Board of Trustees Meeting
WSU Ogden Campus - Miller Administration Building, Betty Hess Lampros Boardroom - 319
3850 Dixon Parkway
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Identification of Any Potential or Perceived Conflicts of Interest* (9:30 a.m.)
Karla Bergeson, Chair
2. Action: (9:35 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
a. Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes - January 23, 2025
b. 2025-26 WSU Tuition and Fee Adjustments Formal Written Proposal
i. 2025-26 Guidelines for the Review and Recommendation of Tuition and General Fee
Adjustments by Institutional Boards
ii. Budget Guiding Principles FY26
iii. Truth in Tuition 2025-02-24
iv. SR 250224-01 A Resolution Pertaining to the Truth in Tuition Hearing
v. Efficiencies Institution Totals FY24
vi. FY25-26 SFRC Recommendations
vii. Letter to the Utah Commissioner of Higher Education, 2025-02-24
viii. Student Fee Fund Balance Adequacy
ix. WSU Board of Trustees Written Recommendations - 2025-26 Tuition and Fee
Adjustments
3. Information: Chair Bergeson
a. College Liaison Report: Goddard School of Business & Economics (10:05 a.m.)
Keith Titus, Vice Chair, with
Doris Geide-Stevenson, Interim Dean of the Goddard School of Business & Economics
b. Faculty Presentation: (10:15 a.m.)
Eric Smith, Professor & Associate Dean of the Goddard School of Business & Economics
c. Weber State University Reports (10:25 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
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. Business Committee Agenda (10:45 a.m.) Don Salazar, Committee
a. Action:
i. Monthly Investment Reports (December 2024 and January 2025)
ii. Quarterly Investment Report
iii. Investment Committee Report
iv. Course Fees
v. Audit Report
b. Information:
i. Composite Financial Index
ii. Financial Reports (December 2024 and January 2025)
iii. Special Topic: WSU Foundation
iv. Business Committee Meeting Minutes - January 23, 2025
5. Academic Policy Committee Agenda (11:05 a.m.) Chair Lori Pehrson, Committee Chair
a. Action:
i. Program Reviews:
1. Medical Laboratory Sciences
2. Master of Science in Computer Science
3. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
4. Master of Social Work
ii. Name Changes:
1. Department of Athletic Training and Occupational Therapy
2. School of Health Administrative Services
3. Outdoor and Community Recreation Education (BS), Adventure Recreation and Tourism Emphasis
4. Outdoor and Community Recreation Education (BS), Youth Sports Administration Emphasis
iii. Program Changes:
1. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (AAS), Manufacturing
Engineering Technology Emphasis
2. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS), Manufacturing
Engineering Technology Emphasis
3. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (AAS), Plastics and Composites
Emphasis
4. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS), Plastics and Composites
Emphasis
5. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (AAS), Welding Engineering
Technology
6. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS), Welding Engineering
Technology
7. Theatre Arts (BA), Theatre Studies Emphasis
iv. New Undergraduate Degree Programs
1. Automotive and Vehicle Engineering Technology (BS)
2. Elementary & Special Education (BS)
b. Information:
i. Academic Policy Committee Meeting Minutes - January 23, 2025
ii. Consultation in the Presidential Approval of Tenure - Dr. Jeremy Oller
6. 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.
7. Announcements / Observations / Questions (11:25 a.m.) Chair Bergeson
8. Adjourn (11:30 a.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.