September 17-18, 1982
09-17-1982
Pages 17-31
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM
September 17, 1982
The Board of Regents met on the above date at the University of
Nevada, Reno.
Members present: Mr. John R. Mc Bride, Vice Chairman
Mr. James L. Buchanan, II
Ms. Frankie Sue Del Papa
Mrs. Lilly Fong
Mrs. Dorothy S. Gallagher
Mr. Chris Karamanos
Mr. John Tom Ross
Mrs. June Whitley
Members absent: Mr. Robert A. Cashell
Others present: Chancellor Robert M. Bersi
President William Berg, NNCC
President Joseph Crowley, UNR
President Jack Davis, WNCC
President James Eardley, TMCC
President Judith Eaton, CCCC
President Leonard Goodall, UNLV
President Clifford Murino, DRI
Mr. Donadl Klasic, General Counsel
Ms. Mary Lou Moser, Acting Secretary
Also present were Faculty Senate Chairman Curry (UNR), Jones
(UNLV), Heise (CCCC), Horton (NNCC), Lambert (TMCC), Dwyer
(WNCC), Hoffer (DRI), and Kendall (Unit), and Student Associ-
ation Officers.
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 Noon by Vice Chairman
Mc Bride.
1. Mrs. Whitley moved that the Board recess for a closed per-
sonnel session for the express purpose of discussing the
competancy of a University of Nevada System employee. Sec-
onded by Mr. Karamanos. Motion carried unanimously.
The Board reconvened at 1:10 P.M. with all members present except
Mr. Cashell.
2. Adoption of Consent Agenda
Adoption of the Consent Agenda (identified as Ref. A, and
filed with permanent minutes) containing the following items
was recommended:
(1) Approved the minutes of the regular meeting of August
20, 1982, as corrected by removing the word "tenure"
in the title of Item 12, and inserting the words
"emeritus status".
(2) Accepted gifts and grants as contained in Ref. C and
filed with permanent minutes.
Accepted the gift from Dr. Peter S. Bing, who donated
2800 shares of Baxter Travenol Laboratories common
stock to the School of Medicine and approved the sale
of such on August 30, 1982, for the sum of $110,250
with the proceeds to be used for faculty salary sup-
plements at the School.
(3) Approved the appointment of the following individuals
to the College of Arts and Science Advisory Board, UNR,
replacing members whose terms have expired:
Jaci Jones, Principal, Wooster High School
William Ligon, Chairman, Executive Committee,
Security Bank of Nevada
Dr. Robert Clift, Physician
Approved the appointment to a second 3-year term for
the following:
Thomas Wilson
Rollan Melton
Robert Pearce
(4) Approved the settlement in the case of I. J. Jordan,
CCCC, as contained in Ref. C-2 and filed with the
permanent minutes.
Ms. Del Papa moved approval. Seconded by Mrs. Gallagher.
Motion carried.
3. Report of the Investment Advisory Committee
The Investment Advisory Committee met at 9:00 A.M., Septem-
ber 17, 1982, and Chris Karamanos, Chair, presented the
following report:
(1) Received the following report from Mr. Roger Honour,
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith on UNS In-
vestment Performance Analysis for the quarter ending
June 30, 1982:
A. For the past 7 years the 91-day treasury bills
realized 9.6%, stock investments realized 7.3%
and bonds realized 6%. No-risk investments were
the best return for the 7-year period.
B. Valley Bank investor managed $4.6 million with a
return of real dollars of $925,000, with 28% in
the equity market, 17% in the bond market and
55% in cash investments.
The portfolio was up 9,5%, 6.4% annually, and the
manager ranked in the 61 percentile for all man-
agers tested, but top 2% for the year ending June,
1982. The fund performed better in the past two
years as opposed to a 5-year period. This fund
met the goal (set at 6%) with 6.4%.
C. First Interstate Bank managed $9.1 million with
48% in equities, 21% in bonds, 29% in cash and 2%
in other investments.
