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Votes at a glance: Board approves minutes, policies, program actions, investment reports, property purchase and honorary degrees
Summary
The Board approved prior meeting minutes, four policy updates, academic program actions (including discontinuances and a center name change), three investment reports, purchase of a net‑zero house for a sustainability lab, and several honorary degrees and commencement speaker selections.
At the meeting trustees voted on multiple formal actions. All votes described in the meeting were approved by voice vote; no recorded opposition was announced in the meeting transcript. Key actions and outcomes follow.
Minutes • Motion: Approve prior board meeting minutes. • Mover: Lori (identified in meeting). • Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Policy updates (collective) • Motion: Approve four policy updates (PPM 4‑19, PPM 3‑21, VPN 6‑17, PPM 11‑1) as presented. • Mover: Trustee Salazar; Second: Tammy. • Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Program reviews, name change and discontinuances • Motion: Approve program-review actions and the recommended changes described in the agenda, including program reviews for Family Studies and Outdoor and Community Recreation Education; approve the name change from the Center for Poverty and Inequality to the Crossroads Economic Center; approve program discontinuances listed in the agenda (including the Master of Science in Respiratory Therapy). • Mover: Trustee (motion recorded as made in meeting); Second: Laurie. • Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Investment reports • Motion: Approve monthly investment report, quarterly investment report, and investment committee report. • Mover: Trustee Salazar; Second: Steve Bishop. • Outcome: Approved by voice vote. Trustees noted favorable market performance of invested funds.
Net‑zero home purchase (property transaction) • Motion: Approve the purchase of the net‑zero home back into university ownership at appraised price to house a SPARK sustainability/home retrofit program and community demonstration lab. • Mover: Emily; Second: Trustee Salazar. • Outcome: Approved by voice vote. • Funding note: Most purchase funds come from proceeds retained from the original sale; the remaining gap will be covered through a combination of college funds, facilities/revolving accounts and grant support described during the meeting (specific account allocations were presented to the committee). The Energy Department grant noted in committee discussion may support staffing and retrofit work.
Honorary degrees and commencement speaker • Motion: Approve commencement speaker and award honorary doctorate degrees to listed recipients (names presented in closed session and announced on return to open session). • Mover: Emily (motion recorded); Second: Monet. • Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
