USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
November 10, 2023
1:30-5:00 PM MST
University Inn - Sonne Board Room - Logan, UT or via Zoom
https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/84879686296?pwd=Z29rSyswK3BKWVVPTXFlUVRkVVR4Zz09
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductory Items - Chair Jacey Skinner 1:30 PM
2. Closed Session 1:35 PM
3. Student Resolution of Commendation - Trustee Abraham Rodriguez 2:05 PM
4. Chair's Report - Chair Jacey Skinner 2:15 PM
5. Committee Reports 2:20 PM
5.1. Executive - Committee Chair Jacey Skinner
5.2. Research & Academic Approval - Committee Chair Kacie Malouf
5.3. Recruitment, Retention and Completion - Committee Chair Tessa White
5.4. Audit, Risk and Compliance - Committee Chair David Petersen
5.5. Honorary Degrees, Awards and Recognition - Committee Chair Heather Mason
5.6. Student Health, Safety and Well-being - Committee Chair David Huntsman
5.7. Statewide Mission and Campus Oversight - Committee Chair Kent Alder
5.8. External and Strategic Partnerships - Committee Chair John Ferry
6. BREAK 3:20 PM
7. Tech College Reports 3:35 PM
7.1. Uintah Basin - Vice Chair Gina Gagon
7.2. Tooele Tech - Trustee Dave Petersen
7.3. USU Brigham City - Trustee John Ferry
8. USU Foundation Report - Vice Chair Gina Gagon 3:45 PM
9. Trustee Wayne Niederhauser Resolution of Appreciation and Commendation - 3:55 PM
Chair Jacey Skinner
10. Board Input on KPIs - define and explain process - Chair Jacey Skinner 4:05 PM
11. President's Report - President Elizabeth Cantwell 4:20 PM
12. Consent Agenda 4:35 PM
12.1. Board of Trustees Retreat Minutes - August 24, 2023
12.2. Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes - August 25, 2023
12.3. Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes - October 27, 2023
12.4. Capital Improvement Priority List for FY2024-25
12.5. Report of Institutional Discretionary Funds
12.6. Report of Investments for June 2023
12.7. USU, USU Eastern, and USU Blanding Auxiliary Annual Reports and USU Service Enterprises for FY2022-23
12.8. Approve Proposal - Chocolate Science Certificate of Proficiency - Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences in College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
12.9. Approve Proposal - Establish a Student Nutrition Access Center - Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences in College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
12.10. Approve Proposal - Accounting Practices Certificate of Completion - Department of Technology, Design and Technical Education, in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
12.11. Approve Proposal - Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Anthropology and Cultural Resource Management - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
12.12. Approve Proposal - Name Change of the Geology-GeoWorkforce Emphasis BA/BS to Geology-Professional Emphasis BA/BS, in the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science
12.13. Approve Proposal - Department Name Change from Instruction, Patron Servies and Digital Initiatives to Library Public Services in the University Library
12.14. Approve Proposal - Department Name Change from Special Collections Digital and Cataloging to Library Collections and Discovery in the University Library
12.15. Approve Proposal - Establish Proposed Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence in the Office of Provost and Chief Academic Officer
12.16. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Ecology Specialization in the Master of Science program in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.17. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Ecology Specialization in the PhD program in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.18. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Hydrology Specialization in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.19. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Hydrology Specialization in the PhD program in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.20. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Management Specialization in the Master of Science program in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.21. Approve - Discontinuing the Watershed Management Specialization in the PhD program in the Dept. of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.22. Approve Proposal - Marine Science Minor in the Department of Watershed Sciences, in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
12.23. Approval of Faculty Code 404
12.24. Approve Amendment to the Student Code of Conduct to Include Appropriate USUSA Bodies to Ensure Equal Voice and Representation
13. Action Agenda
13.1. Real Property Disposition (Logan City) - Vice President Dave Cowley 4:40 PM
14. Information Agenda
14.1. Bad Debt Write-off for Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 2023
14.2. Leased Facilities Report
14.3. FY22-23 University Honors Program Annual Report
Adjourn - 5:00pm
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