January 12-13, 1989
01-12-1989
Pages 1-35
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM
January 12, 1989
The Board of Regents met on the above date in Rooms 201-202,
Donald Moyer Student Union, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Members present: Mrs. June F. Whitley, Chairman
Dr. Jill Derby
Dr. James Eardley
Mr. Joseph M. Foley
Mrs. Dorothy S. Gallagher
Dr. Lonnie Hammargren
Mr. Chris Karamanos
Mrs. Carolyn M. Sparks
Members absent: Mr. Daniel J. Klaich
Others present: President William Berg, NNCC
President Anthony Calabro, WNCC
President Joseph Crowley, UNR
President John Gwaltney, TMCC
President Robert Maxson, UNLV
President Paul Meacham, CCCC
President James Taranik, DRI
Ms. Elizabeth Nozero, Assistant General Counsel
Dr. Warren Fox, Vice Chancellor
Mr. Ron Sparks, Vice Chancellor
Ms. Mary Lou Moser, Secretary
Also present were Faculty Senate Chairmen Cheryl Bowles (UNLV),
Patricia Crookham (NNCC), Gilbert Cochran (DRI), Tom Kendall
(Unit), Robert Mead (UNR), Paul Nelson (WNCC), Dru Raney (CCCC),
Paula Funkhouser (TMCC), and Student Association Officers.
Chairman June Whitley called the meeting to order at 9:10 A.M.
1. Oath of Office
The Oath of Office was administered by the Honorable John
Mc Groarty, District Judge, Juvenile Court Services, to re-
elected Regent June F. Whitley, and newly elected Regents
Jill Derby and Lonnie Hammargren.
2. Approved the Consent Agenda
Approved the Consent Agenda (identified as Ref. A, filed
with the permanent minutes) containing the following:
(1) Approved the minutes of the regular meeting held Novem-
ber 17, 1988, and the minutes of the special telecon-
ference meeting held December 15, 1988.
(2) Approved the gifts, grants and contracts, listed in
Ref. C-1, filed with the permanent minutes.
(3) The University of Nevada School of Medicine had been
named the beneficiary of three Individual Retirement
Accounts totalling $12,039.27 established by the late
Mr. Robert Marshall. Mr. Marshall wrote a holographic
will leaving his property, and specifically identifying
the aforesaid IRAs, to his ex-wife, Louella Marshall.
However, Mr. Marshall neglected to change the name of
the beneficiary on his IRAs. Mrs. Marshall, through
her attorney, has requested the assistance of the UNS
in honoring Mr. Marshall's clear intent to leave this
money to Mrs. Marshall. Dean Robert Daugherty and
President Joseph Crowley of the University of Nevada-
Reno have agreed with this request.
Approved this request and authorized Chancellor Dawson
to sign an assignment of the beneficial interest in the
aforesaid IRAs to Louella Marshall.
(4) Approved the following appointment to the Advisory
Board at WNCC:
Jo Ann Sheerin, Carson City
(5) Approved the following appointments to the National
Science Advisory Committee at DRI:
Verner E. Suomi, Madison, Wisconsin
George H. Miley, Urbana, Illinois
(6) Approved the following appointments to the Advisory
Board for Advertising and Public Relations in the De-
partment of Communication Studies at UNLV. This board
will serve to enhance teaching and research activities,
help create a supportive relationship between industry
professionals and faculty, increase opportunities for
internships and employment for graduates, and develop
an atmosphere in which the industry will be responsive
to needs of students, faculty and Campus.
Bruce Banke Mike Miller
Maureen Barrett Steve Minium
Cathy Collins Arlene Peikoff
Rick Dale Connie Richardson
Joe Digles Jim Seagrave
Don Guglielmino Dave Verbon
John Marz Murray Westgate
Joe Merica Dave Zamarin
Donald Miller
(7) Approved granting an additional year for a leave of
absence without pay to Professor William Alsup, Depart-
ment of Chemistry at UNLV.
(8) Approved extending sick leave for Fred Harris, Assist-
ant Professor, Department of Communications Studies at
UNLV, from November 14 through December 16, 1988. Dr.
Harris is recovering from an automobile accident.
(9) Approved the following interlocal agreements:
A. UNS Board of Regents/UNR and the Nevada Department
of Wildlife
Effective: Upon approval by the Board of Regents
Amount : Increase of $1,500. Total contract
now is $11,500 (original $9,400)
Purpose : An amendment to increase funds for
Student Placement Service Interlocal
Contract.
B. UNS Board of Regents/UNR and the Nevada Department
of Wildlife
Effective: August 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989
Amount : $33,583
Purpose : To study relationship between stream
type and channel stability ratings.
C. UNS Board of Regents/UNR and the Department of
Commerce, Real Estate Division
Effective: December 6, 1988 to April 30, 1989
Amount : Not to exceed $6,717
Purpose : UNR to provide continuing education
courses and seminars to real estate
licensees.
D. UNS Board of Regents/NNCC and State of Nevada
Military Department
Effective: Upon approval by the Board of Regents
Amount : Fee to be repair work performed by NNCC
within and adjacent to property at
Armory. NNCC will repair all interior
plumbing of premises and stand pipe
and bib for adjacent wash rack.
Purpose : Use and possession of National Guard
Maintenance Shop in back yard of Elko
National Guard Armory.
Dr. Eardley moved adoption of the Consent Agenda and ap-
proval of the prepared agenda with the authority to change
the order of items as specified throughout the meeting. Mr.
Karamanos seconded. Motion carried.
3. Chairman's Report
Chairman Whitley informed the Board that Chancellor Mark
Dawson underwent triple by-pass surgery on January 4. He
has progressed very well and will be recuperating for the
next 30 days.
The workload is being handled by the staff in shared govern-
ance. Ron Sparks - all legislative and budget items; Warren
Fox - academic items; Don Klasic - legal items; Mary Lou
Moser - Regent items.
She asked that all business be forwarded through the Chan-
cellor's Office in the usual manner.
Chairman Whitley announced the following new committee
assignments:
Academic Affairs Committee Budget & Finance Committee
Joseph Foley, Chairman James Eardley, Chairman
Jill Derby Dorothy Gallagher
James Eardley Lonnie Hammargren
Carolyn Sparks Chris Karamanos
Investment Committee Legislative Liaison Cmte.
