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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Utah State University – University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room

March 2, 2018

10:30 p.m. Audit Committee Meeting

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

1:05 p.m. Closed Session

2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

Lowell C. Titensor Conference Room Agricultural Sciences Building, 409

H. Alan Luke Conference RoomAgricultural Sciences Building, 412

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• Introductory Items

• Chair’s Report

• President’s Report

• Consent Agenda

• Action Agenda

• Committee Meeting Items

• Strategic Agenda

UI 510 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Marketing/Public Relations Committee Meeting

4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Founders Day Celebration

• Reception – 4:30-5:45 p.m. Merrill-Cazier Library Atrium

• Dinner – 6:00 p.m.Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom, Taggart Student Center

CHAIR’S REPORT

A. Information Items

1. Alumni Association Report

2. Audit Committee Report

a. Review and Acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report

3. USUSA Report

4. Approved schedule of meetings through May 2019

5. Founders Day Celebration

a. Reception – library

b. Dinner – TSC Ballroom

6. Date of the next Board of Trustees Meeting, April 6, 2018, teleconference to approve 2017 Promotion and Tenure decisions

7. Commencement Schedule – May 4 and 5, 2018(full schedule and sign-up sheet in meeting folder)

Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule for 2018-2019

Date of Trustees Meeting Meeting Type Date of Regents Meeting

March 2, 20181 Regular Meeting March 30, 2018 Dixie State University

April 6, 20182 Telephone Conference Meeting (30 minutes)

May 4, 20183 Regular Meeting May 18, 2018 Salt Lake Community College

June 22, 2018 Telephone Conference Meeting

July 19-20, 2018 Southern Utah University

August 17, 2018 Workshop/Meeting September 20-21, 2018 University of Utah

October 12, 2018 Regular Meeting November 16, 2018 Dixie State University

January 11, 2019 Regular Meeting January 25, 2019 Utah Valley University

March 1, 20194 Regular Meeting March 29, 2019 Salt Lake Community College

April 5, 20195 Telephone Conference Meeting (30 minutes)

May 3, 20196 Regular Meeting May 17, 2019 Snow College

1 Founders Day event that evening 2 Brief Telephone Conference to approve Promotion and Tenure decisions only 3 Commencement, May 4-5, 2018 4 Founders Day event that evening 5 Brief Telephone Conference to approve Promotion and Tenure decisions only 6 Commencement, May 3-4, 2019

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

I. PRESIDENT’S REPORT


1. Student Resolution of Commendation to Haven Thorson2. Legislative Update3. Music Department Meeting Update4. NCAA Distribution Based on Academic Performance

Recent Events

1. Basketball – USU at Nevada – January 13, 20182. 2018 Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit – Salt Lake City, January 16, 20183. Luncheon and Evening Reception with Idaho Senator Hill and USU Alumni – Boise, Idaho,

January 17, 20184. Regence Community Board Meetin – Salt Lake City, January 18, 20185. Board of Regents at Utah Valley University – Orem, Utah, January 19, 20186. Basketball – Wyoming at USU – January 20, 20187. Legislative Session – Salt Lake City, January 22-March 8, 20188. Host Professional Women’s Roundtable – President’s Home, January 22, 20189. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, January 23, 201810. Capitol Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, January 24, 201811. Basketball – Air Force at USU – January 24, 201812. Higher Ed Luncheon – Salt Lake City, January 26, 201813. Basketball – USU at Fresno State – January 27, 201814. Basketball – New Mexico at USU – January 31, 201815. K-16 Alliance – February 3, 201816. Present at Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee – Salt Lake City,

February 5, 201817. Basketball – USU at Wyoming – February 7, 201818. Present at Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee –

Salt Lake City, February 7 201819. Aggie Ice Cream at the Capitol – Salt Lake City, February 8, 201820. Sunrise Session – Salt Lake City, February 9, 201821. Basketball – Boise State at USU – February 10, 201822. Legislative Spouses Luncheon – Salt Lake City, February 13, 201823. Mountain West Student-Athlete Welfare, Academics and Leadership Committee Telephone

Conference – February 14, 201824. Basketball – USU at New Mexico – February 14, 201825. Basketball – Nevada at USU – February 17, 201826. Remarks at Women in Engineering – February 20, 201827. USUSA Executive Council – February 20, 201828. Capitol Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, February 21, 201829. Basketball – USU at Air Force – February 24, 201830. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, February 27, 201831. USU Extension Annual Conference – Thanksgiving Point, February 27, 2018

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32. Research on Capitol Hill – Salt Lake City, February 28, 201833. Basketball – USU at San Jose State – February 28, 201834. USU Board of Trustees – March 2, 2018

C. Upcoming Events

1. Basketball – UNLV at USU – March 3, 20182. Young Alumni Pre-Game Party – March 3, 20183. Mountain West Men and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament –

Las Vegas, Nevada, March 6-10, 20184. Mountain West Board of Directors – Las Vegas, Nevada, March 7, 20185. Capitol Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, March 7, 20186. Remarks at USU Employee Recognition Luncheon – March 12, 20187. Regents Strategic Working Group: Affordability & Access – Salt Lake City, March 13, 20188. Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, March 13, 20189. Tier II Tuition Open Meeting – March 14, 201810. Collecting on the Edge Event – Los Angeles, California, March 17, 201811. Welcome Remarks at Utah Supreme Court Justices Oral Arguments – March 19, 201812. USU Salt Lake Campus Ribbon Cutting – Taylorsville, March 21, 201813. Panel Member at Student Organization for Society and Natural Resources – March 20, 201814. Student Advisory Council Breakfast, President’s Home – March 22, 201815. Remarks at Huntsman Venture Forum – March 22, 201816. Remarks at A-Day Welcome Reception – March 23, 201817. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Site Visit for Year Seven Review

of Utah State University – March 26-28, 201818. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, March 27, 201819. Board of Regents at Dixie University – St. George, March 29-30, 201820. Host A.C. Women’s Luncheon – President’s Home, April 2, 201821. Regents Strategic Working Group: Affordability & Access – Salt Lake City, April 5, 201822. Board of Trustees Teleconference – April 6, 201823. Seely Hinckley Luncheon – April 10, 201824. ECUtah Board of Trustees – Salt Lake City, April 20, 201825. USU Retirement Dinner – April 16, 201826. USU Southwest Graduation – Beaver, April 29, 201827. USU Brigham City Graduation – Brigham City, April 20, 201828. USU Tooele Graduation – Tooele, April 21, 201829. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, April 24, 201830. USU Moab Graduation – Moab, April 26, 201831. USU Blanding Graduation – Blanding, April 27, 201832. USU Eastern Graduation – Price, April 28, 201833. USU Uintah Basin Graduation – Roosevelt, April 28, 201834. Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, May 1, 201835. USU Clinical Services Building Grand Opening – May 3, 201836. USU Board of Trustees – May 4, 201837. USU Graduate Hooding Ceremony – May 4, 201838. USU Dignitary Dinner – May 4, 201839. USU Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony – May 5, 2018

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Minutes from the Closed Session held on January 12, 20182. Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on January 12,

20183. Awards/Proposals for December 20174. Awards/Proposals for January 20175. Certificate of Treasurer for October 20176. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 11/24/17 to 12/29/177. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 12/29/17 to 01/26/188. Faculty and Staff Adjustment9. Report of Investments for October 2017

10. Written Reports

CLOSED SESSION

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES January 12, 2018

Minutes of the Closed Session of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held at Utah State University, University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room, commencing at 9:05 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Jody K. Burnett Chair Mark K. Holland Vice Chair Kent K. Alder David G. Butterfield John Y. Ferry Crystal C. Maggelet J. Scott Nixon Frank Peczuh, Jr Michael Scott Peters MEMBERS EXCUSED Karen H. Huntsman Clark L. Whitworth UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT Noelle E. Cockett President David T. Cowley Vice President, Business and Finance Laurens H. Smith, Jr. Interim Provost Chair Burnett conducted the meeting. Personnel, property, and legal issues were discussed. The Executive Session adjourned 9:58 a.m. _____________________________ Jody K. Burnett, Chair Sydney M. Peterson, Secretary Date Approved

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Utah State University, University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room, Logan, Utah

January 12, 2018 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held in the University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room, commencing at 9:04 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Jody K. Burnett Chair Mark K. Holland Vice Chair Kent K. Alder David G. Butterfield John Y. Ferry Crystal C. Maggelet J. Scott Nixon Frank Peczuh, Jr Michael Scott Peters MEMBERS EXCUSED Karen H. Huntsman Clark L. Whitworth UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT Neil N. Abercrombie Vice President, Government Relations Jodi Bailey Chief Audit Executive Christine Ballard President, Staff Employee Association Carolyn Brittain Staff Assistant Noelle E. Cockett President David T. Cowley Vice President, Business and Finance Amanda DeRito Sexual Misconduct Information Coordinator Mark R. McLellan Vice President, Research and Dean, Graduate Studies James D. Morales Vice President, Student Affairs Laurens H. Smith, Jr. Interim Provost Michael Torrens Director, Analysis Assessment & Accreditation Robert W. Wagner Vice President, Academic & Instructional Services Matthew T. White Vice President, Advancement Vincent Wickwar Past President, Faculty Senate OTHERS PRESENT Spencer Burt The Statesman Ronald W. Jibson Member, Board of Regents Kevin Opsahl The Herald Journal

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Chair Burnett called the meeting to order. Action: Trustee Nixon moved in accordance with 52-4-205 of the Utah Code, that the Trustees go into a closed Executive Session for the sole purpose of discussing the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of individuals, pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and the possible sale of real property. Trustee Holland seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative. Chair Burnett reopened the Regular Meeting at 10:07 a.m. by thanking those present for their attendance. I. Chair’s Report


1. Proposed meeting schedule through May 2019 (Appendix A)

The Trustees were given the proposed schedule of meetings through May 2019.

2. Alumni Association Report

Trustee Butterfield noted some events held in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Trustees suggested that a calendar of past and future events be put together.

3. Audit Committee Report

Trustee Nixon, moved that the external audit reports be approved by the Board. Nixon praised the audit team and noted that the state auditors are pleased with their reports.

The following external audit reports were reviewed: 1. Utah State University Financial Statements for the Year Ended

30 June 2017 with Independent Auditor's Reports 2. Utah State University Research Foundation Financial Statements for the

Year Ended 30 June 2017 with Independent Auditor's Reports 3. Utah Public Radio Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2017

with Independent Auditor’s Reports 4. Edith Bowen Laboratory School Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30

June 2017 with Independent Auditor’s Reports

Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of [Resolution 18-01-32] the review and acceptance of the External Audit Reports (Appendix UU). Trustee Holland seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

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4. USUSA Report Trustee Peters noted an overhaul of election bylaws that incorporate freedom of speech. Changes to the student code have been discussed. He shared a short video created by USUSA “This Does Not Define Us” which will be shared at Higher Education Day at the Capitol and distributed throughout the USHE system.

5. Date of the next Board of Trustees Meeting, March 2, 2018, to be held in Logan The meeting will be held in the afternoon. Founders Day events are planned for that evening.

6. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) site visit, March 26-28, 2018 A date will be set for Trustees to meet the NWCCU representatives.

II. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

A. Information Items 1. Student Resolution of Commendation to David Higashi (Appendix B)

Trustee Peters shared the President’s letter of commendation to David Higashi. David, a business administration major, is enthusiastic about serving and spends long hours on campus. He works for and cares about making a difference at USU.

2. Introduction of Matthew White, Vice President for Advancement President Cockett introduced Matthew White, the new Vice President for Advancement. Vice President White is excited to join the Aggie family and to work with members of the administration.

3. Legislative Update Neil Abercrombie, Vice President for Government Relations, noted that Higher Education day will be Friday January 26, 2018. A strong economy indicates an increase in one-time funds and ongoing new money available for appropriation. There will be lively competition for these funds. Utah State University’s key focus area is the remodel of the Biology and Natural Resources Building. Key legislators this year will be Representative Froerer, Chair, Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Vickers who serves on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. President Niederhauser and Speaker Hughes are retiring; it is also Senator Hillyard’s and Representative Webb’s last session. Myths vs Facts at a Glance (Appendix C).

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B. Recent Events

1. LDS Stake Presidents Luncheon – President’s Home, October 16, 2017 2. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Juan Villalba – President’s Home, October 17, 2017 3. Remarks at Caine College of the Arts Special Donor Recognition Dinner, Tour, and

Mini Concert – October 18, 2017 4. Caine College of the Arts Grand Opening Gala Concert and Reception –

October 18, 2017 5. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Irina Polejaeva – President’s Home, October 19, 2017 6. Football – USU at UNLV – October 21, 2017 7. Regence Western Leadership Conference – Scottsdale, Arizona, October 22-25, 2017 8. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, October 24, 2017 9. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Michael Twohig – President’s Home, October 24, 2017 10. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Robert Mills – President’s Home, October 25, 2017 11. Sunshine Terrace Founders Day Celebration – October 25, 2017 12. Keynote speaker at Cache Business Women’s Conference – October 26, 2017 13. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Alexa Sand – President’s Home, October 26, 2017 14. Remarks at Business Leaders Breakfast – October 27, 2017 15. TEDx USU 2017 – October 27, 2017 16. USU Foundation Board – October 28, 2017 17. Football – Boise State at USU – October 28, 2017 18. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Rose Hu – President’s Home, October 30, 2017 19. Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, October 31, 2017 20. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting – Salt Lake City, November 2, 2017 21. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Maria Spicer-Escalante – President’s Home,

November 2, 2017 22. Old Main Society – November 3, 2017 23. Basketball – Great Falls at USU – November 3, 2017 24. Football – USU at New Mexico – November 4, 2017 25. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Pamela Martin – President’s Home, November 6, 2017 26. Sunrise Session, Jed Hancock – Salt Lake City, November 7, 2017 27. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Benjamin Blau – President’s Home, November 7, 2017 28. 150th Anniversary Celebration Transcontinental Railroad Commission Planning

Meeting – Salt Lake City, November 8, 2017 29. Inaugural Professor Lecture, David Feldon, President’s Home – November 8, 2017 30. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Courtney Flint, President’s Home – November 9, 2017 31. Basketball – USU at Weber State – November 10, 2017 32. Diwali Festival of Lights – November 11, 2017 33. APLU Annual Meetings – Washington, D.C., November 12-14, 2017 34. K-16 Alliance – November 14, 2017 35. Basketball – Montana State at USU – November 13, 2017 36. Animal Genomics Blueprint Steering Committee – Washington, D.C.,

November 13-17, 2017 37. Basketball – Mississippi Valley State at USU – November 15, 2017 38. Board of Regents at USU – November 17, 2017 39. Football – Hawaii at USU – November 18, 2017

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40. Basketball – USU at Gonzaga – November 18, 2017 41. Reception for Graduate Fellows of Center for Growth and Opportunity –

November 20, 2017 42. Basketball – USU at Portland State – November 20, 2017 43. Basketball – USU at Northeastern, Nashville, Tennessee – November 24, 2017 44. Basketball – USU at New Hampshire, Nashville, Tennessee – November 25, 2017 45. Football – USU at Air Force – November 25, 2017 46. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, November 28, 2017 47. Board of Regents Fall Resource and Review – Salt Lake City, November 28, 2017 48. Basketball – USU at Valparaiso, Indiana – November 28, 2017 49. Basketball – BYU at USU – December 2, 2017 50. 50th Heritage Gala Dinner and Celebration of USU Uintah Basin Founders –

Vernal, Utah, December 5, 2017 51. Basketball – UC Irvine at USU – December 6, 2017 52. Speak at Faculty Forum Club Dinner – December 7, 2017 53. Basketball – USU at University of Utah – December 9, 2017 54. Mountain West Board of Directors – Phoenix, December 10-12, 2017 55. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, December 12, 2017 56. Regents Legislative Preview Breakfast – Brigham City, December 14, 2017 57. Tabernacle Choir Dinner and Christmas Concert – Salt Lake City, December 15, 2017 58. Basketball – Life Pacific at USU – December 16, 2017 59. Basketball – Youngstown State at USU – December 20, 2017 60. Basketball – San Jose State at USU – December 27, 2017 61. NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl – USU vs. New Mexico – Tucson, Arizona,

December 28, 2017 62. Basketball – USU at San Diego State – December 30, 2017 63. Council of Presidents – Salt Lake City, January 2, 2018 64. Basketball – Fresno State at USU – January 3, 2018 65. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting – Salt Lake City, January 4, 2018 66. Basketball – USU at UNLV – January 6, 2018 67. EDCUtah Board of Trustees – Salt Lake City, January 9, 2018 68. Basketball – Colorado State at USU – January 10, 2018 69. USU Board of Trustees – January 12, 2018

C. Upcoming Events

1. Basketball – USU at Nevada – January 13, 2018 2. 2018 Economic Outlook and Public Policy Summit – Salt Lake City, January 16, 2018 3. Basketball – USU at Boise State – January 17, 2018 4. Host Professional Women’s Roundtable – President’s Home, January 18, 2018 5. Board of Regents at Utah Valley University – Orem, Utah, January 19, 2018 6. Basketball – Wyoming at USU – January 20, 2018 7. Legislative Session – Salt Lake City, January 22-March 8, 2018 8. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, January 23, 2018 9. Basketball – Air Force at USU – January 24, 2018 10. Higher Ed Luncheon – Salt Lake City, January 26, 2018

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11. Basketball – USU at Fresno State – January 27, 2018 12. Basketball – New Mexico at USU – January 31, 2018 13. USTAR Governing Authority Board Meeting – Salt Lake City, February 1, 2018 14. Basketball – USU at Wyoming – February 7, 2018 15. Sunrise Session – Salt Lake City, February 9, 2018 16. Basketball – Boise State at USU – February 10, 2018 17. Legislative Spouses Luncheon – Salt Lake City, February 13, 2018 18. Basketball – USU at New Mexico – February 14, 2018 19. Basketball – Nevada at USU – February 17, 2018 20. Basketball – USU at Air Force – February 24, 2018 21. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors – Salt Lake City, February 27, 2018 22. USU Extension Annual Conference – Thanksgiving Point, February 27, 2018 23. Basketball – USU at San Jose State – February 28, 2018 24. USU Board of Trustees – March 2, 2018

III. CONSENT AGENDA Chair Burnett noted that the Trustees were given the following agenda items for review. 1. Minutes from the Closed Session held on November 14, 2017 2. Minutes from the Special Meeting held on November 14, 2017 3. Awards and Proposals – September 2017 [Resolution 18-01-01] (Appendix D) 4. Awards and Proposals – October 2017 [Resolution 18-01-02] (Appendix E) 5. Awards and Proposals – November 2017 [Resolution 18-01-03] (Appendix F) 6. Bad Debt Write-off Recommendations for Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 2017 [Resolution

