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FGCU trustees unanimously approve student‑success monitoring report, data audit and building naming; chair authorized to negotiate president’s extension
Summary
In a limited meeting following a workshop, the Board unanimously approved the 2025 Student Success Plan Monitoring Report, a PBF data integrity audit (clean opinion), and the naming of Academic Building 9 after donor Margaret Antonier following a $10 million commitment; the Board also delegated authority to the chair to negotiate a possible extension of President Timur’s contract.
Following the student‑success workshop, Florida Gulf Coast University trustees convened a limited agenda meeting and unanimously approved several action items on Feb. 12.
Trustees voted to approve the 2025 Student Success Plan Monitoring Report, which documents initiatives and outcomes supporting FGCU’s PBF metrics (motion by Trustee Paul Applegarth; second by Trustee Sarah Parshall Perry). The board then approved the Performance‑Based Funding Data Integrity Audit presented by Director of Internal Audit Bill Foster; Foster said the audit — required under Florida law and BOG regulations — tested multiple data elements tied to the ten PBF metrics and returned a clean opinion.
The board also approved naming Academic Building 9 as Margaret Antonier Hall after a $10 million commitment from developer and philanthropist Margaret Antonier, a university official said. Vice President Kitty Green described Antonier’s long history of philanthropic support, including endowed scholarships and a student‑success fund, and presented the naming recommendation; trustees approved the recommendation by unanimous voice vote.
On new business, Chair Larry Antonucci asked the trustees to delegate authority to him to negotiate a potential extension of President Aysegul Timur’s employment agreement (currently set to expire June 30, 2026), with any final extension subject to full Board approval on April 14 and Board of Governors confirmation. Trustee Sarah Parshall Perry moved the delegation and Trustee Sandy Stilwell Youngquist seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
All votes were voice votes with unanimous consent recorded; the meeting adjourned at 11:32 a.m.
