USM Logo Text

                                        Approved February 9, 2001
                                                                 
        THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
                                
                                
                     MINUTES OF THE MEETING
                                
                                
                        December 8, 2000
                                
                      Coppin State College
                                
                       EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
                                
                                

Chairman Chapman moved, Regent Larson seconded and the Board of
Regents voted unanimously to convene in closed and executive
session on Friday, December 8, 2000, at Coppin State College
beginning at 8:30a.m. Those present were: Chairman Chapman,
Regents Billingsley, Finan, Gonzales, Houghton, Hoyer, Kendall,
Larson, Nevins, Oxendine, Tydings, and Wood ; and Assistant
Attorney General Anderson.  The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.

The Board of Regents and the Chancellor reviewed items on the
agenda that were exempted under the Open Meetings Act for
consideration in closed and executive session on December 8,
2000, at Coppin State College beginning at 9:00 a.m.  Those
present were: Chairman Chapman, Regents Billingsley, Finan,
Gonzales, Houghton, Hoyer,  Kendall, Larson, Nevins, Oxendine,
Tydings, and Wood, Chancellor Langenberg, Vice Chancellor Vivona,
Assistant Attorney General Anderson, and Ms. Ryan.  The meeting
adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Chairman Chapman moved, Regent Larson seconded and the Board of
Regents voted unanimously to convene in closed and Executive
Session with the Council of University System Presidents on
Friday, December 8, 2000, at Coppin State College at 11:15 a.m..
Those present were: Chairman Chapman, Regents Billingsley, Finan,
Gonzales, Houghton, Hoyer, Kendall, Larson, Nevins, Oxendine,
Tydings, and Wood; Assistant Attorney General Anderson,
Chancellor Langenberg, Vice Chancellors Vivona and Martin, and
Ms. Ryan; Presidents Boesch, Burnett, Gira, Heeger, Hrabowski, ,
Lowe, Mote, Ramsay, Smith, Spikes, Vice Presidents Myers,
Lovelace; Ms. Gladhill, Mr. Lauer, Mr. Ross and USM staff
members.  The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.



PUBLIC SESSION

A. Call to Order, Welcome and Remarks from the Host Institution

     The public meeting of the Board of Regents of the University
     System of Maryland was called to order at 1:20 p.m. by
     Chairman Chapman on Friday, December 8, 2000 at Coppin State
     College.  Those present were Chairman Chapman, Regents
     Billingsley, Finan, Gonzales, Houghton, Kendall, Larson,
     Nevins, Oxendine, Tydings, Wood, and Chancellor Langenberg.
     
     President Burnett welcomed the Regents and guests to Coppin
     State College and presented an overview of Coppin State
     College.
     
B. Committee of the Whole

     1. Chairman Chapman requested that the Board of Regents approve
       the minutes of, and ratify the actions taken at, the October 27,
       2000 meeting; moved by Regent Oxendine, seconded by Regent
       Tydings.  Regent Wood requested an amendment to the minutes
       Technology Committee: the Minimum Information Technology report
       filed with the Joint Chairs was filed in March 2000 not September
       2000 as noted in the October 27, 2000 minutes.  Minutes
       unanimously approved as amended.

C. Reports of Standing Committees

     1. Council of University System Presidents - President Ramsay -
       No Report

     2. Council of University System Faculty - Dr. William Chapin
       presented items of interest to CUSF:

       a. Collective Bargaining legislation is an issue and concern
          for the faculty;
       b. Office of Civil Rights Agreement
          Grievance Procedures -  Dismissal for "Cause" is rare on
          small campuses and is usually settled on campus.  Before
          a BOR policy created, be sure that each campus has a
          policy in place. Regent Billingsley asked if the Council
          would study the "dismissal for cause" procedure and bring
          information back to the Board.  Dr. Chapin stated that
          Dr. T.J. Bryan is collecting information from campuses
       c. Academic Excellence

     3. Council of University System Staff - Mr. Roy Ross, CUSS
       Chair.  Mr. Ross presented the CUSS report.  A major concern is
       collective bargaining which CUSS does not support.  CUSS believes
       that collective bargaining could end shared governance as it is
       now and CUSS wants to ensure that shared governance will
       continue.
          
     4. University System Student Council - Mr. Saleem Rasheed,
       Chair.  Ms. Rasheed presented the USMSC report.  Issues for the
       Council include:  improved financial aid, credit card
       solicitation and the interviews for the 2001-2002 Student Regent.

D. Committee on Advancement - Regent Kendall presented the
   reports from the November 8th and December 1, 2000 meetings of
   the Committee on Advancement.

   November 8, 2000 Meeting

     Regent Kendall presented the Advancement Report from the
     committee meeting on November 8 and December 1, 2000
     
     November 8, 2000:
     1. Mr. Martin stated that the campaign has raised $633,000,000
        toward its 2002 goal of $700,000,000 and expects to exceed
        $900,000,000.
     2. Discussion of the process of the U.S. News and World Report
        rankings of institutions.
     3. Draft USMO Communications Plan
     4. Mr. Komenda stated that the Credit Card Solicitation bill
        will come out of the Legislative Matters Committee.  A USM
        Optional Retirement Bill will also be presented.
     5. Vice Chancellor Paul Sweet presented a report on upcoming
        Congressional legislation and 2002 projects.

