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.
8:00 AM -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM -- Welcome - Chair Amanda Covington
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM -- Institutional Updates - President Stacee McIff and President Aaron Weight
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM -- Academic Year 2023-24 Performance Goal Evaluation - Nate Talley
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM -- Academic Year 2024-25 Annual Performance Goal Setting - Nate Talley
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM -- Utah State University Summer Tuition and Fee Schedule - Nate Talley
8:50 AM - 9:05 AM -- Weber State University - Public-Private Partnership for Student Housing - Nate Talley
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM -- Non-State Funded Projects - Nate Talley
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM -- Higher Education Student Success Endowment Financial Record Review & Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Adoption- Nate Talley
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM -- BREAK
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM -- Higher Education Space Utilization - SmithGroup Analysis 2024 - Nate Talley and Sara Mathov, Frank Markley, and Paul Leef (SmithGroup)
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM -- Academic Year 2025-26 Guidelines for Institutional Review and Recommendation of Tuition and General Fee Adjustments - Nate Talley
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM -- Southern Utah University - Revision to Institutional Endowment Investment Policy - Nate Talley
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM -- Cicero's Workforce Preparedness Study - Aaron Andersen, Ben Aplanalp, and George Wong (Cicero)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM -- Board Policy R404, Technical Education Program Alignment and Initiative Update - Kim Ziebarth
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM -- Program Review by Discipline - Carrie Mayne
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM -- Consent Calendar - Chair Covington
Student Resource Cultural Center Approval
Private Activity Bond Volume Cap Relinquishment
Utah State University Summer Tuition and Fee Schedule
Updates to Minimum Scores and Equivalent Credits for Assessment of Prior Learning
Program Alignment - New Aligned Program Proposals and Substantive Changes to Existing Aligned Technical Education Programs
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM -- SHORT BREAK TO GET FOOD BEFORE WORKING LUNCH
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM -- Role of the Research Institution - Commissioner Landward, President Taylor Randall, and President Betsy Cantwell
1:20 PM - 1:45 PM -- CLOSED SESSION
Reports for Board's Review
my529 Honored with Top Industry Rating for 14th Year
Program Alignment - Non-Substantive Changes to Existing Aligned Technical Education Programs
Academic Program and Administrative Unit Approvals and Discontinuances
Custom Fit Report - FY 2024
2024 Deep Tech Talent Initiative Annual Report