Board of Higher Education Meeting (Committee Meetings)
: August 20, 2021
Utah Board of Higher Education
Committee Meetings
Teleconference
Friday, August 20, 2021
Academic Education Committee
8:00 AM – 8:05 AM Welcome
8:05 AM – 8:20 AM Action Item: Report and recommendations from the Board Transfer Council TAB A
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- Research strategy: prioritize implementation of State Student ID to improve tracking of transfer students
- Direct Transfer Pathway pilot recommendation for fall
- New membership on the Council
8:20 AM – 9:20 AM Action Item: Academic Education Committee priorities and strategic plan responsibilities TAB B
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- Review and strategizing of specific priorities assigned to Academic Education Committee
- Action: recommendation to forward an additional “pillar” related to research to the full board for inclusion in the strategic plan TAB C
- Follow up from Chief Academic Officers and Chief Diversity Officers on faculty recruitment and retention tactics
9:20 AM- 10:00 AM Discussion Item: Concurrent Enrollment and its role in degree completion.
Technical Education Committee
10:00 AM – 10:05 AM Welcome and Introductions
Shawn Newell
10:05 AM – 10:10 AM Introduction of Valirie Serawop, Technical Education Student Board Member
Shawn Newell
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Strategic Plan Committee Assignments TAB A
Kim Ziebarth
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM Items to be Reported to the Technical Education Committee TAB B
Kim Ziebarth
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM Industry Advisory Council Update TAB C
Jared Haines
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM Credit Implementation Update TAB D
Kim Ziebarth
10:50 AM – 10:55 AM Utah Programs and Majors Update
Kim Ziebarth
10:55 AM – 11:10 AM Program Alignment Update and Discussion TAB E
Dr. Will Pierce
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Technical College Secondary Articulation Agreements TAB F
Kim Ziebarth
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM Work with the Utah Hospital Association
Jared Haines
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Activity Summary TAB G
Laís Martinez
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM Conclusion
Shawn Newell
Student Affairs Committee
WELCOME
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Introduction of New Student Board Members
Lisa Michele Church, Committee Chair
INFORMATION
1:10 PM – 1:30 PM USHE Strategic Plan Strategies
ACTION
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM Mental Health Funding Request TAB C
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- After-hours crisis response pilot expansion
Dr. Mark Rapaport, CEO Huntsman Mental Health Institute; Dr. Torrence Wimbish; Lori McDonald, Vice President for Student Affairs - Peer Coaching
Jeremiah Riley and Rick Atkin, Trula Foundation
- After-hours crisis response pilot expansion
1:55 PM – 2:10 PM Statewide Training for Campus Law Enforcement TAB D
Laís Martinez; Blair Barfuss, Chief of Public Safety, Dixie State University
DISCUSSION
2:10 PM – 2:25 PM Campus Safety and Equity Commission
Tanner Marcum, Student Board Member
2:25 PM – 2:45 PM Equity Practices in Admissions Processes
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- Next Steps in reducing barriers to admissions:
- Gathering information on application fee waiver processes
- Pilot K-12 data service to USHE students systems
- Streamline residency policies and procedures
- Next Steps in reducing barriers to admissions:
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Follow-up from Student Services Leadership Meeting
Julie Blake; Brett Perozzi
Projected times for the various meetings are estimates only. The Board Chair retains the right to take action at any time.