REGULAR MEETING OF THE
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Utah State University - University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room
1:15 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508
1:20 p.m. Closed Session UI 508
2:15 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508
- Introductory Items
- Consent Agenda
- Action Agenda
- Strategic Agenda
Regional Campuses/Eastern Program Offerings
David Woolstenhulme, Vice President Regional Campuses
Enrollment Update
Robert Wagner, Vice President, Academic and Instructional Services
Michael Torrens, Director, Analysis Assessment & Accreditation
- Chair's Report
- President's Report
- Committee Meeting Items
Consent Agenda
1. Minutes from the Closed Session held on August 17 2018
2. Minutes from the Regular Meeting/Workshop held on August 17, 2018
3. Academic Proposal - NDFS Hunger Solutions Institute
4. Certificate of Treasurer - 2018-05 May
5. Certificate of Treasurer - 2018-06 June
6. Contract and Grant Proposals and Awards 2018-07 July
7. Delegation/Administrative Reports - 06/29/18 to 08/24/18
8. Faculty and Staff Adjustments
9. Report of Investments - 2018-05 May
10. Report of Investments - 2018-06 June
11. USU and USU Eastern Auxiliary and Service Enterprises Annual Reports - FY17-18
12. Utah State University Research Foundation - appointment to the Board - Abercrombie
13. Utah State University Research Foundation - appointment to the Board - Lightfoot
14. Utah State University Research Foundation - appointment to the Board - Smith
15. Utah State University Research Foundation - appointment to the Board - White
16. Utah State University Research Foundation - re-appointment to the Board - Bell
17. Utah State University Research Foundation - re-appointment to the Board - McKeown
18. Written Reports
WRITTEN REPORTS
1. Academic & Instructional Services
2. Advancement
3. Business & Finance
4. College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and USU Extension
5. Executive Vice President and Provost
6. Faculty Senate
7. Public Relations & Marketing
8. Regional Campuses
9. Research & Graduate Studies
10. Staff Employee Association
11. Student Affairs
12. USUSA
Action Agenda
1. Non-State Funded Capital Development Projects
2. Latinx Cultural Center (LCC)
Strategic Agenda
Regional Campuses/Eastern Program Offerings
David Woolstenhulme, Vice President Regional Campuses
Enrollment Update
Robert Wagner, Vice President, Academic and Instructional Services
Michael Torrens, Director, Analysis Assessment & Accreditation
Chair's Report
A. Information Items
1. Proposed Meeting Schedule for 2019-2020 (note: change in May 2019 date)
2. Proposed Committee Changes
3. Academic Approval Committee Report
4. Alumni Association Report
5. Audit Committee Report
6. USUSA Report
7. Homecoming 2018 - The Spirit of the Scotsman
Aggie Family Reunion
Awardees:
Steve Mothersell - Grand Marshal
Duane & Marci Shaw - Alumni of the Year Joshua Meibos - Young Alumnus of the Year
8. The next Board of Trustees meeting will be held on January 11, 2019
President's Report
A. Information Items
1. Student Resolution of Commendation to Tony Ahlstrom
2. Athletics Update - John H. Hartwell, Vice President and Director of Athletics
B. Recent Events
1. Athletics Kickoff Event with Leadership Circle - August 18, 2018
2. Speak and Meet with USU Football Team - August 20, 2018
3. LDS Presiding Bishopric and Elder Stevenson - Salt Lake City, August 21, 2018
4. Executive Committee Retreat - August 22, 2018
5. Board of Regents Capital Development Tour - August 23, 2018
6. Speak at Connections Luminary - August 24, 2018
7. Football - USU at Michigan State - August 31, 2018
8. Council of Presidents - Salt Lake City, September 4, 2018
9. Football - New Mexico State at USU - September 8, 2018
10. Welcome/Remarks at Athletic Full Staff Meeting - September 10, 2018
11. EDCUtah Annual Meeting - Salt Lake City, September 11, 2018
12. Football - Tennessee Tech at USU - September 13, 2018
13. Welcome Remarks at Breakfast with Ute Tribe Students - September 14, 2018
14. Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - September 14, 2018
15. Museum Reopening VIP Reception and Dinner - September 15, 2018
16. LDS Valley-Wide Devotional - September 16, 2018
17. K-16 Alliance - September 17, 2018
18. Board of Regents External Review of President Cockett - September 17-19, 2018
19. Swenson Luncheon and Remarks at Swenson House Groundbreaking - September 18, 2018
20. Remarks at Year of Technical Education Open House - Stansbury Park, Utah, September 19, 2018
21. Board of Regents at University of Utah - Salt Lake City, September 20-21, 2018
22. Huntsman Cancer Foundation Gala - Salt Lake City, September 20, 2018
23. Inauguration of University of Utah President Ruth Watkins - Salt Lake City, September 21, 2018
24. Ag BBQ - September 22, 2018
25. Football - Air Force at USU - September 22, 2018
26. Year of the Arts Concert - September 22, 2018
27. Luncheon with Collecting on the Edge Faculty Contributors - September 24, 2018
28. Mountain West Board of Directors Executive Committee Call - September 24, 2018
29. Center for Growth and Opportunity Dinner, President's Home - September 24, 2018
