University of Utah public meetings in 2021
10 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The Board of Trustees met to review several items via a consent agenda. Proposed actions included approving new real property leases, establishing or discontinuing academic emphases, and recognizing donors through facility namings.
- Approval of multiple real property leases, including a $164.8k commitment for University Connected Learning at 423 Wakara Way
- Naming the Utah Museum of Fine Arts lobby in honor of Elizabeth and James Tozer following a $400,000 gift
- Discontinuation of the BA in Film and Media Arts EAE Emphasis and certain MFA Game Arts emphases
- Establishment of the Mechanical Engineering Data Science Emphasis
- Recognition of various donors for Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion, including gifts ranging from $100,000 to $300,000
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees will consider several capital projects, including a major expansion of the Impact Health and Prosperity Epicenter to add 200 more student housing beds, and construction of the West Valley Health Center. The board will also vote on a consent agenda covering routine items like minutes, faculty matters, leases, and investment reports, plus the creation of a Department of Emergency Medicine.
- Approve $118.7M Impact Health and Prosperity Epicenter (775 beds, 272,394 sq ft)
- Approve $6,045,820 Huntsman Cancer Institute cyclotron lab build-out
- Approve $1,912,665 Film and Media Arts Building renovation
- Approve $345,000 remodel of Building 379 for Anesthesiology
- Approve lease extensions: Delta (Cosmic Ray housing) and Murray (OB/GYN clinic)
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees will consider a consent agenda covering routine approvals, including real estate leases, property transactions, an investments report, a new email policy, and academic program changes. The board will also approve minutes from prior meetings and reports on faculty/staff matters, sponsored projects, and gifts.
- Approval of 8 real property lease transactions, including extensions and new leases, with total commitments ranging from $7.6k to $664.7k
- Approval to sell ~10 acres of vacant land near Talmage, Duchesne County for $5,000
- Approval to accept donated properties in South Salt Lake City from Huntsman Foundation for a mental health facility
- Creation of Policy 4-010 University Enterprise Email, requiring use of university email for institutional business
- Approval of new undergraduate certificate in Environmental Humanities and Transformative Justice and name changes for Photography Minor and University Connected Learning
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting to consider a consent agenda that includes approval of minutes, faculty and staff matters, sponsored projects, gifts, investments, and several real property lease extensions. The board will also vote on creating a Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities and three new graduate certificates. All items are recommended for approval by Interim President Mike Good.
- Lease extensions for properties in Rwanda, Clearfield, Provo, Salt Lake City, Delta, St. George, and more, with total commitments up to $1.44M
- Approval of new Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities
- New Graduate Certificate in Anatomical Health Sciences
- New Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management
- New Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting via Zoom to consider one action item: approval to construct the Huntsman Mental Health Receiving Center on 3300 South between 900 West and 1000 West in Salt Lake City. The $34 million facility would provide crisis mental health services, including a 30-chair receiving center and a 24-bed acute stabilization unit, funded by the state, Salt Lake County, and Huntsman family donations. The board will also vote to adjourn.
- Approval to construct the Huntsman Mental Health Receiving Center on 3300 South between 900 West and 1000 West, SLC
- Project budget: $34M, funded by State Legislature, Salt Lake County, and Huntsman Family Donations
- Facility includes 30-chair receiving center and 24-bed acute stabilization unit
- No additional operating budget or personnel required from the University
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting to consider a consent agenda with multiple routine items, including approval of minutes, faculty/staff matters, sponsored projects and gifts reports, real property leases, an investment portfolio report, creation of a provisional Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center, a new Computational Physics and Astronomy Emphasis, a new authorship policy, and a student media budget. The meeting is largely procedural, with most items bundled for a single vote.
- Approval of lease extensions for AirMed apartments in Rock Springs, WY ($12.4k and $12.2k annual rent)
- Approval of lease extensions for Hinckley Institute apartments in Washington, DC (multiple units, ~$33-34k annual rent each)
- Creation of provisional Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center (BHIDC)
- New Computational Physics and Astronomy Emphasis for undergraduates
- New Policy 7-020 on Authorship
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting via Zoom to consider and vote on the tuition and fees proposal for the 2021-2022 academic year, as recommended by President Ruth V. Watkins. The meeting includes a call to order, the action item on tuition and fees, and a vote to adjourn.
- Vote on tuition and fees for academic year 2021-2022
- Recommendation by President Ruth V. Watkins for approval
- Meeting held via Zoom, open to the public
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting to consider a consent agenda with multiple routine items, including approval of minutes, faculty and staff matters, sponsored projects, gifts, leases, investment reports, faculty awards, new academic minors, and capital projects. The most significant items are the approval of several real property leases and a $2.26 million project to relocate the Pediatric Clinic, which will increase exam rooms from 14 to 16. The meeting is open to the public via Zoom.
- Approval of new leases: 1526 East Medical Drive (St. George, $29.5k/yr), 419 Wakara Way Suites 207 and 107, and 615 Arapeen Drive ($179k/yr)
- Approval to relocate Pediatric Clinic from Building 521 to former Transplant Clinic space, budget $2,262,517 funded by Hospital Capital Process FY22
- Approval of new Integrated Minor in Health and Integrated Minor in Human Rights and Resources
- Approval of Faculty and Staff Matters including appointments, resignations, and sabbaticals
- Approval of Sponsored Projects Report and Monthly Comparison (Gifts) Report
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
This is a procedural agenda for a Board of Trustees information session on the Campus Master Plan and campus projects, held via Zoom. No specific decisions or proposals are listed.
- Campus Master Plan information session
- Campus projects discussion
Board of Trustees: BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2005- 2025
The University of Utah Board of Trustees is meeting to consider a consent agenda that includes approval of minutes, faculty and staff matters, sabbatical requests, gift and sponsored projects reports, and several real property lease transactions. The board will also vote on new academic certificates and emphases, including mining engineering certificates and a graduate certificate in Tribal, Rural, and Underserved Medicine. All items are listed for action under the consent calendar, with the option for any board member to remove an item for separate discussion.
- Lease extensions and new leases for medical and residential spaces, including 2225 Teton Plaza in Idaho Falls ($399.3k total) and 1675 North Freedom Boulevard in Provo ($247.4k total)
- Approval of new mining engineering certificates in areas like Aggregates and Mineral Processing, Geomechanics, and Mine Health & Safety
- New 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Tribal, Rural, and Underserved Medicine to support the RUUTE program
- New emphasis in Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture for the German degree
- Approval of faculty awards and sabbatical requests for 2021-2022