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N.C. G.S. § 116-198.34.(8b) authorized UNC BOG to designate real property held by, or to be acquired by, a constituent institution as a millennial campus. Legislation states the Board should act on the recommendation of the President after the President has consulted with the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees. The designation should be based on the express finding that the institution has the administrative and fiscal capacity to create and maintain such a campus. Upon formal request by the constituent institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two or more constituent institutions which meet the requirements of this section to create a joint Campus. Millennial Campus' as defined in the stature is real property and appurtenant facilities designated by the Board of Governors-NC GS§ 116-198.33 emphasis added

N.C. G.S. § 116-198.34.(8b)

the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro approve the Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NCA&T and recommend approval to the Board of Governors.
	NC A&T farm history unambiguous indicated in 2007 75 acres of land was allocated to Gateway fraudulent alleged JMC not in 2003 as alleged in UNC BOG documents. Source NC A&T

UNC Tomorrow Maybe Continuation of UNC Yesterday

There are 15 or more members on the Board of Governors from UNC-Chapel Hill and none from North Carolina A&T or other HBCUs within the system, clearly equality and respect has not been shown to A&T by the system. A&T Board of Trustee [34]

UNC at Charlotte proposed UNC Tomorrow Statewide Nano Network collaboration between UNC institutions involved in nanotechnology and Nanoscience excludes NC A&T and NC Central. Between 2000-05 NC A&T conducted 11 Millions dollars of nanotechnology research compared to 5.5 million at UNCG and $44,000 dollars at UNCG. HBI NCCU conducted 2.3 Million compared to $44,000 at UNCG.
	UNC Tomorrow Continuation Of UNC Yesterday

Has Joint School claimed HBCU NC A&T's College of Engineering and Electrical Engineering Research to justify funding?


Adams	Jeffus	Vaughn	Robinson

SB 862/HB 257 :UNCG/NCA&T Nanoscience/Nanoengineering Funds.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 2012-2013 fiscal year to be used by the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering on the campus of the Gateway University Research Park of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to hire permanent staff, adequately maintain its equipment, and support operations. Beginning with the 2012-2013 33

fiscal year, these funds shall become part of the continuation budget.

Whereas, in its first 18 months of operation, prior to completion of its formal 11 facility, JSNN was awarded over $4 million in research funding and continues to work closely 12 with Gateway University Research Park to develop partnerships with high technology firms; link

June 30, 2003 General Assembly reallocated former Central School of the Deaf to UNC BOG to be used for the establishment of Millennium campuses of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University which Board of Governors' Committee on Budget and Finance recommended on July 28, 2003.
	Session Law 2003-2984

Documents received pursuant public records request from UNCG for Request to Establish Joint Millennial Campus, university resolutions allege NC A&T and UNCG Board of Trustees Resolutions dated , Aug. 22 2003 and Aug. 28, 2003 call for designation of Joint Millennial Campus in terms of the Central North Carolina School of the Deaf transferred to UNC Board of Governors for the purpose of establishing a Joint Millennial Campus and nonprofit corporation be the entity be designated to accept School for the Deaf without a syllable pertaining to a parcel or portion of NC A&T farmland. NC GS: 116-198.34. (8b) says Upon formal request by the constituent institutions, the Board of Governors may authorize two or more constituent institutions which meet the requirements of this section to create a joint Millennial Campus, statutory foreclosing NC A&T/UNCG Joint Millennial Campus in terms of “designation of the land (formerly the Central School for the Deaf) reallocated to the Board of Governors by the 2003 Session of the General Assembly and a 75-acre parcel of land currently comprising a portion of the NC A&T State University Farm as a Joint Millennial Campus.” depicted in Appendix_ G_-_Joint_Millennial_Campus and Lease of Joint Millennial Campus document. "The second half of the project will take place on 75 acres along East Lee Street. A&T has
	Alleged NC A&T University Board of Trustees Resolution dated August 22, 2003 vote may have taken place at an informal gathering at Stoney Creek Golf Club rather than a BOT Meeting. NC A&T 2002-03 State Audit Report list Velma Speight Buford as Vice Chair instead of Secretary as signed on the resolution. Records received from NC A&T recording secretary indicate non sworn new board members participated in alleged resolution vote.

