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Governance committee adopts flexible 2026 work plan; flags AI, active‑learning pilot and compliance review
Summary
Committee staff presented a flexible committee work plan that includes reserved time to consider reservation delegation of authority (one narrow item), expanded active‑learning days, early AI governance trends for boards, and potential follow‑up to a university compliance structure review; no formal votes were taken.
At the start of the December meeting the Governance & Policy Committee reviewed and discussed its 2026 work plan.
Executive Director Steeves described the plan as intentionally flexible and said it will allow the committee to take up issues during the year while touching on a few priorities: a narrow follow‑up on the Reservation Delegation of Authority policy, continued piloting of active‑learning days, and an informational review of AI trends and best practices other governing boards are using. He also noted the committee has reserved time to consider any policy changes that might arise from an ongoing review of the university’s compliance structure.
Regents praised the recent policy work that had updated bylaws and other governance documents over the past three years, saying the prior backlog had been time consuming. Staff said several policies completed comprehensive review with no recommended changes and will reenter the policy review cycle.
The committee did not vote on the work plan; instead members asked staff to develop frameworks and to return with options for the committee’s consideration, including potential follow‑up items in February. The chair closed the discussion and the committee adjourned to begin the full board meeting.
