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WOSC board approves financial report, fee changes and one-time employee stipends
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Board of Regents unanimously approved the Oct. 21 minutes, the financial report, Academic Service Fees (including a Nursing Testing and Materials Fee increase to $95/credit hour), and a one-time stipend of $1,000 for qualifying full-time employees and $500 for qualifying part-time employees; personnel employment matters were also approved.
The Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents voted unanimously Dec. 16 on a set of routine but consequential governance items: approval of prior meeting minutes and the financial report, adjustments to Academic Service Fees including a Nursing Testing and Materials Fee increase, and a one-time employee stipend program.
Regent Justin Lewis moved to approve the Oct. 21, 2025 meeting minutes; Regent Rick Vernon seconded and the motion passed with all seven regents recorded as Yes. The board then approved the Financial Report as presented by Brian Roberts, Vice President for Business Affairs, on a unanimous vote after a motion by Dr. Dustin Lively and a second from Dr. Dana Darby.
On fees, Regent Lewis moved to approve Academic Service Fees as presented by Rachel Beckner, including an increase to the Nursing Testing and Materials Fee to $95 per credit hour; Regent Debbie Cox seconded and the board adopted the change unanimously. The board also approved a Standing Finance Committee recommendation to award qualifying full-time employees a one-time $1,000 stipend and qualifying part-time employees a one-time $500 stipend (work-study students, ambassadors and adjunct faculty are excluded). Regent Dustin Lively moved the stipend motion on behalf of the committee; Regent Robert Williams presented the recommendation and Regent D’Lese Travis seconded; the vote was unanimous.
The board entered an executive session under the Open Meeting Act (307(B)(1)) at 6:24 p.m. with Deputy General Counsel Kyle Shifflett remaining in attendance; the board returned to open session at 6:30 p.m. and noted that no action was taken during the executive session. Finally, the board approved the personnel employment matter listed in the agenda and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
All recorded votes at the meeting were unanimous in favor of the motions as stated in the agenda and minutes.
