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Regent Bates described the board as nine volunteer members with committee structures that provide focused governance for system operations. \"In an operation of $7,800,000,000 including an academic medical center, the committee structure is the best way to go about our governance responsibility and ensure the 70,000 students we serve are given the best opportunity to succeed,\" Bates said.

The board moved to ratify the listed committee assignments; the motion was moved by Regent Hensley and seconded by Regent Jaden. A roll-call vote recorded yes votes from all members present and the motion carried.

During discussion, the board acknowledged an oversight on the appointments list: Regent Dunkel will be the board's representative on the Iowa Student Loan board. Regent Hensley said she received information that she is not eligible to serve on the Iowa College Aid Commission, citing a ruling from the attorney general issued in February 2009, and said she would forward the document for the board's consideration.

Board leadership reiterated that committees can meet at the discretion of their chairs to advise on topics within their purview but cannot make unilateral decisions that replace full board action; any committee recommendation requires full-board approval at a meeting.

The motion to ratify committee appointments passed by roll call. The board adjourned at the conclusion of business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Iowa Board of Regents Meeting 05-19-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Iowa Board of Regents ratified appointments to committees, boards and commissions on May 19. The board noted an oversight that Regent Dunkel will be the representative on the Iowa Student Loan board and learned Regent Hensley is ineligible to serve on the Iowa College Aid Commission per a 2009 attorney general ruling.","taxTitle","Regents, State Board of, Executive, Iowa","taxId",27586,"location","Iowa","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6635078,"Student leaders urge Regents to hold 2025-26 tuition increases, press for transparency and targeted fees",1349,724000,2073000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3378501-7e58806ebf74b3b73a4d1970cc4f82aa&start=724&end=2073","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3378501-7e58806ebf74b3b73a4d1970cc4f82aa/thumbnail_724000.jpg","/articles/6635078/Iowa/Student-leaders-urge-Regents-to-hold-2025-26-tuition-increases-press-for-transparency-and-targeted-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635078-b8e5db45aedfe56aa6d8e502a18fb84b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770662866&Signature=csbwpkhtQaEGT~zVa58j7Y~CZdpSUMaxPMuidF96RrUNWVdbNktl9wrbayOwfh-QDCUxSQscg6dGLHlL1rHspuDFU1vSm5HDCohhyIiWYql0avvRXr0p4zofdl3QIxpWOHYaiMmiYLDEFOU4yFsNcVdMKk6jjrO-tNX9vXMmF6mKPd0nj8jCK~aJ~lLxAgJ4irnEqghjVeeMdd9276iuEUKQxgQkfZ57kcy-KLn7RvNsr5QT5L8bgSfunQS3~OnRE~DVakHFrEgIxg20qiG7u8P2iQn0kn3am~F7aE3It7uxRJ9-FTPS-DoAWJT3hfzfWrZ~M-u0AxH14DDyUsJ2GQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Student government leaders from the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa addressed the Iowa Board of Regents on May 19 to express concerns about proposed tuition and mandatory fee increases for the 2025-26 academic year and to urge greater transparency, increased financial support for low-income and first-generation students, and targeted fee models for graduate students.

Thomas Knudson, student body president at the University of Iowa, told the board that a proposed increase of about $279 per year for UI students is meaningful because, he said, cumulative increases since his freshman year amount to roughly $1,200 and nearly a 12% rise. \"Every extra dollar that goes into tuition is one less dollar that is going towards groceries or textbooks,\" Knudson said, and he relayed student stories of working multiple jobs and worrying that continued increases could push some students away from completing a degree.

Arianna Moore, incoming vice president for graduate and professional student government at the University of Iowa, representing nearly 8,000 graduate and professional students, asked the board to hold tuition steady for the coming year to provide predictability while federal funding shifts create uncertainty for graduate funding. \"We recommend you hold tuition where it is and not drive students away by increasing it this year,\" Moore said.

Gabriel Salazar, student body vice president at the University of Northern Iowa, emphasized UNI's role in supplying Iowa's workforce and noted that more than 80% of UNI graduates remain in Iowa. \"Even a couple hundred extra dollars can be the difference between a student being enrolled or having to stop out,\" Salazar said.

Colby Brandt, student body president at Iowa State University, said his campus understands institutional budget pressures but urged the board to accompany any increases with greater transparency, increased financial aid, state advocacy for higher education funding and savings that do not fall disproportionately on students.

