April 2026 Board of Regents Meeting
Apr. 9-10
Materials and Videos
Agenda
Thursday, April 9, 2026
8:00 a.m. Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Litigation Review Committee
Regent Turner, Chair/Regent Heins, Vice Chair
- Resolution to Conduct Non-Public Meeting of the Litigation Review Committee to Discuss Attorney-Client Privileged Matters – Review/Action – D. Peterson
9:15 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Mission Fulfillment Committee
Regent T. Johnson, Chair/Regent Gulley, Vice Chair
- University Enrollment Plan – Review – G. Ritter/M. Holz-Clause/C. Nies/C. Gade/R. Schmiesing
- Growing the University’s Native American/American Indian Academic Programs – L. Brunner/G. Desrosiers/E. Sumida Huaman/D. Morrow
- Elevate Extraordinary 2030: Online Learning Hub – E. Watkins/M. Bell/M. Zellmer-Bruhn
- Consent Report – Review/Action – G. Ritter
- Information Items – G. Ritter
1:00 p.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Finance & Operations Committee
Regent Wheeler, Chair/Regent Farnsworth, Vice Chair
- Annual Workforce and Human Resources Strategy Report – K. Horstman
- Progress Report on Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Targets and Standards – S. Stennes
- University Reserves Structure – Review – M. Volna/A. Parks
- Consent Report – Review/Action – G. Goldman
- Information Items – G. Goldman
Approximately 15 min Following Adjournment of Finance & Operations Committee
Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Academic Health Committee
Regent Wheeler, Chair/Regent Luger, Vice Chair
- Introduction of New Senior Leader Committee Liaison – R. Johnson/C. Bradford
- Growing Minnesota’s Nursing Workforce – C. Delaney
Approximately 15 min Following Adjournment of Finance & Operations Committee
Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Audit & Compliance Committee
Regent Verhalen, Chair/Regent Mohamed, Vice Chair
- University Compliance Landscape Analysis – G. Goldman
- Enterprise Risk Management and Institutional Risk Profile – K. Bonneson
- Information Items – Q. Gaalswyk
Friday, April 10, 2026
8:15 a.m. Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Governance & Policy Committee
Regent Verhalen, Chair/Regent Bergstrom, Vice Chair
- Feedback on Active Learning – J. Langworthy/M. Welshons/K. Overby
- Emerging AI Trends and Best Practices in Higher Education Governance – M. Marchesani/K. Overby
9:00 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Board of Regents Meeting
Regent Huebsch, Chair/Regent R. Johnson & Regent Wheeler, Vice Chairs
- Introduction – R. Cunningham/G. Goldman
- Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
- Approval of Minutes and Consent Report – Review/Action – D. Huebsch
- Gifts
- Report of the Naming Committee
- Report of the President – R. Cunningham
- Report of the Chair of the Board – D. Huebsch
- Receive & File Reports – D. Huebsch
- Virtual Forum Comments
- 2026 Special Olympics USA Games Update – C. Gade/C. Sovereign
- Report of the Student Representatives to the Board of Regents – E. Ellis/M. Hilliard/V. Barkosky
- Native American Affairs Update – K. Diver
- University Marketing Communications Update – C. Gade
- Reports of Committees
- Unfinished Business
- New Business
- Resolution to Conduct Non-Public Meeting of the Board of Regents – Review/Action – G.Goldman/M. Davis
- Adjournment
Committee Consent Reports:
Finance & Operations: Appointment to the Advisory Board of the Hormel Institute; Employment Agreements; Purchase of Goods and Services $5,000,000 and Over; Real Estate Transactions.
Mission Fulfillment: Approval of Changed Academic Plans; Approval of Discontinued Academic Plans; Approval of New Academic Programs; Conferral of Emeritus Title; Conferral of Tenure for New Hires.
Committee Information Items:
Audit & Compliance: Engagements with the University's Appointed Independent External Auditor Requiring After-the-Fact Reporting; Review of External Auditor Relationship and Services Provided.
Finance & Operations: Debt Management Advisory Committee Update; Debt Refinancing Update; Investment Advisory Committee Update.
Mission Fulfillment: University, Student, Faculty, and Staff Activities and Awards.
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