The following actions were recorded during the Board of Regents October meeting. Where the transcript did not provide full roll‑call tallies, outcomes are noted as stated in the meeting record.

- Approval of Sept. 24, 2025 meeting minutes — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Approval of Board of Regents 2026 calendar — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; staff to check January date availability and return options).

- Approval of FY26–27 higher education state general fund operating budget request — Motion moved and seconded; board approved the request as amended to add $5,000,000 for teacher apprenticeship/teacher preparation programs (amendment offered by Regent Aubrey). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Act 959 project: Grambling State University indoor practice facility (36,505 sq ft; est. $6,700,000) — Motion to approve offered and seconded; outcome: approved (contingent on University of Louisiana System approval).

- FY26–27 capital outlay recommendation (annual submission to Division of Administration) — Motion to approve the Board’s capital outlay recommendation: outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Academic consent agenda (routine program name changes and renewals) — Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- New academic program: Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship (Southern University) — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved with one abstention.

- New centers/institutes: LSU A&M Institute for Health and Performance of Champions; LSU Health Sciences Center center for traumatic injury and burn research excellence — Outcome: both approved (voice vote).

- MJ Foster Promise Program annual report — Motion to approve and authorize the commissioner to submit the required report to legislative committees; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- TOPS annual report — Motion to approve (statutory submission); outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Appointment of endowed chair holder without national search: Dr. Kip Matthews to the Charles M. Smith Chair in Medical Physics (LSU A&M) — Motion moved and seconded; recorded opposition by Regent Pryor; outcome: approved.

- AI: Board of Regents AI use policy and companion resolution urging management boards to adopt campus AI policies by Dec. 15 (per governor’s executive order) — Motions moved and seconded; outcomes: both approved (voice votes).

- Additional routine consent items and proprietary school applications — Motions moved and seconded; outcomes: approved (voice votes).

Notes on voting: The transcript records voice votes for most items. The appointment of the endowed chair recorded a single opposition (Regent Pryor). The entrepreneurship program recorded one abstention. For other items, the transcript indicated motions were approved or the motion passed without numeric roll‑call counts provided.

For reference, staff will publish an official minutes record with any additional roll‑call detail.