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, October 30, meeting, must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29) 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 via email 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 meeting of September 25, 2024

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Project Budget (Revised Planning) for Gampel Pavilion Renovation (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Design) for Northwest Residential Area – Thermal Comfort Improvements (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Final) for the School of Nursing Building (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Field House – Old Recreation Center Renovation (Attachment 5)

(6) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 6)

(7) Bachelor of Music in Jazz (Attachment 7)

(8) Advanced Business Certificate in Financial Reporting in the School of Business (Attachment 8)

(9) Advanced Business Certificate in Taxation in the School of Business (Attachment 9)

(10) Location Modification:  Master of Social Work (Stamford) (Attachment 10)

(11) Modality Modification:  Executive LLM (Online) (Attachment 11)

(12) Modality Modification:  LLM in Energy and Environmental Law (Online) (Attachment 12)

(13) Appointment of Dr. Ji-Cheng Zhao to the Raytheon Technologies Chair in Fuel Cell Technology in the College of Engineering (Attachment 13)

(14) Reappointment of Professor Yiming Qian to the Toscano Family Chair in Finance in the School of Business (Attachment 14)

(d) Election of Board Secretary and Committee Vice-Chairs

3. President’s Report (Copy of President's Report Presentation)

4. University Senate Report, Dr. Laura Burton, Senate Executive Committee Chair (Copy of University Senate Report Presentation)

5. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Community Engagement Presentation, Dr. Jason G. Irizarry, Dean, Neag School of Education (Copy of Community Engagement Presentation)

6. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation: FY 25 UConn and UConn Health Budget Update (Attachment 15)

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

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

(b) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

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 call or e-mail the Board of Trustees Office at (860) 486-2333 or boardoftrustees@uconn.edu prior to the meeting.