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Board enters executive session to consider multiple lawsuits and personnel matters; returns with no open-session action
Summary
The Board voted to enter executive session under 25 O.S. 307(B)(4) and (B)(1) to discuss multiple pending lawsuits and employment matters for university presidents and the RUSO CEO; on return to open session the minutes record that no action was taken.
The Board voted to enter executive session at the Oct. 2 meeting under statutory authority (25 O.S. 307(B)(4) and 25 O.S. §307(B)(1)) to discuss several pending legal matters and personnel issues. The minutes list multiple case captions for the record, including named cases against member institutions and RUSO, OCR and EEOC complaints, an IRS audit and other claims.
Items listed for executive session included: Tatum Robertson, Eve Brennan, and Marin Rhodes v. UCO and RUSO (CIV-2022-836-HE); Dr. Rachel Tudor v. Marie Galindo et al. and related matters (CIV-2022-480-C); Dr. Ian Gerg v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University; Terry Worcester v. East Central University (CJ-2019-37); Asher v. NSU and RUSO (CJ-2022-309); Harold Blish v. East Central University Tort Claim; Shekhar Rathor v. UCO EEOC Charge #5642022-02211; OCR docket 07-23-2169 (website accessibility complaint against East Central University); US Dept. of Education complaint alleging FERPA violations by NSU; and additional matters including a Northwestern audit and an Oklahoma Insurance Department consumer complaint involving VOYA.
The Board also discussed employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of multiple presidents and the Chief Executive Officer for RUSO as allowed under executive-session statute. The Board voted to exit executive session and the minutes indicate no action was taken upon returning to open session.
