UTAH BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

TELECONFERENCE

Friday, April 16, 2021

Finance and Facilities (No Meeting)

10:00 AM: Joint Meeting Academic Education and Student Affairs

Academic Education Committee

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Action Item: PLA Outsourcing, Associate Commissioner Jessica Gilmore TAB A

10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Dixie State University’s University College Proposal, Associate Commissioner Julie Hartley TAB B

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Institutional Roles and Missions Discussion, Commissioner Woolstenhulme TAB C

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Transfer Council Update, Nina Barnes; Candyce Damron; Dr. Ann Darling, University of Utah; Dr. Eric Amsel, Weber State University TAB D

Joint Meeting: Academic Education Committee and Student Affairs Committee

11:00 AM – 12:50 PM Strategic Plan Discussion Items TAB A

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Concurrent Enrollment, Julie Hartley, Associate Commissioner for Academic Education; Cyd Grua, Director of Concurrent Enrollment

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Action Item: R262 Students Safety, Spencer Jenkins, USHE Chief Student Affairs Officer; Chief Blair Barfuss, Dixie State University TAB B

11:30 AM – 11:35 AM Update: Mental Health, Candyce Damron, Jera Bailey 

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM Update: Basic Needs, Chuck Lepper, Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, SLCC; Monica Schwenk, Vice President for Student Services, OWTECH; Brett Perozzi, Vice President for Student Affairs, WSU

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM Update: Staff/Faculty Recruitment and Hiring, Dr. Clifton Sanders, Provost, Salt Lake Community College; Dr. Wayne Vaught, Provost, Utah Valley University

12:15 PM -12:30 PM Update: Streamlined Admissions/Common Application, Spencer Jenkins, USHE Chief Student Affairs Officer

12:30 PM – 12:50 PM Update: Strategic Plan Strategies Prioritization, Melanie Heath, Assistant Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives 

Student Affairs Committee 

12:50 PM – 1:05 PM Policy Revisions to State Scholarship Programs, Cassidy Stortz, USHE Access and Scholarship Manager TAB A

1:05 PM- 1:20 PM Utah College Access Advisors Expansion, Melanie Heath, Assistant Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives; Nicole Batt, Assistant Dean, Office of Engagement and Executive Director, Utah College Advising Corps TAB B 

1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Update: Humanizing the Equity Lens Framework, Laís Martinez, Special Assistant to the Commissioner-EDI; Adrienne Andrews, Chief Diversity Officer, Weber State University; Kyle Reyes, Vice President of Student Affairs, Utah Valley University

3:00 PM: Technical Education

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM Welcome, Shawn Newell

3:05 PM – 3:35 PM Strategic Plan, Commissioner Woolstenhulme, Melanie Heath TAB A

3:35 PM – 3:50 PM Institutional Roles, Commissioner Woolstenhulme TAB B

3:50 PM. – 4:20 PM Credit Task Force Update, Kim Ziebarth

4:20 PM – 4:35 PM Course Alignment Effort, Tammy Wilkerson TAB C

4:35 PM – 4:45 PM Revision of Technical College Policy 202 (R432), Custom Fit, Jared Haines TAB D