Board Meeting Agenda

Call to order at 9:00 a.m.

1. Public Participation*

* Individuals who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Wednesday, April 23, meeting must do so in person and sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22) by emailing boardoftrustees@uconn.edu.  Speaking requests must include a name, topic, and affiliation with the University (i.e., student, employee, member of the public).  Per the University By-Laws, the Board may limit the entirety of public comment to a maximum of 30 minutes.  As an alternative, individuals may submit written comments to the Board via boardoftrustees@uconn.edu, and all comments will be transmitted to the Board.

2. Chairman’s Report

(a) Matters Outstanding

(b) Minutes of the Meetings of February 26 and March 26, 2025

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Project Budge (Planning) for Avery Point Housing Development (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Final) for Peace Garden (formerly known as Reflection Garden) (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Stamford Abutting Property Restoration (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for Storrs Campus – Underground Storage Tank Replacement (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Music Building Roof Replacement (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Jones Annex Renovation (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health TM416 MRI Upgrade and Mobile Unit (Attachment 8)

(9) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Emergency Department Low Acuity Expansion (Attachment 9)

(10) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health BB013 Animal Research MRI Renovation (Attachment 10)

(11) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Parking Lots L1 and A5 Repaving (Attachment 11)

(12) Promotion and Tenure Recommendations (Attachment 12)

(13) Tenure at Hire (Attachment 13)

(14) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 14)

(15) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 15)

(16) Bachelor of Science in Equine Science and Management in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (Attachment 16)

(17) Location Modification: BA in Psychological Sciences (Avery Point) (Attachment 17)

(18) Modification of the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy (Attachment 18)

(19) Naming Recommendation for the Alice Murray Heilig Music Chair in the School of Fine Arts (Attachment 19)

(20) Appointment of Professor Daniel Bolnick as the Arden Chair in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 20)

(21) Appointment of Professor Virginia Hettinger to the Alan R. Bennett Honors Professorship in Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 21)

(22) Appointment of Professor Louis Hanzlik to the Alice Murray Heilig Music Chair in the School of Fine Arts (Attachment 22)

(23) Reappointment of Professor Daniele Fabris as the Harold S. Schwenk, Sr. Distinguished Chair in Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 23)

(24) Naming Recommendation for the DJ and Eva Doyle Family Conference Room (Bailey Student Athlete Success Center) (Attachment 24)

(25) Naming Recommendation for the Michael J. Galchus ’66 BA ’71 MBA and Barbara E. Myers PhD Locker Room (Bailey Student Athlete Success Center) (Attachment 25)

(26) Naming Recommendation for the Hodson Family Pathway to Emotional Wellness (Bailey Student-Athlete Success Center) (Attachment 26)

(27) Naming Recommendation for the Nayden Academic Excellence Center (Bailey Student Athlete Success Center) (Attachment 27)

(28) Naming Recommendation for the Dr. Henrietta Bernal Faculty Office (School of Nursing) (Attachment 28)

(29) Naming Recommendation for the Lucy A. LaCava Study Room (School of Nursing) (Attachment 29)

3. President’s Report

(a) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Honorary Degrees (Attachment 30)

4. University Senate Report

Senate Executive Committee Chair, Dr. Laura Burton

5. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Community Engagement Presentation

Presenter: Professor James O’Donnell, Executive Director, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

6. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation: FY 25 UConn and UConn Health Budget Update

Presenter: Jeffrey Geoghegan, Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

(c) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Academic Year 2026 Student Fee Revisions for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 31)

7. UConn Health Report

(a) Report on UConn Health activities

8. Joint Audit and Compliance Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

9. Buildings, Grounds and Environment Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

10. Student Life Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

11. Institutional Advancement Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

12. Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

13. Committee on Compensation Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

14. Committee for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

15. Other Business

16. Executive Session anticipated

17. Adjournment

PLEASE NOTE:  If you are an individual with a disability and require accommodations, please e-mail the Board of Trustees Office at boardoftrustees@uconn.edu prior to the meeting.