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, April 17, meeting, must sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s  start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16) 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 February 28, and March 20, 2024

(c) Consent Agenda Items:

(1) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 1)

(2) Project Budget (Final) for Field House – Old Rec Center Renovation (Attachment 2)

(3) Project Budget (Final) for XL Center – Academic Space Renovation (Attachment 3)

(4) Project Budget (Final) for Buckley Hall Remediation and Refurbishment (Attachment 4)

(5) Project Budget (Final) for Sprague Hall Remediation and Refurbishment (Attachment 5)

(6) Project Budget (Final) for von der Mehden Recital Hall Roof Restoration (Attachment 6)

(7) Project Budget (Final) for Gampel Pavilion Enhancements (Attachment 7)

(8) Project Budget (Final) for Garrigus Suites Environmental Systems Upgrade (Attachment 8)

(9) Promotion and Tenure (Attachment 9)

(10) Tenure at Hire (Attachment 10)

(11) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 11)

(12) Appointment of Professor Jeffrey R. McCutcheon as the General Electric Endowed Professor in Advanced Manufacturing in the College of Engineering (Attachment 12)

(13) Renaming the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering (Attachment 13)

(14) Master of Social Responsibility and Impact on Business in the School of Business (Attachment 14)

(15) Suspension of the Mandatory Workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (Attachment 15)

(d) Informational Items:

(1) Proposed Changes to the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut (Attachment 16)

(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

(a) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Honorary Degrees (Attachment 17)

4. University Senate Report

Senate Executive Committee Chair, Dr. Laura Burton

5. Academic Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Innovation Faculty Hires and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative (Attachment 18)

(Public Act No. 21-111, An Act Authorizing and Adjusting Bonds of the State  for Capital Improvements, Transportation and Other Purposes, Establishing the Community Investment Fund 2030 Board, Authorizing State Grant Commitments for School Building Projects and Making Revisions to the School Building Project Statutes.)

(c) Community Engagement Presentation

Presenter: Eboni Nelson, Dean, School of Law

6. Financial Affairs Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Presentation:   Fiscal Year 25 Budget Update

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

(c) Item requiring Board discussion and approval:

(1) Fiscal Year 2025 Student Fees for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses (Attachment 19)

7. UConn Health Report

(a) Report on UConn Health activities

8. Joint Audit and Compliance Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

(b) Informational Item:

(1) Audit of Projects: UConn 2000 Infrastructure Program Year Ended June 30, 2023 (Connecticut General Statutes Section 10a-109z) (Attachment 20)

9. Buildings, Grounds and Environment Committee Report

(a) Report on Committee activities

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.