Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Denise Akins’s organization
Aug 28, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Board of Regents Meeting
The Board of Regents meetings included discussions and actions on various topics. The agenda covered committee reports, minute orders, and reports from the Committee for Student Learning and Student Development, the Committee for Fiscal Affairs, the Committee for Facilities, and the Committee for General Administration. Key actions included approving updated policies for faculty expectations, rescinding policies on adjunct faculty employment, approving tuition and fee schedules for Fall 2026, approving the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026, and approving initial appropriation transfers. The board also discussed fraud prevention, construction projects, and compliance with Texas Education Code.
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The Board of Regents meeting agenda includes committee reports and minute orders from the Committees for Student Learning and Student Development, Fiscal Affairs, Facilities, and General Administration. Key discussion topics encompass policy updates on academic responsibility and freedom, student attendance records, and student grievances and complaints. Financial matters include approval of application fees, investment policies, operating standard expenses, and various financial reports. Facilities-related items involve student housing rental rates, building renovation projects, and facility project updates. General administration topics include the TSTC Foundation operating plan and external relations and marketing updates. The meeting also includes a closed session to discuss legal matters, personnel issues, and real property deliberations.
Aug 8, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
Meeting of the Board of Regents Audit Committee
The Audit Committee meeting agenda included the review of the proposed audit plan for fiscal year 2025, the status of the fiscal year 2024 audit schedule and other projects, construction audits, a summary of audit reports, and a follow-up schedule and status. Specific audits discussed included procurement card program, CRIMES software, internal network penetration tests, quality assurance review of internal audit, student grievances, TAC 202 compliance, and the FY 2023 Single Audit Evaluation Management Letter. The agenda also included Chancellor and Board comments.
May 9, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
Meeting of the Board of Regents Audit Committee
The Audit Committee meeting agenda included review of the fiscal year 2024 audit schedule, construction audits, audit reports, and follow-up schedules. Discussions also covered Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) audits, safety and security audits, TAC 202 compliance, and statewide single audit reports (both financial and federal portions). A report on full-time equivalent state employees for fiscal year 2023 was also reviewed. Finally, the committee reviewed various internal audits, including those related to accounting controls, public funds investment act compliance, grants, procurement cards, the CRIMES system, student grievance processes, and internal/external quality assessment.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
