May 14-15, 1976
05-14-1976
Pages 81-118
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM
May 14, 1976
The Board of Regents met on the above date in the Center for
Religion and Life, 1101 N. Virginia, Reno.
Members present: Fred M. Anderson, M. D.
Mr. James L. Buchanan, II
Mr. John A. Buchanan
Mrs. Lilly Fong
Mrs. Molly Knudtsen
Louis E. Lombardi, M. D.
Miss Brenda Mason
Mr. John Tom Ross
Miss Helen Thompson
Others present: Chancellor Neil D. Humphrey
President Charles R. Donnelly, CCD
President Donald H. Baepler, UNLV
President Max Milam, UNR
Mr. Mark Dawson (representing President
Smith), DRI
Mr. Procter Hug, Jr., General Counsel
Miss Delia Martinez, Unit Senate
Dr. James Richardson, UNR Senate
Dr. Henry Sciullo, UNLV Senate
Mr. Paul Swartz, CCD, CCCC
Mr. Joseph Warburton, DRI Senate
Mr. Jim Stone, ASUN
Mr. Dan Russell, CSUN
Mr. Bob Sheppard, ASB, CCCC
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Buchanan at
8:45 A.M.
1. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the regular session of April 2-3, 1976 were
submitted for approval.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. John
Buchanan, carried without dissent.
2. Report of Gifts and Grants
Acceptance of the gifts and grants included with the agenda
was recommended (report identified as Ref. 2 and filed with
permanent minutes).
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. John
Buchanan, carried without dissent.
Upon motion by Mrs. Fong, seconded by Mr. John Buchanan, four
additional items were admitted to the agenda.
3. Report of Investment Advisory Committee
Dr. Lombardi, Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee,
presented the minutes of the meeting of that Committee held
on April 2, 1976, and requested confirmation of the Commit-
tee's actions. (Minutes identified as Ref. 3 and filed with
permanent minutes.)
Mr. John Buchanan moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Mason, carried without dissent.
4. Law Library of the National College of the State Judiciary
President Milam reported that the Fleischmann Foundation
has proposed an agreement whereby the law library located
in the Judicial College, which was purchased with funds
supplied by the Foundation, will be transferred to the
University. Agreement identified as Ref. 4 and filed with
permanent minutes. President Milam and Chancellor Humphrey
recommended approval.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. John
Buchanan, carried without dissent.
5. Proposed Changes in Student Health Service, UNR
President Milam commented on a memorandum from Roberta
Barnes, Dean of Student Services (memorandum identified as
Ref. 5 and filed with permanent minutes), which recommended
that the UNR Student Health Services be changed from a 24-
hour, 7-day-week, inpatient operation, to a 12-hour-weekday,
outpatient clinic. He noted the anticipated resulting sav-
ings from this change, which he stated would preclude the
necessity of a Health Service fee increase. He also pointed
out that this change will make it feasible to relocate the
Student Health Service in Juniper Hall when it becomes nec-
essary for it to vacate Jot Travis Student Union building.
President Milam stated that although the recommendation
from the Student Health Services specifies a 12-hour week-
day, he would wish to have discretion in setting the hours
in order to achieve the optimum utilization of staff and to
serve the best interests of the students.
Mr. Stone, ASUN President, reported that the ASUN opposition
to this proposal had been because they feared an increase in
the optional student group health insurance; however, he
stated that since they have been assured that the hours of
the Student Health Service do not affect the cost of the
insurance, they now wish to withdraw their opposition.
President Milam and Chancellor Humphrey recommended the pro-
posal for the Student Health Services be approved.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss Mason,
carried without dissent.
6. Foreign Language Requirement, UNR
President Milam recalled that in October, 1975 ASUN Presi-
dent Pat Archer requested the Board to take action changing
the foreign language requirement at UNR. The Board referred
this to the appropriate bodies on Campus for consideration,
with a request that a report and recommendation be returned
to the Board. Accordingly, a report was submitted to the
February 20, 1976 meeting, but without a recommendation.
The matter was then tabled, with an agreement that both
sides of the issue would be presented to the May meeting.
A report by Dean Robert M. Gorrell was included with the
agenda (identified as Ref. 6A and filed with permanent
minutes). In addition, a brief review of the literature
concerning the foreign language requirement, prepared by
the Chancellor's Office, was also included.
President Milam and Chancellor Humphrey recommended that
no further action be taken by the Board on this matter.
Jim Stone, ASUN President, commented on the report submitted
by Dean Gorrell, stating that although some students have
asked for complete abolition of the requirement, he believed
they would settle for something less than abolition. He
suggested the need for some sort of compromise and urged
that the matter not be dropped.
Mark Cardinalli, ASUN Vice President, noted that he had
served as a student representative on the College of Arts
and Science Goals Committee, and stated that in his opinion
that Committee was going "absolutely nowhere".
President Milam pointed out that the current regulations for
the College of Arts and Science provide for options proposed
by a Department and approved by the College. He noted that
in the course of considering some of the options proposed by
a Department, it became obvious that there were some funda-
mental disagreements about what the major itself should re-
quire. The College then turned to the task of establishing
a policy document to guide the College in its consideration
of the options that were coming forward; first, to guide the
Departments in proposing options and then to guide the Col-
lege in considering these options. The possibility of op-
tions is now a part of the College of Arts and Science
policy.
Dean Gorrell commented further on the College policy, stat-
ing that the College faculty believes that the validity of
an Arts and Science degree does not allow for each Depart-
ment to have totally different requirements. The Goals
Committee recommended that the Departments that had reasons
for separate degrees or programs should submit those to the
College for consideration. This procedure is being fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Fong commented to Dr. Gorrell that it is understood
that the University recognizes the values of a multicultural
education and encourages students to learn and try to gain
an understanding of the major cultures of the world, and
UNR was doing it through languages. However, she noted,
"nothing was mentioned in the report of the Chinese lan-
guage which has been spoken and read by more than 800 mil-
lion people in the world, which is 1/4 of the world's popu-
lation, and nowhere do I see Swahili, a commonly spoken
language, but nowhere is it mentioned as a possible substi-
tute language." Mrs. Fong expressed concern that Dean
Gorrell might be "continuing to aid and abet the superior
complex image of the Ugly American."
Dr. Gorrell agreed that any foreign language is suitable to
meet the requirements and spoke of the efforts by the
Foreign Language Department to offer languages other than
the traditional ones. These efforts, he stated, have not
always attracted sufficient numbers of students, but the
Department will continue to offer languages on an experi-
mental basis whenever the staff is available and the fin-
ancing can be managed.
Mrs. Fong also questioned what she perceived as an impli-
cation in the report that cultural awareness and knowledge
are only gained by learning a language. Dean Gorrell stated
that one of the points made in the report is that learning
the language is only one of the ways to get to know the
culture of another society.
Miss Mason asked if there was any test given at UNR to prove
a student's proficiency in the language once taken, and are
there any studies which indicate such a student is a better
graduate. Dean Gorrell commented that no such test is given
but noted also that no such proficiency examination is given
in such subjects as Physics, Chemistry or History. He sug-
gested that if such tests were given many students probably
would not pass all of them. That indicates, he said, that
although foreign language teaching is not perfect any more
than teaching subjects, it doesn't make the course less
valid if everyone who goes through does not achieve a spec-
ified goal.
Following additional discussion, Dean Gorrell responded to
a question from Chairman Buchanan concerning flexibility
within the College of Arts and Science by stating that he
was not sure how much flexibility there would be but he
could assure the Board that there will be consideration of
the student point of view and of the faculty point of view
and the issue was certainly not dead.
