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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Board of Trustees Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 3 – 4 p.m.

Zoom Videoconference Call Agenda The Board Chair will state the following at the beginning of each meeting: In accordance with the State Government Ethics Act (Chapter 138A of the N.C. General Statutes), I remind all members of the Board of Trustees of their duty to avoid conflicts of interest and appearances of conflicts of interest. If you are aware or become aware of a conflict of interest or any item that may create the appearance of a conflict of interest, please notify me immediately.

1. Call to Order Dennis Bunker, Acting Chair 2. Farewell to Outgoing Trustees Sharon Gaber, Chancellor 3. Introduction of New Trustees Dennis Bunker, Acting Chair 4. Election of 2023-24 Officers of the Board of Trustees Teross Young Jr, Nominating Committee Chair 5. BOT Chair Remarks Board of Trustees Chair 6. Request to Establish a New Dean Position Jennifer Troyer, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 7. Request of Authorization of a Capital Project Rich Amon, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Documents: Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection – Advance Planning Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection – Project Authorization

UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees Organizational Meeting Agenda

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8. Motion to Convene in Closed Session Board of Trustees Chair a.Pursuant to N.C.G.S §143-318.11 (a)(6), To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual, public officer or employee, or prospective public officer or employee.

Closed Session 9. Faculty Tenure Recommendations Jennifer Troyer, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Document: New Hire Tenure Recommendations 10. Appointment of the Dean of the “New Science College” Jennifer Troyer, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 11. Appointment of the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Sharon Gaber, Chancellor 12. Tier I Salary Increases Sharon Gaber, Chancellor Document: Request for Tier I Salary Adjustments 13. Motion to Resume in Open Session Board of Trustees Chair Open Session 14. Action on Faculty Tenure Recommendations Board of Trustees Chair 15. Board Action of onTrustees Appointment Chairof the Dean of the “New Science College” 16. Board Action of onTrustees Appointment Chairof the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement 17. Board Other Business of Trustees Chair 18. Adjourn Board of Trustees Chair

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Members of the Board of Trustees Dennis N. Bunker III John A. Bailey Geoffrey D. Gray Wendy J. Grubbs Christine P. Katziff J. Brett Keeter Fred W. Klein Hugh L. McColl Jr. I. Tife Olusesi Michael J. Smith Sasha J. Weintraub Dontá L. Wilson Teross W. Young Jr.

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Request for Authorization Center for Meditation and Reflection - Advance Planning Project Cost: $275,000 Source of Funds: Donor Funds Project Description: Advance Planning for The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection will provide students with space to focus on health and wellness, including meditation, mindfulness, personal reflection and group wellness activities. A gift in memory of professor Loy Witherspoon will fund the design and construction of the center. The total project budget will be $2,750,000.

Action requested by the Finance and Physical Properties Committee and the Board of Trustees: Authorize the University to undertake the following capital improvement project: The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection - Advance Planning - $275,000

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Request for Authorization Center for Meditation and Reflection - Advance Planning Project Cost: $275,000 Source of Funds: Donor Funds Project Description: Advance Planning for The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection will provide students with space to focus on health and wellness, including meditation, mindfulness, personal reflection and group wellness activities. A gift in memory of professor Loy Witherspoon will fund the design and construction of the center. The total project budget will be $2,750,000.

Action requested by the Finance and Physical Properties Committee and the Board of Trustees: Authorize the University to undertake the following capital improvement project: The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection - Advance Planning - $275,000

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Request for Authorization Center for Meditation and Reflection Project Cost: $2,750,000 Source of Funds: Donor Funds Project Description: The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection will provide students with space to focus on health and wellness, including meditation, mindfulness, personal reflection and group wellness activities. A gift in memory of professor Loy Witherspoon will fund the design and construction of the center.

Action requested by the Finance and Physical Properties Committee and the Board of Trustees: Authorize the University to undertake the following capital improvement project: The Loy Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection - $2,750,000

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College CLAS COEN CHHS CCI

Department PHYS MEES SON CS

Position Associate Professor Associate Professor Director/Professor Professor

Faculty Member Jay Matthews Qiang Zhu Susan McLennon Marco Vieira

Salary $120,00 0 $122,00 0 $200,00 0 $170,00 0

New Hire with Tenure July/August 2023 Credentials Prior Experience PhD Arizona State University 2011University of Dayton, Associate Professor 2019-present PhD Stony Brook University 2013University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Associate Professor, 2022-present PhD University of Alabama 2008Texas A&M, Interim Dean, 2022-present PhD University of Coimbra 2005University of Coimbra, Professor, 2017 - present

UNC 8/15/2 3 8/15/2 3 7/15/2 3 10/1/2 3

Grants Publications, patents, Research area 9 external research grants and 33 peer-reviewed journal Optical properties of Group IV semiconductor materials and 8 external grants and contracts2 patents, 3 book chapters, 84 peer Scientific computing (physics based computing platform 5 internal grants and 9 external 39 referred publications, 2 book Adult Nursing and Palliative Care 17 grants and contracts, 6 2 books, 4 conference proceedings, Machine learning in dependability and security as well as design,

Dr. Bernadette T. Donovan-Merkert received a B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Vermont. She held postdoctoral research associate positions at Dartmouth College and the University of Texas at Austin prior to beginning her appointment as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at UNC Charlotte in 1992. She was promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure) in 1998 and to the rank of Professor in 2003.

