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From: UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Date: 26 Mar 2005
Time: 13:51:58 -0500
Remote Name: 68.221.238.11
THE UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS DID NOT APPROVE THE 4500 INCREASE FOR ATHLETICS. INSTEAD, THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOW NUMBER OF STUDENTS GRADUATING AND THE NEED FOR PRIORITY ACADEMIC STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION. ALTHOUGH UNC-P HAS INCREASED STUDENT RETENTION RATES, THEY HAVE BEEN AT THE LOWEST RATE IN THE SYSTEM FOR YEARS. THE BOARD WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HOW FOOTBALL WOULD BE SUPPORTED AFTER THE INITIAL INVESTMENT. CHANCELLOR MEADORS HAS INDICATED THAT FOOTBALL WILL UNITE THE COMMUNITY AND THE UNIVERSITY AND INCRESE FUNDRAISING. WHAT DO YOU THINK?