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Friday, January 25, 2019 PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS 8:30 a.m. Meeting the Medical Education and Training Needs of Rural Nebraskans Topics/Presenters: Medical Education (15 minutes) Dr. Bradley Britigan, Dean, UNMC College of Medicine Simulation in Motion-Nebraska (SIM-NE) (15 minutes) Dr. Paul Paulman, Professor, Family Medicine 9:00 a.m. Topic: Closing the Broadband Access Gap for Rural Nebraska (15 minutes) Presenters: Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild, Interim Director, Rural Futures Institute Charlotte Narjes, Coordinator, Special Projects, UNL Agricultural Economics Connie Hancock, Consultant, UNL IANR Office of the Vice President/Vice Chancellor 9:15 a.m. Topic: Legislative Update (15 minutes) Presenter: Senator Jim Scheer, Speaker of the Legislature 9:30 a.m. Topic: University of Nebraska Graduate Workforce Outcomes (30 minutes) Presenter: Dr. Kristin Yates, NU Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Chief Data Officer 10:00 a.m. BREAK 10:15 a.m. BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING Kudos Awards Presented UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FACILITIES CORPORATION MEETING – Election of Officers OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska will meet in a publicly convened session on Friday, January 25, 2019, at 10:15 a.m. in the board room of Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. An agenda of subjects to be considered at said meeting, kept on a continually current basis, is available for inspection in the office of the Corporation Secretary of the Board of Regents, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, or at https://nebraska.edu/regents/agendas-and- minutes. A copy of this notice will be delivered to the Lincoln Journal Star, the Omaha World-Herald, the Daily Nebraskan, the Gateway, the Antelope, the Kearney Hub, the Lincoln office of the Associated Press, members of the Board of Regents, and the President’s Council of the University of Nebraska. Dated: January 18, 2019 Carmen K. Maurer Corporation Secretary Board of Regents University of Nebraska Varner Hall / 3835 Holdrege Street / P. O. Box 830745 / Lincoln, NE 68583-0745 (402) 472-3906 / FAX: (402) 472-1237 / www.nebraska.edu AGENDA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0745 Friday, January 25, 2019 10:15 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON DECEMBER 20, 2018 IV. KUDOS Theresa Larson, University of Nebraska Medical Center Sarah Kole, University of Nebraska at Omaha Beth Benson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Stephanie Gallaway, University of Nebraska at Kearney V. SUCCESSION OF CHAIR; ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR VI. RESOLUTIONS VII. HEARINGS VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT The Standing Rules of the Board provide that any person who gives 24 hours’ notice to the Corporation Secretary of the Board may speak to any item that is not on the agenda. In addition, any person may appear and address the Board of Regents on any item on the agenda for this meeting. Each person will be given up to five minutes to make his or her remarks. Public comment will be limited to a period of 30 minutes. IX. UNIVERSITY CONSENT AGENDA A. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS University of Nebraska 1. President’s Personnel Recommendations Addendum IX-A-1 B. BUSINESS AFFAIRS University of Nebraska 1. Approve the appointment of Chris J. Kabourek to serve on the AkSarBen Future Trust Board of Directors as the University of Nebraska appointee for a term of two years commencing January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020 Addendum IX-B-1 C. AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE University of Nebraska 1. Accept the audited financial statements of the University of Nebraska and related entities Addendum IX-C-1 2. Approve the addition of the proposed Board of Regents Policy RP-1.1.3, Reporting Suspected University-Related Misconduct and Prohibition Against Retaliation (Whistleblower Policy) Addendum IX-C-2 X. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA A. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS University of Nebraska at Omaha 1. Approval is requested to create the Master of Science in IT Innovation to be administered by the Office of Graduate Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, and College of Information Science and Technology Addendum X-A-1 2. Approval is requested to create the School of Accounting in the College of Business Administration Addendum X-A-2 Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture 3. Approval is requested to eliminate the Laboratory Animal Care undergraduate certificate Addendum X-A-3 University of Nebraska 4. Approve the award of Honorary Degrees and Awards [Please note: this item may be voted on after the Closed Session] Addendum X-A-4 B. BUSINESS AFFAIRS University of Nebraska at Kearney 1. Authorize the President, in consultation with the University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor and the Executive Committee of the Board, to approve terms and conditions to complete the acquisition of real