30. Fulbright Awards Social - September 25, 2018
31. Speak at Women's Council of Realtors Luncheon - September 26, 2018
32. Speak at Utah's Operational Excellence Conference - Salt Lake City, September 27, 2018
33. Post-Doctoral Research Fellows Dinner, President's Home - September 27, 2018
34. Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Western Conference - Maui, Hawaii, September 28-Oct 3, 2018
35. Speak at Salt Lake Chamber Women in Higher Ed Panel/Breakfast - Salt Lake City, October 4, 2018
36. Football - USU at BYU - October 5, 2018
37. EDCUtah Board of Trustees Meeting - Salt Lake City, October 9, 2018
38. USU Ambassadors Ice Cream Social - October 9, 2018
39. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - October 12, 2018
40. Aggie Family Reunion - October 12, 2018
41. Homecoming Events - October 13, 2018
42. Football - UNLV at USU - October 13, 2018
C. Upcoming Events
1. Panel Member at World Food Prize - 2018 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium - Des Moines, Iowa, October 16-18
2. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Nathan Greer, President's Home - October 18, 2018
3. Football - USU at Wyoming - October 20, 2018
4. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors - Salt Lake City, October 23, 2018
5. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Kathleen Mohr, President's Home - October 23, 2018
6. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Erin Davis, President's Home - October 24, 2018
7. Football - UNLV at USU - October 27, 2018
8. Remarks at Inclusive Excellence Symposium - October 29, 2018
9. Council of Presidents - Salt Lake City, October 30, 2018
10. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Karen Munoz, President's Home - October 30, 2018
11. Aggies Hero Event - November 1, 2018
12. Basketball - Evergreen State College at USU - November 1, 2018
13. Sunrise Session, Joe Wilson - Salt Lake City, November 2, 2018
14. USU Football - USU at Hawaii - November 3, 2018
15. Basketball - USU at Montana State University - November 6, 2018
16. USU Alumni/Utah Jazz Game Event - Salt Lake City, November 7, 2018
17. Panel Member at Utah Global Forum - Salt Lake City, November 8, 2018
18. Basketball - University of Hartford at USU - November 9, 2018
19. USU Football - San Jose State at USU - November 10, 2018
20. Association of Public Land-Grant Universities 2018 Annual Meetings - New Orleans, November 11-13, 2018
21. Higher Education Strategic Planning Commission Meeting - Salt Lake City, November 13, 2018
22. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Heidi Wengreen, President's Home - November 13, 2018
23. Basketball - Mississippi Valley State at USU - November 13, 2018
24. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Zonda Wang, President's Home - November 14, 2018
25. Board of Regents at Dixie State University - St. George, November 15-16, 2018
26. Basketball - Utah Valley University at USU - November 16, 2018
27. USU Football - USU at Colorado State - November 17, 2018
28. Basketball - MGM Tournament - Las Vegas, Nevada, November 19-21, 2018
29. Inaugural Professor Lecture, John Stevens, President's Home - November 20, 2018
30. USU Football - USU at Boise State - November 24, 2018
31. Mountain West Board of Directors Executive Committee Call - November 26, 2018
32. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Chris Skousen, President's Home - November 26, 2018
33. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors - Salt Lake City, November 27, 2018
34. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Keith Grant-Davie, President's Home - November 18, 2018
35. Speak at Athletics Council re: Mental Health - November 28, 2018
36. Basketball - Northern Iowa at USU - November 28, 2018
37. USU Foundation Board Dinner and Meeting - Salt Lake City, November 29-30, 2018
38. Basketball - USU at University of California Irvine - December 1, 2018
39. Mountain West Championship Football - Location TBD, December 1, 2018
40. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Yoon Lee, President's Home - December 4, 2018
41. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Sherry Marx, President's Home - December 5, 2018
42. Basketball - USU at BYU - December 5, 2018
43. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Sylvia Read, President's Home - December 6, 2018
44. Basketball - USU vs. Weber State at Beehive Classic - Salt Lake City, December 8, 2018
45. Basketball - Alabama State University at USU - December 15, 2018
46. Basketball - USU at University of Houston - December 20, 2018
47. Basketball - Eastern Oregon University at USU - December 28, 2018
48. Basketball - USU at Nevada - January 2, 2019
49. Basketball - Air Force at USU - January 5, 2019
50. Council of Presidents - Salt Lake City, January 8, 2019
51. Basketball - Fresno State at USU - January 9, 2019
52. USU Board of Trustees - January 11, 2019
Committee Meeting Items
1. Minutes from the Audit Committee meeting held on March 2, 2018
2. Agenda for the meeting on October 12, 2018
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 Carolyn Brittain at 435-797-1145.