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 25, 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, June 24) 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) Board Recognition

(c) Minutes of the Meeting of April 23, 2025

(d) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Project Budget (Design) – Motor Pool Fuel Tank Replacement (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Final) – Gampel Pavilion Renovation (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Revised Final) – University Second Electrical Feed (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Revised Final) – Boiler Plant Equipment Replacement and Utility Tunnel Connection (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Final) – Albert N. Jorgensen and Harriett S. Jorgensen Theatre and Performing Arts Center Envelope (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Final) – Alumni Center Wood Shake Roof Replacement (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) – Branford House Exterior Repairs, Phases 1, 2, & 3 (Attachment 8)

(9) Project Budget (Revised Final) – Andover Infrastructure and Software Upgrade Phases I through VI (Attachment 9)

(10) Project Budget (Final) – Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Implementation and 5ESS Decommissioning (Attachment 10)

(11) Project Budget (Planning) – UConn Health Connecticut Tower Infrastructure Upgrade (Attachment 11)

(12) Project Budget (Design) – UConn Health TM416 MRI Upgrade and Mobile Unit (Attachment 12)

(13) Project Budget (Final) – UConn Health Torrington Clinical Practice Relocation (Attachment 13)

(14) Project Budget (Final) – UConn Health Emergency Department Low Acuity Expansion (Attachment 14)

(15) Project Budget (Final) – UConn Health BB013 Animal Research MRI Renovation (Attachment 15)

(16) Project Budget (Revised Final) – UConn Health Psychiatry Seclusion Suite & Nurse Station Security Renovation (Attachment 16)

(17) Project Budget (Final) – UConn Health Main Liquid Oxygen Tank Replacement (Attachment 17)

(18) Recommendations for Designation as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors, Academic Year 2024-2025 (Attachment 18)

(19) Tenure Recommendation (Attachment 19)

(20) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 20)

(21) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 21)

(22) Graduate Certificate in Insurance Law (Attachment 22)

(23) JD Certificate in Health Law (Attachment 23)

(24) Program Closure: Graduate Certificate in School Law (Attachment 24)

(25) Program Closure: Graduate Certificate in Addiction Sciences (Attachment 25)

(26) Naming Recommendation for the Rob & P.J. Brewer & Family Women’s Ice Hockey Assistant Coach’s Office (Attachment 26)

(27) Naming Recommendation for the Urman Peace Garden (Attachment 27)

(28) Appointment to Canvassing Board – Election of Alumni Trustee (Attachment 28)

(e) Informational Items:

(1) Notification of Proposed Changes to the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut – Article IX – The University Senate (Attachment 29)

(2) Notification of Proposed Changes to the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut (Attachment 30)

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

4. University Senate Report (University Senate Report Presentation)

Senate Executive Committee Chair, Dr. Laura Burton

5. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation: FY 26 UConn and UConn Health Budget Presentation (Attachment 31)

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

(c) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Fiscal Year 2026 Spending Plan for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 32)

(2) Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Budget for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 33)

(3) Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds (Attachment 34)

(4) Fiscal Year 2026 Spending Plan for the University of Connecticut Heath Center (Attachment 35)

(5) Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Budget Spending Plan for the University of Connecticut Heath Center (Attachment 36)

(6) Project Budget (Design) – Avery Point Housing Development (Attachment 37)

(7) Project Budget (Final) – Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) Suite at Avery Point Campus (Attachment 38)

(8) Project Budget (Final) – Pharmacy Biology Building (PBB) Research Support Expansion (Attachment 39)

6. Academic Affairs Committee Report (Academic Affairs Committee Report Presentation)

(a) Report on Committee activities

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:

(1) Electric Distribution Easement at 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT (Attachment 40)

(c) Informational Item:

(1) Project Budget (Revised Final) – Alumni Residence Halls Roof Replacement (Attachment 41)

10. Student Life Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

11. Institutional Advancement Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Statement of Work for the UConn Foundation for Fiscal Year 2026 and First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Master Agreement (Attachment 42)

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.