Board of Higher Education Meeting: Tuition and Fees-Day 1
: March 25, 2021
UTAH BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
TELECONFERENCE
Thursday, March 25, 2021
8:00 AM – 12:50 PM
AGENDA
- Call to Order 8:00 – 8:10 AM
- Commissioner’s Office Introduction
- USHE Tuition and Fee Requests, Public Comment, and Board Action TAB A, TAB B
- Utah Valley University 8:10 – 8:40 AM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- Weber State University 8:40 – 9:10 AM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- Dixie State University 9:10 – 9:40 AM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- Southern Utah University 9:40 – 10:00 AM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
BREAK 10:00 – 10:15 AM
- Utah State University 10:15 – 10:45 AM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- University of Utah 10:45 – 11:15 AM
1. Institutional Presentation
2. Public Comment
3. Board Discussion and Action
- Snow College 11:15 – 11:45 AM
1. Institutional Presentation
2.Public Comment
3. Board Discussion and Action
- Salt Lake Community College 11:45 – 12:15 PM
- Institutional Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- Technical Colleges 12:15 – 12:35 PM TAB C
- System Presentation
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion and Action
- Dixie State University Name Change Committee 12:35 – 12:50 PM TAB D
- Board Consultation
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Utah System of Higher Education
Dixie State University, St. George, Utah
Virtual Meeting, Zoom
Thursday, March 25, 2021
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Minutes
Board Members Present
Harris H. Simmons, Chair
Aaron Osmond, Vice Chair
Nina R. Barnes, Vice Chair
Wilford W. Clyde
Jesselie B. Anderson
Jera L. Bailey
Arthur E. Newell
Patricia Jones
Lisa-Michele Church
Scott Theurer
Crystal Maggelet
Shawn Newell
Candyce Damron
Alan E. Hall
Mike Angus
Board Members Absent
Glen Rivera
Stacey K. Bettridge
Sanchaita Datta
Office of the Commissioner
Dave R. Woolstenhulme, Commissioner of Higher Education
Rich Amon, Chief Financial Officer
Geoffrey Landward, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel
Malissa Jones, Office Manager
Institutional Presidents Present
| Chad Campbell, Bridgerland Technical College
Richard B. Williams, Dixie State University Clay Christensen, Mountainland Technical College Deneece G. Huftalin, Salt Lake Community College Scott L. Wyatt, Southern Utah University Paul Hacking, Tooele Technical College Ruth V. Watkins, University of Utah Astrid S. Tuminez, Utah Valley University |
Darin Brush, Davis Technical College
Kelle Stephens, Dixie Technical College Jim Taggart, Ogden-Weber Technical College Brad J. Cook, Snow College Brennan Wood, Southwest Technical College Aaron Weight, Uintah Basin Technical College Noelle Cockett, Utah State University Brad L. Mortensen, Weber State University |
Committee of the Whole
Chair Simmons called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
USHE Institution and Fees Requests, Public Comments, Board Action
Rich Amon provided an overview of the tuition and fee setting process and the changes that were made since last year.
Utah Valley University – Vice-Chair Barnes motioned to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments, including moving general student fees to tuition as recommended by the Utah Valley University Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Arthur Newell and the motion passed.
Board member Arthur Newell moved to approve the differential tuition schedules for:
Masters Physician Assistant
M. Ed. School Counseling
M.S. Engineering and Tech. Management
M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Vice-Chair Barnes seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Weber State University – Board member Clyde moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments including moving general student fees to tuition as recommended by the Weber State University Board of Trustees including an exception to resident/non-resident cost ratio in policy R510.
Board member Clyde moved to approve the differential tuition schedule for the Master in Social Work program. Board member Jones seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Dixie State University –
Public Question from Narris Cox – concerned about online courses being charged more for tuition and fees than on campus students. President Williams noted the online program started 5 years ago and is self-supporting. This is a modest fee similar to other institutions and is the cost to deliver the courses online. DSU is offering courses to students at cost. The activity fee is charged to all students; many online students are hybrid and are taking both in person and online classes, and these students are charged the same fees on campus students.
Vice-Chair Osmond moved to approve the proposed tuition and fees adjustments, including moving general student fees to tuition as recommended by the Dixie State University Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Maggelet and the motion passed.
Southern Utah University – Vice-Chair Barnes moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments as recommended by the Southern Utah University Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Shawn Newell and the motion passed.
Vice-Chair Barnes moved to approve the differential tuition schedules for:
B.A./B.S. General Studies
Psy. D. Clinical Psychology
The motion was seconded by Board member Shawn Newell and the motion passed.
Utah State University – Board member Clyde moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments for the USU Logan and statewide campuses including moving general student fees to tuition as recommended by the Utah State University Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Maggelet and the motion passed.
Board member Clyde moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments for the USU Blanding, Moab, and Eastern Campuses including moving general student fees to tuition as recommended by the Utah State University Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Jones and the motion passed.
University of Utah – Board member Angus moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments as recommended by the University of Utah Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Anderson and the motion passed.
Board member Angus moved to approve the differential tuition schedules for:
M. Ed. Health Professions
M.S. Occupational Therapy
M.S. Recreational Therapy
M.S. Science and Technology
The motion was seconded by Board member Anderson and the motion passed.
Snow College – Board member Arthur Newell moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments as recommended by the Snow College Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Hall and the motion passed.
Board member Arthur Newell moved to approve the proposed tuition rate for Snow College technical education. The motion was seconded by Board member Hall and the motion passed.
Salt Lake Community College – Board member Shawn Newell moved to approve the proposed tuition and fee adjustments as recommended by the Salt Lake Community College Board of Trustees. The motion was seconded by Board member Angus and the motion passed.
Board member Shawn Newell moved to approve the proposed tuition rate increase for Salt Lake Community College School of Applied Technology. The motion was seconded by Board member Angus and the motion passed.
Technical Colleges – Vice-Chair Osmond moved to approve the proposed tuition rates as outlined in TAB C, and the differential tuition rates for the following technical collages:
Bridgerland Tech: Farm/Ranch Business Management
Bridgerland Tech: Assessment and Learning Center
Ogden-Weber Tech: Academic Learning Services
Tooele Tech: Academic Development Center
Uintah Basin Tech: Farm/Ranch Business Management
The motion was seconded by Vice-Chair Barnes and the motion passed.
Dixie State University Name Change Update
Dixie State University Board of Trustee Chair Clark updated Board members on the name change process. Board members were provided a suggested timeline and list of committee members. This was an information item only; no action was taken.
The meeting adjourned at 12:52 p.m.
Geoffrey Landward, Secretary