Daniel Klaich, Chairman Daniel Klaich, Chairman
Dorothy Gallagher Jill Derby
Carolyn Sparks Lonnie Hammargren
Carolyn Sparks
Audit Committee Estate Fund Committee
Carolyn Sparks, Chairman Joseph Crowley
Jill Derby James Eardley
Chris Karamanos Steve Evenson
Lonnie Hammargren
ad hoc NNCC Presidential William Marchant
Dorothy Gallagher, Chairman Paul Meacham
James Eardley David Wilkins
Joseph Foley
Chris Karamanos Health Care Liaison
Officer
Carolyn Sparks
Chairman Whitley stated that the agenda item concerning col-
lective bargaining is being withdrawn inasmuch as neither
Mark Dawson nor Don Klasic, our General Counsel, are pres-
ent. The item will be re-scheduled when one or both of them
are present to answer questions.
She announced that the Association of Governing Boards will
hold its annual conference March 18-21. Jill Derby and
Lonnie Hammargren plan to attend the workshop for new Re-
gents. Regents planning to attend the conference were asked
to make travel arrangements with Mary Lou Moser.
Mary Lou Moser will serve as Vice Chairman of the Planning
Committee for the National Board Secretaries and moderate a
panel session.
4. Introductions
President Taranik introduced newly appointed DRI Vice Presi-
dent for Research, Dr. William P. Bishop.
Vice Chancellor Warren Fox announced that Assistant General
Counsel Liz Nozero has resigned to take a position in
private industry and commended her for outstanding work.
5. Report on Future Fiscal Needs of the University of Nevada
System
Vice Chancellor Warren Fox presented a report on enrollment
trends and future fiscal and capital construction needs of
the University of Nevada System over the next 4 years. There
has been considerable discussion re. enrollment projections
and their fiscal impact. The planning report addresses sig-
nificant growth at University of Nevada System Campuses and
concerns about funds needed to accommodate this growth.
To accommodate record growth while meeting goals of quality
higher education for the State of Nevada, the Board of
Regents adopted the following recommendations:
1) The UNS Board of Regents recommends that the 1989-91 UNS
Biennial Budget Request be funded to meet the instruc-
tional, research and public service needs of higher edu-
cation.
2) The UNS Board of Regents recommends that student enroll-
ment projections used to fund higher education over the
next 2 biennia reflect actual growth trends; and that
long-term projections not be used for short-term budget-
ary decisions.
3) The UNS Board of Regents recommends that significant
needs for classrooms and instructional space be met in
the State's capital construction budget.
4) The UNS Board of Regents recommends that the Campuses
of the UNS and the Board of Regents of the UNS join with
the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch of the State
of Nevada to provide a high quality system of higher
education for Nevadans and to secure adequate financial
support for the future.
The release of the Final Report. A Study of the Fiscal Af-
fairs of State and Local Governments in Nevada and its rec-
ommendations, while generally well received, has caused some
concern from Nevada's higher education community. The as-
sumptions about future growth of higher education used by
Price Waterhouse and the Urban Institute are not consistent
with those of UNS; they contain revenue projections far be-
low those provided by UNS. The study, using a model design-
ed to make long-range predictions, projects approximately a
1% to 2% annual increase in enrollment through the year 2010
and bases revenue increases on this growth rate. The UNS,
however, has been experiencing incredible growth for a dec-
ade and anticipates continued growth far exceeding the
study's annual rate.
The following illustrates the FTE enrollment that results
from three different annual rates of increase:
YEAR 4% 5% 6%
1988 26,652 26,652 26,652
1989 27,718 27,985 28,251
1990 28,827 29,384 29,946
1991 29,980 30,853 31,743
1992 31,179 32,396 33,648
1993 32,426 34,015 35,666
1994 33,723 35,716 37,806
1995 35,072 37,502 40,075
1996 36,475 39,377 42,479
1997 37,934 41,346 45,028
1998 39,451 43,413 47,730
1999 41,030 45,584 50,593
2000 42,671 47,863 53,629
Vice Chancellor Fox stated that this phenomenal growth over
the next two biennia presents an impressive challenge to our
Universities and Community Colleges, and to the Legislature
which is responsible for raising and distributing State
revenues to support public programs. The impact of growth
affects the UNS in several ways. Capital construction and
facilities are a significant concern. To meet unprecedented
new numbers of students, UNS must respond to the immediate
need to provide new classrooms and instructional space. Our
Campuses also need to maintain and repair existing class-
rooms and buildings. In addition to instructional space,
offices are needed for increasing numbers of faculty members
hired. The Campuses will need to recruit and retain high-
quality instructional faculty for programs across the board.
Office shortages exist and will become a serious matter in
the next biennium.
Instructional equipment, including computers, will be re-
quired to compete in an era of new technology. Scientific
research is important to foster new knowledge and to en-
courage economic development in the State. Appropriate
laboratory equipment must be obtained and new research
technicians employed in appropriate facilities to make
Nevada regionally and nationally competitive. Research is
an area where UNR, UNLV and DRI are making rapid improve-
ments, and the next two biennia are critical to maintain
this momentum.
Dr. Derby stated that the report has been very helpful to
her in understanding enrollments.
Vice Chancellor Fox quoted a statement made at the Regents'
Workshop by Vice Chancellor Sparks: "Price Waterhouse and
the Urban Institute looked to the past to predict the future
and forgot the present." He emphasized that the present
must be considered in any effort to make projections. Vice
Chancellor Fox stated that Chancellor Dawson sent a memoran-
dum sharply criticizing the Price Waterhouse and Urban In-
stitute higher education population projections to the citi-
zens' committee charged with making tax recommendations to
the Governor.
Chairman Whitley suggested Regents' priorities for capital
construction projects be forwarded to lawmakers along with
the UNS Planning Report and fiscal needs assessment.
Dr. Eardley moved acceptance of the UNS fiscal needs assess-
ment and to include the capital improvement list with the
report. Mrs. Sparks seconded. Motion carried.
6. Approved the UNS 1989-91 Legislative Planning Report
Approved the 1989-91 Legislative Planning Report, which was
distributed at the meeting, and is filed in the Regents
Office.
Prior to each Legislative Session, the University of Nevada
System prepares a four-year legislative planning report.
Nevada Revised Statutes 396.505 calls for the Board of Re-
gents to prepare such a System plan to be submitted to the
Nevada State Legislature. These reports are published on a
biennial basis as updates to "Nevada 2000: Future Direc-
tions for Nevada's Colleges and Universities."
The 1989-1991 Planning Report focuses on the significant UNS
student growth, the pursuit of high-quality academic pro-
grams, student access to UNS Campuses, budget priorities,
the role of higher education in economic development, and
other issues.
Vice Chancellor Fox presented the report. The future is
challenging and demanding for the Colleges and Universities
as they respond to the challenges of growth, rapid change,
diversification, and academic improvement, UNS Campuses will
serve the State well as a valuable resource to prepare stu-
dents to be productive and educated citizens, and contribute
to Nevada's economic and cultural growth.
