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, September 27, meeting must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26) 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 June 28, 2023

(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) FY 2023 Capital Expenditures (Attachment 3)

(4) School of Medicine Tuition and Fee Rates for 2024-25 and 2025-26 Academic Years (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Service Upgrades (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Final) for Hydrogen Fuel Dispenser (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Final) for Eversource Second Electrical Feed (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for South Campus Infrastructure, Phases 1 - 3 (Attachment 8)

(9) Program Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health University Tower 7th Floor Pharmacy Fit-Out (Attachment 9)

(10) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion 3rd Floor Backfill (Attachment 10)

(11) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion X-Ray and Blood Draw Relocation (Attachment 11)

(12) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Musculoskeletal Institute Rehabilitation Expansion (Attachment 12)

(13) Project Budget (Design) for UConn Health Cryo Electron Microscope Installation (Attachment 13)

(14) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Fluoroscopy Equipment Replacement and Renovation (Attachment 14)

(15) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Muscular Skeletal Institute Chiller Replacement (Attachment 15)

(16) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Central Sterile Washer and Sterilizer Replacement (Attachment 16)

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

(18) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Cadaver Lab Renovation and Air Handling Unit Replacement (Attachment 18)

(19) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Cell and Genome Sciences Building Data Center Cooling System Upgrades (Attachment 19)

(20) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health 16 Munson Road Emergency Lighting and Egress Upgrades (Attachment 20)

(21) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health TB-121 Blood Bank Relocation (Attachment 21)

(22) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health 16 Munson Road Parking Lot Paving (Attachment 22)

(23) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health 836 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury Clinical Practice Relocation (Attachment 23)

(24) Project Budget (Revised Final) for the UConn Health 5 Munson Road Clinical Fit-Out (Attachment 24)

(25) Tenure at Hire (Attachment 25)

(26) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 26)

(27) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 27)

(28) Appointment of Associate Professor Ali Bazzi as the Charles H. Knapp Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering in the School of Engineering (Attachment 28)

(29) Appointment of Associate Professor Matthew Stuber to the Pratt & Whitney Associate Professorship in Advanced Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering (Attachment 29)

(30) Appointment of Dr. Liang Zhang to the Pratt & Whitney Associate Professorship in Advanced Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering (Attachment 30)

(31) Nicole D. Gabelman CLAS '12 Bench at the W.B. Young Building (Attachment 31)

(32) UConn Foundation Named Gift Guidelines (Attachment 32)

(33) Student Life Committee Membership (Attachment 33)

(34) Annual Reports of Endowed Chairs (UConn Health) (Attachment 34)

3. President's Report

4. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Item Requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Proposal for the College of Engineering, including the School of Computing and School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering (Attachment 35)

(c) Community Engagement Presentation

     Presenter: Dr. Indrajeet Chaubey, Dean, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

5. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on committee activities

(b) Informational Item:

(1) 2023 Finance Corporation Report of Operations (Attachment 36)

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

11. Institutional Advancement Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

12. Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) UConn after the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Race in Admissions

     Presenters: Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment Nathan Fuerst

      Senior Associate University Counsel Lesley Salafia

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