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Utah Board of Higher Education

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Utah State University--Board of Trustees

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USU Board of Trustees Meeting

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Higher Education

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

March 3, 2017 02:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

March 3, 2017 04:00 PM

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AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Utah State University - University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room March 3, 2017 1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508 1:05 p.m. Closed Session UI 508 2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508 CHAIR'S REPORT A. Information Items 1. Alumni Association Report 2. Audit Committee Report a. Review and Acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report 3. USUSA Report 4. Approved schedule of meetings through May 2018 5. Founders Day dinner/celebration 6:00 p.m. Taggart Student Center 6. Date of the next Board of Trustees Meeting, April 7, 2017, Teleconference to approve 2017 Promotion and Tenure decisions 7. Presidential Inauguration Event, Thursday evening, May 4, 2017 8. Commencement Schedule - May 5 and 6, 2017 I. PRESIDENT'S REPORT A. Information Items 1. Student Resolution of Commendation to Shelby Ruud B. Recent Events 1. Pre-game Reception with Board of Trustees and USU Foundation Members, January 7, 2017 2. Basketball, UNLV at USU, January 7, 2017 3. K-16 Alliance, January 9, 2017 4. Utah System of Higher Education Legislative Preview Luncheon, January 9, 2017 5. Keynote Speaker at Cache Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner, January 10, 2017 6. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Cathy Bullock, President's Home, January 11, 2017 7. Legislative Preview Dinner with Legislators, Utah Botanical Center, Layton, Utah, January 11, 2017 8. Basketball, USU at Wyoming, January 11, 2017 9. Present at Plant and Animal Genome Meetings, San Diego, California, January 12-16, 2017 10. Pregame Reception, Blake Kirby's Home, San Diego, California, January 14, 2017 11. Basketball, USU at San Diego State, January 14, 2017 12. Board of Regents, University of Utah, January 20, 2017 13. Pre-game Reception with Legislators and Local Government Officials, January 21, 2017 14. Basketball, Colorado State at USU, January 21, 2017 15. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City, January 24, 2017 16. Remarks at Research/Posters on the Hill, Salt Lake City, January 24 2017 17. Basketball, USU at New Mexico, January 24, 2017 18. Speaker at American Goat Federation Meeting, Denver, Colorado, January 25, 2017 19. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Catalin Buhusi, President's Home, January 25, 2017 20. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Anhong Zhou, President's Home, January 26, 2017 21. Sunrise Session, Salt Lake City, January 27, 2017 22. Kick-off Speaker at Focus Friday (HSB Leadership Forum), January 27, 2017 23. College of Agriculture and Applied Science Pregame Reception, January 28, 2017 24. Basketball, Fresno at USU, January 28, 2017 25. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Ravi Gupta, President's Home, January 31, 2017 26. Special Council of Presidents, Remarks 2017 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City, February 1, 2017 27. Basketball, Nevada at USU, February 1, 2017 28. Present at Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Salt Lake City, February 2, 2017 29. Governor's Rural Partnership Board Legislative Dinner, Salt Lake City, February 2, 2017 30. Speak at Rural Caucus, Salt Lake City, February 3, 2017 31. Legislative Spouses Luncheon, Salt Lake City, February 3, 2017 32. Basketball, USU at Boise State, February 4, 2017 33. Basketball, USU at Colorado State, February 7, 2017 34. Basketball, Wyoming at USU, February 11, 2017 35. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Jon Gudmundson, President's Home, February 13, 2017 36. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Brian Warnick, President's Home, February 15, 2017 37. Remarks at USU Research Foundation Trustee Dinner, February 15, 2017 38. Basketball, San Diego State at USU, February 15, 2017 39. Higher Ed Day Luncheon, Salt Lake City, February 17, 2017 40. Basketball, USU at Nevada, February 18, 2017 41. Day at the Capitol, Lunch with USU Students, Salt Lake City, February 22, 2017 42. Day at the Capitol, Aggie Ice Cream, Salt Lake City, February 22, 2017 43. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Brian Nummer, President's Home, February 22, 2017 44. Basketball, USU at San Jose State, February 22, 2017 45. Keynote Speaker at Men's Basketball Reunion, February 25, 2017 46. Basketball, Air Force at USU, February 25, 2017 47. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City, February 28, 2017 48. Speak at Brigham City Rotary, Brigham City, February 28, 2017 49. Remarks at Extension Annual Conference, March 1, 2017 50. Special Council of Presidents, 2017 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City, March 1, 2017 51. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Sergio Bernal, Performance Hall, March 1, 2017 52. Extension Annual Conference, March 1-2, 2017 53. Basketball, USU at UNLV, March 1, 2017 54. Speak at Park City Sunrise Rotary, Park City, March 2, 2017 55. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting, Salt Lake City, March 2, 2017 56. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting, March 3, 3017 57. Founders Day, March 3, 2017 C. Upcoming Events 1. Mountain West Basketball Tournament, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 6-11, 2017 2. Mountain West Board Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 8, 2017 3. Council of Presidents, Salt Lake City, March 14, 2017 4. Inaugural Professor Lecture, W. David Robinson, President's Home, March 15, 2017 5. Remarks at Family and Single Area (FSA) Dinner, March 20, 2017 6. