Board Of Regents Regular Board Meeting
The Board conducted an executive session to address personnel and legal matters. Various committees provided updates, including the audit, capital construction, and strategic planning committees. The Board approved the establishment of new graduate degree programs, specifically a Master of Arts in Applied Geography and Geo-Spatial Science and a Master of Science in Taxation. The consent agenda included approvals for faculty tenure, sabbaticals, the merger of the immunology and microbiology departments, a property acquisition for research facilities, an employment agreement for the head men's basketball coach, and the ratification of a health and welfare trust. Furthermore, the Board revised policies concerning the evaluation of non-presidential personnel, regent travel procedures, and faculty service terminology. The Board also initiated discussions regarding presidential succession processes and potential amendments to regent award policies.