MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF VISITORS OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
JUNE 16, 1983
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors was
held on Thursday, June 16, 1983, at 9:00 a.m. in the University Meeting
Center.
Present were Messrs. Balfour, Craigie, Grey, Ludeman and Smith;
Mrs. Thalhimer and Drs. Coleman and Nemuth. Absent were Mrs. Bemiss
and Dr. Gayle. Also present were Drs. Ackell, Hall, Salley and Woods;
Messrs. Bruegman, Guerdon, Ross and Ware; and Mrs. Jez.
Dr. Ackell presented the Financial Emergency Plan. He stated that
the Academic Plan covers the preliminary criteria to be used in evalua-
tion of programs and that the Financial Emergency document would only
be used in a crisis situation. The President felt that the University
should have such a document prepared. The Board recommended that the
President advise them first of a possible emergency and inform them of
a meeting with University Council (p. 1, Item II, A.). There was also
consensus that the document should refer to salary and/or program
reductions (p. 3, Item E, #1.). On motion made and seconded, the
Financial Emergency Plan was approved as amended.
The Board then reviewed the Management Practices document. Dr.
Ackell stated that this document represented the implementation process
for the Institutional Priorities approved by the Board of Visitors.
The tasks are listed in the document as well as the strategy and the
responsible administrator for coordinating the projects.
On motion made and seconded, the Executive Committee convened into
Executive Session to discuss certain personnel matters involving the
performance of identifiable employees or faculty of VCU, and to discuss
pending litigation with its attorney and to discuss special awards as
authorized by Section 2.1 - 344 a(l), a(6), a(8) of the Virginia Free-
dom of Information Act.
Following Executive Session, the Executive Committee returned to
open session and, on motion made and seconded, accepted the Report of
the Legal Advisor; approved the Exceptional Salary Increases and Con-
tinuing Faculty, with Mr. Craigie abstaining, and approved the naming
the of the residence center on West Main Street as the Jane Bell Glad-
ding Residence Center.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Harold I. Nemuth, Secretary
Approved:
Douglas H. Ludeman, Rector
