Weber State University Board of Trustees Planning Retreat Orientation Meeting
Notice Tags
Higher Education
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting,
Hearing,
Bond
Event Start Date & Time
August 2, 2024 09:00 AM
Event End Date & Time
August 2, 2024 04:00 PM
Description/Agenda
Board of Trustees Planning Retreat Orientation Meeting
Weber State University Stewart Library
Hetzel-Hoellein Room 321
Zoom | ID: 950 9186 4620| Password: 361326
Friday, August 2, 2024 | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
AGENDA
1. Call to Order, Welcome, and Identification of Any Potential or Perceived Conflicts of Interest* (9:00 a.m.) Karla Bergeson, Chair
2. Swearing-In of New Trustee - Matt Dixon (9:05 a.m.)
Stephanie Hollist, General Counsel and Board Secretary
3. Introductions (9:10 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
4. Information: Structure and Responsibilities Overview (9:20 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
a. Utah System of Higher Education
Geoff Landward, Commissioner of Higher Education
i. Duties and Responsibilities/2024 Legislative Changes
ii. USHE Strategic Plan Updates
iii. USHE Delegated Authority to Boards of Trustees and forthcoming USHE Policy Changes
iv. 2025 Legislative Preview
b. Weber State University Board of Trustees (9:55 a.m.) Brad Mortensen, President
i. Statutory Responsibilities/2024 Legislative Changes
1. 53B-2-103. Degree-granting institution board of trustees -- Powers and duties
2. 53B-2-104. Degree-granting institution board of trustees -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Oath -- Officers -- Bylaws -- Quorum -- Committees -- Compensation.
3. 53B-2-106. Duties and responsibilities of the president of an institution of higher education -- Approval by board of trustees
4. 53B-2-106.1. Tenure -- Reporting
ii. Trustee Bylaws
iii. Trustee Committee Charters
iv. Trustee Assignments: Standing Committee, College Liaison, and Other
v. Map and Timeline of 2024-25 Trustee Meetings
c. WSU Overview, Organization, and Shared Governance/2024 Changes
President Mortensen
BREAK (10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.)
5. Action: (10:40 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
a. Minutes
i. May 22, 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting
b. Trustee Bylaws Amendments
c. 2024-25 Trustee Committee Charters Amendments
d. 2024-25 Trustee Assignments: Standing Committee, College Liaison, and Other
6. Information: (11:00 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
a. Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule, 2024-25
b. Great Boards
7. Action: Monitoring of Strategic Plan - Weber State Amplified: A 5-year Plan for Growth - Year Three Metrics and Achievements (11:15 a.m.)
a. Overview President Mortensen
b. Enrollment Targets Jessica Oyler, VP of Student Access & Success
c. Goals & Desired Outcomes Year Three Reports
i. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion President Mortensen
ii. Retention & Completion VP Oyler and Vice Provost Roy Kwan
iii. Personal Connections & Academic Excellence
Vice Provost Brenda Kowalewski
iv. Community Anchor Mission
Vice Provost Kowalewski
Steve Nabor, Sr. Associate VP of Financial Services, CFO, Econ. Dev.
James Taylor, Executive Director of Innovation and Commercialization
v. Marketing & Branding Betsy Mennell, VP of University Advancement
LUNCH (12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
8. Trustee Training (12:45 p.m.)
a. Nasdaq Boardvantage and Waiver of Income Information (20 minutes)
Sherri Cox, Executive Assistant
b. Ethics and 2024-25 Conflict of Interest Disclosures (20 minutes) GC Hollist
c. Media Relations (10 minutes) Bryan Maga a, Director of Public Relations
d. Popping the Lid Off WSU's All-Funds Budget (10 minutes)
Norm Tarbox, Sr. VP of Administrative Services
9. Information: University Overview (1:45 p.m.)
a. Higher Education Landscape President Mortensen
b. Amplify Weber State: The Campaign for Weber State VP Mennell
c. Harnessing Data for Student Success
Ravi Krovi, Provost & Sr. VP of Academic Affairs
VP Oyler
d. Weber State Athletics
i. Student-athlete Support: In Nutrition, Mental Health, and Competition Kayla Morgan, Associate Athletics Director & Senior Woman Administrator
ii. NCAA/College Athletics Landscape Tim Crompton, Director of Athletics
BREAK (3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.)
10. Action: 2024-25 Trustee Meeting Special Discussion Topics Selections (3:10 p.m.)
President Mortensen
a. Title IX / Discrimination / Harassment GC Hollist
b. Student Access & Success VP Oyler
i. High School Dual Enrollment
ii. Student Mental Health and Wellbeing
iii. Student Support Following the HB 261 Restructuring (Spring)
c. Academic Affairs Provost Krovi
i. Sustainability
ii. International Education
iii. Mentoring
iv. Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Collaborative
v. Summer Undergraduate Research Program
vi. Graduate Studies
vii. Data Governance
d. University Advancement VP Mennell
i. Marketing
ii. Alumni Association
e. Administrative Services Sr. VP Tarbox
i. Clery Act Reporting Process & Current Statistics
ii. Police Department Onboarding and In-service Training Program
iii. How Wildcat Athletics is Financed
f. Information Technology Mark Halverson, Interim VP of Information Technology
i. IT Security and Vulnerability Management
ii. AI at Weber State
iii. IT Shared Services
g. Others that may arise President Mortensen
h. Trustee Voting and Selection of Topics President Mortensen
11. Upcoming Events (3:40 p.m.) President Mortensen
12. Announcements / Observations / Questions (3:45 p.m.) Chair Bergeson
13. Closed Meeting Session**
A Closed Meeting may be held to discuss any one of the matters allowed by Utah Code § 52-4-205, including (1) discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; (2) strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation; (3) strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or sale of real property, including water rights or shares; (4) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; or (5) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
14. Adjourn (4:00 p.m.) Chair Bergeson
*When a board member has a potential or perceived conflict of interest, they should alert the chair at the beginning of the meeting that they will need a moment to recuse themselves from board business and identify the point in the agenda when they would need to be excused. The board member will be excused at the appropriate time while the board proceeds with the action. The board member will be alerted when they may rejoin the proceedings.
** If held. If a closed meeting is not held, the board will adjourn after the prior agenda item. If a closed meeting is held, the board will go into the closed meeting from the open meeting, but unless there is further business to conduct after the closed meeting, the board will adjourn the meeting without going back into open session.
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 Sherri Cox at 801-626-6001.