Dr. Lombardi moved that the Board of Regents take no action
concerning the foreign language requirement of the College
of Arts and Science. Motion seconded by Mrs. Knudtsen,
carried by the following roll call vote:
Yes - Dr. Anderson, Mr. James Buchanan, Mr. John
Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Mrs. Knudtsen, Dr. Lombardi,
Miss Mason, Mr. Ross
Abstain - Miss Thompson
7. Phase II Presentation, School of Veterinary Medicine, UNR
President Milam recalled that in May 1975 a Phase I proposal
for the establishment of a program in Veterinary Medicine
was approved by the Board of Regents. He noted the inclu-
sion with the agenda of a Phase II proposal for the estab-
lishment of a School of Veterinary Medicine, within the Max
C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture (copy of proposal on
file in the Chancellor's Office). President Milam reported
that the Phase II proposal had been approved by the UNR
Faculty Senate and he requested approval by the Board of
Regents. Chancellor Humphrey concurred, noting that it is
desirable that action be taken at this meeting in order
that a declaratory judgment can be sought to determine the
availability of the Mac Millan bequest of approximately
$500,000 for this purpose.
Mrs. Ross moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Knudtsen.
Dr. Anderson moved to amend the proposal by substituting
the following sentence for the second to last sentence of
the sixth paragraph on the first page of the proposal:
"Student Exchange Program support fees for Nevada residents
accepted and continued under this program will be provided
by the State of Nevada through its participation in the
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education." Motion
to amend seconded by Dr. Lombardi, carried without dissent.
Main motion as amended carried with Dr. Anderson and Mrs.
Fong opposing.
8. Atmospherium-Planetarium Estimative Budget, 1976-77
President Milam requested approval of the following estima-
tive budget for the Atmospherium-Planetarium for the period
July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977:
Source of Funds
DRI State funded professional position $ 15,686
GUE classified position 9,218
UNR subsidy for Buildings & Grounds 36,625
UNR subsidy for Audio Visual services 5,500
UNR subsidy for equipment maintenance & repairs 4,608
Box Office receipts 34,100
Counter Sales 5,000
Total $110,737
Application of Funds
Professional compensation $ 20,394
Classified compensation 14,718
Wages 13,500
Operating 61,125
Out-of-State Travel 1,000
Total (Item 8 - Vol. 28 = 110.343 $110,737
Following is a specific fund application of Box Office and
Counter Sales receipts:
Source of Funds
Box Office Receipts $ 34,100
Counter Sales 5,000
Total $ 39,100
Application of Funds
Wages $ 13,500
Operating
Misc. equipment $ 7,400
General operating 17,200 24,600
Out-of-State Travel 1,000
Total $ 39,100
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Dr. Lombardi,
carried without dissent.
9. Placement Service Fee, UNR
President Milam recommended the following changes in the
Placement Service fees, effective Fall semester, 1976:
Present Proposed
Placement Office Registration $3 $5
Reactivation & Updating of
Credentials $2 $5
Persons registered with the Placement Service would be
eligible to have five copies of their placement files mailed
to prospective employers with no additional charge. $2
would be assessed for each placement file in excess of five
requested by the registrant. Chancellor Humphrey recommend-
ed approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
10. ACT and Other Test Fees
President Milam requested approval of an increase in the fee
for nonscheduled ACT examinations from $10 to $15. He also
requested that authority be delegated to the Division Presi-
dent to establish fees for miscellaneous tests to be admin-
istered to part-time students and nonstudents. Examples of
such tests would be the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale,
Differential Aptitude Tests and Cooperative Mathematics
Test. Fees would range from $1 to $25 for part-time stu-
dents and from $5 to $50 for nonstudents.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval, effective immedi-
ately, and recommended that this be applicable throughout
the System.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross,
carried without dissent.
Mr. John Buchanan requested the Administration to investi-
gate the feasibility of administering the SAT. It was
agreed that a report would be made back to the Board in
response to this request.
11. Increase in Rates, UNR
President Milam recommended the following increases in food
service rates, effective July 1, 1976:
Contract Present Proposed
Regular Semester Per Day Per Sem. Per Day Per Sem.
10-meal plan (M-F)
78 days $3.01+ $235.00 $3.20 $250.00
15-meal plan (M-F)
78 days 3.36 262.00 3.45 269.00
20-meal plan (7 days)
104 days 3.25 338.00 3.35 348.50
15-meal plan (any 7 days)
104 days 3.20 22.40 wk.3.30 343.00
or 23.10 wk.
Cash Sales - Reno Campus Present Proposed
Breakfast $1.25 $1.35
Lunch 1.55 1.65
Dinner 2.15 2.25
Steak Dinner 3.40 3.60
Cash Sales - Stead Campus Present Proposed
Breakfast $1.25 $1.35
Lunch 1.55 1.65
Dinner 2.15 2.25
President Milam recommended the following increases in
residence hall rates for dormitory residents:
Present Fee Proposed Fee
(per semester) (per semester)
Double Occupancy - all halls
except Juniper $305 $340
Double Occupancy - Juniper Hall 260 290
Private Room - all halls
except Juniper 425 480
Private Room - Juniper Hall 380 430
Single Room in Lincoln Hall 370 430
President Milam noted that the above increases will be suf-
ficent to cover the 15% increase in classified salaries and
the 43% increase in utility costs if the level of occupancy
in 1976-77 is similar to that of 1975-76. Even with the
proposed rate increase, a higher level of occupancy will be
needed if the program of remodeling and improving the build-
ings is to continue. Chancellor Humphrey recommended ap-
proval, effective Fall, 1976.
President Milam recommended the following rates be estab-
lished, effective July 1, 1976 for University rentals other
than dormitories:
Monthly
Present Proposed
Married Student Housing
(University Village) $75 $85
Apartments & Houses on Reno Campus
Apartments
1262 N. Sierra $ 90 $100
1 and 5 Artemisia 90 100
Houses
1201 N. Virginia $160 $180
1394 N. Virginia 85 95
1414 N. Virginia 85 95
1416 N. Virginia 120 130
1418 N. Virginia 85 95
1420 N. Virginia 120 130
1039 Evans Avenue 175 175
1061 Evans Avenue 180 200
1065 Evans Avenue 125 140
1147 Evans Avenue 180 180
Apartments, Stead Campus
One bedroom, unfurnished,
no kitchen $ 75 $ 90
One bedroom, unfurnished 85 110
Two bedroom, unfurnished 100 125
One bedroom, furnished 100 125
Two bedroom, furnished 125 150
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. John
Buchanan, carried without dissent.
12. Telephone Rates for Dormitory Residents, UNR
President Milam noted that the current fee for a telephone
is $10 per student per semester. The Housing Office pres-
ently has the responsibility for collecting fees and making
payments to Nevada Bell. It is planned, he reported, to
submit a proposal to the Public Service Commission which,
if approved, would allow students to contract directly with
Nevada Bell for service, thereby relieving the Housing
Office of this responsibility. If the proposal is not ap-
proved, the following rates are recommended, effective
Fall, 1976:
Single occupancy $40 per semester
Double occupancy 20 per semester per student
Triple occupancy 14 per semester per student
Quadruple occupancy 11 per semester per student
President Milam commented that these rates would generate
sufficient income to cover the academic year and reconnect
charges, provided the level of room occupancy is similar in
1976-77 to that of the current year. Chancellor Humphrey
recommended approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval of the proposed telephone rates
if the negotiations with the Public Service Commission are
not successful. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross, carried with
Miss Mason opposing.
13. Bid Opening, UNR
President Milam reported that bids were opened April 22,
1976 for modifications to the existing outside air intake
hoods at the Lombardi Recreation building. The following
two bids were received:
Gallagher Sheet Metal Company $ 7,945
Reno Sheet Metal Company 12,311
President Milam and Chancellor Humphrey recommended that the
Board concur in the award of a contract by the State Public
Works Board to Gallagher Sheet Metal Company for $7,945.
Mrs. Knudtsen moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Thompson, carried without dissent.