18-01-04] (Appendix G) 7. Certificate of Treasurer – August 2017 [Resolution 18-01-05] (Appendix H) 8. Certificate of Treasurer – September 2017 [Resolution 18-01-06] (Appendix I) 9. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 08/25/17 to 10/27/17 [Resolution 18-01-07]

(Appendix J) 10. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 10/27/17 to 11/24/17 [Resolution 18-01-08]

(Appendix K) 11. Faculty and Staff Adjustments [Resolution 18-01-09] (Appendix L) 12. Honorary Degrees for 2018 [Resolution 18-01-10] (Appendix M) 13. Report of Institutional Discretionary Funds for 2016-2017 (actual), 2017-2018 (estimate),

and 2018-2019 (estimate) and Institutional Discretionary Funds Supplemental Report of Budget Variances for the Fiscal Year Ended 30 June 2017 [Resolution 18-01-11] (Appendix N)

14. Report of Investments – August 2017 [Resolution 18-01-12] (Appendix O) 15. Report of Investments – September 2017 [Resolution 18-01-13] (Appendix P) 16. USU Policy 103 Mission Statement – Revise [Resolution 18-01-14] (Appendix Q) 17. USU Policy 345 Annual Leave – Revise [Resolution 18-01-15] (Appendix R) 18. USU Policy 349 Early Retirement Incentive Program – Revise [Resolution 18-01-16]

(Appendix S) 19. USU Policy 365 Sabbatical Leave – Revise [Resolution 18-01-17] (Appendix T) 20. USU Policy 368 Phased Retirement Program – Revision [Resolution 18-01-18]

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(Appendix U) 21. USU Policy 532 Scholarship Awarding – Adopt [Resolution 18-01-19] (Appendix V) 22. USU Policy 533 Public Safety, Response, and Reporting – Adopt [Resolution 18-01-20)

(Appendix W) 23. Utah State University Research Foundation (USURF) – appointment to Board – Dr. Cleave

[Resolution 18-01-21] (Appendix X) 24. Written Reports

Academic and Instructional Services (Appendix Y) Advancement (Appendix Z) Business and Finance (Appendix AA) Executive Vice President and Provost (Appendix BB) Extension and College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (Appendix CC) Faculty Senate (Appendix DD) Public Relations and Marketing (Appendix EE) Research and Graduate Studies (Appendix FF) Staff Employee Association (SEA) (Appendix GG) Student Affairs (Appendix HH) USU Eastern (Appendix II) USUSA (Appendix JJ)

Action: Trustee Holland moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Alder seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Interim Provost Smith reminded the Trustees that legislation was passed resulting in major revisions to the academic program approval process. Individual Boards of Trustees have more power regarding academic programs. Trustee Alder, Chair of the Academic Approval Committee, stated that with a smaller group it is easier to explore each proposal in detail. Going forward short-form proposals approved by the committee will be included in the consent agenda. Full proposals may still be included on the action agenda. Chair Burnett noted that this frees up time during Board meetings. If a more substantial program is proposed, perhaps a new program, it may be included in the action agenda for discussion. The Academic Approval Committee approved the following resolutions:. Executive Vice President and Provost Office Items New Minor, Emphasis, Certificate 1. Minor in Social Work – Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

[Resolution 18-01-22] (Appendix KK) 2. Adding School and Community-based Emphases to BS in Agricultural Education – School of

Applied Sciences, Technology & Education [Resolution 18-01-23] (Appendix LL)

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3. Certificate of Proficiency – Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology [Resolution 18-01-24] (Appendix MM)

New Center 4. Establish the Stephen R. Covey Center for Leadership – Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

[Resolution 18-01-25] (Appendix NN) Program Restructure 5. Reduce the Number of Research Credits in the Physic PhD – Department of Physics

[Resolution 18-01-26] (Appendix OO) Program Discontinuation 6. Discontinue the Early Childhood Development Certificate Program – Human Development

and Family Studies [Resolution 18-01-27] (Appendix PP) 7. Discontinue the Family and Consumer Science Bachelor’s Degree – Human Development and

Family Studies [Resolution 18-01-28] (Appendix QQ) 8. Discontinue the Master of Health Promotion – Kinesiology and Health Science [Resolution

18-01-29] (Appendix RR) 9. Discontinue the MS Health and Human Movement Specialization Plan A & B – Kinesiology

and Health Science [Resolution 18-01-30] (Appendix SS) Action: Trustee Alder moved to approve [Resolutions 18-01-22 to 18-01-30] academic proposals. Trustee Ferry seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

Business and Finance Items David Cowley, Vice President, Business and Finance, presented the last two proposals. 1. Real Property Acquisition – Taylorsville [Resolution 18-01-31] (Appendix TT)

Vice President Cowley explained the benefits of the purchase of the Taylorsville property. USU has been leasing the building since last November and has been putting money into the building to tailor it for our use. The property owner has chosen to sell; the lease agreement gives USU the right of first offer should the property owner decide to sell. Financial evaluation shows the purchase to be a good financial decision for the University. USU will use the facility as long as it continues to service that area of the state. The purchase at the appraised value will be funded through bonds. Given approval, the resolution will go to the Board of Regents for their approval.

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Action: Trustee Butterfield moved to approve Resolution 18-01-31 Real Property Acquisition in Taylorsville. Trustee Peczuh seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

2. Review and Acceptance of the External Audit Reports [Resolution 18-01-32]

(Appendix UU)

Vice President Cowley noted that this resolution was approved during Trustee Nixon’s Audit Committee report. Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of [Resolution 18-01-32] the review and acceptance of the External Audit Reports (Appendix UU). Trustee Holland seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

Chair Burnett asked if there were any other items the Trustees would like to discuss before the meeting closed; none were mentioned.

V. STRATEGIC AGENDA

1. Review of Core Theme Objective Results and Northwest Commission on Colleges

and Universities Accreditation Visit The Accreditation Metrics and Methodology Report was prepared for the upcoming Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) site visit (Appendix UU). Michael Torrens, Director, Analysis, Assessment & Accreditation, and Chair of the University Assessment Coordinating Council1, explained the report and methodologies to the Trustees. Question: How do you know that students gain the skills and knowledge they need to do well in their careers? There are indicators to determine outcome in the various sub-measures of each core theme. USU has 245 programs, approximately 30% of these have specialized or external accreditation. A rubric is available for all programs. Departments reflect on percentages and determine means to improve their outcomes. All departments/programs have a standard way to measure learning outcomes.

2. Student Mental Health

Vice President for Student Affairs, James Morales, shared information regarding the growing numbers of students with mental health concerns. Anxiety is the number one issue being reported. A spike in anxiety since 2011 coincides with the rise in availability and use of social media. Vice President Morales referred to a two-page handout “Status of Mental Health Needs and Services at USU” regarding statistics, national trends and USUs other efforts and initiatives (Appendix VV). Demand is

1 University Code Policy 105.2 (9)

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high for the free resources available on campus. The Trustees received a copy of the memo from Commissioner Buhler directed to the State Board of Regents regarding Regents’ Mental Health Working Group Recommendations (Appendix WW). The memo outlines requirements for each institution in different areas including implementation and reporting requirements. USU is forming a Mental Health Working Group. President Cockett shared a document that will be sent out to faculty and staff providing a protocol for how to respond to a distressed or disruptive student (Appendix XX). It is important that students, faculty, and staff are aware and know how to support, direct, and report.

Action: Trustee Nixon made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Peters seconded the motion; the voting was unanimous in the affirmative. The meeting adjourned at 12:37 p.m. Jody K. Burnett, Chair Sydney M. Peterson, Secretary (Minutes taken by Carolyn Brittain) Date Approved

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ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards (December 2017)

The summary of the Status of Sponsored Program Awards, prepared by our Sponsored Programs Office for December 2017 is submitted for the Trustees’ consideration. They have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The awards for the month of December 2017 amounted to $21,215,451 versus $9,495,014 for December 2016. The comparative graph, “Utah State University Sponsored Program Awards” indicates that through December 2017 cumulative award dollars were higher (44.6%) from last year for the same time period, with awards totaling $145,270,297 for FY2018. Scholarships, fellowships and state appropriations for research are not included in either figure. The value of proposals submitted increased (164.9%) from $12,395,575 in December 2017 to $32,833,797 during December 2017. The total number of current year proposals (697) is less than FY2017 (720).

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Research recommend that the Board of Trustees approves the contract and grant status report for December 2017.

RESOLUTION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The attached list of contract/grant proposals and awards (December 2017) are recommended by the President and the Vice President for Research to the Board of Trustees: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT NOW RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the recommendation of the President and the Vice President for Research. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ______________________________________________________________________________ Date

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ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards (January 2018)

The summary of the Status of Sponsored Program Awards, prepared by our Sponsored Programs Office for January 2018 is submitted for the Trustees’ consideration. They have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The awards for the month of January 2018 amounted to $14,007,265 versus $14,011,923 for January 2017.

The comparative graph, “Utah State University Sponsored Program Awards” indicates that through January 2018 cumulative award dollars were higher (39.1%) from last year for the same time period, with awards totaling $159,277,562 for FY2018. Scholarships, fellowships and state appropriations for research are not included in either figure.

The value of proposals submitted decreased (-66.5%) from $59,160,961 in January 2017 to $19,841,725 during January 2018. The total number of current year proposals (833) is less than FY2017 (867).

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Research recommend that the Board of Trustees approves the contract and grant status report for January 2017.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The attached list of contract/grant proposals and awards (January 2017) are recommended by the President and the Vice President for Research to the Board of Trustees: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT NOW RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the recommendation of the President and the Vice President for Research. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ______________________________________________________________________________ Date

NOTE: There were no campus awards over $1,000,000 for the month of January 2018.

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Certificate of Treasurer for October 2017

The Certificate of Treasurer for October 2017 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for

consideration. It has received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The State Appropriated Funds budget at 31 October 2017 totaled $393,748,565, up $15,788,178

(4.18%) over the same 2016-2017 period. The year-to-date state appropriated funds expenditures

totaled $113,074,454, up $5,281,384 (4.90%) over the same 2016-2017 period and represented

29% of the total budget. The percent of budget expended, 29%, was 4% less than would be

expected to be spent on a strict time of budget year expired basis.

Total expenditures for all funds totaled $268,740,387, up $10,921,973 (4.24%) over the same

2016-2017 period.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Business and Finance recommend that the Board of Trustees

approve the Certificate of Treasurer for October 2017.

RESOLUTION

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Authorized invoices and supporting papers have been filed pertaining to those expenditures

listed on the attached Certificate of Treasurer; and

WHEREAS, Expenditures listed on the attached Certificate of Treasurer have been reviewed and

approved for payment by the USU Controller's Office, Purchasing Department, and other departments;

and

WHEREAS, The expenditures listed on the attached Certificate of Treasurer are in accordance with the

laws and rules of Utah State University and the State of Utah; and

WHEREAS, The Chief Financial Officer for Utah State University, David T. Cowley, Vice President for

Business and Finance, has certified to the best of his knowledge and belief that all expenditures listed on

the attached Certificate of Treasurer were legitimate claims against Utah State University and funds were

available for payment of said claims; and

WHEREAS, Vice President Cowley requests approval of the listed expenditures by fund for the period

1 July 2017 to 31 October 2017 on the attached Certificate of Treasurer; and

WHEREAS, The President of Utah State University has reviewed the attached Certificate of Treasurer

and recommends its approval of those expenditures listed thereon by the Utah State University Board of

Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The USU Board of Trustees has reviewed and given due consideration, review, and

authorization of the expenditures listed on the attached Certificate of Treasurer;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the

attached Certificate of Treasurer as presented and ratifies the expenditures listed on said Certificate of

Treasurer for October 2017.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

___________________

Date

I, David T. Cowley, Vice President for Business and Finance, of Utah State University, do hereby certify as follows and request approval of the listed expenditures by fund for

the period 1 July 2017 to 31 October 2017.

Authorization, invoices, and supporting papers have been filed pertaining to the following enumerated expenditures, which have been reviewed and processed for payment by the

Controller's Office, Purchasing Department, and other departments; according to the laws, rules, and regulations of Utah State University and the State of Utah. To the best of my

knowledge and belief, all are legitimate claims against Utah State University and funds were available for payment of said claims.

Increase

(Decrease)

1-Oct-17 Prior Year from Prior

State Appropriated Funds Budget 31-Oct-17 Year to Date to Date Year

Education and General (Except Athletics) $262,919,095 29% $20,158,573 $77,195,075 $71,323,749 $5,871,326 8.23 %

Athletics 6,729,797 31% 602,947 2,098,523 1,900,265 198,258 10.43 %

E&G - O&M 3,595,967 10% 138,285 341,650 305,777 35,873 11.73 %

Agricultural Experiment Station 17,538,609 25% 1,097,517 4,328,875 4,392,967 (64,092) (1.46) %

UWRL Appropriation 4,090,109 20% 206,190 828,102 660,954 167,148 25.29 %

UWRL Apportionment 2,771,636 17% 116,703 483,190 856,879 (373,689) (43.61) %

Tooele - Cont. Ed. Center 13,166,498 43% 932,760 5,683,748 5,785,554 (101,806) (1.76) %

Educationally Disadvantaged 100,000 44% 1,158 44,045 33,914 10,131 29.87 %

Southeastern Utah - Cont. Ed. Center 2,668,393 48% 149,856 1,281,761 1,223,892 57,869 4.73 %

Uintah Basin - Cont. Ed. Center 6,981,068 37% 476,549 2,617,814 2,619,583 (1,769) (0.07) %

Cooperative Extension 21,636,691 20% 1,116,837 4,307,329 4,347,129 (39,800) (0.92) %

Brigham City - Cont. Ed. Center 19,476,168 30% 1,203,135 5,866,971 6,215,015 (348,044) (5.60) %

USTAR 238 0% - - 930 (930) (100.00) %

E&G - Vet Med 9,705,474 17% 193,417 1,637,820 1,843,361 (205,541) (11.15) %

Price (USU Eastern) 15,849,336 28% 1,218,734 4,447,986 4,393,940 54,046 1.23 %

Blanding Campus (USU Eastern) 4,416,298 29% 313,916 1,286,647 1,309,688 (23,041) (1.76) %

Educationally Disadvantaged (USU Eastern) 112,449 19% 7,264 20,877 1,357 19,520 1,438.47 %

Prehistoric Museum (USU Eastern) 485,592 32% 38,661 154,564 137,157 17,407 12.69 %

Workforce Education (USU Eastern) 1,505,147 30% 106,640 449,477 440,959 8,518 1.93 %

Total State Appropriated Funds $393,748,565 29% $28,079,142 $113,074,454 $107,793,070 $5,281,384 4.90 %

Total State Appropriated Funds 2016-2017 $377,960,387

Increase from 2016-2017 $15,788,178

Percent Increase from 2016-2017 4.18%

Percent of

Budget

Expended

(33% Fiscal

CERTIFICATE OF TREASURER

Year Expired)

Percent

Increase

(Decrease)

from Prior

Year

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Delegation/Administrative Reports – 11/24/17 to 12/29/17

Utah State University has been given authority by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) to exercise direct supervision of the design and construction of all alterations, repairs, and improvements to existing facilities on individual projects with budgets of less than $4 million. The supervision of new construction can also be delegated to USU on a project-by-project basis and can exceed the $4 million amount. As part of the delegation authority, administrative reports are prepared by USU and presented to the Utah State Building Board at each of its meetings. The monthly format of USU’s reports is similar to that of the DFCM’s reports presenting professional and construction contracts issued during the reporting period, contingency and project reserves status, and a delegated projects list showing budget and status. On a quarterly basis, additional reports are prepared showing contingency fund cumulative transfers, a summary of the statewide (paving) account, and a construction contract status. The Board of Regents has transferred its authority to review the delegation/ administrative reports to the Board of Trustees.

The reports have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the administrative reports for USU for the period to 11/24/17 to 12/29/17.

Professional Contracts, 4 contracts issued (Page 1) Comments are provided on the report.

Construction Contracts, 14 contracts issued (Pages 2-3) Comments are provided on the report.

Report of Contingency Reserve Fund (Page 4) No projects contributed to or needed funds from the contingency reserve fund during this reporting period. Based on an internal risk assessment, the University finds this fund’s balance to be adequate.

Report of Project Reserve Fund Activity (Page 5) One project needed funds from and 3 projects contributed to the project reserve fund during this reporting period. Based on an internal risk assessment, the University finds this fund’s balance to be adequate.

