipment. GALILEO will keep getting better.

Welcoming of Guests

Guests were welcomed to the meeting. Visiting from Fort Valley State College National Alumni Association were: Ms. Karen L. Freeman, Mr. Hollis Towns, Mr. Oscar Ragin, Mr. Eugene Jones, Mr. W. S. L. Jackson, Mr. J. C. Postell, Mr. Charles Amos, Mr. Horace Tate, Mr. Ralph Jones and Mr. D. F. Glover.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

Upon motion by Regent Leebern, seconded by Regent Elson, and without objection, the Board unanimously approved and authorized the following Committee reports on Wednesday, June 12, 1996:

Report of Committee on Education

The Committee on Education met on June 11, 1996, in Room #454, with the following members present: Regents S. William Clark, Jr. (Chairman), Elson (Vice Chair), John H. Clark, Hand, McMillan and Rhodes. Regent Dahlberg was absent. Regent S. William Clark, Jr. presented the Committee's report with the request that the following items be adopted. The Committee, through its Chair, reported that in separate letters to Chancellor Portch, the Presidents of the institutions of the University System submitted various items, listed below, for approval or discussion by the Board. After discussion of these and other items and upon the recommendations of the Chancellor and the Committee on Education, by motion of Regent S. William Clark, Jr., the Board unanimously approved and authorized the following items.

1. Information Item: Accreditation of Programs, Georgia State University

Georgia State University has notified the Board of Regents that the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs has accredited three programs through June 1998. The programs are (1) M.S. Degree in Community Counseling; (2) M.S. Degree in School Counseling, and (3) Ph.D. Degree in Counselor Education and Supervision.

2. Information Item: Establishment of Center for Craniofacial Disease, Medical College of Georgia

Dr. Francis J. Tedesco, President of the Medical College of Georgia, has informed the Board of Regents that the Center for Craniofacial Disease has been established, effective July 1, 1996.

The mission of the Medical College of Georgia's Craniofacial Center is to diagnose and treat children and adults with congenital and acquired craniofacial disorders. The clinical objective of the Center is to provide and coordinate the comprehensive care for children and adults with these complex problems. The educational objective is to serve students and residents in many specialties, providing them with the opportunity to see and work with patients with unusual and rare conditions and interact with other disciplines. The third objective for the Center is to interphase and integrate, with the Medical College of Georgia Craniofacial Research Group, providing clinical application of the basic science research while producing reliable, tested data bases to improve clinical endeavors.

The Medical College of Georgia is recognized as a Craniofacial Center by the American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association. There are currently two other centers within the state which can attract patients from MCG's catchment area. A large number of potential patients are not being reached, either due to under- diagnosis or because they are being referred to other centers. Establishing the MCG Craniofacial Center at a time when the Children's Medical Center construction is underway will increase the community's awareness of this special capability and improve patient referral.

3. Information Item: Establishment of External Master of Physical Therapy Degree Program at Albany State College, Medical College of Georgia

President Francis J. Tedesco has informed the Board that the Medical College of Georgia has implemented the external Master's Degree program in Physical Therapy at Albany State College, which was approved as part of the University System's strategic allocation process for 1995-1996.

4. Naming of Fountain Quadrant, Macon College

The Board approved the request of President S. Aaron Hyatt that Macon College be authorized to name a new fountain quadrant in honor of Jane T. Cassassa, effective immediately.

Ms. Cassassa was an employee of Macon College for over 20 years and she was the administrative secretary to three presidents. She died in July, 1994. Ms. Cassassa was a loyal and dedicated member of the staff who took pleasure in serving students.

The memorial fountain was completed earlier this year and is located in front of the new Academic Building on the main campus. Funding for the fountain, which is surrounded by flowers, shrubs and four concrete benches, comes from Ms. Cassassa's daughter, Karen Futch. Mrs. Futch's husband, Andy Futch, provided the landscaping around the site.

Ms. Cassassa's brother, Sammy Thompson, and his colleagues at the architectural firm Brittain, Thompson, Bray, Brown Inc., designed the quadrant as a gift to the College in her memory.

5. Naming of Campus Entrance Boulevard, Georgia Southern University

The Board approved the request of President Nicholas L. Henry that Georgia Southern University be authorized to name the new campus entrance boulevard Akins Boulevard, effective immediately.

The 107 acres of farm and timber land traversed by Georgia Southern University's new entrance boulevard belonged to descendants of the Akins family for nearly a century and a half before the tract was sold to the University in 1990. Matthew Winston Akins was a founding contributor to the state-chartered district school which became Georgia Southern University.

This tract was sold to Georgia Southern by Mrs. Emily Akins Malecki, whose great-grandfather Lewis Akins acquired the land in the 1840's. Mrs. Malecki graduated from South Georgia Teachers College (one of Georgia Southern's predecessors) in 1939 with a B.S. in Education.

Mrs. Malecki cherishes her long ties with Georgia Southern, so intertwined with her family and personal history-the origins of the campus on family land, her college years there, her alumni pride in the University's rise, and now the extension of campus growth and its new Afront door@ as the latest link in the Akins legacy.

