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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 4, 2016

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508

1:05 p.m. Executive Session UI 508

2:00 p.m. Regular Meeting UI 508

Introductory Items

Chair’s Report

President’s Report

Consent Agenda

Action Agenda

3:30 p.m. 2015-2016 Trustee Group Photo UI

3:45 p.m. Marketing/Public Relations Committee Meeting 510

3:45 p.m. Regional Campus System Committee Meeting 511

6:00 p.m. Founders Day – Taggart Student Center Taggart Student Center

CHAIR’S REPORT

A. Information Items

1. USUSA Report

2. Alumni Association Report

3. Audit Committee Report

4. Founders Day

5. Ribbon cutting for Huntsman Hall, March 16, 2016

6. Commencement 2016 schedule

7. Date of the next Board of Trustees Meeting, April 8, 2016 to be held via

conference call

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

I. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

A. Information Items

1. Student Resolution of Commendation to Calee Lott

2. Legislative Report

3. Enrollment Update

B. Recent Events

1. Basketball – USU at New Mexico – January 9, 2016

2. K-16 Alliance – January 11, 2016

3. USU-Tooele Luncheon and Ribbon Cutting – January 12, 2016

4. Basketball – Air Force at USU – January 12, 2016

5. NCAA Board of Directors and Board of Governors Meetings, San Antonio, Texas –

January 13-14, 2016

6. Basketball – USU at Colorado State – January 16, 2016

7. Legislative Preview with Legislators, USU Botanical Center, Layton – January 20,

2016

8. Board of Regents, University of Utah, Salt Lake City – January 22, 2016

9. Basketball – USU at San Diego State – January 23, 2016

10. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – January 26, 2016

11. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City – January

27, 2016

12. Sunrise Session, Salt Lake City – January 29, 2016

13. Basketball – Nevada at USU – January 30, 2016

14. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Tom Baldwin, President’s Home – February 2, 2016

15. Basketball – USU at Boise State – February 2, 2016

16. Basketball – USU at Wyoming – February 6, 2016

17. Basketball – New Mexico at USU – February 9, 2016

18. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City –

February 10, 2016

19. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Frank Caliendo, President’s Home – February 11, 2016

20. Basketball – Colorado State at USU – February 17, 2016

21. Inaugural Professor Lecture, James Sanders, President’s Home – February 18, 2016

22. Utah Campus Compact 20th Anniversary, Salt Lake City – February 19, 2016

23. Higher Ed Day Luncheon at the Capitol, Salt Lake City – February 19, 2016

24. Basketball – USU at Fresno State – February 20, 2016

25. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Joanna Endter-Wada, President’s Home – February 22,

2016

26. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – February 23, 2016

27. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City –

February 24, 2016

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28. Basketball – USU at Nevada – February 24, 2016

29. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Bedri Cetiner, President’s Home – February 25, 2016

30. Basketball – San Jose State at USU – February 27, 2016

31. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Evelyn Funda, President’s Home – February 29, 2016

32. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Seattle,

Washington – March 1, 2016

33. Basketball – USU at Air Force – March 1, 2016

34. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – March 4, 2016

35. Founders Day – March 4, 2016

C. Upcoming Events

1. USU Foundation Board Meeting – March 5, 2016

2. Mountain West Basketball Tournament, Las Vegas, Nevada – March 7-12, 2016

3. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City – March

9, 2016

4. Mountain West Board of Directors Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada – March 11, 2016

5. Present at National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education

(NAPAHE), San Francisco, California – March 13, 2016

6. Council of Presidents, Salt Lake City – March 15, 2016

7. Huntsman Hall Dedication Ceremony, Ribbon Cutting and Reception – March 16,

2016

8. Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Board Meeting, Salt Lake City –

March 17, 2016

9. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – March 22, 2016

10. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Kristine Miller, President’s Home – March 23, 2016

11. Legislative Appreciation Dinner, President’s Home – March 24, 2016

12. Student Advisory Council Breakfast, President’s Home – March 29, 2016

13. Board of Regents, Dixie State University, St. George – April 1, 2016

14. USU Retirement Dinner – April 7, 2016

15. USU Board of Trustees Teleconference Meeting – April 8, 2016

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Minutes from the Executive Meeting held on January 8, 2016

2. Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on January 8, 2016

3. Certificate of Treasurer – 2015-10 – October

4. Certificate of Treasurer – 2015-11 – November

5. Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards – 2015-12 - Dec

6. Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards – 2016-01 - Jan

7. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 11/24/15 to 12/31/15

8. Delegation/Administrative Reports – 12/31/15 to 01/22/16

9. Faculty Staff Adjustments

10. Report of Investments – 2015-10 – October

11. Report of Investments – 2015-11 – November

12. USU Policy Manual – Section 335 – Relocation Assistance

13. USU Policy Manual – Section 361 – Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits

14. USU Policy Manual – Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate

Members

15. USU Policy Manual – Section 584 – Human Participants in Research

16. Company Formation for Utah State University Technology – Cidi Labs, LLC

17. Acceptance of Written Reports

Advancement/Alumni

Athletics

Business and Finance

Classified Employees Association

Executive Vice President and Provost

Extension and College of Agriculture

Faculty Senate

Innovation and Commercialization

Professional Employees Association

Public Relations and Marketing

Research and Graduate Studies

Student Services

USU Eastern

USUSA

USUSA – Eastern

EXECUTIVE SESSION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

January 8, 2016

Minutes of the Executive Session of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held at Utah State University, University Inn, Alma Sonne Board Room, commencing at 9:06 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT Ronald W. Jibson Chair Scott R. Watterson Vice Chair – via telephone Jody K. Burnett Linda Clark Gillmor Mark K. Holland Susan D. Johnson J. Scott Nixon Trevor Sean Olsen Frank Peczuh, Jr.

MEMBERS EXCUSED Karen H. Huntsman

UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT Stan L. Albrecht President Mica McKinney General Counsel Sydney M. Peterson Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Chair Jibson conducted the meeting. Personnel and legal issues were discussed.

The Executive Session adjourned 10:04 a.m.

___________________________________ __________________________________ Ronald W. Jibson, Chair Sydney M. Peterson, Secretary

________________________________ Date Approved March 4, 2016

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REGULAR MEETING UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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

January 8, 2016

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held in the Alma Sonne Board Room of the University Inn commencing at 9:04 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Ronald W. Jibson Chair Scott R. Watterson Vice Chair – via telephone Jody K. Burnett Mark K. Holland Susan D. Johnson J. Scott Nixon Trevor Sean Olsen Frank Peczuh, Jr. Lane L. Thomas MEMBERS EXCUSED Karen H. Huntsman UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT Stan L. Albrecht President Neil Abercrombie Director, Government Relations Douglas Anderson Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Jodi Bailey Chief Audit Executive Robert Behunin Vice President, Advancement and Commercialization Sterling Bone Associate Professor, Management Carolyn Brittain Staff Assistant David T. Cowley Vice President for Business and Finance Cindy Dewey Department Head, Music John Hartwell Vice President and Director of Athletics Mica McKinney General Counsel Mark McLellan Vice President, Research and Dean of Graduate Studies Dave Patel Associate Dean Student Affairs, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Sydney M. Peterson Chief of Staff and Board of Trustees Secretary Laurens H. Smith Executive Senior Vice President, Provost’s Office Nate Stephens Faculty, School of Accountancy, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Larry Walther Acting Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Brian Warnick Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Ken White Vice President of Agriculture and Education, and Dean, College of

Agriculture and Applied Science Director, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station

Tim Vitale Director, Public Relations and Marketing

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OTHERS PRESENT Brenna Kelley The Statesman Kevin Opsahl The Herald Journal Teresa Theurer Utah State Board of Regents Chair Jibson called the regular meeting to order. Action: Trustee Burnett moved that in accordance with 52-4-205 of the Utah Code 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 Gillmor seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative. Chair Jibson called the Regular Meeting back to order following the closed Executive Session at 10:12 a.m. He recognized Vice Chair Watterson participating via telephone and excused Trustee Huntsman. Regent Theurer, members of the administration, faculty and staff representatives and members of the press were welcomed and thanked for their support. I. CHAIR’S REPORT

A. Approved Schedule of meetings through May 5, 2017

Chair Jibson noted the approved schedule of meetings through May 5, 2017 in the Trustees folders (Appendix A).

B. Board of Trustee Committee Assignments for 2015-2016

Chair Jibson also noted the Board of Trustees committee assignments for 2015-2016 in the Trustees folders (Appendix B).

C. Alumni Association Report – Lane L. Thomas

Trustee Thomas noted that alumni have given over $40 million over the last three years. Alumni giving accounts for 32 percent of donations and 53 percent of all donors during that period. The next largest category is corporations wherein alumni hold key positions. There is a need to keep alumni involved and engaged. The Association will be holding the Alumni Hall of Honor on February 27.

D. Report on the Audit Committee meeting held January 8, 2016 – J. Scott Nixon

Trustee Nixon reported that during the meeting the Committee covered a number of topics. Chief Audit Executive, Jodi Bailey, prepared the reports to be provided to the Board of Regents that summarize their work throughout the year. Trustee Nixon stated that the Committee has reviewed these reports and recommends that the Board approve the following:

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Utah State University Management Letter and Financial Statements for the Year

Ended 30 June 2015 Utah State University Research Foundation Management Letter and Financial

Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2015 Utah Public Radio Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2015, with

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

2015, with the Independent Auditor’s Reports Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-25, the proposal to accept the External Audit Reports (Appendix PP). Trustee Burnett seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative. The second report that Trustee Nixon asked that the Board approve was the Trustees Audit Committee Annual Report of Internal Audit Committee Activities for 2015 which will be presented to the Regents Audit Committee with his recommendation for approval by the Board. Action: Trustee Nixon moved the acceptance of the Trustees Audit Committee Annual Report of Internal Audit Committee Activities for 2015. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

E. USUSA Report – Trevor Sean Olsen

Trustee Olsen noted that the Academic Senate is working with an ad hoc committee to revise the current No-Test Week Policy to benefit both students and professors. A new HURD reward program will give students points for attending athletic events. Prizes will be given when certain numbers of points are earned. The goal is to incentivize more students to attend athletic events. The Student Fee Board will hold meetings to hear requests for new fees or fee increases. A Diversity Counsel has been created to meet with groups on campus to discuss diversity issues. Coordination of Regional Campus Student Government has moved to the Student Involvement & Leadership Center. The goal is to have more coordination between Logan student government and the Regional Campuses. USU Eastern reported that their big event for the year, Light Bright, was a success. Trustee Olsen said that they will be working more closely with USU Eastern student leadership to make them feel more a part of Utah State.

F. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on March 4, 2016 on the Logan campus with an afternoon start time.

G. Items for Discussion Dean Douglas Anderson presented a report from the Huntsman School of Business (HSB)

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regarding differential tuition. He explained the two pillars of the HSB case for differential tuition. First, student success at graduation and career prospects over a lifetime in business are materially enhanced by a program of excellence and a brand whose value continues to appreciate in the marketplace. Second, the cost of producing such a program of continuously improving quality of new Ph.D.’s in the disciplines of business has not met the explosion in worldwide demand for higher education in business. This demand/supply imbalance has had a predictable impact on the salaries of faculty in a market place that is not only national, but international in scope. Associate Dean Dave presented additional information on the uses of differential tuition. He explained that differential tuition has been applied toward faculty and staff salaries, administration infrastructure, and developing a program of excellence. More information regarding differential tuition for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business can be found at: https://huntsman.usu.edu/about/differential-tuition https://huntsman.usu.edu/about/documents/dt-advisory-board-charter.pdf The Trustees were invited to attend the opening of Huntsman Hall on March 16, 2016.

II. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

A. Student Resolution of Commendation to Casey Heslop

Trustee Olsen introduced Casey Heslop, a finance major, who is a perfect example of what it means to be a member of the Aggie Family. When asked how USU has helped him, Casey responded by saying, “USU has become more than just an academic institution for me. Academic attainment is still important, but more important is who I become as a result of my education. The professors, administration, and many of the students seem to have this understanding. This is what is important.” The university is a better place because of his positive attitude and genuine care for others (Appendix C).

B. Legislative Preview – Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie, Director of Government Relations, noted that there are 14 pre-filed bills that affect USU. Director Abercrombie recognized two retiring legislators, Representative Jack Draxler and Senator Stephen Urquhart, who have been great advocates for Utah State University and higher education. The good news is that Utah’s economy continues to be strong. The anticipated discussion items for higher education appropriations include: graduate initiative, performance-based funding, capital facilities building formula, tuition increases, USTAR, pathways to completion, and UCAT governance. The top priorities for USU are: a new science building funding ($59 million), graduate education funding ($6 million ongoing split with the University of Utah), the USU Extension Water Initiative, USTAR reform, and performance funding. Water policy

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is a major item for our state; USU is positioned to be the expert for this field. President Albrecht added that there will be bills introduced regarding constitutional carry of firearms which will affect public schools.

C. Recent Events

1. Basketball – Oklahoma Panhandle State at USU – October 31, 2015 2. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Debra Spielmaker, President’s Home – November 3, 2015 3. Remarks at School of Accountancy Luncheon for Quigley/Deloitte Professorship

Announcement – November 5, 2015 4. Basketball – Cal State Monterey Bay at USU – November 6, 2015 5. Football – USU at New Mexico – November 7, 2015 6. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Dirk Vanderwall, President’s Home – November 9, 2015 7. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – November 10, 2015 8. Woodbury Recognition Luncheon – November 10, 2015 9. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Xiao Jun Qi, President’s Home – November 11, 2015 10. Utah Campus Compact Fall Board Meeting by Video Conference – November 12, 2015 11. Board of Regents, Weber State University, Ogden – November 13, 2015 12. Basketball – USU at Weber State – November 13, 2015 13. Football – USU at Air Force – November 14, 2015 14. Association of Public Land-Grant Universities Annual Meeting, Indiana –

November 16-17, 2015 15. Basketball – Adams State at USU – November 17, 2015 16. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Executive Committee Meeting,

Oregon – November 18, 2015 17. Remarks at Aggie Recreation Center Grand Opening – November 19, 2015 18. Utah Farm Bureau “Friend of Agriculture Award” Reception and Banquet, Layton –

November 20, 2015 19. Basketball – Union College at USU – November 20, 2015 20. Football – Nevada at USU – November 21, 2015 21. Diwali Festival of Lights – November 21, 2015 22. Basketball – UVU at USU – November 24, 2015 23. Football – BYU at USU – November 28, 2015 24. Basketball – USU at Duke – November 29, 2015 25. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Jennifer Peeples, President’s Home – November 30, 2015 26. Remarks at USU-Brigham City Classroom and Student Services Building Luncheon

and Ribbon Cutting – December 1, 2015 27. Basketball – USU at Missouri State – December 1, 2015 28. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Grant Cardon, President’s Home – December 2, 2015 29. Regents Legislative Preview Luncheon – December 3, 2015 30. Remarks at Utah Water Research Lab Wrap-up Open House – November 3, 2015 31. Regence BlueCross BlueShield Community Board Meeting by teleconference –

December 3, 2015 32. Annual Christmas Concert and Reception – December 5, 2015 33. Football – Mountain West Championship Game, TBD – December 5, 2015 34. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – December 8, 2015

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35. Basketball – USU at BYU – December 9, 2015 36. Carnegie Reception for Rich Etchberger – December 10, 2015 37. Basketball – UC Irvine at USU – December 12, 2015 38. Mountain West Board of Directors, Phoenix – December 13-14, 2015 39. Basketball – Gossner Classic – December 21-23, 2015 40. Football – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, USU v. University of Akron, Boise, Idaho –

December 22, 2015 41. Basketball – USU at San Jose State – December 30, 2015 42. Basketball – San Diego State at USU – January 2, 2016 43. Council of Presidents, Salt Lake City – January 5, 2016 44. Basketball – USU at Boise State – January 5, 2016 45. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Meetings, Washington –

January 6-7, 2016 46. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – January 8, 2016

D. Upcoming Events

1. Basketball – USU at New Mexico – January 9, 2016 2. K-16 Alliance – January 11, 2016 3. USU-Tooele Luncheon and Ribbon Cutting – January 12, 2016 4. Basketball – Air Force at USU – January 12, 2016 5. NCAA Board of Directors and Board of Governors Meetings, San Antonio –

January 13-14, 2016 6. Basketball – USU at Colorado State – January 16, 2016 7. Legislative Preview with Legislators, USU Botanical Center, Layton – January 20, 2016 8. Board of Regents, University of Utah, Salt Lake City – January 22, 2016 9. Basketball – USU at San Diego State – January 23, 2016 10. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – January 26, 2016 11. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City –

January 27, 2016 12. Sunrise Session, Salt Lake City – January 29, 2016 13. Basketball – Nevada at USU – January 30, 2016 14. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Tom Baldwin, President’s Home – February 2, 2016 15. Basketball – USU at Boise State – February 2, 2016 16. Basketball – USU at Wyoming – February 6, 2016 17. President’s Pre-Game Reception – February 9, 2016 18. Basketball – New Mexico at USU – February 9, 2016 19. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City –

February 10, 2016 20. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Frank Caliendo, President’s Home – February 11, 2016 21. Basketball – Colorado State at USU – February 17, 2016 22. Inaugural Professor Lecture, James Sanders, President’s Home – February 18, 2016 23. Utah Campus Compact 20th Anniversary, Salt Lake City – February 19, 2016 24. Higher Ed Day Luncheon at the Capitol, Salt Lake City – February 19, 2016 25. Basketball – USU at Fresno State – February 20, 2016 26. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Joanna Ender-Wata, President’s Home – February 22, 2016

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27. Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, Salt Lake City – February 23, 2016 28. Special Council of Presidents for 2016 Legislative Session, Salt Lake City –

February 24, 2016 29. Basketball – USU at Nevada – February 24, 2016 30. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Bedri Cetiner, President’s Home – February 25, 2016 31. Basketball – San Jose State at USU – February 27, 2016 32. Inaugural Professor Lecture, Evelyn Funda, President’s Home – February 29, 2016 33. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Seattle –

March 1, 2016 34. Basketball – USU at Air Force – March 1, 2016 35. USU Board of Trustees Regular Meeting – March 4, 2016 36. Founders Day – March 4, 2016

III. CONSENT AGENDA

Trustees were given the following consent agenda material for their consideration:

1. Minutes from the Executive Meeting held on October 30, 2015

2. Minutes from the Regular Meeting held on October 30, 2015

3. Resolution 16-01-01 – Certificate of Treasurer – 2015-08 – August (Appendix D)

4. Resolution 16-01-02 – Certificate of Treasurer – 2015-09 – September (Appendix E)

5. Resolution 16-01-03 – Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards – 2015-10 – October (Appendix F)

6. Resolution 16-01-04 – Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards – 2015-11 – November (Appendix G)

7. Resolution 16-01-05 – Delegation Administrative Reports – 2015-10-19 to 2015-11-23 (Appendix H)

8. Resolution 16-01-06 – Faculty Staff Adjustments (Appendix I)

9. Resolution 16-01-07 – Honorary Degrees – 2016 (Appendix J)

10. Resolution 16-01-08 – Real Property Acquisition (Appendix K)

11. Resolution 16-01-09 – Report of Investments – 2015-08 – August (Appendix L)

12. Resolution 16-01-10 – Report of Investments – 2015-09 – September (Appendix M)

13. Resolution 16-01-11 – USU Policy Manual – Sections 405.8.3(1), 405.7.2(1), and 405.11.4(1) – External Peer Reviews (Appendix N)

14. Acceptance of Written Reports

Advancement/Alumni (Appendix O)

Athletics (Appendix P)

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Business and Finance (Appendix Q) Executive Vice President and Provost (Appendix R) Extension and College of Agriculture (Appendix S) Faculty Senate (Appendix T) Federal and State Relations (Appendix U) Innovation and Commercialization (Appendix V) Professional Employees Association (Appendix W) Public Relations and Marketing (Appendix X) Research and Graduate Studies (Appendix Y) Student Services (Appendix Z) USU Eastern (Appendix AA) USUSA (Appendix BB)

Chair Jibson asked if items on the Consent Agenda needed to be moved to the Action Agenda for discussion. No requests were made. Action: Trustee Holland moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Burnett seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Vice Provost Larry Smith presented thirteen academic proposals for approval.

1. Department of Applied Economics (APEC) – Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness and a Bachelor of Arts in International Agribusiness delivered in Mauritius Mauritius is a small island off the east coast of Africa. The program is based on a model for what is done in the China program. Students will be required to meet USU admission requirements. Access is limited to India African countries who are below the high income and upper income by the World Bank such as Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Students can receive these two degrees with instate tuition. The programs are overseen by faculty here who will take trips over to monitor students/programs. Instructors will come here to be taught/trained by our faculty. Quality control will reside with the faculty of the department. A cohort of at least 50 a year, with no more than 100 is expected. Action: Trustee Johnson moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-12 the proposal to add Department of Applied Economics (APEC) – Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness and a Bachelor of Arts in International Agribusiness delivered in Mauritius (Appendix CC). Trustee Olsen seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

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Items two through seven were voted upon as a group.

2. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Associate of Science degree in Agriculture Science – Resolution 16-01-13 (Appendix DD)

The idea for this degree stemmed from the realization that an Associate’s degree in Agriculture Science would well serve the students of Regional Campuses in lieu of an Associate’s degree in Science. This associate’s degree is 100 percent transferable into any program in the College of Agriculture and into some within the College of Natural Resources.

Dean Ken White presented resolutions 3, 4, 5, and 7 grouped together. All are certificate programs from the School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE.). These programs are exclusively designed for regional campuses and will meet the needs of rural areas and online businesses. A certificate in proficiency is typically less than one year while a certificate of completion would be more than one year and less than two. These certificates are stackable credits. Trustee Gillmor added that this need has been growing for many years and will be a lifesaver for rural economies.

3. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Design – Resolution 16-01-14 (Appendix EE)

4. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Certificate of Proficiency in Professional Bookkeeping – Resolution 16-01-15 (Appendix FF)

5. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Certificate of Proficiency in Web Business – Resolution 16-01-16 (Appendix GG)

6. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Minor in Technology

& Engineering Education – Resolution 16-01-17 (Appendix HH) Dean White explained that this minor is designed to assist those in a teaching program for example in Portuguese; they can complete this minor and then have the capacity to teach more than just Portuguese. Graduates could teach in the STEM areas with this minor and potentially be more marketable. This minor is associated with a state endorsement.

7. School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education (ASTE) – Name Change to

Professional Bookkeeper (1-yr Certificate) Resolution 16-01-18 (Appendix II) Action: Trustee Gillmor moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-13, Resolution 16-01-14 Resolution 16-01-15, Resolution 16-01-16, Resolution 16-01-17, and Resolution 16-01-18. Trustee Peczuh seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

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8. Department of Music (MUSIC) – Minor in Music Studies

Department Head, Cindy Dewey, explained that this minor is for students who are not music performance majors but want to incorporate music in their careers. This minor can be completed online. This is a great option for people who love music but do not have proficiency in performance.

Action: Trustee Olsen moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-19 the proposal for the Department of Music to offer a Minor in Music Studies (Appendix JJ). Trustee Holland seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative. Items nine and ten were voted upon together.

9. School of Accountancy (ACCT) – Executive Master of Accounting degree (EMAcc)

Acting Dean Larry Walther explained that this program is a pioneering effort in which both the content and delivery are tailored to aspiring financial executives in need of a graduate degree in accounting. Similar to the MBA program, this will build upon participants’ experience in the business world by providing course content tailored to this group of individuals. This will provide individuals the opportunity to learn from recognized experts at high levels of academia as well as the profession, engage in a cohort group format which provides opportunities for networking, and study material that is tailored to the needs of financial executives. Participants, as a cohort, will take part in one or two week face-to-face sessions in Logan blended with high quality online learning. The program will start in June each year. Professor Nate Stephens, EMAcc Program Director, added that the students will be able to fit this into their busy lives and learn from each other. This is a unique program with none other like it in the country – Resolution 16-01-20 (Appendix KK). More information about this program can be found at: https://huntsman.usu.edu/emacc/

10. Department of Management (MGMT) – Minor in Technical Sales Management

Vice Provost Larry Smith explained that this minor is an innovative program and it will allow, for example, STEM students that might want to go into the business of science or the business of engineering, to add this business training to their major. Associate Professor Bone explained that this is unique across the country. There is a demand for technically trained individuals who also need to fit into business settings – Resolution 16-01-21 (Appendix LL).

Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-20 and Resolution 16-01-21. Trustee Thomas seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

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11. Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development (FCHD) – Discontinue the Early Childhood Development Applied Associates degree at USU-Eastern

Vice Provost Smith explained that this proposal is to discontinue the applied associate’s degree program only at the USU-Eastern campus. The program has been experiencing very low enrollment. The two students currently enrolled will go through a teach-out phase. There has also been a loss of faculty support.

Action: Trustee Johnson moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-22 the proposal to Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development (FCHD) – Discontinue the Early Childhood Development Applied Associates degree at USU-Eastern (Appendix MM). Trustee Olsen seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

12. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) – Remove Emphasis in the

current Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering

Vice Provost Smith noted that removing this emphasis will give students more flexibility.

Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-23 the proposal to remove the emphasis in the current Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (Appendix NN). Trustee Burnett seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

13. Certificate of Completion in General Education

Vice Provost Smith explained that the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) has encouraged all of its institutions to offer certificates. This offering shows completion of USU General Education. Employers can recognize this as a meaningful achievement and may lead to career advancements.

Action: Trustee Johnson moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-24 the proposal to offer a Certificate in General Education (Appendix OO). Trustee Gillmor seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

14. Review and Acceptance of the External Audit Reports

These were approved during Trustee Nixon’s Audit Committee report earlier in the meeting. These reports will be forwarded to the Board of Regents.

Action: Trustee Nixon moved the approval of Resolution 16-01-25 the proposal to accept the External Audit Reports (Appendix PP). Trustee Burnett seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in the affirmative.

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V. STRATEGIC AGENDA

Mark McLellan, Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, presented an overview of Research and Graduate Studies. He explained the department’s values of: innovation, individual capacity development, integrity and safety, student engagement, inter-disciplinary integration, and application. Research funding has increased from $218 million in 2011 to $232.8 million in 2015. The plan going forward is three-fold: to grow and strengthen USU’s research portfolio, foster success of USU’s graduate students, and enhance USU’s undergraduate research program.

President Stan Albrecht shared a primer on how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) works. The NCAA consists of 1,121 member institutions comprising more than 100 athletic conferences and more than 460,000 athletes. The “Big Tent” reaches across the collegiate athletic enterprise in America which creates challenges because of the diversity of its membership. The NCAA’s largest source of income is revenue generated by the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, with almost no revenue coming from football. There are three basic divisions within the NCAA Division - I, II, and III with each being responsible for governing its day-to-day needs. The Board of Governors has oversight responsibility for the entire association with each of the divisions having its own Board. President Albrecht explained that athletics is a pathway to opportunity for many of our students. It a vital marketing tool to fuel enthusiasm for loyalty, for contributions, and with which to attract students. Intercollegiate athletics is a vital element in USU’s long-term growth and success.

Action: Trustee Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Nixon seconded the motion; the voting was unanimous in the affirmative. The meeting adjourned at 12:34 p.m. ______________________________ _____________________________ Ronald W. Jibson, Chair Sydney M. Peterson, Secretary (Minutes taken by Carolyn Brittain) ___________________________________ Date Approved

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Certificate of Treasurer for October 2015

The Certificate of Treasurer for October 2015 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 2015 totaled $353,759,197, up $14,093,225

(4.15%) over the same 2014-2015 period. The year-to-date state appropriated funds expenditures

totaled $102,377,655, up $2,132,802 (2.13%) over the same 2014-2015 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 $249,512,380, up $10,266,934 (4.29%) over the same

2014-2015 period.

RECOMMENDATION

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

Trustees approve the Certificate of Treasurer for October 2015.

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 2015 to 31 October 2015 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 2015.

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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 2015 to 31 October 2015.

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-15 Prior Year from Prior

State Appropriated Funds Budget 31-Oct-15 Year to Date to Date Year

Education and General (Except Athletics) $224,105,328 30% $16,525,577 66,624,407 $66,458,351 $166,056 0.25 %

Athletics $6,431,431 29% 544,449 1,890,168 1,681,406 208,762 12.42 %

E&G - O&M $2,128,300 2% 20,192 34,191 - 34,191 - %

Agricultural Experiment Station 16,402,609 23% 987,124 3,793,342 3,648,250 145,092 3.98 %

UWRL Appropriation 3,652,808 17% 157,059 631,518 621,928 9,590 1.54 %

UWRL Apportionment 5,112,154 23% 262,434 1,189,322 1,125,411 63,911 5.68 %

Tooele - Cont. Ed. Center 11,774,853 37% 1,314,226 4,320,801 3,738,998 581,803 15.56 %

Educationally Disadvantaged 100,033 21% 1,887 21,290 14,835 6,455 43.51 %

Southeastern Utah - Cont. Ed. Center 2,300,368 31% 201,774 709,559 682,711 26,848 3.93 %

Uintah Basin - Cont. Ed. Center 6,126,943 33% 555,518 2,037,490 2,018,112 19,378 0.96 %

Cooperative Extension 16,492,228 24% 976,318 4,035,307 4,147,930 (112,623) (2.72) %

Brigham City - Cont. Ed. Center 30,862,544 30% 3,191,629 9,339,889 8,294,922 1,044,967 12.60 %

USTAR 699,494 20% 16,338 136,683 1,952,010 (1,815,327) (93.00) %

AWSF - USTAR Funding 100 20% 5 20 20,734 (20,714) (99.90) %

E&G - Vet Med 5,269,900 29% 234,642 1,544,525 - 1,544,525 - %

Price (USU Eastern) 15,490,263 27% 1,138,900 4,227,914 4,010,381 217,533 5.42 %

Blanding Campus (USU Eastern) 4,224,001 31% 314,954 1,303,191 1,295,587 7,604 0.59 %

Educationally Disadvantaged (USU Eastern) 187,520 0% - - 29,557 (29,557) (100.00) %

Prehistoric Museum (USU Eastern) 559,443 26% 35,317 143,493 142,823 670 0.47 %

Workforce Education (USU Eastern) 1,838,877 21% 100,234 394,545 360,907 33,638 9.32 %

Total State Appropriated Funds $353,759,197 29% $26,578,577 $102,377,655 $100,244,853 $2,132,802 2.13 %

Total State Appropriated Funds 2014-2015 $339,665,972

Increase from 2014-2015 $14,093,225

Percent Increase from 2014-2015 4.15%

CERTIFICATE OF TREASURER

Year Expired)

Percent

Increase

(Decrease)

from Prior

Year

Percent of

Budget

Expended

(33% Fiscal

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Certificate of Treasurer for November 2015

The Certificate of Treasurer for November 2015 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The State Appropriated Funds budget at 30 November 2015 totaled $354,617,527, up

$14,951,555 (4.40%) over the same 2014-2015 period. The year-to-date state appropriated funds

expenditures totaled $126,986,793, up $3,990,597 (3.24%) over the same 2014-2015 period and

represented 36% of the total budget. The percent of budget expended, 36%, was 6% less than

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

Total expenditures for all funds totaled $313,429,385, up $18,162,116 (6.15%) over the same

2014-2015 period.

RECOMMENDATION


Trustees approve the Certificate of Treasurer for November 2015.

RESOLUTION


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


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 2015 to 30 November 2015 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


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


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

Certificate of Treasurer for November 2015.

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_.__________________

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 2015 to 30 November 2015.

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-Nov-15 Prior Year from Prior

State Appropriated Funds Budget 30-Nov-15 Year to Date to Date Year

Education and General (Except Athletics) $224,967,615 37% $17,136,758 83,761,165 $82,211,683 $1,549,482 1.88 %

Athletics 6,431,431 37% 474,920 2,365,088 2,110,025 255,063 12.09 %

E&G - O&M 2,128,300 3% 26,312 60,503 - 60,503 - %

Agricultural Experiment Station 16,402,609 29% 918,102 4,711,444 4,558,103 153,341 3.36 %

UWRL Appropriation 3,652,808 21% 129,064 760,582 779,962 (19,380) (2.48) %

UWRL Apportionment 5,112,154 29% 268,106 1,457,428 1,387,245 70,183 5.06 %

Tooele - Cont. Ed. Center 11,774,853 42% 628,790 4,949,592 4,372,846 576,746 13.19 %

Educationally Disadvantaged 100,033 36% 14,716 36,005 24,248 11,757 48.49 %

Southeastern Utah - Cont. Ed. Center 2,300,368 36% 122,768 832,327 789,473 42,854 5.43 %

Uintah Basin - Cont. Ed. Center 6,126,943 41% 450,686 2,488,176 2,453,693 34,483 1.41 %

Cooperative Extension 16,492,228 30% 957,042 4,992,349 5,107,186 (114,837) (2.25) %

Brigham City - Cont. Ed. Center 30,862,544 36% 1,775,250 11,115,139 9,345,163 1,769,976 18.94 %

USTAR 699,494 13% (42,530) 94,153 2,375,779 (2,281,626) (96.04) %

AWSF - USTAR Funding 100 25% 5 25 26,908 (26,883) (99.91) %

E&G - Vet Med 5,269,900 33% 201,134 1,745,659 - 1,745,659 - %

Price (USU Eastern) 15,490,263 34% 1,014,440 5,242,354 5,067,075 175,279 3.46 %

Blanding Campus (USU Eastern) 4,220,044 40% 393,046 1,696,237 1,713,630 (17,393) (1.01) %

Educationally Disadvantaged (USU Eastern) 187,520 0% - - 45,564 (45,564) (100.00) %

Prehistoric Museum (USU Eastern) 559,443 33% 39,515 183,009 178,742 4,267 2.39 %

Workforce Education (USU Eastern) 1,838,877 27% 101,013 495,558 448,871 46,687 10.40 %

Total State Appropriated Funds $354,617,527 36% $24,609,137 $126,986,793 $122,996,196 $3,990,597 3.24 %

Total State Appropriated Funds 2014-2015 $339,665,972

Increase from 2014-2015 $14,951,555

Percent Increase from 2014-2015 4.40%

Percent of

Budget

Expended

(42% Fiscal

CERTIFICATE OF TREASURER

Year Expired)

Percent

Increase

(Decrease)

from Prior

Year

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards (December, 2015)

The summary of the Status of Sponsored Program Awards, prepared by our Sponsored Programs Office for December 2015 is submitted for the Trustees’ consideration. They have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The awards for the month of December 2015 amounted to $14,668,999 versus $16,182,795 for December 2014.

The comparative graph, “Utah State University Sponsored Program Awards” indicates that through December 2015 cumulative award dollars were lower (-0.1%) than last year for the same time period. Scholarships, fellowships and state appropriations for research are not included in either figure.

The value of proposals submitted decreased from $71,886,519 in December 2014 to $22,136,420 during December 2015 (69.2%). The total number of current year proposals (682) is less than FY2015 (786).

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Research recommend that the Board of Trustees approves the contract and grant status report for December 2015.

RESOLUTION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The attached list of contract/grant proposals and awards (December, 2015) 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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4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Contract/Grant Proposals and Awards (January, 2016)

The summary of the Status of Sponsored Program Awards, prepared by our Sponsored Programs Office for January 2016 is submitted for the Trustees’ consideration. They have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The awards for the month of January 2016 amounted to $15,997,166 versus $7,467,049 for January 2015.

The comparative graph, “Utah State University Sponsored Program Awards” indicates that through January 2015 cumulative award dollars were higher (6.9%) than last year for the same time period. Scholarships, fellowships and state appropriations for research are not included in either figure.

The value of proposals submitted decreased from $22,136,420 in January 2015 to $18,756,559 during January 2016 (-15.3%). The total number of current year proposals (776) is less than FY2015 (862).

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Vice President for Research recommend that the Board of Trustees approves the contract and grant status report for January 2015.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The attached list of contract/grant proposals and awards (January 2015) 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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4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Delegation/Administrative Reports –11/24/15 to 12/31/15

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 11/24/15 to 12/31/15.

Professional Contracts, 2 contracts issued (Page 1)

Comments are provided on the report.

Construction Contracts, 7 contracts issued (Page 2)

Comments are provided on the report.

Report of Contingency Reserve Fund (Page 3)

Three projects needed funds from the contingency reserve fund during this reporting period. The

contingency fund is in good order.

Report of Project Reserve Fund Activity (Page 4)

One project needed funds from the project reserve fund during this reporting period. The project reserve

fund is in good order.

Current Delegated Projects List (Pages 5-7)

Of USU’s 68 projects, 11 are pending, 9 are in the design/study phase, 43 are in construction, and 5 are

substantially complete. There were no projects that were completed during this reporting period.