Current Delegated Projects List (Pages 6-8) Of USU’s 87 projects, 10 are pending, 13 are in the design/study phase, 38 are in construction, 19 are substantially complete and 7 are complete. The seven projects completed during this period were Aggie Village Detention System, Eccles Bus. Bldg. Tower Reroof, FAV 210/215 Remodel, N. Core Utility Repl. Tunnel Exp., Univ. Inn Slab & PTT Repair, USUE Site Lighting and Water Lab Boiler Replacement.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Business and Finance recommend that the delegation/ administrative reports for the current reporting period be approved as presented.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The Utah Legislature appropriates state funds through the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to Utah State University for the purpose of capital improvements; and WHEREAS, The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has delegated its authority to exercise direct supervision of the design and construction of such capital improvements to Utah State University; and WHEREAS, Non-state funded projects with budgets of less than $4 million are also delegated to Utah State University; and WHEREAS, Projects in excess of $4 million can also be delegated to Utah State University with specific approval of the Utah State Building board; and WHEREAS, Utah State University presents reports on the status of all its delegated projects to the Utah State Building Board on a regular basis; and WHEREAS, The State Board of Regents has transferred its authority to review the delegation/ administrative reports to the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, The President and Vice President for Business and Finance have reviewed the delegation/administrative reports for the current reporting period and recommend approval of the reports to the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees has reviewed and given due consideration to the delegation/ administrative reports: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the delegation/administrative reports as presented. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________ Date

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Project Name Firm Name A/E Budget Fee Amount Comments

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS

1 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY18 Cache Valley Electric $139,099.00 $43,994.00 Testing of public safety radio frequencies

2 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Dixon Information $191,004.00 $210.00 Bulk samples Engr Lab 241, 302

3 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY17 Dixon Information $139,916.00 $190.00 Bulk samples Spectrum, Maeser 271, BNR001

4 Ray B. West Reroof Dixon Information $4,000.00 $125.00 Bulk samples Ray B. West

Professional ContractsAwarded From 11/24/17 to 12/29/17

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Project Firm Name Design Firm Const Budget Contract Amt Comments

1 South Farm Loafing Shed Ellis Equipment CO USU Facilities Planning $154,737.00 $154,737.00 Installation of steel building South Farm and Design

2 USTAR Autoclave Installation Lundahl Building Systems USU Facilities Planning $89,890.00 $89,890.00 Installation of autoclave and Design

3 USUE Blanding Campus Mech FY16 Utah Yamas Controls USU Facilities Planning $49,181.00 $24,404.00 Installation of automation server and Design

4 Education Atrium Remodel Rage Electric Brooks Design $231,990.00 $10,096.00 Installation of floor boxes, wall sconces, timer

5 Classroom Upgrades FY17 USU Facilities Planning USU Facilities Planning $280,344.00 $5,975.00 Installation screens ANSC 118, OM225, Geol 105 and Design and Design

6 Concrete Replacement FY18 USU Facilities Planning USU Facilities Planning $361,255.00 $4,175.00 Installation of sidewalk Skaggs Lab and Design and Design

7 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 USU Facilities Planning USU Facilities Planning $191,004.00 $3,720.00 Accessibility upgrade AgSci 402B and Design and Design

8 Classroom Upgrades FY16 USU Facilities Planning USU Facilities Planning $270,877.00 $3,009.00 Installation of projector screen HPER 114 and Design and Design


9 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY18 G&W Electric Co $1,385,182.00 $445,092.00 Multiple switches

10 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY18 Environmental Abatement $139,099.00 $12,500.00 Abatement of vinyl flooring stairwell FA

11 Access Control FY18 USU Information Technology $526,749.00 $7,666.00 Activation of network drops USU campus

12 Sign System FY15 Interpretive Graphics $41,483.00 $1,998.00 Quad sign replacement ANSC

Construction ContractsAwarded From 11/24/17 to 12/29/17

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13 Parking Lot Paving FY18 Dennis R. Murray $373,455.00 $700.00 Striping and curb painting south FA

14 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY17 Environmental Abatement $139,916.00 $630.00 Abatement of carpet, tile, mastic FA 220

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TotalTransfers % to %

Current To (From) Construction CompletedProject Title Transfers Contingency Budget Project Status (Paid)

BEGINNING BALANCE $92,185.65

INCREASES TO CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND None

DECREASES FROM CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND None

ENDING BALANCE $92,185.65

Report of Contingency Reserve FundFrom 11/24/17 to 12/29/17

of 8

% ofTransfer Construction

Project Title Amount Description Budget


INCREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND Eccles Bus Bldg Tower Reroof 29,574.77 Close project 20.55% Univ Inn Slab & PTT Repair 4,505.00 Close project 2.91% Water Lab Boiler Replacement 8,466.00 Close project 3.48%

DECREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND USUE Blanding Mechanical FY16 (3,519.32) Award contract 7.71%


Report of Project Reserve Fund ActivityFrom 11/24/17 to 12/29/17

of 8

Project ProjectNumber Project Name Phase Budget

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENTA28999 Building Commissioning FY14 Sub Completion 196,296 A29004 Emergency Generator FY14 Sub Completion 250,390 A31325 Emergency Generator FY15 Pending 229,872 A31328 HVAC Controls Upgrade FY15 Pending 228,311 A31333 Planning & Design FY15 Sub Completion 175,075 A31334 Sign System FY15 Sub Completion 47,193 A31335 Site & Safety Lighting Construction 322,525 A34107 Kaysville Building Addition Sub Completion 3,274,185 A34283 Chilled Water Infrastructure FY16 Sub Completion 357,878 A34284 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY16 Construction 292,487 A34285 Concrete Replacement FY16 Sub Completion 243,096 A34287 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Sub Completion 191,004 A34290 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY16 Sub Completion 1,181,875 A34294 Planning & Design FY16 Sub Completion 129,790 A34296 South Farm Fire Lane/Hydrants FY16 Construction 432,586 A34298 UBC Infrastructure Improvements Sub Completion 1,193,514 A34299 Univ Inn/Widstoe Steam Line Replacement Sub Completion 75,000 A34300 VCT Tile Replacement in Hallways Construction 331,255 A34301 Vet Science Electrical Upgrade FY16 Design 98,753 A35569 Townhouse Stucco Proj Bldg 3 Pending 139,470 A35676 Merrill Cazier Lib Testing Ctr Construction 2,108,650 A35677 PDP Air Handling Units Sub Completion 429,879 A35971 PDP Refreshment Construction 793,929 A36118 Utility Meter Upgrades FY16 Design 91,500 A36388 North Core Utilities Replacement & Tunnel Expansion Complete 3,548,060 A36468 Hydraulics Lab Landscape FY17 Construction 93,033 A36469 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY17 Construction 1,268,163 A36734 Classroom Upgrades FY17 Construction 295,598 A36735 Concrete Replacement FY17 Sub Completion 380,194 A36736 Bike Racks/Site Furn FY17 Construction 45,662

12/29/17Current Delegated Projects List

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A36738 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY17 Construction 139,916 A36740 FAV Photo Lab Safety Ventilation Construction 370,524 A36741 Planning & Design FY17 Design/Study 85,457 A36742 Univ Inn to Widstoe Steamline-Construction Sub Completion 1,022,331 A37078 FAV 210/215 Remodel Phase II Complete 138,870 A37302 South Farm New Dairy Barn Construction 2,268,353 A38008 Blue Square Parking Expansion Construction 559,564 A38143 Student Organic Farm Facility Design 146,666 A38594 Lillywhite Interior Remodel Design 1,686,568 A38598 Edith Bowen Playground Construction 413,300 A38666 Access Control FY18 Construction 526,749 A38777 IC Irrigation Trunk Line Construction 394,141 A38903 Education Suite 109 Remodel Construction 419,173 A38923 Animal Science Math Remodel Sub Completion 154,110 A38970 Aggie Village Detention System Complete 341,477 A38988 Univ Inn Slab & PTT Repair Complete 227,510 A39004 HPER Admin/Nursing Remodel Construction 455,822 A39185 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY18 Construction 1,493,182 A39186 Planning & Design FY18 Design/Study 175,000 A39187 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY18 Construction 146,599 A39188 Concrete Replacement FY18 Construction 381,255 A39189 Bike Racks/Site Furn FY18 Construction 54,795 A39190 Sign System FY18 Pending 45,662 A39191 Classroom Upgrades FY18 Construction 183,907 A39192 Stairs Replacement N Terrace Construction 570,683 A39193 NFS Lab Ventilation Replace Pending 950,154 A39194 Parking Lot Paving FY18 Construction 415,455 A39195 Parking Lot Repair & Seal Construction 138,027 A39196 Champ/OM Hill Sewer Line Repl Design 1,299,200 A39197 Water Lab Front Bridge Design 50,000 A39198 SE Sidewalks & Safety Lighting Construction 792,213 A39199 Eccles Bus Bldg Tower Reroof Complete 135,222 A39200 Water Lab Boiler Replacement Complete 346,275 A39201 Research Greenhouse Boiler Rpl Construction 133,443 A39202 Lighting Control Upgrade Pending 69,209 A39203 Campus Mapping Design 200,000 A39204 Bio Tech Lab Controls Design 462,135 A39205 NR Fire Alarm Upgrade Pending 138,418 A39206 SDL Fire Alarm Upgrade Pending 166,101

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A39207 Ray B. West Reroof Construction 414,651 A39502 SLC Campus Relocation Construction 4,945,295 A40010 Education Atrium Remodel Construction 421,681 A40132 TSC Small Roofs Construction 121,239 A40454 Tooele Landscape Improvements Design 170,104 A40460 Storm Water Retention Pond Construction 150,000 A40585 Education 413 Remodel Pending 381,943 A40762 Campus Wide Metering Pending 92,283 A40823 BCC Trail & Historical Bldg Design 200,000 A40833 South Farm Loafing Shed (NEW PROJECT) Construction 154,737 A40847 USTAR Autoclave Installation (NEW PROJECT) Construction 99,778 C11461 USUE Infrastructure/Automation Upgrade Construction 461,857 C11508 USUE Career Center Upgrades Sub Completion 1,071,941 C11614 USUE Blanding Campus Mechanical FY16 Construction 49,181 C11615 USUE Geary Theatre Bldg Upgrades Sub Completion 7,103,037 C11709 USUE Soccer Fields Sub Completion 796,444 C11714 USUE Site Lighting Phase 2 Complete 210,889 C11781 USUE Blanding Housing Fire Safety Design 170,400

TOTAL (87) $53,158,148

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Delegation/Administrative Reports – 12/29/17 to 01/26/18

Utah State University has been given authority by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) to exercise direct supervision of the design and construction of all alterations, repairs, and improvements to existing facilities on individual projects with budgets of less than $4 million. The supervision of new construction can also be delegated to USU on a project-by-project basis and can exceed the $4 million amount. As part of the delegation authority, administrative reports are prepared by USU and presented to the Utah State Building Board at each of its meetings. The monthly format of USU’s reports is similar to that of the DFCM’s reports presenting professional and construction contracts issued during the reporting period, contingency and project reserves status, and a delegated projects list showing budget and status. On a quarterly basis, additional reports are prepared showing contingency fund cumulative transfers, a summary of the statewide (paving) account, and a construction contract status. The Board of Regents has transferred its authority to review the delegation/ administrative reports to the Board of Trustees.

The reports have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the administrative reports for USU for the period to 12/29/17 to 01/26/18.

Professional Contracts, 4 contracts issued (Page 1) Comments are provided on the report.

Construction Contracts, 5 contracts issued (Page 2) Comments are provided on the report.

Report of Contingency Reserve Fund (Page 3) No projects contributed to or needed funds from the contingency reserve fund during this reporting period. Based on an internal risk assessment, the University finds this fund’s balance to be adequate.

Report of Project Reserve Fund Activity (Page 4) No projects contributed to or needed funds from the reserve fund during this reporting period. Based on an internal risk assessment, the University finds this fund’s balance to be adequate.

Current Delegated Projects List (Pages 5-7) Of USU’s 80 projects, 8 are pending, 14 are in the design/study phase, 31 are in construction, 23 are substantially complete and 4 are complete. The four projects completed during this period were Access Control FY18, Animal Science Math Remodel, Storm Water Retention Pond and TSC Small Roofs.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Business and Finance recommend that the delegation/ administrative reports for the current reporting period be approved as presented.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The Utah Legislature appropriates state funds through the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to Utah State University for the purpose of capital improvements; and WHEREAS, The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has delegated its authority to exercise direct supervision of the design and construction of such capital improvements to Utah State University; and WHEREAS, Non-state funded projects with budgets of less than $4 million are also delegated to Utah State University; and WHEREAS, Projects in excess of $4 million can also be delegated to Utah State University with specific approval of the Utah State Building board; and WHEREAS, Utah State University presents reports on the status of all its delegated projects to the Utah State Building Board on a regular basis; and WHEREAS, The State Board of Regents has transferred its authority to review the delegation/ administrative reports to the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, The President and Vice President for Business and Finance have reviewed the delegation/administrative reports for the current reporting period and recommend approval of the reports to the Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees has reviewed and given due consideration to the delegation/ administrative reports: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the delegation/administrative reports as presented. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________ Date

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Project Name Firm Name A/E Budget Fee Amount Comments

1 Lighting Control Upgrade Spectrum Engineers $8,250.00 $7,395.00 Electrical design Merrill Cazier Library


2 Planning & Design FY18 Method Studio $175,000.00 $4,400.00 Feasibility study CHaSS Ray B. West

3 USUE Career Center Upgrades Sine Source Engineering $69,000.00 $3,410.00 Electrical design work

4 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Dixon Information $191,004.00 $160.00 Air samples FA

Professional ContractsAwarded From 12/29/17 to 01/26/18

of 7


1 Utility Meter Upgrades FY16 CCI Mechanical Van Boerum & Frank $78,605.00 $74,826.00 Installation of chilled water meters USUE


2 Univ Inn to Widtsoe Steamline Environmental Abatement $8,400.00 $3,690.00 Asbestos removal TSC

3 HPER Admin/Nursing Remodel Environmental Abatement $15,774.00 $2,970.00 Asbestos removal mudded fittings HPER

4 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Environmental Abatement $191,004.00 $2,300.00 Asbestos removal MDLS windows, FA stairs

5 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Eagle Environmental $191,004.00 $1,062.00 Asbestos removal BNR 149


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TotalTransfers % to %

Current To (From) Construction CompletedProject Title Transfers Contingency Budget Project Status (Paid)


INCREASES TO CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND None

DECREASES FROM CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND None


Report of Contingency Reserve FundFrom 12/29/17 to 01/26/18

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% ofTransfer Construction

Project Title Amount Description BudgetBEGINNING BALANCE $627,113.09

INCREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND None

DECREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND None


Report of Project Reserve Fund ActivityFrom 12/29/17 to 01/26/18

of 7

Project ProjectNumber Project Name Phase Budget

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENTA28999 Building Commissioning FY14 Sub Completion 196,296 A29004 Emergency Generator FY14 Sub Completion 250,390 A31325 Emergency Generator FY15 Pending 229,872 A31328 HVAC Controls Upgrade FY15 Pending 228,311 A31333 Planning & Design FY15 Sub Completion 175,075 A31334 Sign System FY15 Sub Completion 47,193 A31335 Site & Safety Lighting Construction 322,525 A34107 Kaysville Building Addition Sub Completion 3,274,185 A34283 Chilled Water Infrastructure FY16 Construction 357,878 A34284 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY16 Construction 292,487 A34285 Concrete Replacement FY16 Sub Completion 243,096 A34287 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Sub Completion 191,004 A34290 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY16 Sub Completion 1,181,875 A34294 Planning & Design FY16 Sub Completion 129,790 A34296 South Farm Fire Lane/Hydrants FY16 Construction 434,787 A34298 UBC Infrastructure Improvements Sub Completion 1,193,514 A34299 Univ Inn/Widstoe Steam Line Replacement Sub Completion 75,000 A34300 VCT Tile Replacement in Hallways Construction 331,255 A34301 Vet Science Electrical Upgrade FY16 Design 98,753 A35569 Townhouse Stucco Proj Bldg 3 Pending 139,470 A35676 Merrill Cazier Lib Testing Ctr Construction 2,108,650 A35677 PDP Air Handling Units Sub Completion 429,879 A35971 PDP Refreshment Sub Completion 793,929 A36118 Utility Meter Upgrades FY16 Design 91,500 A36468 Hydraulics Lab Landscape FY17 Construction 93,033 A36469 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY17 Construction 1,268,163 A36734 Classroom Upgrades FY17 Construction 295,598 A36735 Concrete Replacement FY17 Sub Completion 380,194 A36736 Bike Racks/Site Furn FY17 Construction 45,662 A36738 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY17 Sub Completion 139,916

01/26/18Current Delegated Projects List

of 7

A36740 FAV Photo Lab Safety Ventilation Construction 370,524 A36741 Planning & Design FY17 Design/Study 85,457 A36742 Univ Inn to Widstoe Steamline-Construction Sub Completion 1,022,331 A37302 South Farm New Dairy Barn Construction 2,268,353 A38008 Blue Square Parking Expansion Construction 559,564 A38143 Student Organic Farm Facility Design 146,666 A38594 Lillywhite Interior Remodel Design 1,686,568 A38598 Edith Bowen Playground Construction 413,300 A38666 Access Control FY18 Complete 526,854 A38777 IC Irrigation Trunk Line Construction 394,141 A38903 Education Suite 109 Remodel Sub Completion 419,173 A38923 Animal Science Math Remodel Complete 146,221 A39004 HPER Admin/Nursing Remodel Sub Completion 463,281 A39185 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY18 Construction 1,493,182 A39186 Planning & Design FY18 Design/Study 175,000 A39187 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY18 Construction 146,599 A39188 Concrete Replacement FY18 Construction 381,255 A39189 Bike Racks/Site Furn FY18 Construction 54,795 A39190 Sign System FY18 Pending 45,662 A39191 Classroom Upgrades FY18 Construction 183,907 A39192 Stairs Replacement N Terrace Sub Completion 570,683 A39193 NFS Lab Ventilation Replace Pending 950,154 A39194 Parking Lot Paving FY18 Construction 415,455 A39195 Parking Lot Repair & Seal Construction 138,027 A39196 Champ/OM Hill Sewer Line Repl Design 1,299,200 A39197 Water Lab Front Bridge Design 50,000 A39198 SE Sidewalks & Safety Lighting Construction 792,213 A39201 Research Greenhouse Boiler Rpl Sub Completion 133,443 A39202 Lighting Control Upgrade Design 69,209 A39203 Campus Mapping Design 200,000 A39204 Bio Tech Lab Controls Design 462,135 A39205 NR Fire Alarm Upgrade Pending 138,418 A39206 SDL Fire Alarm Upgrade Pending 166,101 A39207 Ray B. West Reroof Construction 414,651 A39502 SLC Campus Relocation Construction 4,945,295 A40010 Education Atrium Remodel Construction 421,681 A40132 TSC Small Roofs Complete 121,239 A40454 Tooele Landscape Improvements Design 170,104 A40460 Storm Water Retention Pond Complete 134,598

of 7

A40585 Education 413 Remodel Pending 381,943 A40762 Campus Wide Metering Construction 92,283 A40823 BCC Trail & Historical Bldg Design 200,000 A40833 South Farm Loafing Shed Construction 154,737 A40847 USTAR Autoclave Installation (NEW PROJECT) Construction 99,778 C11461 USUE Infrastructure/Automation Upgrade Construction 461,857 C11508 USUE Career Center Upgrades Sub Completion 1,071,941 C11614 USUE Blanding Campus Mechanical FY16 Construction 49,181 C11615 USUE Geary Theatre Bldg Upgrades Sub Completion 7,103,037 C11709 USUE Soccer Fields Sub Completion 796,444 C11781 USUE Blanding Housing Fire Safety Design 170,400

TOTAL (80) $48,196,320

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Faculty and Staff Adjustments

The attached faculty and staff adjustment is submitted for the Trustees consideration. It has received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The faculty and staff adjustments include one (1) change in title or assignment.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the attached faculty and staff adjustment.

