0:04 → 1:09(1m 5s)
Chair convened the Academic & Student Affairs committee, listed two agenda items (approve Oct. 22 minutes; naming direction for Inver Hills and Dakota County Technical College), and called roll to confirm trustees present (including Vice Chair Kathy Sharon, Trustees Grabowski, Jacqueline Johnson, Roger Moe, Chris Richter and William Tully).
The Minnesota State Board committees met to approve minutes, endorse a naming direction for the merged Inver Hills and Dakota County Technical College (recommended name: "Minnesota Valley College"), advance several capital and contract approvals (including a $6M guaranteed energy savings project at MSU Moorhead and a 30‑year $1/yr ground lease for an aircraft maintenance training hangar at St. Cloud Tech), discuss system office redesign and FY27 tuition planning (5.5%–7% planning range), and receive audit committee reports on Workday-related reconciliations and federal aid testing delays.