Over the 7-year period, the realized return was
9.5% with the manager being in the top 6%. The
manager's timing score for the market was number
one of all managers tested. This portfolio out-
performed the rate of inflation by .5% or $500,000.
D. Both funds total $15.5 million with an average
return of 9.1%, which is in the top 7% of the funds
monitored. Bonds were the weak point of the port-
folio. An increase in the equity position brought
down the performance for the last quarter of 1982.
However, the two funds outperformed by $2.8 million
and outperformed the rate of inflation by 1/10 of
1%.
(2) Received reports from Monte Miller, Valley Bank of
Nevada, Tom Josephsen of the Security Bank of Nevada,
and Bob Lee of First Interstate Bank.
(3) Heard a presentation from Mr. Jim Braden, President of
American Bank of Nevada, to procure a loan from the
University Investment Fund in the amount of $2,250,000.
The collateral for the loan would be real estate with
a fair market value of $4.85 million. Any decision on
a loan of this type was postponed pending further dis-
cussion by the Committee.
Mrs. Gallagher moved approval. Seconded by Mrs. Whitley.
Motion carried.
4. Report of the Budget Committee
The Budget Committee met on September 17, 1982, and Ms. Del
Papa, Chairman, submitted the following report:
(1) Discussed at length the Governor's request for addi-
tional budget cuts. Regents Mc Bride and Gallagher
reported on a meeting with the Governor's Office staff
held on Thursday, September 16, 1982.
Instructed Chancellor Bersi to report to the Governor
on behalf of the Regents as follows:
That the University of Nevada System is willing to
do its part in this pending financial crisis; how-
ever, inasmuch as our institutions are facing the
largest enrollment in history, we have returned to
the State our fair share to date ($3.6 million in
July, 1982). We shall continue to look for areas
where cuts could be made, but hope that other State
agencies will also do their share.
The Board reiterated to Campuses that the number one
priority is teaching and research, but given the fi-
nancial picture of the State, Presidents and others
in the System shall continue to explore avenues where
cuts might be made.
(2) Approved of the following recommendation from the Sys-
tem Professional Compensation Committee:
That the Board of Regents abandon the step salary
pattern within ranges/ranks and adopt a salary
range/rank parameter system using the 1982-83 sal-
ary schedules as a base point effective immediate-
ly. It is understood that this "system" would
permit each Campus to adopt the rank and salary
pattern of its choice exclusive of the base point
figures.
Dr. Dywer, Faculty Senate Chair, WNCC, related that
Senate's objection, stating they felt this would cause
a great disparity in salaries for faculty teaching the
same courses at the different Campuses.
(3) Authorized UNR to utilize Capital Improvement Fee Funds
for the following projects:
College of Agriculture Greenhouses - The College wishes
to construct two greenhouses at the Valley Road
Field Laboratory. Bids were received on this proj-
ect on July 22, 1982. The low bid is $82,000. The
College has $72,000 available for the project. Au-
thorized $14,000 in CIF funds ($10,000 to award the
contract and $4,000 for contingency and develop-
ment).
Swimming Pool and Related Improvements - There is a
severe problem with peeling paint and resultant
pitting in the swimming and diving pools at the
Lombardi Recreation building. If left untended,
this problem will soon lead to holes and possibly
force the University to close the pools. The pools
need repainting. Related problems include locker
room surface repairs and replacement of rusted
vision screens. To correct these problems,
$51,304 was approved in CIF funds.
Purchase and Development of Lots for Parking - In order
to provide adequate parking for the Lawlor Events
Center, funds were originally set aside in the
anticipated project budget. When bids came in
higher than anticipated on this facility, these
funds were shifted to support the cost of construc-
tion. It is imperative that the University acquire
and develop several lots north of the Center for
parking purposes prior to the completion of con-
struction. Authorized UNR to negotiate the pur-
chase of these properties and subsequently to
develop them, using CIF funds. The Board will be
kept informed of the progress of negotiations and
the costs of purchase and development. With the
recent transfer of surplus funds from the new
Business building, the CIF now has adequate funds
to proceed with purchase and development.