RESOLUTION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The President and the Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve one (1) change in title or assignment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approve this recommended faculty and staff adjustment. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Date

2 March 2018

Faculty and Staff Adjustments a. Change in Title or Assignment

USU Eastern Price Campus Amy Schmidt-Peters, Team Leader of the Price Campus Library-Learning Commons, to be Director of Academic Instructional Services and Aggie Learning Commons (AIS-ALC), a new position created as part of organizational change; effective 15 March 2018. Change in salary to $75,000/12-months.

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Report of Investments for October 2017

The Report of Investments for October 2017 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for consideration. It has

received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This set of investment reports presents investment activity for October 2017 and comparative year-to-date

totals for FY 2017-2018 and FY 2016-2017.

CASH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT POOL

The average daily fair value invested during October 2017 was $342,133,631, down $2,153,612 from

September 2017. Total investment income was $519,879, up $1,894,998 over September 2017, reflecting

the decrease in the amount available for investing and an increase in total investment return. The

annualized total investment return was 1.82%, up 6.61% over September 2017.

Year-to-date numbers show that the average daily fair value invested for FY 2017-2018 was

$328,698,450, up $16,452,152 (5.27%) over FY 2016-2017. Total interest income for FY 2017-2018

amounted to $2,553,659, up $810,870 (46.53%) over FY 2016-2017, reflecting an increase in the amount

available for investing and an increase in interest rates.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2017 was $333,662,735, up $7,551,870 (2.32%) over 31 October

2016.

ENDOWMENT POOL

The average daily fair value invested during October 2017 was $175,372,851, up $3,076,260 over

September 2017. Interest and dividend income of $184,207 plus net realized gains of $1,542,538 totaled

$1,726,745 in realized income for the month.


$171,921,949, up $23,719,489 (16.00%) over FY 2016-2017. Total realized income for FY 2017-2018

was $2,435,886, up $1,727,159 (243.70%) over FY 2016-2017. This increase resulted from $160,230

more in interest and dividends and $1,566,929 more net realized gains during FY 2017-2018.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2017 was $177,068,097, up $26,784,275 (17.82%) over 31

October 2016.

OTHER INVESTMENTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2017 was $116,232,149, up $714,576 over

September 2017. Interest and dividend income of $410,947 minus net realized losses of $1,072 totaled

$409,875 in realized income for the month.


$113,195,599, up $13,397,004 (13.42%) over FY 2016-2017. Total realized income for FY 2017-2018

was $1,235,803, down $72,571 (5.55%) from FY 2016-2017. This decrease resulted from $318,277 more

in interest and dividend income and $390,848 more in net realized losses during FY 2017-2018.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2017 was $116,834,029, up $17,333,140 (14.42%) over 31

October 2016.

ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2017 was $5,998,766 up $35,838 over September

2017. Interest and dividend income of $17,549 plus net realized gains of $14,403 totaled $31,952 in

realized income for the month.

Year-to-date numbers show that the average daily fair value invested for FY 2017-2018 was $5,954,803,

up $288,081 (5.08%) over FY 2016-2017. Total realized income for FY 2017-2018 was $25,232, down

$157,064 (86.16%) from FY 2016-2017. This decrease resulted from $168 more interest and dividend

income and $157,232 more net realized losses during FY 2017-2018.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2017 was $5,930,205, up $373,956 (6.73%) over 31 October

2016.

PLANT FUND TRUSTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2017 was $21,353,025, down $2,968,763 from

September 2017. Interest income totaled $32,884 in realized income for the month.

Year-to-date numbers show that the average daily fair value invested for 2017-2018 was $25,126,728,

down $39,988,522 (61.41%) from FY 2016-2017. Total realized income for 2017-2018 was $144,787,

down $94,585 (39.51%) from FY 2016-2017. This decrease reflects the decreased amount available for

investing and an increase in the rate of return.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2017 was $20,476,587, down $31,039,744 (60.25%) from 31

October 2016.

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The University's average daily fair value invested for the month of October was $661,090,422.

Purchases totaled $27,991,231 and sales totaled $43,594,116. From this activity the University

realized net gains of $1,555,869 and earnings of $1,323,870.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Business and Finance recommend that the Board of Trustees

approve the Report of Investments for October 2017.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The attached Report of Investments containing authorized transactions, documentation, and

supporting papers has been filed for review by the Board of Trustees pertaining to the investment

activities; and

WHEREAS, The investment transactions listed on the attached Report of Investments have been

approved by the USU Controller' s Office; and

WHEREAS, The investment activities listed on the attached Report of Investments are in accordance

with the Utah State Money Management Act, the rules of the Utah State Money Management Council,

the Utah State Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, and the laws and rules of Utah

State University and the State of Utah; and

WHEREAS, The Chief Financial Officer for Utah State University, David T. Cowley, Vice President for

Business and Finance, has certified to the best of his knowledge and belief all investment transactions

listed on the attached Report of Investments were made in accordance with the guidelines, rules, and

laws; and

WHEREAS, Vice President Cowley requests approval of the attached Report of Investments for the

period 1 October 2017 to 31 October 2017 and comparative year-to-date totals for the periods 1 July 2017

to 31 October 2017 and 1 July 2016 to 31 October 2016; and

WHEREAS, The President of Utah State University has reviewed the attached report and recommends

its approval by the Utah State University Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The USU Board of Trustees has reviewed and given due consideration, review, and

authorization of the investment transactions listed on the attached Report of Investments for the period 1

October 2017 to 31 October 2017 and comparative year-to-date totals for the periods 1 July 2017 to 31

October 2017 and 1 July 2016 to 31 October 2016;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approves the

attached Report of Investments as presented and ratifies the transactions listed on said Report of

Investments for October 2017.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

___________________

Date



SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule A-1

Change Average Total Less Net

Beginning Sales in Ending Daily Interest Service Interest

Fair Value Purchases Proceeds Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Income Charges Income

Jul 2017 $309,649,563 $175,248 $309,824,811 $312,604,205 $532,282 $2,299 $529,983

Aug 2017 309,824,811 $30,505,000 $22,775,450 1,112,969 318,667,330 315,768,721 766,001 (15) 766,016

Sep 2017 318,667,330 33,937,750 3,071,429 (1,952,212) 347,581,439 344,287,243 577,093 (80) 577,173

Oct 2017 347,581,439 8,750,000 22,510,300 (158,404) 333,662,735 342,133,631 678,283 (17) 678,300

Nov 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

Feb 2018

Mar 2018

Apr 2018

May 2018

Jun 2018

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2017-18 $309,649,563 $73,192,750 $48,357,179 ($822,399) $333,662,735 $328,698,450 $2,553,659 $2,187 $2,551,472

FY 2016-17 259,491,304 139,769,333 72,296,455 (853,317) 326,110,865 312,246,298 1,742,788 4,835 1,737,953

Amt Change 7,551,870 16,452,152 810,871 (2,648) 813,519

% Change 2.32% 5.27% 46.53% -54.77% 46.81%

Note: The Cash Management Investment Pool includes cash of all funds over estimated daily operating requirements.

For the Month of October 2017 Schedule A-2

Change Total Average Annualized

Sales in Investment Daily Total Investment

Purchases Cost Receipts Earnings Fair Value Income Fair Value Return

Money Market Account $14,667 $14,667 $11,200,000 1.57%

Utah Public Treasurers'

Investment Fund 18,710 18,710 14,100,000 1.59%

Commercial Paper and

Corporate Notes $8,750,000 $22,510,000 $22,510,300 325,730 ($433) 325,297 160,377,260 2.43%

Obligations of U. S. Government 298,084 (135,896) 162,188 145,016,071 1.34%

Municipal Bonds 21,092 (22,074) (982) 11,440,300 -0.10%

Total $8,750,000 $22,510,000 $22,510,300 $678,283 ($158,404) $519,879 $342,133,631 1.82%



SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERFORMANCE


SUMMARY OF CASH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT POOL TRANSACTIONS Schedule A-3

For the Month of October 2017

Purchases Sales

Shares Cost Shares Cost Receipts Gain/(Loss) Earnings

Cash Management Investment Pool

Money Market Account $14,667


Investment Fund 18,710

Commercial Paper & Corporate Notes $8,750,000 $22,510,300 $22,510,300 $0 325,730

Obligations of U. S. Government 298,084

Municipal Bonds 21,092

Total Cash Management Investment Pool $8,750,000 $22,510,300 $22,510,300 $0 $678,283


ENDOWMENT POOL

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule B-1

Change Average Total Realized Total Net

Beginning Sales in Ending Daily Interest and Gain or Realized Less Realized

Fair Value Purchases Proceeds Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Dividends (Loss) Income Expenses Income/(Loss)

*Jul 2017 $168,154,235 $4,274,121 $4,145,018 $2,200,109 $170,483,447 $169,318,841 $129,103 ($10,755) $118,348 $118,348

Aug 2017 170,483,447 2,572,663 2,435,115 294,582 170,915,577 170,699,512 149,312 (697) 148,615 $11,765 136,850

Sep 2017 170,915,577 2,691,816 2,248,517 2,318,728 173,677,604 172,296,591 443,298 (1,120) 442,178 0 442,178

Oct 2017 173,677,604 16,653,319 15,234,492 1,971,666 177,068,097 175,372,851 184,207 1,542,538 1,726,745 10,056 1,716,689

Nov 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

Feb 2018

Mar 2018

Apr 2018

May 2018

Jun 2018

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2017-18 $168,154,235 $26,191,919 $24,063,142 $6,785,085 $177,068,097 $171,921,949 $905,920 $1,529,966 $2,435,886 $21,821 $2,414,065

FY 2016-17 144,288,701 17,443,663 14,769,067 3,320,525 150,283,822 148,202,460 745,690 (36,963) 708,727 16,327 692,400

Amt Change 26,784,275 23,719,489 160,230 1,566,929 1,727,159 5,494 1,721,665

% Change 17.82% 16.00% 21.49% 4239.18% 243.70% 33.65% 248.65%

Note: The Endowment Pool includes endowment funds designated for long-term investment. Included in this pool are endowment funds invested in the University's Cash

Management Investment Pool (CMIP) consisting of $9,126,676 principal beginning balance, a $9,993,390 ending balance, and a $10,217,511 average daily balance for the

current month. Current month interest and dividends from the CMIP were $20,134 bringing the total to $75,876 year-to-date. These amounts have also been reported in

Schedules A-1 and A-2.

*The July beginning fair value has been adjusted to reflect the amount distributed to expendable accounts at fiscal year end.


SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT POOL TRANSACTIONS Schedule FSchedule B-2

For the Month of October 2017 Page 1 of 1

Purchases Sales


Endowment Pool Transactions

Cash Management Investment Pool

Utah State University $1,307,443 $460,864 $460,864 $0 $20,134

CMIP Interest 20,134

Equity funds

Vanguard Russell 3000 17,594.792 2,452,226 4,000,000 1,547,774

Fixed Income funds

Longfellow 2,432,643 263,630 258,394 (5,236) 30,476

Wells Fargo

High Yield Bond Fund 3,536.547 37,625 35,330

Paydenfunds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund 1,299.118 18,448 18,447

Alternatives

Aether Investment Partners, LLC

Aether Real Assets IV, LP 102,705 796

Commonfund

CEP VII 21,980 21,980 0

CEP VIII 30,000 36,405 36,405 0

CNR VIII 26,250

CNR IX 22,500 8,906 8,906 0

Global Infrastructure Partners

Global Infrastructure Partners III-A/B, L.P. 13,587

Goldman Sachs

Vintage Fund VI 129,836 129,836 0

Solamere Capital

Solamere Founders Fund II, LP 50,000 346 346 0

Woodbury

Woodbury Strategic Partners Fund, L.P. 8,382 8,382 0 54,385

Woodbury Capital II, LP 20,107

Woodbury Capital III, LP 297,349 3,044

Money Market Funds

Money Market - 05374002 1 1

Money Market - 05374004 3,287,216 1,011,993 1,011,993 0 1,103

Goldman Sachs Bank Deposit 130,220 384

Accrued Income / Other

05374002

Wells Fargo - Cash 4,724,846 4,671,915 4,671,915 0

Wells Fargo - High Yield 35,330 37,625 37,625 0

Wells Fargo - SPY 52,931 52,931 0

05374004

Cash 5,295,418 4,511,812 4,511,812 0

Receivable - Interest Accrual 37,972 25,031 25,031 0

Payable (1,216,368) (1,928) (1,928) 0

Total Endowment Pool Transactions $16,653,319 $13,691,954 $15,234,492 $1,542,538 $184,207


OTHER INVESTMENTS

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule C-1

Change Average Total Realized Total

Beginning Sales in Ending Daily Interest and Gain or Realized

Fair Value Purchases Proceeds Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Dividends (Loss) Income

Jul 2017 $108,186,294 $3,571,505 $3,300,698 $779,986 $109,237,087 $108,711,691 $369,501 ($371,339) ($1,838)

Aug 2017 109,237,087 10,468,132 5,309,132 1,008,791 115,404,878 112,320,983 351,564 (13,827) 337,737

Sep 2017 115,404,878 1,505,884 1,019,733 (260,761) 115,630,268 115,517,573 486,730 3,299 490,029

Oct 2017 115,630,268 1,841,195 1,514,942 877,508 116,834,029 116,232,149 410,947 (1,072) 409,875

Nov 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

Feb 2018

Mar 2018

Apr 2018

May 2018

Jun 2018

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2017-18 $108,186,294 $17,386,716 $11,144,505 $2,405,524 $116,834,029 $113,195,599 $1,618,742 ($382,939) $1,235,803

FY 2016-17 97,827,697 34,206,223 33,302,212 769,181 99,500,889 99,798,595 1,300,465 7,909 1,308,374

Amt Change 17,333,140 13,397,004 318,277 (390,848) (72,571)

% Change 17.42% 13.42% 24.47% -4941.81% -5.55%


SUMMARY OF OTHER INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule C-2

For the Month of September 2017 Page 1 of 2

Purchases Sales


Other Investments

Corporate Bonds and Notes

U.S. Treasury Bond $674

Common and Preferred Stock

Edward Jones

Eaton Vance Tx Mgd Growth 157.249 $7,762

Invesco American Franchise A 348.606 7,115

Microsoft Corporation 68.000 5,774

Morgan Stanley

Altria Group Inc 75.000 4,818 75.000 4,818 $4,692 ($126)

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income 320.000 4,998 320.000 4,999 5,008 9

General Electric Corp 23,000.000 498,295 23,000.000 498,295 493,732 (4,563)

Intel Corp 60.000 2,453 60.000 2,453 2,384 (69)

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 12.000 2,091 2,120 29

Lord Abbett Flat Rate A 353.353 3,240 353.353 3,240 3,234 (6)

Lord Abbett Flat Rate A 1.296 12 1.296 12 12 0

Lord Abbett Short Duration Inc A 716.138 3,065 716.138 3,065 3,059 (6)

Lord Abbett Short Duration Inc A 2.171 9 2.171 9 9 0

Profund NASDAQ 100 Inv 35.826 2,175 35.826 2,175 2,171 (4)

S&P 500 Index Fund 13.000 3,262 3,238 (24)

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets 35.000 1,518 1,506 (12)

Vanguard Midcap Growth ETF 15.000 1,803 1,796 (7)


Investment Fund 7,579 150,000 150,000 0 7,579

Fixed Income

Wells Fargo - Earnings 310,493

Mutual Funds

Commonfund

CEU Title III

Multi-Strategy Bond 88.682 951 1,318 367

Multi-Strategy Equity 11.001 673 4,013 3,340

Alternatives

Dakota Pacific Real Estate Group

Dakota Pacific Real Estate 1,342

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

MS Opp Mortgage Inc Fund 51,092

Woodbury

Woodbury Strategic Partners Fund 2,794 2,794 0 18,128


SUMMARY OF OTHER INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule C-2

For the Month of September 2017 Page 2 of 2

Purchases Sales


Other Investments

Woodbury (continued)

Woodbury Capital II, LP $20,107

Woodbury Capital III, LP $148,675 1,522

Money Market / Cash

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. 51,099 $51,099 $51,099 $0 7

Morgan Stanley Private Bank N.A. 51,103 3

Morgan Stanley 20 20 0

Wells Fargo - Cash 727,165 175,159 175,159 0

Receivable / In Transit / Unsettled Purchases

Commonfund 77,550 77,550 0

InvenTrust 327 327 0

Morgan Stanley - Altria 4,691

Xenia 648 648 0

Wells Fargo - Receivable 310,493 529,053 529,053 0

U.S. Treasury Bond 674

Total Other Investments $1,841,195 $1,516,014 $1,514,942 ($1,072) $410,947


ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule D-1


Beginning Sales in Ending Daily Interest and Gain or Realized Less Realized

Fair Value Purchases Proceeds Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Dividends (Loss) Income/(Loss) Expenses Income/(Loss)

Jul 2017 $5,934,529 $344,928 $328,406 $9,940 $5,960,991 $5,947,760 $17,174 ($36,001) ($18,827) $651 ($19,478)

Aug 2017 5,960,991 213,278 196,531 (119,209) 5,858,529 5,909,760 24,455 (38,036) (13,581) 75 (13,656)

Sep 2017 5,858,529 302,286 276,635 183,146 6,067,326 5,962,928 25,676 12 25,688 25 25,663

Oct 2017 6,067,326 655,975 639,078 (154,018) 5,930,205 5,998,766 17,549 14,403 31,952 652 31,300

Nov 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

Feb 2018

Mar 2018

Apr 2018

May 2018

Jun 2018

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2017-18 $5,934,529 $1,516,467 $1,440,650 ($80,141) $5,930,205 $5,954,803 $84,854 ($59,622) $25,232 $1,403 $23,829

FY 2016-17 5,606,497 949,395 873,791 (125,852) 5,556,249 5,666,722 84,686 97,610 182,296 1,405 180,891

Amt Change 373,956 288,081 168 (157,232) (157,064) (2) (157,062)

% Change 6.73% 5.08% 0.20% -161.08% -86.16% -0.14% -86.83%

Note: Endowment Trusts include externally managed endowment trusts.


SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT TRUST INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule FSchedule D-2

For the Month of October 2017 Page 1 of 1

Purchases Sales


Endowment Trusts

Common and Preferred Stock

CVS Health 2,600.000 $204,297 $190,455 ($13,842)

PBF Energy Inc 8,800.000 206,400 234,075 27,675

Royal Dutch Shell Plc 2,500.000 153,898

Causeway Intl Value Fund I 10.217 166 173 7

Harbor International Fund Class 2.436 153 171 18

MFS Value Fund 5.401 178 220 42

Northern Mid Cap Index Fund 10.305 152 204 52

T Rowe Price Equity Income 0.528 18 18 0

T Rowe Price Institutional Large CP Growth 5.690 115 220 105

500 Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.814 132 192 60

Causeway Intl Value Fund I 10.216 166 173 7

Harbor International Fund Class 2.436 153 171 18

MFS Value Fund 5.400 177 219 42

Northern Mid Cap Index Fund 10.299 151 204 53

T Rowe Price Equity Income 0.529 18 18 0

T Rowe Price Institutional Large CP Growth 5.690 115 220 105

500 Index Fund Admiral Shares 0.813 131 192 61

Funds held at Morgan Stanley - Dividends $17,133

Funds held at Wells Fargo - Dividends 3

Mutual Funds

Dodge & Cox Income Fund Com #147 19.076 264

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 31.873 349

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 37.469 401

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 29.741 384

Dodge & Cox Income Fund Com #147 19.070 264

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 31.866 349

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 37.461 400

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 29.734 384

Funds held at Wells Fargo - Dividends 400

Money Market & Cash Funds

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. # 441,668 211,527 211,527 0 5

Morgan Stanley Private Bank N.A. # 57,588 1

Wells Fargo #451 13 312 312 0 3

Wells Fargo - MSE Cash 1 1 0

Wells Fargo #451 13 312 312 0 4

Wells Fargo - EEJ Cash 1 1 0

Total Endowment Trusts $655,975 $624,675 $639,078 $14,403 $17,549


PLANT FUND TRUSTS

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule E-1


Beginning Sales in Ending Daily Interest Gain or Realized Less Realized

Fair Value Purchases Proceeds Fair Value Fair Value Fair Value Income (Loss) Income Expenses Income/(Loss)

Jul 2017 $30,965,477 $32,779 $3,002,238 $3,610 $27,999,628 $28,863,655 $39,474 $39,474 $39,474

Aug 2017 27,999,628 43,815 3,061,695 6,707 24,988,455 25,968,444 37,410 37,410 37,410

Sep 2017 24,988,455 4,622,928 5,530,475 3,731 24,084,639 24,321,788 35,019 35,019 35,019

Oct 2017 24,084,639 90,742 3,695,304 (3,490) 20,476,587 21,353,025 32,884 32,884 32,884

Nov 2017

Dec 2017

Jan 2018

Feb 2018

Mar 2018

Apr 2018

May 2018

Jun 2018

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2017-18 $30,965,477 $4,790,264 $15,289,712 $10,558 $20,476,587 $25,126,728 $144,787 $0 $144,787 $0 $144,787

FY 2016-17 67,903,805 44,504,470 60,829,629 (62,315) 51,516,331 65,115,250 239,372 0 239,372 0 239,372

Amt Change (31,039,744) (39,988,522) (94,585) 0 (94,585) 0 (94,585)

% Change -60.25% -61.41% -39.51% 0.00% -39.51% 0.00% -39.51%

Note: Plant Fund Trusts include all debt service reserve and construction fund accounts in compliance with bond issue covenants.


SUMMARY OF PLANT TRUST INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule FSchedule E-2

For the Month of October 2017

Purchases Sales


Plant Trusts

Wells Fargo

Federal Home Loan Bank $2,006

Riverton City Bonds 5,687

Cash $1,785,797 $1,785,797 $0

Utah Public Treasurers' Investment Fund $90,742 1,909,507 1,909,507 0 25,191

Total Plant Trusts $90,742 $3,695,304 $3,695,304 $0 $32,884

WRITTEN REPORTS

1. Academic & Instructional Services

2. Advancement

3. Business and Finance

4. College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and Extension

5. Executive Vice President and Provost

6. Public Relations & Marketing7. Research and Graduate Studies

8. Student Affairs

9. USUSA

Academic & Instructional Services

USU Board of Trustees Activities Summary

March 2, 2018

Online Bachelor’s Programs Ranked in Top Five Nationally

USU-Online was selected as having the fifth best online bachelor’s and graduate education programs

nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. Over 300 universities were screened with USU easily being

ranked the highest among Utah’s colleges and universities. Ranking criteria were based upon: student

engagement, faculty credentials, peer reputation, student services and technology.

Department: E-Learning & System Support

CIDI Labs Continues Growing and Profitability

Finished 2017 with a 100% customer renewal rate, and 72 total institutional customers using USU-created

software applications generating $1.25 million in contract value. Customers include The University of

Minnesota System, Auburn University, and Boston College, as well as business schools at Stanford, USC,

UCLA, BYU and Missouri. CIDI Labs is running profitably with $400,000 cash on-hand to fuel future

growth, and paid USU just over $20,000 in royalties, and over $26,000 in professional service fees.

Department: AIS Administration

Partnering with PathwayConnect in Utah

AIS orchestrated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding wherein USU will collaborate with

Brigham Young University-Idaho to offer students additional higher education options upon completing

the one-year PathwayConnect program. Once completed, students can continue through USU, taking

classes at one of the 33 regional campuses or centers, at USU’s main campus in Logan, or USU-Online.


Partners with Vivint Smart Home, Southern New Hampshire University

USU is partnering with Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) College for America to give

Vivint employees multiple options for a college education. Through a new program called Momentum,

Vivint employees are given options to obtain an associate degree through SNHU, and a bachelor’s or

master’s degree through USU.


AIS Helps Huntsman Create, Launch 100% Online MBA

The Huntsman School of Business is working with AIS to build its MBA program into a 100% online

degree that will launch Fall 2018. AIS is helping build the online courses and functionality, as well as

market it to the public.

Department: E-Learning & System Support, The Center for Innovative Design & Instruction, and Student

Marketing & Communications.

Faculty Shown How Virtual Reality Can Improve Students’ Learning Experience

The Classroom Innovation Lab hosted a hands-on seminar showing faculty how the power of virtual

reality (VR) can impact their classrooms and improve a student’s learning experience. Assistant Professor

of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Benjamin George and his VR projects were

featured.

Department: Teaching and Learning Technologies

Vice President for University Advancement Name: Matthew White Telephone: 435-797-3495 E-mail: [email protected] Date: March 2, 2018 Events, actions, or issues since the last Trustee’s meeting Advancement:

• Fundraising progress as of February 14, 2018 was $16.9 million, a 38% decline compared

to the same period in fiscal year 2016-17. Cash received was down 27% with $21.9 million received this year compared to $30.2 million for the same period last year.

• The number of donors increased 1% with 6,844 donating this year compared to 6,802

donating during the same period last year.

• In November 2017, Utah State University celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Old Main Society. This year we inducted 104 new members into this prestigious group. The 2017 honorees were selected based on the number of years they had given to USU. The awardees were Reed Merrill, Spirit of Old Main award; Lynn and Irma Janes, Old Main Emeriti award; and Jason and Melanie Pond, Old Main Next Generation award.

• Bequests received this fiscal year-to-date totaled $525,538. Additionally, we have documented four new estate commitments totaling over $58,700. IRA Charitable rollovers continue to be an attractive gift option for donors who are 70 ½ years old and older. The total in IRA distributions year-to-date is $723,786 – a 16% increase over the total for fiscal year 2016-17.

• The Planned Giving Advisory Board continues its commitment to assist the Office of Planned Giving by engaging the financial advisor community in Cache Valley and along the Wasatch Front through educational programming. This year the programs will include sessions on changes to the tax law and its impact on clients, planned giving vehicles and techniques, and building their professional practices (financial advisors, attorneys, etc.) through training and collaboration.

• In response to the tax law change that disallows a charitable deduction for contributions associated with season tickets, the word “donation” has been removed for any transaction involving seats. Alternately, a per seat requirement is now being used. Premium seat holders were notified of the change prior to year-end; a notable number chose to make an end-of-year gift before the new law took effect. We are waiting to see the final language from the IRS before making additional modifications. The change may help shift our focus away from transactional contributions and more towards philanthropic giving.

• The Utah State University Advancement team is conducting a national search for two

positions: AVP for Alumni Relations and a Sr. Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations. These two positions will be on the advancement leadership team and will lead our efforts to create gratifying gift and engagement experiences for our alumni and donors.

Alumni Relations

• On Friday, March 2, 2018, USU will celebrate Founders Day. The evening will begin with a reception in the Merrill-Cazier Library Atrium. In commemoration and celebration of the Year of the Arts, the Library has an exhibit celebrating USU’s rich architectural history from the first master plan in 1912 to the present. The dinner and program will feature performances by both faculty and students.

o Michael K. Christiansen will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award. As a USU

professor emeritus, Mike led the Guitar Studies Program for 39 years. His beloved teaching style garnered him many awards over the years, including, most notably, the 2012 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Utah Professor of the Year award that salutes the most outstanding undergraduate educators in the country.

o Chuck and Louise Gay will be presented with a Distinguished Service Award. Chuck

and Lou have dedicated themselves to serving others throughout their time in Cache Valley to the benefit of the community, the state of Utah, and internationally. Together, they have created a connection of friendships and professional associations that solidifies their devotion to bettering the future and making the world a more beautiful place to live. Chuck, who retired from USU after 30 years at Utah State University, and, Lou, a gardener, are both well-known and admired. As members of the Old Main Society, Chuck and Lou have supported the College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences, The Quinney College of Natural Resources, University Libraries and the Big Blue Scholarship Fund.

o Michael J. and Suzanne Stones will be presented with a Distinguished

Service Award. Michael and Suzanne have a strong kinship with Utah State University and enjoy providing patronage in many areas at the institution. The couple established the Excellence in Athletics Endowed Scholarship Fund in Athletics, and the Olympic Scholarship in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. As members of the Old Main Society, Michael and Suzanne also enjoy helping the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, and University Libraries.

FUNDRAISING PROGRESS FY 2017/18 July 1, 2017 – February 14, 2018

2017 2018 2017 2018

Donor Type Donors % change Progress % change

Alumni 3,810 3,775 -1% $6,908,598 $4,286,089 -38%

Corporation 466 535 15% $7,923,767 $3,467,282 -56%

Foundation 151 160 6% $7,429,646 $6,328,172 -15%

Individual 1,677 1,717 2% $1,660,479 $1,409,252 -15%

Other Organization 75 58 -23% $1,890,284 $1,182,691 -37%

Parent 550 522 -5% $1,745,230 $305,631 -82%

Student 73 77 5% $5,128 $10,987 114%

TOTAL 6,802 6,844 1% $27,563,132 $16,990,105 -38%

Major Gifts Received December 1, 2017 – February 14, 2018 Amount Purpose Division

$25,000 Andrea Watts Saxton Make It All Better Scholarship Endowment

Student Affairs

$25,000 Sunrise Session Research & Graduate School $25,000 Utah State University University Advancement $25,000 Huntsman School Corporate Sponsorship Jon M Huntsman School of Business $25,000 Life Sciences Building Quasi College of Science $25,318 Louis & Rosemarie Hickman Engineering

Excellence Endowment College of Engineering

$25,335 Keith R. & Maurine B. Allred Scholarship Endowment

College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences

$26,000 Utah Public Radio Underwriting College of Humanities & Social Sciences $28,229 Jennifer Pastori Memorial Scholarship

Endowment College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences

$30,000 Environmental Observatory College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences $30,000 Cache Makers 4-H Extension $31,500 Alumni Relations University Advancement $33,500 Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art Provost $34,000 Caine Chamber Music Ensembles Caine College of the Arts $40,000 Wilbur & Carel Wagner Endowment EEJ Education & Human Services $50,000 Marion R. Hyde Family Endowed Graduate Art

Scholarship Caine College of the Arts

$50,000 The Ronald H. Campbell Endowed Scholarship Student Affairs $50,000 Center for Colorado River Studies Quinney College of Natural Resources $50,000 Swaner Preserve Conservation Endowment Swaner EcoCenter $50,000 Reid H. and Evelyn C. Brown Scholarship

Endowment College of Engineering

$60,000 Caine Visiting Artist Program Caine College of the Arts $62,000 C. Scott & Dorothy E. Watkins Foundation

Scholarship Student Affairs

$70,070 Jim & Bonnie Quigley/Deloitte Foundation Endowment

Jon M Huntsman School of Business

$75,000 Lawson Fellows Scholarship EEJ Education & Human Services $75,000 Hansen CCA Graduate Support Caine College of the Arts $75,000 Caine Graduate Scholars for Excellence Caine College of the Arts $80,000 Old Lyric Repertory Theatre Caine College of the Arts $85,000 Wilbur & Carel Wagner Endowment EEJ Education & Human Services $87,000 BUILD Dairy Program Coordinator (salaray

support) College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences

$94,538 Harvey R. & Gwen K. Fitzgerald Scholarship Endowment

Student Affairs

$191,000 Caine Scholars for Excellence Caine College of the Arts $200,000 Chase Fine Arts Center Renovation & Expansion Caine College of the Arts

$221,739 Richard M. Forsgren Scholarship Endowment Student Affairs $25,000 Huntsman School Direct Student Support Jon M Huntsman School of Business $50,000 Robert & Christi Heal Scholarship Endowment College of Science $87,500 Maverik Naming Rights Quasi University Advancement

$500,000 Fine Arts Museum Renovation Quasi Provost $250,000 Janice Judge Dee Endowment College of Humanities & Social Sciences

$28,000 Grant Mathematics & Statistics Research College of Science $25,000 Daniel M. & Lina C. Teng Endowed Graduate

Fellowship in Chemistry & Biochemistry College of Science

$25,000 Daniel M. & Lina C. Teng Endowed Graduate Fellowship in PSC


$100,000 Richard & Moonyeen Anderson Scholarship College of Engineering $50,000 Business School Building Jon M Huntsman School of Business

$150,000 Maverik Stadium Renovation Project Athletics $500,000 Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical

Excellence EEJ Education & Human Services

$49,000 Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence

EEJ Education & Human Services

$51,596 Chase Fine Arts Center Renovation & Expansion Caine College of the Arts $36,002 Utah State University EEJ Education & Human Services $50,295 Reid H. and Evelyn C. Brown Scholarship

Endowment College of Engineering

$84,000 BUILD Dairy ID Dairy Comm Main (general support of the program)


$75,000 Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair in Leadership for Dean of Business

Jon M Huntsman School of Business

$200,000 Maverik Stadium Renovation Project Athletics $40,000 Football Premium Seating Athletics $41,600 Big Blue Scholarship Fund Athletics $80,000 Football Premium Seating Athletics $50,000 Acceptance & Commitment Therapy - Huntsman EEJ Education & Human Services $25,000 Stan Laub Football Scholarship Endowment University Advancement $90,000 George Wanlass Quasi Holding Account University Advancement $50,000 Professor A. A. Heravi OPDD Program

Scholarship Endowment College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences

$50,000 Gloria Foster George Legacy Scholarship Endowment

EEJ Education & Human Services

$25,000 Class of 1981 MLA Scholarship Endowment College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences $54,500 Hirola Conservation Quinney College of Natural Resources $30,000 String Scholarship Caine College of the Arts $25,000 Merlin Olsen Fund for Football Competitive

Excellence Athletics

Vice President for Business and Finance

Name: David T. Cowley

Telephone: 797-1146

E-mail: [email protected]

Date: 2 March 2018

Events, Actions, or Issues since Last Trustee’s Meeting:

FINANCE

o The State Appropriated Funds budget at 31 October 2017 totaled $393,748,565, up

$15,788,178 (4.18%) over the same 2016-2017 period. The year-to-date state appropriated

funds expenditures totaled $113,074,454, up $5,281,384 (4.90%) over the same 2016-2017

period and represented 29% of the total budget. The percent of budget expended, 29%, was

4% less than would be expected to be spent on a strict time of budget year expired basis. Total

expenditures for all funds totaled $268,740,387, up $10,921,973 (4.24%) over the same 2016-

2017 period.

o Report of Investments for October 2017 is included in the Trustees Consent Agenda. Included

in the Report of Investments are schedules reporting the investment activity for October 2017

and comparative year-to-date totals for FY2017-2018 and FY2016-2017. The schedules

include the Cash Management Investment Pool, Endowment Pool, Other Investments,

Endowment Trusts, and Plant Fund Trusts. Also included is the Summary of Investment

Transactions. The University's average daily fair value invested for the month of October was

$661,090,422. Purchases totaled $27,991,231 and sales totaled $43,594,116. From this

activity the University realized net gains of $1,555,869 and earnings of $1,323,870. The Cash

Management Investment Pool trailing 12-month rate of return, was 0.71% at 31 October

2017. The Endowment Pool trailing 12-month rate of return, was 14.38% at 31 October 2017.

FACILITIES

Fine Arts Addition and Renovation

o Sparano Mooney was selected as the architect.

o Gramoll Construction was selected as the Construction Manager / General Contractor

(CMGC).

o The Daines Concert Hall and Lobby, Tippetts Gallery, Scene Shop and court yard are

complete.

o Nora Eccles Harrison Museum addition is under construction to be complete in May 2018.

Valley View Housing Replacement

o Method Studio was selected as the design team.

o Rimrock Construction was selected as the Construction Manager / General Contractor.

o Programing and design are complete, and construction is underway for completion in

Fall 2018.

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Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence

o Jacoby Architects was selected as the design team.

o R&O Construction was selected as the CMGC.

o Programing and design are complete, and construction is underway for complete in

March 2018.

Life Sciences

o CRSA Architects / Payette completed the programing.

o VCBO was selected as the design team.

o Jacobsen Construction was selected as the CMGC.

o Design is complete, and construction is underway.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IT Provides In-house Solution for Student Portal my.usu.edu

Working closely with the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, IT created an in-house

replacement for the my.usu.edu student portal saving $400,000 worth of external software contract

fees over 5 years. The portal allows students to create their own customized list of links to USU and

non-USU resources, rapidly link to their key student information, receive notice of holds on their

account, get important information about USU resources and happenings, report concerns, get help,

and more. This website is consistently near the top of the list for website page views for Utah State

University, letting us know that students are using this resource to make the connections they need

during their time here. The my.usu.edu portal, though tailored to student needs and interests, is also

available to anyone with a USU A#, including faculty and staff.

Dedicated leadership positions for ServiceNow (electronic business process platform) and the

IT Service Desk (desktop, technical, and call in support for students, faculty, and staff)

Steve Funk has led the IT Service Desk for over 20 years, and in the last 5 years also built a strong

team developing more efficient electronic business processes on the ServiceNow platform. As the

scale of both continue to grow, it is now time to have dedicated leadership in each of the areas. IT

has opened a new Service Desk Manager position and Steve Funk will transition into full-time

ServiceNow team and project management in the new year.