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

Project Name Firm Name A/E Budget Fee Amount Comments

1 NFS Mechanical System Phase 1 Van Boerum & Frank Associates $14,275.00 $14,275.00 Construction administration for NFS HVAC upgrade

2 UBC Infrastructure Improvements CMT Engineering Labs $79,932.00 $1,227.00 Compaction testing at parking lot

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS

None

Awarded From 11/24/15 to 12/31/15

Professional Contracts

Page 1 of 7

Project Firm Name Design Firm Const Budget Contract Amt Comments

1 Misc Critical Improvements FY14 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $235,218.75 $8,765.57 OM 113A/113E restroom door operators

and Design

2 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY14 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $296,738.79 $8,451.65 OM 227 classroom upgrade

and Design

3 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY15 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $254,435.00 $7,787.04 Ray B West 311 classroom upgrade

and Design

4 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY15 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $254,435.00 $6,269.41 SER 122 classroom upgrade

and Design


5 Misc Critical Improvements FY14 Kilgore Companies $235,218.75 $24,406.00 Repave stadium west parking lot

6 Elevator Upgrades FY15 Coats & Coats $400,000.00 $2,200.00 Clean out elevator jack hole at Vet Science

7 Elevator Upgrades FY15 Coats & Coats $400,000.00 $1,100.00 Clean out elevator jack hole at LARC

Construction Contracts

Awarded From 11/24/15 to 12/31/15

Page 2 of 7

Total

Transfers % to %

Current To (From) Construction Completed

Project Title Transfers Contingency Budget Project Status (Paid)

BEGINNING BALANCE $640,181.09

INCREASES TO CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND

NONE

DECREASES FROM CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND

Morgan Theater Upgrade (17,943.57) (157,603.49) 11.29% Construction 97.84%

(Dance floor room construction & fire riser flows)

Elevator Upgrades FY15 (6,407.00) (33,867.00) 9.25% Construction 45.93%

(Clean out bottom of casing & hole on cylinder replacement)

NFS Mechanical System Phase 1 (3,000.00) 26,421.24 4.02% Construction 79.99%

(Misc. facilities contractor support)

ENDING BALANCE $612,830.52

Report of Contingency Reserve Fund

From 11/24/15 to 12/31/15

Page 3 of 7

% of

Transfer Construction

Project Title Amount Description Budget


INCREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND

None

DECREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND

NFS Mechanical System Phase 1 (14,275.00) Construction Administration for Design Firm 1.92%


Report of Project Reserve Fund Activity

From 11/24/15 to 12/31/15

Page 4 of 7

Current Delegated Projects List

12/31/2015

Project Project

Number Project Name Phase Budget

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENT

A26681 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY13 Substantial Completion 258,273

A27146 Campus Controls Upgrade FY13 Construction 245,098

A27147 Campus-wide Bike Racks FY13 Construction 54,074

A28997 NFS Kitchen 243/208 Remodel Substantial Completion 414,289

A28999 Building Commissioning FY14 Commissioning 196,296


A29001 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY14 Construction 308,965

A29003 Elevator Upgrades FY14 Construction 294,396

A29004 Emergency Generator FY14 Construction 250,000

A29005 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY14 Construction 148,205

A29006 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY14 Construction 368,637

A29007 Misc Critical Improvements FY14 Construction 249,979

A29011 Planning and Design FY14 Design/Study 153,696

A30560 Innovation Campus Water Line Substantial Completion 185,000

A30682 Tooele Admin Office Remodel Substantial Completion 271,002

A31318 1200 E Walk Way Improvements Construction 943,030

A31319 Access Control FY15 Construction 63,483

A31320 BNR Fire Protection Upg Phase 3 Substantial Completion 701,721

A31321 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrade FY15 Construction 276,045

A31322 Concrete Replacement FY15 Construction 310,403

A31323 Eccles Conf Ctr Auditorium Upgrade Construction 511,544


A31325 Emergency Generator FY15 Pending 229,872


A31328 HVAC Controls Upgrade FY15 Pending 228,311

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A31329 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY15 Construction 460,460

A31330 Morgan Theater Upgrade Construction 1,560,689

A31332 Old Main Reroof Construction 117,830


A31334 Sign System FY15 Construction 47,193

A31335 Site & Safety Lighting Construction 322,525

A32689 Animal Sci HVAC Upg 2014 Construction 248,123

A33054 Uintah Basin Nursing Lab Remodel Construction 262,704

A33519 San Juan Hall Remodel Construction 1,120,279

A33996 USU Brigham City Robotics Lab Construction 602,731


A34283 Chilled Water Infrastructure FY16 Design 344,773

A34284 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY16 Pending 275,847


A34286 Fine Arts Ctr West Wing Pending 2,500,000

A34287 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Pending 183,300

A34289 Irrigation Controller Replacement FY16 Construction 68,493

A34290 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY16 Pending 1,088,506

A34291 NFS Mechanical System Phase I Construction 722,352

A34292 Old Main Fire Alarm Upgrades FY16 Construction 437,577

A34293 Old Main Roof Replacement North Wing Construction 630,573


A34295 RBW/Family Life Chilled Water Piping Design 786,918

A34296 South Farm Fire Lane/Hydrants FY16 Construction 231,559

A34297 Spectrum Emergency Lighting Upgrade Design 187,319

A34298 UBC Infrastructure Improvements Construction 1,158,887

A34299 Univ Inn/Widstoe Steam Line Replacement Design 75,000

A34300 VCT Tile Replacement in Hallways Pending 328,890

A34301 Vet Science Electrical Upgrade FY16 Pending 98,753

A34468 Roosevelt Ed Ctr Aggie Station Remodel Design 37,550

A35181 Living Learning Center Parking Garage Vestibules Construction 103,824

A35463 Spectrum ADA Seating Construction 31,090

A35569 Townhouse Stucco Proj Bldg 3 Pending 139,470

A35570 Athletics Refueling Station Construction 139,538

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A35676 Merrill Cazier Lib Testing Ctr Construction 2,108,650

A35677 PDP Air Handling Units Design 340,000

C11368 USUE Mechanical/Lighting upgrade Construction 877,397

C11375 USUE Library Concrete Replacement Construction 297,173

C11461 USUE Infrastructure/Automation Upgrade Construction 461,857

C11508 USUE Career Center Upgrades Construction 834,234

C11560 USUE Cosmetology Relocation Construction 332,486

C11614 USUE Blanding Campus Mechanical FY16 Pending 45,662

C11615 USUE Geary Theatre Bldg Upgrades FY16 Pending 1,992,786 TOTAL (68) $29,843,168

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4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Delegation/Administrative Reports –12/31/15 to 01/22/16

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 12/31/15 to 01/22/16. Professional Contracts, 3 contracts issued (Page 1) Comments are provided on the report. Construction Contracts, 10 contracts issued (Page 2) Comments are provided on the report. Report of Contingency Reserve Fund (Page 3) Two projects needed funds from the contingency reserve fund during this reporting period. The contingency fund is in good order. Report of Project Reserve Fund Activity (Page 4) Two projects closed and contributed funds to the project reserve fund during this reporting period. The project reserve fund is in good order. Current Delegated Projects List (Pages 5-7) Of USU’s 68 projects, 9 are pending, 10 are in the design/study phase, 42 are in construction, 4 are substantially complete, and 3 are complete. The projects that were completed during this period were Eccles Conf Ctr Auditorium Upgrade, Medium Voltage Upgrades FY13, and San Juan Hall Remodel.

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.


_________________ Date

Project Name Firm Name A/E Budget Fee Amount Comments

1 USUE Geary Theatre Bldg Upgs FY16 Method Studio $314,482.00 $314,482.00 Design services to upgrade theatre


2 Merrill Cazier Lib Testing Ctr Sunrise Engineering $158,700.00 $9,349.20 Inspections for testing center

3 Planning & Design FY16 Method Studio $109,849.16 $5,500.00 Update North Core District Master Plan

Awarded From 12/31/15 to 01/22/16Professional Contracts

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Project Firm Name Design Firm Const Budget Contract Amt Comments1 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY15 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $254,435.00 $11,928.00 Paint ceiling in FAV 210

and Design

2 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY14 USU Facilities Operations USU Facilities Planning $296,738.79 $3,682.25 Library 154 Classroom upgrade

and Design


3 Elevator Upgrades FY15 Coats & Coats $400,000.00 $4,600.00 Pumped rocks & mud out of elevator jack hole

4 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Eagle Environmental $175,800.00 $1,682.00 Abatement & disposal of carpet, floor tile, and

mastic from Industrial Science 116

5 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Eagle Environmental $175,800.00 $1,274.00 Mold abatement in EHS building remodel

6 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Eagle Environmental $175,800.00 $495.00 Disposal of 6 mudded pipe fittings from Maeser 150

7 USUE Career Center Upgrades Dixon Information $730,734.00 $175.00 Five rush bulk samples

8 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Dixon Information $175,800.00 $68.00 Four bulk samples taken from the Facilities Heavy

Equipment Operators shop prior to remodel

9 Health, LS, Code, Asbestos FY16 Dixon Information $175,800.00 $45.00 One sample taken from BRASC

10 USUE Career Center Upgrades Dixon Information $730,734.00 $10.00 One air sample

Construction ContractsAwarded From 12/31/15 to 01/22/16

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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 Morgan Theater Upgrade (16,309.50) 173,912.99 12.46% Construction 98.63%

(Fire risers, VFD cabinet, 3‐way valves, ceiling repair, fire

sprinklers, & black box grills)

Access Control FY15 (723.91) 1,253.91 2.29% Complete 100.00%

Remove openers and re‐install


Report of Contingency Reserve FundFrom 12/31/15 to 01/22/16

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% ofTransfer Construction

Project Title Amount Description Budget


INCREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND Eccles Conference Center Auditorium Upgrade 113,652.15 Close Project 22.79%

Medium Voltage FY13 49.75 Close Project 0.02%

DECREASES TO PROJECT RESERVE FUND None


Report of Project Reserve Fund ActivityFrom 12/31/15 to 01/22/16

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Current Delegated Projects List1/22/2016

Project ProjectNumber Project Name Phase Budget

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENTA26681 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY13 Complete 258,223


A27147 Campus‐wide Bike Racks FY13 Construction 54,074

A28997 NFS Kitchen 243/208 Remodel Substantial Completion 414,289

A28999 Building Commissioning FY14 Commissioning 196,296


A29001 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY14 Construction 308,965


A29004 Emergency Generator FY14 Construction 250,000


A29006 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY14 Construction 368,637

A29007 Misc Critical Improvements FY14 Construction 249,979


A30560 Innovation Campus Water Line Substantial Completion 185,000

A30682 Tooele Admin Office Remodel Substantial Completion 271,002

A31318 1200 E Walk Way Improvements Construction 943,030


A31320 BNR Fire Protection Upg Phase 3 Substantial Completion 701,721

A31321 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrade FY15 Construction 276,045


A31323 Eccles Conf Ctr Auditorium Upgrade Complete 511,544


A31325 Emergency Generator FY15 Pending 229,872


A31328 HVAC Controls Upgrade FY15 Pending 228,311

A31329 Medium Voltage Upgrade FY15 Construction 460,460

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A31330 Morgan Theater Upgrade Construction 1,594,942

A31332 Old Main Reroof Construction 117,830


A31334 Sign System FY15 Construction 47,193

A31335 Site & Safety Lighting Construction 322,525

A32689 Animal Sci HVAC Upg 2014 Construction 248,123

A33054 Uintah Basin Nursing Lab Remodel Construction 142,845

A33519 San Juan Hall Remodel Complete 1,038,443

A33996 USU Brigham City Robotics Lab Construction 602,731


A34283 Chilled Water Infrastructure FY16 Design 344,773

A34284 Classroom/Auditorium Upgrades FY16 Pending 275,847


A34286 Fine Arts Ctr West Wing Pending 2,500,000


A34289 Irrigation Controller Replacement FY16 Construction 68,493

A34290 Medium Voltage Upgrades FY16 Pending 1,088,506

A34291 NFS Mechanical System Phase I Construction 739,627

A34292 Old Main Fire Alarm Upgrades FY16 Construction 437,577

A34293 Old Main Roof Replacement North Wing Construction 630,573


A34295 RBW/Family Life Chilled Water Piping Design 786,918

A34296 South Farm Fire Lane/Hydrants FY16 Construction 231,559

A34297 Spectrum Emergency Lighting Upgrade Design 187,319

A34298 UBC Infrastructure Improvements Construction 1,158,887

A34299 Univ Inn/Widstoe Steam Line Replacement Design 75,000

A34300 VCT Tile Replacement in Hallways Pending 328,890

A34301 Vet Science Electrical Upgrade FY16 Pending 98,753

A34468 Roosevelt Ed Ctr Aggie Station Remodel Design 37,550

A35181 Living Learning Center Parking Garage Vestibules Construction 103,824

A35463 Spectrum ADA Seating Construction 31,090

A35569 Townhouse Stucco Proj Bldg 3 Pending 139,470

A35570 Athletics Refueling Station Construction 139,538

A35676 Merrill Cazier Lib Testing Ctr Construction 2,108,650

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A35677 PDP Air Handling Units Design 340,000

C11368 USUE Mechanical/Lighting upgrade Construction 877,397

C11375 USUE Library Concrete Replacement Construction 297,173

C11461 USUE Infrastructure/Automation Upgrade Construction 461,857

C11508 USUE Career Center Upgrades Construction 834,234

C11560 USUE Cosmetology Relocation Construction 338,960

C11614 USUE Blanding Campus Mechanical FY16 Pending 45,662

C11615 USUE Geary Theatre Bldg Upgrades FY16 Design 1,992,786 TOTAL (68) $29,705,832

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BLANK PAGE

04 March 2016 ITEM FOR ACTION RE: Faculty and Staff Adjustments

The attached faculty and staff adjustments are submitted for the Trustees consideration. They have received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The faculty and staff adjustments include four (4) changes in title or assignment; and one (1) new appointment. RECOMMENDATION The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the attached faculty and staff adjustments.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The President and the Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve four (4) changes in title or assignment; and one (1) new appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the USU Board of Trustees hereby approve the recommendation of the faculty and staff adjustments.


Date

04 March 2016

Faculty and Staff Adjustments

a. Change in Title or Assignment

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Donna F. Dillingham-Evans, Professor, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, and Dean and Executive Director, USU Tooele Regional Campus, to be Professor and Special Assistant to the Provost, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost; effective 1 January 2016. No change in salary. Caine College of the Arts Adrianne Moore, Associate Professor and Interim Head, Department of Theatre Arts, Caine College of the Arts, to be Associate Professor and Head of the same; effective 1 January 2016. Change in salary to $120,000/12-month. College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Derrik R. Tollefson, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Interim Dean of the USU Uintah Basin Regional Campus, to be Associate Professor and Head, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology; effective 1 July 2016; replacing Leon Anderson. Change in salary to $130,000/12-month. University Libraries Jennifer R. Duncan, Associate Librarian, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, to also be Interim Associate Dean of the same; effective 1 February 2016; replacing Bradford R. Cole. Change in salary to $74,455/12-month.

b. New Appointment USU Tooele Regional Campus

Jennifer S. Van Cott, Executive Director, USU Tooele Regional Campus; effective 1 February 2016; replacing Donna F. Dillingham-Evans. B.S. University of Phoenix, 2010; M.Ed. Westminster College, 2013. Salary to be $110,000/12 months.

BLANK PAGE

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Report of Investments for October 2015

The Report of Investments for October 2015 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This set of investment reports presents investment activity for October 2015 and comparative

year-to-date totals for FY 2015-2016 and FY 2014-2015.

CASH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT POOL

The average daily fair value invested during October 2015 was $329,558,646, up $262,563 over

September 2015. Total investment loss was $26,785, down $1,630,522 from September 2015,

reflecting the increase in the amount available for investing and a decrease in total investment

return. The annualized total investment return was -0.10%, down 5.94% from September 2015.

Year-to-date numbers show that the average daily fair value invested for FY 2015-2016 was

$314,557,423, up $23,852,306 (8.20%) over FY 2014-2015. Total interest income for FY 2015-

2016 amounted to $1,821,639, down $21,193 (1.15%) from FY 2014-2015, reflecting an

increase in the amount available for investing and a decrease in interest rates.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2015 was $334,828,053, up $42,518,529 (14.55%) over

31 October 2014.

ENDOWMENT POOL

The average daily fair value invested during October 2015 was $136,971,942, up $2,002,210

over September 2015. Interest and dividend income of $183,235 minus net realized losses of

$6,070 totaled $177,165 in realized income for the month.


$137,639,318, up $4,036,710 (3.02%) over FY 2014-2015. Total realized income for FY 2015-

2016 was $977,719, down $267,376 (21.47%) from FY 2014-2015. This decrease resulted from

$137,100 more in interest and dividends and $404,476 less net realized gains during FY 2015-

2016.


31 October 2014.

OTHER INVESTMENTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2015 was $87,118,661, up $1,660,702 over

September 2015. Interest and dividend income of $318,333 minus net realized losses of $51,784

totaled $266,549 in realized income for the month.



2016 was $1,198,891, up $601,478 (100.68%) over FY 2014-2015. This increase resulted from

$333,189 more in interest and dividend income and $268,289 more in net realized gains during

FY 2015-2016.


31 October 2014.

ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2015 was $5,756,266 up $135,264 over

September 2015. Interest and dividend income of $25,998 minus net realized losses of $15



$5,859,734, down $946,177 (13.90%) from FY 2014-2015. Total realized income for FY 2015-


$10,110 less interest and dividend income and $7,542 less net realized gains during FY

2015-2016.

The total amount invested at 31 October 2015 was $6,020,238, down $675,582 (10.09%) from

31 October 2014.

PLANT FUND TRUSTS

The average daily fair value invested during October 2015 was $79,000,603, up $27,948,809

over September 2015. Interest income totaled $61,288 in realized income for the month.



2016 was $145,331, up $13,818 (10.51%) over FY 2014-2015. This increase reflects the

increased amount available for investing and a decrease in the rate of return.


31 October 2014.

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The University’s average daily fair value invested for the month of October was $638,406,118.

Purchases totaled $55,944,835 and sales totaled $31,513,223. From this activity the University

realized net losses of $57,869 and earnings of $1,050,288.

RECOMMENDATION


Trustees approve the Report of Investments for October 2015.

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


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 2015 to 31 October 2015 and comparative year-to-date totals for the periods

1 July 2015 to 31 October 2015 and 1 July 2014 to 31 October 2014; 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


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

period 1 October 2015 to 31 October 2015 and comparative year-to-date totals for the periods

1 July 2015 to 31 October 2015 and 1 July 2014 to 31 October 2014;


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

Investments for October 2015.

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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 2015 $294,364,021 $14,946,300 $14,000,000 $902,403 $296,212,724 $297,423,682 $451,055 $1,929 $449,126

Aug 2015 296,212,724 16,000,000 5,000,000 153,229 307,365,953 301,951,282 436,797 0 436,797

Sep 2015 307,365,953 56,406,000 32,965,000 1,131,384 331,938,337 329,296,083 472,353 (245) 472,598

Oct 2015 331,938,337 25,377,935 22,000,000 (488,219) 334,828,053 329,558,646 461,434 5,148 456,286

Nov 2015

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $294,364,021 $112,730,235 $73,965,000 $1,698,797 $334,828,053 $314,557,423 $1,821,639 $6,832 $1,814,807

FY 2014-15 275,112,783 113,168,743 99,335,000 3,362,998 292,309,524 290,705,117 1,842,832 1,407 1,841,425

Amt Change 42,518,529 23,852,306 (21,193) 5,425 (26,618)

% Change 14.55% 8.20% -1.15% 385.57% -1.45%

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

For the Month of October 2015 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 $3,483 $3,483 $7,100,000 0.59%

Utah Public Treasurers'

Investment Fund 28,058 28,058 50,100,000 0.67%

Commercial Paper and

Corporate Notes $3,377,935 69,832 ($12,202) 57,630 89,341,572 0.77%

Obligations of U. S. Government 22,000,000 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 295,646 (416,226) (120,580) 165,721,774 -0.87%

Municipal Bonds 64,415 (59,791) 4,624 17,295,300 0.32%

Total $25,377,935 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $461,434 ($488,219) ($26,785) $329,558,646 -0.10%



SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERFORMANCE


SUMMARY OF CASH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT POOL TRANSACTIONS Schedule A-3

For the Month of October 2015

Purchases Sales

Shares Cost Shares Cost Receipts Gain/(Loss) Earnings

Cash Management Investment Pool

Money Market Account $3,483


Investment Fund 28,058

Commercial Paper & Corporate Notes $3,377,935 69,832

Obligations of U. S. Government 22,000,000 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $0 295,646

Municipal Bonds 64,415

Total Cash Management Investment Pool $25,377,935 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $0 $461,434


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 2015 $140,117,856 $2,520,525 $2,173,100 $181,736 $140,647,017 $140,382,437 $347,424 ($8,843) $338,581 $0 $338,581

Aug 2015 140,647,017 1,837,952 1,713,829 (4,951,833) 135,819,307 138,233,162 134,772 (2,640) 132,132 10,649 121,483

Sep 2015 135,819,307 1,926,694 1,588,867 (2,036,977) 134,120,157 134,969,732 337,826 (7,985) 329,841 0 329,841

Oct 2015 134,120,157 2,202,941 1,249,036 4,749,664 139,823,726 136,971,942 183,235 (6,070) 177,165 7,483 169,682

Nov 2015

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $140,117,856 $8,488,112 $6,724,832 ($2,057,410) $139,823,726 $137,639,318 $1,003,257 ($25,538) $977,719 $18,132 $959,587

FY 2014-15 133,500,784 19,290,822 16,234,040 (309,702) 136,247,864 133,602,608 866,157 378,938 1,245,095 15,676 1,229,419

Amt Change 3,575,862 4,036,710 137,100 (404,476) (267,376) 2,456 (269,832)

% Change 2.62% 3.02% 15.83% 106.74% -21.47% 15.67% -21.95%

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 $12,499,484 principal beginning balance, a $13,380,576 ending balance, and a $13,329,350 average daily balance for the

current month. Current month interest and dividends from the CMIP were $21,882 bringing the total to $78,845 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 2015 Page 1 of 1

Purchases Sales


Endowment Pool Transactions


Utah State University $866,693 $7,483 $7,483 $0 $21,882

CMIP Interest 21,882

Fixed Income funds

Longfellow 291,100.300 301,972 121,515.680 127,586 121,516 (6,070) 24,427

Wells Fargo

High Yield Bond Fund 3,999.886 39,589 37,515

Paydenfunds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund 830.374 10,870 10,870

Alternatives

Commonfund

CNR IX 37,500

CVP X 25,000

Goldman Sachs

Vintage Fund VI 151,031

Solamere Capital

Solamere Founders Fund I, LP 50,000

Woodbury

Woodbury Strategic Partners Fund, L.P. 85,024

WSP Centre Point Co-Investors, LLC 3,516

Money Market Funds

Advantage Cash #451 - 05374004 18,811 18,811 18,811 0

Goldman Sachs Bank Deposit 14,055 151,031 151,031 0 1

Accrued Income / Other

05374002

Cash 430,525 508,520 508,520 0

Wells Fargo - SPY 48,560 48,560 0

Wells Fargo - High Yield 37,515 39,589 39,589 0

Wells Fargo - MM

05374004

Cash 172,328 236,423 236,423 0

Interest Accrual 25,170 32,001 32,001 0

Payable - 74531EAB8 85,102 85,102 0

Total Endowment Pool Transactions $2,202,941 $1,255,106 $1,249,036 ($6,070) $183,235


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 2015 $85,525,373 $1,171,824 $901,845 $365,533 $86,160,885 $85,843,129 $369,263 $3,153 $372,416

Aug 2015 86,160,885 2,287,414 1,842,208 (1,213,162) 85,392,929 85,776,907 222,820 2,998 225,818

Sep 2015 85,392,929 1,717,966 1,365,967 (221,940) 85,522,988 85,457,959 357,380 (23,272) 334,108

Oct 2015 85,522,988 7,154,696 5,261,462 1,298,112 88,714,334 87,118,661 318,333 (51,784) 266,549

Nov 2015

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $85,525,373 $12,331,900 $9,371,482 $228,543 $88,714,334 $86,049,164 $1,267,796 ($68,905) $1,198,891

FY 2014-15 54,409,537 65,282,022 35,058,975 (1,625,814) 83,006,770 71,860,816 934,607 (337,194) 597,413

Amt Change 5,707,564 14,188,348 333,189 268,289 601,478

% Change 6.88% 19.74% 35.65% 79.57% 100.68%


SUMMARY OF OTHER INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule C-2


Purchases Sales


Other Investments

Corporate Bonds and Notes

U.S. Treasury Bond $689

U.S.West Communications 10,000.000 $10,162 $10,030 ($132) 32

Common and Preferred Stock

Morgan Stanley

General Electric 11,580.000 $325,108 11,580.000 325,108 322,497 (2,611)

General Electric 3,620.000 100,129 3,620.000 100,129 100,815 686

Intel Corp 70.000 2,433 70.000 2,433 2,304 (129)

Questar Market 25,000.000 24,500

3M Company 135.000 21,231 135.000 21,231 21,154 (77)

Ace LTD 185.000 21,251 185.000 21,251 21,308 57

Alerian MLP Etf 1,200.000 15,516 1,200.000 15,516 15,930 414

Alliance Data Systems Corp. 70.000 20,670 70.000 20,670 20,654 (16)

Alphabet Inc Cl A 30.000 21,970 30.000 21,970 22,104 134

Amphenol Corp New Cl A 400.000 21,588 400.000 21,588 21,741 153

Apple Inc. 400.000 47,072 400.000 47,072 47,164 92

Barclays Bank PLC Preferred 1,200.000 31,518 1,200.000 31,518 31,320 (198)

Berkshire Hathaway Cl B New 160.000 21,911 160.000 21,911 22,009 98

Berry Petroleum Company 50,000.000 18,000 50,000.000 18,000 17,922 (78)

Celgene Corp 145.000 18,190 145.000 18,190 18,383 193

Charles Schwab Corp. Preferred 1,300.000 33,962 1,300.000 33,962 33,765 (197)

Cognizant Tech Solutions Cl A 360.000 24,840 360.000 24,840 24,690 (150)

Conocophillips 270.000 14,209 270.000 14,209 14,145 (64)

Cooper Tire & Rubber company 50,000.000 56,250 50,000.000 56,250 57,405 1,155

Dollar Tree Inc 300.000 19,012 300.000 19,012 19,084 72

Ecolab Inc 210.000 24,979 210.000 24,979 24,930 (49)

Express Scripts Holding Co Com 235.000 19,916 235.000 19,916 20,167 251

Fastenal Co 430.000 16,682 430.000 16,682 16,696 14

iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Index 500.000 19,600 500.000 19,600 19,490 (110)

Jardine Strategic Holdings 4,300.000 126,205 4,300.000 126,205 124,513 (1,692)

Lincoln Elec Holdings Inc 250.000 14,465 250.000 14,465 14,646 181

Mastercard Inc Cl A 235.000 23,323 235.000 23,323 23,726 403

Maximus Inc 260.000 17,441 260.000 17,441 17,536 95

Mc Cormick and Co Non Voting 270.000 22,703 270.000 22,703 22,540 (163)

Novo Nordisk A/S Adr 405.000 22,988 405.000 22,988 21,496 (1,492)

Peabody Energy 50,000.000 9,375 50,000.000 9,375 8,177 (1,198)

Pepsico Inc NC 170.000 17,398 170.000 17,398 17,232 (166)




Purchases Sales


Common and Preferred Stock (continued)

Morgan Stanley

Perrigo Co Ltd 135.000 $21,574 135.000 $21,574 $22,131 $557

Phillips 66 Com 240.000 20,240 240.000 20,240 20,382 142

Pitney Bowes Inc 1,100.000 29,893 1,100.000 29,893 29,562 (331)

Powershares Preferred Port 1,300.000 19,260 1,300.000 19,260 19,125 (135)

Precision Castparts Corp 105.000 24,244 105.000 24,244 24,122 (122)

Priceline Group Inc Come New 20.000 28,060 20.000 28,060 28,068 8

Sprint Capital Corporate Co 20,000.000 18,850 20,000.000 18,850 19,015 165

Starbucks Corp Washington 500.000 31,485 500.000 31,485 31,295 (190)

Thermo Fisher Scientific 215.000 27,454 215.000 27,454 27,604 150

TJX Cos Inc New 365.000 26,514 365.000 26,514 26,378 (136)

Union Pacific Corp 235.000 21,212 235.000 21,212 21,175 (37)

United Technologies Corp 250.000 24,711 250.000 24,711 24,707 (4)

US Steel Corporation Corporate Bonds 50,000.000 38,250 50,000.000 38,250 38,131 (119)

Valeant Pharmaceutic Intl Inc 100.000 11,310 100.000 11,310 11,842 532

Visa Inc Cl A 440.000 34,393 440.000 34,393 34,320 (73)

Wells Fargo & Co New 385.000 21,111 385.000 21,111 21,173 62

Zions Bancorporation 1,500.000 36,690 1,500.000 36,690 36,394 (296)


Investment Fund 470 $470

Fixed Income

Federal Farm Credit Bank 12,420.000 1,242,000 1,191,496 (50,504)

BHP Billiton Fin USA Ltd 10,000.000 1,029,625

Southern Co 6.25% 40,000.000 1,000,000

Wells Fargo - Earnings 218,618

Mutual Funds

Commonfund

CEU Title III

Multi-Strategy Bond 89.063 1,007 1,312 305 15,196

Multi-Strategy Equity 11.846 725 3,491 2,766 12,984

Alternatives

Dakota Pacific Real Estate Group

Dakota Pacific Real Estate 57,548

InvenTrust Properties

Inventrust Properties Corp 612

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

MS Opp Mortgage Inc Fund 40,849




Purchases Sales


Alternatives (continued)

Woodbury

Woodbury Strategic Partners Fund $28,341

Xenia Hotels & Resorts

Xenia 542

Money Market / Cash

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. $40,850

Wells Fargo - Cash 1,972,992 $2,116,171 $2,116,171 $0

Receivable / In Transit / Unsettled Purchases

Commonfund 28,179 84,538 84,538 0

Morgan Stanley - Unsettled Purchases 1,175,351

Wells Fargo - Receivable 219,274 253,155 253,155 0

U.S. Treasury Bond 689

U.S. West Communication 32 302 302 0

Total Other Investments $7,154,696 $5,313,246 $5,261,462 ($51,784) $318,333


ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule D-1




Jul 2015 $6,163,191 $345,495 $322,446 ($81,023) $6,105,217 $6,134,204 $23,699 $35,725 $59,424 $651 $58,773

Aug 2015 6,105,217 67,548 46,278 (376,776) 5,749,711 5,927,464 28,954 0 28,954 74 28,880

Sep 2015 5,749,711 198,010 173,103 (282,325) 5,492,293 5,621,002 24,933 (16,141) 8,792 25 8,767

Oct 2015 5,492,293 47,466 22,120 502,599 6,020,238 5,756,266 25,998 (15) 25,983 652 25,331

Nov 2015

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $6,163,191 $658,519 $563,947 ($237,525) $6,020,238 $5,859,734 $103,584 $19,569 $123,153 $1,402 $121,751

FY 2014-15 6,933,646 1,699,583 1,654,409 (283,000) 6,695,820 6,805,911 113,694 27,111 140,805 1,534 139,271

Amt Change (675,582) (946,177) (10,110) (7,542) (17,652) (132) (17,520)

% Change -10.09% -13.90% -8.89% -27.82% -12.54% -8.60% -12.58%

Note: Endowment Trusts include externally managed endowment trusts.


SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT TRUST INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule FSchedule D-2


Purchases Sales


Endowment Trusts


PJT Partners Inc Com Class A 320.000 $1,219

Funds held at Morgan Stanley - Dividends $25,639

Funds held at Wells Fargo - Dividends 3

Mutual Funds

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 8.024 86

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 3.971 43

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 3.752 48 72.427 $935 $927 ($8)

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 8.019 87

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 3.970 43

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 3.752 48 72.420 934 927 (7)


Money Market & Cash Funds

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. 19,600 42 42 0 1

Wells Fargo #451 936 312 312 0

Wells Fargo #451 936 312 312 0

Receivable

Morgan Stanley 24,420 19,600 19,600 0

Total Endowment Trusts $47,466 $22,135 $22,120 ($15) $25,998


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 2015 $19,981,232 $48,013,344 $24,143,447 $50,057 $43,901,186 $37,716,343 $27,706 $27,706 $27,706

Aug 2015 43,901,186 97,326 83,252 (6,909) 43,908,351 43,915,037 28,075 28,075 28,075

Sep 2015 43,908,351 28,379,148 7,194,469 69,691 65,162,721 51,051,794 28,262 28,262 28,262

Oct 2015 65,162,721 21,161,797 2,980,605 (31,151) 83,312,762 79,000,603 61,288 61,288 61,288

Nov 2015

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $19,981,232 $97,651,615 $34,401,773 $81,688 $83,312,762 $52,920,944 $145,331 $0 $145,331 $0 $145,331

FY 2014-15 36,208,787 3,626,421 4,929,123 179,090 35,085,175 36,035,977 131,513 0 131,513 0 131,513

Amt Change 48,227,587 16,884,967 13,818 0 13,818 0 13,818

% Change 137.46% 46.86% 10.51% 0.00% 10.51% 0.00% 10.51%

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 2015

Purchases Sales


Plant Trusts

Wells Fargo

Build America Bonds $8,499

Federal National Mortgage Association 4,708

Federal Home Loan Bank 1,960

Riverton City Bonds 5,688

Heritage Money Market $50,995

Cash 198,420 $1,276,345 $1,276,345 $0

Utah Public Treasurers' Investment Fund 20,912,382 1,704,260 1,704,260 0 40,433

Total Plant Trusts $21,161,797 $2,980,605 $2,980,605 $0 $61,288

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Report of Investments for November 2015

The Report of Investments for November 2015 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This set of investment reports presents investment activity for November 2015 and comparative

year-to-date totals for FY 2015-2016 and FY 2014-2015.


The average daily fair value invested during November 2015 was $331,492,451, up $1,933,805

over October 2015. Total investment income was $23,067, up $49,852 over October 2015,

reflecting the increase in the amount available for investing and an increase in total investment

return. The annualized total investment return was 0.08%, up 0.18% over October 2015.


$317,944,429, up $25,741,530 (8.81%) over FY 2014-2015. Total interest income for FY 2015-

2016 amounted to $2,275,010, down $1,212 (0.05%) from FY 2014-2015, reflecting an increase

in the amount available for investing and a decrease in interest rates.

The total amount invested at 30 November 2015 was $322,028,749, up $43,703,565 (15.70%)

over 30 November 2014.

ENDOWMENT POOL


over October 2015. Interest and dividend income of $134,169 minus net realized losses of $983




2016 was $1,110,905, down $289,421 (20.67%) from FY 2014-2015. This decrease resulted

from $100,671 more in interest and dividends and $390,092 less net realized gains during FY

2015-2016.

The total amount invested at 30 November 2015 was $139,361,478, up $2,002,201 (1.46%) over

30 November 2014.

OTHER INVESTMENTS


over October 2015. Interest and dividend income of $276,901 minus net realized losses of

$127,276 totaled $149,625 in realized income for the month.



2016 was $1,348,516, up $615,239 (83.90%) over FY 2014-2015. This increase resulted from

$383,391 more in interest and dividend income and $231,848 less in net realized losses during

FY 2015-2016.

The total amount invested at 30 November 2015 was $87,845,987, up $3,757,692 (4.47%) over

30 November 2014.

ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

The average daily fair value invested during November 2015 was $6,001,819 up $245,553 over

October 2015. Interest and dividend income of $22,082 plus net realized gains of $24,084 totaled

$46,166 in realized income for the month.


$5,888,151, down $880,466 (13.01%) from FY 2014-2015. Total realized income for FY 2015-


$17,376 less interest and dividend income and $88,796 less net realized gains during FY 2015-

2016.

The total amount invested at 30 November 2015 was $5,983,399, down $559,667 (8.55%) from

30 November 2014.

PLANT FUND TRUSTS


over October 2015. Interest income totaled $62,209 in realized income for the month.



2016 was $207,540, up $43,138 (26.24%) over FY 2014-2015. This increase reflects the

increased amount available for investing and a decrease in the rate of return.

The total amount invested at 30 November 2015 was $82,795,020, up $45,064,915 (119.44%)

over 30 November 2014.

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The University’s average daily fair value invested for the month of November was

$646,264,103. Purchases totaled $25,425,065 and sales totaled $39,044,194. From this activity

the University realized net losses of $104,175 and earnings of $948,732.

RECOMMENDATION


Trustees approve the Report of Investments for November 2015.

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


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 November 2015 to 30 November 2015 and comparative year-to-date totals for the

periods 1 July 2015 to 30 November 2015 and 1 July 2014 to 30 November 2014; 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


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

period 1 November 2015 to 30 November 2015 and comparative year-to-date totals for the

periods 1 July 2015 to 30 November 2015 and 1 July 2014 to 30 November 2014;


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

Investments for November 2015.

