October 18-19, 2017

Meeting of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa

October 18-19, 2017
Slife Ballroom, Commons
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Full Agenda (PDF)

October 18 Audio

October 19 Audio

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Academic and Student Affairs Committee (PDF)

  1. Consent Agenda 
    1. Minutes of September 6, 2017, Academic and Student Affairs Committee (PDF)
    2. Academic Program Review Report (PDF)
    3. Request for center closure at Iowa State University: Center for Advanced Host Defenses, Immunobiotics, and Translational Comparative Medicine (PDF)
  2. Iowa State University 
    1. Request for new Center: Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (PDF)
    2. Request for new Program: Master of Professional Practice in Dietetics (PDF)
  3. Fall 2017 Enrollment Report (PDF)
  4. Presentation by UNI:  “Big Impacts in Tiny Houses” (PDF)
  5. Other Business 

Campus Safety and Security Committee (PDF)

  1. Call to Order (PDF)
  2. Minutes of September 6, 2017, Committee Meeting (PDF)
  3. Update on Campus Safety and Security Summit (PDF)
  4. Student Presentations on Safety and Security Issues (PDF)
  5. Committee Member Presentations on Safety and Security Issues (PDF)
  6. Discussion of Campus Safety and Security Report (PDF)
  7. Discussion of Future Work Plan (PDF)

Investment and Finance Committee (PDF)

  1. Minutes of September 6, 2017, Committee Meeting (PDF)
  2. Comprehensive Fiscal Report for FY 2017 (PDF)
  3. Proposed Bond Issuance Scheduled for Calendar Year 2018 (PDF)
  4. Modification of Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, and Money Market Mutual Funds (PDF)

Property and Facilities Committee (PDF)

  1. Minutes of September 6, 2017, Committee Meeting (PDF)
  2. Register of University of Iowa Capital Improvement Business Transactions (PDF)
  3. University of Iowa Proposed Property Transfers (PDF)
  4. Register of Iowa State University Capital Improvement Business Transactions (PDF)
  5. Institutional Agreements, Leases and Easements (PDF)
  6. Other Items (PDF)

Board Convenes in Open Session

  1. Call to Order for October 18, 2017 (PDF)

Audit and Compliance Committee (PDF)

  1. Minutes of September 6, 2017 Committee Meeting (PDF)
  2. Internal Audit Reports Issued (PDF)
  3. Committee Calendar – 2018 (PDF)

 

  1. Bond Sales
    1. Sale and Award of $31,685,000 (estimated) Athletic Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series S.U.I. 2017 (PDF) 
    2. Sale and Award of $22,330,000 (estimated) Athletic Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series S.U.I. 2017A (PDF) 
  2. Consent Agenda (PDF)
    1. Minutes of September 6-7, 2017 Board Meeting (PDF)
    2. Minutes of September 25, 2017 Board Meeting (PDF)
    3. Meeting of September 6, 2017, Academic and Student Affairs Committee (PDF)
      1. University of Iowa Program Termination: Master of Arts in Music (PDF)
      2. University of Iowa Program Name Change: Master of Arts in Sports and Recreation Management (PDF)
      3. Lakeside Lab Annual Report and FY18 Budget (PDF)
    4. Meeting of September 6, 2017, Property & Facilities Committee (PDF)
    5. Meeting of September 6, 2017, Investment & Finance Committee (PDF)
    6. Meeting of September 6, 2017, Audit and Compliance Committee (PDF)
    7. Meeting of September 6, 2017, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Committee (PDF)
    8. Academic Program Review, Board Policy 3.6 – 2nd Reading (PDF)
    9. Accreditation Reporting Policy Change, Board Policy 3.8 – 1st Reading (PDF)
    10. University of Iowa, Chilled Water Plant 2 (West) – Increase Cooling Tower Capacity Project (PDF)
    11. Iowa State University – Knoll Interior Improvement project (PDF)
    12. Iowa State University - University Avenue Paving Easement (PDF)
    13. Iowa Public Radio Board of Directors Appointment (PDF)
    14. Iowa Public Radio Annual Report (PDF)
    15. Interagency Cooperation Plan Annual Report (PDF)
    16. Abandonment of the Hillside Courts Apartment Complex - University of Northern Iowa (PDF)
    17. Personnel Appointments (PDF)
    18. Meeting of October 18, 2017 Investment and Finance Committee (PDF)
  3. Board President Report (PDF)
  4. Reports from Institutional Heads (PDF)
  5. Annual Economic Development and Technology Transfer Report (PDF)  University Reports (PDF)
  6. Closed Session - Executive Director Interviews (PDF)

Thursday, October 19, 2017

  1. Call to Order for October 19, 2017 (PDF)
  2. Public Comment (PDF)

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Committee (PDF)

  1. Minutes of September 6, 2017, Committee Meeting (PDF)
  1. Faculty Activities Report (PDF)
  2. Iowa State University Proposed Naming (PDF)
  3. Faculty Presentation "University of Northern Iowa's Focus on Community Engagement" (PDF)
  4. Strategic Plan Progress Reports (PDF)
  5. Announcement of the Executive Director of the Board of Regents (PDF)