Here are a few of the projects the ServiceNow team is working on today:

o Purchasing Card Transaction Approval process

o Student Debt Collection – (CRM) tracking and notification

o Residency Application – application and tracking process for the year long process of

becoming a resident

o FMLA – Family Medical Leave Act application

o Scholarship Acceptance

o Fire Marshall – code violation and extinguisher tracking/notification

http://my.usu.edu/

USU Extension

Utah Student Selected Out of Hundreds for National 4-H Award and Scholarship

Cassandra Ivie, a USU Extension 4-H member from West Jordan, recently received the National 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). She is a Utah 4-H State Ambassador and the founder and creator of Incredible Machine, a curriculum and supply kit used to teach engineering to 4-H students in her community. In addition, she works as an afterschool club leader and serves as a county teen council president.

Vernon Parent, USU Extension 4-H associate professor, touted Ivie as an amazing youth leader who has learned how to balance creativity, hard work and leadership.

Ivie said it has been a privilege to lead activities with local students to show them that STEM is fun and is accessible to everyone.

“STEM teaches critical thinking, and I’m excited when I see girls in STEM because both genders in the field help to produce more creativity,” she said.

Ivie will receive a $5,000 scholarship for higher education and will serve as a youth advocate and spokesperson for 4-H STEM programming. She will be officially recognized at the 4-H Legacy Awards held in Washington, D.C., on March 20.

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

NIH Funds Immunotherapy Research Focused on Transgenic Goats

A research effort in the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences in collaboration with SAB Capra was recently awarded $225,000 from the National Institutes of Health to expand work to develop transgenic goats that produce human antibodies. The grant specifically focuses on evaluating antibody responses to fight pandemic influenza H7N9.

SAB Capra is an emerging bioscience company, based in Salt Lake City, and a privately held spin-off of SAB Biotherapeutics in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,

founded by CEO Dr. Eddie Sullivan, a USU alumnus. One transgenic goat, Lilly Star, has already been produced at USU in work led by Professor Irina Polejaeva, a pioneer in genetic engineering in goats. The new study includes evaluating human antibodies produced by transgenic goats, as well as evaluating the immune response to flu strain H7N9. The USU research team also includes Associate Professor Zhongde Wang. Using animals’ immune responses to produce immunotherapies is not new, but engineering animals that express human antibodies is an important development that SAB has successfully pursued in cattle at their South Dakota facility, and now in goats at USU.

CAAS and the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station host the second international Large Animal Genetic Engineering Summit, June 3-6, 2018, in Park City.

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Laurens H. Smith, Interim Provost [email protected] • 435-797-1167

2 March 2018

Events, Actions, or Issues Since the Last Trustee’s Meeting

Dr. Blake Tullis, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and associate director of the Utah Water Research Lab, was selected as the 2018 ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Hydraulic Structures Medal winner. Each year the award is given to one of many nominees who has significantly contributed to and advanced the art and science of hydraulic engineering as applied to hydraulic structures. Dr. Tullis has advanced the field through innovative application of hydraulic principles to 17 scaled, physical models that support dam construction and rehabilitation projects in the US and internationally. Nan Jiang, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the College of Science’s Doctoral Researcher of the Year, is a recipient of a highly competitive Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed students abroad. The award includes a $6,000 prize from the China Scholarship Council, and Jiang is one of 500 recipients selected from a field of more than half a million Chinese undergraduate and graduate students this year. Jiang, who is also a Governor’s Energy Leadership Scholar, is investigating electrocatalysts for water splitting. This emerging technology holds promise for widespread, affordable energy production from clean, sustainable sources such as the sun and wind. The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art recently published Collecting on the Edge. The book features works by 172 artists from the Museum’s American West collection, and accompanying text—written by eighty-one critics, art historians, curators, gallerists, artists, and collectors—provides insight into the works and their creators. Modern and contemporary art created in the American West has been largely excluded from mainstream art history narrative; Collecting on the Edge aims to correct the situation with new perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar artists. Collecting on the Edge will be the first exhibition when the Museum reopens in September 2018. Located on the former Center for Persons with Disabilities property, the new Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence (CCE) will be complete in March 2018. The four-story, 100,000 square foot building is divided into two wings connected by transparent bridges with an open-air courtyard between. One wing primarily contains classrooms and labs for academic and research functions; the other wing contains clinical spaces for a range of assessment, treatment, and counseling services. Integration of academic, research, and clinical service spaces in one building will enable onsite clinical training for students, facilitate interdisciplinary research among faculty and clinicians, and improve comprehensive clinical services for clients across Utah and the region. The clinics (e.g. movement research with a hydrotherapy pool, hearing and balance, speech-language, and behavioral health) are connected to facilitate integrated service delivery, while clinic spaces maintain privacy for client confidentiality. The Center will also house early childhood education classrooms, distance education classrooms, an advanced nursing simulation lab, a teaching kitchen, and a café. The underground parking garage is 10,000 square feet. Although some Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services faculty will move in over spring break, the grand opening, which will include a ribbon cutting ceremony, tours, and an evening gala, will be held on May 3, 2018.

The University Honors Program is proud to send 11 honors students from six USU colleges to present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. The 2018 NCUR theme, “Connection to Place,” emphasizes connections between universities and communities and encourages educational experiences that further these vital working relationships. Top undergraduate researchers selected to present at the conference are Tess Armbrust (Biological Engineering), Madison Buntrock (COMD), Landon Graham (English), Anders Hart (Ecology), Katie Miner (Political Science), Rachel Modersitzki (Human Movement), Hannah Penner (International Studies), Morgan Sanford (English), Pono Suganuma (Journalism and International Studies), Matthew Thompson (Biology), and Kyleigh Tyler (Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences). The Honors Program is pleased to support their groundbreaking research at the 2018 NCUR in Edmond, Oklahoma (April 4-7). Candi Carter Olson, assistant professor of media and society in the Department of Journalism and Communication, was selected as of one of seven 2018 AEJMC Emerging Scholars Grant recipients for her research project, "Act Like a Lady: Women's Press Clubs and the Rise of the Twentieth Century Newswoman." Carter’s awards, publications, and innovative research, including research on how social media communities are used to encourage activism, advance the Association’s mission to promote high standards for journalism and communication and cultivate a wide range of communication research. Gabriel Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2016 from the Department of Art + Design. For his graduate thesis, Anderson designed and hand crafted a contemporary furniture line. After completing his MFA, Anderson and his wife, Brooke, launched Gabriel Dean Design, where he designs one of a kind stone work, detailed wood, and metal inlayed pieces, and Brooke manages marketing and sales. Anderson’s high end furniture is currently sold in showrooms in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. His designs have been featured in Luxe, Interiors, Interior Design, and most recently, Elle Décor. Gabriel and Brook live in New York with their three adopted children, Penelope, Tucker, and Wolfgang. Utah State University students, faculty, and staff now have access to a virtual reality (VR) lab in room 113 of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library. VR equipment (e.g. headsets) presents users with sensory inputs (three-dimensional images, sounds, and other sensations) that simulate a real environment, and controllers allow them to manipulate objects and perform actions in virtual space. VR offers opportunities to experience otherwise inaccessible places and roles and can be designed for specific educational purposes. For example, students can take a virtual tour of Rome, Italy without stepping foot on a plane and will gain a new perspective on anatomy when they see organs, muscles, and skeletal structures in 3D. The VR Lab uses an HTC Vive Virtual Reality System headset and controllers. Space and equipment for the lab are provided by the Library, IT Computer Labs, and Academic & Instructional Services. Mikayla Austin, a public health/industrial hygiene major and Perkins scholarship recipient, is working on a research project that investigates how to increase student interest in undergraduate research. Austin’s mentor for the project, USU Brigham City faculty member, Jessica Habashi, had been seeking ways to encourage other undergraduate students to get involved in research. Austin and Habashi examined studies that cited use of advertising, campus programs, and word-of-mouth to attract students to undergraduate research, but they chose another approach. They decided to expose undergraduates to research by implementing a semester-long research project in a general biology class for majors. With guidance from Habashi, Austin created a survey to evaluate student perceptions of their research experience, sought Institutional Review Board approval for the survey, and learned how analyze collected data.

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Executive Director: Tim Vitale

Media Highlights (December 14, 2017 – February 12, 2018)

Schools.Com Ranks USU #1 Four-Year College In Utah – Cache Valley Daily – December 14, 2018

A new national analysis by schools.com ranks Utah State University the number one 4-year college in the state. Utah’s schools were scored on a 100-point scale using the most recent data available from government sources. The university is known for affordable tuition rates, a wide range of degree options and solid retention and graduation rates. It is also one of the best online colleges in Utah with nearly half its students enrolled in distance education. USU ranks first in the state for the amount of institutional grant aid it awards as a percentage of its tuition and fees. It is also third in the state for graduating

students with the lowest median amount of debt.

USU Students Conduct Research Through Augmented Reality And Interactive Storytelling – Utah Statesman – December 19, 2017

A Utah State University research study has been conducting workshops for children to examine how they learn through making. The kids participating in this research have the opportunity to play games and create through AR, or augmented reality. AR blends the real world with the virtual world and was the same technology used to produce Pokemon Go. The platform this technology is being produced on is called ARIS. ARIS is an open-source app that anyone can download to play and create games on. Along with USU students, Dr. Breanne Litts is directing this study. “AR tells stories that are connected with place and identity,” Litts said. The goal of this study is to further knowledge on how AR can be used in schools and what it is capable of. The kids enrolled in the program come to the workshop after school to work on their games. Each child has built their own game to play on ARIS. … Ayla Stults-Lopez is gaining research through this experience under the supervision of Drs. Breanne Litts and Kristin Searle as part of a National Science Foundation award. “The most surprising thing I have learned is how smart these kids are. I am blown away by how fast they have been able to pick this up,” Stults-Lopez said. Stults-Lopez is a plant science major. Through this process she is hoping to “find out the best way kids learn with

NEWS IN THE




technology.” She would like to host workshops for children that teach them how to farm organically and urban farm in the future.

Debunking Myths About Estrangement – New York Times – December 20, 2017

It’s the classic image of the holidays: Parents, siblings and their children gather

around the family table to feast and catch up on one another’s lives. But it

doesn’t always work that way. After years of discontent, some adults choose to stop talking to their parents or returning home for family gatherings, and

parents may disapprove of a child so intensely that he or she is no longer

welcome home. In the past five years, a clearer picture of estrangement has been emerging as more researchers have turned their attention to this kind of

family rupture. Their findings challenge the deeply held notion that family

relationships can’t be dissolved and suggest that estrangement is not all that

uncommon. Broadly speaking, estrangement is defined as one or more relatives intentionally choosing to end contact because of an ongoing negative

relationship. (Relatives who go long stretches without a phone call because of

external circumstances like a military deployment or incarceration don’t fit the bill.) … “To the extent you are actively trying to distance yourself and maintain that distance, that makes you estranged,” said Kristina Scharp, an assistant professor of communication studies at Utah State University in Logan.

Utah State Signs 12 Players On Early Signing Day – Good4Utah.com – December 20, 2017

Utah State head football coach Matt Wells announced

portions of his fifth signing class on Wednesday, as part

of the new NCAA early signing period. The class, which includes 12 total players, is comprised of nine high

school athletes and three junior college transfers. Of

those 11 signees, six will enroll at Utah State for the

spring semester in 2018, while one will serve a two-year LDS Church Mission before beginning his

collegiate career. The state of Utah produced the most

signees during the early period with four, followed by two players from California, and one player each from Hawaii, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and

Washington. "We are really excited about this signing class and the young men who will represent Utah State

University both on and off the football field," said Wells. "The skilled kids in this class have a chance to make an immediate impact, while the future of this program is with the offensive linemen." The greatest emphasis thus far in

Wells' fifth recruiting class was on the offensive line with six signees, to go along with one player each at



quarterback, running back, wide receiver, defensive line and defensive back. Furthermore, one player is currently listed as an athlete.

Utah State University Comes Under Fire From Student-Rights Watchdog Who Says School’s Policies Threaten Free

Speech – Salt Lake Tribune – December 21, 2017

A national free-speech advocacy group is highlighting the policies of Utah State University in Logan this month, but not in a good way. The

Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE,

named USU as ‘Speech Code of the Month’ on Thursday, citing a campus

rule that students be civil in their interactions with classmates and faculty. “A lot of speech that is not necessarily considered civil or

respectful is still fully protected by the First Amendment,” said Samantha

Harris, FIRE’s vice president of policy research. Harris said that civility is subjective, meaning a rule like USU’s is open to the interpretation of administrators. And while the policy may be well-meaning, Harris said, it could have a chilling effect on students engaging in otherwise protected forms of speech.

From Ranch Hand To The President's Office ... – Deseret News – December 28, 2017

It has become a common sight on the Utah State campus: a tall,

slender woman jogging from room to room and building to

building in a skirt and high heels, bags and papers in hand. This would not be noteworthy except the woman is Noelle Cockett,

the president of the university. She has a reputation for being

late to meetings, which is why she is frequently seen dashing out of Old Main to the student center or elsewhere to another

meeting. During her inauguration as the school’s 16th president

a year ago, one of the speakers drew loud laughter when he

alluded to her tardiness. “It’s a big joke on campus,” she says, laughing. Cockett tells her assistant that she likes her schedule to be busy and full, and she obliges. What do you

expect from a woman who grew up on a Montana cattle ranch, working from dawn to dusk and never took a vacation

until she went off to college. She not only oversees a university, but also continues to do animal genetics research — her original career — and has a husband and two children. Cockett — open, unpretentious, humorous and loquacious

(“As you can tell I love to talk!” she says) — will talk expansively about the many challenges that she and the

university face, not the least of which is an ongoing Title IX investigation, which presumably will focus on events that predated Cockett’s presidency. But the enthusiasm meter rises considerably when she is asked about her research.



Arizona Bowl: New Mexico State Defeats Utah State 26-20 In Overtime – Arizona Daily Star– December 29, 2017

Larry Rose III’s 21-yard touchdown run in overtime gave New Mexico State

a 26-20 victory over Utah State in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl on Friday at Arizona Stadium. NMSU — making its first postseason

appearance since 1960 in front of a partisan crowd in Tucson — finished the season 7-6. Utah State finished 6-7.

USU Extension Receives Grant To Help Beginning Farmers – Deseret News – January 2, 2018

Utah State University Extension recently received a grant worth

$599,615 from the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to help increase the number of beginning farmers in the

Mountain West. The grant, provided by the U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, will be used to establish three farm incubator sites across Utah that will include

space for demonstration gardens. The grant will also cover

workshops and training designed to increase understanding, knowledge and success for future and current farmers. The project

places a special focus on Native American and refugee beginning farmers as well as high school students involved in

the National FFA Organization and 4-H. A total of 65 new refugee farmers, 16 Native American farmers and 250 agricultural students will be served by the project. USU Extension will partner with New Roots, an agriculture and food

access program that already provides farmer training for refugees and immigrants. USU Extension will use this grant

to further expand New Roots by providing additional land and the resources needed to make this program accessible to additional refugee farmers in the Salt Lake area.

USU Continues Provost Search, Considers Fourth Candidate – Deseret News – January 10, 2018

After a yearlong search for a new provost and executive vice president at Utah State University that turned up three

finalists, the school is currently considering a fourth candidate. USU President Noelle Cockett made that announcement at a Faculty Senate meeting on Monday. She did not mention the name of the candidate or the

institution that person works for, but said the candidate would likely visit campus next month and the campus

community would have a chance to meet him or her and give feedback. “This is another candidate who the search committee has interviewed and vetted,” Cockett told faculty senators. “We’re pleased to also have the chance to showcase our university, get to know this person and see if we see a spot for this person at USU.”



Between The Lines: Tree Rings Hold Clues About A River's Past – Phys.org – January 10, 2018

Hydrologists are looking centuries into the past to better

understand an increasingly uncertain water future. By analyzing centuries-old growth rings from trees in the

Intermountain West, researchers at Utah State University are

extracting data about monthly streamflow trends from periods long before the early 1900s when recorded

observations began. Their findings were published Jan. 6 in

the Journal of Hydrology and, for the first time, show that

monthly streamflow data can be reconstructed from annual tree-ring chronologies—some of which date back to the 1400s. "By linking tree rings and flow during the past 100

years when we have recorded observations, we can use trees as a tool for measuring flow long before there were

gauges on the rivers," said USU's Dr. James Stagge, a hydrologist and civil engineer who led the research. "Our study takes this one step further and uses different tree species and locations to reconstruct monthly flow, rather than annual flow."

USU Trustees Approve New Center Named After Late Stephen Covey – HJ News – January 12, 2018

Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business wants to establish a leadership training center named

after the late Stephen Covey, a national bestselling author who taught at the school. On Friday, the USU Board of

Trustees approved the proposal for the Stephen R. Covey Center for Leadership, backed by a $3 million gift from the FranklinCovey Company. The proposal now goes to the Board of Regents, Utah’s higher education governing board, for

approval. Vijay Kannan, USU Huntsman School associate dean for academic affairs, said in an interview talk of such a

center began years ago, when Covey was the Huntsman presidential professor of leadership. “The long-term view was, at some point, we wanted to be able to have a center in his name, honoring his legacy,” Kannan said.

USU's Center For Persons With Disabilities Helps Website Developers – HJ News – January 22, 2018

Cyndi Rowland, an employee with Utah State University’s Center for

Persons with Disabilities, was at a conference in the mid-1990s when she realized that some people had a harder time viewing the internet

than she did. A blind man talked to her after a presentation and asked

Rowland if he could get to a particular website. “I said, ‘Oh, certainly, you can,’ and I just didn’t really quite understand … the question that

he was asking,” Rowland said. “I just hung onto that for a long time.”



It turns out the man wasn’t asking for a web address, he was wondering if the website he wanted to get to would be

accessible to someone like him. “Once I figured out what he was asking, wow! What a pickle he was in,” Rowland said. Today, Rowland is the executive director of WebAIM, which provides web accessibility services, be it training

from professional to schools, governments and businesses; evaluations to make sure websites are accessible; or

consulting and technical assistance. They provide all of those services with the goal of making sure websites can be viewed by people with all types of disabilities.

