THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2020 Winter Meeting Board of Trustees - Agenda

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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2020 WINTER MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday February 19, 2020

Tennessee Room UTC University Center Chattanooga, Tennessee

I. Call to Order and Invocation

AGENDA

II. Roll Call

III. Welcome and Opening Remarks of the Chair

IV. Honorary Resolution: James (Ron) Maples --Action....................................................................... Tab 1

V. Requests to Address the Board [if any not heard in a committee]

VI. Review of Lecturer Compensation Analysis--Information ............................................................. Tab 2

VII. Update on UTIA/UTK Reunification--Information

VIII. Appointment of Mark Paganelli as Treasurer --Action ................................................................... Tab 3

IX. Committee Reports:

Report and Recommendations of the Finance and Administration Committee A. Revised FY 2019-20 Operating Budget--Action/Roll-Call Vote ............................................... Tab 4 B. FY 2020-21 Tuition and Fees for UT Health Science Center--Action/Roll-Call Vote............ Tab 5

Report of the Executive Committee A. Amendments to the Bylaws --Action/Roll-Call Vote ................................................................ Tab 6

X. Annual Performance Review of Interim President Boyd--Action.................................................. Tab 7 XI. President's Address

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2020 Winter Meeting Board of Trustees - Agenda

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Note concerning items XII.C and XII.D: The Bylaws of the Board provide that any item unanimously approved by a committee that is meeting in conjunction with a meeting of the Board will be placed on the consent agenda of the Board meeting. Therefore, if any item listed under XII.C and XII.D is not unanimously approved in committee, the item will be moved to the regular agenda of the Board. Further, any Trustee may request that an item on the consent agenda be moved to the regular agenda even if unanimously approved in committee.

XII. Consent Agenda--Action...................................................................................................................... Tab 8

A. Minutes of the Last Meeting......................................................................................................... Tab 8.1 B. Ratification of Corrected 2019 Annual Report to the General Assembly .............................. Tab 8.2 C. Items from the Education, Research, and Service Committee ................................................ Tab 8.3

1. 2020 Institutional Mission Profile Statements 2. Proposed Department Name Chance, Haslam College of Business, UTK 3. Authorization for Conferral of Degrees, 2020 Spring Semester 4. Grant of Tenure upon Initial Appointment, UTK 5. New Academic Programs:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, Deaf Studies Major, American Sign Language Concentration, UTK

Master of Legal Studies, UTK 6. Proposed Faculty Handbook Revision, UTK

D. Items from the Finance and Administration Committee......................................................... Tab 8.4 1. UTHSC Long-Range Master Plan 2. Distribution of Corpus from Robert L. Barksdale Men's Tennis Program Endowment, UTK 3. Knoxville Utilities Board Gas Line Easement, UTK

XIII. Other Business

[Note: Under the Bylaws of the Board, items not appearing on the agenda may be considered only upon an affirmative vote representing a majority of the total voting membership of the Board. Other business necessary to come before the Board at this meeting should be brought to the Board Secretary's attention before the meeting.]

XIV. Closing Remarks

XV. Adjournment

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2020 Winter Meeting Board of Trustees - Honorary Resolution: James (Ron) Maples

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees

Resolution in Honor of UT Treasurer James (Ron) Maples February 19, 2020

WHEREAS, James (Ron) Maples earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1974, and then obtained the designations of certified public accountant in 1979 and certified internal auditor in 1982;

WHEREAS, he began working as a staff auditor in internal audit and rose to the department's director; and

WHEREAS, he served three years as bursar for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before beginning a 26-year career in the comptroller's office, of which he was named controller in 1990; and

WHEREAS, in 2010, he became part of the chief financial officer's team, overseeing the UT System budget; and

WHEREAS, he was named interim treasurer and chief financial officer in 2016; and

WHEREAS, he was appointed as treasurer in 2017; and

WHEREAS, he was a member of: the UT-Battelle bid team in 2000 that won the U.S. Department of Energy's contract to manage the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; the 2001 IRIS/SAP project team that implemented the University's enterprise resource planning system; and the 2010 presidential search committee; and

WHEREAS, he served the University of Tennessee for 42 years; and

WHEREAS, he has been the University's primary representative to the Council on Governmental Relations since 1990 and served on its board from 2008 to 2014, including serving as its treasurer from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2019; and

WHEREAS, he is a past president of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and a past board member of the UT Federal Credit Union; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on February 19, 2020, hereby commends James (Ron) Maples for his distinguished and invaluable service to the University of Tennessee.

