Posted on: September 13, 2020; Updated on: September 13, 2020
By
Dana Woodward, [email protected], 803-777-3691
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees met on Friday (Sept. 11) along
with several of the newly-formed board committees. Here’s a roundup of actions they
took.
Academic changes recommended for full board approval
The Academic Excellence and Student Experience Committee recommended to the full board
changes to several academic programs:
- The establishment of a new Bachelor of Science in Cyberintelligence in the College
of Arts and Sciences - The termination of the Children’s Law Certificate, IMA in Art Education, MPH General
Public Health, MPH General Public Health/Pharm.D. Pharmacy, MPH General Public Health/MD
Medicine and the Public Health Certificate - The establishment of a new online delivery of the Masters in Educational Psychology
and Research
The committee also recommended to the full board faculty manual changes, including
creating a committee of professional-track faculty to review policies for non-tenure
track faculty, as well as replacing the term “non-tenure track” with “professional-track”
faculty throughout the manual.
Moore School International Business program receives off cycle fee approval
The Finance and Infrastructure committee recommended for board approval a request
to begin paid marketing for the Moore School’s Master of International Business Live
program. The program aims to provide education from the professors based in the United
States to students in their home countries. The request was approved by the full board
and the program anticipates a fresh class for the fall semester as a result.
Several infrastructure projects approved
The Finance and Infrastructure Committee also recommended the approval of a variety
of campus projects:
- Phase two construction for parking in west campus, which will service Greek Village
- Replacement of a 20-year-old roof on the Graduate Sciences Research Center
- Use of a federal grant to renovate the Booker T. Washington building windows and creation
of interior exhibition room - Sale of the Wedge property for an anticipated $3.4 million
- Extension of the lease of the National Advocacy Center to the U.S. Department of Justice
from 2023 until 2043
All four projects subsequently received approval from the full board.
Spaces across campus receive names
The full board approved naming spaces across campus in honor of donations to the university:
- The Salvage Family Creative Media Suite in Athletics
- The Addie Hunt Staples Office and the Lisabeth Sisk Office in the College of Information
and Communications - The Joan P. Hanner Family Office for Behavioral Health in the College of Social Work
New University Treasurer named
The university’s current treasurer, Pat Lardner, is retiring at the end of September.
At the meeting, the board nominated and confirmed Joe Sobieralski to fill the vacancy,
and he will start on Oct. 1. Sobieralski is the assistant vice president for administrative
operations and chief of staff in the Division of Administration and Finance.
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