14. Approval of Fund Transfers, UNR
President Milam requested approval of the following fund
transfers:
From Contingency Reserve, State appropriated accounts
#387 $100 to Mining Engineering to provide additional wages
for the remainder of the year.
#396 $100 to the Art Department to provide additional oper-
ating funds to cover the cost of matting and glazing
prints.
#398 $1,974 to the Office of Information to provide addi-
tional operating funds to cover the cost of printing
the 1976-77 University Catalog.
#413 $150 to Physics to augment the wages category for the
remainder of the year.
#414 $150 to Foreign Languages to augment the operating
category for the remainder of the year.
#412 $110 to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research,
Statewide Programs, to provide student wages for the
remainder of the year.
#415 $3,036 to Curriculum and Instruction, College of
Education, to fund a temporary clerical position for
the Reading Study Center and Special Education for the
remainder of the year.
#416 $200 to the Foreign Languages Department to augment
operating category for remainder of the year.
From Ending Fund Balance, Estimative Budget Accounts
#401 $2,561 from Mackay Endowment Income Account to cover
professional salaries of incumbents for the remainder
of the fiscal year.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
15. Amendment to Code Regarding Tenure
President Donnelly recalled that Chapter 573, 1975 Statues
of Nevada, directed the Board of Regents to establish a reg-
ulation providing for probation and "fair dismissal" for
CCD faculty. In November, 1975 a recommendation from Pres-
ident Donnelly and Chancellor Humphrey was submitted which
provided that the statute be complied with by adding CCD to
the existing tenure provisions for UNR and UNLV faculty.
This was opposed by CCD Faculty Senates, and the Board re-
quested the Administration and Senate representatives to
attempt to develop a mutually satisfactory proposal.
Dr. Donnelly reported that he and Chancellor Humphrey had
met with the Executive Vice Presidents and representatives
of the CCD Faculty Senates and had developed the document
included with the agenda (identified as Ref. 21 and filed
with permanent minutes). He noted that there is alterna-
tive wording proposed for Section 3.6.2; otherwise, the
document represented consensus on the part of all who had
participated in its development.
President Donnelly reported that the three CCD Advisory
Boards are opposed to the extension of tenure to CCD Faculty
and noted that CCD Administration still prefers the present
economic security provisions in the Code. President
Donnelly and Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval of
the proposed Code amendment reflected in Ref. 21.
Mr. Ross moved approval of the proposed wording of 3.6.2.
Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong, failed with the following
roll call vote:
Yes - Mr. James Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Miss Mason,
Mr. Ross
No - Mr. John Buchanan, Mrs. Knudtsen, Dr. Lombardi
Abstain - Miss Thompson
Not Present for Vote - Dr. Anderson
Mr. Hug expressed concern about the reference in the Code
amendment to Bylaws, noting that there are currently no
approved Bylaws for CCD. In the discussion following,
several suggestions for alternative wording were proposed.
Mrs. Knudtsen moved that this matter be further postponed
until the June meeting to allow for alternative wording to
be constructed. Motion seconded by Mr. John Buchanan,
carried without dissent.
16. Solar Research Facility, DRI
Mr. Mark Dawson, representing President Smith, reported that
the final plans for the Solar Research Facility to be con-
structed in Boulder City were ready for review and asked
that Mr. Wood, System Architect, and Mr. Leo Borns, Project
Architect, make the presentation. A budget and description
of the project were included with the agenda (identified as
Ref. 17 and filed with permanent minutes). Following pres-
entation of the plans, Dr. Dawson recommended the plans be
approved. Chancellor Humphrey concurred.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss Thompson,
carried without dissent.
17. Request to Establish an "Associates Program", DRI
Mr. Dawson presented a request from President Smith for the
establishment of a DRI "Associates Program" as a fund rais-
ing venture for the Institute. Under this program, DRI
would solicit funds from individuals, industries, businesses
and foundations throughout the country who would be inter-
ested in providing financial support for increasing DRI's
capability to perform research and development of value to
the State and the nation. Those donating $10,000 or more
would become a DRI Associate. Each donor would receive an
appropriate certificate of recognition and the names of the
"Associates" would be displayed in a prominent place in the
DRI Administration building. Also, the DRI would set aside
one day a year for an "Associates Day" to which all Associ-
ates would be invited. For those attending, DRI would
present a summary of the most interesting and current re-
search and development programs under way during the year.
The Associates would be encouraged to talk with individual
members of the DRI staff concerning research and development
projects and would be furnished with research and develop-
ment or scientific papers in their fields of interest.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval with the under-
standing that the active solicitation of contributions in
Northern Nevada would not begin until the UNR Atmospherium-
Planetarium fund raising campaign is completed.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Thompson, carried without dissent.
Item #18 missing
19. Amendment of Bylaws, DRI
Mr. Dawson recalled that in April, the Board approved cer-
tain changes in titles of Administrators within the Desert
Research Institute, with the understanding that amendments
to the DRI Bylaws necessary to accommodate the changes in
titles would be presented to the May meeting. He reported
that the necessary amendments are still under consideration
by the DRI Senate and it is anticipated that they will be
ready for action at the June meeting.
20. Approval of Fund Transfers, DRI
Mr. Dawson presented a request by President Smith for ap-
proval of the following transfers:
#76-033 $5,240 from the Contingency Reserve to provide
funds necessary to complete the Pyramid Project.
#76-034 $15,000 from the Contingency Reserve to the Water
Resources Center to provide salary support during
a period that grant support does not exist.
#76-035 $2,460 from the Contingency Reserve to provide ad-
ditional salary funding for the Walker Lake Project
for the remainder of the year.
#76-036 $4,450 from the Contingency Reserve to provide ad-
ditional salary funding for the Air Motion Project
for the remainder of the year.
#76-027 $4,085 from the Contingency Reserve to provide ad-
ditional salary support for the Solar Energy
Project for the remainder of the year.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
21. Extension of Cooperative Agreement, NNCC and Public School
Districts
President Donnelly recalled that in April, 1975 the Board
had authorized NNCC to enter into a cooperative arrangement
with the Elko County School District and the White Pine
County School District whereby high school seniors may take
Community College classes at NNCC. Under this arrangement,
classes are offered by NNCC at the high school facilities
with instructors employed by the school district and the
College to insure that necessary qualifications are met.
The registration and capital improvement fee are waived in-
asmuch as the school district pays the instructional sala-
ries. The student activity fee is also waived inasmuch as
the students are still high school students. Students are
admitted to the classes under the Board's policy on superior
high school students as reflected in Section 5.1 of Chapter
10, Title 4 of the Board of Regents Handbook. Registration
of students is separately handled and not recorded as part
of the regular FTE enrollment figures.
Dr. Donnelly submitted an evaluation of this trial coopera-
tive arrangement (identified as Ref. 22 and filed with per-
manent minutes) and recommended that it be continued perma-
nently under the same conditions as imposed during academic
year 1975-76. Chancellor Humphrey agreed.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Mason, carried without dissent.
Item #22 missing
23. Evening Course Offerings
Chancellor Humphrey recalled that in January Regent Mason
had requested information concerning evening course offer-
ings. He noted the inclusion with the agenda of a report
from President Donnelly for CCD and commented that similar
reports from UNR and UNLV will be submitted at subsequent
meetings.
Miss Mason stated that her request had really been directed
to President Baepler and the UNLV Campus and she was not in-
terested in what had been offered in the past but what plans
were being made for expanded offerings in the evening. It
was agreed that both President Milam and President Baepler
would provide the Board with information concerning the ex-
periences at each of the Campuses in offering sections of
required courses in the evening.
24. Special Depository Agreement, CCD
President Donnelly reported that Clark County Community Col-
lege presently has an agreement with the Main and Oakey
Branch of First National Bank for special deposits. With
the anticipated move on July 1 of CCCC's Finance Office to
the new Campus in North Las Vegas, Dr. Donnelly requested
that the account at Main and Oakey be closed and a new
Special Depository Agreement be entered into with the North
Las Vegas Branch of FNB. Signature authority for the new
account will be assigned to Josephine Durham, James S.