Mohammad Azam, representing nearly 4,800 graduate and professional students at Iowa State, opposed a proposed 2.6% increase in the student technology fee and a proposed 5.3% increase in student health fees, saying those blanket fee increases would be unfair because not all graduate students use the same software or services. He asked the university and board to explore need-based models or reallocation of existing funds before increasing mandatory fees.

Board members asked questions following the presentations. The executive director asked Knudson where he believed university expenditures were not transparent; Knudson said he was not asserting current non-transparency but requested ongoing transparency about the reasons for and uses of any increased dollars. Board leadership thanked the students for their testimony.

No formal board vote on tuition occurred at the May 19 meeting; the board will consider tuition and fee rates at its June meeting.","Student government leaders from the University of Iowa, Iowa State, and University of Northern Iowa told the Iowa Board of Regents that proposed tuition and fee increases would burden students and urged the board to hold tuition steady, increase transparency, and pursue targeted rather than blanket fee increases for graduate students.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6635082,"Board of Regents accepts Wendy Wintersteen's retirement, authorizes presidential search for Iowa State",306,452000,758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3378501-7e58806ebf74b3b73a4d1970cc4f82aa&start=452&end=758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3378501-7e58806ebf74b3b73a4d1970cc4f82aa/thumbnail_452000.jpg","/articles/6635082/Iowa/Board-of-Regents-accepts-Wendy-Wintersteens-retirement-authorizes-presidential-search-for-Iowa-State","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635082-e80cb864ee15259d0fbc81c1ea8710ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770662866&Signature=bcUrZF6rNdHPg5rTNRbUtkYhj3EZRC7mdsVMLQG3eOIadd66zsE1R8srahli8WFkDTwoam8g3a7aoJjin1oc3N4Hsd-je8SO8eqGjGGSKawvj8qBOp05wUR1zWECLsK-r8CSzd~oEsHo4S1mzIbMZR3DtFTmlu6K9AtECUa9c5K07apKESixPKUOROYm~lFEopmqqe1Dc1jdaZLU6hW9K42yTZZLl-27~jlfnnQFD04C1X1iSE5Rg4nP3pFNIQWIjLrLtknOWCsCd6eB5yH2YCRPi0NtticgJAiQCf9UT2FShH2KBRakXqflVz~W5Yfwilwyh40ylQw65LD0HscUrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Iowa Board of Regents voted May 19 to accept the retirement of Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen effective upon the employment of a successor or an alternate mutually agreeable date, and to authorize the executive director, in consultation with board leadership, to advertise for, select and contract with a presidential search firm and to develop a search process and timetable.

Regent Bates, speaking for the board, opened the item by praising Wintersteen's tenure: \"On behalf of the Board of Regents, I wanna give a heartfelt thank you to president Wintersteen for her years of outstanding service to Iowa State University and its students, faculty, and staff,\" and noted Wintersteen's more than 40-year career and service as ISU president since February 2017. Bates said the board looks forward to working with Wintersteen through the transition to a new leader.

Regent Rouse moved the combined motion to accept the retirement and to authorize the search steps; Regent Dunkel seconded. The board conducted a roll-call vote. Every voting member present recorded a yes vote and the motion was approved.

Regent Hensley asked about how much information the full board would receive and when decisions about the composition of a search committee and the RFP (request for proposals) would be made. Bates replied the board would be updated at each board meeting as the process proceeds and that the search committee's makeup and size would be determined later once a search firm is engaged. Bates said the search committee is the entity that will oversee the search once it begins.

The motion passed on a roll-call vote. The board's action instructs the executive director to begin the procurement process for a search consultant, and to develop a process and timetable for the presidential search; specific committee membership and schedule will be decided later and reported to the full board.

The item contains no statutory citations or external approvals required beyond the board's own processes, and the board emphasized that the search committee will manage the run-of-search tasks once the firm is retained.

The board will return to the topic as the search firm is selected and the committee is formed; no further action was recorded at the May 19 meeting.","The Iowa Board of Regents voted to accept the retirement of Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen effective upon employment of a successor and authorized the executive director to advertise for and contract with a search firm and to develop a search process and timetable.","actionData","errors"]

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Regents ratify committee, board and commission appointments; oversight noted on student loan and Iowa College Aid roles

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Board of Regents accepts Wendy Wintersteen's retirement, authorizes presidential search for Iowa State