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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 2015 $294,364,021 $14,946,300 $14,000,000 $902,403 $296,212,724 $297,423,682 $451,055 $1,929 $449,126

Aug 2015 296,212,724 16,000,000 5,000,000 153,229 307,365,953 301,951,282 436,797 0 436,797

Sep 2015 307,365,953 56,406,000 32,965,000 1,131,384 331,938,337 329,296,083 472,353 (245) 472,598

Oct 2015 331,938,337 25,377,935 22,000,000 (488,219) 334,828,053 329,558,646 461,434 5,148 456,286

Nov 2015 334,828,053 3,616,000 15,985,000 (430,304) 322,028,749 331,492,451 453,371 (75) 453,446

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $294,364,021 $116,346,235 $89,950,000 $1,268,493 $322,028,749 $317,944,429 $2,275,010 $6,757 $2,268,253

FY 2014-15 275,112,783 113,168,743 114,335,000 4,378,658 278,325,184 292,202,899 2,276,222 2,672 2,273,550

Amt Change 43,703,565 25,741,530 (1,212) 4,085 (5,297)

% Change 15.70% 8.81% -0.05% 152.88% -0.23%

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

For the Month of November 2015 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 $3,730 $3,730 $7,100,000 0.63%


Investment Fund $15,000,000 $15,000,000 25,671 25,671 45,766,667 0.67%

Commercial Paper and

Corporate Notes $3,616,000 71,564 ($16,264) 55,300 93,690,484 0.71%

Obligations of U. S. Government 294,323 (366,562) (72,239) 168,625,000 -0.51%

Municipal Bonds 985,000 985,000 58,083 (47,478) 10,605 16,310,300 0.78%

Total $3,616,000 $15,985,000 $15,985,000 $453,371 ($430,304) $23,067 $331,492,451 0.08%



SUMMARY OF INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERFORMANCE


SUMMARY OF CASH MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT POOL TRANSACTIONS Schedule A-3

For the Month of November 2015

Purchases Sales



Money Market Account $3,730


Investment Fund $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $0 25,671

Commercial Paper & Corporate Notes $3,616,000 71,564

Obligations of U. S. Government 294,323

Municipal Bonds 985,000 985,000 0 58,083

Total Cash Management Investment Pool $3,616,000 $15,985,000 $15,985,000 $0 $453,371


ENDOWMENT POOL

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule B-1




*Jul 2015 $140,117,856 $2,520,525 $2,173,100 $181,736 $140,647,017 $140,382,437 $347,424 ($8,843) $338,581 $0 $338,581

Aug 2015 140,647,017 1,837,952 1,713,829 (4,951,833) 135,819,307 138,233,162 134,772 (2,640) 132,132 10,649 121,483

Sep 2015 135,819,307 1,926,694 1,588,867 (2,036,977) 134,120,157 134,969,732 337,826 (7,985) 329,841 0 329,841

Oct 2015 134,120,157 2,202,941 1,249,036 4,749,664 139,823,726 136,971,942 183,235 (6,070) 177,165 7,483 169,682

Nov 2015 139,823,726 1,110,008 986,298 (585,958) 139,361,478 139,592,602 134,169 (983) 133,186 10,459 122,727

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $140,117,856 $9,598,120 $7,711,130 ($2,643,368) $139,361,478 $138,029,975 $1,137,426 ($26,521) $1,110,905 $28,591 $1,082,314

FY 2014-15 133,500,784 25,887,840 22,665,897 636,550 137,359,277 134,242,801 1,036,755 363,571 1,400,326 12,449 1,387,877

Amt Change 2,002,201 3,787,174 100,671 (390,092) (289,421) 16,142 (305,563)

% Change 1.46% 2.82% 9.71% -107.29% -20.67% 129.67% -22.02%

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 $13,380,576 principal beginning balance, a $13,386,847 ending balance, and a $13,383,712 average daily balance for the

current month. Current month interest and dividends from the CMIP were $14,855 bringing the total to $93,700 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 November 2015 Page 1 of 1

Purchases Sales


Endowment Pool Transactions


Utah State University $8,584 $8,584 $0 $14,855

CMIP Interest $14,855

Equity funds

RhumbLine QSI Index 114.556 1,443 1,875 432

Fixed Income funds

Longfellow 199,754 222,845 221,430 (1,415) 24,842

Wells Fargo

High Yield Bond Fund 3,719.968 37,515 34,929

Paydenfunds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund 909.398 11,868 11,868

Stone Harbor Emerging Market 4,805.969 47,675 47,675

Alternatives

Commonfund

CEP VII 23,950 23,950 0

CEP VIII 30,000 19,774 19,774 0

CNR IX 26,250

Solamere Capital

Solamere Founders Fund I, LP 99,342 99,342 0

Woodbury

Woodbury Capital II, LP 3,266 3,266 0

Money Market Funds

Advantage Cash #451 - 05374002 19,774 19,774 19,774 0

Accrued Income / Other

05374002

Cash 335,185 248,369 248,369 0

Wells Fargo - High Yield 34,929 37,515 37,515 0

Wells Fargo - MM 3,266

05374004

Cash 238,370 285,479 285,479 0

Interest Accrual 25,464 16,940 16,940 0

Payable - 74531EAB8 85,103

Total Endowment Pool Transactions $1,110,008 $987,281 $986,298 ($983) $134,169


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 2015 $85,525,373 $1,171,824 $901,845 $365,533 $86,160,885 $85,843,129 $369,263 $3,153 $372,416

Aug 2015 86,160,885 2,287,414 1,842,208 (1,213,162) 85,392,929 85,776,907 222,820 2,998 225,818

Sep 2015 85,392,929 1,717,966 1,365,967 (221,940) 85,522,988 85,457,959 357,380 (23,272) 334,108

Oct 2015 85,522,988 7,154,696 5,261,462 1,298,112 88,714,334 87,118,661 318,333 (51,784) 266,549

Nov 2015 88,714,334 4,974,331 5,858,304 15,626 87,845,987 88,280,161 276,901 (127,276) 149,625

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $85,525,373 $17,306,231 $15,229,786 $244,169 $87,845,987 $86,495,363 $1,544,697 ($196,181) $1,348,516

FY 2014-15 54,409,537 69,684,726 39,230,379 (775,589) 84,088,295 74,198,159 1,161,306 (428,029) 733,277

Amt Change 3,757,692 12,297,204 383,391 231,848 615,239

% Change 4.47% 16.57% 33.01% 54.17% 83.90%




Purchases Sales


Other Investments

Corporate Bonds and Notes

U.S. Treasury Bond $644


Morgan Stanley

Berry Petroleum Company 1,688

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp 2,650.000 $167,705 2,650.000 $167,705 $164,509 ($3,196)

Questar Market 25,000.000 24,500 24,796 296

Sprint Capital Corporate Co 690

The Walt Disney Company 9.000 1,030

United Parcel Service, Inc 97.000 10,113 97.000 10,113 9,978 (135)

Zagg Inc 3,000.000 28,035 3,000.000 28,035 29,114 1,079

Zions Bancorporation 668.000 19,840 668.000 19,840 19,840 0


Investment Fund 471 471

Fixed Income

Federal Farm Credit Bank 31,100.000 3,110,000 2,981,712 (128,288)

Halliburton Company 10,000.000 1,264,270

Wells Fargo - Earnings 245,228

Mutual Funds

Commonfund

CEU Title III

Multi-Strategy Bond 86.295 976 1,266 290 15,196

Multi-Strategy Equity 11.459 701 3,379 2,678 12,984

Money Market / Cash

Morgan Stanley 2,378

Wells Fargo - Cash 3,141,957 1,308,585 1,308,585 0

Receivable / In Transit / Unsettled Purchases

Commonfund 28,179

Morgan Stanley - Unsettled Purchases 44,636 1,175,351 1,175,351 0

Wells Fargo - Receivable 265,073 135,774 135,774 0

U.S. Treasury Bond 644 4,000 4,000 0

Total Other Investments $4,974,331 $5,985,580 $5,858,304 ($127,276) $276,901


ENDOWMENT TRUSTS

SUMMARY REPORT OF INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT INCOME Schedule D-1




Jul 2015 $6,163,191 $345,495 $322,446 ($81,023) $6,105,217 $6,134,204 $23,699 $35,725 $59,424 $651 $58,773

Aug 2015 6,105,217 67,548 46,278 (376,776) 5,749,711 5,927,464 28,954 0 28,954 74 28,880

Sep 2015 5,749,711 198,010 173,103 (282,325) 5,492,293 5,621,002 24,933 (16,141) 8,792 25 8,767

Oct 2015 5,492,293 47,466 22,120 502,599 6,020,238 5,756,266 25,998 (15) 25,983 652 25,331

Nov 2015 6,020,238 328,472 306,374 (58,937) 5,983,399 6,001,819 22,082 24,084 46,166 (15) 46,181

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $6,163,191 $986,991 $870,321 ($296,462) $5,983,399 $5,888,151 $125,666 $43,653 $169,319 $1,387 $167,932

FY 2014-15 6,933,646 2,420,438 2,346,739 (464,279) 6,543,066 6,768,617 143,042 132,449 275,491 1,505 273,986

Amt Change (559,667) (880,466) (17,376) (88,796) (106,172) (118) (106,054)

% Change -8.55% -13.01% -12.15% -67.04% -38.54% -7.84% -38.71%

Note: Endowment Trusts include externally managed endowment trusts.


SUMMARY OF ENDOWMENT TRUST INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Schedule FSchedule D-2


Purchases Sales


Endowment Trusts


Synchrony Financial 4,500.000 $114,290 $138,374 $24,084

Zions Bancorp 4,500.000 $138,225

Funds held at Morgan Stanley - Dividends $21,705


Mutual Funds

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 8.304 90 90

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 4.127 45 44

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 3.870 50 50

Federated Total Return Bond Fund 8.303 90 90

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund 4.125 44 44

Wells Fargo Advantage Core Bond Fund 3.868 50 50

Funds held at Wells Fargo - Dividends

Money Market & Cash Funds

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. 168,150 138,225 138,225 0 1

Wells Fargo #451 11

Wells Fargo #451 11

Receivable

Morgan Stanley 21,706 29,775 29,775 0

Total Endowment Trusts $328,472 $282,290 $306,374 $24,084 $22,082


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 2015 $19,981,232 $48,013,344 $24,143,447 $50,057 $43,901,186 $37,716,343 $27,706 $27,706 $27,706

Aug 2015 43,901,186 97,326 83,252 (6,909) 43,908,351 43,915,037 28,075 28,075 28,075

Sep 2015 43,908,351 28,379,148 7,194,469 69,691 65,162,721 51,051,794 28,262 28,262 28,262

Oct 2015 65,162,721 21,161,797 2,980,605 (31,151) 83,312,762 79,000,603 61,288 61,288 61,288

Nov 2015 83,312,762 15,396,254 15,908,218 (5,778) 82,795,020 80,897,070 62,209 62,209 62,209

Dec 2015

Jan 2016

Feb 2016

Mar 2016

Apr 2016

May 2016

Jun 2016

Comparative Totals:

Year-to-date

FY 2015-16 $19,981,232 $113,047,869 $50,309,991 $75,910 $82,795,020 $58,516,169 $207,540 $0 $207,540 $0 $207,540

FY 2014-15 36,208,787 20,175,673 18,872,899 218,544 37,730,105 36,090,529 164,402 0 164,402 0 164,402

Amt Change 45,064,915 22,425,640 43,138 0 43,138 0 43,138

% Change 119.44% 62.14% 26.24% 0.00% 26.24% 0.00% 26.24%

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 November 2015

Purchases Sales


Plant Trusts

Wells Fargo

Build America Bonds $8,499

Federal National Mortgage Association 4,708

Federal Home Loan Bank 1,960

Riverton City Bonds 5,688

Heritage Money Market $1,263,169 $50,995 $50,995 $0 5

Cash 9,763,491 5,242,481 5,242,481 0

Utah Public Treasurers' Investment Fund 4,369,594 10,614,742 10,614,742 0 41,349

Total Plant Trusts $15,396,254 $15,908,218 $15,908,218 $0 $62,209

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Proposal to Revise Policy 335 Relocation Assistance of the University Policy Manual

The attached policy is submitted to the Board of Trustees for consideration. It has

received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The University desires to revise Policy 335 Relocation Assistance as shown in the attached

redlined document. Revisions and/or amendments to this policy were submitted to the Executive

Committee for review and comment.

The following is a summary of the revisions to Policy 335 Relocation Assistance:

Section 2, provides the specific IRS regulation that explains taxable and non-taxable

moving expenses.

Section 3, clarifies that payments made directly to companies that are for taxable

expenses are treated as additional income to the employee and are subject to payroll

taxes.

Section 4, clarifies non-taxable and taxable reimbursements made to the employee.

RECOMMENDATION

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

Trustees approve the revisions to Policy 335 Relocation Assistance of the Utah State University

Policy Manual.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The University desires to revise Policy 335 Relocation Assistance as shown in the

attached redlined document;

WHEREAS, Revisions and/or amendments to this policy were submitted to the Executive

Committee for review and comment:

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

revisions to Policy 335 Relocation Assistance of the University Policy Manual effective

4 March 2016.


__________________________

Date

POLICY MANUAL

GENERAL

Number 335

Subject: Relocation Assistance

Covered Employees: Faculty and Exempt Employees

Date of Origin: January 24, 1997

Effective Date of Last Revision: March 4, 2016May 23, 2008

335.1 POLICY

The payment or reimbursement of moving expenses may be offered to prospective

employees when the hiring department believes such an offer is a critical factor in

securing a highly qualified applicant for a faculty or administrative position. In

determining the appropriate payment amount, the department should consider factors

such as unusual qualifications and/or needs of the applicant, competitiveness of the

applicable job market, budget available, and estimated relocation costs.

The hiring department head will negotiate with the new employee and determine an

agreeable relocation plan in writing prior to the time the move takes place. The hiring

department is responsible for covering the agreed-upon cost of relocation assistance.

335.2 PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE NEW EMPLOYEE

The University complies with IRS regulations as outlined in Publication 521 regarding

by reporting payments or reimbursements made directly to the new employee for

moving expenses. These are treated as additional income and are subject to, including

the withholding of payroll taxes.

Deductible moving expenses may be claimed by the employee when filing his/her annual

income tax return. (See IRS Publication 521 “Moving Expenses,” for detailed

information on deductible moving expenses.)

335.3 DIRECT PAYMENT TO MOVING COMPANIES

Generally, Mmoving expenses paid directly by the University directly to a commercial

moving company are non-taxable to the new employee. If a relocation plan includes

direct payment to a moving company from University funds, dDepartments are required

to use state contracts available through Purchasing and Contract Services unless a less

expensive option is availablemore appropriate.

Payments made directly to companies for taxable expenses are treated as additional

income and are subject to payroll taxes. Examples of taxable expenses include payments

to airlines or hotels for house-hunting trips.

335.4 TAXABILITY OF REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MOVING EXPENSES

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed to the employee by the University for items such

as:

Non-taxable reimbursements for moving expenses include:

• Ccost of moving ordinary and customary personal and household goods,

including insurance provided by the moving firm for packing and shipping.

• Mileage allowance for the employee and/or family to move to the new location.

• Traveling The costs of(including lodging but not meals) to your new homeand

food for the employee and immediate family during the relocation trip.

The costs associated with a trip to locate new housing.

Taxable reimbursements for moving expenses that are subject to payroll taxes include:

Insurance provided by the moving firm for packing and shipping your household

goods and personal effects

Costs associated with a trip to locate new housing

Almost all other moving related expenses are taxable, including house-hunting trips and

temporary lodging. (See IRS Publication 521 “Moving Expenses,” for detailed information

on non-taxable and taxable moving expenses.)

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Revisions to Policy 361 Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits of the University

Policy Manual

The attached policy is submitted to the Board of Trustees for review and ratification. It

has received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The University desires to receive ratification of the revisions to Policy 361 Retirement Plans and

Retirement Benefits as shown in the attached redlined document. Revisions and/or amendments

to this policy were submitted by the Executive Director of the Office of Human Resources to the

Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, Professional Employees Association, and Classified

Employees Association for review and comment.

The following is a summary of the revisions to Policy 361 Retirement Plans and Retirement

Benefits:

Section 1, removes a paragraph that is not specifically related to retirement plans and

retirement benefits.

Section 2, adds a definitions section.

Section 3.1, removes a paragraph that is not specifically related to retirement plans

and retirement benefits.

This section also provides clarification and describes the eligibility requirements for

the retirement designations and groups that are available to employees that include

the Utah Retirement System, Utah Retirement System for Public Safety employees,

and the University’s Defined Contribution 401(a) Plan.

Beginning October 1, 2015, all newly hired employees, except Public Safety

employees, will participate in the University’s Defined Contribution 401(a) Plan

unless the newly hired employee previously participated with URS and elects to

continue to do so.

Section 4, adds access to USU’s Employee Wellness program to privileges and

benefits of retired employees.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and the Vice President for Business and Finance recommend ratification by the

Board of Trustees of the revisions to Policy 361 Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits of the

Utah State University Policy Manual.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The University desires to receive ratification of the revisions to Policy 361

Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits as shown in the attached redlined document;

WHEREAS, Revisions and/or amendments to this policy were submitted by the Executive

Director of the Office of Human Resources to the Executive Committee, Faculty Senate,

Professional Employees Association, and Classified Employees Association for review and

comment; and

WHEREAS, The procedures for amending policies outlined in Section 200 of the University

Policy Manual have been followed:

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

revisions to Policy 361 Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits of the University Policy

Manual effective 1 October 2015.


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Date

POLICY MANUAL

BENEFITS

Number 361

Subject: Retirement Plans and Retirement Benefits

Covered Employees: Benefit Eligible Employees

Date of Origin: January 24, 1997

Effective Date of Last Revision: October 1, 2015July 1, 1999

361.1 POLICY

In accordance with the policies and guidelines of the Utah State Board of Regents and

Utah state law, the University has established a retirement plans and retirement benefits

for eligible University employees.

Once a University staff member retires, the University will have no further obligation to

provide the employee with financial or other assistance in any form except through

University-sponsored retirement programs. At the discretion of the University,

reemployment with the University may be considered.

361.2 DEFINITIONS

Retirement Status: For purposes of this policy, an employee is considered to have

retirement status when the employee discontinues regular employment from the

University and is eligible, under Internal Revenue Code, to draw on retirement

contributions without penalty.

University’s Defined Contribution 401(a) Plan: The University makes tax deferred

contributions to retirement plans managed by TIAA-Cref and/or Fidelity established on

behalf of University employees. Employees decide how to allocate the contributions

among the investment choices. Funds are available, following the Internal Revenue

guidelines, when an employee terminates or retires from the University.

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Plans: The University makes tax deferred

contributions to retirement plans managed by Utah Retirement Systems on behalf of

certain University employees. The retirement plans, governed by Utah Code Title 49,

managed by URS include defined pension, defined contribution, and hybrid retirement

plans.

361.32 PROCEDURES

32.1 Eligibility

Participation in one of the retirement programs offered by the University is required by

Utah state law for all faculty and staff employees in benefit-eligible positions.

Faculty and staff in a partial retirement status who continue employment in benefit-

eligible positions are eligible to participate in a retirement program based on the number

of work hours regularly scheduled.

Employees with University appointments expected to last less than 6 months are not

eligible to participate in retirement programs. If, however, the duration of the

appointment continues beyond a 6-month period, the employee will be enrolled in the

appropriate retirement program on the day following the end of the 6-month period.

Enrollment in a retirement program becomes effective the day the employee's

appointment becomes effective, except as noted above.

An employee enrolled in a retirement program whose employment status changes so that

he or she is no longer eligible will not continue to participate in that program.

1) An eligible individual who was in the employment of the University on December

31, 1978 will be enrolled permanently in the retirement plan elected by the

employee on or before that date.

2) An eligible individual who enters employment with the University on or after

January 1, 1979 shall (except as otherwise required or allowed by Utah law) be

enrolled in the retirement program applicable to the group to which his or her

position is classified by the University. Effective October 1, 2015, in accordance

with the Utah System of Higher Education Guidelines for Retirement Programs,

the University classifies the following groups to be eligible for participation in

either (a) the appropriate URS system and/or plan or (b) the University’s Defined

Contribution 401(a) Plan:

a) Employees who are employed in the University’s Department of Public

Safety as (i) a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or special

function officer, and in the course of employment, the employee’s life or

personal safety is at risk, and who have completed a certified training

program which is documented with URS, or (ii) a full-time dispatcher

expected to work 40 hours per week, whose primary duties are to receive

calls for police and other public safety emergencies and dispatch appropriate

personnel and equipment and who have completed a certified training

program which is documented with URS, shall be enrolled in URS.

b) All employees who make an irrevocable election to participate in URS (see

paragraph 3 below) shall be enrolled in URS.

c) All other employees eligible to participate in University-funded retirement

programs shall be enrolled in the 401(a) Plan.

3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, an eligible person first employed

after January 1, 1979 and enrolled in URS, whose employment classification is

changed after September 30, 2015 to a classification eligible to participate in the

401(a) Plan, shall remain enrolled in URS.

4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 and as required by Utah law, all

employees who begin eligible employment with the University who have

previously participated in URS and who make a timely, irrevocable election to

participate in URS as a University employee shall be enrolled in URS.

2.2 Retirement Programs

(1) Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund

(TIAA/CREF).

All faculty and professional staff are required to enroll in the Teacher's Insurance and

Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA/CREF) retirement

program. An exception to this requirement is that exempt staff who have been previously

enrolled in the State Retirement System while employed at Utah State University have

the option of participating in the TIAA/CREF or State Retirement System while at Utah

State University.

Classified employees whose positions fall within the top pay grade of the Classified Staff

Salary Schedule will be required to enroll in the TIAA/CREF retirement program.

(2) Utah State Retirement System.

Classified staff whose positions fall below the top pay grade of the Classified Staff Salary

Schedule will be required to enroll in the State Retirement System.

A classified employee who is enrolled in the State Retirement System and whose

employment is later changed to a position eligible for TIAA/CREF may elect to remain in

the State Retirement System or enroll in the TIAA/CREF retirement program.

An employee enrolled in TIAA/CREF whose employment is later changed to a position

with a non-exempt job classification that is not in the top pay grade, must be enrolled in

the State Retirement System. See 1953 Utah Code Annotated 49-10-58.

(3) Utah State Public Safety Retirement System.

Classified staff who are employed in the Utah State University Police Department and

require POST certification are required to enroll in the Utah Public Safety Retirement

System.

(4) Federal Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement

System (FERS).

University Extension employees may be eligible for enrollment in the Federal Civil

Service Retirement System or Federal Employees' Retirement System. Enrollment

information for these programs is available in the University Extension business office.

(5) University Employees hired before January 1, 1979.

Employees hired before January 1, 1979, were given a one-time irrevocable election to

participate in their choice of TIAA/CREF or the Utah State Retirement System.

Questions regarding coverage should directed to the Office of Human Resources.

361.42.3 PRIVILEGES AND BENEFITS OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES

In addition to the specific financial benefits associated with each of the retirement

programs, the following general privileges and benefits are available to all retired Utah

State University employees.

1) Reduced tuition registration for retired employees, their spouses, and dependent

children in classes offered by the University as outlined in the University's

Educational Benefits Policy (#350).

2) Access to the University libraries and building facilities for personal study and

research.

3) Access to USU’s Employee Wellness program.

1) Special parking privileges.

2) Other benefits as deemed appropriate by the University.

361.3 DEFINITIONS

3.1 Retirement Status

An individual employee is considered to have official University retirement status when

the employee discontinues regular employment as a faculty or staff employee of the

University, and is:

at least age 56 with a combined age and years of service that equals 75 or greater;

or

any age, with at least 30 years of service with the University; or

age 62 with at least 10 years of service with the University; or

age 65 or greater with at least 4 years of continuous service with the University.

3.2 Early Retirement Program

A program of monetary and benefit incentives established by the University for benefit

eligible employees who meet the requirements according to policy 349.

361.45 RESPONSIBILITY

45.1 Department Heads and Supervisors

Responsible for immediately notifying the Office of Human Resources of any request for

retirement.

45.2 Office of Human Resources

Responsible for assisting with the implementation and administration of this policy.

45.3 Employees

Responsible to notify their departments in a timely manner of their intent to retire.

04 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION RE: Proposed amendments to the Utah State University Policy Manual, Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate Members.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Proposed changes to the Utah State University Policy Manual, Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate Members, were forwarded by the Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee (PRPC) and approved by the Faculty Senate on December 07, 2015. The recommended change will allow term appointment faculty to be included in the apportionment of faculty senators.

RECOMMENDATION Based on the above proposal and approvals as indicated, the President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposed amendments to the Utah State University Policy Manual, Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate Members.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, The proposal will amend the Utah State University Policy Manual, Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate Members, and

WHEREAS, the revision will include term appointment faculty in the apportionment of faculty senators, and

WHEREAS, The proposal has the support of the Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee (PRPC), and

WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the Faculty Senate, 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 University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposed amendments to the Utah State University Policy Manual, Sections 401.4.3(4) and 402.3.1 – Apportioning Faculty Senate Members.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

______________________ DATE

Resolution 16-03-

PROPOSED CHANGES 401.4 THE FACULTY WITH TERM APPOINTMENTS 4.3 Limitations on Positions: Faculty with Term Appointments (4) Limitations on Faculty Participation. Faculty with term appointments are eligible to be elected to and to vote for members of the Faculty Senate. The participation in faculty affairs of faculty members holding lecturer, clinical, research, federal research, or professional practice ranks is subject to the following limitations: (a) they may participate in the processes of setting policy within their academic units only to the extent determined by their appointing departments, colleges, or other academic units; (b) they may serve as members of appointed faculty committees and may vote on all matters except those relating to appointment, retention, tenure, or promotion of tenured and/or tenure-eligible faculty. ; and (c) they may not be counted among the number of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty members for purposes of apportioning Faculty Senate members. Federal cooperator ranks are exempt from the foregoing limitations on faculty participation with the following exceptions: they may not serve on committees or vote on matters relating to retention or tenure of tenure-eligible faculty. 402.3 MEMBERSHIP; ALTERNATES; TERM; VACANCIES 3.1 Membership The Senate shall be composed of the following members: (1) sixty faculty members assigned in proportion to the number of tenured and tenure eligible, and term appointed faculty in the academic colleges, the Regional Campuses and Distance Education, USU Eastern, Extension, and the Library. Each unit is to be represented by a minimum of two elected senators. These sixty will be elected by and from faculty members eligible to vote in Senate elections (see policy 401.4.2(c)); (2) the president and the executive vice president and provost of the university or their designees; (3) eight appointees of the president of the university who shall be a vice president an academic college dean, a regional campus dean, or a chancellor, six of whom must hold faculty appointments and must be designated annually preceding elections to the Senate; (4) the chairs of the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, the Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee, the Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee, the Faculty Diversity, Development and Equity Committee, and the Faculty Evaluation Committee if they are not one of the faculty members elected to the Senate; and (5) three students, who shall include the Utah State University Student Association (USUSA) President or a designee, the USUSA Academic Senate President or a designee, and the elected graduate student representative or a designee. With the exception of faculty holding special or emeritus appointments, any member of the faculty who is not designated as a presidential appointee is eligible for election to the Senate.

FINAL WORDING 401.4 THE FACULTY WITH TERM APPOINTMENTS 4.3 Limitations on Positions: Faculty with Term Appointments (4) Limitations on Faculty Participation. Faculty with term appointments are eligible to be elected to and to vote for members of the Faculty Senate. The participation in faculty affairs of faculty members holding lecturer, clinical, research, federal research, or professional practice ranks is subject to the following limitations: (a) they may participate in the processes of setting policy within their academic units only to the extent determined by their appointing departments, colleges, or other academic units; (b) they may serve as members of appointed faculty committees and may vote on all matters except those relating to appointment, retention, tenure, or promotion of tenured and/or tenure-eligible faculty. Federal cooperator ranks are exempt from the foregoing limitations on faculty participation with the following exceptions: they may not serve on committees or vote on matters relating to retention or tenure of tenure-eligible faculty. 402.3 MEMBERSHIP; ALTERNATES; TERM; VACANCIES 3.1 Membership The Senate shall be composed of the following members: (1) sixty faculty members assigned in proportion to the number of tenured tenure eligible, and term appointed faculty in the academic colleges, the Regional Campuses and Distance Education, USU Eastern, Extension, and the Library. Each unit is to be represented by a minimum of two elected senators. These sixty will be elected by and from faculty members eligible to vote in Senate elections (see policy 401.4.2(c)); (2) the president and the executive vice president and provost of the university or their designees; (3) eight appointees of the president of the university who shall be a vice president an academic college dean, a regional campus dean, or a chancellor, six of whom must hold faculty appointments and must be designated annually preceding elections to the Senate; (4) the chairs of the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, the Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee, the Professional Responsibilities and Procedures Committee, the Faculty Diversity, Development and Equity Committee, and the Faculty Evaluation Committee if they are not one of the faculty members elected to the Senate; and (5) three students, who shall include the Utah State University Student Association (USUSA) President or a designee, the USUSA Academic Senate President or a designee, and the elected graduate student representative or a designee. With the exception of faculty holding special or emeritus appointments, any member of the faculty who is not designated as a presidential appointee is eligible for election to the Senate.

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Re: Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies

- Recommendation for policy revision: Utah State University Policy # 584, Human Participants in Research Policy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has implemented policy changes in 2016. For Utah State University to be in compliance with the new requirements, revisions to USU Policy #584 are necessary, specific to section 2.10, Conflict of Interest. Revisions include further clarification of individual conflict of interest as well as a new Institutional Conflict of Interest. These proposed revisions by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies include review and approval by Utah State University’s Executive Committee.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Office of Research and Graduate Studies recommends approval of proposed revisions to USU Policy #584 as outlined. A red-lined version of the proposed revisions has been included with this resolution.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) accredits many of USU human subjects research and now has new guideance

AND WHEREAS, Utah State University must meet these requirements to conduct human research,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Utah State University’s Executive Committee and the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approves the proposed revisions to Utah State University Policy # 584.


Date

POLICY MANUAL

Section 500: OPERATING POLICIES

Number 584

Subject: Human Participants in Research Effective Date: XXX XXX, XXXX

584.1 584.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to govern the involvement of human participants in the conduct of research at Utah State University. The University is committed to safeguarding the rights and welfare of human participants, and complies with the regulations of the U.S. federal government and the State of Utah.

584.2 584.2 DEFINITIONS

2.1 2.1 Research

For the purposes of this policy, research is defined in harmony with 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 46 as a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.

For the purpose of this policy, generalizableFor the purpose of this policy, a systematic investigation is defined as a process that involves the formulation of a hypothesis or research question and the collection and/or analysis of data that will lead to a conclusion that either supports or disproves the hypothesis or that answers the research question. Generalizable knowledge is any result of research that is intended to be extended (or generalized) beyond the population or program being investigated. Such extension shall include public disclosure of such results either in public settings, through publication of a thesis or dissertation, or through other dissemination or publication.

2.2 The USU Institutional Review Board (IRB) shall have the sole responsibility, through interaction with the Principal Investigator and review as set forth in this policy, to determine whether an investigation to be conducted constitutes research in accordance with 45 CFR 46, as illustrated in Decision Chart #1, published as guidance by the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm. Human Participant

A human participant (“participant”) in research is a living individual, about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains:

(1) Data through intervention or interaction with the individual; or (2) Identifiable private information.

The terms “human participant” and “participant” are equivalent to the terms “human subject” and “subject” as used in the “Common Rule,” 45 CFR 46.

2.2 2.3 Human Research

Human research, or research involving human participants, is any research, as defined above, that involves human participants in accordance with 45 CFR 46 and as illustrated in Decision Chart #1, published as guidance by the OHRP, available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm.

The USU IRB shall have the sole responsibility of determining whether an investigation constitutes human research, under the above definition. The following activities, which may be found to be exempt from Common Rule (45 CFR 46) requirements, shall nonetheless be included among those to be submitted for IRB review: quality improvement programs and program evaluations carried out for other than exclusive use by the organization sponsoring the evaluation, classroom exercises that are associated with research methodologies courses, public health activities, and innovative health care.

2.3 2.4 Investigator

Investigator is a person or entity affiliated with USU, whether as an employee, student or otherwise, whose role statement, job description, employment assignment, and/or function within the University is, either in whole or in part, to carry out research. Such investigators shall include, but not be limited to, USU faculty, professional researchers, research assistants, laboratory and clinical staff, and others as may be designated by the Vice President for Research.

Principal Investigator (PI) is an investigator who is an employee of the University and is authorized by his/her unit and college, or by the Vice President for Research, to take responsibility for research involving human participants. This individual shall have primary responsibility for submitting research protocols and carrying out research programs that protect the health and well-being of Human Participants, as set forth in this policy.

2.4 2.5 Intervention

Intervention includes both physical procedures, by which data are gathered (for example, venipuncture), and manipulations of the participant or the participant’s environment that are performed for research purposes.

2.5 2.6 Interaction

Interaction includes communication or interpersonal contact between investigator and participant.

2.6 2.7 Vulnerable Populations

The IRB gives special consideration to protecting the welfare of particularly vulnerable populations, such as children, prisoners, pregnant women, mentally disabled persons, or economically or educationally disadvantaged persons.

(1)1. A child is a person under the age of 18 who is not able to legally consent to treatments or procedures involved in the research (see Utah Code Annotated 75-1-201 [29]).

(2)2. A child’s guardian, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations, is an individual authorized to consent on behalf of the child to general medical care.

(3)3. A guardian of an incapacitated adult shall be a person who has qualified as such pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.

2.7 2.8 Private Information

Private information includes information about behavior that occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual can reasonably expect will not be made public (e.g., a medical record). Private information must be individually identifiable (i.e., the identity of the subject is or may be ascertained by the investigator or associated with the information) in order for the obtaining of the information to qualify as research involving human participants.

2.8 2.9 Minimal Risk

Minimal risk means that the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater, in and of themselves, than those ordinarily encountered in daily life, or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.

2.9 2.10 Conflict of Interest

An individual conflict of interest is a situation in which a University employee owes a professional obligation to the University, which is or can be compromised by the pursuit of outside interests. Conflicts of interest are further defined and discussed in USU Policy #307 Conflicts of Interest.

An Institutional Conflict of Interest (ICOI) exists whenever the financial or other interests of the University, or of an Institutional Leader acting within his or her authority on behalf of the university, conflict with - or have the potential to conflict with - obligations to University research participants or others. Unaddressed ICOI can give rise to bias entering into the decision making of the university, which could raise questions regarding the integrity of the research. Examples of such biases might be: Special handling of issues addressed by University departments or oversight

committees, such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Management decisions that:

o Affect data ownership or sequestration of data. o Restrict publication or dissemination of research results. o Restrict intellectual property rights. o Influence research agendas within the University.

For purposes of the Human Research Protection Program, Institutional Leaders are those senior leaders who are in a position to directly influence salaries, appointments, resource allocation or oversight of human participant research. This will include the president, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, deans, administrative directors, center directors and department heads. Members of the USU Board of Trustees have their own disclosure requirements, and USU shall coordinate with the Board of Trustees to identify any financial interests they may hold that would be considered to create an Institutional Conflict of Interest.

2.10 2.11 Confidentiality

Confidentiality is the withholding of certain information as specified under an agreement between USU and another individual or entity (e.g., a collaborating institution) wherein the entities agree to maintain as confidential all private information regarding the research, protocol, investigational process, and information discovered during the investigation. Also, the right of a human participant to have private information protected from disclosure except as allowed under the Privacy Rule (42 CFR 160, 164).

584.3 584.3 POLICY

USU investigators must adhere to strict ethical standards when involving human participants in their research. These standards are in place to protect the basic rights of participants. Any research that departs from the spirit of these standards violates University policy. All research performed under the auspices of USU, including collaborative research

conducted with one or more public or private entities, in which human participants are involved must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) appointed by the Vice President for Research, or by such other review body as shall be designated by the IRB. USU, through its Human Research Protection Program, its IRB and other review processes, works together with investigators, sponsors and research participants to uphold ethical standards and practices in its research.

The IRB review and approval process shall be conducted in accordance with all U.S. federal government and state laws, and all University policies and regulations that govern the use of human participants in research, including the IRB Handbook and the IRB Standard Operating Procedures current at the time of the review. The requirement for IRB review and approval applies to all human research involving USU Investigators or human participants in all locations, whether funded or not, and whether conducted by faculty, students, or other employees. It also applies to persons unaffiliated with the University who wish to investigate participants who are under the protection of the University, such as students and patients. No such study shall begin before it has been approved by the IRB. No other official of the University may approve human research that has not been approved by the IRB. Investigators are encouraged to consult with the IRB Administrator, or the IRB Chair, during preparation of an early draft of proposals to be submitted, at which time concise and current details concerning human research can be obtained.

The IRB web site at http://www.usu.edu/research/irb is made available to principal investigators, investigators, human participants and others in order to provide ready access to USU’s Policies, Standard Operating Procedures, the IRB Handbook, and associated information. Interested parties should make use of the information provided electronically, and whenever appropriate they may contact the IRB Administrator or Chair for additional assistance with the preparation, approval, and execution of protocols involving human participants.

Investigators are referred to the following documents and regulations, hereby made a part of this policy by reference:

(1)1. Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (The Belmont Report).

(2)2. 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 46 “Protection of Human Subjects,” (The “Common Rule”).

(3)3. 45 CFR 160 and 164A,E “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information,” (“The Privacy Rule”).

(4)4. 42 CFR 50, Subpart F, “Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought.”

(5)5. Department of Health and Human Services guide document: “Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects: Guidance for Human Subjects Protection.”

If an investigator is unsure of the interpretation of the federal and state statutes and guidelines as listed, or has other questions regarding the applicability or effect of federal, state, or local laws or regulations, he/she shall contact University Counsel for advice and direction.

The USU IRB is authorized to approve research protocols involving human participants through the Federal-Wide Assurance # 00003308, dated September 6, 2002. This assurance is on file with the Office of Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. USU delegates to the IRB the responsibility for reviewing research protocols primarily for the purpose of ensuring that human research is carried out in accordance with ethical principles, as outlined in the Belmont Report, and for protecting the welfare and rights of human participants. The IRB shall act independently in this capacity, but shall coordinate its review with other USU review bodies – including the Sponsored Programs Office, the Conflicts of Interest Committee, The Officethe RGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance Assistance, and the Office of the Vice President for Research – whose responsibilities under USU policy include review of the scientific and scholarly validity of the proposed research study, and its freedom from bias introduced because of unmanaged conflicts of interest. The IRB is authorized to:

(1)1. Approve, require modification to secure approval, or disapprove all human research activities overseen or conducted at USU;

(2)2. Suspend or terminate approval of human research not being conducted in accordance with the IRB’s requirements or that has been associated with unexpected serious harm to participants;

(3)3. Observe, or have a third party observe, the consent process; (4)4. Observe, or have a third party observe, the conduct of the research. (5)5. Authorize a separate IRB or other review body that has a current

FWAFederal-Wide Assurance to provide oversight of a multi-site or specialized study under an authorization agreement, as allowed by federal statute.

584.4 PROCEDURES

4.1 4.1 Principles

Principles that IRB members consider during their reviews are set forth in the IRB Review Checklist document (available at: http://rgs.usu.edu/irb/resources/forms-for-reference-only) current at the time of application. These principles include:

(1)1. Minimizing the risks to participants. (2)2. Balancing of risks with the potential benefits from the study. (3)3. Obtaining informed consent from the participant or permission from a legal

guardian before participation. Such consent or permission must be in writing unless waived by the IRB.

(4)4. Providing adequate detail about the study in language that is understood by the participant so the participant can make an informed decision.

(5)5. Maintaining participants’ privacy and confidentiality. 6. Informing participants that their participation is voluntary and that they are free to

withdraw from the study at any time without consequence.