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2020 Winter Meeting Board of Trustees - Review of Lecturer Compensation Analysis

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date:

February 19, 2020

Item:

Report on Full Time Lecturer Compensation

Type:

Information

Presenter:

David Miller, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The University of Tennessee campuses rely on dedicated lecturers for the delivery of instruction to students. In response to questions raised by the UT lecturers about compensation, the attached report compares UT lecturer's salaries to peer institutions, aspirational institutions and other public universities in Tennessee.

Appendix A provides the number of full-time lecturers by campus and college within a campus for fall 2019. The salary data shows the minimum, maximum, average, and median for each college and campus. The UT System totals show that of 554 full-time lecturers the average salary is $58,099 and the median is $51,354. Lecturers comprise over 90 percent of UT adjunct faculty. Other universities have a more balance mix of lecturers and instructors.

FY 2018 Comparative Data

Appendix B provides detailed comparisons for UTK lecturers and instructors compared to peer, aspirational, and SEC institutions. Of the total adjunct faculty UTK was slightly ahead of peer and SEC universities and below aspirational universities.

Appendix C provides detailed comparisons for UTC lecturers and instructors compared to peer, aspirational, and other Tennessee universities (locally-governed institutions). For total adjunct faculty the UTC average was above all three groups.

Appendix D also provides detailed comparisons for UTM lecturers and instructors compared to peer, aspirational, and other Tennessee universities. For the total adjunct faculty the UTM average of was at or above all three groups.

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2020 Winter Meeting Board of Trustees - Review of Lecturer Compensation Analysis

Appendix A

Fall 2019 UT Full-Time Paid Lecturer* Salaries

Campus/College UTK

College of Arts and Sciences Haslam College of Business Coll of Communication & Info Tickle College of Engineering Herbert College of Agriculture Coll of Educ, Hlth, & Hmn Sci College of Architecture & Design

Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer No. of Minimum Maximum Average Median Lecturers Salary Salary Salary Salary

334 33,000 175,999 61,703 52,520 213 33,000 120,632 50,861 48,266

54 60,000 175,999 102,568 93,298 19 33,546 66,511 43,601 40,000 16 75,000 103,728 86,094 82,253 10 50,142 80,341 62,356 61,814

8 50,682 93,803 67,671 68,030 13 46,000 89,365 57,027 50,000

UTC College of Arts & Sci Coll of Health, Educ, and Prof Std Coll of Business Admin Coll of Engineering &Comp Sci

133 35,811 208,590 54,043 49,438 83 35,811 66,120 46,232 44,448 28 42,500 99,566 62,390 60,172 15 46,933 208,590 80,082 70,163 7 51,000 57,222 54,408 55,040

UTM Coll of Educ & Behav Science Division of Academic Affairs Coll of Humanities & Fine Arts Coll of Agric & Appl Science Coll of Business & Global Affr Engineering & Natural Sciences

87 30,000 100,650 50,406 50,650 21 49,269 100,650 54,713 51,782 14 41,012 57,527 50,568 52,332 22 37,697 55,370 44,094 43,213 12 30,000 60,356 45,097 46,423

6 57,527 71,454 60,801 64,539 12 37,946 73,183 51,792 48,929

UT System Total

554 30,000 208,590 58,099 51,354

Source: IRIS BW; Nov 20 2019 Prepared by: UT System Office of Institutional Research; January 10, 2020 *Only Lecturers reported, as they account for over 90 percent of all UT System Adjunct Faculty (i.e. 554 Lecturers to 48 Instructors, System-wide).

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