Utah Board of Higher Education Meeting

VISION: Utah is an innovative global leader in providing world-class higher education and advancing research that enhances the quality of life in the state.

MISSION: USHE operates cohesively across the state’s 16 public colleges and universities to provide valuable education that meets workforce needs and enhances the wellbeing and prosperity of all Utahns.

8:30 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

3-27-25 Full Agenda

8:30 AM - 8:31 AM -- Welcome - Chair Amanda Covington

8:31 AM - 8:33 AM -- Resolution of Appreciation for Richard Ellis - Chair Covington

Resolution of Appreciation for Richard Ellis

8:33 AM - 8:35 AM -- Resolution of Appreciation for President Elizabeth R. Cantwell - Chair Covington

Resolution of Appreciation for President Elizabeth R. Cantwell

8:35 AM - 8:45 AM -- Institutional Highlights - Presidents Mindy Benson and Brennan Wood

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM -- Legislative Update - Commissioner Geoff Landward, Nate Talley, and Katie Mazzie

Memo - Legislative Update

Attachment 1 - Passed Bills

Attachment 2 - Tax Fund Appropriations by Institution

Attachment 3 - USHE Capital Budget Appropriations

Attachment 4 - Higher Education & Technical College Capital Project Fund Balances

Attachment 5 - 2025 GS Performance Funding Appropriations

Attachment 6 - Proposed FY 2026 Technical College One-Time Equipment Funding Distribution

Attachment 7 - Degree-Granting and Technical College Non-Dedicated Capital Project Prioritization

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM -- Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources -- Commissioner Landward, Nate Talley, Carrie Mayne, and Vic Hockett

Memo - Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources

Attachment 1 - Fiscal Year 2026 Institutional Strategic Reinvestment Guidelines & Resources

Attachment 2 - USHE FY 2026 B-6 Strategic Reinvestment Plan Form Template

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM -- Economic Opportunity: Utah Insights - Carrie Mayne and Raj Chetty

Raj Chetty Bio

Data Summary - Upward Mobility in Utah

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -- LUNCH

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM -- Financial Ratio Report - Nate Talley

12:35 PM - 12:40 PM -- Annual Money Management Report - FY 2024 - Nate Talley

12:40 PM - 12:55 PM -- Mountainland Technical College Request for Approval of Instruction at the Payson Extension Campus - Kim Ziebarth and Kirt Michaelis

Memo - Mountainland Technical College Request for Approval of Payson Extension Campus

Attachment 1 - New Campus Request Form for Payson Extension

12:55 PM - 1:10 PM -- New Board Policy R252, Institutional Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands - Alison Adams

Memo - New Board Policy R252, Institutional Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands

Attachment 1 - New Board Policy R252, Statements Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands

Attachment 2 - Template Statement Acknowledging Relationships with Tribes and Ancestral Lands

1:10 PM - 1:20 PM -- Federal Executive Order on Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities -- Commissioner Landward and Angie Stallings

Federal Executive Order on Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

1:20 PM - 1:25 PM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington

March 27, 2025, General Consent Calendar

Attachments

Minutes

January 9, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes

January 29, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes

February 10, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes

February 12, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes

February 18, 2025, Executive Committee Minutes

February 26, 2025, Committee of the Whole Minutes

Board Policy Updates