Iowa Board of Regents

The State Board of Regents convened to address a range of topics including long-range planning and fee policies, scholarship considerations with the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation, and updates from the Iowa Joint Committee on Educational Television. Discussions also covered educational coordination with the Board of Control of State Institutions, investment reports, and eligibility for state aid for public junior colleges. Additionally, the board addressed personnel changes, building projects, and financial matters across various institutions such as the Iowa School for the Deaf, Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, State Sanatorium, and State University of Iowa. Key actions included approving budgets, ratifying appointments, and authorizing contracts for construction and renovation projects.

The State Board of Regents convened to address a variety of issues including academic planning, departmental name changes, and capital improvement projects. Discussions covered the University of Northern Iowa's academic seminar, proposed changes to the Department of Comprehensive Care in the College of Dentistry, and the termination of the Police Science Institute at the University of Iowa. The board also reviewed the Annual Report of the State Extension and Continuing Education Council, the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center, and proposed legislation concerning programs offered by out-of-state institutions. Additional topics included reports relating to public radio stations, a review of bond counsel usage, preliminary considerations for the 1983-85 biennial budget request, and revisions to the Regents Merit System Pay Plan.

The State Board of Education convened to address various matters, including approving Finance Committee minutes and ratifying actions. A ruling from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue regarding retirement annuity contracts was discussed, along with legislative askings for the biennium 1949-1951 for multiple educational institutions and the Office of the State Board of Education. The board also discussed membership in the Iowa Council for Better Education, dormitory program financing, and approved final plans for Main Building Exits at the Iowa School for the Deaf. Contracts for coal for the Iowa School for the Blind and the State Sanatorium were ratified. Several Iowa State College matters were discussed, including resignations, appointments, salary increases, a lease for the Geology Summer Camp, and contracts for the Electrical Engineering Building. The board also addressed Iowa State Teachers College personnel matters, property purchases, and power plant rehabilitation. Finally, the board discussed resignations, appointments, fees, and a proposal to establish a College of Nursing at the State University of Iowa, as well as approving storm sewer and water main connections for the Veterans Administration Hospital.

The meeting of the State Board of Regents covered a range of topics including committee appointments, personnel changes at various institutions such as the Iowa School for the Deaf and the Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, and updates from the State Sanatorium. Approvals were given for contracts related to power plant additions and equipment. Discussions and actions were taken regarding the State University of Iowa, including faculty appointments, salary adjustments, and construction contracts for the Law Center. Land purchases and budget revisions were also addressed. Additionally, matters concerning the Iowa State Teachers College were discussed, such as lease agreements, heating system modernization, and campus planning. Iowa State University updates included tennis court repairs, parking lot improvements, and a lease agreement with the Atomic Energy Commission for the Bilsland Farm.

The State Board of Regents convened to discuss a range of topics. The board addressed the use of automobiles by undergraduate students, open versus closed meetings, and forensic and athletic contests between institutions. They reviewed investments, dormitory operations, and long-range campus planning. Legislative requests for 1961-1963 and higher education studies were also discussed. The board addressed personnel matters, equipment purchases, and future meeting schedules. They also discussed Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, State Sanatorium, State University of Iowa and Iowa State Teachers College.