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, June 26, meeting, must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25) 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 meetings of April 17 and May 22, 2024

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Statement of Work for the UConn Foundation for Fiscal Year 2025 (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Final) for Mirror Lake Improvements (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Design) for Pharmacy-Biology Building Research Support Expansion (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for Werth Residence Tower High Humidity Mitigation (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Final) for Babbidge Library Stairs and Doors (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Final) for Innovation Partnership Building Renovations for the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Andover Infrastructure and Software Upgrade Phases I Through V (Attachment 8)

(9) Project Budget (Final) for Wired Access Layer Cabling (Attachment 9)

(10) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health CT-7 Inpatient and Research Renovations (Attachment 10)

(11) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Main Building Lab Area Renovations – 1^st Floor (Attachment 11)

(12) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Surgery Center Operating Room #6 Renovations (Attachment 12)

(13) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health ASB Data Center Generator and Power Improvements (Attachment 13)

(14) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health IT Disaster Recovery Room (Attachment 14)

(15) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Parking Lots L1 and A5 Repaving (Attachment 15)

(16) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Building F and Building M Roof Replacement (Attachment 16)

(17) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health KB034-36 Research Lab Renovation (Attachment 17)

(18) Recommendations for Designation as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors, Academic Year 2023-2024 (Attachment 18)

(19) Promotion and Tenure (Attachment 19)

(20) Tenure at Hire (Attachment 20)

(21) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 21)

(22) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 22)

(23) Appointment of Professor Jiong Tang to the Pratt & Whitney Chair in Design and Manufacturing in the College of Engineering (Attachment 23)

(24) Appointment of Professor Horea Ilies to the Pratt & Whitney Professor of Advanced Materials and Processing in the College of Engineering (Attachment 24)

(25) Reappointment of Professor Morgaen Donaldson to the Philip E. Austin Endowed Chair (Attachment 25)

(26) Reappointment of Professor Robert Bird to the Eversource Chair in Business Ethics in the School of Business (Attachment 26)

(27) Reappointment of Professor Evan Rawley to the Eversource Energy Scholar in Technological Entrepreneurship in the School of Business (Attachment 27)

(28) Reappointment of Professor Joseph Golec to the Finance Department Distinguished Scholar in the School of Business (Attachment 28)

(29) Reappointment of Professor Chinmoy Ghosh to the Gladstein Professor of Business and Innovation in the School of Business (Attachment 29)

(30) Reappointment of Professor Michael Willenborg to the Richard F. Kochanek Professorship in Accounting in the School of Business (Attachment 30)

(31) Reappointment of Professor Yiming Qian to the Toscano Family Chair in Finance in the School of Business (Attachment 31)

(32) Naming Recommendation for the Wells Fargo Center for Neurodiversity and Employment Innovation in the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Attachment 32)

(33) Naming Recommendation for the Matthew and Margarethe Mashikian Entrepreneurship Hub in the College of Engineering (Attachment 33)

(34) Naming Recommendation for the National Laboratory for Occupational Heat Safety at UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute Powered by Magid & Mission (Attachment 34)

(35) Naming Recommendation for the Professor Emeritus John E. Morral Conference Room in the Science 1 Building (Attachment 35)

(36) Modification of Naming Recommendation for RTX Technology Research Center in the Science 1 Building (Attachment 36)

(37) Naming Recommendation for the Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Memorial Observatory and the Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Memorial Planetarium (Attachment 37)

(38) Revised reopener to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (Attachment 38)

(39) Proposed Changes to the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut (Attachment 39)

a.  Article V – Committees of the Board of Trustees

b. Article VIII – The University Administration

c. Article IX – The University Senate

3. President's Report

4. University Senate Report, Senate Executive Committee Chair, Dr. Laura Burton

5. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

6. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation:   FY 25 UConn and UConn Health Budget Presentation (Attachment 40)

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

(c) Items requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Fiscal Year 2025 Spending Plan for the University of  Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 41)

(2) Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 42)

(3) Fiscal Year 2025 Spending Plan for UConn Health (Attachment 43)

(4) Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget Spending Plan for UConn Health (Attachment 44)

(5) Thirty-first Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds (Attachment 45)

(6) Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Attachment 46)

          (7) Seventh Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Refunding Bonds (Attachment 47)

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) Items requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Proposed Drainage Easement for UConn Property on Hunting Lodge Road, Storrs, CT (Attachment 48)

10. Construction Management Oversight Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

11. Student Life Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

12. Institutional Advancement Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

13. Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

14. Committee on Compensation Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

15. Committee for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

16. Other Business

17. Executive Session anticipated

18. 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.