Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting
Nov 20, 2025 08:00 AM MST
Virtual Meeting
https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-board-meeting-2/
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.
8:00 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
11.20.25 UBHE Meeting Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM -- Welcome - Chair Covington
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM -- Bringing Dignity to Campus Dialogue with the Dignity Index - Madeleine Jones, Higher Education Program Associate, Dignity Index, and Tami Pyfer, Chief External Affairs Officer, Dignity Index
8:25 AM - 8:45 AM -- General Education Priorities in the Utah System of Higher Education - TJ Bliss
Memo - General Education Priorities in the Utah System of Higher Education
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM -- Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University - TJ Bliss and Harrison Kleiner
Memo - Center of Civic Excellence at Utah State University
Attachment 1 - Proposal - Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University
8:55 AM - 9:05 AM -- my529 Update - Commissioner Landward and Mark Cain
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM -- Federal Update - Katie Mazzie
Memo - Federal Update
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM -- Academic Year 2026-2027 Tuition and General Fee Adjustment Guidelines - Nate Talley
Memo - Academic Year 2026-2027 Tuition and General Fee Adjustment Guidelines
Attachment 1 - AY 2026-2027 Guidelines for Institutional Review and Recommendation of Tuition and General Fee Adjustments
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM -- Annual Performance Funding Metric Evaluation and Goal Setting - Nate Talley
Memo - Academic Year 2024-2025 Performance Goal Evaluation
Attachment 1 - USHE AY 2024-2025 Performance Goal Evaluation and Awards Tables
Memo - Academic Year 2025-2026 Performance Goal Setting
Attachment 1 - USHE AY 2025-2026 Performance Goal Setting Tables
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM -- BREAK
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM -- Fiscal Year 2026-2027 USHE Operating and Capital Budget Updates - Nate Talley
Memo - FY 2026-27 Operating & Capital Budget Updates
Attachment 1 - FY 2026-27 Operating Budget Items Updates
Attachment 2 - FY 2026-27 Capital Budget Items Updates
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM -- University of Utah - Disposal of Real Property - Jacob Wright
Memo - University of Utah - Disposal of Real Property
Attachment 1 - UU Disposal of Real Property Request Letter
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM -- Utah State University - Revenue Bond-Financed Project Request for the 2026 Legislative Session - Nate Talley
Memo - USU Revenue Bond Authorization Request
Attachment 1 - USU Eastern Campus Student Housing Revenue Bond Request Letter
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM -- Utah State University - Hazardous Waste Facility Non-State Funded Project Request - Jacob Wright
Memo - Utah State University - Hazardous Waste Facility Non-State Funded Project Request
Attachment 1 - USU Hazardous Waste Facility Request Letter
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington
November 20, 2025 General Consent Calendar
Attachments
Minutes
October 2, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
October 30, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
November 6, 2025, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
Board Policy Updates
Memo - Board Policy Updates
Attachment 1 - Clean Board Policy R120
Attachment 2 - Redline Board Policy R120
Attachment 3 - Clean Board Policy R205
Attachment 4 - Redline Board Policy R205
Attachment 5 - Clean Board Policy R712
Attachment 6 - Redline Board Policy R712
Attachment 7 - Clean Board Policy R831
Attachment 8 - Redline Board Policy R831
Attachment 9 - New Board Policy R905
2024-2025 Annual Report
Private Activity Bond Volume Cap Relinquishment
Memo - Private Activity Bond Volume Cap Relinquishment
Attachment 1 - Relinquishment of PAB Volume Cap 2026 Notification
University of Utah - Revision to Institutional Endowment Investment Policy
Memo - University of Utah - Revision to Institutional Endowment Investment Policy
Attachment 1 - UU Endowment Policy Request Letter
Attachment 2 - UU Proposed Endowment Policy 3-055
Approval of New and Substantive Changes to Aligned Technical Education Programs
Memo - Approval of New and Substantive Changes to Aligned Technical Education Programs
10:55 AM - 12:00 PM -- 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
Custom Fit Report - FY 2025
Memo - Custom Fit Report - FY 2025
Attachment 1 - Custom Fit Report - FY 2025
USHE Annual Report on Leased Space (FY 2025)
Memo - USHE Annual Report on Leased Space (FY 2025)
Attachment 1 - Annual Leased Space Report - 2025
my529 Earns Top Industry Rating for 15 Years Running
Memo - my529 Earns Top Industry Rating for 15 Years Running
Attachment 1 - Morningstar 529 Ratings - The Best 529 Plans of 2025
Report: Institutional Abusive Coaching Policies
Memo - Report - Institutional Abusive Coaching Policies
Attachment 1 - Salt Lake Community College Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 2 - Snow College Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 3 - Southern Utah University Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 4 - University of Utah Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 5 - Utah State University Logan Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 6 - Utah State University Eastern Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 7 - Utah Tech University Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 8 - Utah Valley University Abusive Coaching Policy
Attachment 9 - Weber State University Abusive Coaching Policy
Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Memo - Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Attachment 1 - November 2025 Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Utah State University - Real Property Acquisition
Memo - Utah State University - Real Property Acquisition
Attachment 1 - USU Letter Reporting Real Property Acquisition in Price
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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.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Live Stream: https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-board-meeting-2/