4.2 4.2 Protocols

Protocols submitted to the IRB are categorized as follows:

(1) (1) Exempt from further review

Determination of exempt status shall be made in accordance with the standard operating procedures of the IRB, and shall in no case be made by an individual who might have a conflict of interest concerning the study. All research adjudged to be exempt shall nonetheless be subject to monitoring and continued review by the institution through the IRB so that the health, well-being and privacy of human participants involved in such research are adequately protected. Such review shall require an annual update confirming that the then-current activities qualify for exemption, outlining any changes made in the protocol or indicating that the project has been completed and/or terminated.

Certain human research shallmay be exempt from review under the followingcertain circumstances, in accordance with 45 CFR 46.101(b), subsections:

(a) Educational a-f. These may include the following: certain educational settings (see Decision Charts 2 & 3. All decision charts referred to in this subsection are available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/checklists/decisioncharts.ht ml).; certain tests, surveys, certain interviews and public behavior observations; certain existing data, documents, records, and specimens; certain public benefit or service programs and certain food taste/acceptance studies.

These exemptions must be arrived at by analyzing the decision charts referred to at HHS.gov under Policies and noted as “Checklists & Decision Trees” located currently at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/checklists/index.html.

(2) (2) Subject to expedited review

If the IRB Administrator finds that a protocol involves no more than minimal risk, expedited review may be conducted by a limited number of experienced board members who possess expertise in the research activity being conducted. Selection of IRB members to conduct expedited reviews shall be by the IRB Chair, and expedited reviews shall be performed in accordance with the standard operating procedures of the USU IRB. This process generally requires a period of four to six weeks to complete.

(3) (3) Subject to full review

In cases where more than minimal risk is involved, and where expedited review is deemed by the IRB Administrator to be insufficient or inappropriate, the protocol is subject to review by the full board. Such reviews typically require a period of four to six weeks to complete.

4.3 4.3 Protocols submitted to the IRB for review

Protocols submitted to the IRB for review shall be presented by a principal investigator, and shall consist of three components. (Forms and information can be found at http://www.usu.edu/research/irb)

(1) (1) IRB Application Form

Completion of this form will allow the IRB Administrator to quickly place the protocol in the appropriate review category (exempt, expedited, or full board review). These forms have been developed to minimize the response time of the IRB. All sections of the application must be completed in order for the IRB to begin its review. Information should be written in lay language, avoiding jargon and acronyms.

(2) (2) Copy of the grant, thesis, or dissertation upon which the project is based

If a project has none of the above documentation, a description of methods and objectives, and a clear, concise description of procedures to be used in the project shall be submitted.

(3) (3) Informed Consent Form

This document must conform to the requirements of the IRB standard operating procedures as reflected in the Informed Consent Checklist (available at: http://rgs.usu.edu/irb/resources/informed-consent-samples) and be approved for use in the study by the IRB. It contains the following elements as required under 45 CFR 46.116:

(a) A statement that the study involves research. (b) A statement of the research to be performed and the purpose of the research. (c) A description of reasonably foreseeable risks or discomforts. (d) A description of reasonably foreseeable benefits to participants and others. (e) Appropriate alternatives to the study that may benefit the participant. (f) A statement of confidentiality. (g) Availability of compensation or treatment for injury. (h) Contact information for:

(i)1. Answers to pertinent questions about the research. 2. Answers to pertinent questions about the research participants’ rights. (ii)3. Reporting of research related injuries or harms. (iv)4. The research team (if not provided above) for questions, concerns, or

complaints. (v)5. Someone independent of the research team for problems, concerns,

questions, information or input.

(i) A statement explaining that participation is voluntary and that there is no penalty or loss of benefit to which the participant was entitled if the participant withdraws or refuses to participate.

(j) When appropriate:

(i) The consequences of a participant’s decision to withdraw from the research. (ii) An approximate number of participants involved in the study.

(k) The informed consent form shall contain adequate information, written in plain language familiar to the participant, so that he/she can make an informed decision regarding participation.

4.4 4.4 Protocol Process

IRB applications shall be completed on line in accordance with the IRB standard operating procedures. Incomplete packages will be returned to the investigator without review. The IRB Administrator and staff work with Investigators to verify completeness of submissions and identify concerns or needed clarifications. Reviews are then conducted as described above. If full board review is required, the investigator will provide ample copies of packets for each board member (as directed by the IRB administrator) no later than two weeks before the monthly IRB meeting.

Upon completion of the IRB review, notification of decision regarding the protocol is sent by the IRB Administrator to the investigator. Revisions are sometimes needed, and when the protocol is considered to meet acceptable standards, the research protocol will be approved for one year (beginning on the date the protocol was approved), or such other term (never greater than one year) as shall be determined by the IRB.

For those protocols that require an extension beyond the one-year limitation of the IRB approval, a status report will be mailed to the investigator by the IRB Office one month before the anniversary approval date. The investigator will have ten working days from the date of receipt to submit the Status Report form. A memo shall be attached to the Status Report form stating the investigator’s intention to continue the research and document any modification to the experimental protocol. The memo shall contain a concise overview of the research to date (i.e., current copy of the informed consent, number of subjects involved, summary of any recent significant findings, adverse events, etc.). If the protocol is acceptable, an approval letter will be sent to the investigator, extending the project for an additional year. Continuing review may occur more than once a year depending on the level of risk.

The investigator will maintain a current file for each protocol he/she submits and have a copy of all records relating to the research protocol (IRB application form, data derived from the study/case report forms/computer data/adverse events, correspondence with the IRB/sponsor/funding sources/FDA/others, sponsor’s protocol—if applicable, original informed consent and assent forms).

4.5 4.5 Retention of Records

Records shall be retained by the PI for all protocols for three years from the date the study is completed, terminated, or discontinued. Federally-funded research may require a longer record retention period.

The IRB shall retain for at least three years after the completion of the research (or for protocols which are cancelled without participant enrollment, for at least a three-year period after cancellation) the following records in accordance with 45 CFR 45 Section 115:

(1)1. Minutes of IRB meetings. (2)2. Protocols. (3)3. Scientific evaluations.

(4)4. DHHSDepartment of Health and Human Services-approved sample consent documents and protocols, when they exist.

(5)5. Reports of injuries to participants. (6)6. Records of continuing review activities including continuing review status

reports submitted to the investigator. (7)7. Other progress reports submitted by investigators. (8)8. Statements of significant new findings provided to participants. (9)9. For initial and continuing review of research by expedited procedure;

(a)a. The specific permissible category. (b)b. A description of action taken by the reviewer. (c)c. Any findings required under regulations.

(10)10. For exemption determinations, the specific category of exemption. (11)11. Unless documented in the IRB minutes, determinations required by the

regulations and protocol-specific findings supporting those determinations for: (a)a. Waiver or alteration of the consent process. (b)b. Research involving pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates. (c)c. Research involving prisoners. (d)d. Research involving children.

(12)12. For each protocol’s initial and continuing review, the frequency for the next continuing review.

(13)13. Copies of all correspondence between the IRB and investigators. (14)14. A list of IRB members to be maintained on a continuous basis. (15)15. The standard operating procedures of the IRB to be maintained on a

continuous basis.

Investigators will notify the IRB office if they either leave the University before the research is completed, or complete the research and leave the institution before the end of the three-year record retention date. If the investigator desires to take copies of the research records to another institution, additional issues may need to be resolved related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA; 45 CFR 160).

4.6 4.6 IRB Training in the Protection of Human Participants in Research

USU requires Investigators, co-investigators, and any research personnel who interact with participants in research to be trained in the ethical protection of human participants. Certification achieved by completion of prescribed training shall be valid for three years from the date that training was completed.

4.7 4.7 Conflicts of Interest

The IRB Application Form shall include questions designed to identify any potential individual conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the study. Positive disclosures of individual conflicting interests shall be referred by the IRB Administrator to USU’s Federal Compliance Manager so that the conflict of interest can be fully disclosed and managed or eliminated, as required under federal guidelines and in accordance with USU Policy #307 “Conflicts of Interest.” No research for which a conflict of interest has been disclosed shall be conducted under an IRB-approved protocol until a Conflict of Interest Management Plan has been approved for the work by the USU Conflict of Interest

Committee. In addition, members of the IRB shall be queried at the beginning of each IRB review meeting concerning potential conflicts of interest they may have in connection with protocols to be reviewed. Members of the IRB who disclose such conflicts may provide information to the Board as requested, but shall recuse themselves from voting for approval or disapproval of the protocol in question.

Outside interests of USU or its Institutional Leaders that are related to USU research, and that could give rise to Institutional Conflicts of Interest (ICOI) shall be identified through two mechanisms which shall trigger initiation of an ICOI assessment procedure conducted under RGS Procedure 532:

1. A screening process conducted by the Sponsored Programs Division. All sponsored projects for which there is an external, non-governmental sponsor shall trigger an ICOI assessment.

2. A screening process conducted directly by the IRB. All projects in which a product or service is to be used, but which are not directly sponsored by the outside entity providing the product or service (and therefore not subject to Sponsored Programs review) shall trigger initiation of an ICOI assessment.

The ICOI assessment identifies matches between outside interests identified through the above screening processes with financial interests held by USU or its Institutional Leaders. Each match identified under these assessments shall be provided by the Federal Compliance Manager to the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee along with any proposed management plan and/or review of existing internal controls that would provide adequate management of the ICOI. After its review and action the ICOI Committee shall forward to the IRB any approved plan or recommendation. Copies of this document shall also be provided to the department head and dean of the affected unit(s). The IRB shall have final authority to accept and have the management plan implemented, to alter the management plan, or to deny the management plan and reject the study.

The Conflict of Interest Committee, appointed by the University President to oversee the implementation of Policy # 307 "Conflicts of Interest", shall, with the addition of a member deemed independent by the President, be constituted as the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee, and shall have oversight of the implementation of the ICOI procedures contained herein. The Conflict of Interest Committee will consist of:

1. the Provost or an authorized designee of the Provost (Committee Chair); 2. a representative from the Office of the Vice President for Research; 3. a representative of the Institutional Review Board; 4. a representative of the Faculty Senate; 5. a representative of the Intellectual Property Services Office; and 6. a member external, unaffiliated to the University.

Others may be added as the President deems appropriate. The Federal Compliance Manager and general counsel serve as ex officio members of the Committee. The Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee shall meet as required to review all disclosed Institutional Conflicts of Interest related to Human Subjects Research; shall

review for approval all Institutional Conflict of Interest management plans; shall recommend elimination of conflicts as it deems necessary; and shall monitor all active management plans. 4.8 Researcher Noncompliance: Allegations, Investigations, and Disposition

The purpose of this section of the policy is to ensure, consistent with Utah State University’s Federal Wide Assurance, that human subjects research is conducted in accordance with applicable regulations, USU Policies governing human subjects research, IRB Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and determinations of the USU IRB.

4.8 Non-compliance is any situation, incident, or process during the conduct of human subjects research that is inconsistent with any of the following: applicable local, state, federal laws, regulations or policies; USU Policies; IRB SOPs; approved IRB protocols; or any directive from the USU IRB. Non-compliance may be minor and/or infrequent, or serious and/or continuing. USU’s IRB works in collaboration with USU’s RIC, University Counsel, and other USU units in receiving allegations of, evaluating, and taking corrective action with respect to non-compliance related to human subjects research. Definitions and terms regarding non-compliance, and processes carried out with regard to non-compliance shall be as set forth in the IRB SOPs, Section II.B.10.

Non-compliance, for the purposes of this policy, shall be the failure to follow the regulations or the requirements and determinations of the IRB. Incidents of non-

compliance shall be handled by the IRB unless the nature or duration of non-compliance indicates the need for institutional intervention.

Non-compliant activities may be identified through IRB oversight, self-reporting, or reporting from employees, human participants or others. Allegations of non-compliance may be presented to the IRB Chair or Administrator, the Federal Compliance Manager at the OCARIC office, USU’s Internal Audit Services (IAS) either through the hotline or with a representative of IAS, or to University Counsel. Reports of allegations should be made to the chair of the IRB, and anyAny report of alleged non-compliant behavior involving human subjects research under the oversight of the IRB shall be reported to the IRB chair at the earliest opportunity. Utah State University does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who come forward in good faith with allegations of non-compliance. In instances where non-compliance is determined, notifications will be made to the appropriate department head(s) and dean(s).

Sufficient information shall be submitted to identify who exhibited the non-compliant behavior, when it took place, and any other pertinent details to allow for determination of non-compliance.

The IRB Chair shall make the initial determination if theof whether the substance of the non-compliance allegation is inwould constitute non-compliance involving human subjects research. If non-compliance is suspected, but does not involve human research,so the Chair shall provide all pertinent information to the Office of Compliance Assistance (OCA) for further action.

The IRB Chair shall determine whether non-compliance is serious or continuing. Upon making a finding of non-compliance that is neither serious nor continuing, the IRB Chair shall take follow the steps to correct the non-compliant behavior with the investigator. The IRB Chair shall also notify the department head, dean, the Office of Compliance Assistance, and the responsible institutional official (RIO) of the circumstances surrounding the behavior and corrective actions taken.

In cases of serious non-compliance (defined as non-compliant activities that could jeopardize the rights or safety of human participants) or continuing non-compliance (defined as non-compliant activities that recur either on the same project or by the same investigator after the IRB Chair has taken corrective action), the IRB Chair shall notify the OCA for further action. The OCA has been established to provide support to the IRB, investigators, human participants, and other individuals and entities with regard to adherence to federal and state statutes, regulations and guidelines. In conjunction with USU’s RIO and others, the OCA receives and processes allegations of misconduct and non-compliance arising from research activities of the University, and facilitates any associated inquiries and investigations. Information about and contacts for the OCA are available at: http://www.usu.edu/aia/academic/c_overview.cfm. Following set forth in IRB SOPs, Section II.B.10, to initiate an investigation by the OCA, serious or continuing non-compliance is reviewed by the convened IRB. The Federal Compliance Manager, an ex-officio member of the IRB, presents the findings of the investigation. All members of the RIB receive a copy of the initial application, the protocol, information describing the non-compliance, and the results of the OCA investigation. The IRB may consider actions

includinginto the alleged non-compliance.

(1) Suspension of the research

(2) Termination of the research and notification of current participants when such information may relate to a participant’s willingness to continue to take part in the research (3) Increasing frequency of continuing review

The IRB Chair or the Institutional Official may suspend the research pending investigative outcomes and determinations by the convened IRB if there is cause to believe that the allegations may constitute serious or continuing non-compliance, or if the allegations otherwise contain information that would constitute an elevation in the risk to participants.

Investigative findings shall be presented to the IRB at its next convened meeting. The IRB shall review the documentation and evidence as required in the IRB SOPs. If the convened IRB determines that serious or continuing non-compliance has occurred, it shall require a corrective action plan as deemed appropriate for the circumstances. The IRB is authorized to suspend or terminate its approval of human subjects research. Other actions may be required, including but not limited to: more frequent review of approved research presented by the researcher, increased monitoring of the consent process or of the research, informing participants of aspects of the non-compliance that may have increased their risks, or impacted their willingness to participate in the research, or requiring additional training for researchers and research staff involved.

4.9 4.9 Unanticipated Problems

Investigators shall follow the procedures contained in the IRB standard operating procedures, Chapter 9.j whenever an unanticipated problem arises having to do with risks to human participants or others. The PI shall have responsibility for identifying and reporting unanticipated risks as set forth in the SOPs, Chapter 4.f, submitting information to the chair of the IRB in sufficient detail for the Chair to draft the report as required in 4.11, below, and otherwise as required by the SOPs. If the unanticipated risk is life-threatening, emergency services shall be summoned and all reasonable steps shall be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the participants or any others affected.

4.10 4.10 Suspensions and Terminations of Previously Approved Research

The IRB is authorized to suspend (defined as temporarily discontinuing) or terminate (defined as permanently discontinuing) research in order to protect the rights and welfare of research participants and others.

The determination of the appropriate action shall be made by the IRB chair, based on non-compliance with the IRB-approved protocol for the research, or on the association of the research with an unexpected serious harm to participants or others. Determinations shall be ratified by the membership of the IRB, and shall be reported to the OCA, RIOUSU Office of Compliance Assistance, Research Integrity Officer, University Counsel, and the appropriate funding agency as set forth in 4.11, below.

Suspensions may be lifted if an investigation determines that the harm was not associated with the research, or if compliance with the approved protocol is re-established, and is determined to be sufficient to protect the rights and welfare of human participants.

When a termination or suspension involves the withdrawal of current participants from a study:

(1)1. Enrolled participants will be notified by the IRB. (2)2. Participants to be withdrawn will be informed by the IRB of any

unexpected risks to which they may have been subjected, and shall be provided with support in understanding and ameliorating those risks.

(3)3. Participants to be withdrawn will be informed by the IRB of any follow-up that is required or offered, and will be informed that any adverse event or unanticipated problems involving risks to them or others should be reported to the IRB and others as appropriate.

4.11 4.11 Reports of Unanticipated Problems

Reports of unanticipated problems involving risks to participants or others, terminations, suspensions and serious or continuing non-compliance shall be submitted to federal agencies in compliance with applicable regulations. The IOInstitutional Official shall ensure that all required reportings are completed within 15 business days.

The IRB Chair shall have responsibility for coordinating with the principal investigator, gathering any additional required information and writing the initial report, which shall include:

(1) The nature of the event or problem. (2) The findings of USU. (3) The action taken by the IRB and USU. (4) The reasoning underlying the actions taken. (5) Any plans or recommendations for a continuing inquiry or investigation.

The IRB chair shall submit the draft report in a timely manner to the OCARGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance and the RIOResearch Integrity Officer for review. The RIOResearch Integrity Officer shall have responsibility for final approval and signature of the report, and for its submission to the appropriate agency. Copies of the reports shall be distributed to the IRB, Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) when the research is covered by DHHSU.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations, and other federal agencies when research is overseen by those agencies and such agencies required reporting separate from that to OHRP.

584.5 584.5 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM

The IRB and OCAthe RGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance shall work together to measure and report the performance of the Human Research Protection Program to USU’s administration. Annual and unannounced reviews of the IRB’s operating and review procedures shall be carried out in order to assess the effectiveness and quality of the processes; and to assure compliance with USU’s policies and procedures, and with applicable federal, state and local laws and guidelines.

USU Investigators, other USU employees, human participants and sponsors of research are encouraged to bring forward concerns and suggestions regarding improvement of the program, including the IRB review process.

584.6 584.6 RECRUITMENT PROHIBITIONS

The following activities shall not be permitted:

(1)1. Payments to professionals in exchange for referrals of potential participants (finder’s fees).

2. Payments designed to accelerate recruitment that are tied to the rate of timing of enrollment (bonus payments).

(2)

POLICY MANUAL

Section 500: OPERATING POLICIES

Number 584 Subject: Human Participants in Research Effective Date: XXX XXX, XXXX

584.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to govern the involvement of human participants in the conduct of research at Utah State University. The University is committed to safeguarding the rights and welfare of human participants, and complies with the regulations of the U.S. federal government and the State of Utah.

584.2 DEFINITIONS

2.1 Research

For the purposes of this policy, research is defined in harmony with 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 46 as a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.

For the purpose of this policy, a systematic investigation is defined as a process that involves the formulation of a hypothesis or research question and the collection and/or analysis of data that will lead to a conclusion that either supports or disproves the hypothesis or that answers the research question. Generalizable knowledge is any result of research that is intended to be extended (or generalized) beyond the population or program being investigated. Such extension shall include public disclosure of such results either in public settings, through publication of a thesis or dissertation, or through other dissemination or publication.

The USU Institutional Review Board (IRB) shall have the sole responsibility, through interaction with the Principal Investigator and review as set forth in this policy, to determine whether an investigation to be conducted constitutes research in accordance

with 45 CFR 46, as illustrated in Decision Chart #1, published as guidance by the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm.

2.2 Human Participant

A human participant (“participant”) in research is a living individual, about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research obtains:

(1) Data through intervention or interaction with the individual; or (2) Identifiable private information.

The terms “human participant” and “participant” are equivalent to the terms “human subject” and “subject” as used in the “Common Rule,” 45 CFR 46.

2.3 Human Research

Human research, or research involving human participants, is any research, as defined above, that involves human participants in accordance with 45 CFR 46 and as illustrated in Decision Chart #1, published as guidance by the OHRP, available at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm.

The USU IRB shall have the sole responsibility of determining whether an investigation constitutes human research, under the above definition. The following activities, which may be found to be exempt from Common Rule (45 CFR 46) requirements, shall nonetheless be included among those to be submitted for IRB review: quality improvement programs and program evaluations carried out for other than exclusive use by the organization sponsoring the evaluation, classroom exercises that are associated with research methodologies courses, public health activities, and innovative health care.

2.4 Investigator

Investigator is a person or entity affiliated with USU, whether as an employee, student or otherwise, whose role statement, job description, employment assignment, and/or function within the University is, either in whole or in part, to carry out research. Such investigators shall include, but not be limited to, USU faculty, professional researchers, research assistants, laboratory and clinical staff, and others as may be designated by the Vice President for Research.

Principal Investigator (PI) is an investigator who is an employee of the University and is authorized by his/her unit and college, or by the Vice President for Research, to take responsibility for research involving human participants. This individual shall have primary responsibility for submitting research protocols and carrying out research programs that protect the health and well-being of Human Participants, as set forth in this policy.

2.5 Intervention

Intervention includes both physical procedures, by which data are gathered (for example, venipuncture), and manipulations of the participant or the participant’s environment that are performed for research purposes.

2.6 Interaction

Interaction includes communication or interpersonal contact between investigator and participant.

2.7 Vulnerable Populations

The IRB gives special consideration to protecting the welfare of particularly vulnerable populations, such as children, prisoners, pregnant women, mentally disabled persons, or economically or educationally disadvantaged persons.

1. A child is a person under the age of 18 who is not able to legally consent to treatments or procedures involved in the research (see Utah Code Annotated 75-1-201 [29]).

2. A child’s guardian, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulations, is an individual authorized to consent on behalf of the child to general medical care.

3. A guardian of an incapacitated adult shall be a person who has qualified as such pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.

2.8 Private Information

Private information includes information about behavior that occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual can reasonably expect will not be made public (e.g., a medical record). Private information must be individually identifiable (i.e., the identity of the subject is or may be ascertained by the investigator or associated with the information) in order for the obtaining of the information to qualify as research involving human participants.

2.9 Minimal Risk

Minimal risk means that the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater, in and of themselves, than those ordinarily encountered in daily life, or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.

2.10 Conflict of Interest

An individual conflict of interest is a situation in which a University employee owes a professional obligation to the University, which is or can be compromised by the pursuit of outside interests. Conflicts of interest are further defined and discussed in USU Policy 307 Conflicts of Interest.

An Institutional Conflict of Interest (ICOI) exists whenever the financial or other interests of the University, or of an Institutional Leader acting within his or her authority on behalf of the university, conflict with - or have the potential to conflict with - obligations to University research participants or others. Unaddressed ICOI can give rise to bias entering into the decision making of the university, which could raise questions regarding the integrity of the research. Examples of such biases might be: Special handling of issues addressed by University departments or oversight

committees, such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Management decisions that:

o Affect data ownership or sequestration of data. o Restrict publication or dissemination of research results. o Restrict intellectual property rights. o Influence research agendas within the University.

For purposes of the Human Research Protection Program, Institutional Leaders are those senior leaders who are in a position to directly influence salaries, appointments, resource allocation or oversight of human participant research. This will include the president, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, deans, administrative directors, center directors and department heads. Members of the USU Board of Trustees have their own disclosure requirements, and USU shall coordinate with the Board of Trustees to identify any financial interests they may hold that would be considered to create an Institutional Conflict of Interest.

2.11 Confidentiality

Confidentiality is the withholding of certain information as specified under an agreement between USU and another individual or entity (e.g., a collaborating institution) wherein the entities agree to maintain as confidential all private information regarding the research, protocol, investigational process, and information discovered during the investigation. Also, the right of a human participant to have private information protected from disclosure except as allowed under the Privacy Rule (42 CFR 160, 164).

584.3 POLICY

USU investigators must adhere to strict ethical standards when involving human participants in their research. These standards are in place to protect the basic rights of

participants. Any research that departs from the spirit of these standards violates University policy. All research performed under the auspices of USU, including collaborative research conducted with one or more public or private entities, in which human participants are involved must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) appointed by the Vice President for Research, or by such other review body as shall be designated by the IRB. USU, through its Human Research Protection Program, its IRB and other review processes, works together with investigators, sponsors and research participants to uphold ethical standards and practices in its research.

The IRB review and approval process shall be conducted in accordance with all U.S. federal government and state laws, and all University policies and regulations that govern the use of human participants in research, including the IRB Handbook and the IRB Standard Operating Procedures current at the time of the review. The requirement for IRB review and approval applies to all human research involving USU Investigators or human participants in all locations, whether funded or not, and whether conducted by faculty, students, or other employees. It also applies to persons unaffiliated with the University who wish to investigate participants who are under the protection of the University, such as students and patients. No such study shall begin before it has been approved by the IRB. No other official of the University may approve human research that has not been approved by the IRB. Investigators are encouraged to consult with the IRB Administrator, or the IRB Chair, during preparation of an early draft of proposals to be submitted, at which time concise and current details concerning human research can be obtained.

The IRB web site at http://www.usu.edu/research/irb is made available to principal investigators, investigators, human participants and others in order to provide ready access to USU’s Policies, Standard Operating Procedures, the IRB Handbook, and associated information. Interested parties should make use of the information provided electronically, and whenever appropriate they may contact the IRB Administrator or Chair for additional assistance with the preparation, approval, and execution of protocols involving human participants.

Investigators are referred to the following documents and regulations, hereby made a part of this policy by reference:

1. Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (The Belmont Report).

2. 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 46 “Protection of Human Subjects,” (The “Common Rule”).

3. 45 CFR 160 and 164A,E “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information,” (“The Privacy Rule”).

4. 42 CFR 50, Subpart F, “Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought.”

5. Department of Health and Human Services guide document: “Financial Relationships and Interests in Research Involving Human Subjects: Guidance for Human Subjects Protection.”

If an investigator is unsure of the interpretation of the federal and state statutes and guidelines as listed, or has other questions regarding the applicability or effect of federal, state, or local laws or regulations, he/she shall contact University Counsel for advice and direction.

The USU IRB is authorized to approve research protocols involving human participants through the Federal-Wide Assurance # 00003308, dated September 6, 2002. This assurance is on file with the Office of Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. USU delegates to the IRB the responsibility for reviewing research protocols primarily for the purpose of ensuring that human research is carried out in accordance with ethical principles, as outlined in the Belmont Report, and for protecting the welfare and rights of human participants. The IRB shall act independently in this capacity, but shall coordinate its review with other USU review bodies – including the Sponsored Programs Office, the Conflicts of Interest Committee, the RGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance, and the Office of the Vice President for Research – whose responsibilities under USU policy include review of the scientific and scholarly validity of the proposed research study, and its freedom from bias introduced because of unmanaged conflicts of interest. The IRB is authorized to:

1. Approve, require modification to secure approval, or disapprove all human research activities overseen or conducted at USU;

2. Suspend or terminate approval of human research not being conducted in accordance with the IRB’s requirements or that has been associated with unexpected serious harm to participants;

3. Observe, or have a third party observe, the consent process; 4. Observe, or have a third party observe, the conduct of the research. 5. Authorize a separate IRB or other review body that has a current Federal-Wide

Assurance to provide oversight of a multi-site or specialized study under an authorization agreement, as allowed by federal statute.

584.4 PROCEDURES

4.1 Principles

Principles that IRB members consider during their reviews are set forth in the IRB Review Checklist document (available at: http://rgs.usu.edu/irb/resources/forms-for-reference-only) current at the time of application. These principles include:

1. Minimizing the risks to participants. 2. Balancing of risks with the potential benefits from the study.

3. Obtaining informed consent from the participant or permission from a legal guardian before participation. Such consent or permission must be in writing unless waived by the IRB.

4. Providing adequate detail about the study in language that is understood by the participant so the participant can make an informed decision.

5. Maintaining participants’ privacy and confidentiality. 6. Informing participants that their participation is voluntary and that they are free to

withdraw from the study at any time without consequence.

4.2 Protocols

Protocols submitted to the IRB are categorized as follows:

(1) Exempt from further review

Determination of exempt status shall be made in accordance with the standard operating procedures of the IRB, and shall in no case be made by an individual who might have a conflict of interest concerning the study. All research adjudged to be exempt shall nonetheless be subject to monitoring and continued review by the institution through the IRB so that the health, well-being and privacy of human participants involved in such research are adequately protected. Such review shall require an annual update confirming that the then-current activities qualify for exemption, outlining any changes made in the protocol or indicating that the project has been completed and/or terminated.

Certain human research may be exempt from review under certain circumstances, in accordance with 45 CFR 46.101(b), subsections a-f. These may include the following: certain educational settings; certain tests, surveys, certain interviews and public behavior observations; certain existing data, documents, records, and specimens; certain public benefit or service programs and certain food taste/acceptance studies.

These exemptions must be arrived at by analyzing the decision charts referred to at HHS.gov under Policies and noted as “Checklists & Decision Trees” located currently at http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/checklists/index.html.

(2) Subject to expedited review

If the IRB Administrator finds that a protocol involves no more than minimal risk, expedited review may be conducted by a limited number of experienced board members who possess expertise in the research activity being conducted. Selection of IRB members to conduct expedited reviews shall be by the IRB Chair, and expedited reviews shall be performed in accordance with the standard operating procedures of the USU IRB. This process generally requires a period of four to six weeks to complete.

(3) Subject to full review

In cases where more than minimal risk is involved, and where expedited review is deemed by the IRB Administrator to be insufficient or inappropriate, the protocol is subject to review by the full board. Such reviews typically require a period of four to six weeks to complete.

4.3 Protocols submitted to the IRB for review

Protocols submitted to the IRB for review shall be presented by a principal investigator, and shall consist of three components. (Forms and information can be found at http://www.usu.edu/research/irb)

(1) IRB Application Form

Completion of this form will allow the IRB Administrator to quickly place the protocol in the appropriate review category (exempt, expedited, or full board review). These forms have been developed to minimize the response time of the IRB. All sections of the application must be completed in order for the IRB to begin its review. Information should be written in lay language, avoiding jargon and acronyms.

(2) Copy of the grant, thesis, or dissertation upon which the project is based

If a project has none of the above documentation, a description of methods and objectives, and a clear, concise description of procedures to be used in the project shall be submitted.

(3) Informed Consent Form

This document must conform to the requirements of the IRB standard operating procedures as reflected in the Informed Consent Checklist (available at: http://rgs.usu.edu/irb/resources/informed-consent-samples) and be approved for use in the study by the IRB. It contains the following elements as required under 45 CFR 46.116:

(a) A statement that the study involves research. (b) A statement of the research to be performed and the purpose of the research. (c) A description of reasonably foreseeable risks or discomforts. (d) A description of reasonably foreseeable benefits to participants and others. (e) Appropriate alternatives to the study that may benefit the participant. (f) A statement of confidentiality. (g) Availability of compensation or treatment for injury. (h) Contact information for:

1. Answers to pertinent questions about the research. 2. Answers to pertinent questions about the research participants’ rights. 3. Reporting of research related injuries or harms.

4. The research team (if not provided above) for questions, concerns, or complaints.

5. Someone independent of the research team for problems, concerns, questions, information or input.

(i) A statement explaining that participation is voluntary and that there is no penalty or loss of benefit to which the participant was entitled if the participant withdraws or refuses to participate.

(j) When appropriate:

(i) The consequences of a participant’s decision to withdraw from the research.

(ii) An approximate number of participants involved in the study.

(k) The informed consent form shall contain adequate information, written in plain language familiar to the participant, so that he/she can make an informed decision regarding participation.

4.4 Protocol Process

IRB applications shall be completed on line in accordance with the IRB standard operating procedures. Incomplete packages will be returned to the investigator without review. The IRB Administrator and staff work with Investigators to verify completeness of submissions and identify concerns or needed clarifications. Reviews are then conducted as described above. If full board review is required, the investigator will provide ample copies of packets for each board member (as directed by the IRB administrator) no later than two weeks before the monthly IRB meeting.

Upon completion of the IRB review, notification of decision regarding the protocol is sent by the IRB Administrator to the investigator. Revisions are sometimes needed, and when the protocol is considered to meet acceptable standards, the research protocol will be approved for one year (beginning on the date the protocol was approved), or such other term (never greater than one year) as shall be determined by the IRB.

For those protocols that require an extension beyond the one-year limitation of the IRB approval, a status report will be mailed to the investigator by the IRB Office one month before the anniversary approval date. The investigator will have ten working days from the date of receipt to submit the Status Report form. A memo shall be attached to the Status Report form stating the investigator’s intention to continue the research and document any modification to the experimental protocol. The memo shall contain a concise overview of the research to date (i.e., current copy of the informed consent, number of subjects involved, summary of any recent significant findings, adverse events, etc.). If the protocol is acceptable, an approval letter will be sent to the investigator, extending the project for an additional year. Continuing review may occur more than once a year depending on the level of risk.

The investigator will maintain a current file for each protocol he/she submits and have a copy of all records relating to the research protocol (IRB application form, data derived from the study/case report forms/computer data/adverse events, correspondence with the IRB/sponsor/funding sources/FDA/others, sponsor’s protocol—if applicable, original informed consent and assent forms).

4.5 Retention of Records

Records shall be retained by the PI for all protocols for three years from the date the study is completed, terminated, or discontinued. Federally-funded research may require a longer record retention period.

The IRB shall retain for at least three years after the completion of the research (or for protocols which are cancelled without participant enrollment, for at least a three-year period after cancellation) the following records in accordance with 45 CFR 45 Section 115:

1. Minutes of IRB meetings. 2. Protocols. 3. Scientific evaluations. 4. Department of Health and Human Services-approved sample consent documents

and protocols, when they exist. 5. Reports of injuries to participants. 6. Records of continuing review activities including continuing review status reports

submitted to the investigator. 7. Other progress reports submitted by investigators. 8. Statements of significant new findings provided to participants. 9. For initial and continuing review of research by expedited procedure;

a. The specific permissible category. b. A description of action taken by the reviewer. c. Any findings required under regulations.

10. For exemption determinations, the specific category of exemption. 11. Unless documented in the IRB minutes, determinations required by the

regulations and protocol-specific findings supporting those determinations for: a. Waiver or alteration of the consent process. b. Research involving pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates. c. Research involving prisoners. d. Research involving children.

12. For each protocol’s initial and continuing review, the frequency for the next continuing review.

13. Copies of all correspondence between the IRB and investigators. 14. A list of IRB members to be maintained on a continuous basis. 15. The standard operating procedures of the IRB to be maintained on a continuous

basis.

Investigators will notify the IRB office if they either leave the University before the research is completed, or complete the research and leave the institution before the end of the three-year record retention date. If the investigator desires to take copies of the research records to another institution, additional issues may need to be resolved related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA; 45 CFR 160).

4.6 IRB Training in the Protection of Human Participants in Research

USU requires Investigators, co-investigators, and any research personnel who interact with participants in research to be trained in the ethical protection of human participants. Certification achieved by completion of prescribed training shall be valid for three years from the date that training was completed.

4.7 Conflicts of Interest

The IRB Application Form shall include questions designed to identify any potential individual conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the study. Positive disclosures of individual conflicting interests shall be referred by the IRB Administrator to USU’s Federal Compliance Manager so that the conflict of interest can be fully disclosed and managed or eliminated, as required under federal guidelines and in accordance with USU Policy 307 “Conflicts of Interest.” No research for which a conflict of interest has been disclosed shall be conducted under an IRB-approved protocol until a Conflict of Interest Management Plan has been approved for the work by the USU Conflict of Interest Committee. In addition, members of the IRB shall be queried at the beginning of each IRB review meeting concerning potential conflicts of interest they may have in connection with protocols to be reviewed. Members of the IRB who disclose such conflicts may provide information to the Board as requested, but shall recuse themselves from voting for approval or disapproval of the protocol in question.

Outside interests of USU or its Institutional Leaders that are related to USU research, and that could give rise to Institutional Conflicts of Interest (ICOI) shall be identified through two mechanisms which shall trigger initiation of an ICOI assessment procedure conducted under RGS Procedure 532:

1. A screening process conducted by the Sponsored Programs Division. All sponsored projects for which there is an external, non-governmental sponsor shall trigger an ICOI assessment.

2. A screening process conducted directly by the IRB. All projects in which a product or service is to be used, but which are not directly sponsored by the outside entity providing the product or service (and therefore not subject to Sponsored Programs review) shall trigger initiation of an ICOI assessment.

The ICOI assessment identifies matches between outside interests identified through the above screening processes with financial interests held by USU or its Institutional Leaders. Each match identified under these assessments shall be provided by the Federal Compliance Manager to the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee along with any

proposed management plan and/or review of existing internal controls that would provide adequate management of the ICOI. After its review and action the ICOI Committee shall forward to the IRB any approved plan or recommendation. Copies of this document shall also be provided to the department head and dean of the affected unit(s). The IRB shall have final authority to accept and have the management plan implemented, to alter the management plan, or to deny the management plan and reject the study.

The Conflict of Interest Committee, appointed by the University President to oversee the implementation of Policy # 307 "Conflicts of Interest", shall, with the addition of a member deemed independent by the President, be constituted as the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee, and shall have oversight of the implementation of the ICOI procedures contained herein. The Conflict of Interest Committee will consist of:

1. the Provost or an authorized designee of the Provost (Committee Chair); 2. a representative from the Office of the Vice President for Research; 3. a representative of the Institutional Review Board; 4. a representative of the Faculty Senate; 5. a representative of the Intellectual Property Services Office; and 6. a member external, unaffiliated to the University.