In honor of the Akins family's century and a half of involvement with the lands on which the growing campus now stands, and in particular honor of the late Matthew Winston Akins' early contributions to the establishment of the institution now known as Georgia Southern University, the President and the faculty of Georgia Southern University recommend that the new campus access road be named Akins Boulevard.

6. Transfer of the Operations of the Dalton School of Health Occupations to Dalton College

The Board approved the request of President James A. Burran that Dalton College be authorized to assume the operations of the Dalton School of Health Occupations ("DSHO"), effective July 1, 1996.

At its December 1995 meeting, the State Board of Technical and Adult Education approved the Resolution of the Dalton City Board of Education for the transfer of the Dalton School of Health Occupations to Dalton College. That approval was based, in part, on a letter from Chancellor Portch in which he indicated his support in principle but noted that this action was subject to approval by the Board of Regents.

Since that time, Dalton College has worked with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ("SACS"), to seek approval of this transfer as a substantive change in the institution's mission. Now completed, this application for change will be voted on by the Commission on Colleges at its June 23, 1996, semi-annual meeting. Because the Board of Regents will not meet again until after the first of July, the College seeks Board approval subject to Commission on Colleges' approval.

Inasmuch as Dalton College already operates a Vocational Division jointly funded by the Board of Regents and the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, the absorption of the current programmatic responsibilities of the DSHO would fit well within, Dalton College's current mission.

Background: DSHO, housed in the Hamilton Medical Center, is an entity of the State Department of Technical and Adult Education, with the Dalton City Schools serving as the local fiscal agent. Established in 1959 to prepare Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), the DSHO has over the years added a one-year certificate (60 credit hour) paramedic Technology program and a partial year (30 credit hour) Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) program to its offerings. The LPN program has a 92 credit hour curriculum. Together, there are 54 full-time and 31 part-time students enrolled in these programs.

The staff is comprised of a director, an administrative coordinator, five full-time faculty members, three part-time faculty, and two secretaries. The DSHO is accredited by the SACS Commission on Occupational Education Institutions. The LPN program is approved by the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses, and the Paramedic and EMT programs are approved by the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

Budget: The DSHO operated on a budget of $393,569 during fiscal year 1996; the budget for FY 97 will be $404,689. Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) Commissioner Kenneth H. Breeden has indicated that the FY 97 DSHO allocation will be added to the allocation for the College's Vocational Division. DTAE funding will be for faculty and staff salaries and benefits, as well as for instructional equipment and operating expenses. The College does not expect that a major redirection of University Systems funds will be necessary to support the transition.

Facilities: The programs will continue to be housed at Hamilton Medical Center until the College's new classroom building is completed in late 1997 or early 1998. The College and the Medical Center have negotiated a $1 per year lease for the current facilities.

Faculty and Staff: The DSHO faculty and staff will become employees of the Board of Regents, effective July 1, 1996. Full-time faculty will be given nine-month appointments at the rank of instructor or assistant professor, the specific rank to be determined by the years of full-time service at the DSHO. The longest service of any current full-time DSHO faculty member is five years. The salaries of the DSHO faculty and staff will be determined according to the DTAE salary scale, just as is done for employees of the College's Technical Division.

Students: The students enrolled in the DSHO's programs will register for 1996 summer quarter classes as Dalton College students. Academic calendars will be synchronized during the 1996-97 academic year. Student permanent records will be transferred to the College. The equipment, library resource, and other loose items which have been purchased with DTAE funds will become the property of the College and inventoried accordingly.

7. Establishment of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology with a Major in Exercise Science, Georgia Southern University

The Board approved the request of President Nicholas L. Henry that Georgia Southern University be authorized to offer the Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology with a major in Exercise Science, effective immediately.

The Department of Kinesiology proposes to establish the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a major in Exercise Science. This program is designed in response to the disciplinary evolution of physical education within higher education.

The primary aim of the proposed major is to prepare students for careers in exercise science. A secondary aim of the major is to prepare students to pursue advanced study in exercise science or related areas. Within this context, seven specific objectives for the preparation of students are:

1. To gain a foundational understanding of the discipline of kinesiology;
2. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the nature and basis of exercise science as a sub-discipline of kinesiology;
3. To develop comprehensive knowledge in the science and practice of exercise science;
4. To develop the applied skills necessary to evaluate physical activity/fitness and provide instructions in preventive and rehabilitative exercises to the general population;
5. To develop skills necessary to comprehend the scientific literature within exercise science;
6. To develop the ability to communicate basic and applied research findings to academic and lay communities;
7. To develop the critical thinking skills and expertise necessary to plan and conduct independent and creative research in exercise science.

The program will prepare its graduates by requiring them to pursue the University System's core curriculum, discipline courses and courses relevant to the proposed major and electives. In addition to the major courses and electives, students will be expected to complete a practicurn and internship. It is anticipated that the number of majors will reach 100 to 150 within a very short period of time, following program implementation.

The institution has adequate facilities and faculty to offer the major. All courses will be offered by tenure track faculty with terminal degrees. The faculty have direct experience in offering the courses within the proposed program by means of present course offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and previous experience with institutions offering an exercise science major. It is expected that the major will contribute to diversity at both the student and faculty ranks. Because all costs will be met through internal reallocation of resources, no new funds are being requested to implement the program.

