Board of Trustees holds closed special meeting, enters executive session and adjourns without public business

The Public Universities Board of Trustees convened a special virtual meeting on May 20, 2026, at 4:32 p.m. The meeting was held without a public session and the board moved into executive session to consider preliminary drafts and personnel matters.

Under the board’s bylaws, and citing Connecticut General Statutes section 1-26E and Connecticut General Statutes 1-210B10, the trustees approved a motion to enter executive session. Members were instructed to leave the open meeting and rejoin by a second meeting link for the closed portion. The meeting record states explicitly that no votes would be taken while in executive session.

In the absence of the chair and vice chair, trustees nominated and approved Regent Ari Santiago to serve as chair pro tem for the meeting. The agenda for the special meeting was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote prior to entering the closed session.

The board returned from executive session later in the meeting and confirmed that no formal votes or substantive business had been conducted outside the scope authorized for the closed session. A motion to adjourn was approved by voice vote, and the meeting ended shortly thereafter. The transcript shows no recorded public comments, policy votes, or other formal actions beyond the procedural motions and the appointment of the chair pro tem.