In regard to enrollment projections, it now appears that the
official State population estimates underestimated the rate
of Nevada's growth. UNS ranked first in the nation in
student population growth for the last ten years, and in
1987 enrollment had already exceeded the figure that had
been predicted for 1990.
The Campus academic plans and priority proposals outlined in
the report reflect UNS responses to the challenge of main-
taining and implementing high-quality academic and research
programs in light of increased enrollment and the State's
population growth. Some Campuses plan to initiate relative-
ly few programs while focusing on enhancing the quality of
existing programs, while others experiencing tremendous
growth will expand offerings to provide students with a
variety of academic offerings.
The challenge facing policymakers and educational planners
in Nevada over the next two decades is enormous. Access to
programs and institutions must be maintained as more stu-
dents seek educational opportunity in its increasingly di-
verse forms. Increased access for those who have not tradi-
tionally sought higher education must be actively pursued as
a State policy goal if UNS is to maintain economic competi-
tiveness. The goals of quality education must also be
equally pursued, for access without quality is an empty
promise to students. It will become increasingly important
for UNS institutions to define their mission and goals, to
cooperate to provide a rich and diverse educational environ-
ment for Nevada citizens, and to reaffirm the goal of access
to quality education for all who are able to benefit from
it.
Chairman Whitley recessed the meeting until 2:45 P.M. The meet-
ing reconvened with all Regents present except for Regents
Karamanos and Klaich.
7. Approved the Naming of the College of Hotel Administration,
UNLV
Approved naming the College of Hotel Administration the
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV.
The Board of Regents accepted a $5 million gift given
through the UNLV Foundation from Verna Harrah and the
Holiday Corporation, the parent company of Harrah's Hotels
and Casinos. The gift will be used to establish 3 academic
Chairs and enhance programs at the College of Hotel Admin-
istration at UNLV.
The distinguished academic Chairs will be supported by $3
million of the gift, which will come through the UNLV Foun-
dation over the next 10 years. One Chair will be named for
the late William Harrah; a 2nd Chair will be named for
Michael D. Rose, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Holiday Corp.; and a 3rd Chair will be named for
Claudine Williams, Chairman of the Board of Harrah's Las
Vegas property, the Holiday Casino-Holiday Inn, and past
Chairman and current member of the UNLV Foundation's Board
of Trustees.
The gift is the largest single donation ever given to UNLV.
Chairman Whitley requested unanimous approval of naming the
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV.
Unanimous approval was given.
President Maxson introduced David Christianson, currently
Associate Dean, who will become the Dean of the College of
Hotel Administration on July 1, 1989.
Mr. Karamanos entered the meeting during the following discus-
sion.
6. Approved the UNS 1989-91 Legislative Planning Report
(continued)
In continuing with the above discussion of the 1989-91
Legislative Planning Report Mr. Foley commented on the
Governor's preliminary recommendations for the UNS 1989-91
budget request with regard to capital improvement programs
for UNS and questioned Board support for UNR's Engineering
Lab Center at $10.4 million when the greatest student growth
is at UNLV and CCCC. He cited CCCC as having only 300,000
sq. ft. of space for over 14,000 students, and UNR as having
over one million sq. ft. of space in excess of what UNLV
has. Further, he stated that it was his understanding that
UNR was losing students and the Board had to provide extra
funds for faculty because the FTE in engineering projects
were too low to support faculty positions. He cited UNLV as
turning away 500 students during the Fall semester 1989
registration period to CCCC because of the lack of space for
the courses, and CCCC also turning them away for the same
reason. He stated he was not opposing the UNR project but
felt that Board support should be for the priorities as
approved by the Board.
President Crowley assured Mr. Foley that the project has
been on the priority list for some time, and Vice Chancellor
Sparks agreed, stating that it has been on the list for at
least four years and has been number six on the list for at
least the last two years.
Chairman Whitley stated her understanding is that the Board
would like the Governor and the Legislators to accept the
capital improvement list as submitted by the Board.
President Crowley asked to comment on the matter:
...Joe (Foley), this Engineering Laboratory Center is
certainly nothing new. It has been under discussion
since that period of 1984-85 when the UNLV Engineering
building took the State by storm. During that period
of time, there was, although there was no reason for
the Board to know about it at this time, though I sus-
pect some northern Regents were aware of it, tremendous
pressure on the University to attempt to extract from
the Board and from the Governor and from the Legisla-
ture a quid pro quo because our Engineering buildings
are aging. The rationale that was applied to the need
for a new Engineering building at UNLV was very much
the same rationale that was employed by the people in
the engineering community and business community in
Reno, who felt the same argument could be made in the
case of northern Nevada. However, that was kept, at
some personal price to me, by the way, from this Board
and from the Governor and from the Legislature. There
was no mention of that in those circumstances. And I
cannot help but recall that at that time the Regents'
priorities did not have the UNLV Engineering building
in the first place.
Although that clearly is where it ended up in the Legis-
lature and with regard to the action by the Governor.
I supported that. That was a political reality.
Two years ago, the supporters, the same group, a larger
group, from the College of Engineering and the communi-
ty, and this would apply to the faculty and leadership
of that College as well, went to the Legislature and
were able to secure a hearing before the Assembly Ways
and Means Committee. I don't remember whether Ron was
there. Dan Klaich was there, and I was there and I
would guess about 75 representatives from the engineer-
ing community were there. And they all testified on
behalf of the bill that had been introduced, proposing
to fund an Engineering Laboratory Center. That was on
on the list, but it was down a ways --- 8th or 9th or
wherever it was. I got up in front of that assemblage
and I argued strongly on behalf of the priorities of
this Board of Regents, that that bill proposed to take
that building out of priorities. And I can assure you
I made no friends, in the engineering community, or as
far as I know in all of Reno, when I did that. And I
made a hell of a lot of enemies. But I did it anyway
speaking on behalf of the priorities of this Board of
Regents.
At the same time in the Legislature there was taken up
a building for CCCC out of priority. There was some
considerable support by influential people and I sup-
ported that as well because that was politics. At the
same time there was proposed, and again it was politics,
an appropriation for the alumni house at UNLV that was
not on the priority list anywhere, and I supported that
because it was politics.