In 1999 the Office of Academic Affairs will re-examine the quality, budget, support, and enrollment of this program and will report back to the Board.

8. Establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology, Armstrong State College

The Board approved the request of President Robert A. Burnett that Armstrong State College be authorized to establish a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology, effective immediately.

Armstrong State College proposed the implementation of a program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology degree, with tracks in Radiographic and Radiation Therapy Technology. This proposal includes phasing out the current Associate of Science degree in Radiologic Technology and the advanced certification (junior level) Radiation Therapy Program. There are major trends occurring within the health care industry that make the changes in this proposal very necessary. In the recent past, the health care industry was focused on the supply of large numbers of qualified professionals who had discipline-specific skills. That focus has changed to one of fewer professionals who are more highly qualified to participate in multi-disciplinary environments where skill boundaries are less well-defined. Radiologic technology at the baccalaureate levels allows for preparation of graduates who have a broad base of skills, are more adept at patient-focused, team approaches to health, care delivery, and are critical thinkers. Because of the complexity of skills, it is not possible to teach adequately all that is necessary at the associate degree level.

The American Society for Radiologic Technology, which is the professional organization that initiates curriculum models, accreditation standards, and credential standards, has adopted a resolution mandating that all radiation therapy technology programs be offered at the baccalaureate level by the year 2000 in order for graduates to sit for national certification examinations. The four-year degree level has been adopted as the "professional" entry level for radiography by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

The main objectives of the program are to:

• Prepare entry-level practitioners in radiologic technology with tracks in radiographic and radiation therapy;
• Integrate students into the practice of radiologic technology, as evidenced bygraduates who exhibit accurate, responsible, and compassionate behavior as members of the health care team;
• Educate graduates who will pass the National Registration Examinations in their area of emphasis;
• Provide an avenue of career mobility for radiologic technologists registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists;
• Meet the needs of the area by supplying technologists to Savannah and thesurrounding communities; and
• Promote professional awareness among students and the community.

The proposed curriculum will be a baccalaureate curriculum with tracks in Radiographic and Radiation Therapy Technology, respectively, requiring 199 or 203 quarter credit hours. Within the radiography track, students will select a second professional emphasis in addition to the entry level radiography certification. This option allows graduates of the radiography track to be eligible for the radiography national board examination upon graduation, as well as a national board examination in computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, cardiovascular/interventional radiology, or mammography one year after graduation.

The College has adequate library resources and facilities to implement the program. The current program in Radiographic and Radiation Therapy is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Converting the programs to the baccalaureate level will not change their accreditation status. Both programs have the maximum five year accreditation. It was noted during the accreditation site visit by the reviewer that this was "the best program she had visited in 12 years as a site visitor." Armstrong State College has pledged to continue this level of quality.

It is expected that the program will attract 54, 63, and 67 majors, respectively, for the first three years of the program. Minority enrollment is expected to be 20%.

Armstrong State College will meet the financial needs of the program through redirection of internal funds.

In 1999 the Office of Academic Affairs will re-examine the quality, budget, support, and enrollment of this program and will report back to the Board.

9. Establishment of the Master of Science in International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology

The Board approved the recommendation of President G. Wayne Clough that the Georgia Institute of Technology be authorized to offer the Master of Science in International Affairs, effective immediately.

The proposed Master of Science Degree in International Affairs is designed to meet the needs of business leaders, policy makers, and scholars who will need skills and knowledge to engage in strategic planning and analysis in the rapidly changing international environment to assure America's economic competitiveness and national security in the twenty-first century and beyond. Students participating in the program will be well informed and able to provide sophisticated analysis of international security and international economic relations, as well as become confident forecasters of plans that can lead their organizations to better ways of doing business, making policies, and advancing knowledge. The degree program will focus on economic and security policy and international strategic planning and analysis with geographic emphasis on Asia and Europe. The program will not duplicate any other program in the state or region; therefore, the program will fill a distinctive educational niche. Graduates from the program can seek employment in business, government, and non-profit organizations.

The degree calls for a two-year master's program of 54 hours, including a 36 hour core in the field of international relations theory and strategy, comparative politics, political economy, security, empirical methods, and modeling and forecasting. The remaining 18 hours will be satisfied within the school through coursework in related fields such as public policy, economics, management, industrial and system's engineering. The degree program will also require demonstrated language proficiencies and competencies in economics and computer programming.

The proposed Master of Science Degree in International Affairs has as its primary goals:

• To provide students with quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and theoretical and advanced substantive knowledge necessary to engage in international strategic planning and analysis;
• To train students to be informed and able to make sophisticated analysis of national and international developments and how organizations fit within those developments;
• To train students in forecasting methods and planning techniques that will enable them to lead their organizations to better ways of doing business or making policies.

Georgia Institute of Technology has the faculty, resources and facilities to develop a first-rate program. Additionally, the institution has committed resources to enhance the library holdings to insure support for the program.

The anticipated enrollment is 15, 16, and 18 students, respectively, for the first three years of the program. Georgia Institute of Technology has committed the resources through internal reallocation to support the program and has also raised external funds. It is anticipated that research done through this program will generate additional resources to support the program.

In 1999 the Office of Academic Affairs will re-examine the quality, budget, support, and enrollment of this program and will report back to the Board.

