Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
8:00 a.m.
Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House, Sorenson Legacy Foundation Boardroom
(155 Central Campus Drive)
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Call to Order
1.01 Call to Order
8:05 a.m. General Consent
2.01 Minutes
2.02 Faculty and Staff Matters
2.03 Report of Investments Portfolio - for the Month of October
2:04 Faculty Awards
2.05 New Certificate - Health and Medical Writing
2.06 Restructure Certificate - Computational Linguistics CRU
2.07 New Emphases - Computer Science
2.08 New Emphases - Data Science - Artificial Intelligence
2.09 New Emphases - Elementary Education BA/BS
2.10 New Emphases - Linguistics
2.11 New Emphasis - Software Development Artificial Intelligence
2.12 New Emphasis - Writing and Rhetoric Studies
2.13 Restructure Emphasis - Music BMU
2.14 Program Change - Education in Health Professions CRG
2.15 Program Change - English Department
2.16 Program Change - Spatial Data Science
2.17 Restructure - Gender and Ethnic Studies
2.18 Revise Policies - 2-003 President of the University, 2-004 Organization of the University,
6-001 Academic Units and Academic Governance, and 6-002 The Academic Senate and
Senate Committees
2.19 Naming - Ronald and Eileen Ragsdale Lecture Hall in the Henry Eyring Chemistry
Building
2.20 Naming - An Incubator in the James LeVoy Sorenson Center for Medical Innovation in
Honor of Evan and Susan Unger
8:10 a.m. Action Agenda
3.01 Naming - Marc Dale Risman Sixth Floor in the S.J. Quinney College of Law
8:15 a.m. Chair's Report
4.01 Current Events and Announcements
4.02 Resolution of Appreciation
4.03 Resolution of Appreciation
8:35 a.m. President's Report
5.01 Current Events
8:45 a.m. Staff Council
6.01 Staff Council Report
8:45 a.m. Information Agenda
7.01 UUHC Financial Pulse
7.02 L.S. Skaggs Presidential Endowed Chair in Business Leadership in the David Eccles School of Business
7.03 Sponsored Projects Report
8:50 a.m. Adjourn
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Karen West at 801-581-3088.