Freeborn and Ralph Lyons. Chancellor Humphrey recommended
approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
25. Approval of Fund Transfers, CCD
President Donnelly requested approval of the following
transfers of funds from the Contingency Reserve:
Western Nevada Community College
$16,770 to Student Services operating for purchase of office
furniture, equipment and records systems.
$61,370 to Occupational Instruction operating for purchase
of instructional equipment and furniture.
$17,860 to University Parallel operating for purchase of
instructional equipment and furniture.
Offsetting transfers in the amount of $48,760 have been made
to Contingency Reserve from Salary Savings and $47,240 is to
be released from Contingency due to increased student fee
income.
Clark County Community College
$171,675 to Occupational Instruction operating for purchase
of instructional equipment.
$30,780 to Library operating for purchase of library secur-
ity system, video tape editor and program instruction
materials.
$16,400 to Student Services operating for purchase of coun-
seling, placement and careers materials and furnishings.
$17,000 to Buildings and Grounds operating for a fork lift
and a security vehicle.
$39,300 to University Parallel Instruction operating for
purchase of instructional equipment and materials.
Offsetting transfers in the amount of $240,000 have been
made to the Contingency Reserve from Salary Savings ($32,068
of this total is from instructional salaries; the balance
is from Administrative and classified salaries), and $35,155
is to be released from Contingency due to increased student
fee income.
The Board adjourned for lunch and a meeting of the Investment
Advisory Committee and reconvened at 1:30 P.M.
26. Request to Sell Stock, UNLV
President Baepler reported that UNLV has received 1,000
shares of common stock in the Nevada State Bank as a gift
from Mr. Robert Z. Hawkins. This gift is part of a pledge
made earlier for the purchase of sculpture for the outside
court of the Performing Arts Complex. Dr. Baepler requested
authorization for the sale of this stock prior to December
31, 1976, at a time calculated in consultation with bank
officials to receive the highest price. Chancellor Humphrey
recommended approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Mason, carried without dissent.
27. Athletics Fee, UNLV
President Baepler recalled that in April, 1975 he had recom-
mended that, effective with the Fall semester, 1975, the
$9 per semester athletics fee be discontinued at UNLV, with
an alternative to be offered whereby students would be per-
mitted to purchase season tickets for basketball and foot-
ball at reduced prices and with seats set aside for students
on a per-game basis at a price below existing box office
prices.
In response to that proposal, the Board agreed to suspend
the fee for one year, beginning Fall semester, 1975, with a
final determination to be made at the fourth meeting in
1976.
President Baepler requested the suspension of the athletics
fee at UNLV be continued indefinitely. Chancellor Humphrey
concurred.
Dan Russell, CSUN President, expressed an interest in seeing
the season tickets continued but at a reduced rate. It was
agreed that he would attempt to determine what rate the stu-
dents would consider acceptable for such season tickets.
Miss Thompson moved that the suspension of the athletics fee
be continued for one year. Motion seconded by Miss Mason,
carried without dissent.
28. Increase in Resident Hall and Food Service Rates
President Baepler requested an increase in the residence
hall and food service rates, effective for the 1976-77
academic year, as follows:
Present Proposed
Combined Board and Room,
Regular Semester -
12 meals per week $720 $770
19 meals per week 754 804
Health Service Fee (per semester)
(required of all dorm residents) 4 n/c
Private Room Supplement
(per semester) 110 n/c
Damage Deposit (per semester) 25 n/c
Summer Session (room only) 110 per session n/c
Summer Session (private room
supplement) 30 per session n/c
Double Room 25 per week n/c
Single Room 30 per week n/c
Room Only 5 per day n/c
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Dr.
Anderson, carried without dissent.
29. Transfer of Land to Clark County
President Baepler reported that the University has been re-
quested to grant certain portions of land on the UNLV Campus
to Clark County for the following purposes:
(1) To provide for the continuation of the ten-foot-wide
bicycle path between Flamingo Road and Tropicana, in
accordance with previously approved alignments and
understandings reached with Clark County.
(2) To provide acceptable standards of traffic engineering
at the proposed intersections of Swenson Street at
Harmon Avenue, Flamingo Road and Tropicana.
Dr. Baepler noted that the legal descriptions for the deeds
have been checked by the engineer at UNLV. He recommended
that the Board grant the land to Clark County so that con-
struction on Swenson Street and the adjacent bicycle path
can commence as soon as possible. Chancellor Humphrey
concurred.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross,
carried without dissent.
30. Establishment of Estimative Budgets for 1976-77, UNLV
President Baepler requested approval of the following esti-
mative budgets for 1976-77:
Games Room
Source of Funds
Opening Cash Balance $ 6,400
Sales and Service 6,000
Total $ 12,400
Application of Funds
Wages $ 4,500
Operating 3,000
Ending Fund Balance 4,900
Total $ 12,400
Student Union
Source of Funds
Opening Cash Balance $ 30,000
Student Fees 350,000
Sales and Service 56,000
Rental Income 4,000
Total $440,000
Application of Funds
Professional Compensation $ 28,295
Classified Compensation 115,542
Wages 39,500
Operating 211,622
Out-of-State Travel 1,000
Ending Fund Balance 44,041
Total $440,000
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Thompson, carried without dissent.
31. Approval of Fund Transfers, UNLV
President Baepler requested approval of the following
transfers of funds:
From Contingency Reserve, State Appropriated Accounts
#76-157 $1,500 to Dean, College of Education, to cover the
cost of a new typewriter, office furniture and pub-
lication of College of Education brochure.
#76-171 $1,300 to Engineering, to provide additional oper-
ating funds for remainder of fiscal year.
#76-172 $1,200 to Dean, College of Arts and Letters, to
provide additional operating funds for remainder
of fiscal year.
#76-174 $250 to Political Science to provide additional
operating funds.
#76-178 $5,000 to Office of Information and Publications,
for brochures and additional copies of Fall
catalog.
#76-187 $15,000 to Maintenance and Operation, to rebuild
doors in Humanities and Library.
#76-179 $1,108 from the Reserve for Contingency, Inter-
collegiate Athletics, to Professional Salaries and
Fringe Benefits, to provide funds for letter of
appointment for Women's Assistant Basketball Coach
and Diving Coach.
#76-180 $7,867 from Reserve for Contingency, Intercolle-
giate Athletics, to Operating, to provide funds
for year end expenses.
From Ending Fund Balance, Estimative Budget Accounts
#76-151 $50,000 to Conferences, Institutes and Off-Campus
professional salaries.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Mason, carried without dissent.
32. Intercollegiate Athletics Work Program
Chancellor Humphrey noted that in April the Board adopted a
Work Program for 1976-77, with the understanding that the
total budget figures for Intercollegiate Athletics at UNR
and UNLV were final, and between men and women would be pro-
vided at the May meeting. He reported that at the time of
printing of the agenda, the material was not complete and
would be rescheduled for the June meeting.
33. Grants-in-Aid for 1976-77, CCD
President Donnelly requested the following grants-in-aid for
CCD for 1976-77:
Nevada Resident Indians
CCCC 80 14
NNCC 9 20
WNCC - North 36 5
WNCC - South 18 5
Each grant-in-aid is for $256 per year and may be divided.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross,
carried without dissent.
34. Proposed Name Change, UNR
President Milam recommended that the name for the combined
unit of Summer Session and General University Extension be
identified as "Extended Programs and Continuing Education".
Chancellor Humphrey concurred.
Mr. Ross moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss Thompson,
carried without dissent.
35. Allocation from Board of Regents Special Projects Fund
Chancellor Humphrey requested an allocation of $1,000 from
the Board of Regents Special Projects Account to fund out-
of-state travel for Dr. Robert Taylor and any other persons
necessary for the advancement of contracts for education of
veterinary students.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Ross,
carried without dissent.