10. Establishment of Cooperative Associate of Applied Science Degree Programs, Brunswick College. Darton College, Middle Georgia College

The Board approved the requests of Presidents Dorothy L. Lord, Peter J. Sireno and Joe Ben Welch that Brunswick College, Darton College and Middle Georgia College, respectively, be authorized to offer Associate of Applied Science degrees in areas listed below in cooperation with neighboring technical institutes, effective immediately.

In November 1995, both the Board of Regents and the State Board of Technical and Adult Education approved the Student-Centered Collaboration for Public Postsecondary Education in Georgia with Annotations. In fulfillment of the requirements of this agreement, the two state agencies have developed and forwarded to their respective institutions procedures for implementing cooperative associate of applied science degrees. Staff members in the two central offices have jointly reviewed the proposal and have determined that it meets the criteria approved by the Boards in November. Once approved by the Board of Regents, routine revisions to these agreements, including changes in option areas, will be reviewed and approved administratively.

Brunswick College and Altamaha Technical Institute:

Associate of Applied Science in Business
Accounting
Business and Office Technology
Microcomputer Specialist
Associate of Applied Science in Technology
Advanced Air Conditioning
Industrial Maintenance Technology
Advanced Air Conditioning Technology
Machine Tool Technology
Welding and Joining

Darton College and Thomas Technical Institute:

Associate of Applied Science in Business
Accounting
Business and Office Technology
Information and Office Technology
Microcomputer Specialist
Associate of Applied Science in Health
Medical Assisting
Paramedic Technology
Pharmacy Technology
Practical Nursing
Surgical Technology
Associate of Applied Science in Technology
Air Conditioning Technology
Automotive Technology
Advanced Drafting and Design
Electronics Technology
Industrial Electrical Technology
Welding and Joining Technology

Middle Georgia College and Heart of Georgia Technical Institute:

Associate of Applied Science in Business
Microcomputer Specialist
Accounting
Information and Office Technology
Business and Office Technology
Management and Supervisory Development
Associate of Applied Science in Health
Medical Assisting
Medical Laboratory Technology
Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Therapy Technology
Pharmacy Technology
Associate of Applied Science in Technology
Advanced Air Conditioning Technology
Automotive Technology
Electronics Technology
Advanced Machine Tool Technology
Aircraft Structural Technology
Applied Manufacturing Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Flight Technology
Air Conditioning Technology
Automotive Collision Repair
Automotive Fundamentals
Electronics Fundamentals
Machine Tool Technology
Truck Repair Technician
Welding and Joining Technology

11. Dissolution of the College of Public and Urban Affairs and Establishment of a School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

The Board approved the request of President Carl V. Patton to dissolve the College of Public and Urban Affairs and redistribute its departments, effective June 30, 1996, and to establish a School of Policy Studies, effective July 1, 1996.

The dissolution of the College of Public and Urban Affairs was a part of Georgia State University's Redirection Plan. It is anticipated that this move will be beneficial both to current units of the College of Public and Urban Affairs and the colleges to which they are being moved. Both the departments and recipient colleges will be strengthened by the greater synergy of the new combination. Departments and programs of the College of Public and Urban Affairs which are not being incorporated into the proposed new School of Policy Studies include: the Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language, which will be moved to the College of Arts and Sciences, where it has an affinity with Modern and Classical Languages. Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration and Labor Studies Program will be moved to the College of Business Administration, where they have an affinity with Marketing and Management and with the W. T. Beebe Institute of Personnel and Employee Relations, respectively. The Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work will be moved to the College of Health Sciences (which will change its name). No new departments or programs will be created. There will be a net decrease in administrative cost.

The proposed School of Policy Studies will have a dean who will report to the Provost. The School will be comprised of existing departments and units and will include:

• The School of Public Administration and Urban Studies (which will be designated as a department under the reorganization) and the Applied Research Center, both from the College of Public and Urban Affairs;
• the Department of Economics and the Policy Research Center from the College of Business Administration; and,
• the Health Policy Center from the College of Health Sciences.

According to the President, there is consensus for the enhancement of the policy studies areas at Georgia State University. Its strength became evident during the development of the University Strategic Planning as it emerged as one of the areas of distinctiveness. Because no programs are being recommended for discontinuation, students will not be affected, except that they will be advised in different colleges.

12. Dissolution of the Department of Mental Health and Human Services in the College of Health Sciences, Georgia State University

The Board approved the request of President Carl V. Patton that Georgia State University be authorized to dissolve the Department of Mental Health and Human Services in the College of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 1996.

In 1992, discussions were held at the department and college level to address future goals and directions for the Department. The faculty expressed a desire to suspend the admissions of new students in two professional programs and to allow for a comprehensive department/program review to evaluate the extent to which changes would be made in order to better respond to a change in professional environment. As a result of those discussions, permission was requested in May of 1993 to deactivate the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Science Degree programs in Mental Health. The Department continued to offer its major courses to students enrolled in the program; however, no new students were admitted to the program. As of the end of spring quarter 1996, all students enrolled in the program will have completed the professional curriculum to meet their graduation requirements.

No students will be impacted by this change. The two tenured faculty members in the Department will be transferred to other departments of the College.

