Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting
Jul 18, 2025 08:00 AM MDT
Virtual Meeting
https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-meeting-16/
VISION: Utah is an innovative global leader in providing world-class higher education and advancing research that enhances the quality of life in the state.
MISSION: USHE operates cohesively across the state's 16 public colleges and universities to provide valuable education that meets workforce needs and enhances the wellbeing and prosperity of all Utahns.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
July 18, 2025, Board Meeting Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM -- Welcome - Chair Covington
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM -- Update on Impact of Recent Federal Legislation on Higher Education - Commissioner Landward, Katie Mazzie, Erin Rothwell, and Charlton Park
Memo - Update on Impact of Recent Federal Legislation on Higher Education
8:25 AM - 9:05 AM -- Strategic Plan Update: Access - Katie Mazzie and Taylor Adams
Memo - Strategic Plan Update Access
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM -- Deferment Landscape - Taylor Adams and Cassidy Dragunat
Memo - Deferment Landscape
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM -- Accelerated Bachelor's Degrees - Commissioner Landward and TJ Bliss
Memo - Accelerated Bachelor's Degrees
Attachment 1 - WSU R401 Proposal for a Bachelor of Applied Studies in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Attachment 2 - WSU R401 Proposal for a Bachelor of Applied Studies in Sound Production-Recording
Attachment 3 - CO Peer Review Report of the Proposal for a BAS in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Attachment 4 - CO Peer Review Report of the Proposal for a BAS in Sound Production-Recording
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM -- Academic Unit Discussion - Commissioner Landward
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM -- BREAK
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM -- FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget Process Guidelines - Jacob Wright
Memo - FY 2026-2027 Capital Budget Process Guidelines
Attachment 1 - Dedicated Capital Development Project Request Form
Attachment 2 - Estimated Higher Education Capital Project Fund Balances & Allocations
Attachment 3 - Estimated Technical College Capital Project Fund Balances & Allocations
Attachment 4 - Capital Facilities Cycle for FY 2027 Funding
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM -- FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget Process Guidelines - Brian Shuppy
Memo - FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget Guidelines
Attachment 1 - FY 2027 Preliminary Performance Funding Allocation
Attachment 2 - USHE Form B-4 Institutional Operating Budget Request Detail
Attachment 3 - USHE Form B-5 External Requests for Appropriation
Attachment 4 - USHE Form F-1 CY 2025 Institutional Form Deadlines
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM -- Utah System of Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment Plans - Status Update
Memo - USHE Strategic Reinvestment Plans - Status Update
Presenters:
Commissioner Landward
Tony Wagner, Troy D'Ambrosio, and Jason Perry, University of Utah
Interim President Al Smith, Utah State University
President Brad Mortensen, Weber State University
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington
July 18, 2025, General Consent Calendar
Attachments
Board Meeting Minutes
June 6, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
June 26, 2025, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
Board Policy Updates
Memo - Board Policy Updates
Attachment 1 - Redline Board Policy R220, Checklist
Attachment 2 - Redline Board Policy R220, Supplement
Attachment 3 - New Board Policy R261
Utah Education Savings Board of Trustees Appointment
Memo - Utah Education Savings Board of Trustees Appointment
Attachment 1- Palmer DePaulis Bio
Commissioner's Office Request to Contract for Services with National Student Clearinghouse
Memo - Commissioner's Office Request to Contract for Services with National Student Clearinghouse
Attachment 1 - Student Tracker Agreement for State Agencies
Utah Tech University: Request to Sell Institutional Residence
Memo - Utah Tech University - Request to Sell Institutional Residence
Attachment 1 - Utah Tech University Letter - Sale of Institutional Residence
Engineering & Computer Science Talent Advisory Council Recommendations for Funding
Memo - Engineering & Computer Science Talent Advisory Council Recommendations for Funding
Deep Tech Talent Council Recommendations for Funding
Memo - Deep Tech Talent Council Recommendations for Funding
11:15 AM -- CLOSED SESSION
Reports for Board's Review
Academic Program and Administrative Unit Approvals and Discontinuances
Memo - Academic Program and Administrative Unit Approvals and Discontinuances
Attachment 1 - Academic Program and Administrative Unit Approvals and Discontinuances
Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Memo - Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Attachment 1 - July 2025 Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-meeting-16/
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Brynn Fronk at brynn.fronk@ushe.edu, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84180 (801-646-4783), at least three working days prior to the meeting.