Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting
Mar 26, 2026
07:30 AM MDT
USHE Office, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City
https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-board-meeting-7/
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.
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM -- CLOSED SESSION
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM -- BREAK
8:40 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM -- Welcome - Chair Covington
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM -- Resolution of Appreciation for President Astrid S. Tuminez - Chair Covington
Resolution of Appreciation for President Astrid S. Tuminez
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM -- Interfaith MOU - Commissioner Landward
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM -- The Promise of Pluralism - Commissioner Landward and Dr. Eboo Patel
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM -- BREAK
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM -- Government Relations Updates - Commissioner Landward, Nate Talley, and Katie Mazzie
Memo - Government Relations Updates
Attachment 1 - Passed Bills and Associated Action Items for the Board and Commissioner's Office
Attachment 2 - 2026-27 Operating Budget Tax Fund Appropriations by Institution
Attachment 3 - 2026 General Session USHE Capital Budget Funding Items
Attachment 4 - Updated HECPF & TCCPF Allocations
Attachment 5 - 2026 General Session Technical College Capacity Funding Summary
Attachment 6 - 2026 General Session New Performance Funding Distributions
Attachment 7 - 2026 General Session SB 216 Five-Year Performance Funding Metrics Summary
Attachment 8 - Higher Education Student Success Endowment Budget
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM -- Non-Dedicated Capital Development Projects Prioritization - Nate Talley
Memo - Non-Dedicated Capital Development Projects Prioritization
Attachment 1 - Non-Dedicated Capital Project Request Lists
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM -- Higher Education Student Success Endowment - Request for Board Allocation of FY 2026 Proceeds - Nate Talley and Rich Saunders (Proxima)
Memo - Higher Education Student Success Endowment - Request for Board Allocation of FY 2026 Proceeds
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM -- Fiscal Year 2027 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines - Nate Talley
Memo - Fiscal Year 2027 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines
Attachment 1 - FY 2027 Degree-Granting Institution Strategic Reinvestment Guidance (Year Two)
Attachment 2 - Degree-Granting Approved Reallocation Amounts by Fiscal Year
Attachment 3 - Degree-Granting Approved FY 2028 Reallocation Amounts by NACUBO Category
Attachment 4 - Fiscal Year 2027 Technical College Strategic Reinvestment Guidance Framework (Year One)
Attachment 5 - Proposed Technical College Reallocation Amounts
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM -- Planned Space Utilization for Newly Constructed Buildings - Kevin Enright
Memo - Space Utilization Plans for 2024 GS Appropriated Capital Projects
Attachment 1 - Ogden-Weber Tech Pathway Building Overview and Narrative
Attachment 2 - Snow College Social Science Classroom & Lab Building Space Utilization Plan
Attachment 3 - Snow College AY2024-25 Space Utilization Report
Attachment 4 - USU Veterinary Medical Education Building & Human Resources Building Space Utilization Plans
Attachment 5 - USU AY2024-25 Space Utilization Report
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM -- LUNCH
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM -- University of Utah Indenture Amendment Request - Nate Talley and Tony Wagner (University of Utah)
Memo - University of Utah Indenture Amendment Request
Attachment 1 - University of Utah Request Letter
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A to Resolution 20th Supplemental Amendatory Indenture & Credit Assessments
12:55 PM - 1:25 PM -- Strategic Plan Update: Completion - Credit for Prior Learning - Katie Mazzie and TJ Bliss
Memo - Strategic Plan Update - Completion - Credit for Prior Learning
Attachment 1- Credit for Prior Learning at USHE Degree-Granting Institutions, Academic Year 2024-25
Attachment 2 - Annual Report - Credit for Prior Learning at USHE DGIs, Academic Year 2024-25
Attachment 3 - Slide Deck - Credit for Prior Learning Report
1:25 PM - 2:15 PM -- Approval of Bachelor's Degrees Exceeding 120 Credits - TJ Bliss
Memo - Approval of Bachelor's Degrees Exceeding 120 Credits
Attachment 1 - Bachelor's Degrees Authorized to Exceed 120 Credits, 2026-27 Academic Year
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM -- Catalyst Center Grant Funding - Vic Hockett and Stephanie Patton (Utah State Board of Education)
Memo - Catalyst Center Grant Funding
Attachment 1 - Local Education Agencies Receiving Grants
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM -- Athletics Oversight - Commissioner Landward & Chair Covington
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington
March 26, 2026, General Consent Calendar
Attachments
Board Meeting Minutes
December 1, 2025, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2026, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
January 26, 2026, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
February 27, 2026, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2026, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
Board Policy Updates
Memo - Board Policy Updates
Attachment 1 - Clean Board Policy R119
Attachment 2 - Redline Board Policy R119
Attachment 3 - Clean Board Policy R120
Attachment 4 - Redline Board Policy R120
Attachment 5 - Clean Board Policy R212
Attachment 6 - Redline Board Policy R212
Attachment 7 - Clean Board Policy R345
Attachment 8 - Redline Board Policy R345
Attachment 9 - Clean Board Policy R461
Attachment 10 - Redline Board Policy R461
Attachment 11 - Clean Board Policy R470
Attachment 12 - Redline Board Policy R470
Attachment 13 - Clean Board Policy R582
Attachment 14 - Redline Board Policy R582
Attachment 15 - Technical College Policy R207
Attachment 16 - Redline Technical College Policy R207
Updates to Minimum Scores and Equivalent Credits for Assessment of Prior Learning
Memo - Updates to Minimum Scores and Equivalent Credits for Assessment of Prior Learning
Attachment 1 - AP Exam Credit Tables AY 26-27
Attachment 2 - CLEP Exam Credit Tables AY 26-27
Attachment 3 - DSST Exam Credit Tables AY 26-27
Attachment 4 - IB Exam Credit Tables AY 26-27
Approval of New Academic Centers and Institutes
Memo - Approval of New Academic Centers and Institutes
Attachment 1 - Proposal for Utah Forest Restoration Institute - Utah State University
Attachment 2 - Proposal for Virtual Skills and Workforce Trainer Service Center - University of Utah
Approval of Existing Academic Centers and Institutes
Memo - Approval of Existing Academic Centers and Institutes
Attachment 1 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - SLCC
Attachment 2 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - Snow
Attachment 3 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - SUU
Attachment 4 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - USU
Attachment 5 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - UT
Attachment 6 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - UU
Attachment 7 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - UVU
Attachment 8 - Academic Centers and Institutes Recommendations - WSU
Technical Education Program Alignment - Approval of New Programs and Substantive Changes
Memo - Technical Education Program Alignment - Approval of New Programs and Substantive Changes
Attachment 1 - Technical Education Program Alignment - Approval of New Programs and Substantive Changes
3:00 PM - 4:00 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 Programs and Administrative Units Approvals and Discontinuances
Technical Education Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes
Memo - Technical Education Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes
Attachment 1 -Technical Education Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes
Technical Education Programs - New Programs, Modifications, and Discontinuances
Memo - Technical Education Programs - New Programs, Modifications, and Discontinuances
Attachment 1 - Technical Education Programs - New Programs, Modifications, and Discontinuances
Utah State University - Non-State Funded Project Request - James D. Ballif Addition
Memo - Utah State University - Non-State Funded Project Request - James D. Ballif Addition
Attachment 1 - USU Phase II of the James D. Ballif Building, Non-State Funded Project
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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-meeting-29/