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Board of Regents approves program, confirms tuition/fee schedule and clears minutes and consent items
Summary
In Manchester the Board of Regents approved Western Connecticut State University’s new Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, adopted a fiscal‑year 2026 tuition/fee resolution that freezes tuition while authorizing two fee increases, and approved meeting minutes and the consent agenda.
The Board of Regents voted on several items during its December meeting in Manchester.
Academic program: The board approved a new Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at Western Connecticut State University. The program replaces the BS in Meteorology, adds laboratory and field components, and includes an accelerated track aligned with the MS in Meteorology that meets National Weather Service employment requirements. The Academic and Student Affairs committee moved the recommendation and the board approved it following a motion and second.
Tuition and fees: The board approved the fiscal year 2026 tuition and fee schedule as presented. The resolution froze tuition for 2025–26 while authorizing two fee changes: contractual increases in university food‑service fees and a credit‑card fee that will also be applied at Connecticut State Community College to reduce an estimated $800,000 annual cost to the college for card processing. Finance committee chair Richard Balducci presented the item and moved approval.
Minutes and consent: The board approved the October 24 regular‑meeting minutes and the November 21 special‑meeting minutes, and it adopted the consent agenda without recorded opposition.
Procedural notes: Where the transcript records only verbal “Aye” responses, no roll‑call tallies by name were provided in the record. The meeting record shows motions, seconds and the chair calling the vote for each item.
