The College of Charleston Board of Trustees will hold a series of meetings on April 8 and 9, 2021. The meetings will take place at College of Charleston Stono Preserve (297 Dixie Plantation Rd., Meggett, S.C.)

All participants attending in-person must follow all COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

All meetings will also be available on Zoom Video Conference:

Conference Call #:  312 626 6799

Meeting ID:  987 3788 4173

Thursday, April 8, 2021

The meetings will begin with a continental breakfast from 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and will run consecutively with each committee meeting lasting approximately 45 minutes to an hour.

Committee Meetings:

BOT Student Affairs and Athletics Committee Meeting

  Agenda

Call to Order

  • Chair’s Welcome
  • Approval of Minutes from January 28, 2021

Student Spotlights (joining virtually)

  • Brooke Blosser, Graduate Student Association President
  • Jeremy Turner, Student Government Association
  • Cate Ambrose, Student Athlete, Women’s Track (Tentative)

Student Affairs Updates

  • COVID Updates – Planning for Summer and Fall
  • Student Wellness and Wellbeing Programming
    • Student Health Partnership with MUSC
  • Career Center Outreach to Classes of 2020 and 2021

Athletics Updates

  • Men’s Basketball Coach Update

Executive Session

  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property

Old Business/New Business

Adjournment

BOT Academic Affairs Committee Meeting

Agenda

Call to Order and Welcome

Approval of Meeting Minutes

  • Provost’s Report
  • Changes to Faculty Awards
  • Commencement Update
  • College Reads Selection
  • Dean’s presentations (SSM and Honors College)
  • Faculty Senate Report
  • Staff Advisory Committee Report

Executive Session

  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property

BOT Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting

Agenda

Call to Order

  • Chair’s Welcome
  • Approval of Jan. 28 and Mar. 12, 2021 Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting Minutes

Information/Discussion Items

  • Budget/Finance Update
  • Enrollment Update
  • IT Update
  • Facilities Update
  • Staff Advisory Committee Report

Executive Session

  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property

Motions/Resolutions

New Business

Approx. 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and View New Documentary, “If These Walls Could Talk”

Approx. 1:30 p.m. – Committee Meetings Continue

BOT Audit and Governance Committee Meeting

Agenda

Call to Order and Welcome

Approval of Meeting Minutes

  • January 28, 2021 Audit and Governance Committee Meeting

Information Items

  • Single Audit – Reports Required Under Government Auditing Standards and the Uniform Guidance – Howie Houston, Elliott Davis
  • NCAA Agreed Upon Procedures Engagement – Molly Waring, Elliott Davis
  • Sales and Use Tax Audit Update – Jeremy Migliara, Elliott Davis

Executive Session

  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property

New Business/Old Business

Adjourn

BOT Access, Equity and Inclusion Committee Meeting

Agenda

Call to Order

Approve January 28, 2021 Meeting Minutes

Information/Discussion Items

  • Enrollment Update-Students of Color
  • 2021 Yield Initiatives
  • DivEDU Modules
  • Division Equity Education Program (D.E.E.P.)
  • Launchpad for Success
  • 1967 Legacy Program
  • Crossing the Cistern
  • Campus Inclusion Team

Old Business

New Business

Adjourn

BOT Development, Alumni, Governmental and External Relations (DAGER) Committee

Agenda

Call to Order

Approve Jan. 28 and Mar. 12, 2021 DAGER Comm. Meeting Minutes

Information/Discussion Items

  • Development and Alumni Affairs
  • University Communications
  • Government Affairs

Executive Session

  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property

Old Business

New Business

Adjourn

4:55 p.m. – Sandra DeAthos-Meers, Director of Opera and Assistant Professor of Voice, School of the Arts (SOTA) “Arts Under the Oaks” Festival showcasing Music, Theatre and Opera performances by CofC students at Stono Preserve on Saturday, April 10.

5:00 p.m. – SOTA “Arts Under the Oaks” Music Students’ Rehearsal outside Stono Barn

5:00 p.m. – Stono Preserve Reception & Seafood Sampler with President Hsu & BOT  

Friday, April 9, 2021

 9:00 a.m. – Continental Breakfast

 9:30 a.m. – Board of Trustees Meeting

Call to Order/Welcome

Approval of Meeting Minutes

  • January 28-29, 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting
  • March 12, 2021 Board of Trustees Special Meeting
  • March 24, 2021 Board of Trustees Special Meeting
  • March 25, 2021 Board of Trustees Emergency Meeting

Reports

  • Alumni Association Board President, Foundation Board Chair, and Charleston Athletic Fund President

Committee Resolutions/Motions

  • Board of Trustees Committee Chairs’ Reports
  • President’s Report
  • Strategic Plan Update Presentation
  • Board of Trustees Chair’s Report

Executive Session

  • Legal Counsel will consult and provide legal advice on Litigation, including actual and potential legal claims
  • Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed purchase/lease of property
  • Employee records – legal matters and executive contract negotiations – personnel matters
  • Discussion of trade secrets (Section 30-4-40) where public disclosure would expose commercially valuable plans, marketing services, and competitive information

Old Business/New Business

Meeting Adjourns