	NC A&T 2003 First Regular Board of Trustees Meeting took place Sept. 24, 2003 where new board members were sworn in and officers elected. At the first meeting after June 30 of each year, the Board of Trustees shall elect from its membership a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary. (See G.S. 116-32)

offered up a portion of its 600-acre farm for the research park." A&T, UNCG UNVEIL PLANS FOR JOINT CAMPUSES, JOHN NEWSOM, Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Wednesday, September 24, 2003. "As to your prior request for the resolution/motion about the 75 acres of land being a part of the Gateway Research Park, There is no 2003 resolution, etc. that specifically says 75 acres are involved." determined J. Charles Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General Counsel Office

NC A&T Board of Trustees Meeting April 16, 2003

Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Whether NC A&T Board of Trustees' alleged August 22nd, 2003 Resolution requesting establishing a joint Millennial Campus in terms of the Central School of the Deaf property is valid, unmistakable having been informed by Chancellor Renick that members of the Board of Trustees plan to meet informally with UNCG about the possibility of establishing a joint millennial campus on the farm property, NC A&T BOT August 22nd resolution explicably rejected farm property as part of a joint millennial campus.

UNCG BOT Meeting Minutes August 28, 2003

NC A&T and UNCG resolutions dated August 22nd, and August 28th, 2003

"As to your prior request for the resolution/motion about the 75 acres of land being a part of the Gateway Research Park, There is no 2003 resolution, etc. that specifically says 75 acres are involved." determined J. Charles Waldrup J.D., Ph.D. General Counsel Office Of Legal Affairs North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.

UNC General Administration transmittal dated Oct. 14th, 2003 (from Jeffrey Davis, VP Finance General Administration dated Oct. 14, 2003 to former UNCG Chancellor Patricia Sullivan, copied to Phillip Richman and allegedly forwarded to NC A&T Chancellor Renick and Ed Upchurch on 10, 22, 2003) depicted as consisting of the former school of the Deaf Property reallocated to UNC Board of Governors and a 75-acrea parcel of NC A&T farmland alleged JMC designated Oct.10, 2003 in contradiction with documentation received pursuant Public Record Requests from the campuses depicting the resolution to establish JMC in terms of the former school of the Deaf property only. NC A&T would respond they could not located

Lease Smoking Gun NCGS:116-198.34 (8B) JMC wasn't designated

Feb. 2, 2006, Action Item: Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NC A&T Background information stated:

1. Action Item Timeline from Feb 2003 to Sept. 2005 didn't indicated a Joint Millennial Campus was designated Oct. 10. 2003
2. "It was determined by counsel for the universities and GCID to pursue a master lease for the properties identified as the JMC",
3. Identified JMC was depicted as former School of the Deaf property and 75 acre adjacent to NC A&T Farmland
4. Identified JMC was approximate UNC BOG alleged Oct. 10. 2003 designated JMC
5. Legislature allocated School of the Deaf property to UNC BOG lacking designation of millennial campus tuniversities didn't have property rights to lease allocated property. Certainly UNCG didn't property rights to NCA&T farmland

UNCG Board of Trustees Business Affairs Committee Feb. 2, 2006
UNCG Trustees Business Affairs Committee minutes allege Philip Richman, vice chancellor for UNCG business affairs, advised the Board that the School of the Deaf property became available in 2002. NC A&T and UNCG
asked that the property be transferred to the campuses with formed the Joint Millennium Campus without a word pertaining to NC A&T Farmland. UNCG Chairman Tom Ross, now UNC President, moved to approved recommendation calling for leasing Identified JMC to the full board of Trustees. William Pratt seconded the Motion which was unanimously approved for recommendation to the full Board. UNCG Board Trustee Minutes allege: the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro . approve the Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NCA&T and recommend approval to the Board of Governors

Jan. 2006, Erskine Bowles became President of UNC System. " The Greensboro Boy" Erskine Bowles maybe the pitch man who the voters reject losing out in back-to-back North Carolina US Senate races in 2000 and 2004 with the recognizable name in Democrat tic circles which the political class place in public policy positions notwithstanding votes wishes. Bowles joined Greensboro Jim Phillips, Jr. at UNC who served as Bowles Campaign finances manager in the 2000 Senate race and was a member of the UNC president search committee which four of the thirteen members had Greensboro, NC roots - as reported in the media.

