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Government Type

State Agency

Entity

Utah Board of Higher Education

Entity Website

https://ushe.edu/

Public Body

Utah Board of Higher Education

Notice Information

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Notice Title

Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting

Notice Tags

Higher Education

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

January 9, 2026 08:00 AM

Description/Agenda

Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting Jan 09, 2026 08:00 AM MST Virtual Meeting https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-meeting-28/ 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. January 9, 2026, UBHE Meeting Agenda 8:00 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM -- Welcome - Chair Covington 8:05 AM - 8:35 AM -- Utah Legislative Preview - Commissioner Landward, Nate Talley, and Katie Mazzie 8:35 AM - 8:50 AM -- Federal Update - Katie Mazzie Memo - Federal Update 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM -- System Redesign - Commissioner Landward Memo - System Redesign Attachment 1 - System Redesign Architecture 9:10 AM - 9:25 AM -- Updated Dixie Technical College Trades & Technology Building Request - Nate Talley Memo - Updated Dixie Technical College Trades & Technology Building Request Attachment 1 - DXTC Trades & Technology Building Comparison of Construction Budget Estimates 9:25 AM - 9:35 AM -- Southern Utah University - Acquisition of Real Property - Kevin Enright Memo - Southern Utah University - Acquisition of Real Property Attachment 1 - SUU Request Letter and Supplemental Information 9:35 AM - 9:45 AM -- UVU Request for Long-Term Ground Lease - Jacob Wright Memo - UVU Request for Long-Term Ground Lease Attachment 1 - UVU Request Letter for Long-Term Ground Lease 9:45 AM - 9:55 AM -- BREAK 9:55 AM - 10:15 AM -- Utah First Credential Program Update - Taylor Adams Memo - Utah First Credential Program Update 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM -- Update on Review of Existing Academic Centers and Institutes - Commissioner Landward and TJ Bliss Memo - Update on Review of Existing Academic Centers and Institutes 10:25 AM - 10:50 AM -- College Athletics Challenges and Solutions - Commissioner Landward and President Taylor Randall 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM -- Technical Education Concurrent Enrollment - Kim Ziebarth Memo - Technical Education Concurrent Enrollment 11:05 AM - 11:10 AM -- Consent Calendar January 9, 2026, General Consent Calendar Attachments Minutes November 20, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes December 4, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes December 8, 2025, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes December 8, 2025, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes Board Policy Updates Memo - Board Policy Updates Attachment 1 - Clean Board Policy R165 Attachment 2 - Redline Board Policy R165 Attachment 3 - Clean Board Policy R341 Attachment 4 - Redline Board Policy R341 Attachment 5 - Redline Board Policy R350 Attachment 6 - Redline Board Policy R353 Attachment 7 - Clean Board Policy R401 Attachment 8 - Redline Board Policy R401 Attachment 9 - Clean Board Policy R508 Attachment 10 - Redline Board Policy R508 Attachment 11 - Clean New Board Policy R608 Attachment 12 - Clean Board Policy R616 Attachment 13 - Redline Board Policy R616 Attachment 14 - Redline Board Policy R803 Attachment 15 - Redline Board Policy R840 Approval of New and Substantive Changes to Aligned Technical Education Programs Memo - Approval of New and Substantive Changes to Aligned Technical Education Programs 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM -- Closed Session Reports for Board's Review 2024-2025 Concurrent Enrollment Annual Legislative Report and Math Initiatives Annual Legislative Report Memo - 2024-2025 Concurrent Enrollment Annual Legislative Report and Math Initiatives Annual Legislative Report Attachment 1 - USBE & USHE 2024-25 Concurrent Enrollment Summary Data Attachment 2 - Math Competency Initiative Annual Report Academic Year 2024-25 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 Annual Institutional Residences Expense Report Memo - Annual Institutional Residences Expense Report Attachment 1 - Annual Institutional Residences Expense Report FY 2025 Annual Report on Institutional Revenue Bond Indebtedness Memo - FY 2025 Annual Report on Institutional Revenue Bond Indebtedness Attachment 1 - FY 2025 USHE Annual Report on Institutional and Revenue Bond Indebtedness Higher Education Corrections Council Annual Report Memo - Higher Education Corrections Council Annual Report Attachment 1 - 2025 Utah Higher Education and Corrections Council Annual Report Higher Education Student Success Endowment Update Memo - Higher Education Student Success Endowment Update Attachment 1 - Student Success Endowment Fund Summary of Change in Net Assets (Market Value) Attachment 2 - Endowment Balances and Returns Figure Attachment 3 - October 2025 Endowment Asset Allocation Attachment 4 - FY 2025 & FY 2026 Endowment Budget Actual-Adopted Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes to Existing Aligned Technical Education Programs Memo - Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes to Existing Aligned Technical Education Programs Technical Education Alignment Audit Technical Education Program Alignment Audit Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances Attachment 1 - January 2026 Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances Memo - Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances New Approved Technical Education Programs Memo - New Approved Technical Education Programs https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-meeting-28/

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.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

Virtual Meeting
Virtual, UT 84101
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Contact Name

Trisha Dugovic

Contact Email

tdugovic@ushe.edu

Contact Phone

(801)646-4779

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Notice Posted On

December 31, 2025 09:52 AM

Notice Last Edited On

December 31, 2025 09:52 AM

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