Discussion resumed on Item 25. Approval of Fund Transfers, CCD
President Donnelly noted that there had been considerable
discussion about the transfer of funds in the Community Col-
leges, and for Clark County in particular. There have been,
he added, several letters and statements made about the op-
eration of the Community Colleges and he believed it was
necessary to make some statement about what they have tried
to do in the past five years and to show that they have
succeeded. Dr. Donnelly made the following statement:
In January, when this came up, there was a letter from
the Chairman of the UNR Senate which objected to the way
we were spending our money. At the last Board meeting
the Chairman of the Reno Senate again voiced his disap-
proval and concern over our transfers and the way we
were budgeting. And, at a recent Senate meeting, the
Chairman mentioned the grave concern on the part of the
Senate if Clark County Community College is to do more
teaching with part-time faculty with technological aids.
I would like to respond to that.
First of all, I would like to point out that the CCCC
savings reflected in the fund transfers are almost to-
tally from Administrative and classified personnel sal-
aries and the $32,068 that comes from instruction rep-
resents savings in fringe benefits.
Our philosophy in our Community Colleges is that our
primary function is to serve students and thus the pub-
lic and not for the sole purpose of serving faculty,
classified or Administrators. We have tried to provide
the most effective learning experiences for students and
to make the most efficient use of funds provided by the
taxpayers of the State. In order to do this we try to
provide a variety of instructional methods since stu-
dents learn in a variety of ways. These methods include
the old fashioned lecture method, which by many studies
is the poorest, the use of books, audio tapes, video
tapes and programmed instruction to assist the teacher.
There is plenty of evidence that CCCC is in the fore-
front of innovative methods in this country. The
Northwest Accrediting team so indicated. I was invited
to a national meeting of 15 selected individuals to talk
about the excellent innovative methods used at CCCC.
Recently published books on instructional methods indi-
cate that we are following what appears to be an ideal
Community College setup.
Our philosophy is still to provide four basic and broad
types of programs -- occupational, designed to provide
students with vocational or technical skills so that
they may enter the labor force upon completion of their
program; developmental, designed to assist students to
remove deficiencies so they may qualify for occupational
programs; community services, designed to provide adults
with a variety of occupational, cultural and recreation-
al skills; and University parallel, designed to enable
students to transfer to a four-year College. In order
to save money, students in the occupational programs
take a required 20 hours of general education with the
University parallel students.
Our goal has been to have 60% of our students enrolled
in occupational programs. We have achieved that goal.
In our graduation ceremonies next week over 70% of our
students will get associate in applied science degrees,
the occupational degree.
The Community College is uniquely American, having
started here. It is the College associated not with
elitism and aristocracy but with politcal and economic
democracy. One of its great characteristics is its
adaptibility. Ronnie Dugger has said in a recent arti-
cle "The Community College Comes of Age", "The wide
range of student abilities, from genius to barely there,
and the social heterogeneity of the students have caused
a broadening of the offerings, more realism about what
they may be taught, ingeniously innovative instructional
methods and materials and more flexibility and humanism
in evaluation. Non-punitive grading is one of the most
striking of the innovations, a humanly beautiful empha-
sis on helping students." The Community College sug-
gests a democractic mutation in the phenomenon of the
College.
"Establish the law for educating the common people",
said Jefferson. We are finally fulfilling what
Jefferson said 200 years ago. This is the business of
State to effect. Ortega y Gassett stated decades ago,
the College must teach only "what can be learned ... We
must begin with the ordinary student and take on the
nucleus of the institution...exclusively the subject
matter which can be required with absolute stringency,
i. e., those a good ordinary student can learn." Of
course, this includes practical training, but it must
also include a fund of learning, which it is the right
of every citizen to obtain. Any good ordinary student
should be able to acquire this social inheritance by
going to College. I think of this body of knowledge as
the cultural fund, meaning the basic knowledge, from
every discipline and profession that it would be inter-
esting, useful and enlightening for a good ordinary stu-
dent to know. The delivery of this cultural fund to
each student for his or her enlargement and personal use
is the main idea of universal College education. The
Community Colleges can dispense and are dispensing this
cultural fund.
With its fierce dedication to teaching, the Community
College movement can mold the practical purpose of ed-
ucating for jobs, the political purpose of educating
for citizenship, the cultural purpose of educating in
the arts and humanities, and the democractic purpose of
providing a College education to everyone who wants it.
How do we do all this and still provide quality educa-
tion that honors the dignity of every human being? We
have had to be flexible with changing schedules, exten-
sive use of part-time faculty, individualized lab pro-
grams, use of programmed instruction.
We have had to be diversified by Colleges to reflect
community needs, by classes and programs to serve stu-
dent needs -- again necessitating large numbers of part-
time instructors.
The records will show that our students have been able
to get jobs and have worked well in them. The records
will also show that our students who transfer to the
Universities do well. The records tend to repudiate
the contention by certain University professors that
individualized labs, use of programmed instruction,
audio and video tapes do not make for quality education.
In fact, they show just the opposite. Instructors are
forced to set goals and objective, to have detailed
course outlines, syllabi, etc. in contrast to the Uni-
versities who would not or could not even provide us
with course outlines as per the articulation agreement.
The use of part-time instructors and programmed instruc-
tion was the only way we could provide services to the
rural areas -- a mandate by the Legislature. Fortunate-
ly though this means we have classes available within an
hour's driving distance for 98% of the people in Nevada.
One further advantage of employing part-time people is,
as Dr. Anderson pointed out in January, it provides
jobs for many Nevadans.
The largest number of our part-time faculty are in the
occupational, developmental and community service areas.
Only 25% are in University parallel courses and most of
those are in the rural areas. When we agreed to take
over the adult education programs from the school dis-
tricts, we promised that we would maintain the same
programs, same staff if possible, etc. Many of these
part-time instructors are in adult basic education and
apprenticeship programs. We actually probably have
fewer part-time faculty teaching University parallel
courses than does the University.
What we have planned in detail has been discussed thor-
oughly with the three advisory boards in the State.
These exceptionally capable people appointed by you
have provided us with excellent programs and personnel
advice -- they provide us with great contact with the
community. I can assure you that they are unanimously
in support of our program, our hiring practices and
our transfer of funds.
The resultant savings from employing part-time faculty
in large part accounts for the salary savings. In this
request for WNCC it accounts for most of them; for CCCC
it means fewer Administrators and classified personnel
to support faculty, plus one Administrator resigned in
the middle of the year and was not replaced. A further
problem would have been adequate office space. If we
had employed these people, we would have had to lease
space costing even more money. We even reduced our
conference room for office space for classified.
The University Faculty Senate Chairman would have us em-
ploy all full-time faculty or pay part-time faculty on
the same scale. To do so would immediately increase
our FTE costs of approximately $1,300 per FTE student
(a real bargain for the State) to $1,800 per FTE stu-
dent. This would immediately necessitate either sub-
stantial new appropriations or reduced enrollments.
If the latter, that would mean reduced service to the
people of Nevada. There is ample evidence of this in
both New York State and Michigan where unions demanded
equal pay for part-time faculty and in those Colleges
where it was achieved, they have had a considerable
number of economic problems. I know one of them from
personal experience, having just been interviewed about
the 1976 financial problems of that College -- a prob-
lem which I predicted in 1968. I know many friends who
experienced the same problem in New York.
Finally, these transfers get at the very heart of what
we are trying to do. If we can continue in this way, we
can fulfill our mission of serving students and the pub-
lic with effective learning experiences with optimum use
of available funds.
Following Dr. Donnelly's comments, Dr. Stephen Nicholson and
Dr. Jack Davis spoke concerning some of the time sequences
in recruiting of personnel which have resulted in the salary
savings reflected in the transfers.
