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, September 25, meeting, must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 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 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 July 17, 2024

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Annual Report of the Endowed Chair Program Entitled “Aetna English Chair of Writing”(Attachment 2)

(3) Option Agreement Concerning Future Development of a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Smart City at the UConn Depot Campus (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Final) for UConn Tennis Facility (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for UConn Waterbury at 36 North Main Street (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Branford House Exterior Repairs, Phases 1, 2 & 3 (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Final) for Gampel Ground Floor KSI Heat Lab (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for George C. White Building Roof and Drainage System (Attachment 8)

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

(10) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health School of Dental Medicine 24/7 Student Random Access Lab Renovation (Attachment 10)

(11) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health BB013 Animal Research MRI Renovation (Attachment 11)

(12) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Administrative Services Building Center Generator and Power Improvements (Attachment 12)

(13) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health IT Critical Equipment Redundancy Room (Attachment 13)

(14) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health Garage 1, 2 & 3 Electric Vehicle Charger Installation (Attachment 14)

(15) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Hybrid OR#2 Fit-Out (Attachment 15)

(16) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Southington Clinic Expansion (Attachment 16)

(17) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health New England Sickle Cell Institute Renovation (Attachment 17)

(18) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Cryo Electron Microscope Installation (Attachment 18)

(19) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health TB-121 Blood Bank Relocation (Attachment 19)

(20) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health Psychiatry Seclusion Suite and Nurse Station Security Renovation (Attachment 20)

(21) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health Fluoroscopy Equipment Replacement and Renovation (Attachment 21)

(22) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health Canzonetti (F) Building Wound Care Center Renovation (Attachment 22)

(23) Tenure at Hire (Attachment 23)

(24) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 24)

(25) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 25)

(26) Appointment of Associate Professor Jessica Cooperman to the Doris and Simon Konover in Judaic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 26)

(27) Reappointment of Professor Robert Fahey to the George F. Cloutier Professorship in Forestry in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (Attachment 27)

(28) Modification of Name of the Wells Fargo Center for Neurodiversity and Employment Innovation (Attachment 28)

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

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

5. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Community Engagement Presentation, Dr. Jennifer E. Orlikoff, Campus Dean, UConn Stamford (Committee Engagement Presentation)

6. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation: FY24 UConn and UConn Health Budget Presentation (Attachment 29)

Presenter: Jeffrey Geoghegan, Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Full FY24 UConn and UConn Health Budget Presentation)

(c) Items requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Biennium State Appropriation Request for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 30)

(2) Biennium State Appropriation Request for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 for the University of Connecticut Health Center (Attachment 31)

(3) FY24 Capital Expenditures (Attachment 32)

(d) Informational Item:

(1) 2024 Finance Corporation Report of Operations (Attachment 33)

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 (Buildings, Grounds and Environment Presentation)

(b) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Proposed Modification of Distribution Right-of-Way Easements on UConn Property between Hunting Lodge Road and King Hill Road in Storrs for the Benefit of Connecticut Light & Power (aka CL&P or Eversource) (Attachment 34)

(c) Fuel Cell Update

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

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