Governor Mark Sanford issued Executive Order 2006-01 on February 8, 2006, establishing the South Carolina Higher Education Task Force to examine ways to improve our system of higher education for South Carolina families to include, but not limited to, the following: a) identifying concrete steps that can be undertaken to lower tuition at the state’s public institutions of higher learning; b) reducing program duplication; c) improving business management practices; and d) improving and increasing statewide coordination and collaboration of higher education. The Executive Order directs the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and its Commissioners to collaborate with the Task Force in examining and identifying ways to improve the state’s system of higher education.  The Governor appointed Mr. Lyles Glenn as Chairman of the Task Force and named eight other members in April 2006.  The Task Force issued its written report to the Governor on September 28th, 2006.

 Executive Order 2006-01 

Appointed Task Force Members

Higher Education Task Force Report

Meeting Notices and Agenda:
 

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September 11, 2006

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