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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES To ratify the actions taken in Regular Session by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees (“the Board”) of the University of the Virgin Islands for the Board WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 1 (a) of the Bylaws of the University of the Virgin Islands states in part, “The Executive Committee may act for the Board between Board meetings, in the event of emergencies requiring Board action;” and WHEREAS, that section of the Bylaws further states, “The Executive Committee shall report to the Board at its next meeting on all actions taken by it, and the Board shall ratify or revoke such actions,” and WHEREAS, the last meeting of the Board was on March 10, 2012; and WHEREAS, during the Regular Session of a meeting on April 3, 2012, the Executive Committee (“the Committee”) acted for the Board as follows: • On the recommendation of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and the Finance and Budget Committee of the Board, the Committee selected Option 2 of three options submitted by President David Hall for the purchase by the University of five megawatts of solar-generated power (approximately three megawatts on the St. Thomas Campus and two megawatts on the Albert A. Sheen Sr. Camus) from Caribbean Wind Energy and System 3 through a twenty-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). (A copy of the Administration’s proposal, captioned Energy Management Report March 2012, University Wide Photovoltaic System Project, is attached as Exhibit A.) In order to keep the project on schedule for a January 2013 completion, the Committee adopted a motion authorizing the President to proceed with the negotiation of a PPA with Caribbean Wind Energy and System 3 to purchase approximately five megawatts of solar-generated power to displace more expensive, fossil fuels generated power supplied by VIWAPA; WHEREAS, during the Regular Session of a meeting on May 7, 2012, the Committee acted for the Board as follows: • The Committee approved a policy governing the issuance of tablet computers to the members of the Board of Trustees. (A copy of the policy captioned, Issuance of Tablet Computers to Trustees, is attached as Exhibit B.) The use of tablet computers, specifically Apple iPad2’s1, will replace the printing, collating, binding, and distribution of Board Boards at least three times a year - before each meeting of the Board, and therefore result in a reduction in the operating expenses of the Board. The approval of this policy by the Committee allowed the distribution of iPad2’s before the June meeting of the Board rather than delaying the achievement of that reduction in operating expenses until the Board meeting in October. • The Periodic Review Report (PRR) was reviewed and edited by the Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee and then forwarded to the Executive Committee for review and approval. The Committee reviewed and approved the edited PRR. (A copy of the PRR is attached as Exhibit C.) The approval of the report was needed prior to the June 9, 2012 meeting of the Board of Trustees in order for the Administration to comply with the deadline of June 1, 2012 for the submission of the PRR to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. 1 The iPad2 is approximately $100.00 per unit less expensive than the New iPad which recently became commercially available. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD: The actions taken by the Executive Committee of the Board during the Regular Session of its meetings on April 3 and May 7, 2012, which are detailed above, are hereby ratified. CERTIFICATION The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution approved by the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands at a meeting on Saturday, June 9, 2012 as recorded in the minutes of that meeting. June 9, 2012 Secretary of the Board Date Exhibit A Energy Management Report March 2012, University Wide Photovoltaic System Project, Exhibit B Issuance of Tablet Computers to Trustees Policy Exhibit C Periodic Review Report (PRR)