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Board Book June 18, 2020 Board Book June 18, 2020 MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING | 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson MS 39211 | 601 432 6198 | Page 1 of 205 Board Meeting Outline MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MEETINGS Finance Committee | June 17, 2020, 2:00p | IHL Board Room SCHEDULE Health Affairs Committee | June 17, 2020, 3p| | UMMC Office of the Vice Chancellor IHL Board Meeting | June 18, 2020, 9:00a | IHL Board Room CALL TO ORDER Trustee Dr. Ford Dye INVOCATION Trustee Dr. Alfred McNair INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS Trustee Dr. Ford Dye MINUTES May 21, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Minutes ......................................................................................... 8 CONSENT AGENDAS | Trustee Dr. Ford Dye ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 1. SYSTEM – COVID 19 Related Waiver of Board Policy 506 Course Requirements .........................59 2. SYSTEM – Modification of Academic Units A. Renaming 1. MSU – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.................................................59 3. SYSTEM – Approval of New Academic Degree Programs A. MSU – Master of Science (MS) in Conservation Education .........................................................59 B. UM – Master of Public Health (MPH) ..........................................................................................60 C. UM – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Criminal Justice Policy Studies .........................................60 4. SYSTEM – Approval of Modifications to Existing Academic Programs A. Renaming 1. JSU – Master of Science (MS) in Mass Communications ........................................................61 2. MSU – Master of Science (MS) in Industrial Engineering .......................................................61 3. USM – Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Technology .......................................................62 B. Deletion 1. USM – Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology ...........................................................................62 2. USM – Master of Science (MS) in Psychology ........................................................................62 FINANCE 1. ASU – Request for Approval to Enter into an Agreement with Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation ..........................................................................................................................................64 2. DSU – Request for Approval to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Barnes and Noble College Booksellers, LLC ..................................................................................................66 i Page 2 of 205 3. MSU – Request for Approval to Enter into an Agreement for Beverage Services with the Coca-Cola Company and Clark Beverage Group, Inc. ........................................................................69 4. MSU – Request for Approval to Enter into a Consulting Services Agreement with Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC .................................................................................................................................71 5. MSU – Request for Approval to Enter into an Agreement for Concessions Services/Software/Equipment with Proof of the Pudding ...................................................................73 6. MVSU – Request for Approval to Enter into a Software License and Service Agreement (Degree Works) with Ellucian Company, LP ......................................................................................75 7. MVSU – Request for Approval to Enter into a Software License and Service Agreement (CRM Recruit) with Ellucian Company, LP........................................................................................77 8. MVSU – Request for Approval of a Resolution for 5311 Grant Application (CARES Act) with the Mississippi Department of Transportation ............................................................................79 9. UM– Request for Approval to Enter into an Agreement with CAS, a Division of the American Chemical Society ...............................................................................................................80 10. UM – Request for Approval to Enter into a Fire Protection Agreement with the City of Oxford, Mississippi ..............................................................................................................................82 11. UM– Request for Approval to Amend a Master Services Agreement with Hoar Program Management, LLC ................................................................................................................84 12. UM – Request for Approval to Amend a Contractual Services Agreement with Whelan Event Staffing Services, Inc. ................................................................................................................85 13. UMMC – Request for Approval to Enter into an Agreement with Adaptive Branding, LLC ............87 14. UMMC – Request for Approval to Amend Services Agreement with Bay Pest Control Company, Inc. ......................................................................................................................................89 15. UMMC – Request for Approval of Amendment 2 to Agreement No. 18863, Bioplex® 2200 System Rental Agreement Plan with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. .............................................91 16. UMMC – Request for Approval to Amend an Agreement with Dutch Opthalmic USA, Inc. ............93 17. UMMC – Request for Approval of Amendment to a Purchase Agreement with General Devices LLC ........................................................................................................................................95 18. UMMC – Request for Approval to Enter into a Municipal Advisory Agreement with Hilltop Securities, Inc. ......................................................................................................................................97 19. UMMC – Request for Approval to Enter into a Services Agreement with Horne LLP ......................98 20. UMMC – Request for Approval to Enter into a Reagent Rental Proposal with Werfen USA LLC d/b/a Instrumentation Laboratory .....................................................................................100 21. UMMC – Request for Approval to Enter into a Purchase Agreement with Cook Medical LLC ......................................................................................................................................102 22. UMMC – Request for Approval to Modify a Pricing Contract with Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ......................................................................................................................................103 23. UMMC – Request for Approval to Amend the User License Agreement and Education Services Terms with QlikTech, Inc. ..................................................................................................105 REAL ESTATE Approval of Initiations of Projects/Appointments of Professionals IHL Projects 1. MSU – IHL 205-306 – IED Parking Lot Improvements, Design Professional – Pickering Firm, Inc. ...........................................................................................................................109 2. MSU – IHL 413-144 – Sustainable Bioproducts Facilities, Design Professional – PryorMorrow......................................................................................................................................111 ii Page 3 of 205 Approval of Budget Increases and/or Changes of Scope/Funding Source(s) Bureau of Building Projects 3. MUW – GS 104-188 – Culinary Arts, Design Professional – JBHM Architects ..............................112 Approval of Other Real Estate Requests 4. UM – IHL 207-460 – Historic Monument Relocation, Design Professional – W. Mark Watson, P.E. .......................................................................................................................................114 LEGAL 1. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Butler Snow LLP as Outside Counsel ..............................117 2. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Evans Petree, PC as Outside Counsel ..............................117 3. UM – Approval to Amend Contract with Hershkovitz & Associates, PLLC as Outside Counsel .................................................................................................................................117 4. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Hershkovitz & Associates PLLC as Outside Counsel .................................................................................................................................118 5. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Hogan Lovells as Outside Counsel ..................................119 6. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Holland & Knight LLP as Outside Counsel .....................119 7. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Mayo Mallette, PLLC as Outside Counsel.......................119 8. UM – Approval to Contract with Phelps Dunbar LLP as Outside Counsel ......................................120 9. UM – Approval to Renew Contract with Ware│Immigration as Outside Counsel ..........................120 10. UMMC – Approval to Contract with Waller, Lansden, Dortch and Davis as Outside Counsel .................................................................................................................................122 11. MSU – Approval of Cornerstone Government Affairs, LLC as In-State Lobbying Consultant ..........................................................................................................................................123
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