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COMMITTEE REPORTS

The Board next heard reports from the various Committee Chairs on the meetings of their respective Committees on January 19th and 20th. The substance of these reports may be seen in the Minutes of the various Committee meetings. Resolutions adopted by the Committees and which require approval by the full Board will be found further on in these Minutes, as will resolutions on which the Committees took final action. All resolutions, of course, appear as well in the various Committee Minutes.

The Committee reports were as follows:

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Mr. Kington, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee which was held on January 20th. At the conclusion of his report, there was discussion by various Members about the design of the South Lawn project: Mr. Fralin and Mr. Pippin, in particular, emphasized the necessity of having a well thought out and considered design, and they and Mr. Rainey said more work needed to be done and that the Board had an obligation to assume responsibility for this. The Rector commented that he thought the Board would not approve the design represented in the conceptual sketches shown to the Committee at its meeting.

MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING BOARD

Dr. Vaughan, the Chair, reported on the meeting held on December 15, 2005.

AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND REPORT BY THE
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Ms. Fauber, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 20th.

The Winter Board meeting is the meeting at which the Auditor of Public Accounts of the Commonwealth customarily meets with the Board to discuss his annual audit of the University. Mr. Kucharski, the Auditor, was detained in Richmond with General Assembly business, so he sent the Deputy Auditor, Mr. William Cole, in his stead. As copies of the Auditor's report had been distributed previously to the Board, Mr. Cole referred Members to the Auditor's comments and led a discussion.

As is customary, the Board, on motion, went into Executive Session at 9:05 a.m., to meet privately with the Auditor.

That the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia convene in Executive Session to review and discuss audit of specific University and Medical Center departments including consulting with General Counsel on compliance with federal CMS regulations. Our oversight review will involve evaluating the performance of specific University managers and personnel and, in the case of the Medical Center, evaluation of its proprietary business- related information relating to adequacy of billing documentation and fiscal management practices where disclosure at this time would adversely affect the competitive position of the Medical Center. This is provided for in Section 2.2-3711 (A) (1), (7) and (23) of the Code of Virginia.

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After certifying the following resolution that its discussions in Executive Session had been conducted in accord with the exemptions permitted by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the Committee resumed in Open Session at 9:25 a.m.:

That we vote on and record our certification that, to the best of each Board member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and which were identified in the motion(s) authorizing the closed session, were heard, discussed or considered in closed session.

EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE

The Chair, Ms. Key, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 20th. In doing so, she highlighted the University's graduation rates, particularly the Black graduation rate. Mr. Block, the Provost, and Ms. Fraser, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, assisted with the Chair's report. Ms. Fraser also led a brief discussion on faculty recruitment and retention.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Mr. Payne, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 19th. At the conclusion of his report, he asked Mr. Rainey, as National Chair of the Capital Campaign, to report briefly on the progress of the Campaign, as he had done during the Committee meeting on January 19th.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mr. Fralin, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 19th. The Rector commented on the excellent performance of the Endowment and asked Mr. Wynne, as Chair of the Board of the University of Virginia Investment Company (UVIMCO), to report on it to the full Board.

STUDENT AFFAIRS AND ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Ms. Dorsey, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 19th.

Subsequent to the January meeting of the Committee, which is to say at the end of registration for the second semester, there were significant problems with ISIS, the computer system used for a range of matters concerning students, particularly class information and registration. Ms. Dorsey asked Dr. Reynolds, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, to report.

Dr. Reynolds said the system was set up in the 1980s for use by Admissions and other offices; it was not initially intended for general use by students. Parts of the system are outmoded and some are working beyond capacity. He then described efforts that are being undertaken to rectify the system in light of the recent problems. One solution is to replace the system, but that would be four years off. Consultants have been retained to devise interim solutions.

The Chair asked Dr. Reynolds and Mr. Sandridge to do everything possible to avoid a repetition of the problems in January.

Reacting to an accident a few days earlier, which involved a student pedestrian being struck and injured while crossing Emmet Street, the Chair asked Mr. Sandridge to comment on pedestrian safety measures in place on the Grounds or planned. Mr. Gibson, the Acting Chief of the University Police, also commented.

Mr. Diamonstein, who has been particularly interested in pedestrian safety, suggested that a survey be made of other universities to find out what they are doing in this regard.

The Chair suggested that work on some of these measures be reported in future meetings of the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

COMMITTEE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT
WISE

Mr. Pippin, the Chair, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 20th. He was assisted by Mr. Prior, the Chancellor of the College at Wise. Among other points, Mr. Prior reminded the Board that of the 22 public liberal arts colleges rated by U.S. News & World Report, Wise ranks seventh.

He also expressed appreciation to the whole Board for Members' efforts on behalf of the College at the General Assembly.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY

Mr. Thompson, Chair of the Committee, reported on the meeting of the Committee held on January 19th. He was assisted by Mr. Harvey, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer.

In reply to a question, Mr. Harvey said he has been pleased with what he has seen being done at the University in the several months he has been here.

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