13. Merger of the Department of Medical Technology with the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics in the College of Health Sciences, Georgia State University

The Board approved the request of President Carl V. Patton to merge the Department of Medical Technology with the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics in the College of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 1996.

The new entity will be call the Department of Nutrition and Laboratory Technologies. The six faculty presently in the Medical Technology Department and the eight faculty in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics will be the faculty corps for this new department. The combined departments will have 200 undergraduate students and 40 graduate students. In the Medical Technology Department, this represents 74 undergraduates and 8 graduate students. In the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, this represents 126 undergraduates and 32 graduate students. The rationale for merging the two departments centers on common interest in food safety, laboratory managements, and curricula design. There will be an overall savings of administrative cost. Also, there will be a redirection of staff to higher priorities of the College.

14. Conferring of Emeritus Titles

At the request of the presidents of various institutions in the University System, the Board conferred the title of Emeritus upon the following faculty members, effective on the data indicated:

Mr. Charles A. Scudder, Assistant Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Department of Political Science and Geography and Planning, School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1, 1996.

15. Approval of Change of Faculty Tenure Status

The Board approved recommendations for the awarding of probationary credit toward tenure to the following faculty members, effective on the dates indicated:

16. Approval of Faculty for Non-Tenure Track Status

The Board approved non-tenure track status for the following faculty members, effective on the dates indicated:

18. Appointment of Faculty and Leaves of Absence

The Board approved the appointment of faculty members at the salaries and for the period recommended at the following institutions: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Armstrong State College, Augusta College, Columbus College, Clayton State College, Dalton College, Darton College, DeKalb College, Floyd College, Fort Valley State College, Gainesville College, Georgia College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southwestern College, Georgia State University, Gordon College, Kennesaw State College, Medical College of Georgia, Middle Georgia College. North Georgia College, Southern College of Technology, the University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, Waycross College and West Georgia College. These appointments and leaves of absence were recommended by the presidents of the institutions subsequent to the last regular meeting of the Board on May 7-8, 1996. The recommendations were found by the Chancellor and his staff to be in order. A list of these appointments and leaves of absence is on file in the office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Board of Regents.

19. Appointment of Faculty Members Previously Retired from the University System

The Board approved the part-time appointments of faculty members previously retired from the University System. The appointments were recommended by Chancellor Portch and Presidents Brown, Belcher, Cundiff, Henry, Clough, Henry, Patton, Tedesco, and Knapp, as follows:

20. Administrative Appointments

The Board approved the appointment of the following individuals to the administrative positions as indicated, effective on the dates indicated.

21. The COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION reported through its Chairman that the individuals listed below had filed applications for review of decisions made by the presidents of their respective institutions, as authorized by Article IX of the Bylaws of the Board. After careful consideration, discussion, and upon the recommendation of the Committee on Education and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs, with motion properly made, variously seconded and unanimously adopted, the Board made the following decisions:

1. Albany State College: Mr. Dale Hatcher, concerning his application for review of his dismissal and petition to reenroll. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
2. Medical College of Georgia: Ms. Quinong Zhu, concerning her application for review of her dismissal from the School of Graduate Studies. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
3. The University of Georgia: Dr. Louise M. Tomlinson- concerning her application for review of the denial of promotion and tenure. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
4. Southern College of Technology: Mr. Lawrence D. Dobbins, concerning his application for review of the termination of his employment. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
5. DeKalb College: Ms. Barbara Strampello, concerning her application for review of her student status. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
6. Albany State College: Mr. Dale Sherman, concerning his application for review of a demotion. This application for review has been withdrawn.
   
7. West Georgia College: Dr. Richard D. Guynn, concerning his application for review of his merit pay. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
8. Columbus College: Dr. William E. Fry, concerning his application for review of the non-renewal of his contract. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
9. Georgia Southwestern College: Mr. James L. Bryant, concerning his application for review of Homecoming Elections. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
   
10. The University of Georgia: Mr. Lai Wei-Yow, concerning his application for review of re-admission. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
    
11. The University of Georgia: Ms. Linda Marshall, concerning her application for review of her academic status. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
    
12. Georgia State University: Ms. Dawn M. Brooks, concerning her application for review of her suspension. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
    
13. North Georgia College: Dr. Herbert L. Martin, concerning his application for review of sanctions related to sexual harassment charges. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
    
14. West Georgia College: Ms. Lisa J. Chaffman, concerning her application for review of the denial of credit for an art course. After investigation, review and careful consideration, the Board denied this application for review.
    
15. The University -of Georgia: Dr. Karen Maschke concerning her application for review of the denial of her tenure and promotion. The Board recommended that the matter be continued until the September Board meeting.

Report of Committee on Finance and Business Operations

The COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS met on June 11, 1996, with the following members present: Regents Cannestra. (Chair), Coleman (Vice Chair), Allgood, Anderson, Jones, Leebern and Turner. Regent Cannestra advised that the format of the budget had been amended to make it much easier to understand. Regent Cannestra also announced that the Central Office would provide Committee members with indices so, that comparison could be made between institutions within the System and also to do some comparison with institutions in other states. After discussion and upon the recommendations of the Chancellor and Committee on Finance and Business Operations, by motion of Regent Cannestra, variously seconded and unanimously adopted, the Board approved and authorized the following item:

1. Approval of Institutional Operating and Capital Budgets for Fiscal Year 1997

The Board of Regents approved the institutional operating and capital budgets for those institutions appearing in Appendix 1. These budgets have been thoroughly reviewed by the Capital Resources Staff for compliance with Board of Regents' policies and directives and recommended them for final approval by the Board.