Others may be added as the President deems appropriate. The Federal Compliance Manager and general counsel serve as ex officio members of the Committee. The Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee shall meet as required to review all disclosed Institutional Conflicts of Interest related to Human Subjects Research; shall review for approval all Institutional Conflict of Interest management plans; shall recommend elimination of conflicts as it deems necessary; and shall monitor all active management plans. 4.8 Researcher Noncompliance: Allegations, Investigations, and Disposition

The purpose of this section of the policy is to ensure, consistent with Utah State University’s Federal Wide Assurance, that human subjects research is conducted in accordance with applicable regulations, USU Policies governing human subjects research, IRB Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and determinations of the USU IRB.

Non-compliance is any situation, incident, or process during the conduct of human subjects research that is inconsistent with any of the following: applicable local, state, federal laws, regulations or policies; USU Policies; IRB SOPs; approved IRB protocols; or any directive from the USU IRB. Non-compliance may be minor and/or infrequent, or serious and/or continuing. USU’s IRB works in collaboration with USU’s RIC, University Counsel, and other USU units in receiving allegations of, evaluating, and taking corrective action with respect to non-compliance related to human subjects research. Definitions and terms regarding non-compliance, and processes carried out with regard to non-compliance shall be as set forth in the IRB SOPs, Section II.B.10.

Non-compliant activities may be identified through IRB oversight, self-reporting, or reporting from employees, human participants or others. Allegations of non-compliance may be presented to the IRB Chair or Administrator, the Federal Compliance Manager at the RIC office, USU’s Internal Audit Services (IAS) either through the hotline or with a representative of IAS, or to University Counsel. Any report of alleged non-compliant behavior involving human subjects research shall be reported to the IRB chair at the earliest opportunity. Utah State University does not tolerate retaliation against individuals who come forward in good faith with allegations of non-compliance. In instances where non-compliance is determined, notifications will be made to the appropriate department head(s) and dean(s).

The IRB Chair shall make the initial determination of whether the substance of the non-compliance allegation would constitute non-compliance involving human subjects research. If so the IRB Chair shall follow the steps set forth in IRB SOPs, Section II.B.10, to initiate an investigation into the alleged non-compliance.

The IRB Chair or the Institutional Official may suspend the research pending investigative outcomes and determinations by the convened IRB if there is cause to believe that the allegations may constitute serious or continuing non-compliance, or if the allegations otherwise contain information that would constitute an elevation in the risk to participants.

Investigative findings shall be presented to the IRB at its next convened meeting. The IRB shall review the documentation and evidence as required in the IRB SOPs. If the convened IRB determines that serious or continuing non-compliance has occurred, it shall require a corrective action plan as deemed appropriate for the circumstances. The IRB is authorized to suspend or terminate its approval of human subjects research. Other actions may be required, including but not limited to: more frequent review of approved research presented by the researcher, increased monitoring of the consent process or of the research, informing participants of aspects of the non-compliance that may have increased their risks, or impacted their willingness to participate in the research, or requiring additional training for researchers and research staff involved.

4.9 Unanticipated Problems

Investigators shall follow the procedures contained in the IRB standard operating procedures, Chapter 9.j whenever an unanticipated problem arises having to do with risks to human participants or others. The PI shall have responsibility for identifying and reporting unanticipated risks as set forth in the SOPs, Chapter 4.f, submitting information to the chair of the IRB in sufficient detail for the Chair to draft the report as required in 4.11, below, and otherwise as required by the SOPs. If the unanticipated risk is life-threatening, emergency services shall be summoned and all reasonable steps shall be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the participants or any others affected.

4.10 Suspensions and Terminations of Previously Approved Research

The IRB is authorized to suspend (defined as temporarily discontinuing) or terminate (defined as permanently discontinuing) research in order to protect the rights and welfare of research participants and others.

The determination of the appropriate action shall be made by the IRB chair, based on non-compliance with the IRB-approved protocol for the research, or on the association of the research with an unexpected serious harm to participants or others. Determinations shall be ratified by the membership of the IRB, and shall be reported to the USU Office of Compliance Assistance, Research Integrity Officer, University Counsel, and the appropriate funding agency as set forth in 4.11, below.

Suspensions may be lifted if an investigation determines that the harm was not associated with the research, or if compliance with the approved protocol is re-established, and is determined to be sufficient to protect the rights and welfare of human participants.

When a termination or suspension involves the withdrawal of current participants from a study:

1. Enrolled participants will be notified by the IRB. 2. Participants to be withdrawn will be informed by the IRB of any unexpected risks

to which they may have been subjected, and shall be provided with support in understanding and ameliorating those risks.

3. Participants to be withdrawn will be informed by the IRB of any follow-up that is required or offered, and will be informed that any adverse event or unanticipated problems involving risks to them or others should be reported to the IRB and others as appropriate.

4.11 Reports of Unanticipated Problems

Reports of unanticipated problems involving risks to participants or others, terminations, suspensions and serious or continuing non-compliance shall be submitted to federal agencies in compliance with applicable regulations. The Institutional Official shall ensure that all required reportings are completed within 15 business days.

The IRB Chair shall have responsibility for coordinating with the principal investigator, gathering any additional required information and writing the initial report, which shall include:

(1) The nature of the event or problem. (2) The findings of USU. (3) The action taken by the IRB and USU. (4) The reasoning underlying the actions taken. (5) Any plans or recommendations for a continuing inquiry or investigation.

The IRB chair shall submit the draft report in a timely manner to the RGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance and the Research Integrity Officer for review. The

Research Integrity Officer shall have responsibility for final approval and signature of the report, and for its submission to the appropriate agency. Copies of the reports shall be distributed to the IRB, Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) when the research is covered by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations, and other federal agencies when research is overseen by those agencies and such agencies required reporting separate from that to OHRP.

584.5 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF THE HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM

The IRB and the RGS Division of Research Integrity and Compliance shall work together to measure and report the performance of the Human Research Protection Program to USU’s administration. Annual and unannounced reviews of the IRB’s operating and review procedures shall be carried out in order to assess the effectiveness and quality of the processes; and to assure compliance with USU’s policies and procedures, and with applicable federal, state and local laws and guidelines.

USU Investigators, other USU employees, human participants and sponsors of research are encouraged to bring forward concerns and suggestions regarding improvement of the program, including the IRB review process.

584.6 RECRUITMENT PROHIBITIONS

The following activities shall not be permitted:

1. Payments to professionals in exchange for referrals of potential participants (finder’s fees).

2. Payments designed to accelerate recruitment that are tied to the rate of timing of enrollment (bonus payments).

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: Company Formation for Utah State University Technology

The Company Formation of Cidi Labs, LLC (Cidi Labs) described herein is submitted to

the Board of Trustees for review and ratifying approval. The proposed action has

received the appropriate administrative review and approval.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Utah State University (USU) desires to receive ratifying approval for the incorporation of a USU

spin-off company, Cidi Labs, LLC. USU’s Academic and Instructional Services (AIS) team

created the Design Tools software [a Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) tool for use within

the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS)] to provide an easy way to build out the

module structure of a course. The Design Tools software significantly reduces the time it takes

instructional designers or instructors to create online courses.

USU created the Design Tools software in 2013 to increase the efficiency of our instructional

design team in an effort to support an increased number of online courses at USU. USU has been

ranked in the top 20 for undergraduate and graduate online courses by U.S. News & World

Report for two consecutive years and has 472 developed online courses. Version 2 of the

software was later released via an open source license. Many other colleges, universities and

school districts have since implemented the tools or are in various stages of the installation and

evaluation process. However, given the demand for the tools, AIS’s inability to adequately

support and host the open source software, and the drastic improvements that have been made to

the software, USU decided to create a spin-out company. The establishment of Cidi Labs

provides a way for Version 3 of the Design Tools software to be hosted, supported, and

maintained in an ongoing and sustainable way.

The Design Tools software is completely unique. So unique, in fact, that many Canvas

institutions are already asking for access to the software. Reducing the amount of time that it

takes an instructional designer to create a course means that an institution can support a larger

number of courses without having to increase their instructional design staff. Institutions can also

create a greater continuity amongst their online courses with ease. Currently, there are

approximately 600 colleges/universities and 700 K-12 districts utilizing the Canvas LMS that

could benefit from the Design Tools software. Given that the Canvas LMS is the fastest growing

software as a service (SaaS) based LMS service in the market today, the number of those who

may benefit from this innovation will only continue to grow. Canvas is a product of Instructure, a

Utah based company that recently made an initial public offering.

USU’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization Services evaluated this technology for

commercialization potential and concluded that the creation of a commercial entity would

maximize the deployment/sales of the software and ultimately enhance the return on investment

to the institution. Part of Cidi Labs’ ongoing business model also involves bringing in additional

software products from other institutions around the country. This provides not only another way

to engage with institutions, but it also enables USU to gain access to a larger suite of software

and course development tools to further our mission of enhancing and delivering online course

materials. The formation of Cidi Labs will also continue to establish USU as a leader in the field

of instructional design innovation.

Cidi Labs will operate based upon an exclusive license to the software code from USU. The

company’s first step will be to prepare a commercial version of the software for release into the

marketplace. It is the intent of USU that the Office of Academic and Instructional Services will

enter into a Master Services Agreement with Cidi Labs to support and aide in the transition of

the software from USU to Cidi Labs and the marketplace. It is the intent of USU that the success

of the company will result in a royalty stream back to USU within two years of the company’s

incorporation.

RECOMMENDATION

The President, along with the Vice President for Business and Finance and the Vice President for

Advancement and Commercialization recommend ratifying approval by the Board of Trustees

for the incorporation of Cidi Labs, LLC.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University (USU) desires to receive ratifying approval for the formation

of Cidi Labs, LLC (Cidi Labs); and

WHEREAS, Cidi Labs is commercializing technology developed by the Center for Innovative

Design and Instruction; and

WHEREAS, the technology is software that enables more efficient development of courses at

USU and other institutions of higher education; and

WHEREAS, USU now desires to license this technology to Cidi Labs to commercialize it for

USU’s use and other such institutions; and

WHEREAS, USU intends to receive royalty revenues and equity consideration for this license;

and

WHEREAS, Cidi Labs is the designated commercial venture for technology commercialization

and now needs to be formed:

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

approval for the formation of Cidi Labs, LLC, a Utah Corporation located at 50 West 900 South,

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101.

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Date

WRITTEN REPORTS

1. Advancement/Alumni

2. Athletics

3. Business and Finance

4. Classified Employees Association

5. Executive Vice President and Provost

6. Extension and College of Agriculture

7. Faculty Senate

8. Innovation and Commercialization

9. Professional Employees Association

10. Public Relations and Marketing

11. Research and Graduate Studies

12. Student Services

13. USU Eastern

14. USUSA

15. USUSA – Eastern

Utah State University Board of Trustees Advancement Update

March 2016 Advancement

• Central advancement has several position open in the following areas: a. Huntsman School of Business Sr. Development Officer b. Central Development Development Officer II c. Athletics Development Officer

• Michelle Merrill in the College of Agriculture will assume responsibility for the Swaner

EcoCenter fundraising while Sally Tauber will work with central development on corporate and foundation development.

• Central advancement is working with the Student Alumni Association to plan a

celebration for the 100th anniversary of True Aggie Night, which will take place on April 22.

• Central advancement is in the final planning stages of its first comprehensive “Thank You” campaign which will take place in early 2016.

• Central advancement working with Sales Force to help leverage our data base system and

to improve tracking and lead generation.

• Major facility projects continue to see fundraising progress: Stadium Renovation; Caine College of the Arts Renovation and Additions; College of Education Clinical Services Building; College of Science Building.

Alumni

• New Welcome Center construction proceeding on track for May opening.

• “Alumni Concierge Program” is being implemented and geographic regions for engagement have been identified.

• Alumni and Advancement centralized strategic communication platform is being

integrated with Sales Force and a more robust data analytics. Implementation will occur over the next three months.

• Alumni Advisory Board meetings to be held on February 27. Alumni Hall of Honor has

been postponed.

• Alumni Golf Tournament planning in progress. Golf tournament will be held on August 29th.

Fundraising Progress Total Raised: $26,265,120 Number of Gifts: 20,536 Total Donors 14,084 New Donors: 1,146 Lapsed Donors Reengaged 1,108

ATHLETICS

Name: John Hartwell

Telephone: 797-2060

E-mail: [email protected]

Date: February 17, 2016

Events, Actions, or Issues Since Last Trustee Meeting

ACADEMICS

In February, 2016 the Mountain West announced its fall all-academic teams and Utah State led

the conference as it had 63 student-athletes recognized from the sports of cross country, football,

soccer and volleyball.

Of its 63 academic all-Mountain West selections, Utah State had 19 student-athletes from

football honored, along with 18 student-athletes from soccer, nine from both women's cross

country and volleyball, and eight from men's cross country.

STADIUM RENOVATIONS

Renovations at Maverik Stadium are moving forward. Construction meetings are going well and

construction is currently on schedule to be completed for kickoff of the football season on

September 1, 2016.

SPORTS UPDATES

Football – Head football coach Matt Wells announced his fourth signing class on Wednesday

February 3, 2016, as part of National Signing Day. The class is comprised of 16 high school

athletes and four junior college transfers.

The Athletics Department welcomed Frank Maile, David Kotulski, Steve Farmer and Julius

Brown to Utah State as additions to the football coaching staff.

The Spring Football Game will be on Saturday April 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. There will also be a

Golf Tournament and the Aggie Auction on Friday April 8. Further information can be found at

www.AggieSpringWeekend.com.

Men’s Basketball – Regular Season play will wrap up with a home match at the Dee Glen Smith

Spectrum vs. Fresno State on March 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will participate in the Mountain West

Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament will begin on Monday March 7 and

conclude with the Men’s Championship game on Saturday March 12.

Softball - Utah State softball season is now underway. Their first home contest will be on March

19, 2016 with a double header vs. Northern Colorado at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Vice President for Business and Finance

Name: David T. Cowley

Telephone: 797-1146

E-mail: [email protected]

Date: 4 March 2016

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

Finance:

o The State Appropriated Funds budget at 30 November 2015 totaled $354,617,527, up

$14,951,555 (4.40%) over the same 2014-2015 period. The year-to-date state appropriated

funds expenditures totaled $126,986,793, up $3,990,597 (3.24%) over the same 2014-2015

period and represented 36% of the total budget. The percent of budget expended, 36%, was

6% less than would be expected to be spent on a strict time of budget year expired basis. Total

expenditures for all funds totaled $313,429,385, up $18,162,116 (6.15%) over the same 2014-

2015 period.

o Report of Investments for November 2015 is included in the Trustees Consent Agenda.

Included in the Report of Investments are schedules reporting the investment activity for

November 2015 and comparative year-to-date totals for FY2015-2016 and FY2014-2015. 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

November was $646,264,103. Purchases totaled $25,425,065 and sales totaled $39,044,194.

From this activity the University realized net losses of $104,175 and earnings of $948,732.

The Cash Management Investment Pool fiscal year-to-date annualized rate of return,

including market fluctuations, was 2.67% at 30 November 2015. The Endowment Pool fiscal

year-to-date annualized rate of return, including market fluctuations, was -2.67% at 30

November 2015.

Facilities:

o Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Addition - GSBS/LMN was the architect and Spindler

Construction was selected as the Construction Manager / General Contractor (CMGC).

Interior finishes and site work are in the final phase. The grand opening is scheduled to be

held on March 16, 2016.

o Maverik Stadium Renovation – Method Studio and AECom were selected as the architects.

Okland Construction was selected as the CMGC. Construction is underway with framing the

exterior.

o Fine Arts Addition and Renovation – Sparano Mooney was selected as the Architect. Gramoll

Construction was selected as the CMGC. The scene shop addition has been sent out for bid. It

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is expected that construction will begin in March 2016. Renovations to the Kent Concert Hall

and Tippets Gallery are underway.

o Kaysville Education Center Classroom Addition – CSRA Architects was selected as the

design team. Programing and design are underway.

o Valley View Housing Replacement – Method Studio was selected as the design team.

Programing is complete and design is nearing completion. Construction is scheduled to begin

in the spring of 2016.

o Clinical Services – Jacoby Architects was selected as the design team. R&O Construction was

selected as the CMGC. Programing is complete and design is nearing completion.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2016.

o Space Dynamics Lab Building – CRSA Architects was selected as the design team. R&O

Construction was selected as the CMGC. Programing is complete and design is underway.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2016.

o USU Credit Union – USU Credit Union selected Bott Pantone Architects and Wadman

Construction. Construction is underway.

o Biological Sciences Building – CRSA Architects / Payette selected as the design team. The

programming draft has been distributed for review.

Information Technology:

o Record Student Enrollment Means Record Wireless Utilization

We continue to expand both wired and wireless networks to keep up with growing demand.

USU is consuming 20% more bandwidth and the number of devices on the network is up

9.4% from last year (~39,000 unique devices.) Work also continues to ensure that all USU

students around the state at USU-Eastern and Regional Campuses have the same high quality

experience as the Logan Campus.

o Evaluation Begins To Shift Faculty/Staff Email To The Cloud

Office365 – In this fiscal year, USU will migrate employee e-mail and calendaring accounts

to the cloud using Microsoft’s Office365 service. This will increase employee mailbox sizes

25 times and reduce expense (by eliminating local server and storage hardware.) Microsoft’s

solution was chosen as it is the least disruptive change to employees who are already familiar

with Microsoft Outlook’s scheduling and other functionality.

o New Reporting And Data Analysis System

Argos – We are implementing a new platform to facilitate better analysis and reporting on

institutional (Banner) data which will facilitate better distributed discovery and decision

making across the USU system.

o Paper Processes Rapidly Shifting To Online Systems

ServiceNOW – Mentioned in earlier updates this “workflow” or “business process

management” service and team is now delivering. We have dedicated two full time employees

to get USU processes online securely and efficiently. Processes already converted include:

Employee Leave, Key Requests, Grade Change, Change of Major, Refunds/Records

adjustment requests, and Late Drops/Current Semester Verification processes. Many more are

in the pipe: from Veteran’s Resource Office and charitable giving processes, to fee waivers,

tuition reduction, and general ed. petition requests.

o Banner (ERP) Systems Upgrades Continue

Banner XE – With the successful release of an entirely new student registration system this

Fall, upgrades to other components of Banner continue, including the addition of a new

Student Advising Profile component which enables Academic Advisors to see all relevant

student information and academic history in one place, as well as providing a notes function

to document and communicate conversations with students. HR and Finance modules are

the next components to be upgraded over the next 6 months.

CEA President: Brian Joy Telephone: 435-797-0515 E-Mail: [email protected] Date: 18 February 2015 Events, Actions or Issues since last Trustees’ Meeting

Trisha Hunsaker was elected as CEA Vice President.

Maura Blair was elected as CEA Treasurer.

CEA newsletter sent out November

CEA Holiday Social held on 16 December 2015 in Eccles Conference Center

Began joint meetings with PEA Executive Committee in January to discuss the associations’ efforts in concert

CEA members Brian Joy and Wade Perkins joined PEA members Todd Hugie and Maren Stromberg at the UHESA Day on the Hill on 28 January 2016.

Upcoming Events, Activities or Issues

CEA Annual Appreciation Luncheon to be held in June

UHESA summer meeting to be hosted at USU


Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Noelle E. Cockett, Executive Vice President and Provost

[email protected] • 435-797-1167

Events, Actions, or Issues Since the Last Trustee’s Meeting 4 March 2016

Four Utah State University faculty members were honored with 2015 Governor’s Medals for Excellence in

Science and Technology. Dr. Noelle E. Cockett, executive vice president and provost and professor in Animal,

Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, was recognized for a second time in the field of academia as a world leader in

sheep genomics, a critical resource not only for the global agricultural economy, but also for human and

veterinary medicine. She worked on the international team that sequenced the sheep genome. Recognized in

the field of education were: Dr. Christine E. Hailey, professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and

dean of the College of Engineering, as an advocate for graduate student programs and for being instrumental in

increasing the participation of women in engineering at USU; Dr. Michelle A. Baker, professor in Biology, as

a leader of iUtah, a collaborative project focused on understanding how to protect and use water resources to

better meet the growing demands of urban, agricultural, industrial and recreational users; and Mr. Paul A. Hill,

extension assistant professor, for bringing nationally-recognized STEM education programs to Washington

County. The awards were announced by Utah Governor Gary Herbert on December 15 and recipients were

recognized at a gala on January 13.

Dr. Larry M. Walther, acting dean of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business will be inducted into the Wilton

T. Anderson Hall of Fame as a distinguished graduate of the Oklahoma State University School of Accounting.

Awarded since 1979 to only a few alumni annually, membership in the Wilton T. Anderson Hall of Fame is the

highest honor bestowed upon a graduate of the School of Accounting.

During the spring semester of 2016, students from the Caine College of the Arts are collaborating on a

production that includes all three academic departments of the college - the Departments of Art and Design,

Music, and Theatre Arts. Under the leadership of Dr. Alexa K. Sand, associate professor and assistant head in

the Department of Art and Design, and Dr. Christopher M. Scheer, associate professor in the Department of

Music, the project is a puppet version of Cacti’s 1625 comic opera, La liberation de Ruggiero

dall’isola d’alaina. Directed by master puppeteer Dmitri Carter and performed by USU students, this major

production will take place on March 18 and 19 at the Morgan Theatre. The interdepartmental collaboration is

made possible with funding from the Tanner Foundation; the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell Family;

differential tuition provided by the students of the Caine College of the Arts; the Center for Women and Gender;

and the Utah Water Research Lab.

The College Orchestra and Directors Association (CODA), an organization for collegiate conductors, honored

Dr. Craig D. Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts, with the 2016 Administrator of the Year Award.

The recognition was announced at CODA’s annual national conference which was held in Salt Lake City

January 14-16. Dr. Kevin P. Bartram, President of CODA, noted that after reading Dr. Jessop’s nomination it

was “hard to imagine a more qualified and accomplished administrator.” The nomination was submitted by Dr.

Sergio Bernal, associate professor in the Department of Music.

For the second year in a row, Utah State University-Online has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report

with two top 20 rankings. Its bachelor’s degrees were ranked 20th nationwide, and its online graduate education

degrees were ranked 17th. U.S. News & World Report is widely regarded as one of the leading college ranking

systems. Ranking criteria were based upon student engagement, faculty credentials, peer reputation, student

services and technology. Utah State University is the only institution in the state ranked in the top 20 for 2016.

Mr. Robert McDermott, a Presidential Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Geology, received the

“Outstanding Student Paper Award” at the Fall 2015 American Geophysical Union Meeting held December

12-16 in San Francisco. Mr. McDermott, who is advised by Geology faculty members Dr. Alexis Ault and Dr.

James P. Evans, presented research he has conducted in the area of tectonophysics. Among other innovative

technologies, he uses the USU Microscopy Core Facility’s scanning electron microscope to decipher

information about hematite, a reddish-black iron ore commonly found in fault zones, including Utah’s Wasatch

Fault. Mr. McDermott’s research will aid in reconstructing the fault’s history, as well as provide better

understanding of modern earthquake cycles.

The College of Engineering is proud to recognize three outstanding assistant professors who are recent

recipients of prestigious awards: Dr. Jeffery S. Horsburgh in the Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering - NSF CAREER Award: “Cyberinfrastructure for Intelligent Water Supply (CIWS): Shrinking Big

Data for Sustainable Urban Water”; Dr. Kyumin Lee in the Department of Computer Science - NSF CAREER

Award: “Tracking, Revealing and Detecting Crowdsourced Manipulation”; and Dr. Tadd Truscott in the

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - ONR Young Investigator Award: “Natural Swarms

and Crowds: Observation and Modeling.”

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to acknowledge the publication of two new books

from faculty members within the Department of Political Science. Dr. Damon M. Cann, with Jeff Yates,

coauthored These Estimable Courts: Understanding Public Perceptions of State Judicial Institutions and Legal

Policy-Making (Oxford University Press, 2016), and Dr. Robert Nalbandov’s work Not By Bread Alone:

Russian Foreign Policy under Putin was also published (University of Nebraska Press, 2016).

Between July 1, 2015 and February 14, 2016, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art has served over 60 Utah

State University classes and student groups totaling approximately 1,700 individual students. Courses range

across disciplines including: Anthropology; Art History; Business and Marketing; English; Education

(secondary, special needs, arts education, and child development); History; Museum Studies; Music;

Psychology; and Studio Art, as well as Honors courses.

The University Honors Program is piloting its first Think Tank, a group of three team-taught General Education

Depth courses that approach the local issue of food sustainability through different disciplinary lenses. Each

section has a different lead instructor - Dr. Joyce A. Kinkead, professor in the Department of English, teaches

Humanities; Dr. Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, professor in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and

Anthropology, teaches Social Science; and Dr. R. Ryan Dupont, professor in the Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, teaches Physical Science. All three sections collaborate on service-learning

projects aimed at bringing Honors students into the community in practical and rewarding ways.

Academic and Instructional Services received a Rural Telecommunications grant worth $252,741 through the

United States Department of Agriculture Distance Education and Telemedicine grant program to expand and

refresh Distance Education interactive video conference equipment in rural Utah communities. Students will

have access to 45 certificate, bachelors, and graduate degrees through equipment installed through this project.

Communities served include: Beaver, Bicknell, Blanding, Moab, Montezuma Creek, Junction, Monticello,

Vernal, and Roosevelt.

On January 12, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the newly constructed Science and Technology building

on the Utah State University Tooele Regional Campus. The building, with a square footage of 28,384 over two

levels, recently won the top honor from Utah Design and Construction in the concrete/structure category.

Facilities include chemistry, biology, zoology, cadaver, and physiology labs; three multi-purpose rooms; and

various interactive video conference classrooms. The new building will further expand Utah State University’s

ability to serve the students and community in Tooele as well as across the state.

March 2016

USU Extension Highlight

USU Named Host of Utah Small Business Development Center Network USU was recently selected by the Small Business Administration to host the Utah Small

Business Development Center Network. The new lead center will be located at the USU campus

in Logan through USU Extension and will include regional service centers throughout Utah. The

USU agreement with SBA takes effect on April 1, 2016, and will be renewed annually. The USBDC provides business owners with advising, mentoring and training to help

launch and grow their businesses and currently hosts 15 centers at colleges and universities

around the state. The USBDC has been hosted by Salt Lake Community College for the past 20

years and by the University of Utah for 15 years prior to that. Marion Bentley, director of the

USU Extension Business and Economic Development Center and Extension specialist in the

Department of Applied Economics is project director for the new USU-hosted program. A search

is underway to recruit a state director who will manage the USBDC programs and services.

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Highlight

Institute for Antiviral Research Reaches Funding Milestone and is at Work on Zika Virus

Utah State University’s Institute for Antiviral Research (IAR) recently reached a

significant milestone when its external contract and grant funding topped $100 million. The

institute is a team of accomplished scientists working to identify antiviral agents and vaccines

against a wide range of pathogenic viruses. The Institute has received funding from the

Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Institute of

Mental Health. The IAR also performs fee-for-service testing for many private pharmaceutical

and research companies.

The research makes significant contributions to public health. For example, 9 of the 10

drugs currently approved to combat pandemic influenza were tested by the IAR. The team also

works on West Nile Virus, dengue, hantavirus, SARS, Hepatitis B, yellow fever, and some

encephalitis viruses. Due to the institute’s well-established relationship with the National

Institutes of Health, the IAR was among the first labs in the U.S. to work on Zika virus as a rapid

response to the current outbreak and an unprecedented number of birth defects that appear to be

related the to the viral infection.

FACULTY SENATE REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES March 2016 Submitted on behalf of Ronda Callister, President of the Faculty Senate The Utah State University Faculty Senate held its regularly scheduled meetings January 11, and February 1, 2016. EVENTS, ACTIONS OR ISSUES SINCE THE LAST TRUSTEES MEETING: The Faculty Senate accepted the annual reports from the following University and Faculty Senate Committees and Councils: Council on Teacher Education, Scholarship Advisory Board, and Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee. KEY ISSUES AND ACTION ITEMS: • 405.12.1 Annual Review of Faculty which would encourage the faculty to review annual review

procedures of their departments every three year. The Faculty Senate approved education policy actions as follows: • Fifty-four requests for course actions. • A request from the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation in the Emma Eccles Jones

College of Education and Human Services to offer an Aggies Elevated Certificate of Proficiency. • A request from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the Emma Eccles

Jones College of Education and Human Services to change the department name from Health, Physical Education and Recreation to Kinesiology and Health Sciences.

• A request from the Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services to restructure its current specialization within the Psychology PhD program in Professional Scientific Psychology to two separate specializations 1) combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology.

• A request from the Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services to utilize the existing Med degree in Psychology but with a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS program.

• A request from the Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources to suspend admissions in the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning.

• A request from the Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources to rename the Master of Science and PhD in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society.

• A request from the Department of Geography in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources to discontinue the Bachelor of Science degree in Geography Teaching.

• The following courses or syllabi were approved:

o ARTH 3320 – Pre-Columbian Art (CI) o WILD 4910 – Assessment and Synthesis in Natural Resource Science (CI) o ARTH 3730 – The Documentary (CI) o ENGL 4610 – Western American Literature (CI/DHA) o ENVS 4700 – Communicating Sustainability (CI)

CURRENTLY UNDER DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION: • 405.12.3 College Faculty Appeal Committee Policy

• 402.12 FS Committees proposed changes in committee size

UPCOMING EVENTS, ACITONS AND ISSUES: • Revise to clarify the confusing and ambiguous sections of code on promotion.

• Revisions to the Financial Exigency/Crises sections of code

• Edits/Corrections to the Post Tenure Review sections of code • Establish an Ombudsman position for informal assistance with conflict and dispute resolution and

ideally reduce grievances.

Vice President for Advancement & Commercialization Name: Robert T. Behunin, PhD E-mail: [email protected] Date: February 18, 2016 Innovation and Commercialization Services

Currently working on 20+ different commercialization projects.

Continuing engagement with the Clark Entrepreneurship Center (Mike Glauser) to support and fund student internships.

Working with industry expert Mike Zackrison to evaluate and package a suite of educational technology software tools that have been developed in the AIS department. An LLC is in the process of being established and negotiations with initial customers/partners (University of Central Florida, University of Utah, and Colorado State University) are beginning to take place.

BASF is now conducting a phase two field study trial of K20 in three countries.

K20 licensee Baicor has been awarded a phase one SBIR/STTR through NSF to study antifungal synergy with field applications and to develop scale up processes to improve production.

Currently implementing a commercialization plan for our transgenic hamster models of human disease.

Working to submit an NIH SBIR/STTR proposal for applications of spider silk as a coating for catheters.

In discussions with BD on applications of spider silk in medical devices.

Spider silk continues its partnership with Lonza to enhance the production yield of synthetic spider silk.

The spider silk scale up facility is operational and is now being used to produce large quantities of spider silk.

We’ve engaged Phil Grimm as an EIR and industry expert to accelerate the commercialization of spider silk—the team is now participating in an NSF funding I-corps program to validate commercialization efforts.

Technology Holdings has entered into a phase two SBIR contract with the department of defense to evaluate the spider silk technology’s use as a high performance fabric.

Working with Questar Corporation on the development of an Executive Leadership Development Program that will be hosted at USU in June.

Negotiating a distribution agreement for Drs. Ron and Sandi Gillams SKILL manual.

Several ongoing conversations with industry partners who are interested in joining SELECT and utilizing the Electric Vehicle Roadway and Test Track Facility for a fee as well as R&D contracts.

Updated/Created non-confidential summaries of all of our available technologies and posted them to our website.

Received word of two new issued patents. Jixun Zhan’s Blue Pigment Indigoidine and Jon Takemoto, Dong Chen, and Cheng-Wei Chang’s Meso-Biliverdin Compositions and Methods.

Licensing royalty for FY16 through December 4th is $546,134.88. Innovation Campus

Vivint is a new tenant on Innovation Campus currently leasing significant space in existing buildings. Vivint also has plans to break ground on a new 50,000 sq.ft. building on Innovation Campus.

New USURF facility is in the planning process, the architectural design is currently well underway.

Regional Development

Uintah Basin Ozone Study and modeling activities are proceeding.

Kevin VanTassel is running legislation to support ozone study in the Uintah Basin at the Bingham Research Center.

Professional Employees Association PEA President: Todd Hugie Telephone: (435) 797-2538 E-Mail: [email protected] Date: February 19, 2016

Events, Actions or Issues since last Trustee’s Meeting Attending and participating with UHESA in quarterly meetings Selecting recipient for Employee of the Quarter Award (October - December), Brandon Blanchard was the recipient Working on merging PEA and CEA into one Utah State University staff association

- Currently writing bylaws Attended Higher Education Employee Day at the Capital and meet with legislatures

Upcoming Events, Activities, or Issues

UHESA quarterly meeting held March 31 – April 1, 2016 where we will present at the

higher education regent meeting in St. George

Planning for the PEA yearly luncheon

Selection of PEA quarterly employee for Jan – Mar of 2016

Selection of students to receive PEA scholarships

Continual work on merging the PEA and CEA staff associations

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Media Highlights (December 10, 2015 – February 8, 2016):

USU Extension team wins national financial management award – Cache Valley Daily – December 10, 2015

A team of Utah State University Extension professionals was recently honored with a national award for developing an outstanding financial management program that helps youth make decisions and plan for their present and future financial needs. … The awards recognize the team’s work with Fidelity Investments on a Teens Reaching Youth (TRY) volunteer program designed to increase financial literacy through a peer-teaching experience. The program utilizes USU Extension 4-H’s statewide reach to engage youth in learning and teaching financial management skills.

USU's "Food $ense" program deals with hunger issues – Cache Valley Daily – December 16, 2015

Utah State University has become the first Utah college to join an initiative that unites universities to work toward increasing food security. “Food security is creating access to a sufficient supply of both nutritious and safe food,” said Heidi LeBlanc, Director of USU Extension’s Food $ense program. Utah State University President Stan Albrecht signed the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security and pledged to pursue activities that prioritize food and nutrition on campus, including research, teaching, outreach and student engagement. “The work we do in the Food $ense program is to reach low income families with nutrition education,” said LeBlanc. “In Utah some of those families just don’t have enough resources to last through the month.” The Food $ense program is established in all 29 Utah counties and has been since 1998.

USU researcher gears up for all-female Antarctica expedition – KSL – December 26, 2015

At this time next year, Melissa Haeffner hopes to be scaling the terrain of the coldest continent on Earth as a participant in Homeward Bound's first all-female voyage to Antarctica. But even now, Haeffner said her journey is unfolding. "The expedition into Antarctica is actually just one piece of the whole puzzle," said Haeffner, a postdoctoral researcher at Utah State University. "It's not just a trip to Antarctica — it's an entire year's worth of building up a research proposal and

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a global network of women scientists." Homeward Bound is the name for the 10-year outreach program that intends to mobilize 1,000 women with a science background to take a seat at the leadership table, outreach founding partner Fabian Dattner said. Haeffner and 77 other female scientists, eight from the U.S., were selected to embark on the first 20-day excursion that will begin Dec. 2, 2016.

USU hires new chief lawyer – Herald Journal – January 6, 2016

Utah State University hired its new top lawyer, taking the place of its first general counsel who recently retired after 21 years on the job. Mica McKinney replaced Craig Simper as USU general counsel to spearhead the school’s legal activities. The general counsel provides advice and support to the president, the university’s Board of Trustees, the officers and the faculty on business, legal and public policy issues. USU President Stan Albrecht praised McKinney in a prepared statement Tuesday; McKinney was not immediately available for comment. “We are pleased to bring back one of our own, an Aggie through and through who brings a wealth of professional experience and exceptional accolades from legal colleagues in the state,” Albrecht said. “Mica is a rising star in Utah legal circles, and we are honored that she agreed to join our executive team.” McKinney graduated from USU in 2002, majoring in political science and journalism. She earned a law degree from the University of Utah in 2008.

Students compete in LEGO robotics competition at Utah State – Cache Valley Daily – January 11, 2016

On Saturday, dozens of youth participated in Utah's FIRST LEGO League tournament at Utah State University's STE2M Center in the Edith Bowen Lab School. The league is a youth robotics and innovation competition for students age nine to 14 years old. The USU event was a qualifying event for the state tournament. Additional qualifying events were held throughout the state Saturday and more will be held January 16th and 17th. The state championship will be held at Utah Valley University on January 30th. Three teams from Saturday's event in Logan advance to the state championship at the end of the month.

USU-Tooele opens new science and technology building – Desert News – January 20, 2016

Utah State University-Tooele held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Science and Technology building on Jan. 12. The building is part of USU’s ongoing mission to enhance and increase access to higher

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education throughout the state. The Tooele campus already serves more than 800 students, comprised of both high school-age students and adults returning to education to improve their employability. The 28,384-square-foot facility recently won the top honor from Utah Design and Construction in the concrete/structure category. The building includes a chemistry lab, biology lab, zoology lab, cadaver lab, physiology lab, three multipurpose rooms, a conference room and various Interactive Video Conference classrooms.

USU Professor Elected President of International Education Association – Utah Public Radio – January 23, 2016

Professor Edward Reeve, at Utah State University's School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education, was recently elected president of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Training new engineering and technology educators has been a major focus of the Obama administration’s emphasis on STEM education and Reeve, a self-proclaimed “old shop teacher,” built his career around educating the engineering and technology teachers of tomorrow. “We’ve done some national studies that show that people associate technology with computers and the internet, but technology is so much more," Reeve said. "I mean, it’s from

the headphones I’m wearing here to the microphone I’m speaking into, your iPad, this is all technology. Technology is about modifying the world to meet our needs.”

Regional Sustainable Agriculture Program gets new director – Deseret News – January 25, 2016

Rhonda Miller has been named coordinator of Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, based at Utah State University. Miller, an associate professor in USU’s College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and an agricultural environmental quality specialist, succeeds Teryl Roper, who has chosen to resume his teaching and research activities in plant science. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides competitive grants that support work conducted cooperatively by farmers, ranchers, researchers and agricultural professionals to advance farm and ranch systems that are environmentally sound, profitable and good for communities. It also provides education outreach to people in agriculture throughout the region and facilitates sharing information. The program’s Western region is the largest in area and the most diverse in terms of climate and geography. It encompasses 13 states and the territories of

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American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia and the Northern Marianas Islands. In the more than 25 years since its inception, the program has distributed more than $80 million throughout region.