At the end of the Legislative Session with no effort
from me --, I had opposed this publicly and in discus-
sion with Legislators, and you can ask Chairman Sedway
if you would like verification of that, of private dis-
cussions --, notwithstanding because of the tremendous
political support that had grown up around this Engi-
neering building, not terribly different from the kind
of support that had accompanied the development of the
Engineering building at UNLV, sufficiently powerful
political force to get the Legislature in its waning
days to pass legislation that appropriated prospectively
$425,000 to UNR for planning and design, IF the Univer-
sity were able to raise $1 million, not for construction
but for equipment and other related purposes. I did not
do that. The Legislature did it. It was in response to
politics. Surely politics is nothing new to this Board
of Regents. It happens every Session. Now I am support-
ive, understandably, and I think naturally, of the En-
gineering building at UNR. We went out and conducted a
campaign and raised $1.7 million with 713 donors and a
lot of time with a lot of people. Those people believe,
whether rightly or wrongly, that when the Legislature
extended that commitment of $425,000 in exchange for a
million that they were saying, "If you raise that, we
will fund your building." Now that is what those people
believe. There is nothing that I can say or you can say
or the Governor or the Legislature could say that would
dissuade them from that. So they feel that that build-
ing is coming whatever we may do here. Maybe it is and
maybe it isn't.
I support that building. I do not support, and have not
supported in any conversation with any person at any
time, and most recently with the Governor about 2 weeks
ago, as my colleagues will testify, I have not supported
that building being taken out of priority order and I
will not support that. But I am supportive of funding
of that building. And if we are so fortunate as to
have the Regents' priorities recognized then there is
potentially even some useful purpose to be served by
this political activity for a building which is in 6th
place by the Regents' priority list, because perhaps
those buildings that are in between can be funded as
well. But I don't think there is anything that is
happening with regard with the Engineering Laboratory
Center that is at all unusual without a precedent in
previous actions by Governor, Legislature and the Board
of Regents.
Mrs. Gallagher related that she, as Legislative Liaison
Committee Chairman at that time, had been very much involved
in this issue. She stated she had been invited to attend
three different meetings with the Associated General Con-
tractors in Reno who were very upset with President Crowley
and with her and the Board. She stated that they requested
the President be fired for opposing them, to which she re-
plied that "...that wasn't an option because the President
was supporting the Regents' priority list as he had been
asked to do." The second meeting was questioning whether
the Regents had changed their minds about the President,
to which she had answered in the negative. She stated the
Board was very much in support of the President's actions
at that time. In relation to what the Governor might be
recommending in his current budget, she reminded the Board
that he, too, answered to constituents, as do the Legis-
lators, and that they must all run for re-election. She
assured the Board that the northern Nevada engineering com-
munity does believe that the UNR project will be funded.
Dr. Hammargren suggested that the same language be used in
this document as had been agreed upon previously, namely,
that the Board urges the Governor and the Legislators to
provide complete funding for the capital improvement list
as adopted by the Board of Regents.
Mr. Foley agreed that would be a solution for the report.
He added that he felt the Health Sciences building for the
Community College last Session was a different situation in
that UNS had a large private donation for the building,
which meant that UNS had to come up with funds for equip-
ment. Also, this building was to house a project of the UNS
Medical School. Mr. Foley stated he would certainly support
the UNR Engineering Lab Project so long as it was taken in
priority order, stating that he felt the Regents needed to
be responsive to community efforts on behalf of UNS.
President Crowley stated he was drawing the parallel to the
CCCC building because he was remembering how uncomfortable
it had been for President Meacham during the last Session
when it had been perceived that CCCC was going outside the
Regents' priority request. President Crowley reiterated
that he was in support of the UNR building but that he would
always, as has been his position in the past, speak as an
Officer of the Board for the Board's priorities.
Mrs. Derby stated she felt that the action of approving the
planning report as submitted reaffirmed the priority list
contained within it.
Dr. Eardley related that even though he was not on the Board
at the time, the Reno community was trying to involve him in
the Engineering building conflict during the last Session.
He agreed that Dr. Crowley had "..taken a lot of flack" from
the engineering community. In connection with the capital
projects question, he stated he felt the Community Colleges
were not receiving the attention they deserve in the Gover-
nor's recommendations.
President Meacham recalled the negotiations which took place
within UNS which resulted in the agreement by the Presidents
of priority of the top 10 projects on the Capital Improve-
ment list which was adopted by the Board. Those 10 projects
amounted to approximately $40 million. The State Public
Works Board added another $10 million to those projects, and
incorporated them into the list containing all State proj-
ects. He stated that everyone must keep in mind that even
$50 million is not an exorbitant amount for projects that
have been on a priority list for years and years, and in
competition with other even more expensive projects from
around the State.
In answer to Mrs. Sparks question concerning the makeup of
the group lobbying on behalf of the UNR Engineering Lab,
President Crowley stated that it is the group of people in
construction engineering who have made presentations to the
Board and supported other projects, coupled with a strong
interest on behalf of the general business community. The
leadership in the effort to secure the $425,000 from the
last Legislature and in the campaign to raise the $1.7 mil-
lion was supplied by the construction and the engineering
industry.
Mrs. Sparks questioned whether there would not be extra
space in the Mines buildings being constructed on the UNR
Campus. President Crowley replied that there probably would
be, but that politics are at work in that area also and they
have clearly divided the School of Mines from the College of
Engineering and "....that twain will never meet..". He
further explained that UNR does have 2 Engineering build-
ings, one built in 1941 and the second in 1962, but the
space in those buildings is totally inadequate for engineer-
ing programs today. He related that unless funding for the
Laboratory Center is not forthcoming soon, UNR could not
hope to offer quality engineering to its students.
Regent Eardley questioned whether the Capital Improvement
list might not be outdated even now. It was learned through
discussion that the Presidents do refine the list prior to
its being forwarded for adoption by the Board.
President Crowley questioned whether the report contained a
reference to the Higher Education Capital Construction
(HECC) and the Regents' efforts to have those funds returned
from the State General Fund to their original purpose --
capital construction for higher education. He recalled that
in 1981 those funds had been diverted during a recession in
the State and efforts to retain them have never been suc-
cessful. The Regents have requested a bill draft for their
recovery, and, if successful, have earmarked them for main-
tenance projects within UNS. Dr. Fox indicated no refer-
ence had been made in the report, but that it will so in-
dicate in the final printing.
President Calabro stated he felt that when the System Master
Plan is completed this next year, that it will certainly
deal with UNS capital construction projects.
The Chairman clarified the motion upon consent of the maker
and second:
Mrs. Gallagher moved to accept the 1989-91 Legislative Plan-
ning Report with the addition of a statement in the Capital
Construction portion that the Regents request the Governor
and the Legislature to fund the capital projects in priority
order as submitted, and that a reference to the recapture of
the HECC funds be included. Dr. Derby seconded. Motion
carried.
At the Chairman's request, Mrs. Gallagher read from the
Handbook, Title 3, Legal Status of University, Chapter 1,
Section 3, Supreme Court Interpretations.
c. Nev. Art. 11 & 4, provides that State University shall
be controlled by Board of Regents and unquestioned right
of Legislature to appropriate required funds for main-
taining University does not indicate that constitution
does not vest exclusive and plenary control in Regents,
because right to provide and limit funds is entirely
different from administration and control of University
itself. King v. Board of Regents, 65 Nev. 533, 200 p.