Report of Committee on Buildings and Grounds

The COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS met on June 11, 1996, with the following members present: Regents Jones (Chairman), Allgood, Anderson, Cannestra, Coleman, Leebern and Turner. The Committee, through its Chair, reported that in separate letters to Chancellor Portch, the presidents of the several institutions of the University System listed below submitted nine items for approval by the Board.

After discussion of these items, and upon the recommendations of the Chancellor and the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, with motion by Regent Jones, variously seconded, and unanimously adopted, the Board approved and authorized Items 2 through 9, as follows:

1. Purchase of Property, Georgia Southwestern College

The Board deferred action on this item until their September 1996 meeting.

2. ICAPP - Purchase of Modular Facilities - Columbus College

The Board authorized the purchase of 19,152 square feet of modular buildings at a cost not to exceed $1,141,400 ($59.60 per square foot).

As part of the Governor's new economic development program, ICAPP, Columbus College is gearing up to expand the Compass Program. The goal of the program is to train 400 students annually.

$4.5 million was appropriated and allocated to initiate the ICAPP program.

Of this, $4.1 million was allocated to Columbus College as the lead institution and $400,000 to the Central Office for developing additional programs.

To accommodate the needs of the ICAPP program at Columbus, a large classroom in Stanley Hall will be converted. This classroom currently provides space for a number of large classes throughout the curriculum. The campus has no other space to accommodate these general classes. Therefore, with the understanding that Stanley Hall will be converted for ICAPP Program use, the Governor's office has agreed to allow the expenditure of ICAPP funds for the purchase of a modular facility of 19,152 square feet to accommodate these classes. From the ICAPP budget, $941,400, will be available for the modular purchase; an additional $200,000 from MRR funds will be used to complete the purchase. These MRR dollars can be made up in the 1998 appropriation for ICAPP.

3. Authorization of Project "Renovation of Strozier Hall". West Georgia College

The Board authorized project "Renovation of Strozier Hall", West Georgia College with a total project budget of $600,000 using $200,000 West Georgia College Operating Budget (E & G), $130,000 FY-97 MRR and $270,000 Auxiliary Enterprises Budget.

West Georgia College has requested authorization of the above project.

The building was constructed as a residence facility in 1964 and is currently not occupied.

Renovation will involve mechanical and electrical system upgrades as well as reconfiguration of space.

When renovated the building will be used as a Freshman Center and to house students enrolled in the Advanced Academy of Georgia, which was the subject of a recent presentation to the Board.

The building encompasses approximately 22,700 s.f. The construction cost of renovation is $500,000 ($22.03 per square foot).

Funding for the project is $200,000 from West Georgia College Operating Budget, $130,000 FY-97 MRR and $270,000 from Auxiliary Enterprises Budget.

If the project is approved the staff, in conjunction with West Georgia College, will proceed with the selection of an architectural firm.

4. Authorization of Project "Multi-purpose Agricultural Demonstration Arena and Pavilion and Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer Center". Fort Valley State College

The Board authorized Project "Multi-purpose Agricultural Demonstration Arena and Pavilion and Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer Center", Fort Valley State College with a total project budget of $798,440 from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Fort Valley has requested authorization of the above project.

The project consists of two major parts - a Demonstration Arena and Pavilion, and an Agricultural Technology and Transfer Center. The Demonstration Arena and Pavilion will be for agricultural research and extension educational activities. The Agricultural Technology and Transfer Center will house programs for farming systems, mobile technology outreach, rural business outreach, answer shop and leadership development.

The project, encompassing approximately 23,687 square feet, has an estimated construction cost of $638,694 ($26.96 per square foot).

Funding for the project is $798,440 from the United States Department of Agriculture.

If the project is approved the staff, in conjunction with Fort Valley State College, will proceed with the selection of an architectural firm.

5. Authorization of Project "Bio-Conversion Research and Demonstration Facility". The University of Georgia

The Board authorized Project "Bio-Conversion Research and Demonstration Facility", the University of Georgia with a total project budget of $875,500 using $695,500 Georgia Research Alliance funds and $180,000 University of Georgia Physical Plant Operating funds.

The University of Georgia has requested authorization to construct a new compost research facility.

The 10,763 square foot facility will consist of a laboratory building, material storage shed, material receiving shed and a large paved exterior area to accommo-date "wind rows" to process the compost. The facility will be used by the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

The construction cost is $800,000 ($74.33 per square foot).

Funding for this project is $695,500 Georgia Research Alliance funds and $180,000 University of Georgia Physical Plant Operating funds.

6. Amendment to Lease, Georgia Institute of Technology

The Board authorized an Amendment to the lease agreement between Premisys Real Estate Services, Inc., Landlord, and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for use by the Georgia Institute of Technology Education Extension, Tenant, covering approximately 9,664 square feet of office space in Building A, Suite 200, of Colony Square, located at 1175 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, for the rental period beginning July 1, 1996 and ending June 30, 1997, at a monthly rate of $5,666.67, ($7.03 per square foot).