The Gear Junkie: USU program teaches students about outdoor industry – Billings Gazette – January 28, 2016

Last week, students at Utah State University absorbed a lecture on primitive snowshoes and the baidarka, a watercraft created by the native Aleut people. The lesson was part of a class, the three-credit “History of the Outdoor Product Industry,” that builds toward a first-of-its-kind degree focusing on outdoor gear. “We were looking at the Native roots of modern (outdoors) products,” explained Sean E. Michael, Ph.D., who teaches the session. “It fueled some great learning moments for the students.” New this semester (spring 2016), Utah State University’s Outdoor Product Design and Development program is a 120-credit Bachelor of Science degree.

Through a four-year series of classes, students will gain a comprehensive base of knowledge to kick off a career in the outdoors industry. About 100 students have committed to the degree. The first graduates will finish as soon as 2019 after completing a diverse course load of classes focused on the business, legal, design, art and engineering facets of making gear for outdoor recreation. Lindsey Shirley, an associate professor, created the program in part to “address the lack of trained professionals in the outdoor product industry.” Students hoping to get a job designing outerwear, tents, backpacks, or ice axes often enter the work world with no specific training.

Utah student says math could bring more rape cases to trial – Salt Lake Tribune – January 29, 2016

The key to putting more rapists behind bars, says one Utah State University math major, is not-so-simple algebra. Ryan Wallentine believes his statistical analysis makes the case for prior evidence from earlier court proceedings to be included when a defendant is facing new sexual assault charges. Federal procedure typically blocks cross-referencing. But it is especially pertinent for cases of sexual assault, said Wallentine. "There's just so many factors that keep offenders from being prosecuted," Wallentine said, noting the majority of offenders are likely to have raped more than once, and years-old cases sometimes lack physical evidence. The senior was one of dozens of Utah college students who presented a thesis to visitors in the Capitol on Tuesday. Wallantine had not realized before beginning the capstone project that a rapist has just under a 10 percent chance of being prosecuted and an 8 percent chance of going to prison, according

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to national data from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). Wallantine devised the model for his honors thesis at the suggestion of USU math professor David Brown. "This isn't just an academic endeavor," Brown said, noting the pursuit is "something that's actually important."

USU Special Education wins national awards – Cache Valley Daily – January 29, 2016

For the second time in a year Utah State University’s Special Education and Rehabilitation Department has received a top national ranking for its master’s degree programs in special education. Dr. Tim Slocum is a 25-year member of the department’s faculty who last July was named department head. “Those ratings are based on both cost as well as indicators of program quality,” said Dr. Slocum. “So, for example, accreditation, academic quality of instruction, student satisfaction and reputation in the field. “A lot of it comes from the fact that we over years and decades have been cultivating very high quality programs to

insure that our graduates going out are extremely effective special education teachers.” Also, the department’s rehabilitation counseling program was ranked 10th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking corresponds to a 95 percent job placement rate for the rehabilitation counseling program. “This ranking is purely based on quality of program. One of the big indicators for the rehabilitation master’s program is the rate of passing their certification exam to become certified rehabilitation counselors. That’s one of those national exams, like the bar exam. It is very rigorous. We have a very high pass rate on it.” Dr. Slocum said there is a very high demand for USU’s graduates in rehabilitation counseling. Undergraduate Researchers Share Their Work with Utah Legislators – Utah Public Radio – January 29, 2016 On Tuesday, undergraduates from Utah State University had the opportunity to present their research to the Utah legislature on topics ranging fromsynthetic spider silk to usingmathematics to convict repeat sex offenders. For university research departments, this is good publicity, but it’s also a valuable opportunity for young researchers. “It’s just messaging aligned that there is just this way that undergraduate students can talk to legislators, and that demonstrates authentically what they do," said Dr. Scott Bates, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at Utah State University. When asked whether undergraduates presenting their research to Utah lawmakers is anything more than lobbying, Bates said that the primary benefit is to the students, emphasizing

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the value of communicating research to a diverse public. This is a working legislature, right? There’s farmers and doctors, and there’s accountants, and there are homemakers in the legislature here. And so to be able to talk about deep science projects, or deep history projects, or deep chemistry projects, with people that aren’t your contemporaries, that’s quite a skill set.

USU president announces retirement – Deseret News – February 3, 2016

Utah State University President Stan Albrecht announced Wednesday that he plans to retire after serving 11 years as the institution's leader. The Utah State Board of Regents, which governs Utah's eight public colleges and universities, will begin a nationwide search for a new president of the university. Albrecht said he will continue in his current role until the board has completed the search for his successor. In a prepared statement, Board Chairman Daniel Campbell thanked Albrecht for his long tenure at USU. “President Albrecht has been an innovative and effective leader of Utah

State University for over a decade," Campbell said. "We are grateful for his service to the university, and wish him all the best in his retirement." David Buhler, commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education, said USU has grown significantly under Albrecht's leadership, including supervising USU's merger with USU-Eastern, which was formerly the College of Eastern Utah. "During his 11 years leading USU, President Albrecht has done incredible things for the university," Buhler said in a prepared statement. "He has made an indelible mark on USU. We are grateful he will continue to lead the university until the Board of Regents completes the search for a new president."

Walking on water: USU researchers unravel science of skipping spheres – Science Codex – February 4, 2016

It takes a perfect flick of the wrist and just the right angle to get a disk-shaped stone to skip across the surface of the water multiple times. So why is it so easy to get such impressive water-skipping performance from an elastic ball with only a mediocre launch? Researchers at Utah State University's College of Engineering say they have some answers that may offer new insight into water impact physics - an important area of study in naval applications and maritime and ocean engineering. In collaboration with scientists at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, R.I., and Brown University, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tadd Truscott and his associates at USU's Splash Lab have unraveled the physics of how elastic spheres bounce on water more easily than rigid ones. Truscott and his collaborators published their findings in

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the latest edition of Nature Communications - an online open access interdisciplinary journal. The team uses high-speed cameras to capture images of elastic spheres bouncing across tanks of water in a laboratory. They found that elastic spheres skip along the water surface by deforming into an ideal disk-like geometry that resembles a stone one might find near the shore. Due to the sphere's deformed shape, the water exerts a larger lifting force on elastic spheres than stones. Truscott's study not only reveals the physics of how elastic spheres interact with water, but also predicts how many skips will occur. In addition, the team found that elastic spheres can bounce off the water surface from much higher impact angles compared to rigid spheres - a big clue into why these elastic objects are much easier to skip. Skipping objects along the water surface has a wide range of applications from simple aquatic toys, to naval operations like the WWII-era Wallis Bomb, or the water-walking locomotion of the Basilisk lizard.

Number of women at boardroom level influences whether a company is LGBT-friendly – Gay Star Business – February 8, 2016

A comprehensive, 10-year study of Fortune 500 companies has conclude that greater gender diversity at boardroom level makes for a far more inclusive workplace for LGBT people. The study has been published by SAGE in the journal of Human Relations, in partnership with The Tavistock Institute. The report’s authors note that non-discrimination policies and domestic partner health insurance benefits are implemented only with the support of top leadership. They looked at whether the gender of the CEO influenced the likelihood of a

company having LGBT inclusive policies, and then at the gender diversity of that company’s board. On both counts, it looked at the years 2001-2010. It concluded that although the gender of a company’s CEO had an influence on its LGBT-friendly credentials, that influence was far more pronounced if there was diversity across the whole boardroom. … In a press statement, one of the report’s co-authors, Alison Cook, Associate Professor at Utah State University, commented, ‘Our study is important because it shows that leadership diversity can significantly influence a company’ likelihood of adopting inclusive polices. ‘Gender diversity in the boardroom is key; women directors increase a company’s commitment to equity and fairness and advance firms’ strategic goals.’

VicePresidentforResearchand DeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies Name: MarkR.McLellan Telephone: 797‐1180Email:[email protected]: January‐February2016 Events,ActionsorIssuesSinceLastTrustee’sMeeting: ProposedUSUPolicyRevisionsUpdate

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1) ContinuedimplementationofthenewKuali‐Coeussoftwaretoreplaceagingproposalsubmissionsoftware–ActivationdatetookplaceonOct19.Fullcampusrolloutandtrainingplancurrentlyinprocess.

2) January–February:USUPromotion&TenureReviewCommittee3) FDALabSafetySIteVisit(Richmond,VA–January12)4) LegislativeInterfaceReception(Kaysville,UT–January20)5) ResearchonCapitolHill(January26)BothgraduateandundergraduateresearchersfromUSUand

theUofU.6) ResearchCouncil(January28)7) SunriseSessionfeaturingUSUUSTARProfessor,ReganZane(January29)8) TrainingforResearchFaculty(TRF)(February17)

“MarkMcLellan:Tenure&Promotion‐aconversation/discussionforfacultyaboutreviewasamemberofthecentralcommittee.”

9) MeetingandcollaborationwithVPforResearchatUofU,TomParks(February4)10) QuarterlyUSURFBoardMeeting(February18)11) NAREEEbi‐monthlyteleconferences12) FDA/FERNmonthlyteleconferences

FutureEvents,Actions,orIssues: FDABoardMeeting,WashingtonDC(Feb.29‐Mar1) iUtah/AAASAccreditationMeetingsattheUofU(Mar7) OakRidgeAssociatedUniversitiesBigDataAnalyticsMeeting(Mar.8‐10) TrainingforResearchFaculty(TRF)–“BroaderImpacts:HowtoIncludethemonmyProposal(for

Grantsmanship”‐(Mar.16) GraduateResearchTrainingSeries(GRTS)–“PPT&PosterPresentations”‐(Mar.23) USUResearchWeek(April11‐15) SunriseSession:LittleAmerica,SaltLakeCity:featuring4USUgraduatestudentpresentations(Apr.22)

Main Takeaways• Campus research award

dollars are tracking 15% behind last year’s record high award amount, however, campus award numbers are tracking only 1.3% behind last year.

• The College of Education leads all campus units in awards (134) while the College of Engineering leads all campus units in proposals (176).

• USURF received 5 awards over the $1,000,000 mark, including a $5.4 M award from NASA.

• USU Research Expenditures are up by 6.8% and are at $97.4 M YTD.

USU Awards 2011-2015

USU Awards FY 2016 Year-to-Date# Amt. LY change

USU Campus 697 $74.4 M -15%

USU Research Foundation 180 $61.3 M 55.8%

YTD Total 877 $135.7 M 6.9%

FY 2016, Quarter 3

Winter view of Old Main on the Logan campus.

USU Proposals FY 2016 Year-to-Date# Amt. LY change

USU Campus 620 $184.6 M (7.0%)

USU Research Foundation 156 $70.3 M 24.8%

YTD Total 776 $254.9 M (9.9%)

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SBIR Phase II: Spider Silk Materials

PIs: Randy Lewis and Justin Jones

Dept: Biology

Source: Army Research Office

Amount: $299,868

This project will develop spider silk materials for the United States Army.

CAREER: Literacy Infused Engineering Design Instruction for Middle School Students

PI: Amy Wilson

Dept:Teacher Education & Leadership

Source: National Science Foundation

Amount: $128,297 awarded with an anticipated total of $802,184 over 5 years.

This NSF CAREER award will develop a model of literacy infused engineering design instruction and provide preliminary evidence of the likelihood of it promoting desired outcomes for diverse middle school students.

Mapping Greater Sage-Grouse REsponse to Power Lines

PIs: Terry Messmer

Dept: Wildland Resources

Source: Pacificorp

Amount: $68,000

This projct assesses the impacts of tall structures, such as power lines, and documents whether there is increased avoidance or predation on sage-grouse.

Cumulative Research Expenditures - FY16 YTD

Utah State University Sponsored Awards Report - December 2015

Unit FY 16 % ChangeCommercialization and Reigional Development $ 776,145 -48%

Agriculture $16,339,607 -8%

Extension $ 1,031,479 1546%

Education $ 4,475,867 -32%

Engineering $10,660,483 8%

Humanities and Social Sciences $ 437,775 -34%

Natural Resources $ 9,370,640 -6%

Science $ 6,218,137 13%

Student Services $1,786 -83%

Arts $ - -100%

Business $81,186 7%

Regional Campuses and Distance Education $194,821 -17%

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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

Total Research Expenditures 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

USU total expenditures (in millions)

$149.2 $174.2 $157.4 $158.4 $164.9

Rank among all instutions (2,474 total)

119 109 119 118 115

Rank among public institutions (629 total)

87 81 89 86 79

Rank among Regents Peers (11 total)

7 5 6 6 6

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Name: James D. Morales

Telephone: 797-9250

e-mail: [email protected]

Date: February 16, 2016

Departmental Report

Enrollment Summary Information (Feb 11, 2016) Fall 2016 Undergraduate Admissions Applications (To Date)

*The 2015 Blanding application numbers are actual numbers from 2014. In

2015, the Blanding campus had inflated application numbers as a result of applications being used as interest cards. This process has been refined to accurately reflect interested applicants and 2014 numbers are being used as a more accurate measurement. Note: Recruitment efforts have been combined across campuses for the first time this fall.

Eastern (Blanding)

Apps New RFD Apps New RFD Apps New RFD Apps New RFD Apps New RFD

Freshman 11,876 10,882 994 662 644 18 105 105 0 350 340 10 12,993 11,971 1,022

Domestic 11,775 10,783 992 659 642 17 102 102 0 342 332 10 12,878 11,859 1,019

International 101 99 2 3 2 1 3 3 0 8 8 0 115 112 3

Transfer 1,193 1,120 73 21 21 0 7 6 1 147 119 28 1,368 1,266 102

Domestic 1,164 1,091 73 21 21 0 7 6 1 147 119 28 1,339 1,237 102

International 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29 0

Readmit 84 77 7 3 3 0 4 4 0 17 10 7 108 94 14

Domestic 84 77 7 3 3 0 4 4 0 17 10 7 108 94 14

International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 13,153 12,079 1,074 686 668 18 116 115 1 514 469 45 14,469 13,331 1,138

Logan (Main) Eastern (Price) Eastern (Blanding) Regional Campus TOTALS

Note: “RFD” are student scheduled to return from deferment fall 2016.

Spring 2016 Recruitment and Events

January to February- Transfer Open Houses- SLCC, Snow College, USU Eastern, WWCC

January to April- Idaho High School Tour and Follow Up Visits

January to March- USU & USUE Basketball games

January to April- Transfer Days (Jan 16, Feb 27, Mar 20, Apr 10)

January 16- Transfer Leadership Experience

January 22- Experience the Diversity of USU Eastern

February- Ambassador Selection

February 26- Hispanic Leadership Conference

February 27- Ultimate Aggie Experience (underage leadership conference)

March 18 – Experience the Leadership of USU Eastern

March 25- A-Day (admitted student day)

April- Scholarship Award Nights

April to May- Out-of-State Travel to CA & ID

June 13-16- USU Leadership Conference- expect 500-600 high school student government leaders

2016 2015

Logan (Main) 13,153 13,358

Eastern (Price) 686 825

Eastern (Blanding) 116 *70

Regional Campus 514 563

TOTALS 14,469 14,746

Total Applications


Scholarships Fall 2016 to Date

Academic Scholarships- Fall 2016- 3,636 awarded

Fall 2015- 4,132 awarded

Legacy Nonresident Waiver- Fall 2016- 365 awarded

Fall 2015- 465 awarded

WUE Program- Fall 2016- 350 applications

Fall 2015- 345 applications, 75 awarded

Need- Based Scholarship- Fall 2016- 596 applications

Fall 2015- 313 applications

Involvement Scholarship- Fall 2016- 1,014 applications


Ambassador Program- Fall 2015- 606 applications


Legacy Resident Scholarship- Fall 2016- 472 applications


Trustees'Report,'USU'Eastern,'February'2016'

Student'Athletes'Graduation'Rates'at'The'Tops'in'The'Conference:!!During!Scenic!West!Athletic!Conference!Meetings!in!January,!USU!Eastern!took!center!stage!as!the!graduation!rates!of!female!sports!were!compared!among!conference!participants.!In!all!three!women's!collegiate!sports!(basketball,!volleyball!and!soccer),!USU!Eastern!had!the!highest!threeGyear!graduation!rates!in!the!conference.!!All!athletic!teams!at!USU!Eastern!have!threeGyear!graduation!rates!above!75!percent,!with!women’s!basketball!topping!the!list!at!94!percent.!

Student'Success'Skills'Class'Moves'Needle'On'Retention:!!As!part!of!a!redesigned!FirstGYear!Experience!program!at!Utah!State!University!Eastern,!students!were!strongly!encouraged!to!take!College!Success!Skills,!and!85!percent!of!incoming!freshman!enrolled!in!the!course!this!past!fall.!The!course!guides!students!through!the!first!semester!of!college,!and!connects!them!with!the!resources!they!need!on!campus.!The!proof!of!the!success!makes!clear!its!importance.!Those!who!enrolled!in!the!class!were!retained!from!fall!to!spring!at!a!rate!of!74!percent,!while!those!who!did!not!were!retained!at!37!percent.!Prior!to!Fall!2015,!less!than!20!percent!of!the!incoming!freshman!class!was!enrolled!in!the!course.!The!goal!is!to!enroll!100!percent!of!freshman!for!Fall!2016.!

Book'Chapter:!!Rich!Walton,!USU!Eastern!criminal!justice!faculty!author!of!the!book!Cold%Case%Homicides:%Practical%Investigative%Techniques,!is!contributing!a!chapter!to!a!similar!book!in!the!United!Kingdom,!to!be!released!quite!soon.!

Cultural'Diversity'Week'at'the'Price'Campus:!!To!expose!students!to!the!different!cultures!of!the!world,!the!Price!Campus!hosted!daily!activities!at!which!students!acquire!stamps!in!their!“passport.”!!Filled!passports!were!entered!into!a!drawing!for!“amazing”!prizes.!!Activities!included!Authentic!Cuisine!Dining!Nights!for!the!Americas,!Asia,!Europe,!Africa,!and!Oceania;!a!global!game!of!“Social!Awareness!Jeopardy,”!Tai!Chi!Classes,!Fire!Walking,!and!the!Around!the!World!Dance.!

Cosmetology'Open'House'and'Ribbon'Cutting:!The!cosmetology!program!now!occupies!space!designed!by!Method!Studios!and!constructed!by!Jacobsen!Construction.!!Community!engagement!was!evident!at!the!February!11!open!house!and!ribbon!cutting!event.!More!than!350!community!participants,!alumni,!faculty,!staff,!and!students!got!to!experience!the!newly!innovated!work!space!for!the!Cosmetology!Program.!Area!media!covered!the!open!house!as!visitors!enjoyed!manicures,!pedicures,!and!other!beauty!enhancing!practices.!!

Paper'Presentation:!!Gary!Straquadine,!along!with!a!former!graduate!student!from!The!Ohio!State!University,!will!present!a!paper!entitled!"An!assessment!of!students'!learning!experiences!from!a!study!abroad!community!development!project!in!Honduras"!at!the!2016!Association!of!International!Agricultural!Extension!Educators!in!Portland,!OR,!April!4G8,!2016.!The!paper!reports!on!their!research!on!students!engaged!in!community!development!in!Latin!America.!!

USU'Eastern'Hosts'Prior'Learning'Assessment'Summit:!!Prior!Learning!Assessment!(PLA),!as!a!part!of!competency!based!education,!is!an!emerging!topic!in!higher!education.!PLA!is!a!viable!tool!for!many!programs!across!the!diverse!campuses!of!Utah!State!University.!It!is!of!significant!value!in!accommodating!nonGtraditional!learners!who!return!to!school!after!years!of!unique!experiences.!The!PLA!Summit!was!held!in!cooperation!with!USHE,!the!AIS!division!of!the!Provost’s!Office,!and!the!Council!for!Adult!and!Experiential!Learning!(CAEL)!on!December!11,!2015!at!the!USUGEastern!(Price)!campus!with!25!faculty!members!participating.!!

USU'Eastern'Choir'Performs'in'Logan'with'University'Peers:!!The!USU!Eastern!concert!choir!traveled!to!Logan!to!perform!with!three!choirs!from!the!USU!campus!in!the!St.!

Thomas!Aquinas!Catholic!Church!for!a!concert!titled!“2015!Voices!of!Heaven.”!!The!Price!concert!choir!consists!of!23!students!and!is!under!the!direction!of!Kay!Fox.!!Students!worked!with!Dr.!Corey!Evans!of!the!Caine!College!of!the!Arts.!!The!Price!choir!also!performed!in!the!Messiah!at!Price!Civic!Auditorium!in!December,!and!plans!to!return!to!Logan!this!spring!for!another!concert.!

Rural'Health'Scholars'(RHS)'–'Learning'Enhancement'for'PreMProfessional'Students:!!A!chapter!of!Rural!Health!Scholars!(RHS),!an!enhancement!program!for!preGhealth!students,!has!recently!been!started!on!the!USU!Eastern!Price!campus.!!Dr.!John!Weber!and!Dr.!Wayne!Hatch!are!advisers.!!Program!activities!include!classes,!seminars,!community!service,!research,!leadership!and!enhanced!advising.!!The!goal!of!the!program!is!to!help!rural!students!be!admitted!into!professional!schools!in!medicine,!dentistry,!pharmacy,!therapy,!and!other!health!related!fields!where!acceptance!rates!are!typically!in!the!range!of!5G10%.!!RHS!is!sponsored!by!the!Southern!Utah!Area!Health!Education!Center!(SUAHEC),!which!obtains!federal!grants!to!support!these!efforts.!!The!SUAHEC!has!provided!$20,000!to!the!Price!program!to!support!our!activities.!

This!fall!Dr.’s!Weber!and!Hatch!team!taught!a!course!where!students!learned!about!the!various!components!schools!are!looking!for!in!candidate’s!applications!for!acceptance!to!these!schools.!!Area!professionals!have!discussed!what!their!dayGtoGday!jobs!are!like!and!how!they!navigated!applying!to!and!succeeding!in!these!programs.!!Students!have!also!attended!an!open!house!at!the!U!of!U!medical!school,!are!active!in!many!service!projects!benefiting!our!community,!are!volunteering!at!local!facilities,!shadowing!health!professionals!and!will!be!hosting!a!Health!Career!Day!on!campus!for!secondary!education!students!from!Carbon!and!Emery!counties!who!are!interested!in!health!related!fields.!

USU'Eastern'Theatre'Performance:!!The!USU!Eastern!theatre!program!continues!its!2015G2016!season!with!the!performance!of!Rabbit%Hole,!the!2007!Pulitzer!Prize!winning!drama!by!David!LyndsayGAbair.!!Rabbit%Hole!opened!February!18!and!ran!through!February!27.!This!is!the!third!performance!in!the!new!Peterson!Black!Box!Theater,!a!stateGofGtheGart!facility!located!in!the!newly!opened!Central!Instructional!Building.!!The!Theatre!program!on!the!Price!campus!is!under!the!direction!of!Dr.!Corey!Ewan!and!Brent!Innes.!

Student'Activity'Center'(SAC)'Demolition:!!!The!last!building!constructed!in!the!1930s!when!“Carbon!College”!was!founded,!the!old!Student!Activity!Center!(SAC)!is!currently!undergoing!asbestos!abatement!and!will!be!demolished!over!the!next!few!weeks,!opening!up!the!campus!for!a!beautiful!new!quad,!in!accordance!with!the!Campus!Master!Plan.!!We!anticipate!site!restoration!after!the!demolition!to!be!completed!by!April!15,!2016.!

Students,'Faculty'and'Staff'Adopt'New'Mascot'Look:!!As!part!of!a!large!rebranding!and!brand!cohesion!effort!throughout!the!USU!Eastern!system,!a!new,!updated!Eagle!logo!was!formulated.!The!new!logo!is!a!sleek,!modern!logo,!which!keeps!the!Eagle!tradition!while!aligning!more!with!the!Utah!State!University!and!Aggies!brand.!!The!new!mascot!reinforces!the!idea!that!Eastern’s!students!can!be!both!Aggies!and!Eagles.!!Feedback!for!the!change!has!been!overwhelmingly!positive,!and!the!Cabinet!adopted!the!new!mascot!Feb.!16.!

USU'Eastern'Facilities'New'Work'Order'System'and'Preventative'Maintenance'System:''A!new!facilities!work!order!system!has!been!established!at!USU!Eastern!integrating!with!the!Central!Authentication!Service!provided!by!USU!Information!Technology!in!Logan.!!This!change!also!unifies!and!standardizes!two!formerly!distinct!systems!used!for!campus!and!housing.!!The!integration!allows!for!all!employees!and!students!to!use!one!system,!providing!better!tracking!and!efficiencies!in!both!preventative!and!reactive!maintenance.!!

Office of the Student Body President

Trevor Olsen | (435) 757-5847 [email protected]

USUSA Board of Trustees Report

No-Test Week Policy Revision

The USUSA Academic Senate has presented their proposal to revise the current No-Test Week Policy to

the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. That committee decided to create an ad hoc committee with

members of Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Educational Policies Committee to review

Academic Senate’s proposal.

Mental Health Campaign

USUSA Officers and their committees are currently planning a Mental Health Campaign that will run from

March 19 to March 26. The week will include wellness workshops, QPR training, a speaker, a mental

health panel, a benefit concert, an awareness walk called Out of the Darkness, a lantern festival, and a

Poetry and a Beverage event focused on Mental Health.

Aggie Radio

Aggie Radio was awarded $21,000 from the USUSA Executive Council’s Capital and Support fund to pay

for the equipment necessary to get a radio tower ready to broadcast. They recently received an extension

on the date they need to be live which gives them enough time to have everything ready. They hope to be

broadcasting on 92.3 FM by the end of the summer.

Hurd Rewards Program

The HURD Rewards Program was created by the USUSA Athletics and Campus Recreation Vice President,

Thomas Rogers. Students receive points for going to certain athletics events. With those points they can

claim prizes ranging from sunglasses, to Nike drawstring bags. The student who amassed the most points

throughout the year will receive a ticket and travel to the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas.

Aggie Ice Cream and Higher Education Day

Student officers, members of the Government Relations Council, and members of student media had two

opportunities to go to the state capitol and lobby on behalf of the university and higher education in

general. February 16th was Aggie Ice Cream Day. Students took Aggie Ice Cream to the capitol and gave it

to legislators and staff at the capitol to thank them for all they do on behalf of students at Utah State.

February 19th was Higher Education Day. Students had the opportunity to lobby on behalf of the USHE

Unified Budget and mental health while they were there. Both days were very successful and students

had a great opportunity to learn about the political system in Utah.

USU Student Fee Board

The USU Student Fee Board met to review four fee proposals from the Student Activities Fee, the

Athletics Fee, the Music and Theater Fee, and the Health and Wellness Fee. The board recommended to

President Albrecht that the Music and Theater Fee receive a full increase, the Student Activities Fee and

the Health and Wellness Fee receive partial increases, and the Athletics Fee receive no increase.


Trevor Olsen | (435) 757-5847 [email protected] USUSA Diversity Cabinet

USUSA Organizations and Campus Diversity VP, Luis Armenta, created and chartered the USUSA Diversity

Cabinet. This council will is chaired by the USUSA Organizations and Campus Diversity VP and includes

presidents of Access and Diversity Clubs, International Student Clubs, a representative from Greek Life

and the Residence Hall Association, a student at large, the USUSA Student Advocate VP, and the USUSA

Graduate Studies Senator. The cabinet has already met several times and has many initiatives and goals

they wish to accomplish. This cabinet was created to give a larger, more unified voice to marginalized and

minority students at Utah State.

Poetry and a Beverage National Recognition

The USUSA Programming VP and his directors recently attended a NACA (National Association for Campus

Activities) conference. The Programming Office goes to this conference every year to find acts to book for

events at Utah State. This year they submitted a report for their event Poetry and a Beverage. To the

pleasure of all students, they received an award for the Best Campus Series. Poetry and a Beverage, or

PoBev, takes place one Saturday every month and gives students an opportunity for students to enjoy

each other’s talents and a beverage.

USUSA Elections

The USUSA Elections wrapped up on February 25. The new officers were announced that night. The new

USUSA President is Ashley Waddoups. Also in the elections was an amendment to the USUSA Constitution

to change the name of the Programming Office, VP and Directors to the Student Events Office, VP, and

Directors. The amendment passed with 78 percent approval from the students. Sawyer Hemsely, USUSA

Programming VP, and Madison Maners, USUSA Public Relations and Marketing Director, co-chaired the

elections committee this year. Their combined efforts helped see voter turnout numbers that we haven’t

seen at Utah State in over 15 years.

Regional Campuses

Regional Campuses also held their elections which ended on February 25. They elected a new president,

Tiffany Burnhope. Their election included a vote to approve a Library Fee to their student fees. The vote

did not pass with 67 percent of voters opposing the new fee.


Ben Bjarnson : (435) 613-5551

[email protected]

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE AWARENESS: Native American heritage awareness event occurred on Tuesday November 17, 2015 at 6pm. Several awareness stations were set-up to showcase items associated with Native American culture including a flower grinder, fry bread station, and dream catcher station. Students with Native American heritage from our USU Eastern Blanding campus were special guests and did a 40 minute presentation on traditional dance from native cultures. LITE BRITE (November 20): Lite Brite is one of the largest student activities traditions at USU Eastern. Lite Brite is a paint dance where students have paint of various colors thrown on them as they dance to a variety of songs. There is a $5 pre-sale charge with 2 canned goods, and $7 regular pre-sale. At the door, the cost is $7 with 2 canned goods, or $10. This charge is to off-set the cost that is take to put-on Lite Brite (about $2,500). This year, approximately 275 students attended the dance, including potential students visiting from high schools across Utah. HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: Student government and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion held a holiday celebration on December 2, 2015 to celebrate various holidays occurring during the winter months. Six holidays were highlighted-Christmas, Kwanzaa, Carnival, Winter Solstice, Hanukah, and Chinese New year. About 125 students attended this event and visited the various booths. Food associated with each holiday could be found at the booths.

DIVERSITY COALITION MEETING: Several Utah institutions of higher education got together on December 4, 2015 to discuss the future of Diversity and Inclusion programs for institutions in Utah. Kimberly Pratt represented the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Utah State University Eastern. Notes taken at this meeting will be used to propose strategies to implement diversity and inclusion at USU Eastern. NOT SO BIG DANCE (December 12, 2015): The not so big dance was scheduled as a stress reliever event for students on the weekend prior to finals. In addition to the dance, there was a car bashing station, and plate smashing station. Both stations were to assist with stress relief. About 100 students attended this event.

New Logo in the works:

EUSA Trustees Report – February 22, 2016

Greg Dart our Vice Chancellor has been working on a new logo. This is a

proof of concept that we are trying to get approved as our new logo.

We hope to have this approved in time to have a kick-off event and give

away t-shirts and other swag to the community.

ACTION AGENDA

1. Proposal from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Resources to

change the name of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the

Department of Kinesiology and Health Science


utilize the existing Master of Education in Psychology without a specialization as an en

route degree for students in the School of Psychology EdS


restructure the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate

specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School

Psychology

4. Proposal from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Resources for

the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation to offer a Certificate of

Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies

5. Proposal from the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources for the

Department of Environment and Society to rename MS and PhD degrees in Human

Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society


Department of Environment and Society to suspend admissions for the MS in

Bioregional Planning


Department of Environment and Society to discontinue BS in Geography Teaching


Department of Wildland Resources to offer a Wildlife Science minor

9. Proposal for the review and acceptance of the Athletic Department Agreed-upon

Procedures report for year ended 30 June 2015

10. Proposal to approve the second and third year of increases in differential tuition for the

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business as originally proposed in March 2015

11. Proposal to establish differential tuition for the Emma Eccles Jones College of

Education and Human Resources

12. Proposal to modify and/or implement new student fees at Utah State University

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes changing the name from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes changing the name from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to change the name from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes changing the name from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, and WHEREAS, The proposed change will provide a more inclusive term to represent academic programs currently served by the department, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to change the name from the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services’ Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE

Program Request - Abbreviated Template Utah State University

Rename the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 10/23/2015

Section I: Request

Rename the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science

Section II: Need In the past decade this department has experienced a significant increase in undergraduate majors who are not declaring in Physical Education or Recreation. Approximately 65% of current students select the BS in Human Movement Science with an emphasis in Exercise Science or Pre-Physical Therapy. Combined with the growth of the Community Health and Health Sciences emphases (approximate tripling from 70 to 200 students) a more inclusive term was considered for the department’s name. Kinesiology provides that need and Health Science completes the profile of academic programs served by the department. From the American Kinesiology Association- “Kinesiology is an academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life. It includes, but is not limited to, such areas of study as exercise science, sports management, athletic training and sports medicine, socio-cultural analyses of sports, sport and exercise psychology, fitness leadership, physical education-teacher education, and pre-professional training for physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine and other health related fields.” Thus Kinesiology provides a more inclusive term to represent academic programs currently served by the department (emphases in exercise science, sports medicine, physical education-teacher education, pre-professional training for physical therapy). The existing Parks and Recreation undergraduate degree prepares students to work in municipal community, state and federal recreation programs whose aim is to enhance the quality of life of the citizens they serve. Since physical activity is a core component of these programs the overall term of Kinesiology will be inclusive of this degree. At present comparable departments universities within State and regional universities include: University of Utah- Department of Exercise and Sport Science Brigham Young University- Department of Exercise Sciences University of Nevada-Las Vegas- Department of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences University of Idaho- Department of Movement Sciences Texas A&M University- Department of Health and Kinesiology Oregon State University- School of Biological and Population Health Sciences Examples of Aspirational Programs: Pennsylvania State University- Department of Kinesiology

Section III: Institutional Impact With a renamed academic department, no request for new faculty, staff or physical facilities will be submitted.

Section IV: Finances No new funds are requested and there are no new budgetary impacts on the department or college.

Section V: Program Curriculum All Program Courses Program Schedule .

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes utilizing the existing Master of Education degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS, in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes utilizing the existing Master of Education degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to utilize the existing Master of Education degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes utilizing the existing Master of Education degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS, and WHEREAS, The proposed change gives the Master of Education students a more reasonable option for an en route Masters’ Degree, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to utilize the existing MEd degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services’ Department of Psychology and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE

Program Request - Abbreviated Template

Utah State University Master of Education in Psychology

Section I: Request The Department of Psychology at Utah State University requests to utilize the existing M.Ed. degree in Psychology but without a specialization as an en route degree for students in the School Psychology EdS program. Currently the M.Ed. in Psychology is approved only for use with the School Counseling specialization.

Section II: Need Currently students in the EdS School Psychology program earn an MS degree in Psychology (with no specialization) en route to their EdS degree in Psychology (with a specialization in school psychology). Having a master’s degree en route to the EdS (which is recognized as the terminal degree in the field) is important for graduates due to the structure of pay scales in many school districts. Currently students complete a Plan B MS and then go on to complete a Plan A EdS. However, it is redundant to have both Plan B and Plan A requirements within the same three-year program with the last year being a full-time off-campus internship. It is the judgment of department faculty that requiring both a Plan B and Plan A takes away valuable student time from other activities that are essential to the program (e.g., practicum work) and slows the completion of the Plan A thesis. Therefore, instead of granting the MS as the en route degree, the M.Ed. (which does not require a Plan A or B project) would be granted as the en route degree. Students would earn the M.Ed. after 36 credits and the EdS after the final 30 credits of the program.

Section III: Institutional Impact The proposed change will not affect enrollments or current administrative structures. No changes to courses or faculty assignments are required for this change.

Section IV: Finances

No new funding is required to make this change. No increases or decreases in revenue as a result of the change are anticipated.

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4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes restructuring the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes restructuring the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to restructure the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes restructuring the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology, and WHEREAS, The proposed change will reflect the current state of the field, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal restructure the current specialization within the Psychology PhD into two separate specializations 1) Combined Clinical/Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services’ Department of Psychology and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE


Psychology PhD Specialization Change from Professional Scientific Psychology to 1: Clinical/Counseling Psychology;

and 2: School Psychology

Section I: Request

The Department of Psychology at Utah State University requests to restructure its current specialization within the Psychology PhD program in Professional Scientific Psychology to two separate specializations: 1) Combined Clinical / Counseling Psychology and 2) School Psychology. There will be some changes in required coursework as a result of this change. Curricula for these two new specializations are outlined in Section V.

Section II: Need There are two main reasons for this change. One, the name Professional Scientific Psychology has become outdated and the term Combined is now used to refer to training programs in which more than one area of professional psychology is covered. The Professional Scientific specialization incorporated Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology. However, the diverse aspects of these areas make it challenging to address all needs within one specialization. Thus, there is a need to create two specializations – one that will focus more specifically on School Psychology and the other than will focus on Combined Clinical / Counseling Psychology.

Section III: Institutional Impact The proposed change will not impact enrollments or current administrative structures. The restructure of this specialization will not require changes to current faculty and staff appointments. Faculty affiliations will simply shift from one specialization to another. No new physical facilities or modification to existing facilities will be required. The current Professional Scientific specialization is accredited with the American Psychological Association (APA) as a Combined program. This accreditation should carry over to the new specialization in Clinical / Counseling Psychology. The School Psychology specialization will later seek accreditation through the APA and the National Association of School Psychologists. Students in the current Professional Scientific specialization will be allowed to continue in this specialization or switch to one of the new specializations. Once all students currently in the Professional Scientific specialization have graduated or switched specialization, this specialization will be dropped

Section IV: Finances No new funding is required to make this change. However, once both new specializations are accredited by APA the department will be required to pay the annual accreditation fee of $3,750 per program. There also are fees that must be paid when program reviews occur (every 5-10 years). These additional accreditation fees can be paid with existing departmental resources. No increases or decreases in revenue as a result of the change are anticipated.

