Board 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 25, meeting must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 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 September 27, 2023

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Project Budget (Planning) for von der Mehden Recital Hall Roof Restoration (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Design) for Innovation Partnership Building Renovations for the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Final) for Andover Infrastructure and Software Upgrade Phases I, II, III, and IV (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for Wilbur Cross Cupola Repair (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Design) for School of Nursing Building (Attachment 6)

(7) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 7)

(8) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 8)

(9) Graduate Certificate in Plant-Based Food and Nutrition in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources (Attachment 9)

(10) Graduate Certificate in Financial Risk Management in the School of Business (Attachment 10)

(11) Appointment of Associate Professor Fei Miao to the Pratt & Whitney Associate Professorship in Advanced Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering (Attachment 11)

(12) Appointment of Professor Xiao-Dong Zhou to the Nicholas E. Madonna Chair in Sustainability in the College of Engineering (Attachment 12)

(13) Reappointment of Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Diane J. Burgess to the Pfizer Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology in the School of Pharmacy (Attachment 13)

(14) Reappointment of Professor Marie A. Smith to the Dr. Henry A. Palmer Professorship in Community Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy (Attachment 14)

(15) Establishment of the Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion (Attachment 15)

(16) Modification of the Nicholas E. Madonna Chair in Cyber-Physical Systems in the College of Engineering (Attachment 16)

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

3. President's Report (Presentation)

4. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

5. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on committee activities

(b) Presentation: Budget Update (Attachment 17)

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

6. UConn Health Report

(a) Report on UConn Health activities

7. Joint Audit & Compliance Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

8. Buildings, Grounds & Environment Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

9. Construction Management Oversight Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

10. Student Life Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation: Health Promotion University (Presentation)

     Presenters: Karen McComb, Director, and Emily Pagano, Assistant Director, Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) Health Promotion & Community Impact

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

(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