Board of Trustees Meeting
WSU Ogden Campus - Miller Administration Building, Betty Hess Lampros Boardroom - 319
3850 Dixon Parkway
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Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 11:45 AM
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Identification of Any Potential or Perceived Conflicts of Interest* (9:30 a.m.)
Keith Titus, Vice Chair
2. Action: (9:35 a.m.) Vice Chair Titus
a. Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes - December 2, 2024
3. Information: Vice Chair Titus
a. College Liaison Report: Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities (9:40 a.m.)
Karla Bergeson, Chair, and Don Salazar, Trustee, with
Deborah Uman, Dean of the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities
b. Faculty Presentation: (9:50 a.m.)
Andrea Baltazar, Associate Professor, Communication/Director of Film Studies, with
Mitch Fisher, Student, Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities
c. Special Topic: Marketing Metrics / Alumni Association (10:00 a.m.)
Betsy Mennell Vice President of University Advancement
d. Weber State University Reports (10:15 a.m.) Vice Chair Titus
i. President's Report President Mortensen
ii. Alumni Association Matt Dixon, Trustee
iii. Staff Advisory Council Marc Gangwer, Staff Advisory Council
iv. Weber State University Student Association President Emily Sorenson, Trustee
v. Upcoming Events
4. Academic Policy Committee Agenda (10:30 a.m.) Lori Belnap Pehrson, Committee Chair
a. Action:
i. Policy Updates:
1. PPM 4-19, Grading Policies (Redline)
2. PPM 3-21a, Sick and Family Leave (Faculty) (Redline)
3. PPM 6-17, Recording Fee (Redline)
4. PPM 11-1, Graduate Studies (Redline)
ii. Program Reviews:
1. Family Studies
2. Outdoor & Community Recreation Education
iii. Name Change: Crossroads Economics Center
iv. Program Discontinuances
1. Biotechnician Certificate of Completion
2. Facilities Management Certificate of Proficiency
3. Facilities Management Minor/BIS
4. Construction Management (BS), Facilities Management Emphasis
5. Master of Science in Respiratory Therapy
b. Information: Appendix
i. Sabbatical Requests
ii. Clean Copies of PPMs
iii. Academic Policy Committee Meeting Minutes - December 2, 2024
5. Business Committee Agenda (10:50 a.m.) Don Salazar, Committee Chair
a. Action:
i. Monthly Investment Reports (Oct. and Nov. 2024)
ii. Quarterly Investment Report
iii. Investment Committee Report
iv. Net Zero Home Purchase
b. Information:
i. Financial Reports (Oct. and Nov. 2024)
ii. Athletic Report
iii. Coaches' Salaries
iv. Construction Report
v. Special Topic: Compensation
vi. Business Committee Meeting Minutes - December 2, 2024
6. Closed Meeting Session** (11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
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.
7. Action: Approval of Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speaker (11:30 a.m.)
Vice Chair Titus
8. Announcements / Observations / Questions (11:35 a.m.) Vice Chair Titus
9. Adjourn (11:45 a.m.) Vice Chair Titus
*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.