2d 221 (1948).
Mrs. Gallagher added that although the Board does "run" the
University it does not give the Board the right to determine
where the funds come from, that is the job of the Nevada
State Legislature.
Dr. Eardley stated he was questioning the right of the
Legislature to change the Regents' capital construction
priority list. President Crowley and Mrs. Gallagher re-
minded the Board that the priorities are changed by the
Governor and/or the Legislature in every Session.
8. Legislative Update
Vice Chancellor Ron Sparks presented an update on the UNS
1989-91 Biennial Budget Request.
Vice Chancellor Sparks reminded the Presidents and the Board
that any information that the Governor has been willing to
share with UNS is submitted to UNS with the understanding
that prior to the time when he makes the information public,
it is to be kept confidential. Therefore, the information
in the legislative update contains only those items which
have been made public at this time.
UNS was privileged with a tentative list of recommendations
from the Governor several weeks ago. On January 4 the Pres-
idents, Regent Klaich and Vice Chancellors Fox and Sparks
met with the Governor to discuss those tentative recommenda-
tions. UNS expressed concerns about certain areas where it
was felt funding was a little bit light. Vice Chancellor
Sparks related that he has continuously communicated, or at-
tempted to communicate with the budget office and the Gov-
ernor on what changes to the tentative recommendations they
will be making. Currently, he reported, the lines of com-
munication have been severed, and it was his understanding
and feeling that it was because the information was not kept
confidential.
Vice Chancellor Sparks stated he feels the Base Budget re-
quest is in "pretty good shape". At the January 4 meeting,
the enrollment problems and the continued growth within the
UNS had been conveyed to the Governor.
Concerning the 4 priorities for new funding, Vice Chancellor
Sparks related that in his opinion the Presidents' presenta-
tions were extremely well done, but there is no information
on whether changes have been made to the tentative recommen-
dations.
Vice Chancellor Sparks announced a hearing with Human Re-
sources and Facilities Committee, Senator Rawson Chairman,
on Wednesday, January 18th, and invited Presidents and
Regents to attend.
Discussion followed on the need for confidentiality of the
Governor's tentative recommendations with Regents Karamanos
and Foley questioning the process. Presidents Crowley and
Berg, and Vice Chancellor Sparks all agreed that with the
present system the Governor has been generous enough to
share the tentative recommendations and let UNS respond
prior to making his final decisions on the State budget
request. They also agreed that they would not like to see
this process change.
9. Approved Emeritus Status
A. Approved promotion to Emeritus Status for the following
at DRI:
Dr. Paul R. Fenske, Emeritus Executive Director of the
Water Resources Center, effective December 31, 1988.
Dr. Joy Leland, Emerita Research Professor, Quaternary
Sciences Center, effective December 31, 1988.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the promotions to
Emeritus Status at DRI. Dr. Eardley seconded. Motion
carried.
B. Approved promotion to Emeritus Status for the following
at UNLV:
Dr. Paul Harris, Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts,
effective upon retirement at the conclusion of the
1988-89 academic year.
Dr. Monroe Fischer, Emeritus Professor of Economics,
effective immediately.
Dr. Ralph Roske, Emeritus Professor of History,
effective upon retirement December 31, 1988.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the promotions to
Emeritus Status at UNLV. Mr. Foley seconded. Motion
carried.
10. Approved Sabbatical Leaves, 1989-90
Nevada Revised Statutes and Board of Regents policy provide
for the total number of sabbatical leaves which may be
awarded each year.
Utilizing the criteria followed in previous years, the
maximum available leaves for 1989-90 for UNR is 12; UNLV
is 10, DRI is 2, TMCC is 2 and WNCC is 1.
A. University of Nevada-Reno - President Crowley recom-
mended the sabbatical leaves available to UNR be awarded
to the following:
Morris R. Brownell, English, Spring 1990
William Eadington, Economics, Academic Year 1989-90
Rodney Harrington, Biochemistry, Spring 1990
Martha Hildreth, History, Academic Year 1989-90
James Mc Cormick, Art, Fall 1989
Thomas Nickles, Philosophy, Academic Year 1989-90
Keith Priestley, Seismology Laboratory, Academic Year
1989-90
Ramana Reddy, Chemical/Metallurgical Engineering,
Academic Year 1989-90
Donald Tibbits, Anatomy/Biology, Academic Year 1989-90
Frank Tobin, Foreign Languages and Literatures,
Academic Year 1989-90
Alternates
Charles Dreiling, Biochemistry, Academic Year 1989-90
H. Eugene Le May, Chemistry, Academic Year 1989-90
Shane Templeton, Curriculum and Instruction, Fall 1989
See Ref. B for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the sabbatical leaves
at UNR. Mrs. Gallagher seconded. Motion carried.
B. University of Nevada. Las Vegas - President Maxson
recommended the sabbatical leaves available to UNLV be
awarded to the following:
Virginia Bakay, Accounting, Spring 1990
Barbara Cloud, Communication Studies, Academic Year
1989-90
Lawrence Dandurand, Marketing, Academic Year 1989-90
Frank Dempster, Counseling & Educational Psychology and
Foundations, Academic Year 1989-90
Scott Locicero, History, Spring 1990
Margaret Louis, Nursing, Fall 1989
Michael McCollum, Art, Academic Year 1989-90
M. L. Miranda, Anthropology, Spring 1990
Clarence Ray, Economics, Spring 1990
Peter Starkweather, Biology, Academic Year 1989-90
Alternates
Ashok Iyer, Engineering, Academic Year 1989-90
Leon Coburn, English, Academic Year 1989-90
See Ref. C for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the sabbatical leaves
at UNLV. Mrs. Gallagher seconded. Motion carried.
C. Desert Research Institute - President Taranik recom-
mended the sabbatical leaves available to DRI be
awarded to the following:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams, Quaternary Sciences Center,
Academic Year 1989-90
See Ref. D for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the sabbatical leaves at
DRI. Mrs. Sparks seconded. Motion carried.