NCA&T and UNCG University Chancellors Renick and Sullivan August 3, 2003 signed off on Articles of Incorporation for Nonprofit The Greensboro Center for Innovative Development as natural persons that were filed with the Secretary of State Oct. 30, 2003 establishing the Corporation. Documents received from State office of Budget and Finance indicated the GCID wasn't a state entity which should raise the question of ownership of university administrative officials established nonprofits. UNCG Trustees Business Affairs Committee minutes allege Philip Richman, vice chancellor for UNCG business affairs, advised the Board that the School of the Deaf property became available in 2002. NC A&T and UNCG asked that the property be transferred to the campuses with without a word pertaining to NC A&T Farmland. John Merrill Executive Director of the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development spoke and signed off on background document recommend approval of the lease. And Tom Ross then UNCG BOT Chair and now UNC . President recommended lease approval to full board.

Feb. 2, 2006, Action Item: Lease Agreement between the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development and UNCG and NC A&T was considered by UNCG Board of Trustees. Action item background information timeline from Feb. 2003 through Feb2, 2006 didn't indicated a JMC of was designed by UNC BOG.

Action Item background information says " in order to facilitate the GCID ability to perform its and the GCID to pursue a master lease for the properties identified as the JMC "

by university counsels, GCID, and General Administration. " Purpose of this action is to request approval from this Board to proceed with a 50-year ground lease ( and two successive 10 year renewals) with the GCID on land owned by the State of North Carolina (Approximately 75 acres with 142,000 square feet of existing space at the former Central North Carolina School for the Deaf and approximately 75 acres adjacent to the NCA&T farm).... .Identified JMC was consistent with Sept. 2003 university Chancellor proposed JMC which lacked university BOT approvals.

NC A&T BOT minutes indicate the Lease was considered by NC A&T on Feb. 14, 2006 but vote was postponed
and conducted by fax Feb. 22 thru Feb. 29th which maybe legally insufficient as vote was limited to executive committee with consultation with other members when existing NC A&T BOT bylaws say: C. Power to Vote: All members of the Board of Trustees may vote on all matters coming before the Board for consideration, but no member may vote by proxy. No vote concerning any matter under consideration by the Board of Trustees or by a committee of the Board
	Media representatives from the News & Record (vocal proponent of JSNN), WFMY , Time Warner Cable, all had representatives on the Greensboro Partnership Board.
of Trustees may be cast, in absentia, or by mail. NC A&T Board of Trustees minutes dated 04-19-2006 Chairwoman Speight-Buford reported that at the February Board meeting a resolution regarding the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (GCID) Ground Lease Agreement was presented for approval, etc. Chairwoman Speight-Buford shared that the Executive Committee approval the GCID Ground Lease Agreement by unanimous decision. Rewinding to NC A&T BOT meeting minutes dated 09/21/05, the beginning of the 2005 2006 academic year, Chairwoman Speight-Buford reporting for the Executive Committee called for a motion to ratify
the actions items approved the the Executive Committee which meet via teleconference to discuss, two personnel items, one property matter, etc. which unambiguous suggest Executive Committee approval alone is insufficient to authorize a course of action.
NC A&T Board of Trustees minutes dated 04-19-2006 Chairwoman Speight-Buford reported that at the February Board meeting a resolution regarding the Greensboro Center for Innovative Development (GCID) Ground Lease request.