Dr. Neal Ferguson read the following resolution which he
identified as being adopted by the 1976 N. S. E. A. Delegate
Assembly:
The Nevada State Education Association requests that
the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada System
initiate a comprehensive study in order to ascertain
the impact of part-time teaching on higher education in
Nevada. The Nevada State Education Association is con-
cerned about this matter for the following reasons:
The extensive employment of part-time teachers may be
detrimental to the quality of education provided to
College students in Nevada. This practice threatens
the integrity of Nevada's teaching profession, and
this practice may threaten the accreditation of various
University of Nevada System programs.
NOTE TO MINUTES: The above text was verified from
shorthand notes and transcription of tape recording.
Subsequent to the meeting the following text of the
resolution was provided by Dr. Ferguson to the Board
Secretary.
The Nevada State Education Association requests that the
Board of Regents of the UNS initiate a comprehensive
study in order to ascertain the impact of part-time
teaching on higher education in Nevada, and furthermore,
the Nevada State Education Association will request the
Nevada State Legislature to investigate this matter if
the Board of Regents chooses not to take action.
The N. S. E. A. is concerned about this matter for the
following reasons: the extensive employment of part-
time teachers may be detrimental to the equality of
education provided to College students in Nevada; this
practice threatens the integrity of Nevada's teaching
profession; this practice may threaten the accredita-
tion of various UNS programs; and the use and renumer-
ation of part-time teachers may be in violation of
Federal labor and affirmative action laws.
Dr. Richardson, Chairman of the UNR Senate, spoke concerning
the position of the UNR Senate, stating that the concerns of
the UNR faculty deal with two specific aspects. That is,
they are concerned about the integrity of the budget request
process and as members of the faculty about the integrity of
the teaching profession.
Mr. Paul Swartz, speaking on behalf of the CCCC faculty,
stated that some of the faculty having considered the paper
prepared by Dr. Nicholson in justification of the CCCC
transfers and which was included with the agenda (identified
as Ref. 25 and filed with permanent minutes) and reported
that of those faculty contacted (more than half) the major-
ity were in support of the position taken by Dr. Nicholson.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval of the fund trans-
fers as requested by Dr. Donnelly.
Dr. Lombardi moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong,
carried without dissent.
36. Student Fees, 1977-79
Chancellor Humphrey noted that the 1977-79 budget request
will be presented in draft form to the Board at the June
meeting and finalized at the July meeting. Before the budg-
et can be completed, however, student fees should be agreed
upon. He reported that the Chancellor's Advisory Cabinet
had requested development of a new fee assessment method
which would consolidate all existing fees into a single fee
on a per-credit basis. This has been done and is now
ready for Board action.
Dr. Humphrey commented that the objectives recognized in
proposing the new consolidated fee were:
(1) The consolidated per-credit fee will be the same for
all students within a Division during the academic year
except for students in (a) the cooperative doctorate
in education; (b) the School of Medical Sciences; or
(c) community services courses.
(2) The same dollar amount per credit for each category
of students will go to the UNR and UNLV general funds.
(3) Students registering for seven credits or more will be
served by the Health Services at UNR and UNLV.
(4) Undergraduate students registering for seven credits
or more will be members of the ASUN or CSUN and en-
titled to the privileges of such membership.
(5) Special course fees will be assessed only in excep-
tional cases where specifically authorized by the
Board of Regents.
(6) Miscellaneous fees (application, late registration,
etc.) will be the same in all Divisions.
(7) The distribution of the consolidated fee will be deter-
mined each year by the Board; however, it will be as-
sumed that the distribution set for the first year of
the biennium will also be used for the second year
unless there are extraordinary reasons for adjustments.
Material submitted with the agenda by way of explanation of
the consolidated fee proposal include An Explanation of
Present Fee Assessment (Ref. 33A), a proposed revision of
Chapter 13 (Ref. 33B); Proposed 1977-78 Distribution of
Consolidated Registration Fee (Ref. 33C); A Comparison of
Fee Assessment Methods as of 1977-78 - Per Semester (Ref.
33D). All references are filed with permanent minutes.
Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval of the consolidated
fee proposal, the proposed distribution for 1977-78 and the
proposed revision of Chapter 13, to be effective Summer,
1977 and Fall, 1977.
Mr. Ross moved approval. Motion seconded by Dr. Lombardi,
carried with Miss Thompson, Mrs. Fong and Miss Mason
opposing.
37. Admission of Applicants with Criminal Records or Psychiatric
Problems, UNLV and CCD
Chancellor Humphrey recalled tht in February the Board took
action rescinding a policy concerning admission to UNR of
applicants with criminal records. In April, the Board
denied a request to rescind a similar policy for admission
to UNLV and CCD of applicants with criminal records or
psychiatric problems.
Dr. Humphrey reported that both President Baepler and Pres-
ident Milam request reconsideration of the Board's action
in April. Chancellor Humphrey concurred with that request,
adding that if this action is not acceptable to the Board
of Regents, he then recommends that the policy statement
be reinstated for UNR so that applicants for admission will
be treated the same at all three instructional Divisions.
Mr. Ross moved that the matter be tabled and that a new pro-
cedure be developed. Motion seconded by Dr. Lombardi,
carried without dissent.
38. Common Course Number System
Chancellor Humphrey recalled that in April he had proposed
adoption of a uniform course numbering system for all in-
structional Divisions. Exception was taken to that proposal
by President Donnelly and the Board requested that a compro-
mise solution be sought. Dr. Humphrey reported that a pro-
posal had been submitted by President Donnelly (identified
as Ref. 36B and filed with permanent minutes), which he
recommended for adoption. That proposal provides for the
following numbering system:
100B-299B Occupational courses and CCD general education
courses
100C-299C Community service courses
100D-299D Developmental courses, CCD
100 -299 Lower division University courses and CCD
equivalent courses
300 -499 Upper division University courses
500 -799 Graduate courses
Chancellor Humphrey reported that the above proposal had
been considered the previous day by the Articultion Board,
which had endorsed the proposal, "provided CCD is willing to
commit itself to the clear identification and proper classi-
fication of all baccalaureate transfer courses for reference
by everyone concerned." Chancellor Humphrey stated that Dr.
Donnelly's proposal was acceptable to him.
Mr. Ross moved approval. Motion seconded by Dr. Lombardi.
Bob Sheppard, President of ASB of CCCC, spoke in support of
the common course number proposal by President Donnelly.
He requested, however, that courses numbered 100B-299B be
acceptable as transfer courses. Mr. Sheppard also requested
the Articulation Board membership be revised to provide for
the following membership:
One representative from each of the three Community
Colleges; one representative from each University;
one member from the Board of Regents or a representative
from the Chancellor's Office; and one student appointed
by the Nevada Colleges Council.
Mr. Sheppard also requested that the ability of the
Articulation Board to hear appeals be communicated to all
students.
Chairman Buchanan suggested that Mr. Sheppard's proposal for
restructuring the Articulation Board could be more appro-
priately dealt with at a subsequent meeting since it was not
a part of the motion under consideration. He requested Mr.
Sheppard to transmit his recommendation through Campus
channels so that it could be considered and acted upon.
Senate representatives from Clark County and Western Nevada
spoke in support of the proposal under consideration. The
UNR Senate representative stated that either proposal would
be acceptable to UNR.
The motion carried without dissent.
39. National Society of Professors
Chancellor Humphrey reviewed the sequence of events which
had occurred leading up to placement of this matter on the
agenda. He referred to a letter from Mr. Charles Levinson,
President UNLV Chapter of NSP, dated April 12, 1976, to
Chancellor Humphrey, requesting that an election be held
to determine the collective bargaining agent for faculty of
the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (letter identified as
Ref. 44A and filed with permanent minutes). He also refer-
red to his letter in response, dated April 22, 1976, in
which he detailed the deficiencies in the request which
prevented its being placed on the agenda of the Board of
Regents (identified as Ref. 44B and filed with permanent
minutes). Chancellor Humphrey then referred to a letter
from Mr. Levinson, dated April 27, 1976, to members of the
Board of Regents, and others, which, in effect, appealed
the decision of the Chancellor (identified as Ref. 44C and
filed with permanent minutes).