Section V: Program Curriculum All Program Courses (with New Courses in Bold) Clinical / Counseling Specialization

Course Prefix and Number Title Credit Hours

Required Courses

Psy 6100 History and Systems 3

Pay 6150 Empirically-Based Practice I: Children and Adolescents 2

Psy 6290 Diversity Issues in Treatment and Assessment 3

Psy 6310 Intellectual Assessment 3

Psy 6320 Objective Assessment of Personality, Affect, and Behavior 3

Psy 6350 Introduction to Theories of Intervention in Psychology 3

Psy 6510 Social Psychology 3

Psy 6570 Introduction to Psychological and Educational Research 3

Psy 6600 Research Design and Analysis I 3

Psy 6650 or Psy 6660 Theories of Learning or Cognition and Instruction 3

Psy 6750 Empirically Based Practice II: Adults 2

Psy 6850 Orientation Seminar 1

Psy 7100 Biological Basis of Behavior 3

Psy 7250 Professional Ethics and Standards 3

Psy 7270 Lifespan Psychopathology 3

Psy 7350, 7360, and/or 7370 Practicum 12

Psy 7530 Advanced Developmental Psychology 3

Psy 7610 Research Design and Analyses II 3

Psy 7630 Supervision and Consultation in Applied Psychology 1

Psy 7780 (or other approved research course)

Multivariate Analysis I (or other approved research course) 3

Psy 7850 Internship Preparation and Professional Development 1

Psy 7950 Internship 3

Psy 7970 Dissertation 12

Sub-Total 79

Elective Courses (examples; must take 9 credits)

Psy 6220 Group Therapy 3

Psy 6410 Psychoeducational Assessment

Psy 6470 Health Psychology 3

Psy 6760 Fundamentals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 3

Psy 7790 Multivariate Analysis II 3

Psy 7820 Neuropsychology 2 or 4

Sub-Total 9


Total Number of Credits 88

Program Schedule Fall Spring Year 1

Psy 6150 Psy 6320 Psy 6310 Psy 6750 Psy 6350 Psy 6570 Psy 6850

Year 2

Psy 7270 Psy 7350 Psy 7350 Psy 6290 Psy 6600 Psy 7610

Year 3


Year 4

Psy 7780 Psy 7100 Psy 7630 Psy 6470

Psy 7970 Psy 7970 Year 5

Psy 7530 Psy 7850 Psy 6220 Psy 6100


Psy 7950 Psy 7950

School Psychology specialization


Required Courses

Psy 6100 History and Systems 3

Pay 6150 Empirically-Based Practice I: Children and Adolescents 2

Psy 6230 Effective Interventions with Parents 3*

Psy 6290 Diversity Issues in Treatment and Assessment 3

Psy 6310 Intellectual Assessment 3

Psy 6410 Psychoeducational Assessment 3

Psy 6440 Legal / Ethical Issues in School Psychology 3**

Psy 6350 Introduction to Theories of Intervention in Psychology 3

Psy 6510 Social Psychology 3

Psy 6570 Introduction to Psychological and Educational Research 3

Psy 6600 Research Design and Analysis I 3

Psy 6620 Instructional Interventions and Consultation 3

Psy 6630 Supervision and Consultation in Psy and Ed Settings 3

Psy 6650 or Psy 6660 Theories of Learning or Cognition and Instruction 3

Psy 6890 Assessment of Child/Adolescent Psychopathology 3

Psy 7100 Biological Basis of Behavior: 3

Psy 7270 Lifespan Psychopathology 3

Psy 7350, 7360, and/or 7370 Practicum^ 18

Psy 7530 Advanced Developmental Psychology 3

Psy 7610 Research Design and Analyses II 3

Psy 7780 (or other approved research course)

Multivariate Analysis I (or other approved research course) 3

Psy 7950 Internship 3

Psy 7970 Dissertation 12

Psy XXX Systems and Crisis Intervention in School Psychology 3

Sub-Total 95

Elective Courses (examples; none are required)

Psy 6220 Group Therapy 3

Psy 6470* Health Psychology 3

Psy 6760 Fundamentals of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 3

Psy 7790 Multivariate Analysis II 3

Psy 7820 Neuropsychology 2 or 4

Total Number of Required Credits 95

*course title will be modified and credits changed from 1 to 3; **credits will be changed from 2 to 3 ^Practicum courses will be restructured and renamed

Fall Spring Summer Year 1

Psy 6150 Psy 6410 Psy 6600 Psy 6310 Psy 6440 Psy 6350 Psy 6570

Year 2

Psy 7270 Psy 7350 Psy 7610 Psy 7350 Psy 6290 Psy 6890 Psy XXX

Year 3

Psy 7370 Psy 7370 Psy 6620 Psy 6630



Year 5


Year 6

Psy 7950 Psy 7950

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4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes offering a Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes offering a Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to offer a Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services proposes offering a Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and WHEREAS, The proposed change will provide an academic credential that formally recognizes the individualized programs of studies that are currently in place in the Aggies Elevated program, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to offer a Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services’ Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE


Certificate of Proficiency/ Integrated College and Community Studies 10/20/15

Section I: Request

The Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation is requesting approval of a 41-credit hour Certificate of Proficiency for the Aggies Elevated program, entitled Integrated College and Community Studies. Aggies Elevated is a two-year, inclusive college experience and residential program for students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ID & DD). The purpose of Aggies Elevated is to provide students with ID & DD with coursework and college experiences that will facilitate their success in the workplace and independent living. Coursework is focused on academic performance, health and wellness, personal management, vocational exploration, and direct vocational experience through internships. The Aggies Elevated program was created through a partnerships among faculty and staff of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation (SPER), the Center for Persons with Disabilities, and private donors. Academic management of the program is provided through SPER, and program funding has come through private donors, a federal grant, and tuition return through Academic and Instructional Services (AIS). In May 2015, seven Aggies Elevated students successfully completed their first year at USU. Students in the Aggies Elevated program have reported positive, inclusive campus experiences and have received consistent levels of support from their peers without disabilities, parents, administrators, and donors. The establishment of the Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies will provide an academic credential that formally recognizes the individualized programs of studies that are currently in place in the Aggies Elevated program.

Section II: Need Only 6.7% of young adults with ID & DD are involved in 4-year educational programs and only 18.9% in 2-year programs. In comparison, 70% of typical, nondisabled young adults moved from high school into these types of programs (U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2012). An estimated 30,000 youth with ID graduated from high school with a diploma or certificate in the U.S. in 2011 (IDEA Data, 2013 cited in Ross et al., 2013). By inference, fewer than 8,000 (30,000 x [6.7% + 18.9 %]) were involved in college programs. In 2010, the Office of Postsecondary Education awarded grants to 27 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to fund PSE model demonstration projects for young adults with ID & DD (TPSID). In 2012-13, 838 young adults with ID & DD participated in TPSID programs at 44 sites in the U.S. Fifteen sites were on 2-year college campuses and 29 were at 4-year universities. Of TPSID students for whom data were available, 36% held paying jobs, and 82% of those jobs were at or above minimum wage. Moreover, 73% of students participated in career development activities, including paid employment, internships, or other paid or unpaid career development activities (Grigal et al., 2014, p. 3). Of students who exited TPSID programs in 2012-2013 with certificates or credentials, 57% reported having a paid job or an unpaid career development activity. Clearly, students with ID and DD need opportunities to participate in TPSID programs for career development and receive a viable credential or certificate.

Inclusiveness of programs for young adults with ID and DD was a point of emphasis in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Comprehensive Transition Programs (CTP) were defined by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 as degree, certificate, or non-degree programs allowing students with ID to participate, for at least half of the program, in (a) regular enrollment in credit-bearing courses with nondisabled students, (b) auditing or participating (with nondisabled students) in courses for which the student does not receive regular academic credit, (c) enrollment in noncredit-bearing, non-degree courses with nondisabled students, or (d) internships or work-based training with nondisabled individuals. (http://www.thinkcollege.net). Currently, only 10 TPSIDs qualify as CTPs. Yet, inclusion of students with ID and DD in the culture of college campuses represents a learning experience for all concerned, including nondisabled students, faculty, and others. One major need in future PSE programs for students with ID and DD is an emphasis on inclusion in all aspects of college life. The Aggies Elevated program has recently received a five-year federal grant for funding to become a TPSID program. The program is planning to submit an application for CTP status, which would give students access to Federal Financial Aid to help pay for the cost of attendance. This access to financial aid is critical for broad access, growth, and financial stability of the program. The Aggies Elevated program addresses a serious need by developing an academically and socially inclusive college-based program for students with ID and DD with residential living options. The program implements exemplary support services based on existing programs available at Utah State University (e.g. Center for Persons with Disabilities, Disability Resource Center, etc.) and serves as a model and demonstration site to promote similar PSE programs throughout the intermountain west. Such a program fills a critical need for students with ID and DD and their families by providing academic enrichment, socialization, independent living, self-determination (specifically self-advocacy), and integrated employment leading to career development for its students. Existing programs in the Intermountain Region. In Utah and the Mountain Time Zone, students with ID and DD are grossly underserved. Aggies Elevated is the only TIPSID program in the State of Utah; in fact, it is the only currently operating IHE program for students with ID and DD in the State (Utah Valley University and Weber State University are in the process of planning such programs). Only 2 of the 44 TIPSID programs (University of Arizona, Colorado State University) are located in the entire Mountain Time Zone. These two programs serve a maximum total of 43 students, and Colorado State does not offer a residential option. Therefore, students with ID and DD and their families in the intermountain region who seek a college experience with a residential option have extremely limited options. Among non-TPSID programs, there are only two programs with residential options in the Mountain Time Zone: University of Montana and Eastern New Mexico University at Roswell. Very few PSE program options exist even for those students not seeking residential options. Overall, PSE programs for young adults with ID and DD are seriously underdeveloped in the intermountain west

Section III: Institutional Impact The proposed 41-credit Certificate of Proficiency in Integrated College and Community Studies will have little impact on administrative structure, faculty time and effort, or other resources as it simply recognizes the outcomes of the existing Aggies Elevated program. It is anticipated that the certificate will help build

enrollment in the program (Current enrollment: 11 students. Long term maximum enrollment: 25 students). This will, of course, have a small impact on course enrollments. All required courses are administered through SPER and financially supported through AIS. In some cases, students will enroll in elective courses offered by other departments, primarily general education courses, or other lower division courses. Aggies Elevated staff will work closely with department heads and faculty to ensure the appropriateness of the courses for the particular students and to manage the number of Aggies Elevated students enrolled in any specific course.

Section IV: Finances The proposed certificate does not imply any change in institutional financial support for Aggies Elevated; it simply recognizes students who complete the program. The existing program was initially funded through private donations and foundation-funded grants. A USU Development Officer continues to seek private support for the program. Funding for the continued operation of the Aggies Elevated program will be through private donors, foundations, government grants, and tuition return. To date, over $100,000 in private foundation grants, and over $1,000,000 in federal funding have been obtained to support the program. The possibility of obtaining line item funding from the State of Utah legislature continues to be explored. The Dean of USU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, the Vice President of Student Services, and SPER Department Head are committed to sustaining the program.

Section V: Program Curriculum ***THIS SECTION OF THE TEMPLATE REQUIRED FOR EMPHASES, MINORS, AND CERTIFICATES

ONLY*** All Program Courses (with New Courses in Bold)


Required Courses Independent Living Requirements

SPED 1030 Adult Learning and Independent Living 2

SPED 1050 Self-Determination and Self-Management Skills 2

HEP 2500 Health and Wellness 2

FCHD 3350 Family Finance 3

SPED 2120 Navigating Adulthood 2

Career Exploration Requirements

SPED 1020 Career Exploration I 2

SPED 1040 Career Exploration II 3

SPED 2100 Career Related Social Skills 2

SPED 2110 Work Internship I 3

SPED 2110 Work Internship II 3

SPED 2110 Work Internship III 3

General Education Requirements

USU 1010 University Connections 2


PSY 1730 Strategies for Academic Success 3

SPED 0100 Functional Reading and Writing for College 3

Sub-Total 35

Elective Courses

Varies by Student Interest Personal Growth Elective I 1-3

Varies by Student Interest Personal Growth Elective II 1-3

Varies by Student Interest Personal Growth Elective III 1-3

Varies by Student Interest Vocational Elective I 1-3

Varies by Student Interest Vocational Elective II 1-3

Varies by Student Interest Vocational Elective III 1-3

Sub-Total 6-18

Track/Options (if applicable)

Sub-Total

Total Number of Credits 41-53

SPED 2110: Work Internship is a minimum of 50 hours repeatable for credit

Personal growth electives may be substituted for vocational electives

Program Schedule Fall Semester Year 1 (12 credits) SPED 1020: Career Exploration I (2 credits); PSY 1730: Strategies for Academic Success (3 credits); USU 1010: University Connections (2 credits); SPED 1030: Orientation to Adult Learning & Independent Living (2 credits); ENG 0100: Functional Reading and Writing for College (3 credits) Spring Semester Year 1 (9-13 credits) SPED 1040: Career Exploration 2 (3 credits); SPED 1050: Self-Determination & Self-Management Skills (2 credits); HEP 2500: Health & Wellness (2 credits); Vocational Elective (1-3 credits); Personal Growth Elective (1-3 credits) Summer Year 1: Student returns home. Staff assists with locating summer employment and/or Independent living situations. Fall Semester Year 2 (11-13 credits) Family, Consumer, and Human Development 3350 Family Finance (3 credits); SPED 2100: Career-Related Social Skills (2 credits); SPED 2110: Work Internship I (3 credits); Vocational Elective (1-3 credits) Spring Semester Year 2 (7-11 credits) SPED 2120: Navigating Adulthood (2 credits); SPED 2110: Work Internship II (3 credits); Personal Growth Elective (1-3 credits); Vocational Elective (1-3 credits) Summer Semester Year 2 (5-9 credits) SPED 2110: Work Internship III (3 credits) Personal Growth elective (1-3 credits); Vocational elective (1-3 credits)

Core Aggies Elevated Course Descriptions Course # Title/Description

Independent Living Requirements

SPED 1030 Orientation to Adult Learning & Independent Living (2 Credits)

This is an Aggies Elevated course designed to provide supplemental instruction and support to students as they develop independent living skills and navigate life as a USU student. Topics that will be covered include: problem solving, conflict resolution, conversations, doing household chores, meeting new people, navigating campus, etc.

SPED 1050 Self-Determination and Self-Management Skills (2 Credits)

This is an Aggies Elevated course designed to provide basic self-management and self-determination skills contributing to personal effectiveness in the workplace, school, or independent living. This course will address understanding differences among people, asking for accommodations, expressing preferences, making informed choices, goal setting, disability disclosure, and self-advocacy.

HEP 2500 Health & Wellness (2 credits for Audit)

Designed to enable students to enhance personal wellness by gaining understanding about the social, physical, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of health, and by applying different strategies for improving personal health behaviors.

FCHD 3350

Family Finance (3 credits)

Upon completion of this course students should be able to: 1. Identify personal/family values and establish appropriate financial goals. 2. Develop financial plans that reflect your values and goals. 3. Begin implementation of your plans to meet short and long term financial goals. 4. Evaluate options for providing financial security throughout your life. 5. Recall and apply specific fact concerning various financial topics, tools, and services.

SPED 2120 Navigating Adulthood (2 credits)

This is an Aggies Elevated course designed to cover a variety of topics including: Practicing problem solving and decision making by; looking for an apartment, finding paid employment, creating a budget, and making a plan for the future. This course will also discuss sensitive topics such as dating, sex, STDs, rape, and other vulnerabilities that students with disabilities may face as they live independently in the future.

Career Exploration Requirements

SPED 1020, 1040

Career Exploration 1, 2 (2,3 credits)

This is an Aggies Elevated course designed to aid the student in exploring career options through the use of videos, printed materials and personal contact with professionals and vocational experts. Activities will focus on equipping the student with skills and information used for job-hunting, interviewing, resume preparation, and job applications.

SPED 2100 Career Related Social Skills (2 credits)

This is an Aggies Elevated course designed to provide students with social skills necessary for keeping a job. These skills include: following instructions, asking questions, responding to criticism, communicating assertively, interviewing, asking for accommodations, and having appropriate conversations in the workplace.

SPED 2110 Work Internships I, II, III (3 credits each)

Through this internship, you gain the kind of career-related experience employers want including: valuable experience for your resume, become more marketable for the job market or future schooling, build networking relationships/contacts for the future.

General Education Requirements

SPED 0100 Functional Reading and Writing for College (3 credits)

Designed to help students gain a level of functional literacy. The focus of the class is on organizing thoughts, expressing ideas, and using assistive technology to access information. This class will address skills such as: filling out applications, creating a resume, reading a bus schedule, appropriate sources for a research paper, annotating complicated readings, plagiarism, college writing expectations, and sending emails to professors.

PSY 1730 Strategies for Academic Success (3 credits)

Orients students to the systems, tools, and resources unique to higher education that are needed to maximize academic success (e.g., library, computer lab use, etc.). Also helps students develop critical thinking, study, and learning strategies necessary for college success.

USU 1010 University Connections (2 credits)

Provides an environment of challenge and support to help new students make a successful transition to USU. Class curriculum and activities provide an environment wherein students become familiar with the broad academic, social, and cultural opportunities offered by USU and the surrounding community.

Elective Courses

Varies Vocational and Personal Growth Electives (1-3 credits each)

Students will select courses available through the approved USU course catalog in consultation with the Aggies Elevated advisor.

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes renaming the Master of Science and PhD degrees in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes renaming the Master of Science and PhD degrees in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to rename the Master of Science and PhD degrees in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes renaming the Master of Science and PhD degrees in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society, and WHEREAS, The proposed name change will better reflect the curriculum, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to rename the Master of Science and PhD degrees in Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management to Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources’ Department of Environment and Society and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE


Utah State University M.S., Ph.D. in Environment and Society

08/27/2015

Section I: Request The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in “Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management” are to be re-named “Environment and Society” after the Department that supports them.

Section II: Need When the College of Natural Resources was reorganized around 2000, creating the Department of Environment and Society, the degree name selected was “Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management.” At that time, this reflected cutting-edge intellectual trends in human dimensions of environmental change and, within the Federal agencies, ecosystem management. Over time, however, these specific phrases have faded as descriptions of research agendas and management approaches. The ENVS faculty thus unanimously approved changing the degree names with less wordy, more descriptive, and more enduring names mirroring the department that supports them: “Environment and Society.” Each of these graduate degrees enjoys strong enrollments, graduation rates, and faculty support. The department is not aware of similar degrees in Utah.

Section III: Institutional Impact Given that this is a change in the degree names only, there will be no impact on affiliated departments, facilities, or administrative structures. The more intuitive degree names may have a positive effect on enrollments.

Section IV: Finances No budgetary impact.




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ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes suspending admissions for the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes suspending admissions for the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to suspend admissions for the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes suspending admissions for the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning, and WHEREAS, The proposed change to cede the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning to LAEP is reasonable, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to suspend admissions for the Master of Science in Bioregional Planning in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources’ Department of Environment and Society and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE


M.S., Bioregional Planning 08/27/2015

Section I: Request

The M.S. in Bioregional Planning is currently offered jointly by the Departments of Environment and Society (ENVS) and Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP). ENVS is requesting a suspension of admissions, thus ceding the program to LAEP.

Section II: Need Currently, LAEP and ENVS share admissions for students in the M.S. in Bioregional Planning, which originated in LAEP in the College of Agricultural Sciences. The primary faculty member supporting the program (Dr. Warren-Kretchzschmar) is in LAEP. ENVS no longer maintains and has no plans to acquire faculty expertise in the area of Bioregional Planning. It is thus administratively appropriate to return to the original configuration of the program within LAEP. ENVS will continue to support students enrolled in Bioregional Planning, but would discontinue new admissions.

Section III: Institutional Impact Once current Bioregional Planning students have completed the program, ENVS will reallocate the space currently assigned to that program to other departmental needs. LAEP should enjoy an increase in enrollments in the program.





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ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes discontinuing the Bachelor of Science in Geography Teaching in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes discontinuing the Bachelor of Science in Geography Teaching.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to discontinue the Bachelor of Science in Geography Teaching in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Environment and Society in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes discontinuing the Bachelor of Science in Geography Teaching, and WHEREAS, The proposed change is reasonable given the current trend in secondary teaching, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to discontinue the Bachelor of Science in Geography Teaching in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources’ Department of Environment and Society and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE


Utah State University B.S., Geography Teaching

08/27/2015

Section I: Request Request that the B.S. in Geography Teaching be discontinued.

Section II: Need While a B.S. in Geography Teaching once supported secondary teacher training in Utah, as the Social Studies Composite Teaching major has evolved, this is no longer the case. The Social Studies Composite major now fulfills the requirements of the USHE Geography teaching endorsement, as well as providing endorsements in Economics, History, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology. The Geography Teaching major is no longer a practical choice for students wishing to teach social studies courses at the junior high and high school level in Utah. As a result, enrollment in the undergraduate major has dropped to one student as of this writing. Students interested in earning only the Geography teaching endorsement may continue to meet the requirements through the Geography Teaching Minor.

Section III: Institutional Impact Given that this is a discontinuation of a poorly enrolled degree, no impact on affiliated departments, facilities, or administrative structures is anticipated.





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ITEM FOR ACTION

Utah State University’s Department of Wildland Resources in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes offering a new Wildlife Science Minor in the manner described below.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Wildland Resources in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes offering a new Wildlife Science Minor.

RECOMMENDATION

The President and Provost recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the proposal to offer a new Wildlife Science Minor in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources.


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University’s Department of Wildland Resources in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources proposes offering a new Wildlife Science Minor, and WHEREAS, The proposed change will provide students in the fisheries and aquatic sciences major greater opportunities for employment, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the academic dean, the Educational Policies Committee, and the USU Faculty Senate, and WHEREAS, The proposal has been approved by the President and Provost of Utah State University; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Utah State University Board of Trustees hereby approve the proposal to offer a new Wildlife Science Minor in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources’ Department of Environment and Society and that this proposal be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah System of Higher Education. RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES _________________________________ DATE

Program Request - Abbreviated Template Higher Education Institution

Minor, Wildlife Science 12/2/2015

Section I: Request Creation of a Wildlife Science minor in the Wildland Resources Department is requested. This minor will consist of a mix of 15 credits of fundamental wildlife courses that will give the recipient basic knowledge of wildlife science and management to complement the Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (FAS) major in the Watershed Sciences Department. Section II: Need A Wildlife Science (WS) minor is needed to give FAS majors the ability to obtain a credential in and take courses related to wildlife science and management without having to major in WS. Before the College of Natural Resources was reorganized, a Fisheries and Wildlife major existed and took care of the need and desire for this. When the college reorganized, that major no longer existed and wildlife-interested students majored in WS in the Wildland Resources department and fisheries-interested students majored in FAS in the Watershed Sciences department. However, in talking to students it has become evident that some WS majors would rather major in FAS but they do not want to totally lose connection with wildlife. In fact, it seems likely that students who major in FAS and who minor in WS will have a chance to get employment either in fisheries or wildlife fields. As it is now, USU possibly turns out more graduates in wildlife than the job market needs and less fisheries students than the job market needs. Therefore, adding this FAS-major/WS-minor combination may increase the employability for both majors. Section III: Institutional Impact It is expected that there will be a small number of students who will take this minor. For those who do, they will be taking courses that already exist and that have room in them, mostly in the Wildland Resources Department, but also in the Biology Department. There will be no change in administrative structures, no additional faculty or staff, and no need for additional or modified facilities or equipment. Section IV: Finances No additional costs are expected from the addition of this minor, other than a very small amount of staff time to keep track of who is in the minor. Students taking it may take a few additional courses, which will increase the time teachers spend on those courses, but this impact will be small.

Section V: Program Curriculum ***THIS SECTION OF THE TEMPLATE REQUIRED FOR EMPHASES, MINORS, AND CERTIFICATES ONLY*** All Program Courses (with New Courses in Bold)


Required Courses WILD 3810 WILD 4600

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Elective Courses (choose 9 credits) WILD 3300 WILD 5560 -or- BIOL 5560 WILD 4500 WILD 4880 BIOL 5570 BIOL 5580

Management Aspects of Wildlife Behavior Applied Avian Ecology -or- Ornithology Principles of Wildlife Management Genetics in Conservation and Mgt. Herpetology Mammalogy

3 3 -or- 3 3 3 3 3

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Program Schedule Spring Sophomore Year WILD 3300, Management Aspects of Wildlife Behavior, 3 credits Spring Junior Year

WILD 3810, Plant and Animal Populations, 3 credits WILD 4500, Principles of Wildlife Management, 3 credits

WILD 4600, Conservation Biology, 3 credits Fall Senior Year BIOL 5580, Mammalogy, 3 credits Spring Senior Year WILD 5560 or BIOL 5560, Applied Avian Ecology -or- Ornithology, 3 credits

WILD 4880, Genetics in Conservation and Mgt., 3 credits BIOL 5570, Herpetology, 3 credits

4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

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

Year Ended 30 June 2015

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 2015.

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

4 March 2016. 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 2015.

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 2015; and

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

4 March 2016; 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; Ronald W. Jibson; Mark K. Holland; and Jody K.

Burnett; 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 2015;

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 2015.


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Date

Members of the Audit Committee:

J. Scott Nixon, Chairman

Ronald W. Jibson

Mark K. Holland

Jody K. Burnett

4 March 2016originally submitted 6 March 2015 ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: A proposal to increase differential tuition for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Utah State University (USU) seeks to increase differential tuition for students in the Jon M.

Huntsman School of Business. The purpose of Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School

of Business is to be a career accelerator for its students and an engine of growth for the

community, state, nation and world. The dynamics of the higher education market place that

have caused publicly funded professional schools, including colleges of business, at universities

throughout the country to adopt differential tuition increases are well known. The cost of hiring

new faculty continues to escalate due to a relative shortage of new faculty compared to retiring

faculty across the country. Indeed, business school faculty salaries have increased more rapidly

than other faculty salaries over the last 20 years.

Since differential tuition was initiated in Fall 2007, it has had a dramatic, positive impact on the

Huntsman School of Business. Largely as a result of differential tuition, we have hired

outstanding faculty members to meet our enrollment growth and educational and programmatic

needs despite significant cuts in state appropriations.

The proposal calls for three consecutive years of increases for both upper-division undergraduate

courses and for graduate courses. The upper-division, undergraduate per credit increases will be

$20 for each of the three years; the graduate per credit increases will be $40 for each of the three

years.

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 approves an increase of

a differential tuition for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University is proposing to increase differential tuition for certain courses

in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, and

WHEREAS, Differential tuition has had a dramatic, positive impact on the Huntsman School of

Business since it was implemented in 2007, and

WHEREAS, The proposed differential tuition has been discussed widely with the general student

body of the Huntsman School, and specifically with members of the Huntsman School of

Business Student Council and USUSA student officers, and

WHEREAS, The proposal calls for differential tuition for undergraduate, upper-division courses

to increase by $20 per credit hour beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, with an additional

$20 per credit hour increase in each of the following two years, and

WHEREAS, The proposal calls for differential tuition for all graduate level business courses to

increase by $40 per credit hour beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, with an additional

$40 per credit hour increase in each of the following two years, and

WHEREAS, The revenue generated from differential tuition is to be used for many critical

college needs, including hiring outstanding faculty and enhancing programs that directly benefit

students, and

WHEREAS, The central scholarship budget will be made whole from differential tuition funds

for students whose differential tuition is covered by central scholarships, and

WHEREAS, Differential tuition will increase at the same percentage as Tier 1 beginning in

2018-19, 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 Board of Trustees hereby approve

the proposed differential tuition increase for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and that

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

Higher Education for their approval.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

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Date

Request for Differential Tuition Increase

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business


March 6, 2015

Summary of Proposal

The purpose of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University is to be a

career accelerator for our students and an engine of growth for our community, the state, the

nation and the world. Our overarching, strategic goal is to build a top tier college of business.

Students, faculty, alumni and friends, and the university’s administration are all united in this

objective. An historic gift of $25 million from Jon Huntsman, together with differential tuition

increases, modeled on an approach adopted earlier by the University of Utah’s Eccles School of

Business and approved by the Utah State Board of Regents in 2007 and 2011 greatly accelerated

progress toward this end. Responding to a similar challenge, the Eccles School sought and

received permission from the Regents in March 2014 for an additional round of differential

tuition increases. Based on similar needs, we now seek an extension of differential tuition for the

Huntsman School of Business, as follows:

Undergraduate Program: Undergraduate students in the Huntsman School of Business

currently pay differential tuition of $97 per credit hour for upper-division business school

courses (courses numbered 3000-5999). The proposal is to increase differential tuition by

$20 per credit hour for upper-division courses beginning with the 2015-16 academic year,

with an additional $20 per credit hour for each of the two following years. The proposal

also includes an increase in differential tuition at the same percentage as Tier I tuition. At

20 credits (the average number of upper-division business-school credits taken by year),

the proposed differential tuition increase would add $400 to the current cost of tuition

each year for the next three years.

Graduate Program: Graduate students in the Huntsman School of Business currently

pay differential tuition of $349 per credit hour for graduate level business school courses

(courses numbered 6000 and higher). The proposal is to increase differential tuition by

$40 per credit hour for all graduate courses beginning with the 2015-16 academic year

followed by $40 per credit hour increases for each of the two following years. The

proposal also includes an increase in differential tuition at the same percentage as Tier I

tuition. The proposed differential tuition increase would add $1,320 to the current cost of

graduate tuition each year for the next three years.

In accordance with standard practice, the university’s central scholarship budget will be made

whole from differential tuition funds for students whose differential tuition is covered by central

scholarships.

Rationale for Increasing Differential Tuition

1. Hiring Outstanding Faculty

Since implementing differential tuition in 2007, the majority of the monies raised have gone to

pay faculty salaries. The cost of hiring new faculty has continued to escalate due to a relative

shortage of new faculty compared to retiring faculty across the country. Indeed, business school

faculty salaries have increased dramatically over the past few years. This trend is true in every

business discipline.1 Additionally, there is a 36 percent cost premium to hiring business faculty

relative to non-business faculty.2

Chart 1 – Starting Salaries of Faculty by Business Discipline

Since differential tuition was initiated for undergraduate and graduate students in 2007, it has

had a dramatic, positive impact on the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. Largely as a result

of differential tuition, we have been able to provide funds to augment salary offers, or to hire

new faculty solely on differential tuition monies. Since 2007, we have hired 37 outstanding

tenured or tenure-track faculty members, and 52 new faculty members overall. In FY 2014-2015,

37 faculty members, and 18 staff members, are being partially or fully supported by differential

tuition monies.

We have been able to hire these outstanding faculty and staff members to meet our enrollment

growth (see chart 2), and educational and programmatic needs despite a 22 percent cut in

legislature-appropriated and base tuition allocated monies from 2009-2011. Given budget

realities in higher education, there is no option other than to increase differential tuition to

directly address the challenge of the insufficiency of funding relative to the cost of hiring faculty.

1 AACSB eNewsline, “Professor Salaries By Discipline Set - What's the Trend?,” October 1, 2014, p. 2 2 College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-‐HR) Survey, 2013

At the same time as we have seen rising costs for faculty and declining support from legislative

and allocated monies, we continue to experience increasing demand for our services. Chart 2

shows enrollment growth in the Huntsman School since 2007.

Chart 2 – Enrollment Growth in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

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2. Increased Faculty Efficiency Since 2008, student credit hours (SCH) in undergraduate business courses have grown, as we see

from Chart 3 below. There is high demand for the school’s business programs, and we are

planning for continued future growth.

The school has thus far absorbed this growth through increased efficiency. Growth in our

tenured/tenure-track faculty positions has not kept up with this growth in student credit hours, as

also demonstrated by Chart 3 below. Despite hiring new tenure/tenure-track faculty, these hires

have been offset by faculty departures.

Thus, the majority of the growing need for teaching has been absorbed by using more adjunct

faculty and lecturers. Although we have been extremely efficient in absorbing increasing student

demand for our programs, we have pushed the boundaries with respect to our AACSB

accreditation requirements. Accredited institutions must maintain at least 50% coverage for

tenure/tenuretrack (or other academically qualified) faculty. In our Masters programs, the

expectation is that we will achieve over 60%. We are currently hovering near the minimum 50%

coverage rate for undergraduate programs, and 60% for graduate programs. Thus, to maintain

coverage, we must hire more tenure-track faculty. With an accreditation visit coming in 2017, we

need to make progress towards this coverage metric.

Chart 3 – Faculty Efficiency

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3. Programs that Benefit Students The largest non-faculty salary use of differential tuition monies has been in programs that

directly benefit our students. Differential tuition has allowed us to hire professionally-qualified,

non-tenure track faculty and staff who add value for our students by providing real-world

learning experiences that complement research-based discovery. Some examples include:

A. Career Acceleration. “Career Acceleration” is one of the core purposes of the Huntsman

School. We have added specialists who benefit all of our students by helping arrange

career exploration opportunities, and connect students and employers for internships and

placement opportunities. These staff members are now housed in the new FJ

Management Center for Student Success. Differential tuition monies have helped our

career acceleration program take off from two trips and two workshops in 2008, to 17

career exploration trips and 14 career workshops during the 2013-2014 academic year.

From these experiences, we are seeing a continual increase in the quantity and quality of

placement (See charts 4-6).

Chart 4 – Career Exploration Trips and Workshops

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Not only has placement improved, but students are benefitting from an increase in the salaries

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Chart 6 – Starting Salaries for Students

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B. Study Abroad. Global vision is a strategic pillar of the Huntsman School. We offer

several Global Learning Experiences ranging from 7-21 days. In the 2013-2014 academic

year, 150 students went on faculty-led learning experiences to China, Japan, Western and

Eastern Europe, and South America, and visited both private and public sector

organizations to better understand the global economy in operation and to understand and

experience the impact of culture on business.

Chart 7 – Participants in Global Learning Experiences

C. Entrepreneurship Program. Entrepreneurial Spirit is also a strategic pillar of the

Huntsman School. Participation in entrepreneurship classes and programs has sky-

rocketed. We have over 300 students, many from other colleges on campus, participating

in program activities. Several student-run business have launched and are making an

impact. Student interns with the Small Enterprise Education and Development (SEED)

program have taught hundreds of budding entrepreneurs in Peru and Ghana about

enterprise creation and helped to manage 258 loans that have created sustainable

businesses in local communities in Ghana and Peru, providing an engine of growth and

transforming lives.

D. Student Clubs. Huntsman School students are engaged in extracurricular activities, and

we support 20 student clubs. These clubs range from industry-specific clubs such as our

award-winning Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and Beta Alpha Psi (BAP)

organizations for accounting students, the Finance & Economics Club, the Huntsman

Marketing Association, to issue-based clubs such as the Society for the Advancement of

Ethical Leadership, the Entrepreneurship Club, the Leaders for Continuous Improvement

Club, and the Women in Business Association. These clubs provide a tremendous

resource for career development, with many participating in career exploration trips and

hosting practitioners in their respective fields.

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E. Curriculum Improvements. Two of the more significant initiatives of restructuring our

undergraduate core curriculum are to infuse critical thinking and communication skills,

and to provide a course in Foundations of Business and Leadership course that frames the

broad field of business and economics in the global economy and sets a culture of rigor

for all business students.

F. Software/Hardware support. We run four classroom/open access computer labs, with a

total of approximately 170 computers. With the exception of a finance course, these labs

are used almost exclusively to teach MIS courses. In addition, the MIS department

maintains 8 servers that host software applications and provide storage space for various

courses. Many courses overlap in their use of software packages (for example, at least

three courses use Microsoft Visual Studio, while three others use Microsoft SQL

Server).

Should this proposal be approved, the existing cost for this technology support will be

covered through the additional resources gained through this proposal. However, if the

proposal is not approved, additional course fees will be required to continue to support

the labs.

These experiential learning opportunities are an important sampling of the great activities that

are made possible by differential tuition. It is the intention of the Jon M. Huntsman School of

Business to continue to use additional differential tuition monies to invest in outstanding

faculty and in programs that benefit students.

Cost Impact

Undergraduate Program. This proposal only affects upper-division business courses within the

Huntsman School of Business. Upper-division business courses represent just a portion,

approximately one-third, of the total number of courses required for graduation, thus mitigating

the overall cost impact of this proposal on tuition.

Undergraduate students in the Huntsman School currently pay differential tuition of $97 per

credit hour for upper-division business school courses (courses numbered 3000-5999). The

proposal is to increase differential tuition by $20 per credit hour for upper-division courses

beginning with the 2015-16 academic year, with an additional $20 per credit hour for each of the

two following years. The proposal also includes an increase in differential tuition at the same

percentage as Tier I tuition increases.

For the typical full-time, upper-division undergraduate student, the differential would apply to

six-to-seven out of 10 courses per year during the junior and senior years, or 20 out of 30 credits

per year. At 20 credits, the proposed differential charge would add $400 to the current cost of

tuition each year for the next three years.

Graduate Program. The proposed increase in graduate differential tuition will apply to all of

our master’s degree programs, including those in economics, information systems, human

resources, accounting and business administration.

Graduate students in the Huntsman School currently pay differential tuition of $349 per credit

hour for graduate level business school courses (courses numbered 6000 and higher). The

proposal is to increase differential tuition by $40 per credit hour for all graduate courses

beginning with the 2015-16 academic year followed by $40 per credit hour increases for each of

the two following years. Also, the proposal includes an increase in differential tuition at the same

percentage as Tier I tuition.

The proposed differential charge would add $1,320 to the current cost of tuition to the typical

graduate student each year for the next three years. The proposal also includes an increase in

differential tuition at the same percentage as Tier I tuition increases.

Cost Comparisons

To demonstrate the cost impact compared to other schools of business, we selected competitive

peer institutions, competitive western land grant institutions, and other regional public

institutions that compete for many of the same students we recruit.

Undergraduate. We analyzed and compared the typical cost for an upper-division

undergraduate for one-year. Table 1 shows the typical total annual cost for an undergraduate

business student at the selected institutions.