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Peter Adler, President's Home, March 21, 2017 7. Groundbreaking for new building at USU Botanical Center, Kaysville, March 22, 2017 8. Remarks at A-Day Welcome, March 24, 2017 9. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Bedri Cetiner, President's Home, March 27, 2017 10. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City, March 28, 2017 11. Student Advisory Council Breakfast, President's Home, March 29, 2017 12. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Rhonda L. Miller, President's Home, March 29, 2017 13. Sunrise Session, Salt Lake City, March 31, 2017 14. Board of Regents, Dixie State University, St. George, March 31, 2017 15. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Cacilda Rego, President's Home, April 4, 2017 16. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting, Salt Lake City, April 6, 2017 17. USU Board of Trustees Teleconference, April 7, 2017 18. Research Gala, April 7, 2017 19. Remarks at Alumni Hall of Honor, April 8, 2017 20. Spring Football Game, April 8, 2017 21. Merlin Olsen Fund Dinner, April 8, 2017 22. Retirement Dinner, April 10, 2017 23. D. Wynne Thorne Breakfast, April 11, 2017 24. Seely-Hinckley Luncheon, April 11, 2017 25. Robins Awards Dinner, April 15, 2017 26. USU Emeriti Association Scholarship Awards Luncheon, April 17, 2017 27. USU Southwest Graduation, Nephi, April 20, 2017 28. USU Brigham City Graduation, Brigham City, April 21, 2017 29. USU Tooele Graduation, Stansbury Park, April 22, 2017 30. AB Chapman Award/Lecture, Madison, Wisconsin, April 24, 2017 31. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City, April 25, 2017 32. Life Sciences Building Groundbreaking, April 25, 2017 33. Promotion and Tenure Reception, April 26, 2017 34. USU Moab Graduation, Moab, April 27, 2017 35. USU-Eastern Blanding Campus Graduation, Blanding, April 28, 2017 36. USU-Eastern Price Campus Graduation, Price, April 29, 2017 37. USU Uintah Basin Graduation, Vernal, April 29, 2017 38. Council of Presidents, Salt Lake City, May 2, 2017 39. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting, Salt Lake City, May 4, 2017 40. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting, May 5, 2017 41. USU Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony, May 5, 2017 42. USU Dignitaries' Dinner, May 5, 2017 43. USU Inauguration Concert, May 5, 2017 44. USU Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, May 6, 2017 CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes from the Closed Session held on January 6, 2017 2. Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on January 6, 2017 3. Certificate of Treasurer - 2016-10 October 4. Certificate of Treasurer - 2016-11 November 5. Contract/Grand Proposals and Awards - 2016-06 December 6. Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards - 2017-01 January 7. Delegation / Administrative Reports - 11.25.16 to 12.30.16 8. Delegation / Administrative Reports - 12.30.16 to 01.20.17 9. Delegation / Administrative Reports - 01.20.17 to 02.17.17 10. Faculty and Staff Adjustments 11. Naming of the Newel G. and Jean C. Daines Concert Hall 12. Report of Investments - 2016-10 October 13. Report of Investments - 2016-11 November 14. USU Policy Manual 402.12 - Senate Standing Committees 15. USU Policy Manual 559 - Electronic and Technology Accessibility Policy 16. Acceptance of Written Reports - Advancement/Alumni - Business and Finance - Executive Vice President and Provost - Extension and College of Agriculture - Faculty Senate - Public Relations and Marketing - Research and Graduate Studies - Staff Employee Association - Student Affairs - USUSA - USU Eastern ACTION AGENDA Abbreviated Template R401 Proposals 1. The Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, proposes offering a minor in Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies 2. The Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes restructuring the Experimental and Applied Psychological Science specialization into four new specializations: Behavior Analysis, Brain and Cognition, Quantitative Psychology, and Sociobehavioral Epidemiology 3. The Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, proposes changing the name from the Master of Learning Technology and Instructional Design to Master of Arts in Technology and Learning Sciences 4. The Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences proposes offering a Sociology-Criminal Justice Major 5. The Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences proposes changing the name from PhD in Sociology; specialization in States and Markets to PhD in Sociology; specialization in Social Inequality Full Template R401 Proposals 6. The School of Applied Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, proposes offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Systems 7. The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences proposes offering a PhD in Landscape Architecture 8. The Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, and Management Information Systems, and Economics and Finance, in the College of Sciences and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, propose offering a Master of Data Analytics 9. Review and Acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report 10. Proposal to Modify and/or implement New Student Fees 11. Proposal from Utah State University for a Second-Tier Tuition Rate Increase STRATEGIC AGENDA Trends in Higher Education Compliance Mica McKinney, University Counsel Russ Price, Federal Compliance Manager

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Old Main 112A - UMC 1425
Logan, 84322-1425
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Janalyn Brown

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