What Your Face Says About Your Heartbeat – Phys.org – January 29, 2018

Researchers at Utah State University don't need an

Apple Watch or stethoscope to measure your heartbeat. They only need a video camera. Professor of

electrical engineering Jake Gunther and his former

student Nate Ruben are the inventors of a USU-patented technology that estimates heart rate using

a video camera and specialized software. "When your

heart circulates blood through your arteries and veins, the light absorbed by your skin changes by measurable

amounts," says Gunther. "You can't see it with the

naked eye, but when our system processes the images from a camera, the changes are obvious." Video cameras record images in values of red, green and blue. The green channel provides information that makes heart rate estimation

possible. "Hemoglobin in the blood has an absorption peak for green light," said Gunther. "So when the heart pushes

blood into arteries near the skin, more green light is absorbed and less is reflected. This means we see fewer green values in the images from the camera." The system processes the color data and computes an average over regions of

the image where skin is visible on the face, neck or arms. This contactless monitoring system could revolutionize

medical equipment and consumer products including baby monitors and exercise gear. A future version of the inventors' design could even replace hospital tools that monitor blood pressure or blood oxygen levels.

USU Offers Free Depression Screening For Students – UPR – January 31, 2018

Utah State University’s health fair is full of students wandering the booths,

collecting the small offerings from various local businesses. Students get their blood pressure tested and spin wheels for prizes ranging from hand sanitizer to

bags of goldfish crackers. In the ballroom of the student center where the event

is held, students can get a free, confidential mental health screening, courtesy of university Counseling and Psychological Services. “My name is Courtney, I’m

a Reach peer with Counseling and Psychological Services on campus,” says



Courtney Rivera, one of many student volunteers distributing mental health questionnaires and pens to students.

“When that is done, you’ll meet with a mental health professional who will score it, and they’ll sit down with you and talk about your score,” Rivera says. From there, students are connected with resources, ranging from workshops on different topics, to individual therapy, to apps and other digital resources the university provides.

USU-Eastern Chancellor Retiring After 8 Years – Deseret News – February 1, 2018

The first chancellor of Utah State University-Eastern is retiring, the college

announced Thursday. Chancellor Joe Peterson aided the school during its transition

period when USU merged with the College of Eastern Utah in 2010, USU President

Noelle Cockett said in a news release. “Dr. Peterson worked tirelessly to lead that transition and help us navigate the many complexities of the merger,” Cockett said.

After serving for eight years as chancellor, Peterson will retire at the end of June.

Gary Straquadine, the university's current senior administrator, will then step in as the interim chancellor, the college reported. “I have cherished my associations with

colleagues and friends within the University and within the communities of

Southeast Utah,” Peterson said in a news release. “Serving as chancellor has been the highlight of my career.” According to the statement from the college, USU-

Eastern's Price and Blanding facilities improved greatly during Peterson's tenure, and he oversaw the construction of a large classroom building and the remodel of the Geary Event Center.

Businessman, philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman Sr. dies at age 80 – Deseret News – February 2, 2018

Jon M. Huntsman Sr., billionaire, businessman, political

organizer, philanthropist and former Area Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Friday

afternoon, Feb 2, 2018. He was 80. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho,

Huntsman grew up poor but worked hard, mowing lawns and

picking potatoes for 6 cents a pack. He is being remembered by friends, colleagues and admirers as a man of great business

acumen and singular generosity. … Among recent gifts were a

joint $50 million donation from the Huntsman Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation to Utah State University to

establish the Center for Growth and Opportunity and more than $10 million from Huntsman family members and

entities for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in southeast Texas. That capped decades of donations to help diverse communities recover from natural disasters, including long-term efforts to rebuild Armenia after the earthquake

ravaged it. Huntsman also recently donated $1 million to the University of Nevada Las Vegas' department of history to



study the Intermountain West. In December, he gave $1.2 million to the Road Home for its holiday fundraiser. The shelter had been one of his most enduring causes.

Bill Calls On USU Extension To Create Jobs In Rural Utah Counties – Herald Journal – February 10, 2018

A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create a pilot Utah State University Extension program to help

people in rural communities find remote employment. Rep. Michael Noel, R-Kanab, sponsored HB 327, “Rural Online Initiative,” which was numbered and distributed last week. It now stands before the House Natural Resources,

Agriculture and Environment Committee. According to the latest data from the Utah Department of Workforce

Services, Cache, Rich and the state’s more populous counties enjoy unemployment rates below 3.5 percent. But the

southeast portions of the state see unemployment rates between 4.6 and 7.6 percent. “Utah’s booming every place but rural Utah,” Noel said. Noel said his bill, if signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert, would put rural counties on pace

to the meet the 25,000 jobs in five years goal proposed by the chief executive’s office last year. HB 327 proposes a

nearly $2 million appropriation for USU Extension to create a pilot program that helps people in rural areas gain employment or find freelance opportunities online so they don’t have to relocate.

Assistive Technology Lab At Utah State University Helps Family Continue To Bike Together – Cache Valley Daily – February 12, 2018

The Assistive Technology Program at USU serves individuals with disabilities of all ages in Utah. They do remarkable

things in providing assisted technology devices and services.

Two volunteers at the assistive technology lab, Mike Stokes and Todd McGregor, collaborated on a specialty request

from the Layton family. The Laytons love to bike together.

They have an 8-year old son, Parker, with Down Syndrome. They were searching for a way to go on their bike rides that allowed Parker to sit in front of the person pedaling for him.

Vice President for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Name: Mark R. McLellan Telephone: 797-1180 Email: [email protected] Date: January 2018 thru February 2018 Events, Actions or Issues Since Last Trustee’s Meeting: • Search Committee for RGS Associate Vice President and Associate Dean - Update

Dr. Jeff Broadbent, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean, will be retiring from USU in February 2018. The RGS Office will be hiring his replacement from internal campus candidates. A search committee has been identified and the initial review of applicants took place on February 1. Three finalists have been identified and interviews will be completed by March 5. We hope to have the position filled by March 31, 2018.

• Replacement for Dr. Scott Bates, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean With the passing of Dr. Dennis Dolny, Dean Beth Foley appointed Dr. Bates as Interim Department Head of Psychology. Dr. Bates replaces Dr. Gretchen Peacock who will serve as Interim Department Head of Kinesiology, Health Science and Nursing. Dr. Bates will continue with the RGS Office 50% of his time until his replacement is hired. The RGS Office will be hiring his replacement from internal campus candidates. A search committee has been identified.

• Office of Research and Graduate Studies

o January and February Recurring Graduate and Research Councils o Monthly USTAR Governing Board Meeting (First Thursday of each month) o 2018 Farm Foundation Roundtable Meetings, Tarrytown, NY (Jan. 9-11) o Serve on USU Tenure and Promotion Committee (Jan. thru March) o Grant Writing Workshop for Arts & Humanities Faculty (Jan. 25) o Training for Research Faculty (TRF Jan. 24) o Graduate Training Series (GrTS Jan. 17 and Feb. 21) o Sunrise Session at Little America in Salt Lake City (Feb. 9)

- Featured Presenter: Dr. Lisa Berreau, “Carbon Monoxide – A Future Therapeutic?” o McLellan guest speaker at 2018 CDC Biosafety Symposium – “A Roadmap to Safety Culture on a University Campus” (Feb. 12-13) o USU Research Foundation Board Meetings (Feb. 15) o USU Graduate School Recruitment Weekend (Feb. 16-17) o APLU Council of Research (CoR) Executive Meetings, Washington D.C. (Feb. 26-27)

Future Events, Actions, or Issues: • Oak Ridge Associated Universities Annual Meeting in Knoxville, TN (Mar. 6-8)

o 2018 theme: Public Health Security and Biological Threats • Research Week 2018: April 6-13 • Sunrise Session at Little America in Salt Lake City (May 22)

o Featured Presenter: Dr. Silvana Martini, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences o Presenting at CDC’s 15th International Symposium on Biosafety, Atlanta, GA (Feb. 12-13)


Utah State UniversitySponsored Awards Report

Snowy view of Old Main on the Logan main campus.

Main Takeaways

• USU research expenditures are up by 8.53% from FY16 and are at $93.7M through Dec. 31, 2017.

• USU award dollars are at $159M, which is 39.13% ahead of FY17. Both campus ($83.5M) and USURF ($75.8M) award dollars are tracking ahead of FY16 award amounts.

• The College of Education has received $32.1M in sponsored awards through the end of January, which accounts for 38.5% of campus total awards received in FY 17.

• The College of Engineering leads all campus units in proposal numbers (149) and proposal dollars ($35.2M).

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Rank among all institutions (906) 119 118 115 110 114

Rank among public institutions (398 total) 89 86 79 75 78

USU Research Expenditures

College/Unit FY2018 Year-to-Date

Utah State University Research Foundation $54,690,936

Caine College of the Arts $10,000

College of Agriculture $14,787,908

College of Engineering $7,885,592

College of Humanitites and Social Sciences $524,408

College of Natural Resources $8,558,319

College of Science $3,715,319

Cooperative Extension $224,904

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services $2,432,750

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business -

Regional Campuses and Distance Education $851,476

Student Services $35,448

TOTAL $93,717,060

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$169.6 $175.4 $180.6 $187.3 $39.0

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Notable New GrantsAmeriCorps 2018

PI: Sean D. Damitz

Dept: Student Affairs

Sponsor: US Gov. Off. - Utah Commission on Volunteers

Amount: $540,848.00Natural Resource Conversation focused on restoring habitat on 3,000 acres, improving 200 miles of trail, and providing environmental education presentations to 25,000 students to increase environmentally-conscious behavior. Efficacy, ecological consequences, and fishery performance of triploidy in walleye (Sander vitreus) fishery managment throughout the Intermountain West

PI: Jereme Gaeta

Dept: Watershed Sciences

Sponson: UT Dept. of Nat. Res.

Amount: $304,361.00The overarching goal of this project is to understand efficacy, ecological consequences, and fishery performance of triploidy in walleye fishery management throughout the Intermountain West. 2017-2018 Uintah Basin Winter Ozone and Air Quality Study

PI: Seth Lyman

Dept: Regional Campuses

Sponsor: Uintah Impact Mitigation Special Service District

Amount: $250,000.00This project will engage stakeholders and the Uintah Basin community and disseminate the results of air quality research, to help ensure that decisions made by industry, elected officials, and regulators are based on the best available science.

Utah State University Sponsored Awards Report - FY 2018 Quarter 3

Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies | 1450 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-1450 | For more detailed charts, visit rgs.usu.edu/spo

# Amt. LY Change*

USU Campus 695 $83.5 M 11%

USU Research Foundation 275 $75.8 M 98%

YTD Total 970 $159.3M 39%

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USU Research Foundation 130 $155.9 M -32%

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STUDENT AFFAIRS

Name: James D. Morales Telephone: 797-9250 e-mail: [email protected] Date: February 14, 2018 Focus of Student Affairs As a standard part of this report, a page will be included providing updates on enrollment and recruitment activities. The first page of this report will focus on programs and activities relating to the efforts being provided by the many outstanding and supportive departments within the Division of Student Affairs. Department Reports Office of the Registrar The Registrar’s Office is primarily responsible for maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with curricular requirements. Registrar staff are able to track record and registration data and use it effectively to guide student registration practices and advising; help faculty understand implications of curricular decisions; help interpret and implement policy and suggest changes that better meet the intent of the educational philosophy of Utah State University. The Registrar’s Office plays a strategic part of institutional efforts to maintain enrollment. Areas within the Registrar’s Office include:

• Registration • Records and Graduation • Tuition and Payment • Transfer Articulation

As Registrar’s Office personnel, we will treat everyone who contacts our office with respect. We commit to listen attentively to requests and issues, and try to resolve them with empathy and compassion. We believe in one-stop services, whenever possible-otherwise we assist by providing accurate information and direction.

Registration:

• Collaboratively implemented Banner XE Registration module which drastically reduced system failures associated with registration

• Directed registration and tuition payment transactions through online services rather than long lines at the registration office

• Educated and empowered campus partners to assist students in registration by utilizing system overrides to allow students to register themselves

• Initiated a comprehensive review of the Academic Record Adjustment and Refund petition process to ensure student needs are being met

Records and Graduation:

• Launched an online graduation application, eliminating unneeded and excessive administrative processes while improving the overall student experience

• Began moving internal processes (change of grade, change of major, academic record adjustments) to online requests to improve response time to students and campus community

• Finalized an automated electronic transcript processing and delivery service

• Reallocated resources to hire a full-time Degree Works specialist to insure accuracy and effective use of the degree audit tool


Tuition and Payment:

• Worked towards staying in compliance with new 1098-T regulations

• Implemented a process to pull non-qualified charges out of bundled student body fees

• Adjusted the process for dropping students for non-payment by focusing on effectiveness and fairness

Transfer Articulation:

• Completed all requirements to implement the WICHE Passport project which is intended to assist transfer students and increase retention and completion rates

• Partnered with Associate Deans to establish a more deliberate structure to decrease turn-around-time for out of state articulations

• Worked with Office of Admissions to establish more efficient transmission procedures for critical documents

UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT SUMMARY (Feb. 13, 2018) Fall 2017 Summary (Feb. 13, 2018)

E Apps Admits Enrolled Apps Admits Enrolled Apps Admits Enrolled Apps Admits Enrolled Apps Admits Enrolled

New Freshman 12,032 10,452 N/A 390 333 N/A 192 82 N/A 249 165 N/A 12,863 11,032 N/A Domestic 11,964 10,405 387 333 192 82 244 165 12,787 10,985 0 International 68 47 3 0 0 0 5 0 76 47 0

Transfer 985 580 N/A 14 9 N/A 2 1 N/A 88 59 N/A 1,089 649 N/A Domestic 960 570 13 8 2 1 88 59 1,063 638 0 International 25 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 11 0

TOTALS 13,017 11,032 N/A 404 342 N/A 194 83 N/A 337 224 N/A 13,952 11,681 N/A

USU SYSTEM HEADCOUNT (Freshman & Transfer)Logan (Main) Eastern (Price) Eastern (Blanding) Regional Campus TOTALS

CAMPUS 2018 2017 % Diff

Logan (Main) 13,086 13,518 -3.2%Eastern (Price) 410 426 -3.8%Eastern (Blanding) 199 134 48.5%Regional Campus 359 356 0.8%

TOTALS 14,054 14,434 -2.6%

SYSTEM APPLICATION TOTALS

Admitted Enrolled Admitted Enrolled Admitted EnrolledNew Freshman 10,452 0 9,967 0 104.9% N/A Domestic 10,405 0 9,921 0 104.9% N/A Resident 6,865 0 6,624 0 103.6% N/A Nonresident 3,540 0 3,297 0 107.4% N/A International 47 0 46 0 102.2% N/A

New Transfer 580 986 542 0 107.0% N/A Domestic 570 970 539 0 105.8% N/A Resident 295 660 300 0 98.3% N/A Nonresident 275 310 239 0 115.1% N/A International 10 16 3 0 333.3% N/A

LOGAN HEADCOUNT BREAKDOWN (Freshman & Transfer)2018 2017 % of 2016

Fall 2017 Day 15 Summary

2017 2016 % Diff 2017 2016 % Diff 2017 2016 % Diff 2017 2016 % Diff 2017 2016 % Diff 2017 2016 % DiffNew Freshman 3,473 3,685 -6% 474 411 15% 238 225 6% 523 536 -2% 24 19 26% 4,259 4,474 -5%Transfer 985 1,113 -12% 378 356 6% 293 346 -15% 93 107 -13% 187 161 16% 1,573 1,731 -9%Continuing 10,635 10,703 -1% 5,291 4,851 9% 1,668 1,877 -11% 757 826 -8% 1,075 1,051 2% 14,372 14,560 -1%Returning 802 695 15% 410 292 40% 210 191 10% 125 113 11% 62 46 35% 1,275 1,081 18%HS Concurrent/Other 9 1 800% 915 885 3% 1,195 1,139 5% 560 479 17% 163 145 12% 2,835 2,649 7%Non-Matriculated 55 75 -27% 28 38 -26% 136 128 6% 17 30 -43% 79 79 0% 304 343 -11%TOTALS 15,959 16,272 -2% 7,496 6,833 10% 3,740 3,906 -4% 2,075 2,091 -1% 1,590 1,501 6% 24,618 24,838 -1%

* Int'l Programs, Special Programs, Out-of-State Online, Etc.

USU SYSTEM HEADCOUNT (AAA)

LOGAN MAIN REGIONAL CAMPUS EASTERN (Price & Blanding)

TOTAL USU (Unduplicated)

LOGAN ONLINE & BROADCAST

OTHER*

+ Highlighted areas are a focus for the USU recruitment team.

