October 2017 Board of Regents Meeting

Agenda: October 2017 (PDF)

Thursday, October 12, 2017

7:45 – 10:45 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom 
Finance & Operations Committee
Regent Anderson, Chair/Regent Johnson, Vice Chair

1. President’s Recommended Six-Year Capital Plan and 2018 State Capital Request – Action – B. Burnett/M. Kramer 
2. FY 2019 Budget Variables and Levers – Review – B. Burnett/J. Tonneson 
3. Commercial Paper Facility – Action – B. Burnett/M. Volna/C. Fleck/S. Mason
4. Update to Asset Allocation Guidelines – Action – B. Burnett/S. Mason/A. Parks
5. Collective Bargaining Agreement: University Education Association, Duluth and Crookston – Review/Action – K. Brown
6. Collective Bargaining Agreement: AFSCME Local 3260, Health Care Unit – Review/Action – K. Brown
7. Collective Bargaining Agreement: University of Minnesota and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 292, Radio and Broadcast Technicians - Review/Action - K. Brown
8. Amendments to the University of Minnesota Faculty Retirement Plan – Review – K. Brown/K. Horstman 
9. Consent Report – Review/Action – B. Burnett 
10. Information Items – B. Burnett

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sixth Floor, West Committee Room
Audit & Compliance Committee
Regent Cohen, Chair/Regent Powell, Vice Chair

1. Update on the Department of Psychiatry – B. Jackson/S. Vinogradov
2. Internal Audit Update – G. Klatt 
3. Institutional Risk Profile, Part II: Review of Risk Principles – G. Klatt
4. Overview of Financial Statements Review – M. Volna/S. Paulson

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sixth Floor, East Committee Room
Litigation Review Committee
Regent Beeson, Chair/Regent Johnson, Vice Chair

1. Report on Legal Matters – D. Peterson 
2. Resolution to Conduct Non-Public Meeting of the Litigation Review Committee to Discuss Attorney-Client Privileged Matters – Review/Action – D. Peterson

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Board of Regents Lunch

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Mission Fulfillment Committee
Regent Omari, Chair/Regent Simmons, Vice Chair

1. Diversity and Inclusion: Campus Climate, Faculty, and Graduate Education – K. Hanson/S. Lanyon/V. Forbes/S. Garrick/F. Delgado
2. The University’s Research Enterprise – A. Levine/J. Hellman/J. Gunn/C. Satyshur
3. 21st Century Outreach Mission, Part I: Extension and Research and Outreach Centers – K. Hanson/B. Durgan/B. Buhr
4. Update on Online Learning Offerings – K. Hanson/M. Holz-Clause/C. Cramer/P. Miller 
5. Consent Report – Review/Action – K. Hanson
6. Information Items – K. Hanson

6:00 p.m. Dinner with the Faculty Consultative Committee – Eastcliff

Friday, October 13, 2017

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Governance & Policy Committee
Regent Rosha, Chair/Regent Beeson, Vice Chair

1. Board of Regents Policy: Institutional Conflict of Interest (Change in Financial Disclosure Requirements) – Action – B. Kumher
2. Board Operations, Part 2: Meeting Procedures and Emergency Approval – B. Steeves
3. Committee Charges: Mission Fulfillment Committee – K. Hanson/M. Flaten
4. Board Approval Thresholds – B. Burnett/B. Steeves
5. Information Items – B. Steeves

15 min Following Adjournment of Governance & Policy Committee – 12:00 p.m. 
Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Board of Regents Meeting 
Regent McMillan, Chair/Regent Powell, Vice Chair

1. Approval of Minutes – Action – D. McMillan
2. Report of the President – E. Kaler
3. Report of the Chair – D. McMillan
4. Receive & File Reports
   A. Report on Legal Matters
5. Consent Report – Review/Action – D. McMillan
   A. Gifts
   B. Report of the Naming Committee 
6. Intersections Between Strategic Plans Throughout the System – E. Kaler 
7. Board of Regents Policy: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Relationship Violence – Action – T. Marisam/B. Slovut
8. Conflict Management Plan - Review - B. Kumher 
9. Report of the Committees 
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. Adjournment

Committee Consent Reports: 

Finance & Operations: Central Reserves General Contingency Allocations; Purchase of Goods and Services $1,000,000 and Over; Real Estate Transactions; Demolition of Quarantine Barn (Twin Cities Campus); Resolution Related to Historically Eligible Asset: Pioneer Hall; Appointment of Vice President for University Services; Appointment of Vice President for Research; Secondary Dean Title – Academic Leadership for University Libraries.   
Mission Fulfillment: Academic Program Changes; Conferral of Tenure for Outside Hires.

Committee Information Items: 

Finance & Operations: FY 2017 Report on Real Estate Transactions Greater than $1,250,000 and/or Greater than 10 Acres; Debt Management Advisory Committee Update; Issuance of Debt – Series 2017A, 2017B, and 2017C; Final Project Review: Pioneer Hall Renovation and Consolidated Superblock Dining; Final Project Review: Shepard Labs – Robotics Laboratories; Twin Cities Student Housing Update. 
Governance & Policy: Board Policy Comprehensive Review Update.
Mission Fulfillment: Student, Faculty, and Staff Activities and Awards.

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Board of Regents

• Docket: Board of Regents (PDF)

Audit & Compliance Committee

• Docket: Audit & Compliance Committee (PDF)

Finance & Operations Committee

• Docket: Finance & Operations Committee (PDF)

Governance & Policy Committee

• Docket: Governance & Policy Committee (PDF)

Litigation Review Committee

• Docket: Litigation Review Committee (PDF)

Mission Fulfillment Committee

• Docket: Mission Fulfillment Committee (PDF)

Minutes: October 2017 (PDF)