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

• • 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

• • 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

• • Strategic Plan Update: Assigning Strategies to Specific Board Committees TAB A
    Melanie Heath, Associate Commissioner for Access
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 2020-2021 TAB B
    Laís Martinez, Assistant Commissioner for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

ACTION

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM Mental Health Funding Request TAB C

• • 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

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

• • 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

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.