Admitted Enrolled Admitted Enrolled Admitted EnrolledNew Freshman 12,053 3,414 12,049 3,630 100.0% 94.0% Domestic 11,920 3,382 11,884 3,605 100.3% 93.8% Resident 7,890 2,317 7,988 2,492 98.8% 93.0% Nonresident 4,030 1,065 3,896 1,113 103.4% 95.7% International 133 32 165 25 80.6% 128.0%

New Transfer 1,743 894 1,835 986 95.0% 90.7% Domestic 1,715 883 1,792 970 95.7% 91.0% Resident 1,038 617 1,097 660 94.6% 93.5% Nonresident 677 266 695 310 97.4% 85.8% International 28 11 43 16 65.1% 68.8%


Admitted Enrolled Admitted Enrolled Admitted EnrolledNew Freshman 10,452 0 9,967 0 104.9% N/A Domestic 10,405 0 9,921 0 104.9% N/A Resident 6,865 0 6,624 0 103.6% N/A Nonresident 3,540 0 3,297 0 107.4% N/A International 47 0 46 0 102.2% N/A

New Transfer 580 986 542 0 107.0% N/A Domestic 570 970 539 0 105.8% N/A Resident 295 660 300 0 98.3% N/A Nonresident 275 310 239 0 115.1% N/A International 10 16 3 0 333.3% N/A


USUSA Report to the Board of Trustees 2017-2018

Academic Opportunity Fund December 4 The USUSA Academic Senate passed ASB 2018-02: Academic Opportunity Fund Application Revision on December 4, 2017 to address an ambiguous definition of what types of events the Academic Opportunity Fund can support. With approximately $20,000 remaining in the fund this year, Administrative Assistant Dallin Johnson is planning a marketing campaign to promote the fund to students who may be able to benefit from it. Welcome Back Week January 8 - 12 The Student Events office hosted Welcome Back Week the first week of the semester. Volunteers with the Student Events helped this week to run smoothly. Fee Board January 10, 24, and 31 The Fee Board scheduled two meetings this semester and found it expedient to hold a third to allow for more time to discuss the proposed athletics fee. On January 10, multiple fee areas proposed increases to the Fee Board, and on January 24, the Fee Board voted to pass a $3.11 increase to computer fees and to reclassify the Statesman fee and the computer fee as a student media and technology fee, respectively. On January 31, the Fee Board voted to pass a $1.94 increase to the athletics fee, rather than the proposed $8 increase. Spring Retreat January 12 On January 12, the USUSA officers met for their spring retreat to take their officer picture, review goals from the previous semester, evaluate progress, and set goals for the coming semester. Arts Week January 15 - 19 Senator Sierra Wise hosted the Caine College of the Arts Week from January 15 - 19. The college was able to showcase itself to the university and host distinguished artists including Carrie Mae Weems. Traditions Week January 22 - 27 Traditions Director Kylie Loftus hosted the university’s Traditions Week that culminated in True Aggie Night on Saturday. Unfortunately, there was not enough snow to build snowmen. Higher Ed Day January 26 On January 26, USUSA officers and members of the Government Relations Council traveled to the Utah State Capitol to lobby on behalf of Utah State University and the Utah System of Higher Education. Initiatives this year included a continued emphasis on mental health and funding for projects at the university including renovations to the Biology and Natural Resources building. No-test Days Policy and Registration Purge January 29 John Mortensen has visited the USUSA Academic Senate a couple times this semester to get their input on No-test Days policy and changes to the registration purge, most recently on January 29. The USUSA Academic Senate has given John their blessing on his proposed changes to No-test Days policy (can be found in the Academic Senate’s meeting minutes from January 8) and to the registration purge (can be found in the Academic Senate’s meeting minutes from January 29).

http://www.usu.edu/legislation/minutesDocs/AS_2018-08-01_485.pdf




Constitutional Amendment: GPA/Credit Requirements January 30 The USUSA Executive Council passed ECR 2018-02: Constitutional Change to adjust the GPA and credit requirements for the USUSA Officers on January 30, 2018 to equalize the USUSA officer GPA requirement with other Student Involvement and Leadership Center scholarships. Since this calls for an amendment to the USUSA Constitution, it will be brought to a vote before the student body during the 2018 general election. Student Advocate VP Bridget Brown found it important to note the USUSA Executive Council’s reasoning for passing this resolution: since USUSA officers receive academic scholarships, they should be held to the same standard as others receiving scholarships from the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. Are We Great Yet? January 31 The Government Relations Council hosted an event called “Are We Great Yet?” that allowed two people from opposite ends of the political spectrum to discuss the first year of the Trump presidency. Huntsman/Koch Donation February 5 A group of students visited the USUSA Academic Senate’s February 5th meeting to request assistance gathering student input and opinion on the recent Huntsman/Koch donation. A student left his email with VP Blake Harms, and he and Senator Rebecca Thomas will follow up on how they can best assist these students. Networking Week February 5 - 9 Student Alumni VP Brendon Brady hosted Networking Week February 5 - 9. Most nights were filled with events at the Alumni House that brought distinguished alumni to the university to interact and network with current students. Highlights included a diversity panel and a networking workshop with Hadley Burton. Aggie Ice Cream Day February 8 On February 8, Big Blue, USUSA officers, and members of the Government Relations Council traveled to the Utah State Capitol again to deliver Aggie Ice Cream to legislators. Student Advocate VP Bridget Brown noted, “We encountered six first graders from the Utah School for the Deaf and the Blind and gave them ice cream. That was wonderful- we made six first graders very happy.” Mardi Gras February 10 The Student Events office hosted Mardi Gras on February 10, a USU tradition. Activities Director Meghan Tatom coordinated volunteers, entertainment, and a dance to make for another successful event. Streetlights February 11 The President’s Cabinet listened to student voices and lobbied the City of Logan to install more lighting on a path close to the university. In just a couple short weeks, the city delivered. Love a Donor Week February 12 - 16 Student Alumni Association VP Brendon Brady hosted Love a Donor week February 12 - 16 to thank donors and to help students be more aware how much of an impact donors have on their education. Parfaits with the President February 15 In an effort to foster an doors-open culture on the third floor of the TSC and carry on a tradition begun last semester, the President’s Cabinet hosted Parfaits with the President on February 15. Although not as highly attended as events last semester, PCAB is hopeful the event will continue to promote student involvement and inclusion.

ACTION AGENDA

1. Review and Acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon ProceduresReport for the Year Ended 30 June 2017

2. Second-Tier Tuition Rate Increase3. Increase Non-Resident Tuition Rates at Utah State University Eastern Price and

Blanding Campuses4. Modify and/or Implement New Student Fees at Utah State University

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Review and Acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for the

Year Ended 30 June 2017

The external audit report for the Athletic Department is submitted to the Board of Trustees

for consideration. The audit report has received the appropriate administrative review.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The State of Utah Auditor’s Office prepared the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures

Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2017.

The audit report is scheduled for review by the Board of Trustees Audit Committee on

2 March 2018. Prior to that meeting the Audit Committee received a copy of the final report.

RECOMMENDATION

The President, Vice President for Business and Finance, and the Audit Committee recommend that

the Board of Trustees accept the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for the Year

Ended 30 June 2017.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The State of Utah Auditor’s Office prepared the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon

Procedures Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2017; and

WHEREAS, The audit report is scheduled for review by the Board of Trustees Audit Committee on

2 March 2018; and

WHEREAS, Prior to that meeting the Audit Committee received a copy of the final report; and

WHEREAS, The following individuals are members of the Utah State University Board of Trustees

Audit Committee: J. Scott Nixon, Chairman; Kent K. Alder; Jody K. Burnett; Mark K. Holland;

Clark L. Whitworth; and

WHEREAS, The President, Vice President for Business and Finance, and the Audit Committee

recommend the Board of Trustees accept the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report

for the Year Ended 30 June 2017:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby

accepts the Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2017.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE USU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

___________________

Date

Members of the Audit Committee:

J. Scott Nixon, Chairman

Kent K. Alder

Jody K. Burnett

Mark K. Holland

Clark L. Whitworth

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: A Proposal from Utah State University for a Second-Tier Tuition Rate Increase

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Each institutional President, with the approval of the institutional Board of Trustees, may

recommend a second-tier of tuition rate increase to meet specific institutional needs.

A uniform first-tier tuition rate increase will be approved by the Utah State Board of Regents.

The first-tier increase is based on the final outcomes of the legislative appropriations process.

Utah State University, after consultation with student leaders, is proposing a second-tier tuition

rate increase in the range of 1.5% - 3.0%. The final rate increase will be determined at the end of

the legislative session. The President and the USUSA President will hold a public meeting to

provide an explanation of the reasons for the proposed increase, an explanation of how the

revenue generated by the increase will be used, and an opportunity for public comment from

students. All of the revenues generated from the second-tier tuition rate increase will be retained

at Utah State University.

RECOMMENDATION

Based on the above proposal and approvals as indicated, the President, Provost, and Vice

President for Business & Finance recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the second-tier

tuition rate increase.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, In addition to the uniform first-tier tuition rate increase based on final outcomes of

the legislative appropriation process and system-wide decisions that will be approved by the

Utah State Board of Regents; and

WHEREAS, Each institutional President, with the approval of the institutional Board of

Trustees, may recommend a second-tier tuition rate increase to meet specific institutional needs;

and

WHEREAS, The President will consult with student leaders and will hold a public meeting to

provide an opportunity for public comment from students; and

WHEREAS, All of the revenues generated from the second-tier increase will be retained at Utah

State University to meet critical institutional needs; and

WHEREAS, Utah State University is proposing a second-tier tuition rate increase of 1.5% -

3.0%; and

WHEREAS, The final rate increase will be determined at the end of the legislative session; and

WHEREAS, The proposal has the approval of the President, Provost, and Vice President for

Business & Finance of Utah State University:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees

hereby approves the proposed second-tier tuition rate increase and that this approval be

forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education for their

approval.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DATE

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: A Proposal to Increase Non-Resident Tuition Rates at Utah State University Eastern Price

and Blanding Campuses

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In an effort to increase non-resident enrollment, in 2008-09 the College of Eastern Utah (CEU)

sought and received Regents’ permission under policy R510 3.5 to lower non-resident and

international tuition. Efforts were made to recruit more students from neighboring states and

internationally. However, the newly-decreased tuition did not significantly increase non-resident

enrollments. Instead of offsetting the reduction with an increase in enrollment, the change only

lowered tuition revenue and ultimately hampered CEU’s, and later USU Eastern’s, ability to

provide adequate services.

In particular, this reduced level of tuition revenue impacted USU Eastern’s ability to adequately

serve international students at USU Eastern’s Price Campus. Given Federal immigration

requirements (Student Exchange Visitor Information System, SEVIS) and USU’s English

proficiency requirements (English as a Second or Other Language, ESOL), USU Eastern must

provide additional support services to international students. These services are comparatively

expensive and current tuition revenues are insufficient.

USU Eastern’s tuition for non-resident and international students is currently $3,249.60. For

comparison, below is a table of other non-resident current tuition rates. Notice that USU

Eastern’s non-resident tuition is $5,500 lower than the average.

Institution Non-

Resident

Dixie State University 6,888.00

Salt Lake Comm College 5,799.00

Snow College 5,983.00

Southern Utah University 9,765.00

SUU International 10,257.00

University of Utah 13,637.24

USU International 10,398.19

USU Logan Campus 9,828.28

USU Regional Campuses 9,828.28

Utah Valley University 7,688.00

Weber State University 7,160.47

Average $ 8,839.31

Now, a full decade after the Regents approved the reduction in tuition, USU Eastern seeks

approval to increase full-time non-resident and international tuition from the current $3,249.60 to

$5,040. This increase, while providing significant new tuition revenue, will also keep USU

Eastern’s non-resident and international tuition as the lowest in the Utah System of Higher

Education.

Some institutions, including USU’s main campus, have both a non-resident rate and an

international rate. USU Eastern is not proposing such a structure at this time. The proposed rate

would be the same for all non-resident students, including international students.

RECOMMENDATION

The President, Provost, Vice President for Business and Finance, Vice President for Student

Affairs, and USU Eastern Chancellor recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the increase

in non-resident tuition for USU Eastern Price and Blanding campuses to a new rate of $5,040

effective Summer Semester 2018.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, each institutional President, with the approval of the institutional Board of Trustees,

may recommend a tuition rate increases to meet specific institutional needs; and

WHEREAS, USU Eastern (then the College of Eastern Utah) received Regents’ approval in

2008 to set non-resident tuition rates much lower than stated in policy R510 in an attempt to

generate enrollment increases; and

WHEREAS, the changes in rates resulted in lost tuition with little impact on enrollment; and

WHEREAS, USU Eastern seeks to increase non-resident rates to generate additional revenue,

particularly from international students, and plans to use the revenue primarily to provide

services to those students; and

WHEREAS, The Vice President for Business and Finance, the Vice President for Student

Affairs, and the USU Eastern Chancellor submit this recommendation, and request approval by

the Utah State University Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The proposal has the approval of the President and Provost of Utah State

University:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Utah State Board of Trustees hereby approve

the increase in non-resident tuition rates at USU Eastern effective Summer Semester 2018 and

that this approval be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher

Education for their approval.


DATE

2 March 2018

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: A Proposal to Modify and/or Implement New Student Fees at Utah State University

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

All general student fees are subject to Board of Regents approval in conjunction with the annual

determination of tuition rates. The University has four different areas that assess these fees. The

President’s recommendation for each area is described below.

Logan Campus

The proposal for the fee-receiving areas on the Logan campus includes two increases totaling

$5.05, which represents a .9% increase.

Regional Campuses

The regional campus system requests no fee increase.

USU Eastern Price

The USU Eastern Price proposal includes one fee increase, four decreases, and the addition of

two new fees, for a total proposed increase of $10.00, which represents a 4% change.

Blanding Campus

The Blanding campus proposal includes two fee increases, one decrease, and the addition of two

new fees, for a total proposed increase of $10.00, which represents a 4% change.

RECOMMENDATION

Based on the above proposals, the President, Provost, Vice President for Business and Finance,

Vice President for Student Affairs, and USU Eastern Chancellor recommends that the Board of

Trustees approve the implementation of student fee changes and any new student fees effective

Summer Semester 2018.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, All general student fees are subject to Board of Regents approval in conjunction

with annual determination of tuition rates; and

WHEREAS, The Logan Campus Student Fee Board has approved a $1.94 per semester increase

for Athletics, and a $3.11 per semester increase for Technology; and

WHEREAS, The Regional Campus Student Fee Board has requested no change in fees; and

WHEREAS, The USU Eastern Price campus is requesting the following changes: increase of

$3.00 Athletics, decreases of $7.18 Facilities, $3.00 Institutional Support, $0.35 EUSA, and

$18.25 Student Services, and new fees of $32.67 for Library and $3.11 for Information

Technology; and

WHEREAS, The Blanding campus is requesting the following changes: increase of $5.17 for

Library and $1.00 for Distance Education, a decrease of $1.00 for Health & Wellness, and new

fees of $1.72 for Activity Card and $3.11 for Information Technology; and

WHEREAS, The Vice President for Business and Finance, the Vice President for Student

Affairs, and the USU Eastern Chancellor submit this recommendation and request approval by

the Utah State University Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The proposal has the approval of the President and Provost of Utah State

University:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Utah State Board of Trustees hereby approve

the implementation of student fee increases per semester effective Summer Semester 2018 and

that this approval be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher

Education for their approval.


DATE

Attachment ‐ Utah State University Student Fee Schedules

Current and Proposed FY19

Logan CampusFee Current Proposed

Activity 36.23$ 36.23$ ‐$

Building 147.03 147.03 ‐

Athletics 135.14 137.08 1.94

Aggie Shuttle 20.92 20.92 ‐

Health Services 44.17 44.17 ‐

Technology 63.51 66.62 3.11

Campus Recreation 35.61 35.61 ‐

Library 32.67 32.67 ‐

Music & Theater 10.58 10.58 ‐

Aggie Blue Bike 2.72 2.72 ‐

Blue Goes Green 2.99 2.99 ‐

Counseling & Psychological Services 3.50 3.50 ‐

TOTAL 535.07$ 540.12$ 5.05$ 0.9%

Regional CampusesFee Current Proposed

Activity 34.26$ 34.26$ ‐$

Building 58.67 58.67 ‐

Instructional & Student Support 253.19 253.19 ‐

Counseling&Psychological Services 16.95 16.95 ‐

TOTAL 363.07$ 363.07$ ‐$ 0.0%

USU Eastern Price CampusFee Current Proposed

Facilities 51.90$ 44.72$ (7.18)$

Institutional Support 24.00 21.00 (3.00)

Athletics 37.00 40.00 3.00

EUSA 69.60 69.25 (0.35)

Library ‐ 32.67 32.67

I.T. ‐ 3.11 3.11

Student Services 67.50 49.25 (18.25)

TOTAL 250.00$ 260.00$ 10.00$ 4.0%

Blanding CampusFee Current Proposed

CEUSA‐SJC Leadership 36.00$ 36.00$ ‐$

Student Life 82.00 82.00 ‐

Student Recruitment Initiative 1.50 1.50 ‐

Computers 43.00 43.00 ‐

Health & Wellness Center 29.00 28.00 (1.00)

Activity Card ‐ 1.72 1.72

Library 27.50 32.67 5.17

I.T. ‐ 3.11 3.11

Early Childhood 2.00 2.00 ‐

Distance Education 29.00 30.00 1.00

TOTAL 250.00$ 260.00$ 10.00$ 4.0%

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COMMITTEE MEETING ITEMS

1. Minutes from the Audit Committee meeting held on January 12, 2018

2. Agenda for the meeting on March 2, 2018

AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

University Inn Room 510 January 12, 2018

Minutes of the Audit Committee Meeting of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held at 7:30AM

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT J. Scott Nixon Chair Kent K. Alder Jody K. Burnett Mark K. Holland Clark Whitworth (Excused) UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT Jodi Bailey Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Dave Cowley Vice President for Business and Finance Dan Christenson Controller

Audit Committee Chair Nixon conducted the meeting.

I. Action Items

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Audit Committee Meeting Held on October 13, 2017 Action: Trustee Burnett moved for the approval of the minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on October 13, 2017. Trustee Alder seconded the motion and the voting was unanimous.

B. VP Cowley reviewed the following annual external audit reports and noted the audit

process went smooth and the State Auditors noted no findings. 1. Utah State University Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2017

with Independent Auditor’s Reports 2. Utah State University Research Foundation Financial Statements for the Year

Ended 30 June 2017 with Independent Auditor’s Report 3. Utah Public Radio Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2017 with

Independent Auditor’s Report 4. Edith Bowen Laboratory School Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30

June 2017 with Independent Auditor’s Report

Action: Trustee Holland moved for the approval of the annual external audit reports. Trustee Alder seconded the motion and the voting was unanimous.

II. Information Items

A. CAE Bailey reviewed and discussed the Trustees’ Audit Committee Annual Report of Internal Audit Services Activities for 2017 to the Utah State Board of Regents’ Audit Committee.

B. CAE Bailey reviewed the Audit Plan for 2018 as part of the Annual Report of Internal Audit Services Activities.

Action: Trustee Alder moved for the approval of the annual external audit reports.

Trustee Holland seconded the motion and the voting was unanimous.

C. CAE Bailey discussed the status of the audit of differential tuition.

III. Other

Trustee Burnett made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Trustee Alder seconded the motion. The Audit Committee meeting adjourned at 8:57 am.

________________________________ J. Scott Nixon, Chair (Minutes taken by Jodi Bailey) ______________________ Date Approved

AGENDA AUDIT COMMITTEE March 2, 2018

Agricultural Sciences BuildingLowell C. Titensor Conference Room 409

10:30 AM

I. Action Item

A. Approval of minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on January 12, 2018

B. Approval of Athletic Department Agreed-Upon Procedures Reportfor the Year Ended June 30, 2017 Dave Cowley

II. Information Items

A. Demonstration of Risk Assessment Process Jodi Bailey Nicole LaRoque

Ben Johnson

B. Discussion of Risk Assessment President Cockett

C. Review of Recent Internal Audit Reports Jodi Bailey

D. Other Business

Audit Committee Members

J. Scott Nixon, ChairJody K. BurnettKent K. Alder

Mark K. Holland Clark L. Whitworth

STRATEGIC AGENDA

Update on Marketing Efforts at Utah State University

Mark K. Holland, Trustee and Chair, Marketing/Public Relations Committee

Tim Vitale, Director, Public Relations and Marketing

Jay Wright, Director, Student Marketing & Communications

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