October 2026 Board of Regents Meeting

Oct. 8-9

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Meeting Notice

Meeting Notice: October 2026 (PDF)

Agenda

Agenda: October 2026 (PDF)

Thursday, October 8, 2026

8:00 a.m. Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Litigation Review Committee
Regent Turner, Chair/Regent Heins, Vice Chair
  1. Annual 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
10:00 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Mission Fulfillment Committee
Regent T. Johnson, Chair/Regent Gulley, Vice Chair
  1. 2026–27 Committee Work Plan – T. Johnson/G. Ritter
  2. Update on AI Hub – G. Jones
  3. The First-Year Experience – A. Anderson/W. Reed/J. Grossman/W. Reed 
  4. Consent Report – Review/Action – G. Ritter 
  5. Information Items – G. Ritter
1:00 p.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Finance & Operations Committee
Regent Wheeler, Chair/Regent Farnsworth, Vice Chair 
  1. 2026–27 Committee Work Plan – P. Wheeler/M. Volna
  2. President's Recommended FY 2028–29 Biennial Budget Request – Action – M. Volna/E. Sexton/K. Zewers
  3. President's Recommended 2026 Six-Year Capital Plan and 2027 State Capital Request – Action – M. Volna/A. Roberts-Davis/E. Sexton
  4. Transfer of Cloquet Forestry Center Land – Review – A. Roberts-Davis/L. Krueger/L. Nagel/B. Savage
  5. Consent Report – Review/Action – M. Volna
  6. Information Items – M. Volna
Approximately 15 minutes following adjournment of Finance & Operations Committee 
Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Academic Health Committee
Regent R. Johnson, Chair/Regent Goldberg Luger, Vice Chair
  1. 2026–27 Committee Work Plan – R. Johnson/C. Bradford
  2. Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus, St. Cloud: Update – K. Holmen/M. Blair/J. Amsberry/J. Roske/L. Brown/R. Mahboub
Approximately 15 minutes following adjournment of Finance & Operations Committee
Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Audit & Compliance Committee 
Regent Verhalen, Chair/Regent Mohamed, Vice Chair
  1. 2026–27 Committee Work Plan – K. Verhalen/Q. Gaalswyk 
  2. Internal Audit Update – Q. Gaalswyk 
  3. Information Items – Q. Gaalswyk

Friday, October 9, 2026

8:00 a.m. Sixth Floor, Campus View Room
Governance & Policy Committee
Regent Verhalen, Chair/Regent Bergstrom, Vice Chair
  1. 2026–27 Committee Work Plan – K. Verhalen/B. Steeves 
  2. Board of Regents Policy: Namings and Renamings – Review – L. Cooper-Stoll/T. Johnson
  3. Input into Selection Criteria used by the Regent Candidate Advisory Council – M. Welshons
9:30 a.m. Sixth Floor, Boardroom
Board of Regents Meeting 
Regent Huebsch, Chair/Regent R. Johnson & Regent Wheeler, Vice Chairs
  1. Recognitions – D. Huebsch/R. Cunningham 
    1. Regents Professors
  2. Introductions – R. Cunningham/G. Ritter
    1. Vice President for Research and Innovation
    2. Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
  3. Approval of Minutes and Consent Report – Review/Action – D. Huebsch 
    1. Gifts
    2. Nominations to the University of Minnesota Foundation Board of Trustees 
  4. Report of the President – R. Cunningham
  5. Report of the Chair of the Board – D. Huebsch
  6. Receive & File Reports – D. Huebsch
    1. Annual Report on Legal Matters 
    2. Summary of Expenditures for the Office of the President and the Office of the Board of Regents
    3. Virtual Forum Comments
  7. Annual Report of the University of Minnesota Foundation – J. Morris
  8. Modification to Chief Auditor Reporting Line – Action – M. Volna/Q. Gaalswyk/B. Steeves/J. Langworthy
  9. Reports of Committees
  10. Unfinished Business
  11. New Business
  12. Adjournment

Committee Consent Reports: 

Finance & Operations: Employment Agreement; Permanent University Fund Report; Real Estate Transaction.
Mission Fulfillment: Approval of Changed Academic Programs; Approval of Discontinued Academic Programs; Approval of New Academic Programs.

Committee Information Items: 

Audit & Compliance: Engagements of External Audit Firms Other Than the University’s Appointed Independent External Auditor Requiring After-the-Fact-Reporting.
Finance & Operations: Annual Asset Management Report; Annual Capital Reserves and Liquidity Management Report; Capital Financing and Debt Management Report; Investment Advisory Committee Update; Strategic Facilities and Real Estate Report.
Mission Fulfillment: Annual Report on Academic Program Changes; Completed Comprehensive Review of Board Policy; Report to the State of Minnesota: Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center Annual Report; University, Student, Faculty, and Staff Activities and Awards.

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