D. Clark County Community College - President Meacham
recommended the sabbatical leaves available to CCCC be
awarded to the following:
Barbara Smigel, Science/Health, Academic Year 1989-90
Jeri Wallis, Social Science, Academic Year 1989-90
Stephen Liu, Arts/Humanities, Academic Year 1989-90
Beverly Funk, Business, Academic Year 1989-90
Alternates
Marguerite Re, Arts/Humanities, Academic Year 1989-90
James Keeton, Health Science, Academic Year 1989-90
James Santor, Industrial Technology, Academic Year
1989-90
See Ref. E for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Mrs. Gallagher moved approval of sabbatical leaves at
CCCC. Dr. Eardley seconded. Motion carried.
E. Truckee Meadows Community College - President Gwaltney
recommended the sabbatical leaves available to TMCC be
awarded to the following:
Patricia Hampton, Health Science, Fall 1989
Allen M. Lewis, Business/Management, Academic Year
1989-90
Mata-Maria Cooney, Arts and Sciences, Academic Year
1989-90
Aurora Eustaquio, Arts and Sciences, Academic Year
1989-90
Maria Teirumniks, Arts and Sciences, One Semester
See Ref. F for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the sabbatical leaves
at TMCC. Dr. Eardley seconded. Motion carried.
F. Western Nevada Community College - President Calabro
recommended the sabbatical leave available to WNCC be
awarded to the following:
John Yurtinus, Education Services, Spring 1990
See Ref. G for summary of proposed projects, filed in
the Regents Office.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the sabbatical leave at
WNCC. Mr. Foley seconded. Motion carried.
Chairman Whitley requested the Presidents to present a re-
port to the Board at the end of the sabbatical leaves on the
individual leaves. And further directed the Chancellor's
Office to develop a reporting format for this report.
11. Approved the Transfer of Carl and Eleonora Esping Scholar-
ship Trust
Approved the transfer of the Carl and Eleonora Esping
Scholarship Trust into the UNS Endowment Fund. Upon Eleo-
nora Esping's decease, a trust was established for scholar-
ships to the University of Nevada School of Medicine. The
trustees consisted of two private citizens and the Dean of
the School of Medicine. The trustees have determined that
the management of the trust funds could be more efficiently
managed if placed in the UNS Endowment Fund. Therefore, the
trustees are prepared to resign and turn over the trust to
the Board of Regents to act as the new trustees. Before the
transfer can be completed, the current trustees must seek
court approval.
General Counsel Donald Klasic recommends approval of this
request.
Mrs. Gallagher moved approval of the transfer of the Carl
and Eleonora Esping Scholarship Trust into the UNS Endowment
Fund with the Board of Regents to act as trustees. Mrs.
Sparks seconded. Motion carried.
12. Information Only - UNS Budgeted vs. Actual Expenditures,
1987-88
Vice Chancellor Sparks presented the budgeted vs. actual
expenditures for UNS for 1987-1988 as required by Board of
Regents policy.
13. Report and Recommendations of the Academic Affairs Committee
A report and recommendations of the Academic Affairs Commit-
tee meeting, held January 12, 1989, were made by Regent
Joseph M. Foley, Chairman.
(1) Approved a University of Nevada System policy for
educational assessment of students, to be added into
the Board of Regents' Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14,
Section 6, (following sections will be renumbered) as
follows:
6. UNS Policy on Student Assessment
The University of Nevada System Board of Regents
requires that an appropriate plan of regular
student educational assessment be developed by each
Campus, with each Campus assuming responsibility
for developing the processes and procedures to be
used. Plans should be based upon Campus mission
and should be developed with multiple assessment
approaches which may include but not be limited to
testing. Among other activities, regular regional
accreditation review will provide an overall as-
sessment of the Campus. Plans should reflect the
mix of programs and types of students.
Assessment approaches may vary at each institution;
however, the Universities and Community Colleges
should work together to develop common approaches,
where appropriate. The Chancellor's Office, with
the Campuses, will develop appropriate measures of
student persistence and performance, and will col-
lect and monitor these data on a Statewide basis.
Campus reports should initially be submitted to the
Board for information by Spring 1990, and subse-
quently each President should report to the Board
on the results of their assessment efforts on a
biennial basis.
President Meacham expressed concern that the assessment
policy might discourage students from enrolling and
urged Community Colleges to be most cautious with this
policy.
(2) Information Only - In cooperation with the State
Department of Education and Nevada school districts,
the University of Nevada System has developed a master
list of high school courses which will satisfy the new
University admission requirements. These requirements
will be effective Fall 1989. This list has been dis-
tributed throughout the State, and will provide useful
information for students, counselors, principals and
University officials.
The master list will be reviewed and updated annually
to reflect changes in high school course offerings.
(3) Approved changing the title of a UNLV master's degree
to "Administration and Sports Management" from "Ath-
letic Administration." The Graduate College and the
School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation,
and the Senior Vice President have endorsed this
change.
Mr. Foley moved approval of the report and recommendations
of the Academic Affairs Committee. Mrs. Gallagher seconded.
Motion carried.
14. Report and Recommendations of the Audit Committee
A report and recommendations of the Audit Committee meeting,
held January 12, 1989, were made by Regent Chris Karamanos,
member of Committee.
(1) Approved the 1988 UNS Consolidated Financial State-
ment. Mr. Wayne Stoker of Deloitte, Haskins and
Sells, UNS independent auditing firm, presented the
report on the June 30, 1988 UNS Consolidated Finan-
cial Statement. He stated that the UNS financial
statement was in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles with a clean opinion for the
audit report.
The Financial Statement was distributed at the meeting
and is filed in the Regents Office.
(2) Approved the 1988 UNS Constructive Service Letter.
Mr. John Surina of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, UNS
independent auditing firm, presented the report on the
June 30, 1988 UNS Constructive Service Letter. He
discussed a few conditions, found in the letter, al-
though not considered to be material weaknesses, are
weaknesses in internal accounting control for which
corrective action might be taken.
The Constructive Service Letter was distributed at the
meeting and is filed in the Regents Office.
One major finding, as reported by Mr. Chris Aves, EDP
Department of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, is that a
formal strategic plan for data processing has not been
developed. Without formal Electronic Data Processing
planning, it is difficult to plan for the future. The
lack of formal planning often results in a reactive,
non-directional EDP environment, and lack of coordina-
tion between data processing and user goals and objec-
tives. This may lead to non-optimal uses of current
EDP resources, committing funds to unnecessary equip-
ment, and an inability to meet future demands. De-
loitte, Haskins and Sells suggested that a formal EDP
plan be developed to provide guidance for a strategic
direction of the EDP function for UNS. The need for
a strategic plan is particularly important, given
recent developments regarding UNS's System conversion
and the existence of varying opinions of UNS manage-
ment regarding System needs (i. e., conversion to a
mainstream system, autonomous systems for northern
and southern Campuses, etc.). Once developed, the
strategic plan should be periodically reviewed for
appropriateness.
Vice Chancellor Ron Sparks stated that Educom consult-
ants visited UNS years ago and that a follow-up visit
was just recently completed. A strategic plan, in
the form of a Systemwide integrated computing budget
package is included in the 1989-91 budget request.