Remodeling of Ross Business and Clark Administration -
With the opening of the new Business building,
the University would like to proceed with plans
to move the Controller's Office from Clark Ad-
ministration to Ross Business and various admin-
istrative offices to vacated space in Clark Ad-
ministration. Substantial remodeling is required
in association with these moves. Precise costs
have not yet been determined, but are estimated
at $100,000-$200,000. Authorized UNR to expend
from the CIF funds necessary to complete the re-
modeling, not to exceed $200,000.
(4) Approved a special course fee of $20 for JOUR 375,
Photojournalism at UNR.
(5) Approved the per credit fee of $1.70 currently paid by
graduate students registered for six credits or less,
and the $.20 currently paid by graduate students for
7 credits or more, to be allocated to the Library,
for "research-related materials and general services".
These funds were formerly earmarked for Library re-
search-related materials only.
(6) Approved the following 1982-83 Estimative Budgets:
Student Fee Research Book and
Library Operations Fund
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 1,000
Student Fees 30,000
Total Revenue $ 31,000
Expenditures
Wages $ 15,000
Fringe Benefits 150
Operating 15,850
Total Expenditures $ 31,000
Office of Communications and
Broadcasting Production Services
Revenue
Sales and Service $ 34,500
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 22,000
Classified Salaries 500
Fringe Benefits 2,812
Operating 3,400
Ending Fund Balance 5,788
Total Expenditures $ 34,500
Engineering Research & Development Center
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 34,290
Indirect Cost Recovery 5,710
Total Revenue $ 40,000
Expenditures
Classified Salaries $ 990
Wages 990
Fringe Benefits 20
Operating 32,000
Out-of-State Travel 6,000
Total Expenditures $ 40,000
UNR Marching Band
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 2,000
Transfer from Other Funds (SUCIF) 70,000
Total Revenue $ 72,000
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 4,697
Graduate Fellow Salaries 14,900
Fringe Benefits 737
Operating 51,166
Out-of-State Travel 500
Total Expenditures $ 72,000
P. E. Student Fees
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 10,789
Student Fees 30,000
Total Revenue $ 40,789
Expenditures
Professional Salaries & Wages $ 26,500
Fringe Benefits 265
Operating 7,000
Ending Fund Balance 7,024
Total Expenditures $ 40,789
Recreation Building Use - ASUN Fee
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 2,240
Transfer from ASUN 25,000
Sales 1,400
Total Revenue $ 28,640
Expenditures
Professional Salaries & Wages $ 13,000
Fringe Benefits 130
Operating 13,010
Ending Fund Balance 2,500
Total Expenditures $ 28,640
Building Use Fee
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 10,768
Building Use Fee (Non-Student) 14,800
Total Revenue $ 25,568
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 1,200
Classified Salaries 5,955
Wages 6,500
Fringe Benefits 1,133
Operating 3,500
Ending Fund Balance 7,280
Total Expenditures $ 25,568
A. M. A. Medical Education
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 24,230
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 18,218
Fringe Benefits 2,650
Ending Fund Balance 3,362
Total Expenditures $ 24,230
Fleischmann Foundation Gift
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $212,715
Expenditures
Operating $212,715
Savitt - Gift Medical Library
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $113,459
Interest 13,615
Total Revenue $127,074
Expenditures
Ending Fund Balance $127,074
Belz Memorial Gift
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 28,640
Expenditures
Wages $ 6,000
Fringe Benefits 60
Operating 6,500
Out-of-State Travel 1,000
Ending Fund Balance 15,080
Total Expenditures $ 28,640
Bing Fund Gift
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 85,940
Interest 6,000
Total Revenue $91,940
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 83,499
Fringe Benefits 8,441
Total Expenditures $ 91,940
Continuing Medical Education
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 47,522
Expenditures
