USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Friday, January 10, 2025, at 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Logan, Utah - University Inn, Sonne Board Room
Zoom: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/88546012243?pwd=retfYFqUeB9RosSEUseSmxZLf4EntD.1
Agenda
1. Welcome and Call to Order 8:30 AM
Presenter: Chair Jacey Skinner
2. CLOSED SESSION 8:35 AM
3. COMMITTEE REPORTS 9:05 AM
3.1. Executive Committee
Presenter: Trustee Jacey Skinner
3.2. Research and Academic Approval Committee
Presenter: Trustee Kacie Malouf
3.3. Student Health, Safety and Well-being Committee
Presenter: Trustee David H. Huntsman
3.4. Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
Presenter: Trustee David Petersen
3.5. Athletics Committee
Presenter: Trustee Clark Whitworth
3.6. Honorary Degrees, Awards and Recognition Committee
Presenter: Trustee Heather Mason
3.7. Recruitment, Retention and Completion Committee
Presenter: Trustee Tessa White
4. Student Resolution of Commendation 9:45 AM
Presenter: Trustee Matthew Richey
5. President's Report 9:55 AM
Presenter: President Elizabeth Cantwell
6. BREAK 10:15 AM
7. STRATEGIC AGENDA
7.1. Faculty Senate 10:30 AM
Presenter: Grant Cardon
7.2. Research 10:40 AM
Presenter: Vice President Lisa Berreau
8. 2025 USU Legislative Requests 11:00 AM
Presenter: Vice President Devin Wiser
9. CONSENT AGENDA 11:10 AM
9.1. Approve: 11.8.24 USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes
9.2. Approve: 11.18.24 USU Board of Trustees Special Meeting Minutes
9.3. Approve: 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speaker
9.4. APPROVE: New Centers
9.4.1. Center for Equine Assisted Services in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.4.2. Center for Academic Belonging & Learning Excellence in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President
9.5. APPROVE: Proposed Certificates
9.5.1. Applied Animal Reproduction Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.2. Beef Cattle Management Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.3. Biotechnology Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.4. Dairy Cattle Management Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.5. Foundations in Animal Science Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.6. Humans and Animal-Assisted Interventions Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.7. Humans and Animal-Assisted Interventions POST BACHELOR Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.8. Sheep and Wool Production Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.9. Livestock Extension Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.10. Food Production Management Academic Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.11. Manufacturing and Design Technology Academic Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.12. Product Development Academic Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.5.13. Audio Technology Certificate in the Caine College of the Arts
9.6. APPROVE: Proposed Name Change
9.6.1. Change the Name of the POST BACHELOR Certificate from Certificate of Advanced Practice in Dietetics to Certificate of Applied Practice in Dietetics
9.7. APPROVE: Proposed Restructures
9.7.1. Restructure and Change the Name of the Additive Manufacturing Institutional Certificate of Proficiency to Additive and Advanced Manufacturing Process Academic Certificate in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
9.7.2. Restructure the Second Language Teaching-MSLT to Second Language Teaching MS in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences
9.8. REVIEW AND ACCEPT: Investment Reports
9.8.1. Report of Investments for July 2024
9.8.2. Report of Investments for August 2024
9.8.3. Report of Investments for September 2024
9.8.4. Report of Investments for October 2024
9.9. RECOMMEND: 3-year Reappointment to Space Dynamics Laboratory Board of Directors
9.9.1. Rich McKeown
9.9.2. Robert Lightfoot, Jr.
9.10. RECOMMEND: 3-year New Appointment to Space Dynamics Laboratory Board of Directors
9.10.1. David Jones
9.10.2. Natalie Gochnour
10. ACTION AGENDA
10.1. REVIEW and ACCEPT: External Audit Reports Year End 30 June 2024 11:15 AM
Presenters: Vice President Dave Cowley, Trustee David Petersen
10.2. APPROVE: Real Property Disposition: 350 North 500 West, Vernal, Utah 11:20 AM
Presenter: Vice President Dave Cowley
10.3. APPROVE: Carbon County Regional Airport Hangar Lease 11:30 AM
Presenter: Vice President Dave Cowley
10.4. APPROVE: USU Policy 517: Investment Policy 11:40 AM
Presenter: Vice President Dave Cowley
10.5. APPROVE: USU Policy 1001: University Policy System 11:50 AM
Presenters: Crystal Giordano, Amy Shewan
11. INFORMATION AGENDA
11.1. USU 2024 Annual Financial Report
11.2. USU Advancement Report - Winter 2024
12. ADJOURN 12:00 PM
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.