This plan, funding permitting, sets specific strategic
direction in all key areas, including administrative
computing. It specifically addresses the issues of
conversion to "mainstream" hardware and software and
full-service data centers North and South.
Mr. Wayne Stoker expressed his appreciation for the
cooperation and assistance of Mrs. Cardinal and her
staff, and the Campus controllers and their staffs.
(3) Internal Audit Director Sandi Cardinal presented the
audit of the BCN Transfer of Inventory Records, June
30, 1988, filed in the Regents Office.
(4) Internal Audit Director Sandi Cardinal presented the
audit of the UNS Computing Services, July 1, 1987
through April 30, 1988, filed in the Regents Office.
(5) Internal Audit Director Sandi Cardinal presented the
audit of the CCCC Registration and Bursar's Office,
July 1 through December 31, 1987, filed in the Regents
Office.
(6) Internal Audit Director Sandi Cardinal presented the
audit of the CCCC Video Instruction Program, July 1,
1987 through May 31, 1988, filed in the Regents
Office.
(7) Information Only - Internal Audit Director Sandi
Cardinal presented the follow-up report on the NNCC
Admissions and Records audit, filed in the Regents
Office.
(8) Information Only - Internal Audit Director Sandi
Cardinal presented the follow-up report on the
Associated Students of Northern Nevada Community
College audit, filed in the Regents Office.
(9) Information Only - Internal Audit Director Sandi
Cardinal presented the follow-up report on the WNCC
State Funded Grants audit, filed in the Regents
Office.
(10) Information Only - Internal Audit Director Sandi
Cardinal presented the follow-up report on the WNCC
Admissions and Records audit, filed in the Regents
Office.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the report and recommenda-
dations of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Gallagher seconded.
Motion carried.
15. Report and Recommendations of the Budget and Finance
Committee
A report and recommendations of the Budget and Finance Com-
mittee meeting, held January 12, 1989, were made by Regent
James Eardley, Chairman.
(1) Approved an addition to the Handbook, Title 4, Chapter
17, Section 11.3, Special Course Fees, CCCC, as fol-
lows:
MTL 218B $100.00 per course
(2) Approved an addition to the Handbook, Title 4, Chapter
17, Section 11.1, Special Course Fees, UNR, as follows:
BIO 320 MOl, Experimental
Field Ecology $100.00 per course
GEO 451, Summer Field
Geology $850.00-950.00 per course
The $100.00 fee for Experimental Field Ecology is to
cover the cost of food and transportation for a 10-day
field trip to the Little Valley Field Station. The
$850.00-950.00 fee for Summer Field Geology is to cover
lodging, food, part of cost of camp cook, transporta-
tion, a group accident policy, and part of the cost of
upkeep on the Ruth, Nevada campsite. Fee varies de-
pending on expected enrollment and cost of transporta-
tion and food. A fee of $900 is anticipated for the
1988 Summer Field Camp.
(3) Approved a change to the Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 17,
Section 10, Student Fees, UNR, as follows:
UNR UNLV
Summer School Registration
Fee per credit
for undergraduate courses 42 41
for graduate courses 52 50
Independent Study
(correspondence) 42 NA
(4) Approved a change to the Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 17,
Section 5.3, Special Reduced Tuition and Fees, UNLV, as
contained in Ref. B-4, filed in the Regents Office.
(5) Approved to use $185,000 from the Capital Improvement
Fee fund to construct a "Butler-type" building to house
the Printing Services Department. This would allow
better and more efficient service to the Campus.
(6) Approved an increase of 10% in Summer Session salaries
for faculty at UNR.
Although UNR has been raising Summer Session salaries
at higher percentages over the past five years than
what has been true for academic year salaries, UNR is
beginning to experience problems with recruiting regu-
lar faculty to teach courses during the Summer. What
appears to have been happening is that new faculty in
high demand disciplines and Colleges are being brought
in at salaries that are substantially above those paid
to new faculty as a group. In the College of Business
and the College of Engineering, particularly, UNR is
beginning to have difficulty recruiting any regular
faculty to teach (Accounting, Information Systems,
Economics, Electrical Engineering). A 10% increase
will be of some help.
(7) Approval the following Summer Session Budgets for UNR,
UNLV, TMCC, WNCC, NNCC and CCCC:
Continuing Education - UNR Summer Session
1988 1989
Projected Budget
Actual Estimate
Revenues
Opening Account Balance $ 231,910 $ 135,879
Fees 689,532 741,150
Transfers Out 10,000 25,000
Total Source of Funds $ 931,442 $ 902,029
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 472,832 $ 520,115
Fringe Benefits 5,107 6,107
Wages 18,275 20,000
Fringe Benefits 5,893 7,103
Operating 71,601 74,760
Out-of-State Travel 9,505 10,000
Transfers Out 107,886 110,801
Ending Account Balance 135,879 153,143
Total Use of Funds $ 826,978* $ 902,029
*Out of Balance
UNLV Summer Session
Revenues
Opening Account Balance $ 450,845 $ 423,881
Student Fees 1,324,353 1,390,570
Total Source of Funds $1,775,198 $1,814,451
Expenditures
Prof Sal (LAs + .18 FTE) $1,145,245 $1,300,000
Fringe Benefits 14,577 16,500
Class Sal (FTE 1.0) 25,969 21,023
Fringe Benefits 5,193 4,204
Wages 1,000 2,000
Fringe Benefits 10 20
Operating 30,223 41,085
Out-of-State Travel 400 4,000
Transfers Out 128,700 6,000
Ending Account Balance 423,881 419,619
Total Use of Funds $1,775,198 $1,814,451
TMCC Summer Session
Revenues
Opening Account Balance $ 78,476 $ 64,094
Registration Fees 94,287 102,138
Total Source of Funds $ 172,763 $ 166,232
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 71,986 $ 83,864
Fringe Benefits 1,538 1,795
Class Salaries (FTE 1.0) 13,028 15,610
Fringe Benefits 4,198 5,130
Wages 1,333 1,466
Fringe Benefits 25 31
Operating 16,561 29,375
Out-of-State Travel 0 3,000
Ending Account Balance 64,094 25,961
Total Use of Funds $ 172,763 $ 166,232
WNCC Summer Session
Revenues
Estimated Revenue $ 38,000
Total Source of Funds $ 38,000
Expenditures
Salaries $ 23,404
Operating (Est. 15% of Revenue) 5,700
Ending Account Balance 8,896
Total Use of Funds $ 38,000
NNCC Summer Session
Revenues
Opening Account Balance $ 1,768 $ 2,643
Registrtion Fees 32,459 35,057
Total Source of Funds $ 34,227 $ 37,700
Expenditures
Grad Asst Salaries $ 16,055 $ 17,660
Fringe Benefits 279 353
Operating 8,992 10,000
Out-of-State Travel 73 1,000
Total Transfers Out 6,185 1,500
Ending Account Balance 2,643 7,187
Total Use of Funds $ 34,227 $ 37,700
CCCC Summer Session
Revenues
Beginning Balance $ 130,000
Registration Fees 260,000
Total Source of Funds $ 390,000
Expenditures
Professional Contracts $ 215,000
Classified Personnel 8,000
Wages 6,000
Fringe Benefits 8,000
Out-of-State Travel 3,000
Operating Expenses 20,000
Ending Balance 130,000
Total Use of Funds $ 390,000
(8) Approved to use approximately $115,000 from the Capital
Improvement Fee Fund to remodel the Child Development
Laboratory facility in the College of Home Economics at
UNR.