Residents' Salaries $ 47,051
Fringe Benefits 471
Total Expenditures $ 47,522
Scarlett Bequest
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $309,321
Interest 37,000
Total Revenue $346,321
Expenditures
Residents' Salaries $ 50,000
Fringe Benefits 500
Ending Fund Balance 295,821
Total Expenditures $346,321
Phase V Building Gifts
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 23,290
Expenditures
Ending Fund Balance $ 23,290
Nevada Bureau of Mines Indirect Cost Recovery
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 5,000
Indirect Cost Recovery 20,000
Total Revenue $ 25,000
Expenditures
Operating $ 10,000
Out-of-State Travel 10,000
Ending Fund Balance 5,000
Total Expenditures $ 25,000
Geology Summer Field Camp
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 12,766
Student Fees 17,500
Total Revenue $ 30,266
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 2,600
Fringe Benefits 26
Operating 16,500
Ending Fund Balance 11,140
Total Expenditures $ 30,266
Mining Engineering Gifts
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 88,960
Transfer from Other Funds 10,000
Miscellaneous Gifts 5,000
Total Revenue $103,960
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 8,045
Wages 20,500
Fringe Benefits 290
Operating 50,000
Out-of-State Travel 5,000
Ending Fund Balance 20,125
Total Expenditures $103,960
Art Department Lab Fees
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 9,463
Student Fees 19,300
Less Refunds 2,500-
Total Revenue $ 26,263
Expenditures
Wages $ 2,000
Fringe Benefits 20
Operating 22,050
Ending Fund Balance 2,193
Total Expenditures $ 26,263
Melton Gift Fund
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 63,991
Interest 7,200
Total Revenue $ 71,191
Expenditures
Wages $ 2,500
Fringe Benefits 25
Operating 5,000
Ending Fund Balance 63,666
Total Expenditures $ 71,191
Historic Preservation Program
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 18,657
Endowment Income 53,535
Total Revenue $ 72,192
Expenditures
Professional Salaries $ 35,039
Classified Salaries 6,510
Fringe Benefits 5,520
Operating 6,000
Out-of-State Travel 1,000
Ending Fund Balance 18,123
Total Expenditures $ 72,192
Space Request - Facility Scheduling
Revenue
Opening Cash Balance $ 5,864
Sales and Service Revenue 22,500
Total Revenue $ 28,364
Expenditures
Classified Salaries $ 4,019
Fringe Benefits 565
Operating 18,780
Ending Fund Balance 5,000
Total Expenditures $ 28,364
Police Department
Revenue
Transfer from Other Funds $ 88,784
Reimbursements 72,694
Total Revenue $161,478
Expenditures
Classified Salaries $ 64,723
Wages 48,975
Fringe Benefits 9,541
Operating 38,239
Total Expenditures $161,478
Mr. Buchanan moved approval of the Budget Committee Report
with the words "and research" to be added in Item (1) B
after the word "teaching", so that the statement includes
teaching and research as the number one priority of the
System. Seconded by Mrs. Gallagher. Motion carried without
dissent.
5. Report of the Academic Affairs Committee
The Academic Affairs Committee met at 11:30 A.M. on Friday,
September 17, 1982, and Chairman Gallagher submitted the
following report:
(1) Briefly discussed the public hearings on tenure and
Code revision recommendations which had been held dur-
ing the week and announced the following schedule:
Immediately following the close of the regular
Board meeting, the Committee will reconvene to
discuss the changes and to begin preparation on
a draft document.
The draft will be mailed to Faculty Senates,
Presidents and staff during the last week in
September. Responses to the draft must be re-
ceived within 60 days, with the 60-day time
period beginning with the date of the mailing.
The Committee will submit the final recommenda-
tions to the Board for consideration at the end
of the 60-day period.
(2) Agreed that the draft of the proposed changes on tenure
and Code would become a reference and be filed with the
permanent minutes.
(3) Approved the concept that before the termination or
deletion of any degree program, Department, School or
College, a recommendation for such action shall have
been forwarded to the Board of Regents for action.