property at 1800 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE and disposal of real property at 2100 15th Avenue, Kearney, NE Addendum X-B-1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2. Approve an agreement between LinPepCo Partnership and UNL granting the exclusive license to pouring and vending rights on the UNL campuses for a period of ten (10) years Addendum X-B-2 3. Approve budget increase for the Mabel Lee Hall project Addendum X-B-3 Additional Items – University of Nebraska 4. Approve amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska at Kearney Education Association (UNKEA) for the 2019-2021 biennium. Addendum X-B-4 5. Approve amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of Regents and the University of Nebraska at Omaha American Association of University Professors (UNO/AAUP) for the 2019-2021 biennium. Addendum X-B-5 C. FOR INFORMATION ONLY 1. University of Nebraska Strategic Planning Framework Addendum X-C-1 2. University of Nebraska Strategic Framework Accountability Measures Addendum X-C-2 3. Calendar of establishing and reporting accountability measures Addendum X-C-3 4. University of Nebraska Strategic Dashboard Indicators Addendum X-C-4 5. Board of Regents agenda items related to the University of Nebraska Strategic Framework Addendum X-C-5 D. REPORTS 1. Quarterly Personnel Reports for the period July through September 2018 Addendum X-D-1 2. Strategic Framework Metrics: Need-Based [1-a-iii] and Merit-Based [3-b-ii] Financial Aid, Graduation Rates [1-b-iii], Faculty Diversity [2-a-iii] Addendum X-D-2 3. Annual Tenure Density Report Addendum X-D-3 4. Expedited Approval of the Engineering Management Graduate Certificate in the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Addendum X-D-4 5. Renaming the Joint University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska Medical Center Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis to the Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis Addendum X-D-5 6. Report of Bids and Contracts Addendum X-D-6 7. Quarterly Report of Gifts, Grants, Contracts and Bequests Addendum X-D-7 8. Intermediate Design Report: University of Nebraska-Lincoln C.Y. Thompson Learning Commons Addendum X-D-8 9. Naming room 151 the “Loper Think Tank” and room 132 “Union Square” in the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Addendum X-D-9 10. Report on Commitment to Free Expression Addendum X-D-10 XI. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS IX. UNIVERSITY CONSENT AGENDA A. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS University of Nebraska 1. President’s Personnel Recommendations Addendum IX-A-1 B. BUSINESS AFFAIRS University of Nebraska 1. Approve the appointment of Chris J. Kabourek to serve on the AkSarBen Future Trust Board of Directors as the University of Nebraska appointee for a term of two years commencing January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020 Addendum IX-B-1 C. AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE University of Nebraska 1. Accept the audited financial statements of the University of Nebraska and related entities Addendum IX-C-1 2. Approve the addition of the proposed Board of Regents Policy RP-1.1.3, Reporting Suspected University-Related Misconduct and Prohibition Against Retaliation (Whistleblower Policy) Addendum IX-C-2 Addendum IX-A-1 The President’s Personnel Recommendations Meeting Date: January 25, 2019 New Appointment University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Nebraska at Omaha Keith Olsen, Dean (Special), College of Pharmacy, and Professor (Continuous), Pharmacy Practice and Science; University of Nebraska Medical Center; effective 1/7/2019, $300,000 FY, 1.00 FTE. Adjustment University of Nebraska-Lincoln Joshua R. Davis, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor (Special) International Engagement and Global Strategies, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor; effective 1/2/2019, $175,703, FY, 1.00 FTE ($175,703 includes an administrative stipend of $36,000). Remove title of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement, Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources effective 1/1/2019. TO: The Board of Regents Addendum IX-B-1 Business Affairs MEETING DATE: January 25, 2019 SUBJECT: AkSarBen Future Trust Membership RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the appointment of Chris J. Kabourek to serve on the AkSarBen Future Trust Board of Directors as the University of Nebraska appointee for a term of two years commencing January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020 PREVIOUS ACTION: November 18, 2016 – The Board of Regents approved the reappointment of Howard L. Hawks to serve on the AkSarBen Future Trust Board of Directors as the University of Nebraska appointee for a term of two years commencing January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. November 20, 2014 – The Board of Regents approved the reappointment of Howard L. Hawks to serve on the AkSarBen Future Trust Board of Directors as the University of Nebraska appointee for a term of two years commencing January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
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