Further: The terms of the amendment are subject to the review and legal approval of the Office of the Attorney General.

Georgia Tech has requested Board approval for the extension of this lease agreement for an additional year.

This facility is used for continuing education classes for computer training. The classes are attended by working professionals in the community.

The space has been leased from Premisys since October 1994. The terms of the lease extension remain the same as the current terms.

No state money would be used to pay for the costs associated with this lease. The rental payments are made from those fees paid by the continuing education students and collected by the Continuing Education Department at Georgia Tech.

7. Demolition of Building. Fort Valley State College

The Board declared Building Number 212, Science Greenhouse, on the campus of Fort Valley State College, to be no longer advantageously useful to Fort Valley State College or other units of the University System of Georgia and authorized the demolition and removal of this building.

Further: The Board requested Governor Miller to issue an Executive Order authorizing the demolition and removal of this building from the campus of Fort Valley State College.

Fort Valley State College has requested Board approval for the demolition and removal of the above-described building.

The building contains approximately 240 s.f. and was built in 1955.

The building is currently used to propagate plants for use by biology classes and as an extended laboratory for conducting exercises and experiments.

The building is in poor condition and no longer meets the needs of the program.

The demolition will be conducted by Plant Operations.

8. Resolution, 1996 C G.O. Bond Issue, Georgia State Financial and Investment Commission, University System of Georgia

The Board adopted a Resolution, prepared by the Business and Finance Section of Division 2 of the Department of Law covering the issuance of 1996 C G.O. Bonds by the State of Georgia through the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission for use in funding projects for the University System of Georgia.

Last month the Board approved the purchase of modular buildings at Georgia Southern University. This action is the approval of the Bond Issue for the purchase.

The Business and Finance Section of Division 2 of the Department of Law prepared on behalf of the Board of Regents a Resolution to cover the sale of 1996 C G.O. Bond Issue for the following project:

9. EY-97 Mayor Repair & Rehabilitation Funds Distribution and Projects

The Board approved the allocation of funds and projects for each institution of the University System of Georgia. Cash funds in the amount of $38,924,444 appropriated by the 1996 General Assembly are available to fund these projects.

10. Old Business

A report was given by Chancellor Portch to the Committee on Savannah State housing recommendations *for immediate action and initiation of a facilities condition analysis.

A report was given by the Director of Facilities Planning, Linda Daniels, on the Albany State recovery.

A report was given by the Environmental and Safety Director, Mr. Mark Demyanek, on the status of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Environmental Compliance adopted by the Board in March 1994.

11. Information Item: Lease of Space, Dalton College

The Board approved the transfer of the operations of the Dalton School of Health Occupations (DSHO) to Dalton College (Committee on Education - Agenda)

DSHO is currently occupying approximately 12,400 s.f. in the Winkler Education Building at Hamilton Medical Center.

The space in the Winkler Education Building will be leased by the Board of Regents for $1 per year. Operating costs for the lease space are to be paid for by Hamilton Medical Center.

The lease will terminate when Project No. H-44, Humanities Building, Dalton College is completed in January 1998. At that time operating costs for the space will be covered by Dalton College.

Report of Committee on Research and Extension

The COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND EXTENSION met on June 11, 1996, with the following members present: Regents Hand (Chair), John H. Clark, S. William Clark, Jr., Elson, McMillan and Rhodes. Regent Dahlberg was absent. The Chair, Regent Hand, reported that Item No. 1 involved 179 agreements for clinical training and that Item No. 2 involved 15 contracts with state agencies, for a total of $ 2,498,517 in awards. The University of Georgia had one full-time regular, 5 part-time and retired, and one part-time, retired and over seventy years of age, faculty appointments; and, the Georgia Institute of Technology had 24 full-time regular faculty appointments. The Committee, through its Chair, reported that in separate letters to Chancellor Portch, the presidents of the several institutions of the University System listed below submitted items for approval by the Board. After discussion of these items, and upon the recommendations of the Chancellor and the Committee on Research and Extension, by motion of Regent Hand, and without objection, the Board unanimously approved and authorized the following:

1. Information Item: Pursuant to authority granted by the Board at its meeting on February 7-8, 1984, the presidents of Augusta College, Columbus College, DartonCollege, Floyd College, Georgia College, Georgia Southern University, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia State University and The University of Georgia executed 179 memoranda of understanding respecting affiliation of students for clinical training in the programs indicated.

2. Information Item: Pursuant to authority granted by the Board at its meeting on February 7-8, 1984, the presidents of Georgia State University and The University of Georgia executed 15 service agreements with the indicated agencies for the purposes and periods designated, with the institutions to receive payment as indicated.

3. Appointment of Research and Extension Staff: The Board approved 24 full-time faculty as research/scientists or engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and one full- time regular, 5 part-time and retired and one part-time, over seventy years of age and retired, faculty members at The University of Georgia. The appointments were recommended by Presidents Clough and Knapp subsequent to the last meeting of the Board on May 7-8, 1996. The recommendations were found to be in order and are on file in the office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the Board of Regents.