Vice Chancellor Fox was directed to work in concert
with the Presidents to produce detailed procedures
for deletion of programs and to make them a part of
Chapter 20 of the UNS Handbook.
6. President Crowley presented Mr. Allen Hopper, Vice Presi-
dent of Activities, ASUN, who reported on the rock concert
held recently and then presented to Dr. Crowley an amount
of $4372 from the proceeds, which is to be used for the
University.
7. Dr. Crowley also reported that faculty member, Ann Ronald,
who had been granted a sabbatical leave from UNR, has just
published a book, "The New West of Edward Abby".
8. Approval of Emeritus Status
Dr. Crowley requested emeritus status be approved for Dr.
Donald W. Marble, a faculty member in the School of Veter-
inary Medicine, who is retiring from the University on
January 15, 1983, after more than 26 years of service, and
that he be promoted to Professor of Veterinary Medicine
Emeritus.
Mr. Karamanos moved approval. Ms. Del Papa seconded. Mo-
tion carried without dissent.
9. Approval of the Board of Trustees, DRI Research Foundation
Dr. Murino requested approval of the following members for
the DRI Research Foundation Board of Trustees:
Robert E. Armstrong 2 years
Frank N. Bender 1 year
Fred D. Gibson (Chairman) 3 years
Robert F. Hammond 1 year
Sherman Miller 2 years
Cravens L. Wanlass 3 years
Mrs. Fong moved approval. Mrs. Whitley seconded. Motion
carried without dissent.
10. Change in Board Meeting Date
Mr. Mc Bride announced that the next meeting has been moved
from October 15, 1982 to one week later on October 22, 1982,
and will still be held in Las Vegas.
11. Nominations for the UNR and UNLV Long Range Planning
Committees on Athletics
Mr. Mc Bride announced that Mr. Cashell will be appointing
the UNR and UNLV Long Range Planning Committees on Athletics
next week and asked that if Regents have further suggestions
for Committee members they be forwarded to Mr. Cashell im-
mediately.
12. UNS Land Water Rights Inventory
Vice Chancellor Dawson introduced Mr. Edward Pine, former
Vice President for Business, UNR, who presented his report
on the water rights inventory on land owned in the northern
part of the State. Mr. Pine related that some titles need
to be cleared in that several still carry the name of the
original donors/owner. He also suggested a policy be de-
veloped with regard to water rights and sale of the land
but retaining all water rights if at all possible.
Dr. Murino related that DRI is in the process of planning
a research development park which will require water rights
for the land before Sierra Pacific Power Company can make
the necessary connections to the water system.
Mr. Pine stated that the report, identified as Ref. B and
filed with the permanent minutes, has been approved by
Sierra Pacific Power Company and the Federal Water Master.
Ms. Del Papa moved: 1) to accept the report; 2) to direct
General Counsel to clear titles of these holdings; 3) di-
rected that a meeting of DRI, Sierra Pacific Power Company,
and the College of Agriculture and the Federal Water Master
be held to determine the status of the water rights at the
Main Farm and other properties; 4) that a policy be develop-
ed for consideration by the Board on the acquisition and
sale of land and water rights; and 5) that the report on
land holdings be Systemwide. Mrs. Fong seconded. Motion
carried.
13. Chancellor's Report
Chancellor Bersi reported that the Legislative Committee to
Study the Personnel System, headed by the Honorable Joe
Dini, voted yesterday (September 16) to accept the majority
report of the Task Force on State Personnel, which includes
a recommendation that State statutes be amended to provide
that the unclassified service of the University System would
consist of professional staff as defined by the regulations
of the Board of Regents. He voiced appreciation and thanks
to the Presidents and members of the Board who worked so
diligently to help in getting the recommendation approved.
14. New Business
Mr. Buchanan asked that UNLV prepare the Phase II of the
program in Exercise Physiology for presentation at the
December meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 2:00 P.M.
Mary Lou Moser
Acting Secretary of the Board
09-17-1982