Chancellor Humphrey briefly summarized the deficiencies in
the request submitted by Mr. Levinson:
(1) Section 18.1(e) of the Regulations requires that the
application include "signed evidence of interest in
being so represented from no less than 30% of the eli-
gible employees contained in the unit sought." The
evidence submitted by Mr. Levinson was a letter from a
certified public accountant that such evidence was in
his possession. The regulations do not provide for a
third person to examine and certify to such evidence
and the letter did not state the number of signatures
nor the total number upon which the 30% calculation was
based.
(2) Section 18.1(d) requires identification of the unit
sought for representation. The material submitted by
Mr. Levinson was on behalf of the UNLV professional
employees only; whereas, the Regulations provide in
Section 23.1(a) that one unit shall consist of the pro-
fessional employees of UNR and UNLV. In order to meet
the requirement of Section 18.1(e) (of 30% of the eli-
gible employees) this required signed evidence of in-
terest in being so represented from 276 of the 919
eligible employees at UNR and UNLV.
(3) The membership card submitted as a sample indicates
that the person signing authorizes "my local NSEA af-
filiate to negotiate for me before school distrist
officials of trustees, as provided in Nevada Statues."
This would not be applicable to employees under the
University of Nevada System Professional Employees
Collective Bargaining Regulations.
(4) The application was submitted on behalf of the National
Society of Professors, but included the Articles of
Incorporation of the NSEA, and the Constitution and
Bylaws of the UNLV Association of the NSEA. The rela-
tionship of NSP to the organizations identified in the
documents needs to be clarified.
(5) The documents submitted specify that membership in the
UNLV Association of the NSEA is open only to teaching
and research faculty employed at UNLV. If the UNR fac-
ulty members, who are also members of the unit for
which recognition is sought, are not eligible for mem-
bership in the employee organization seeking to repre-
sent that unit, an additional problem exists.
Following the Chancellor's introductory remarks, a statement
was presented on behalf of the UNLV chapter of NSP by Mr.
Charles Levinson, Chapter President. Additionally, Mr.
Joseph Newlin, Executive Director of the Nevada State Educa-
tion Association, and Dr. Neal Ferguson, speaking on behalf
of the UNR Chapter of NSP, presented statements in support
of the petition from the UNLV Chapter of NSP. (Transcripts
of statements on file in the Chancellor's Office.)
In the discussion following, Counsel Hug confirmed the defi-
ciencies in the application submitted by NSP, specifically
noting that the present regulations require that the UNR and
UNLV professional staff are one unit for collective bargain-
ing purposes. Secondly, he noted, the existing regulations
require that as part of the submission to the Chancellor
there is to be received signed evidence of interest from no
less than 30% of the eligible employees of the unit concern-
ed, and such evidence must be from the employees themselves,
not from a third party. He cited other deficiencies, also
identified in the Chancellor's letter to Mr. Levinson, not-
ing that they were technical points but should be corrected.
He again confirmed that the application did not comply with
the requirements of Title 4, Chapter 5, Professional Employ-
ees Collective Bargaining Regulations.
Mrs. Knudtsen moved that the Chancellor's action be upheld
and the appeal of NSP be denied. Motion seconded by Dr.
Anderson, carried without dissent.
40. 1977 Legislative Program Items
Chancellor Humphrey noted the desirability of developing
the University's legislative proposals as early as possible
and recommended approval of the following:
A. UNS faculty employed on an academic year basis are paid
in ten installments during their first year of employ-
ment (September-June), and in twelve installments there-
after (July-June). This practice had no ill effects in-
sofar as service credits for retirement purposes was
concerned until 1974, when a UNR faculty member who was
about to retire was informed that she would be penalized
.15 of a year credit for the first year of service. She
appealed to the State Retirement Board and to the Legis-
lature for relief, and the 1975 Legislature amended NRS
286.495 to read as follows:
5. Any person originally employed by the University of
Nevada on a 10-month contract prior to June 30, 1975
is entitled to an additional .15 year of service
credit for that year if the member was paid a full
12-month salary during the 10-month period and term-
inates his service at the end of a fiscal year.
This adjustment applies only to the first time a
person is employed by the University of Nevada.
This action by the Legislature resolved the problem for
all faculty then employed, but leaves an inequitable
situation for faculty employed after July 1, 1975. Pub-
lic school teachers employed for the academic year do
not have this problem because their salary is always
paid in 12 installments (September-August). Both sys-
tems provide for payment of the same premium to the
Public Employees' Retirement System, and in both cases
only the academic year is worked.
To overcome the inequity described above, Chancellor
Humphrey proposed that an amendment to NRS 286.495 be
sought, as follows:
5. Any person employed by the University of Nevada on
a 10-month contract is entitled to an additional
.15 year of service credit for the initial year if
the member was paid a full 12-month salary during
the 10-month period and terminates his service at
the end of the fiscal year. This adjustment applies
only to the first time a person is employed by the
University of Nevada.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Dr.
Lombardi, carried without dissent.
B. Dr. Humphrey noted that Regents do not receive an honor-
arium and their per diem allowance has not been adjusted
since 1971. The mileage rate received by Regents is
less than that paid State employees. He proposed the
following change to the statute:
396.070 Compensation and Expenses of Regents.
1. No member of the Board of Regents shall receive any
compensation for his services.
2. Each member of the Board of Regents shall receive in
attending meetings of the Board, or while on Board
of Regents' business within the State:
a. A per diem expense allowance of $50 per day.
b. Travel expenses computed at the same rate pro-
vided by law for State officers and employees.
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs.
Knudtsen, carried with Mrs. Fong opposing the increase
in per diem.
41. 1977-81 Capital Improvement Program
Chancellor Humphrey recalled that a draft document had been
presented in April, with the understanding that there would
be revisions to the document and action would be requested
at the May meeting. He noted the inclusion with the agenda
of a final document recommended by the Administration.
Mr. Harry Wood, System Architect, presented the final docu-
ment and outlined the areas where changes had occurred.
Mr. John Buchanan moved acceptance of the projects contained
in Group A in the order listed. Motion seconded by Dr.
Lombardi, carried without dissent.
Miss Thompson moved approval of the projects contained in
Group B, in the following order:
1. CCD - CCCC, Charleston Campus
2. DRI - Southern Nevada Facility
3. UNR - Addition to Church of Fine Arts, Phase I
4. UNLV - Additions to Chemistry and Life Science Bldg
5. CCD - Henderson Campus
Motion seconded by Mrs. Fong.
Mr. Ross moved to amend the motion to provide for the fol-
lowing order of Group B:
1. CCD - CCCC, West Charleston Campus
2. DRI - Southern Nevada Facility
3. UNR - Addition to Church Fine Arts, Phase I
4. UNLV - Additions to Chemistry and Life Science Bldg
5. CCD - Henderson Campus
6. CCD - Western Nevada Community College
a. Carson City (15-20,000 sq. ft.)
b. Fallon (10,000 sq. ft.)
Motion to amend seconded by Dr. Lombardi, carried with the
following roll call vote:
Yes - Mr. James Buchanan, Mrs. Fong, Mrs. Knudtsen, Dr.
Lombardi, Miss Mason, Mr. Ross, Miss Thompson
No - Dr. Anderson, Mr. John Buchanan
Main motion then carried with nine affirmative votes.
Miss Thompson moved acceptance of the Capital Improvement
Program for 1977-81, as amended. Motion seconded by Dr.
Lombardi, carried without dissent.
