Trustees approve a slate of contracts and purchases including clinical equipment, vendor services and hotel leasing for student housing

The Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning approved a package of finance and budget items covering facility use agreements, software subscriptions, clinical equipment contracts, facility leases and other procurement items.

Board staff presented 11 regular-agenda finance items and recommended approval after legal review. The trustees voted to approve grouped bundles of items (1–4, 5–6, 7–10) and then approved item 11 separately; meeting minutes record the motions, seconds and ‘‘aye’’ votes with no recorded opposing votes.

Key items approved included: - A five-year facility use agreement allowing Delta State University to provide space to the Cleveland School District for Hayes Cooper Elementary School. Delta State will receive $50,000 annually; the agreement may be terminated with 120 days’ notice. - A two-year subscription agreement with Instructure, Inc., for a learning management system at an estimated cost of $239,000; Instructure was selected through a competitive process under Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services regulations. - An amendment to a University of…