Donovan-Merkert’s research program focuses on electrochemically-induced reactions of organometallic complexes, with an emphasis on asymmetric reactions promoted by electrochemical means. This work has implications in areas such as energy research and synthetic chemistry. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, and the American Chemical Society (ACS). She co-authored over 120 journal articles and conference presentations. In recognition of her accomplishments in teaching and research with undergraduate students, she was awarded the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar-Fellow Award, both from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. She also received the 2003 Harshini V. deSilva Graduate Mentor Award, and was named a finalist for the 2002 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence. Donovan-Merkert was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2011.

Since January 2023, Donovan-Merkert has been Interim Divisional Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences where she works primarily with the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics and Optical Science. Immediately prior to that appointment she served as Chair of the Chemistry Department for over 18 years.

In that role, she worked with faculty to promote a departmental culture that embraces excellence in research, teaching and engagement. Under her leadership, the Chemistry Department’s funding portfolio grew substantially, with less than $500K in extramural funding in 2005 to over $3.5M in 2022, including major grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies. She led the design and implementation of the interdisciplinary Nanoscale Science Ph.D. program -- the first program of its kind in the State of North Carolina -- and served as the program’s director from its beginning in Fall 2007 through June 2023. At the same time, she encouraged and supported faculty efforts to adopt evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom to improve student learning and success. Donovan-Merkert was a long-time advocate for the construction of the new science building that opened in 2021. She assisted the Chancellor in demonstrating the need for the building, helped to raise public awareness about the 2016 $2B Connect NC bond to fund the science building and other construction projects across the state, and served as a key participant in the design of the building.

Donovan-Merkert was Chair of the 2014 Gordon Research Conference on Organometallic Chemistry. She held leadership positions in the ACS, including Chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC), Program Chair of the ACS DIC, and Chair of the Carolina-Piedmont Local ACS Section. She recently served as a member of the board of directors for Charlottebased Arts+ (formerly Community School of the Arts), an organization that provides outstanding arts education to students of all ages, skill levels, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

PERSONNEL ACTION REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES This form is designed for submitting all personnel requests that require BOT approval

Name of Institution:

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Name of Appointee: Bernadette Donovan-Merkert Department:

Dean’s Office

College:

Current UNC Rank or Title: Interim Divisional (if applicable) Dean and Professor with Tenure

TBD

Interim Dean and Proposed Rank: Professor with Tenure

Indicate Type of Action: ) (select all that apply

Administrative Appointment: X Reappointment: New Faculty Appointment: Conferral of Tenure: Promotion: X Salary Increase in Excess of 15%: (* must complete Item #8 on page 2) Other: (describe) Distinguished Professorship: (provide name of professorship)

Effective Date of Action: August 1, 2023 Contract Period: Administrative Appointment: 9 mo.

Faculty Appointment: 9 mo.

Salary: $ 235,000 Source(s): State Funds: $235,000

12 mo. X 12 Mo. *Non State Funds:

$

* Indicate Sources of non-state funds generically ( i.e., grants, receipts, trust funds, endowments, medical faculty practice plan, etc. ):

Education Background: (indicate degree, date earned and institution, note additional study & training) B.S.

Ph.D.

1988 1983

University of Vermont Duke University

Teaching and other professional experience: (Show inclusive dates, rank and/or title, institution or agency, and indicate first appointment at current institution with rank and any changes to date)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2011 – Present Director, Nanoscale Science Ph.D. Program 2007 – 2011 Interim Director, Nanoscale Science Ph.D. Program 2003 – Present Professor 1998 – 2003 Associate Professor 1992 – 1998 Assistant Professor Scholarly & Creative Activities Dr. Donovan-Merkert’s research focuses on electron-transfer reactions of organometallic complexes. She has made major contributions to the graduate program in nanoscale science as the program director.

Request for Appointment of Vice Chancellor for Advancement Board of Trustees Meeting July 26, 2023

Last Name

First Name

Effective Date of Appointment

Interim Salary

Proposed Permanent Salary

Crigler

Beth

August 1, 2023

$249,452

$300,000

Request for Tier 1 Salary Adjustments Board of Trustees Meeting July 26, 2023, 2023 Last Name First Name Title Amon Richard VC Business Affairs VC for Humphrey Integrity

Jesh Institutional

Current Salary

Proposed $ Increase

% Increase

Proposed Salary

$269,100

$10,000

3.7%

$279,100

$241,265

$10,000

4.1%

$251,265

Justification Competitive adjustment to bring salary closer to the 75th percentile of market salary range Competitive adjustment to bring salary closer to 75th percentile of market salary range