42. Capital Improvement Plan, 1979-1983
Mr. John Buchanan requested a committee of faculty, stu-
dents, Administrators and outside persons be established to
assist in the development of a master plan for UNLV. He
requested that the necessary advance work be done by the
UNLV Administration and faculty, in cooperation with Univer-
sity Architect Harry Wood, to permit the inclusion of a mas-
ter plan in the 1979-83 Capital Improvement Program.
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Motion seconded by Mrs. Knudtsen,
carried without dissent.
43. Minimum Age for Admission of Nongraduates of High School
Chancellor Humphrey reviewed the different requirements at
each of the instructional Divisions for the admission of
nongraduates of high school and endorsed a recommendation
of the UNS Articultion Board that the Board of Regents ap-
prove a minimum age of 18 for admission of nongraduates of
high school to any UNS Division. The Presidents concurred
in this recommendation.
Miss Thompson moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Mason, carried without dissent.
44. Announcement of Gifts and Grants
Chancellor Humphrey recommended the Board's policy on gifts
and grants be amended to read as follows:
Title 4, Chapter 3, Board of Regents Handbook
Section 5. Approval, Announcement and Acknowledgment of
Gifts and Grants
1. A gift or grant to the University of Nevada or one of
its Divisions may be accepted only by the Board of
Regents. Before the Board considers acceptance, the of-
fer shall be investigated by the cognizant President
and a recommendation made concerning acceptance.
2. A President, or the Chancellor in instances of gifts or
grants to UNS rather than to a specific Division, may
announce that a gift or grant has been offered before
it is accepted. A recommendation concerning acceptance
must be presented to the next Board meeting after re-
ceipt, provided it is received in time to be placed on
the regular agenda.
3. Receipt and appropriate acknowledgment of all gifts and
grants shall be the responsibility of the President of
the Division concerned. Following acceptance by the
Board, gifts of $1,000 or more shall also be appropri-
ately acknowledged on behalf of the Board by the Board's
Secretary.
Mr. Ross moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss Thompson.
Mrs. Fong moved to amend to require that appropriate acknow-
ledgment also be given to those assisting in raising funds.
Motion seconded by Miss Thompson. Second was then with-
drawn. Motion to amend was declared to have failed for lack
of a second.
Motion carried without dissent.
45. Proposed Amendment to Code
Chancellor Humphrey reported that the UNLV Senate and Presi-
dent Baepler proposed that the Code be amended by adding
the following new Section 3.7:
Section 3.7 - Economic Security Provisions for Professional
Administrative Personnel Not Holding Rank in
a Teaching and Research Department
3.7.1 Tenure as defined above is related specifically to
teaching and research. Professional personnel whose
administrative tasks entitle them to appointments
with faculty status and fringe benefits but who are
not engaged in teaching and research are not eligi-
ble for tenure as administrative officers. Although
they do not have the need for tenure as a protector
of academic freedom, they do have a need for alter-
native arrangements with respect to job security and
academic due process.
3.7.2 Administrative personnel may be appointed with or
without concurrent academic rank in a teaching and
research Department. If they have such academic
rank, they may be considered for tenure by such a
Department in accordance with the regular tenure
provisions set forth above. Lacking such concurrent
appointment, they have as an alternative to tenure
the following provisions to assure economic security
and due process.
3.7.3 Persons appointed without academic rank in a teaching
and research Department to administrative positions
carrying professional and faculty status and fringe
benefits are hereafter called Administrative Profes-
sionals. They are appointed annually with either
provisional or continuing appointments. The first
six annual appointments are deemed to be provisional
and beginning with the seventh annual appointment,
the appointments are deemed to be continuing.
3.7.4 The appointment of an Administrative Professional may
be terminated only for cause. Such cause will be one
which would justify the termination of a tenured fac-
ulty member and the Administrative Professional will
be accorded the same rights of appeal as a tenured
faculty member would enjoy.
3.7.5 During the period of the six provisional appointments
an Administrative Professional may be dismissed with-
out cause with 90 days notice.
3.7.6 Neither the limitation of cause in Section 3.7.4
above nor the limit of 90 days in Section 3.7.5 is
intended to restrict the Presidential authority to
require immedidate suspension under Section 5.3.3.
Dr. Humphrey stated that by inclusion in this agenda, this
proposed amendment was being referred to all Senates and
would be scheduled for action by the Board at the November
19, 1976 meeting.
46. Faculty Working on Advanced Degrees
Chancellor Humphrey reported that the UNLV Senate and Presi-
dent Baepler recommend that Title 4, Chapter 4, Section 4 of
the Board of Regents Handbook, be amended as follows:
No faculty member holding the rank of Assistant Profes-
sor, Associate Professor or Professor, or equivalent,
shall be permitted to become a candidate for an advanced
degree at the University, except that (1) students who
enter a graduate program and who by virtue of their
advanced standing are qualified for temporary appoint-
ment on the faculty shall be permitted to complete their
training while retaining such position, or (2) a faculty
member may be permitted to become a candidate for an ad-
vanced degree outside of his/her own Department if the
request to do so is approved by the UNLV Graduate
Standards Committee.
By inclusion on the agenda, this matter was referred to
other Faculty Senates with a request that they make a recom-
mendation for consideration by the Board of Regents at its
October 8, 1976 meeting.
47. Grants-in-Aid for Nevada Resident Indians
In conformity with Board of Regents policy (Title 4, Chapter
14, Section 4 of the Board of Regents Handbook), President
Baepler requested that ten grants-in-aid be provided for
UNLV for Nevada resident Indians for 1976-77, and President
Milam requested twenty such grants-in-aid for UNR for 1976-
77. Chancellor Humphrey recommended approval.
Miss Mason moved approval. Motion seconded by Miss
Thompson, carried without dissent.
48. Howard Hughes' Will
Mr. Hug spoke briefly concerning a meeting he had attended
with other attorneys concerning the Howard Hughes' will
which had named the University of Nevada as one of the
beneficiaries.
Dr. Anderson moved to authorize Counsel to work coopera-
tively with other beneficiaries to the Hughes' estate and
further, in recognition of the expenses which will be in-
curred in pursuing this matter, an allocation of up to
$15,000 be provided from the Board of Regents Special
Projects Account, to be expended at the discretion of
Counsel and Chancellor Humphrey. Motion seconded by Mr.
Ross, carried without dissent.
49. Cooperative Doctorate in Education
Chancellor Humphrey commented on the Cooperative Ed. D.
Program, and submitted the following statement and recom-
mendation on behalf of Presidents Milam and Baepler and
himself:
The Doctoral Program in Education was recommended by
the faculty and Administration and approved by the
Board of Regents as a cooperative program between UNR
and UNLV. It provided for students to take part of
their courses at each of the institutions to gain
from the strengths of both facilities and libraries.
It was also approved as a largely self-supporting
program by the use of a $75 per-credit fee. Both
aspects -- the cooperative and self-supporting --
were believed to be essential elements in advancing
this program ahead of all others.
Recent objections by students to the program, com-
pounded by apparently inconsistent counseling, have
caused concern. President Baepler, President Milam
and I conclude that the two Colleges of Education
should review the program and give us the benefit of
their experience to date. We caution, however, that
the progress of students in the program should not
be interrupted. We believe that any major modifica-
tion of the basic elements of cooperation between the
two Colleges and basic self-support must be achieved
by submission of new program proposals through regular
channels.
Dr. Anderson moved approval of the joint statement from the
Officers, as reflected above. Motion seconded by Mrs.
Knudtsen, carried without dissent.
50. New Business
Mrs. Fong expressed concern about the lack of newspaper
coverage prior to a Board of Regents meeting and requested
that some effort be made to distribute information to the
news media. Chancellor Humphrey noted that sixteen copies
of each agenda are provided to the news media at the same
time they are mailed to the Regents. He pointed out that
the decision to use this material rests not with the Uni-
versity but with the media.
The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P.M.
Mrs. Bonnie M. Smotony
Secretary to the Board
05-14-1976