     December 2, 2000 meeting
     
     1. Communications Plan for the USM Office.  Regent Nevins
        stated that the plan is a good beginning to assist the campuses.
        The institutions are better than they are seen to be.
        Institutions need to work on reputational enhancement before the
        general public in Maryland, nationally and internationally.
     
     Action Item:
     1. Regent Chapman requested that the Board approve the
        Communications Plan for the USM Office; motion by Regent Nevins,
        seconded by Regent Kendall.

        Proviso - Desired outcomes are not listed.  We want a
        way to measure increasing reputation of the campuses.
          
        Regent Chapman asked Vice Chancellor Vivona to review
        budgets for marketing and publication costs in the
        System and compare with aspiration peers.
          
        Regent Tydings suggested that this also be considered
        in Organization and Compensation and the issue should
        be considered during presidential reviews.
         
        Regent Kendall recommended that the board request that
        a special action plan be developed.
          
        Regent Chapman stated that there should be consistency
        in all documents published by the institutions that the
        list of the Board of Regents should be included.
        
        Motion unanimously approved.


E. Committee on Audit - No Report

F. Bylaws Committee - Regent Billingsley presented a report of
   the meeting of the Bylaws Committee on November 29.  The Bylaws
   were last reviewed and amended in 1997.  The purpose of the
   meeting was housekeeping changes, such as changing UMS to USM,
   adding deleted language, and adding current statutory language.

  Article VIII, Section 1:  Consensus was not to amend this
  section to include telephone participation for regular Board
  meetings.
  
  Article VIII, Section 4 - New wording.  Regent Chapman
  requested Board approval, motion by Regent Billingsley,
  seconded by Regent Gonzales.
  
  Article VIII, Section 5 - Change wording to "majority of
  voting members of the Board" (as stated in the law).  Regent
  Chapman requested Board approval, motion by Regent
  Billingsley, seconded by Regent Gonzales.
  
  Article VIII, Section 6 - Include wording  The Chancellor
  shall present such requests to the Chairperson "who may deny
  the request." Regent Chapman requested Board approval, motion
  by Regent Gonzales, seconded by Regent Nevins.
  
  Article IX,  Section 7.  Change the name of Committee on
  Advancement to the Committee on External Relations.
  
  Article IX, Section 8:  Add Committee on Technology
  
  Regent Chapman requested Board approval of Section 7 and
  Section 8, motion by Regent Billingsley, seconded by Regent
  Kendall.
  
  Amended Bylaws unanimously approved.

G. Committee on Education Policy - Regent Gonzales reported on
   the Education Policy Committee meeting on November 14, 2000.

Action Items:

  1. Regent Chapman requested that the Board approve the new
     program proposal for a Bachelor of Arts in African-American
     Studies/Minor in African Studies; UMES, motion by Regent
     Gonzales, seconded by Regent Nevins and unanimously approved.
  
  2. Regent Chapman requested that the Board approve the revised
     Policy on Appointment, Rank, and Tenure of Faculty; motion by
     Regent Gonzales, seconded by Regent Nevins and unanimously
     approved.

  3. Regent Chapman requested the Board approve the UMUC Faculty
     Classifications Proposal (Modification of USM Policy II-1.00 on
     Appointment, Rank and Tenure of Faculty), motion by Regent
     Gonzales, seconded by Regent Tydings, and unanimously approved.

  4. Regent Chapman requested the Board approved the USM Policy
     on the Implementation and Monitoring of Recommendations of the
     Cult Task Force, motion by Regent Gonzales, seconded by Regent
     Kendall and unanimously approved.

  5. Associate Vice Chancellor Bryan presented an overview of the
     Faculty Workload Report.  There is still concern regarding the
     percent of student credit house generated by core faculty. Regent
     Chapman asked how USM institutions related to their aspiration
     peers and requested a report from Dr. Bryan to the Regents.

  6. Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant - Chancellor
     Langenberg stated that USM has received a $4.2 million grant over
     5 years and will include UMCP, BSU, TU in a partnership with
     Prince George's County schools.  The grant requires matching
     funds which the institutions have made.

H. Committee on Finance

    Regent Nevins, Chair of the Committee on Finance, reported
    on the meeting of the November 16, 2000.

     1. Vice Chancellor Vivona presented an overview of the
        University System Debt Capacity.
     2. Vice Chancellor Vivona presented an overview of the upcoming
        Collective Bargaining legislation for the 2001 legislative
        session.
Information items presented:
3. Quarterly Review of Capital Improvement Projects. 4. Minority Business Report for Year Ending June 2000. 5. Financial Data Report for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2000. I. Technology Committee - Regent Wood - No Report J. Organization and Compensation Committee - Regent Finan. No Report. Adjourned: 3:10 p.m.
University System of Maryland
3300 Metzerott Road
Adelphi, MD 20783-1690, USA
301.445.2740