Bleeding out taxpayers, alleged JMC Gateway Research Park maybe icon for Occupy Raleigh and University of North Carolina Board of Governors. In 2009 when an estimated 5000 teachers lost their jobs, unemployment at an all time high and food banks at an all-time low, the alleged Joint Millennial Campus received $ 49,274.294 taxpayer dollars to build a Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Research Building owned by private corporation Gateway Research Park. Inc. Millennial Campuses Financing Act. NCGS § 116-198.31 dictates no pledge of taxes or the faith and credit of the State or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to pay the cost, in whole or part, of buildings, structures, or other facilities. The sources of funds used to repay the $10 million authorized in 2004 for the Joint Millennial Campus were the Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) and the Tobacco Trust Fund (TTF). The session law (SL 2004-179) that authorized the use of debt for the JMC also required the HWTF and TTF to pay the debt service on this project as well as nine other health and education projects and up to five and youth development facilities. Although these two trust funds have been abolished, the same source of funds (Master Settlement Agreement- MSA) that used to support them is still being used for debt service. The State’s General Fund is being used to repay the debt service on the Joint Graduate School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Building. For more information, you can look up the bill that created this funding on the General Assembly’s website at www.ncleg.net. NC A&T Photo

Greensboro Attorney, UNC BOG Chairman Jim Phillips, Jr. at the Sept. 2006 UNC-BOG board meeting suggested delegation to the President (Bowles) certain tasks what he termed as operation issues within the University, that historically were acted on in the committee setting. Phillips would say “in fact, during this past session of the General Assembly, this board was specifically authorized to delegate such things, as we deemed appropriate.” The board as part of the University of North Carolina 2006 Non-Budget Legislative Agenda requested it be allowed to delegate statutory duties to the President. UNC-BOG (11.13.2006) authorized authority previously held by UNC-BOG to the President (Bowles) may have created a Higher Education Czar with iron grip on the university with the:

· Authority to appoint and set the salaries of Senior Academic and Administrative and other employees exempt from the State Personnel Act serving with the UNC General Administration.

· Authority to set salary ranges for Senior Academic and Administrative officers of the constituent institution of university.

· Authority to approve conferrals of tenure and to ser salaries of faculty, Senior Academic and Administrative officers, except the chancellors, and other employees exempt from the State Personnel Act at campuses etc....

Governance in the Public Interest: A Case Study of the University of North Carolina System , determined “ The Board spends substantial amounts of time on activities that should be transferred to the institutional boards of trustees, thus leaving more time for the Board to focus on system-wide concerns such as improving academic quality, assessing student learning, and better managing costs. The Board too often uses the consent agenda for issues deserving more debate such as program approval, property acquisition, and mission review. And:

· The long-range strategic plan is staff-driven, not Board-driven.

· The Board sometimes uses academic freedom to excuse questionable academic judgments. [9]

· By its own acknowledgment, the Board does not concentrate on cost control as much as it should

Citing “under the current system, the campus boards of trustees have relatively little authority over their institutions and virtually no input into the hiring, firing, and compensation of senior staff.. [P63] Phyllis Palmiero, June 2005, for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni Commissioned by the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.

Was One Killed to Scare Everybody

Former Fayetteville State Chancellor Dr. Thelma J. Bryan would sue The University of North Carolina (Thelma J. Bryan vs. The University of North Carolina) alleging Race and Gender discrimination which containing numerous allegations pertaining to President Bowles. Dr. T.J. Bryan, "alleged Bowles told her that if she did not agree to resign then she would never work in higher education again."[P22] and she “spoke to Mr. Harold Martin Vice-President of Academic Affairs. "He told Dr. Bryan to sign the letter right of resignation "now" or the deal to continue her employment as a part-time employee was off the table." [P27] The suit alleged Dr. Bryan, suffered, and continues to suffer, mental, emotional, and physical trauma because of the gender and racial discrimination committed by the Defendant.[P48}.

Gateway Research One, financed with private money where lease hold improvements accrue to Lessor, was only 50% occupied a year before a JSNN degree was authorized - Nov. 2009 and two years before students would enter degree programs- Sept. 2010, Sept 2008 pursuant delegated authority UNC President Erskine Bowles approved a three year, 4,300 sq. ft. lease ($540,000) for temporary Lab and office space for JSNN program at Research One, at Gateway Research Park Inc. described as an Education Research company, while permanent building was being constructed. The universities would later say they could host degree program on campus first year, 2010-2011