Informational items discussed 1. At its December meeting, the Board approved a proposal to add, as a fixed item to the agenda of future meetings, a presentation highlighting campus initiatives on academic excellence and quality. This will be an opportunity to showcase the System's success stories, not only for our internal mutual benefit, but also as a means of informing the public about the quality of TBR institutions and their faculty. Dr. McPhee asked faculty for support of the awards program. All chief academic officers have nomination forms for outstanding projects.
Forms call for nomination and background information.
The deadline for consideration in the initial awards is February 7, 2000. Dr. McPhee stressed that the use of temporary appointments was limited and there was no change in the intent of this policy. Temporary appointments cannot be continued indefinitely. After three years the institution must either apply to the Chancellor for an extension to continue the temporary appointment or conduct a search for a full-time person. The board reviewed the current post-retirement program and approved an extension through June 30, 2001.