Utah State University Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Notice Tags
Higher Education
Notice Type(s)
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
March 3, 2023 01:15 PM
Event End Date & Time
March 3, 2023 04:10 PM
Event Deadline Date & Time
03/02/23 11:55 PM
Description/Agenda
USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
USU Board of Trustees
Mar 3, 2023 at 1:15 PM MST to Mar 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST
University Inn - Sonne Board Room and via Zoom (if needed)
https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/85743996467?pwd=ZUp3LytsVktOTUxSWjJrSVhRem5odz09
Joint lunch with USU Foundation Board - TSC Skyroom 12:00 PM
(Trustees, Foundation Board, Vice Presidents)
Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductory Items - Chair Kent Alder 1:15 PM
2. Closed Session 1:20 PM
3. Chair's Report - Kent Alder 1:30 PM
3.1. Commencement Dates and Attendance
3.2. Parking Passes
3.3. Bylaws Update
4. Trustee Recognition - President Noelle Cockett 1:40 PM
5. Committee Reports 1:50 PM
5.1. Executive Committee - Chair Kent Alder
5.2. Recruitment, Retention and Completion Committee - Chair Gina Gagon
5.3. Marketing and Communications Committee - Chair Jacey Skinner
5.4. Student Health, Safety and Well-being Committee - Chair David Huntsman
5.5. Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee - Chair Dave Petersen
5.6. Academic Approval Committee - Chair Wayne L. Niederhauser
5.7. Honorary Degrees, Awards, and Recognition Committee - Chair John Ferry
6. Student Recognition - Trustee Clara Alder 2:20 PM
7. President's Report - President Noelle Cockett 2:30 PM
7.1. 2023 Legislative Updates
8. Research Presentation - Vice President Lisa Berreau 2:50 PM
9. Consent Agenda 3:20 PM
9.1. Approve: University Policy 403: Academic Freedom and Professional Responsibility
9.2. Approve: Proposal to Restructure the Skilled and Technical Sciences Education Emphasis in the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applies Sciences
9.3. Approve: Proposal to Offer an Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Additive Manufacturing in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.4. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Technology Systems: Advanced Manufacturing Emphasis in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Certificate of Proficiency in Construction Fundamentals in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.6. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name and Restructuring of the Emergency Medical Technician and First Responders Certificate of Proficiency to Emergency Medical Technician Certificate of Proficiency
9.7. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name and Restructuring of the Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate of Proficiency to Nursing Assistant Certificate of Proficiency
9.8. Approve: Proposal to Restructure and Offer a Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Completion in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.9. Approve: Proposal to Restructure and Offer a Phlebotomy Technician Certificate of Completion in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education in the College of Agriculture and Applies Sciences
9.10. Approve: Proposal to Offer an Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Modeling and Visualization in the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.11. Approve: Proposal to Offer an Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Environmental Planning in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.12. Approve: Proposal to Discontinue the Landscape Management Certificate in the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.13. Approve: Proposal to Restructure and Include a Bilingual-Bicultural Deaf Education Emphasis in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
9.14. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate of Proficiency in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
9.15. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name of the Human Development Lifespan Emphasis to Human Development Emphasis in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
9.16. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name of the Psychology MEd to School Counseling MEd in the Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
9.17. Approve: Proposal to Discontinue the English BA-BS Emphasis in Technical Communication and Rhetoric in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.18. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name of the Master of Arts and Master of Science from Folklore and American Studies to Folklore Studies in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.19. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Minor in Technical Communication and Rhetoric in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.20. Approve: Proposal (see description)
9.21. Offer a New Graduate Certificate in Cultural Resource Management Policy, Advocacy, and Business Administration in the Departments of Marketing and Strategy, School of Accountancy and Sociology and Anthropology in CHaSS and HSB Proposes Offering a New Graduate Certificate in Cultural Resource Management Policy, Advocacy, and Business Administration
9.22. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.23. Approve: Proposal to Discontinue the Sociology-Criminal Justice Emphasis int the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.24. Approve: Proposal to Offer a Bachelor of Science in Data Science in the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science in the College of Science
9.25. Approve: Proposal to Offer an Emphasis in Healthcare Management in the Department of Management in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
9.26. Approve: Proposal to Change the Name of the Leadership and Management Minor to Leadership Minor in the Department of Marketing and Strategy in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
9.27. Approve: Proposal to Offer a General Education Certificate of Completion in the Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer
9.28. Approve: Proposal to Offer a New Emphases in Recreation Administration, Bachelor of Science in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
9.29. Approve: Proposal to Restructure and Rename the Psychology Sociobehavioral Epidemiology and Quantitative Psychology Specializations PhD to Psychology: Data Science and Research Methodology Specialization PhD in the Department of Psychology in the EEJCEHS
10. Action Agenda
10.1. Approve and Accept: Proposal on 2023-24 Tuition and Student 3:25 PM
Fees, Including an Adjustment to Technical Education Tuition and Fees -
Department Head Brian Warnick
10.2. Approve and Accept: Statewide Student Fee Policy Updates - 3:45 PM
Trustee Clara Alder
10.3. Approve: Center for the School of the Future - Cambridge Prep 4:00 PM
Academy (Salt Lake County) - changing open date from Fall 2023 to
Fall 2024 - David Forbush, Associate Director and Parker Fawson,
Director - Center for the School of the Future
10.4. Approve: Center for the School of the Future - Cambridge Prep 4:05 PM
Academy (Washington County) - changing open date from Fall 2023
to Fall 2024 - David Forbush, Associate Director and Parker Fawson,
Director - Center for the School of the Future
11. Information Agenda
11.1. Report of Investments for October 2022
11.2. Report of Investments for November 2022
11.3. Revised Policy 515 Travel
11.4. Revised Policy 542 Disposition of Property and Evidence by USU Police Department
11.5. President's Report
12. ADJOURN 4:10 p.m.
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 Janalyn Brown at 435-797-1162