Mark Bolino

The meeting will include reports from the Board Chair and committee chairs, along with agenda items for Cameron University, Rogers State University, and the University of Oklahoma. Key discussion topics will cover contracts and grants, personnel actions, academic calendars, investment reports, on-call architects and engineers reports, quarterly purchase obligations, and quarterly financial analyses for each university. An executive session will be held to discuss confidential matters, including legal claims, personnel issues, strategic plans, and financial matters. New business will also be considered.

The meeting agenda covered items for all universities, including potential executive session discussions regarding legal matters, personnel actions, security vulnerabilities, trade secrets, and donor information. Specific litigation matters for Rogers State University and The University of Oklahoma were detailed for executive session review. Key action items included the approval of 2027 meeting dates, a resolution honoring service, and various operational and financial approvals for Cameron University and Rogers State University. Cameron University's agenda involved approving housing rates (maintaining current rates), renewing the food service contract with Sodexo (estimated at $1,250,000 for FY27), setting new board and commuter meal plan rates (average 4.5% increase), and selecting Crowe, LLP for external audit services for five fiscal years. Rogers State University's agenda included approving a new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and deleting the Associate of Arts in Secondary Education program. They also sought approval to update naming rights requirements for the Center for Science and Technology to $4,000,000 for construction, and to officially name it The Robson Center for Science and Technology. Other RSU actions involved renewing custodial services with Sodexo, amending the Sodexo Food Service contract, approving no changes to housing rates for 2026-2027, approving meal plan rate increases of 4.1%, requesting approval for a campus-wide lighting retrofit project with Johnson Controls, Inc., and approving HVAC replacement in Herrington Hall and window/blind replacement in University Village A. Both Cameron University and Rogers State University recommended Crowe, LLP for external audit services for a five-year term. Personnel matters included faculty promotions and academic/administrative personnel changes for both universities. Information-only items included quarterly reports on purchases and financial analyses for Cameron University, and quarterly reports on on-call architects/engineers and purchases for Rogers State University.

This document outlines a refreshed strategic plan titled "Lead On, University," aimed at positioning the University of Oklahoma for greater success and impact in higher education. The plan is built upon five core pillars: leading as a top-tier public research university, empowering students for success, unifying the institution under a shared purpose and values, elevating health outcomes for Oklahoma, and shaping the future through discovery, creativity, and innovation. The overarching goal is to foster academic excellence, research innovation, student success, and service to the state.