September 8, 2023 Meeting

When: 9:00 a.m.

Where: Board Room, 401 Hannah Administration Building

September 8, 2023 Audio Recording (117 MB MP3 file)

September 8, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes

Agenda (pdf)

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Proposed Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from June 16, 2023 and August 16, 2023
  4. President's Report
  5. Public Participation on Items Germane to the Agenda
  6. Gift, Grant and Contract Report
  7. Research Presentation
    • Speaker: Dr. Judith Stoddart, Vice Provost, University Arts and Collections.
    • Topic: Art in the Board Room:  Honoring the Wharton Legacy
  8. Personnel Actions and Information Reports (Interim Provost Jeitschko)
  9. Committee Reports and Items Requiring Board Approval
    1. Committee on Budget and Finance (Trustees Vassar (Chair), Knake Jefferson, Pierce, Tebay)
      1. FFE-MaryDee Sist DVM Scholarship Fund
    2. Committee on Academic Affairs (Trustees Denno (Chair), Byrum, Kelly, Vassar)
      1. Revision to Board of Trustees Bylaws
      2. Restructuring of Board of Trustees Policy Manual, Adoption of Specified Actions Related to Board of Trustees Policies, and Adoption of a Standard Template
      3. Amendment to Ordinance 18.00 (Firearms or Weapons)
    3. Committee on Audit, Risk and Compliance (Trustees Kelly (Chair), Denno, Pierce, Scott)
      1. Conflict of Interest-Approval of Contract Terms
    4. Committee on Student Life and Culture (Trustees Tebay (Chair), Byrum, Knake Jefferson, Scott)
      1. Launch of the Academic Year
  10. Public Participation on Items Not Germane to the Agenda
  11. Liaison Report, Chairperson's Report and Trustees' Comments
  12. Adjourn