Kirby Becker

The Board of Regents reviewed and approved a contract between Texas State University and CPD for the use of facilities, allowing the university to serve as a host for an event in 2024.

The Board of Regents meeting involved multiple committee reports and actions. Key discussion topics included the approval of several new degree programs across various component universities, changes to existing academic degree programs, and program deletions. The Board also addressed capital improvement programs, approved naming rights for campus facilities, reviewed financial and audit recommendations, and authorized contracts for student recruitment and facility services. Additionally, the Board honored departing personnel, conferred awards on faculty and staff, and discussed system-wide legislative updates.

The Board of Regents meeting covered a wide range of academic, financial, and planning agenda items. Key discussions included the election of the Board Chair and Vice Chair, approvals for various academic degree program changes, distance education initiatives for several universities, and mission statement updates. Financial matters involved the approval of tuition and fee increases across system components, investment policy resolutions, and audit implementation reports. Planning and construction items focused on design development documents and capital improvement revisions. Additionally, the Board reviewed enrollment reports, contracts, personnel matters, and institutional reports from the various system components.

The board meeting agenda focuses on various administrative and academic items, including the approval of consent agendas and upcoming meeting calendars. Academic affairs topics include program additions for master's and doctoral degrees across system components, such as applied biomedical sciences, nursing education, and business administration. Financial and audit matters cover authorization for meal plans, residence hall rates, property insurance coverage, and investment reports. Planning and construction discussions include design documents, capital improvement program additions, and levee easement agreements. Additionally, the board addressed naming authorizations for campus facilities and the conferring of various teaching and student awards.

The meeting included the approval of several program additions across component institutions: Sam Houston State University (SHSU) for a Master of Science in Applied Biomedical Sciences, and Sul Ross State University (SRSU) for a Doctorate of Nursing Education. The Board also addressed several finance and audit items, including authorizations to set meal plan and residence hall rates, and the ratification of tuition rates for non-credit courses. Planning and construction discussions included informational reports and consent items regarding capital improvements. Numerous contracts for Texas State University (TXST) services, including vehicle leasing, flight instruction, and catering, were approved via consent agenda. Miscellaneous actions involved conferring several Regents' Professor Awards and authorizing the naming of various campus buildings and departments, such as the Victor A. Zaloom Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lamar University (LU). A personnel action addressed the summary dismissal and tenure revocation of Dr. Thomas Alter at TXST.