UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES To ratify the actions taken 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 8, 2014; and WHEREAS, during the Regular Session of a meeting held on May 15, 2014, the Executive Committee acted for the Board as follows: • Approved a request presented, by the President, from the Dean and the Faculty of the School of Nursing, to award a degree to a student who passed away this semester from cancer. …
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UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES To ratify the actions taken 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 8, 2014; and WHEREAS, during the Regular Session of a meeting held on May 15, 2014, the Executive Committee acted for the Board as follows: • Approved a request presented, by the President, from the Dean and the Faculty of the School of Nursing, to award a degree to a student who passed away this semester from cancer. This was the student’s last semester and she was scheduled to graduate this year but for her illness and eventual death. The degree would be granted at the commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18th, on St. Croix. • Directed the Administration to develop a policy to be recommended to the Board for its approval to cover such situations in the future. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD: The action taken by the Executive Committee of the Board during its meeting on May 15, 2014, which is summarized above, is 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 7, 2014, as recorded in the minutes of that meeting. June 7, 2014 Secretary of the Board Date