A view of the renovated south reading room at the Wilbur Cross Building

Board Agenda

Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Date: April 29, 2026

2026-04-29 UConn Board Agenda (Wilbur Cross)

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Board Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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(A recording of the meeting will be available at http://boardoftrustees.uconn.edu within seven days of the meeting.)
Call to order at 9:30 a.m.
1. Public Participation (limited to agenda items)*
* Individuals who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Wednesday,
April 29, meeting must do so in person and sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s
start time (i.e., 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28) 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. The sign-up list may be closed if, due to the
number of people seeking to speak, the 30-minute allotment will be exceeded. As an alternative,
individuals may submit written comments to the Board via boardoftrustees@uconn.edu, and all
comments will be shared with the Board.
2. Chairman’s Report
(a) Matters Outstanding
(b) Board Recognition
(c) Minutes of the Meeting of April 6, 2026
(d) Committee Reports and Updates
(1) Academic Affairs Committee
(a) Three Minute Thesis Challenge Presentation

Presentation Slides

(2) Student Life Committee
(a) UConn Career Readiness First Destination Report

Presentation Slides

(3) Other
Item requiring Board discussion and approval:
(a) Election of Committee Chair
(4) Consent Agenda Items:

 

(1) Designation of Authorized Officers for UCONN 2000 General Obligation Bonds (Attachment 1)
(2) Proposed Easement for UConn Property at 1 South Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut (Attachment 2)
(3) Transfer/Return of Bergin Correctional Institute and Additional Adjacent Land to the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) (Attachment 3)
(4) Contracts and Agreements (Attachment 4)
(5) Project Budget (Final) for Manchester Lot Improvements (Attachment 5)
(6) Project Budget (Final) for Student Union – Exterior Security Upgrade (Attachment 6)
(7) Project Budget (Final) for Parking Garage Safety Improvements (Attachment 7)
(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Albert N. Jorgensen and Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre and Performing Arts Building Envelope Repairs (Attachment 8)
(9) Promotion and Tenure (Attachment 9)
(10) Designation of Emeritus Status (Attachment 10)
(11) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations (Attachment 11)
(12) Reappointment of Professor Robert Day, Ph.D. to the Robert Cizik Professorship in Manufacturing and Technology Management in the School of Business (Attachment 12)
(13) Reappointment of Professor David Weber, Ph.D. to the Deloitte Foundation Professorship of Accounting in the School of Business (Attachment 13)
(14) Reappointment of Professor John Mathieu, Ph.D. as the GE Professor in Business in the School of Business (Attachment 14)
(15) Reappointment of Professor Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D. to the Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship in the School of Business (Attachment 15)
(16) Reappointment of Professor Karolina Heyduk, Ph.D. to the Rosalind Chair in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 16)
(17) Appointment of Professor Steven L. Suib, Ph.D. as the Harold S. Schwenk, Sr. Distinguished Chair in Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
(Attachment 17)
(18) Appointment of Professor James Waller, Ph.D. to the Gladstein Family Distinguished Chair in Human Rights in the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute (Attachment 18)
(19) Appointment of Professor David L. Richards, Ph.D. to the Wiktor Osiatyński Chair in Human Rights in the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute (Attachment 19)
(20) Appointment of Professor Alexis L. Boylan, Ph.D. to the Rhoda Shivers Chair in the School of Fine Arts (Attachment 20)
(21) Reappointment of Professor Peter Siegelman, Ph.D. as the Phillip I. Blumberg Professor of Law in the School of Law (Attachment 21)
(22) Reappointment of Professor Ángel Oquendo, J.D., Ph.D. as the George J. and Helen M. England Professor of Law in the School of Law (Attachment 22)
(23) Reappointment of Professor Richard D. Pomp, J.D. as the Alva P. Loiselle Professor of Law in the School of Law (Attachment 23)
(24) Reappointment of Professor Steven Wilf, J.D., Ph.D. as the Anthony J. Smits Professor of Global Commerce in the School of Law (Attachment 24)
(25) New Program: Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Attachment 25)
(26) New Program: Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (Attachment 26)
(27) Program Closure: Master of Fine Arts in Arts Leadership and Cultural Management (Attachment 27)
(28) Program Closure: Bachelor of Science in Financial Technology in the School of Business (Attachment 28)
(29) Program Closure: Graduate Certificate in Contaminated Site Remediation (Attachment 29)
(30) Program Closure: Graduate Certificate in Oceanographic  Science and Technology (Attachment 30)
(31) Establishment of the George L. Minor Quasi-Endowment
Fund
(Attachment 31)
(32) Renaming of the Judi and Gary Gladstein Distinguished Chair in Human Rights (Attachment 32)
(33) Naming Recommendation for Mike Boylan ’02 Player Lobby (Attachment 33)
(34) Naming Recommendation for the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom (Attachment 34)
(35) Naming Recommendation for the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at John Dempsey Hospital (Attachment 35)
(36) Naming Recommendation Norton and Anne Goss II and Family Women’s Coaches Locker Room (Attachment 36)
(37) Naming Recommendation for Toplands Meat Science Teaching and Research Laboratory (Attachment 37)
3. President’s Report Presentation Slides
4. University Senate Report - Senate Executive Committee Chair, Dr. Robert Day Presentation Slides
5. Other Business
6. Executive Session
7. Adjournment

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