(9) Approved to use $1,500 from the Capital Improvement Fee
Fund for the erection of a sign and outdoor lighting at
the NNCC Ely facility.
Steve Evenson, CSUN President, stated that he opposes the
student fee increase but understands its necessity. He
added that Nevada students want something in return from
the State.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the report and recommendations
of the Budget and Finance Committee. Mrs. Gallagher second-
ed. Motion carried.
16. Report and Recommendations of the Estate Fund Committee
A report and recommendations of the Estate Fund Committee
meetings, held December 19, 1988 and January 11, 1989 were
made by Dr. James Eardley, member of the Committee.
(1) At its special teleconference meeting on December 15,
1988, the Board referred to the Committee for recon-
sideration the Campus proposals for use of estate funds
for 1989-90. The Committee met on December 19, 1988
and requested that academic officers of each Campus
determine 3 or 4 major categories for estate funds
1989-90, prioritize their institution's proposals into
these categories and submit them for consideration.
The Committee recommended forwarding to the Board of
Regents the proposals for 1989-90, filed in the Regents
Office.
The Committee has identified projects that would sup-
plement regular State authorizations for higher educa-
tion and not supplant regular budgeted allocations.
The legislative authority to the Board of Regents to
spend $2,500,000 from the account each year is intended
to be outside the regular budget to provide support in
selected areas not regularly included in State appro-
priations. 3 primary areas to improve education out-
side of the regular budget were identified as 1) Aca-
demic Support and Equipment, 2) Faculty Development
and Research Support, and 3) Information Systems and
Support Services Enhancement. The areas identified for
support are critical to the continued development of
quality higher education in the State of Nevada, to the
continued improvement of faculty at the Community Col-
leges and Universities, and to the overall ability of
the University of Nevada System to achieve a competi-
tive edge in the quality of its faculty, its instruc-
tion, and its research.
The Presidents of the Campuses have carefully reviewed
and approved proposals submitted and the projects will
be closely monitored to completion with reports filed
at the conclusion of the projects.
The following is a break down of expenditures:
University of Nevada System Total $2,500,000
A. Academic Support and Equipment $ 909,077
University of Nevada, Las Vegas $ 177,715
University of Nevada, Reno 349,500
Clark County Community College 222,970
Northern Nevada Community College 22,750
Truckee Meadows Community College 90,000
Western Nevada Community College 46,142
B. Faculty Development and Research
Support $1,038,298
University of Nevada, Las Vegas $ 406,555.50
University of Nevada-Reno 299,032.50
Desert Research Institute 100,000
Clark County Community College 9,965
Northern Nevada Community College 56,000
Truckee Meadows Community College 57,870
Western Nevada Community College 68,875
Chancellor's Office Unit 40,000
C. Information Systems and Support
Services Enhancement $ 552,625
University of Nevada, Las Vegas $ 183,262
University of Nevada-Reno 178,065
Clark County Community College 53,935
Northern Nevada Community College 11,750
Truckee Meadows Community College 40,000
Western Nevada Community College 22,733
Chancellor's Office Unit 62,880
Dr. Eardley questioned if any of the proposals are
included in the UNS budget request, and Dr. Fox stated
that there may be a few proposals that were related to
the budget, but are not included in the budget request.
The proposals do not overlap budget items, and are not
the same type of requests as indicated in the budget.
If the proposals are not funded by the Estate Fund, the
the activities cannot occur with the budgeted funds.
Regent Carolyn Sparks strongly emphasized that the pro-
posals must be for enhancement and the Board of Regents
must be steadfast in pursuing these funds.
Vice Chancellor Fox suggested that a cover letter from
the Chairman of the Board be sent to the Legislators
indicating the NRS statute, terms of the law, emphasis
on "enhancement" proposals, and the Board's intent of
keeping faith with the intentions of the people of the
State of Nevada.
Vice Chancellor Fox further suggested that the propos-
als be edited in order to establish a format for easy
reading and understanding by the Legislators.
Regent Sparks confirmed that these estate fund propos-
als are not listed in the UNS budget request, and that
if the Legislature deducts the $2.5 million from the
budget, the Legislature will have to take responsibil-
ity for its decision. Discussion of the estate fund
should not enter into discussions of the UNS budget
request.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the report and recommendations
of the Estate Fund Committee. Mrs. Gallagher seconded.
Motion carried.
17. Approved Graduate Student Association Constitution, UNLV
Approved the UNLV Graduate Student Association Constitution,
as contained in Ref. I, filed in the Regents Office.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the UNLV Graduate Student
Association Constitution. Mrs. Gallagher seconded. Motion
carried.
18. Approved Changes to Bylaws, UNLV
Approved the changes to the Handbook, Title 5, Chapter 6,
Chapter 1, Section 2.3, Amendment of UNLV Bylaws as follows:
2.3 Amendment of UNLV Bylaws. An amendment to the
UNLV Bylaws may be proposed by: 1) 20 % of the total
faculty of UNLV; or 2) the Faculty Senate voting major-
ity approval on any suggestion or 3) any UNS Regent; or
4) the Chancellor; and 5) the UNLV President. Before
going to the faculty for referendum, all proposals will
be referred to the Faculty Senate for consideration and
recommendation.
2.3.1 Faculty Approval. Faculty acceptance of the pro-
posed amendment requires the approval of 2/3 of the
total faculty voting.
Dr. Eardley moved approval of the amendments to the UNLV
Bylaws. Mrs. Gallagher seconded. Motion carried.
19. Approved Use of Regents Special Project Fund
Approved the use of $15,000, with additional funds if needed
from the Regents Special Project Fund for the NNCC Presi-
dential Search.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval of the use of $15,000, with ad-
ditional funds if needed from the Regents Special Project
Fund for the NNCC Presidential Search. Mrs. Gallagher sec-
onded. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 4:20 P.M.
Mary Lou Moser
Secretary of the Board
01-12-1989