Political & Legal Working Group
Meeting Notes from April 10, 1999
Meetings: Mondays, late afternoons, as needed
Path Forward: Explore Issues
- Performance Funding of College
- Overall funding of College
- Role/Effectiveness of CHE
- MUSC & CofC "unification"
- Accessibility, diversity, and Affirmative Action
- Town-Gown issues regarding college growth and development plans
Information needed from:
- CHE Commissioner Rayburn Barton on performance funding, etc.
- Sen. Setzler and local Charleston delegation
- Local government reps: Chas., N. Chas., Mt. Pl.
- Admissions office- accessibility/diversity
- Housing office = on-campus, near campus, real commuters
Resources needed:
Concerns:
- Government's attitudes toward higher education- generally and the College in particular, "benign neglect", not hostile, main focus on K-12
- Government's Actions: - Performance Funding
- LIFE scholarships
- Facilities Funding: BE, Avery, Library
- Lottery? Video Poker?
- Legal Developments: to be discussed further
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