 | Board of Visitors minutes October 18, 2001 |  |
TENTATIVE MINUTES SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF
VISITORS
October 18-19, 2001
The Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia met, in Open Session, at 11:10 a.m., Thursday, October 18, 2001, in the Board Room of the Rotunda; John P. Ackerly, III, Rector, presided. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Charles M. Caravati, Jr., M.D., William G. Crutchfield, Jr., Thomas F. Farrell, II, Charles L. Glazer, William H. Goodwin, Jr., T. Keister Greer, Gordon F. Rainey, Jr., Timothy B. Robertson, Terence P. Ross, Thomas A. Saunders, III, Ms. Elizabeth A. Twohy, and Benjamin P.A. Warthen were present.
Also present were John T. Casteen, III, Leonard W. Sandridge, Alexander G. Gilliam, Jr., Paul J. Forch, Gene D. Block, Ms. Colette Sheehy, Robert D. Sweeney, Ms. Yoke San L. Reynolds, R. Ariel Gomez, M.D., and Ms. Jeanne Flippo Bailes.
The Rector opened the meeting with a miscellany of announcements.
On motion, the Minutes of the Board meetings of June 15- 16, and July 13-14, 2001, were approved.
The Rector asked the Secretary to read the annual ACC Governing Board Certification Form, which attests that responsibility for the administration of the athletics program has been delegated to the President of the University. The Atlantic Coast Conference requires that this Form be read to the Board once a year.
The President gave his customary report, announcing first that the Honorable Emily Couric, who represented Charlottesville and Albemarle County in the Virginia Senate and who was a great friend of the University, had died during the night.
The President reviewed the University’s response to the events of September 11th in New York and Washington.
The President announced three senior administrative appointments made since the last Board meeting: Mr. Craig Littlepage as Director of Athletics, Mr. Robert Harris as Dean of the Darden School, and Dr. Ariel Gomez as Interim Vice President for Research and Public Service.
The plans for the implementation of the Virginia 2020 priorities, authorized by the Board at its Retreat in July, will be presented to the Board at the April meeting.
After reviewing the State Budget projections for the forthcoming biennium, and their implications for the University, the President gave his usual report on gifts and grants made to the University. The Board accepted the Report.
Mr. Crutchfield said faculty members he has talked to have expressed serious concern about the implications of possible State Budget cuts on University programs. He suggested that the University community be kept apprised of any cuts and of the University’s response to them. The President replied that he and others in the administration have met with faculty groups in this regard and will continue to do so.
Mr. Goodwin commended the President, Mr. Sandridge and the Rector for their leadership over the past year.
The Board adjourned at 11:50 a.m., to begin Committee meetings.
---------The Board of Visitors reconvened at 2:50 p.m., on Thursday, October 18th, in the Board Room of the Rotunda. Mrs. Holland and all Members, save Mr. Farrell, present at the morning session were present.
On motion, the Board went into Executive Session.
The following motion was adopted:
That the Board of Visitors go into Executive Session to seek the legal advice of General Counsel and to consider a report on pending student disciplinary proceedings, as provided for in Section 2.1-344 (A) (2) and (7) of the Code of Virginia.
The Board resumed its meeting in Open Session and after adopting the following resolution, adjourned at 3:10 p.m., to continue Committee meetings.
Mr. Rector, I move 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.
---------The Board reconvened as the full Board at 4:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 18th, in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. All Members present at the earlier session, save Dr. Caravati, Mr. Ross and Mr. Warthen, were present.
| Board of Visitors minutes October 18, 2001 | |