MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS
OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
May 17, 1978
A special meeting of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth
University was held on Wednesday, May 17, 1978, in the Sanger Hall Board
Room.
Present were Drs. Gayle and Gwathmey; Messrs. Bliley, McGehee, Norris,
Scott and Shumate; and Mesdames Stone and Thalhimer. Absent were Dr. Blanton;
Messrs. Dabney, Grey, Obenshain and Seaborn and Mrs. Satterfield. Also
present were Drs. Ackell, Beller, Brooke, Hall, Neal, Willett and Woods;
Messrs. Guerdon and Ross; Miss Cosby and Mrs. Price.
Mr. James P. Morgan, newly appointed Interim Director of Public Safety,
joined the meeting. Mr. Morgan was formerly with the New York City Police
Department and the FBI and more recently has been teaching in the Department
of Administration and Justice at VCU. Mr. Morgan reported that there are
currently 100 people in the Security Office at VCU. Three-fourths are
classified employees and the rest are hourly employees. Some of the hourly
employees are students in the Department of Administration and Justice. Mr.
Morgan reported that the most serious crime on campus last year was an attempted
rape. However, there were numerous larcenies reported. Mr. Morgan stated that
he felt seminars on crime prevention for VCU employees would help to reduce
larcenies. The Security Office has a $1 million budget. Mr. Morgan indicated
that he felt the addition of a K-9 unit might be helpful because of the many
streets and alleys located on campus. He reported that he will investigate the
possibility of using such a unit. In response to a question, Mr. Morgan
indicated that VCU's relationship with the City police on the patrolman's
level is excellent. However, there is some need to work on relationships
with the higher levels in the City police.
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Dr. Neal presented a Time & Effort Report for the School of Medicine.
The totals represented an average of three surveys during 1975, 1976 and
1977. The total percentages were: Pure Teaching - 18%; Pure Patient Care -
22%; Joint Teaching/Patient Care - 18%; Pure Research - 14%; and Other
Activities - 28%. Other activities include administrative, committee work,
scholarly activities and public service.
Dr. Beller presented a brief report on the 1978-80 biennial budget. Dr.
Beller indicated that a new system had been introduced to help faculty and
administrators better understand the budget process. VCU's 1978-79 budget
is $67.9 million of both general and non-general funds. Dr. Beller stated
that an average 7 percent salary increase had been approved for faculty this
year. He indicated that the administration would like the Board to approve
the general raise for faculty at the May meeting and individual faculty
salary information would be presented to the Board at its July meeting. The
Board deferred action on this item until its regular meeting (May 18, 1978).
The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