Report of the Committee on Organization and Law

Regent Jenkins, Chair of the Committee on Organization and Law, reported that the Committee had met on March 12, 1996, and again on June 11, 1996, to consider ways in which the Board's committee structure could be streamlined to allow for a more efficient process of conducting the Board's business. The Committee agreed that the Board would benefit by reducing the number of standing committees and by consolidating the jurisdiction of these standing committees while leaving wide discretion to the Board Chair to appoint special and ad hoc committees as they may be needed. The Committee believed that the diversification of the System's student body and the growing impact of the global economy mandated that all Board committees, rather than a select few, should be charged with issues pertaining to diversity, cultural awareness and the internationalism of the System. Secondly, it was agreed that the Chair should assign a sunset date to each committee which is created for a special, temporary purpose such as the Olympic Overview Committee, so that special, temporary committees do not continue to exist beyond the dates of their functions. Thirdly, the Committee agreed that the Board's Article IX appeals should now be forwarded to the Committee on Organization and Law rather than the Education Committee. The reason for this is that a great majority of the appeals that find their way to the Board of Regents have to do with due process and with procedural matters much more than with education matters. It was felt that the Organization and Law Committee would be the more appropriate committee to hear those appeals. Fourthly, with regard to the Visitation Committee, the collection and reporting of the Regents' campus visits is more appropriate function for the Chancellor's administrative staff rather than a full. Board committee. It was agreed that the business of the Board's several liaison committees be handled by the Committee of the Whole, because the Board's liaison function with other public and private boards properly is a function of the entire Board of Regents (this has been basically followed to a great extent in the past). The Committee also agreed that a change in the name of the Buildings and Grounds Committee to the Committee on Real Estate and Facilities would more accurately reflect the areas for which that Committee is responsible.

Referring to a chart that illustrates the proposed changes to the Committees (following as Exhibit A), Regent Jenkins stated that what is proposed is that the Executive Committee remains a standing committee. The Committee on Buildings and Grounds would be referred to as the Committee on Real Estate and Facilities. This does not expand the jurisdiction of that committee. Those items that are now within the jurisdiction of the Finance Committee would remain in that committee. As explained before, the Committee on Diversity would not be a standing committee but would be handled as described. The Committee on Education, the Committee on Research and Extension, and the Committee on Student Affairs would be combined within one committee - the Committee on Education, Research and Extension. It was felt that those three areas would be better handled by one expanded committee. The Committee on Finance and Business would remain a standing committee. The Audit Committee would become a new standing committee. The Special MRR Target Allocation Committee would be eliminated. The name of the Planning and Oversight Committee would change to the Strategic Planning Committee, which would be a standing committee. The Committee on Organization and Law would remain as a standing committee. The liaison committees would be handled by the Committee of the Whole as previously indicated. The Committee on Health Professionals would be eliminated. The Committee on International Affairs, an important area, would be handled by the Committee of the Whole but would be eliminated as a Committee. The Special Albany Flood Committee would have a sunset date and the Olympic Overview Committee would have a sunset date. The Special Teaching Hospital Committee would remain as a special committee.

1. Committee Structure

The Board of Regents adopted the following committee structure for Fiscal Year 1996-1997, effective July 1, 1996.

The committee structure is based upon the Committee on Organization and Law's deliberations with the Chair, and the Chair-elect, and reflects the goal of the Chair to streamline the Regents' committee structure. It comes with the unanimous endorsement of the Committee on Organization and Law.

Further: The name of the Buildings and Grounds Committee was changed to the Committee on Real Estate and Facilities to more accurately reflect the activities of this Committee.

Further: Appeals to the Board of Regents will be transferred from the Education Committee to the Committee on Organization and Law.

Further: All liaison committees will be within the jurisdiction of the Committee of the Whole and the Chancellor will submit a regular report regarding the Board's liaison functions.

Further: The functions of the Visitation Committee will be transferred to the Chancellor's administrative staff.

Exhibit A

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
FISCAL YEAR 1996-1997

FY 96	PROPOSED FY 97
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS	COMMITTEE ON REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES
COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM	(SEE MINUTES)
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND EXTENSION COMMITTEE ON STUDENT AFFAIRS	COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND BUSINESS	COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND BUSINESS
(NEW STANDING COMMITTEE)	AUDIT COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MRR TARGET ALLOCATION COMMITTEE	ELIMINATED
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT	STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND LAW	COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION AND LAW
COMMITTEE ON LIAISON TO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON LIAISON TO STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE COLLEGE LIAISON	COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR REGULAR REPORT BY CHANCELLOR PORTCH
COMMITTEE ON VISITATION	TRANSFERRED TO CHANCELLOR=S ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH PROFESSIONALS	ELIMINATED
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS	(SEE MINUTES)
SPECIAL ALBANY FLOOD COMMITTEE	SPECIAL ALBANY FLOOD COMMITTEE (SUNSET)
SPECIAL OLYMPIC OVERVIEW COMMITTEE	SPECIAL OLYMPIC OVERVIEW COMMITTEE (SUNSET)
SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION COMMITTEE	APPOINTED AS NEEDED
SPECIAL TEACHING HOSPITAL COMMITTEE	SPECIAL TEACHI