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IHL board approves program additions, contracts, construction and bond authorization across campuses
Summary
Trustees approved first‑reading policy changes and a new Center for Simulation at MSU, multiple new degree programs, several system and UMMC contracts, a preconstruction housing agreement, a $62.5M bond resolution for USM renovations, and multiple real‑estate and capital project items; most votes were carried by voice vote.
The Institutions of Higher Learning board approved a suite of routine and substantial items during its November meeting at Mississippi State University, including academic policy updates, new academic programs, procurement and construction agreements, and a bond resolution for the University of Southern Mississippi.
On academic matters the board approved first reading of amendments to board policy 5.18 (renaming and broadening the adult degree completion program to allow institutional discretion) and approved a new standalone policy, "credit for prior learning." Trustees also approved creation of a Center for Simulation at Mississippi State University (board staff cited an anticipated annual operating cost of $582,000) and authorized multiple new degree programs across institutions, including a bachelor of applied science in human…
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