Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting
Mar 27, 2025 08:30 AM MDT
USHE Office, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City
https://ushe.edu/ushe-meeting-event/utah-board-of-higher-education-board-meeting-4/
VISION: Utah is an innovative global leader in providing world-class higher education and advancing research that enhances the quality of life in the state.
MISSION: USHE operates cohesively across the state's 16 public colleges and universities to provide valuable education that meets workforce needs and enhances the wellbeing and prosperity of all Utahns.
8:30 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
3-27-25 Full Agenda
8:30 AM - 8:31 AM -- Welcome - Chair Amanda Covington
8:31 AM - 8:33 AM -- Resolution of Appreciation for Richard Ellis - Chair Covington
Resolution of Appreciation for Richard Ellis
8:33 AM - 8:35 AM -- Resolution of Appreciation for President Elizabeth R. Cantwell - Chair Covington
Resolution of Appreciation for President Elizabeth R. Cantwell
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM -- Institutional Highlights - Presidents Mindy Benson and Brennan Wood
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM -- Legislative Update - Commissioner Geoff Landward, Nate Talley, and Katie Mazzie
Memo - Legislative Update
Attachment 1 - Passed Bills
Attachment 2 - Tax Fund Appropriations by Institution
Attachment 3 - USHE Capital Budget Appropriations
Attachment 4 - Higher Education & Technical College Capital Project Fund Balances
Attachment 5 - 2025 GS Performance Funding Appropriations
Attachment 6 - Proposed FY 2026 Technical College One-Time Equipment Funding Distribution
Attachment 7 - Degree-Granting and Technical College Non-Dedicated Capital Project Prioritization
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM -- Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources -- Commissioner Landward, Nate Talley, Carrie Mayne, and Vic Hockett
Memo - Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources
Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources
Attachment 2 - USHE FY 2026 B-6 Strategic Reinvestment Plan Form Template
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM -- Economic Opportunity: Utah Insights - Carrie Mayne and Raj Chetty
Raj Chetty Bio
Data Summary - Upward Mobility in Utah
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -- LUNCH
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM -- Financial Ratio Report - Nate Talley
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM -- Annual Money Management Report - FY 2024 - Nate Talley
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM -- Mountainland Technical College Request for Approval of Instruction at the Payson Extension Campus - Kim Ziebarth and President Clay Christensen
Memo - Mountainland Technical College Request for Approval of Payson Extension Campus
Attachment 1 - New Campus Request Form for Payson Extension
12:55 PM - 1:10 PM -- New Board Policy R252, Institutional Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands - Alison Adams
Memo - New Board Policy R252, Institutional Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands
Attachment 1 - New Board Policy R252, Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands
Attachment 2 - Template Statement Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM -- Federal Executive Order on Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities -- Commissioner Landward and Angie Stallings
Federal Executive Order on Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities
1:20 PM - 1:25 PM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington
March 27, 2025, General Consent Calendar
Attachments
Minutes
January 9, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes
January 29, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes
February 10, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes
February 12, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes
February 18, 2025, Executive Committee Minutes
February 26, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes
Board Policy Updates
Memo - Board Policy Updates
Attachment 1 - Redline Board Policy R131
Attachment 2 - Clean Board Policy R131
Attachment 3 - Redlined Board Policy R209
Attachment 4 - Clean Board Policy R209
Attachment 5 - Redlined Board Policy R401
Attachment 6 - Clean Board Policy R401
Attachment 7 - Redlined Board Policy R430
Attachment 8 - Clean Board Policy R904
Attachment 9 - Redlined Board Policy R432
Attachment 10 - Clean Board Policy R432
Attachment 11 - Redline Board Policy R492
Attachment 12 - Clean Board Policy R492
Attachment 13 - Redlined Board Policy R512
Attachment 14 - Clean Board Policy R512
Utah State University Property Acquisition
Memo - Utah State University Property Acquisition
Attachment 1 - USU Property Acquisition Request Letter and Exhibit
Utah State University - Revision to Institutional Investment Policies
Memo - Utah State University - Revision to Institutional Investment Policies
Attachment 1 - USU Request Letter & Proposed Investment Policy Changes
Salt Lake Community College Capital Project Programming Request
Memo - Salt Lake Community College Project Programming Request
Attachment 1 - SLCC Utah Board of Higher Education Request Letter
Attachment 2 - SLCC Board of Trustees Request Letter
Attachment 3 - SLCC Aerospace Hangar Request Deck
Technical Education Project Alignment - New Aligned Program Proposals and Substantive Changes
Memo - Technical Education Program Alignment - New Aligned Program Proposals and Substantive Changes
Attachment 1 - New and Substantive Change Proposals
Approval of New Technical Education Programs
Memo - Approval of New Technical Education Programs
Attachment 1 - Bridgerland Technical College - Law Enforcement
Attachment 2 - Davis Technical College - Control Systems and Robotics
Attachment 3 - Dixie Technical College - Firefighter
Attachment 4 - Mountainland Technical College - Civil Construction I
Attachment 5 - Southwest Technical College - Master Esthetician
1:25 PM -- CLOSED SESSION
Reports for Board's Review
Strategic Plan Update
Memo - Strategic Plan Update
Review of Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Memo - Review of Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances
Attachment 1- March 2025 Technical Education Program Modifications and Discontinuances (1)
Financial Ratio Report
Memo - Financial Ratio Report
Attachment 1 - Financial Ratio Report - FY20-FY24
Attachment 2 - Appendix - Financial Ratio Data
Annual Money Management Report - FY 2024
Memo - Annual Money Management Report - FY 2024
Attachment 1 - Annual Money Management Report
2024 my529 Year in Review
2024 my529 Year in Review
Academic Project and Administrative Unit Approvals and Discontinuances
Memo - Academic Program & Administrative Unit Approvals & Discon
Attachment 1 - Mar 2025 Approvals & Discontinuances
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Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Brynn Fronk at brynn.fronk@ushe.edu, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84180 (801-646-4783), at least three working days prior to the meeting.