Table 1: Total Annual Cost of Undergraduate Business Programs3

Resident Non-Resident

Institution Tuition Diff.

Tuition

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U. of Arizona4 $9,576 $1,800 $1,026 $12,402 $27,374 $1,800 $1,026 $30,200

Arizona St.5 $10,284 included $923 $11,207 $24,630 included $923 $25,553

Colo. St.6 $10,118 $1,660 $2,029 $13,807 $24,048 $1,660 $2,029 $27,736

U. of Colorado7 $15,882 included $1,674 $17,556 $34,416 included $1,674 $36,090

U. of Nebraska8 $6,480 $1,040 $1,152 $8,672 $20,400 $1,040 $1,152 $22,592

Washington St.9 $11,396 $0 $1,002 $12,398 $24,478 $0 $1,002 $25,480

U. of Utah10

$6,970 $2,780 $946 $10,696 $24,411 $2,780 $946 $28,137

Utah St.11

$5,454 $1,940 $930 $8,323 $17,561 $1,940 $930 $20,430

3 Cost calculations assume students take 30 credit hours per year, with 20 credit hours of business classes. 4 http://www.bursar.arizona.edu/students/fees/. Students in business programs pay differential tuition on all of their credits, but differential tuition is subject to a 12 credit differential plateau.

5 https://wpcarey.asu.edu/undergraduate-degrees/tuition

6 http://registrar.colostate.edu/Data/Sites/1/pdf/Undergraduate_Colorado_Resident_Base_Tuition_and_Fees.pdf

7 http://bursar.colorado.edu/tuition-fees/tuition-and-fees-rate-sheets/. Differential tuition is charged on all credit hours for business

majors.

8 http://admissions.unl.edu/cost-aid/tuition-fees.aspx

9 http://admission.wsu.edu/scholarships/cost.html#

10 http://fbs.admin.utah.edu/download/income/FreshSophRes/FreshSophTuitionRes.pdf

http://www.bursar.arizona.edu/students/fees/

https://wpcarey.asu.edu/undergraduate-degrees/tuition

http://registrar.colostate.edu/Data/Sites/1/pdf/Undergraduate_Colorado_Resident_Base_Tuition_and_Fees.pdf

http://bursar.colorado.edu/tuition-fees/tuition-and-fees-rate-sheets/

http://admission.wsu.edu/scholarships/cost.html

Graduate. For purposes of graduate program comparison, we chose two different comparisons:

(1) the cost of the full-time, on-campus MBA programs at these same institutions as the

undergraduate programs listed above (Table 2); and (2) the cost of a part-time, professional

MBA at selected, regional institutions that often compete for the same professional students

(Table 3).

Table 2: Total Cost of a Full-time, On-campus MBA Program12

Resident Non-Resident

Institution Total Cost Total Cost

U. of Arizona13

$48,592 $80,296 Arizona St. U.

14 $53,000 $84,000

Colo. St. U.15

$36,588 $62,934 U. of Colorado

16 $37,232 $66,284

U. of Nebraska17

$18,708 $50,172 Washington St. U.

18 $24,500 $49,000

U. of Utah19

$49,800 $49,800 Utah St. U.

20 $25,437 $43,425

Table 3: Total Cost of a Professional MBA Program

Institution Total Cost

Arizona State University21 $53,000

University of Utah22 $55,200

Brigham Young University23 $45,000

Westminster24 $52,000

University of Colorado25 $49,200

University of Denver26 $85,706

Utah State University27 $28,900

11 http://www.usu.edu/admissions/tuition-costs/calculator.cfm

12 Some programs require an international experience as part of the program; the international experience is optional in some programs. In all cases where the international experience is required, the costs are built into the tuition and fees, and therefore reported in the figures in Tables 2 13 http://ellermba.arizona.edu/fulltime/admissions/funding.asp

14 https://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/full-time/program-cost

15 http://biz.colostate.edu/ecmba/funding/Pages/default.aspx

16 http://www.colorado.edu/leedsmba/admissions/financing-your-mba

17 http://mba.unl.edu/benefits-and-costs/tuition-and-fees/

18 Personal phone conversation with the Graduate School Office at Washington State on December 5, 2014.

19 http://mba.business.utah.edu/page/tuition-aid

20 http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/tmba/htm/tuition-and-financial-aid

21 http://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/part-time/program-cost 22 http://pmba.business.utah.edu/page/tuition-fees 23 http://marriottschool.byu.edu/emba/index/costs 24 http://westminstercollege.edu/accounts_receivable/index.cfm?parent=5318&detail=8457&content=8671 25 http://www.colorado.edu/leedsmba/admissions/financing-your-mba 26 http://daniels.du.edu/graduate/professional-mba/tuition/ 27 http://huntsman.usu.edu/pmba/htm/tuition-and-financial-aid

http://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba-programs/part-time/program-cost

http://pmba.business.utah.edu/page/tuition-fees

http://marriottschool.byu.edu/emba/index/costs

http://westminstercollege.edu/accounts_receivable/index.cfm?parent=5318&detail=8457&content=8671

http://www.colorado.edu/leedsmba/admissions/financing-your-mba

http://daniels.du.edu/graduate/professional-mba/tuition/

http://huntsman.usu.edu/pmba/htm/tuition-and-financial-aid

Graduate

$498

$349$389

$429$469

Undergraduate

$132

$152

$172 $172

$97$117

$137$157

Eccles

Huntsman

Table 4: Comparison of Differential Tuition between the David Eccles School of Business

and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Cost Mitigation – Scholarships

We recognize the need to provide financial assistance to students, especially when considering

increases in tuition. Our commitment to helping students mitigate the increasing costs of a

business education remains a major goal of the Huntsman School of Business. During the

implementation of the differential tuition program, our scholarship support has also increased. In

2006, the school provided $203,000 in scholarship support. The amount of scholarships awarded

by the school has risen to over $1.3 million annually, more than six times what was awarded

when differential tuition was first implemented. Chart 8 shows the growth of scholarships

awarded over the past eight years.

Chart 8 – Amount of Scholarships Awarded

We remain committed to raising scholarship dollars to supplement the support provided by the

university in order to guarantee that qualified students have access to the opportunities available

at the Huntsman School. We are grateful for the support from our alumni and friends in this

effort. After our most recent differential tuition increase in 2011, we received a letter from Jon

Huntsman which reflects the feelings of many of our donors:

“I am delighted with the progress you and your colleagues are making to create a top

tier business school at Utah State University, and I am especially pleased to learn that

the students, Board of Trustees, and Board of Regents recently approved increasing

differential tuition funding to support your faculty and programs. This is working as

we intended to leverage the effect of our gift. It is most encouraging to see your

students willing to invest in their own education. It causes us to want to be even more

supportive.” – Jon M. Huntsman, April 29, 2011

$203,000

$756,307

$844,602 $902,776

$822,255

$1,040,257

$1,274,700 $1,304,730

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

Amount of Scholarships Awarded

Summary

Over the past five years, Huntsman students have won numerous university awards, including

USU Man of the Year (three years in a row), Woman of the Year and University Citizenship

Award (each twice), Scholar of the Year, and the Bill Robins Award. The USU student body

president has come from the Huntsman School three of the past five years. In the past two years,

three students from our nationally-ranked accounting program have received the Elijah Watt

Sells Award, given to the top scores in the CPA Exam. Every year, over 90,000 candidates sit for

this national test. In 2012, two of the 39 award winners were our students. In 2013, one of the 55

award winners was one of our students. Other students have also received national accolades,

including two groups of students who won first place in national MIS competitions.

Huntsman students have gone on to successful careers at Goldman Sachs, Google, GoPro, and

graduate programs at Columbia, Yale, and Stanford, and many points in between.

To continue delivering value to our great students, we are committed to attracting and retaining

highly qualified faculty and providing academic programs that provide varied and challenging

real-world experiences. We do this while keeping tuition costs among the lowest in the nation for

business schools at public research universities.

This proposal would allow us to meet our obligation to our students to provide an education that

accelerates their careers and benefit our community by sustaining an engine of growth.

The specific proposal is:

Undergraduate Program

2015-16 Increase differential tuition for upper division business courses by $20 per credit hour



Graduate Program

2015-16 Increase differential tuition by $40 per credit hour



4 March 2016

ITEM FOR ACTION

RE: A proposal to establish differential tuition for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and

Human Services

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Utah State University (USU) seeks to institute differential tuition for students in the Emma Eccles Jones

College of Education and Human Services (CEHS).

The college estimates the new differential tuition will generate approximately $2.4 million. That will be

partially offset by the college’s proposal to eliminate most course fees, which will result in the loss of

approximately $700,000. The net impact of these measures adds up to an increase of approximately $1.7

million of new funding for the college.

The college seeks to invest in strategic areas of need that will benefit CEHS students both directly and

indirectly. Job placement, reaccreditation, award-winning student research, increased availability of

scholarship support, and elevated national rankings are projected impacts.

The proposal states that beginning in Summer, 2016, differential tuition will be assessed to all

undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in CEHS prefix courses. Per credit hour rates will be $5

for 0-2999 level courses, $25 for 3000-5999 level courses, and $40 for 6000 level courses and above.

Thereafter, both undergraduate and graduate differential tuition will increase at the same percentage as

Tier I tuition. Concurrent, recording fee workshop, thesis, and dissertation hours would not be charged

differential tuition.

Once differential tuition is approved, all current course fees (except for those with a PE prefix) and the

current COMD graduate differential tuition will be discontinued and no non-PE prefix new course fees

will be approved in the future.

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 establishment of differential

tuition for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.

RESOLUTION


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WHEREAS, Utah State University is requesting differential tuition for certain courses in the Emma

Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (CEHS), and

WHEREAS, The goal of the CEHS is to prepare outstanding educators, health, and human service

professionals to meet the challenges of rapidly changing educational and health care environments, and

WHEREAS, The CEHS Student Council, the CEHS Ambassadors, and student representatives from all

CEHS departments and the general student body were briefed on the proposed differential tuition

request and, in general, the students understand the role differential tuition plays in offering them a high-

quality, relevant education to better prepare them for the workforce, and

WHEREAS, The proposal calls for differential tuition for all undergraduate, lower-division CEHS

prefix courses to be assessed at a rate of $5 per credit hour beginning in Summer, 2016, and

WHEREAS, The proposal calls for differential tuition for all undergraduate, upper-division CEHS

prefix courses to be assessed at a rate of $25 per credit hour beginning in Summer, 2016, and

WHEREAS, The proposal calls for differential tuition for all graduate level CEHS prefix courses to be

assessed at a rate of $40 per credit hour beginning in Summer, 2016, and

WHEREAS, The College will eliminate course fees for all CEHS undergraduate courses (except those

with a PE prefix) and graduate courses, and will not request new course fees at a later date, and

WHEREAS, Differential tuition will increase at the same percentage as Tier 1 beginning in 2017-18,

and

WHEREAS, The central scholarship budget will be made whole from differential tuition funds for

students whose differential tuition is covered by central scholarships, 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 Board of Trustees hereby approves the

proposed differential tuition increase for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human

Services and that this approval be forwarded to the Utah State Board of Regents of the Utah State

System of Higher Education for their approval.

RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

_________________________

Date

Request for Differential Tuition for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services


Part 1: Proposed rates

Beginning in Summer, 2016, differential tuition will be assessed to all undergraduate and

graduate students enrolled in CEHS prefix courses (COMD, EDUC, ELED, FCHD, HEAL, HEP, ITLS,

NURS, PSY, REH, SCED, TEAL, TEPD). Per credit hour rates will be $5 for 0-2999 level courses,

$25 for 3000-5999 level courses, and $40 for 6000 level courses and above. There will be no

differential tuition charges for concurrent (attributes CPCZ, CBBC & CBSF), recording fee

workshop (attribute CPRF), thesis (course number 6970) and dissertation (course number 7970)

credits. Questions regarding the applicability of differential tuition on courses will be resolved

by the Dean or designate. Thereafter, differential tuition will increase at the same percentage

as Tier 1. After differential tuition is approved, all current course fees (except for those with a

PE prefix) will be discontinued and no new course fees will be approved in the future. In

accordance with standard practice, the university’s central scholarship budget will be made

whole from differential tuition funds for students whose differential tuition is covered by

central scholarships.

Class level Projected SCH SCH Rate

0 - 1999 24,750 $5

2000-2999 13,321 $5

3000-3999 35,366 $25

4000-4999 18,153 $25

5000-5999 18,559 $25

6000-6999 14,201 $40

7000-7999 2,850 $40

127,200

Though differential tuition will increase the overall cost of a CEHS degree, the College will retain

its position as one of the most economical in North America while benefitting students through

increased quality of training. Based on current enrollments, differential tuition will generate

approximately $2.4 M annually, with funds being used to address six areas of critical need in

the College: accreditation, compliance, course fees/differential tuition replacement, student

research, and assistantships/scholarships/tuition waivers and technology support in student

labs/clinics. Investments in these critical areas will benefit students both directly and indirectly

through enhanced program quality and increased student resources. No differential tuition

funds will be used for capital projects.

Part 2: Identify the courses

The CEHS proposes to implement differential tuition on all undergraduate and graduate courses

with CEHS departmental prefixes (COMD, EDUC, ELED, FCHD, HEAL, HEP, ITLS, NURS, PE, PEP, PRP,

PSY, REH, SCED, SPED, TEAL, TEPD) in the College, excluding concurrent, recording fee workshop,

thesis or dissertation hours. After differential tuition is approved, current course fees, excluding

PE prefix courses, will be eliminated for lower and upper division courses and offset

by differential tuition revenue. Resulting funds will eliminate the need for any new non PE

prefix course fees in the future.

Part 3: SBR rationale

The CEHS is the top-ranked college of education in Utah and the Intermountain West and has maintained this distinction for nearly two decades. In 2015, U.S. News and World Report ranked the CEHS #28 nationally; no other college of education in Utah ranked in the top 50. The CEHS was ranked #12 nationally for external funding, generating more than $40 million in external grants and contracts in 2015.

Largely due to its enduring reputation for excellence, the CEHS has enjoyed significant enrollment growth over the past five years. We are currently the largest college on the USU campus, with total student enrollment increasing from approximately 4,700 in 2009 to 5,800 currently. During this period of increased enrollment growth, faculty FTEs and departmental budgets have remained flat; we have thus far managed to absorb growth through increased efficiency, but we are straining the capacity of most CEHS programs.

Another challenge facing the College is that many of our preservice programs are expensive to operate, with increasingly stringent accreditation requirements and greater need for compliance with federal regulations governing privacy, electronic medical records, and IT security. The current CEHS budget is inadequate to enable us to maintain top-quality professional preparation for students in education and human disciplines. We seek to invest in strategic areas of need through a financial pool, created by differential tuition, that directly benefits CEHS students both directly and indirectly. Job placement, reaccreditation, award- winning student research, increased availability of assistantship and scholarship support, and elevated national rankings are projected impacts.

Comparison to Peer Institutions.

Given the breadth of the CEHS’s eight departments, the diversity of its professional training programs, and program-specific costs associated with each (e.g., accreditation and licensing costs, clinical supervision, community clinics, technology supports), it is difficult to directly compare the cost of our programs with those at other Utah universities and peer land grant institutions. For example, the University of Nevada – Las Vegas costs about $500 per semester less for a teaching degree, but costs $2340 more per semester for a nursing degree when UNLVs differential tuition for that program is included. At USU, the cost of graduate tuition for a student in COMDDE is $3721 per semester, including $35/sch in differential tuition that is currently assessed on that program; the cost of a similar program at the University of Utah is $7219.85 per semester. Overall, the cost of CEHS programs across education, health and

human service programs, remains highly competitive with other Utah and land-grant peer institutions, even with the addition of a differential tuition increase.

Funding Areas

There are six areas of critical need that the CEHS’s current budget cannot adequately cover: accreditation, compliance, course fees and differential tuition replacement, student assistantships/waivers/ scholarships, graduate and undergraduate student research, and technology supports in student labs/clinics. Investments in these critical areas will benefit students directly and indirectly, as described below.

Accreditation. Unless CEHS programs maintain national accreditation, graduates from

these programs cannot obtain required professional licensure. Each CEHS department must

meet the standards of one or more national accreditation agencies in order to ensure program

quality and meet state/national licensing requirements. For example, the Department of

Psychology has separate accreditation agencies for their school counseling and psychology

counseling programs. The Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education’s

speech-language pathology and audiology programs must meet the requirements of a different

accreditation agency than does their deaf education program. During the past five years, costs

to maintain accreditation have increased across all disciplines as requirements have become

more stringent. Associated costs include data collection and analysis, database development,

database management, annual reporting, and site visits during years when programs are

considered for reaccreditation.

Compliance. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA),

Public Law 104-191, was enacted in 1996. The final regulation, the Privacy Rule, was published

December 28, 2000. By 2005, there were 75 added requirements and 254 points of validation

when the security rule, which deals with electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), went

into effect. In 2013, the “omnibus final rule” became effective which strengthened the health-

data privacy protections of the 1996 Act and the Health Information Technology for Economic

and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) of 2009. Lastly, in the Affordable Care Act we have additional

requirements in both HIPAA and non-HIPAA areas that added additional compliance

requirements.

The Privacy Rule standards address the use and disclosure of patients/clients’ health information - called “protected health information” - by many of our clinics and researchers as well as standards for patients' rights to understand and control how their health information is used. Security standards require us to protect the security of patients' electronic medical information through the use of procedures and mechanisms that protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. We must have in place administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that will protect electronic health information that our clinics, practitioners, and researchers collect, maintain, use, and transmit. Our systems and processes must document and address many areas including the following: Risk assessment and management, security training, physical security of the facilities and mobile devices, off-site access and use of ePHI from remote locations, storage of ePHI on portable devices and media, disposal of equipment containing ePHI, business associate agreements and contracts, data

encryption, virus protection, technical safeguards to protect ePHI, and monitoring of access to ePHI.

To date, we have had to limit our use of electronic medical records and delay the implementation of several clinical research programs (e.g., Aging and Memory Clinic) until we have adequate compliance infrastructure and safeguards in place. Funding from differential tuition will enable us to meet all required HIPAA and non-HIPAA compliance and security standards prior to the opening of the new Center for Clinical Excellence in November of 2017. This Center will house more than 30 community clinics and clinical research programs; these clinics and research programs provide the “hands-on” clinical training that distinguishes our graduates and makes them highly employable in a variety of education, health and human service professions.

Course Fees and Differential Tuition Replacement

Currently, the CEHS collects approximately $718,000 per year in course and lab fees. All of these course fees will be eliminated in both lower and upper division courses; future costs will be covered through differential tuition revenue. No new non PE prefix course fees will be requested after differential tuition is approved.

Student Assistantships/Waivers/Scholarships

The CEHS currently awards approximately $350,000 in scholarship support each year. We will continue to seek new scholarship donors, but will also supplement scholarship offerings in the CEHS as well as create new assistantships with a portion of the funds generated by differential tuition. The College will waive the differential tuition for graduate students with tuition waivers. In accordance with standard practice, the university’s central scholarship budget will be made whole from differential tuition funds for students whose differential tuition is covered by central scholarships or waivers.

Student Research Support

The CEHS is known for the many undergraduate and graduate research opportunities it provides to students. More than 40% of tenure-track and research faculty in the CEHS include students as co-authors on journal publications and conference presentations. While hundreds of students per year receive financial support via faculty grant funding, many others do not have the resources to fully participate in available research experiences such as national conference presentations due to the cost of research materials and/or travel. A portion of the differential tuition funding will be used to fund a mini-grant program that will assist students in covering the cost of travel for conference presentations, support their work in labs and clinics, and provide materials and other resources for undergraduate and graduate research.

Technology Support in Student Labs/Clinics

Rapid changes in technology require frequent upgrades to computer hardware, software, and other equipment to keep professional training programs current. For example, in order to offer a high-quality nursing program in the College, an advanced simulation lab is needed that will

require an investment of approximately $1M in new technology for student training and skills development (e.g., simulation mannequins, medical equipment, etc.). Other technology support will directly impact students by providing funding for software and technology in student labs across the college. Additionally, it will fund devices such as tablets and laptops that students will be using in student teaching placements and clinical practices that require students to access clinical software and electronic medical records.

Utah Board of Regents – R510 Tuition and Fees

4.2. Differential Tuition:

4.2.1. The Student and Market Demand for the Program

As discussed previously, CEHS student enrollments have increased significantly over the past five years, from approximately 4,700 students in 2009 to 5,800 in 2015. The CEHS is now the largest college on campus and demand for some programs in the college is straining capacity. For example, the HPER department almost doubled its enrollment during that period of time, from just over 500 students to more than 1,100 students this year, largely due to the increased quality of and demand for its programs in kinesiology and health sciences. The new Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing scheduled to begin in Fall, 2017, is expected to generate high levels of interest. Graduate programs across the CEHS have highly competitive admissions standards and most are operating at full capacity; the CEHS awards approximately 32% of all graduate degrees at USU each year.

4.2.2. The Impact of Differential Tuition Rates on Student Access and Retention

Undergraduate Program. At the lower-division level, the $5 per credit hour differential tuition charge is expected to have minimal impact on students because course fees that are currently being charged on those courses will be eliminated. Upper-division courses represent just a portion of the total number of courses required for graduation, thus mitigating the overall cost impact of this proposal on tuition. For the typical full-time, upper-division undergraduate student, the differential tuition rate of $25 per credit hour would apply to six or seven of 10 courses per year during the junior and senior years, or approximately 18-21 credits out of 30 per year. Depending upon the number of credits, the proposed differential tuition would add between $450 to $525 to the current cost of tuition each year. Note that previously required course fees will have been eliminated; for many students, these fees have ranged between $300 to $400 during semesters involving student teaching. A portion of the differential tuition return will be used to cover the cost of differential tuition for scholarship students.

Graduate Program. The proposed differential tuition rate of $40 per credit hour will apply to all Master’s and Doctoral degree programs. Only one CEHS graduate program currently charges differential tuition. The COMDDE department has had a differential tuition rate of $35 per credit hour for more than a decade; with the proposed increase students will pay an increase of $5 per credit hour. In future years, any increase in differential tuition will occur at the same percentage as Tier 1 tuition increases. The proposed differential tuition charges would add $720 to the current cost of tuition each year for a typical graduate student taking 9

credits per semester. A portion of the differential tuition return will be used to fund additional graduate assistantships, tuition waivers, and scholarships, particularly for students who do not qualify for RGS tuition waivers because RGS does not fund waivers for students in professional Master’s degree programs (e.g., marriage and family therapy, speech-language pathology, etc.).

4.2.3. The Tuition Rates of Comparable Programs at Peer and Other Institutions

Even with differential tuition, costs to CEHS students will remain among the lowest in Utah and the nation for students in education, health, and human service programs at land- grant institutions. CEHS students will continue to pay lower tuition than students at the University of Utah. Differential tuition will provide the CEHS with much-needed resources to improve the quality of our programs which in turn will allow students to realize their full intellectual potential and earn competitive salaries.

Following is a table comparing one term of undergraduate tuition at other Research Land Grant Institutions and In-state Institutions with USU’s tuition and added differential.

Tuition Comparison Table

Institution

Education/ Human Services

Differential Tuition

Other Course

or Program

Fees

Average Jr/Sr Tuition & Fees

2015-2016 15

Credits/Term

Average Graduate

Tuition & Fees 2015-2016

9 Credits/Term

Comments

Westminster College

No

Yes

$15,614.00

$6,363.00

University of Arizona

No

No

$7,350.00

$4,995.00

University of Phoenix

No

No

$7,000.00

$5,355.00

University of California - Davis

No

No

$6,975.50

$6,582.50

Graduate tuition by program; this is the lowest charge program

Colorado State University

Yes

Yes

$6,014.24

$6,578.14

Undergraduate differential ranges from

$49 - $65; Graduate $100/credit

University of Washington - Seattle

No

Yes

$5,920.50

$8,139.00

University of Colorado - Boulder

No

Yes

$5,545.39

$6,159.89

Washington State - Spokane

Yes-Nursing

Yes

$5,457.50

$5,891.50

University of Utah

Yes-Nursing

Yes

$4,140.53

$3,071.23 Education; $7,219.85

COMD

Tuition amounts do not include the $65.69/UG & GR credit for nursing.


Proposed

No

$3,706.77

$3,406.24

University of Idaho No Yes $3,510.00 $4,111.00

Montana State University

No

Yes

$3,424.65

$3,083.10

New Mexico State University - Las Cruces

No

Yes

$3,364.50

$2,470.50

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Yes-Nursing

Yes

$3,295.05

$4,054.86

Does not include the $156.75/UG credit $239.50/credit graduate nursing differential.

Western Govenors University

No

Yes

$3,035 Teacher;

$4,395 Nursing

$3,035.00

Weber State University

Proposed

Yes

$2,669.45

$3,018.41

In addition to the cost comparison with peer institutions, the CEHS differential tuition request

compares favorably to differential tuition increases previously approved for other colleges at

USU.

USU 2016-17 Proposed Differential Tuition Rates

Course level

Caine College of

Arts*

College of Engineering

Emma Eccles Jones

College of Education & Human Services

Jessie E. Quinney

College of Natural

Resources

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Landscape Architecture & Environmental

Planning

Additional course fees

Yes Yes Only PE prefix

Yes Yes Yes

0 - 2999 $36 $2 $5 $0 $2 $0

3000 - 5999 $36 $34 $25 $0 $137 $49

6000+ $36 $48 $40 $0 $429 $49 Graduate program specific

$42

Notes:

The following have approved increase in differential tuition in 2017-18 and thereafter

increasing at the same rate as tier 1 tuition.

College of Engineering - an additional $14 per credit for 3000 - 5999 level courses and an

additional $21 for 6000 level and higher courses.

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business - an additional $20 per credit for 3000 - 5999 level

courses and an additional $40 for 6000 level and higher courses.

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning - an additional $10 per credit for

3000 level and higher courses.

4.2.4. The Potential Earnings Capacity of Program Graduates

Starting salaries of our graduates vary considerably based on discipline, geographic location, type of degree, and other factors. CEHS elementary education graduates with a Bachelor’s degree who work in Utah, for example, have starting salaries in the 34k range for a 9-month position. In Wyoming, the average starting salary is $43k. The national average for new teachers is about $36k. Speech-language pathologists, who are required to have a Master’s degree, have starting salaries in the mid to high 30k range for a 9-month school position; for those employed for 12 months in hospital and rehabilitation settings, starting salaries are in the 65k – 70k range or higher. Marriage and family therapists, health educators, and rehabilitation counselors with Master’s degrees can expect to have starting salaries in the high 30k to high 40k range. For graduates with doctoral degrees, new tenure-track faculty positions have starting salaries in the high 60k to mid 70k range in most CEHS disciplines. Because there are

critical shortages of professionals in several program areas addressed by the College (e.g., special education, secondary education, and speech language pathology), graduates enjoy high rates of employment. Employment rates for graduates seeking employment in the disciplines for which they were trained range from a low of 93% (elementary education) to a high of 100% in almost all other programs.

4.2.5. The Societal Importance of the Program

As noted previously, we prepare our graduates to enter a broad range of education, health and human service professions including teaching, special education, nursing, health education, psychology counseling, marriage and family therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, and many more. All of these professions have at their core the principle of helping fellow human beings across the lifespan to reach their full potential; this is the fulcrum around which education, health, and human service related careers turn. Whether one is working as an elementary school teacher, a secondary science teacher, a fitness trainer, a nurse, or a clinical psychologist, the goal is the same – to help individuals and families become healthy and whole. As school environments change, as new educational and medical technologies develop, as the incidence of developmental disabilities like autism increases, and as the general population ages, there will be an increased societal need for well-prepared education, health, and human service professionals who have 21st century skills, can think critically, implement research-based practices, help solve complex social problems, and who demonstrate the capacity for leadership. The CEHS has a long history of preparing such professionals and will continue do so in the future.

Part 4: Changes to Existing Fees (i.e., course, lab, etc.)

All of the current CEHS program-related course fees and the COMD graduate differential tuition will be eliminated and the costs offset by College differential tuition. No new non-PE prefix course fees will be requested.

Part 5: Student/Faculty Feedback

The differential tuition increase was first proposed to the CEHS Administrative Council in October of 2015. The Administrative Council members took the information to their departments/units for discussion and feedback. Administrative Council members and faculty were highly supportive of the differential tuition proposal and the proposed uses of the differential tuition revenue. A motion to approve the differential tuition proposal was passed unanimously by the CEHS Administrative Council in December, 2016.

The CEHS Student Council, CEHS Ambassadors, and graduate representatives from each department were also briefed in separate meetings on the proposed differential tuition, rationale for the increase, and potential benefits for students at various levels of their programs. A differential tuition FAQ sheet was distributed and students from each group provided feedback and offered suggestions for improving the clarity of the document for students. An open forum with students and the Dean was held February 19, 2016. In general, CEHS students understood both the need for differential tuition and the role it plays in offering

high-quality educational and clinical experiences that will better prepare them for entering the workforce in education and human service professions. Students were highly complementary of current programs and generally supportive of the differential tuition increase, especially in light of the elimination of current course fees.

Part 6: Anticipated revenue

Based on CEHS enrollments, the following table illustrates the anticipated revenue from the proposed differential tuition increase:

Class level Projected SCH SCH Rate Projected Gross Funding

0 - 1999 24,750 $5 $123,750

2000-2999 13,321 $5 $66,605

3000-3999 35,366 $25 $884,150

4000-4999 18,153 $25 $453,825

5000-5999 18,559 $25 $463,975

6000-6999 14,201 $40 $568,040

7000-7999 2,850 $40 $114,000

127,200 $2,674,435

Less 10% Discount -$267,435

Net Estimated Funding $2,406,910

Part 7: Anticipated expenses

Anticipated expenses are grouped into the six general funding areas described previously. The following table illustrates the anticipated expenses and percentage of the overall revenue for each category.

Funding Areas Amounts % of Use

Accreditation 387,180 16.09% Compliance 972,085 40.39% Course Fees & Differential Tuition Replacement 717,645 29.82% Student Assistantship/Waivers/Scholarships 150,000 6.23% Student Research Support 80,000 3.32% Technology Support - Student Lab/Clinic 100,000 4.15% Total 2,406,910 100.00%

Accreditation and Compliance costs include personnel, technology, and training. This will cover accreditation costs detailed previously, as well as address mandated compliance regulations. Funds will also be used to provide up-to-date clinical software so students can learn and properly use electronic medical records and systems while protecting client data. This will also provide critical infrastructure for research in medical areas so faculty and students can conduct HIPAA compliant research in these areas.

Approximately 30% of the funds generated are expected to offset the course fees and COMD differential tuition that students are currently being charged.

10% of the funds generated are planned to be returned directly to students in new student assistantship, scholarship, and research support opportunities.

Technology Support will directly impact students by providing funding for software and technology in student labs in the college. Additionally, it will fund devices such as iPads, tablets and laptops that students will be using in clinical settings to access clinical software and client records.

In order to maintain transparency regarding the use of differential tuition funds, a report detailing expenditures will be generated each year and shared with the USU Board of Trustees, the CEHS Administrative Council and CEHS Student Council members. In addition, the report will be posted on the CEHS website for general review.

Part 8: Other Information

For more information regarding HIPAA requirements, see Appendix A.

Conclusion

The implementation of differential tuition represents an opportunity for Utah State University

to improve the quality of its programs in education, health, and human service disciplines. The

CEHS administration is committed to work with donors to fund additional scholarships and

programs and to work with state legislators to find additional funding for much-needed faculty

hires. We turn to our students to ask for additional support to help improve the quality of their

educational experiences which will in turn enhance the reputation of the College and increase

the employment opportunities, starting salaries, and career trajectories of our students.

Appendix A

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly referred to as

HIPAA, was enacted by Congress to improve access to health insurance, to promote

standardization and efficiency in the healthcare industry, and to offer nationally standardized

protections for individual health information. The Department of Health and Human Services

can enforce HIPAA-related penalties against "covered entities" as they are defined by the

regulations. The regulations define covered entities as healthcare providers, health plans and

healthcare clearinghouses who engage in any number of electronic transactions. A healthcare

provider under HIPAA is a person or company that furnishes, bills or is paid for health care

services. This definition is fairly broad and encompasses not only hospitals and physicians, but

also includes chiropractors, dentists, optometrists, hospitals, schools, nonprofit organizations

that provide some healthcare services, and even government agencies.

A number of universities have found that they are covered entities under HIPAA because they

have various clinics and offices that provide different types of medical services to students,

clients, research participants, and community members and therefore house PHI (Protected

Health Information). Typically, they are electing to be treated as "hybrid entities" to limit the

effect of HIPAA's restrictions to the specific section(s) of the university that deal with this

information. However, even as a hybrid entity, the parts of the university dealing with this data

must undergo all of the HIPAA preparation activities to become compliant (policies &

procedures, employee training, controlling access (digitally & physically), documentation, etc.)

and maintain that compliance (annual risk assessments, hardware/software/network security,

data encryption and monitoring, document/data retention and disposal). This is an expensive

and time intensive process. Utah State University has declared itself a Hybrid Entity and lists 22

Covered Components within USU. 13 of the 22 covered components are in the College of

Education and Human Services.

What Does HIPAA Require? HIPAA regulates “covered entities” that process and store health

data in the format specified in the HIPAA statute. With the release of the HITECH-HIPAA

modifications that went into effect in 2009, HIPAA also now covers “business associates” or

entities that contract with covered entities and that receive, use, and process protected health

information (PHI).

The HIPAA Privacy Rule governs PHI, which is any “individually identifiable health

information”—a broad definition including paper records. The HIPAA Security Rule is narrower,

applying only to “electronic” PHI, or e-PHI. From a bird’s eye view, the key aspects of HIPAA

include:

Privacy Program. HIPAA mandates that covered entities designate a privacy official to

develop, document, and implement policies for protecting privacy and handle questions

and complaints. HIPAA also requires (at minimum) yearly training of all personnel who

have any kind of access to PHI, as well as current documentation of all aspects of the

covered entities compliance program.

Limitations on Disclosure and Use. HIPAA requires that people authorize disclosure of

their PHI unless an exception applies, such as a legal requirement or to report abuse, or

for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations. The “minimum necessary rule”

requires that only the minimum necessary PHI be accessed and used.

Patient Rights. HIPAA provides a set of rights to patients, including a right to be given a

notice about the privacy practices of a covered entity, a right to access PHI, and a right

to file a complaint alleging a HIPAA violation without retaliation.

Security Safeguards. For e-PHI, the HIPAA Security Rule provides a detailed series of

administrative, physical, and technical requirements. A Security Officer must be

designated and covered entities must have a written policy & procedure in place for each

“Required” and “Addressable” safeguards. System audits must be done regularly to

catch any potential breaches or violations. The covered entity is also required to keep

documentation of all violations, sanctions taken, and have any necessary Business

Associate Agreements on file.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is

responsible for the civil enforcement of HIPAA. There are also criminal penalties for certain

wrongful disclosures of PHI (overseen by the Department of Justice.) In 2009 the Health

Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) was enacted by Congress.

The HITECH Act greatly strengthened HIPAA by dramatically increasing the penalties for HIPAA

violations—up to $1.5 million for a violation in certain circumstances. The HITECH Act included

the first federal data security breach notification requirement, and also required HHS to conduct

HIPAA privacy and security audits. HITECH also authorized HIPAA enforcement by states’

attorneys’ general. Civil penalties range from $25,000 to $1.5 million per year. Criminal

penalties can also be enforced and include monetary fines and imprisonment for a number of

different degrees of violation. These range from $50,000 and a one-year sentence for knowingly

accessing or obtaining protected information to $250,000 and up to ten years in prison for

planning to sell, transfer, or use protected health information for harmful intentions,

commercial advantage, or personal gain.

Some examples of recent breaches and fines are:

Idaho State University recently agreed to pay $400,000 to settle Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act Security Rule violations that allegedly left the electronic health

information of 17,500 patients accessible for at least 10 months. According to the Office of Civil

Rights:

ISU's risk analyses and assessments of its affiliated clinics were inadequate.

ISU failed to apply proper security measures and policies to address risks to the

information.

ISU disabled firewall protections that would have otherwise protected the information

on its servers.

ISU did not have procedures for routine review of its system which could have detected

the firewall breach much sooner.

All of these items were required by the Security Rule. It should be noted that there was no

proof that the information was actually lost or misused. It was considered a breach because

there was the potential that it could have been accessed inappropriately.

Also, in 2012 the Utah Department of Health confirmed that a server containing personal health

information (PHI) of some 780,000 patients had been hacked. Officials reported that thieves

had begun removing information from the server. Addresses, dates of birth, Social Security

numbers, diagnoses codes, national provider identification numbers, billing codes and taxpayer

identification numbers were all included on the server. The State of Utah has spent a reported

$9 million upgrading its information technology security program with better auditing as well as

two years of credit monitoring provided to affected patients.

To date, the College has had to limit our use of electronic medical records and delay the

implementation of several clinical research programs until we have adequate compliance

infrastructure and safeguards in place. This has been detrimental to students engaged in these

clinics as we have not been able to train them in electronic medical records/programs as is the

current workplace standard. Additionally, students were not able to engage in the new research

in certain areas as we could not provide the required structure and controls. Funding from

differential tuition will enable us to provide a current training and research environment for our

students while meeting the required HIPAA and security standards. Additionally, it will provide

the on-going funding needed to maintain the infrastructure and adapt to future regulations.

4 March 2016

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 three different areas that assess these fees, and

each area’s recommendations are described below.

Logan Campus

The Student Fee Board for the Logan campus completed its review process and provided the

President with its recommendations. The Board recommended increases totaling $3.99 per

semester. The President is recommending an increase of only $2.72 per semester, which is a

0.5% increase to general student body fees.

Regional Campus System

Regional Campus System requests no fee increases.

USU Eastern

USU Eastern requests no overall fee increase. Some changes to the makeup of the individual fees

are recommended, but these changes all net to a $0 increase.

RECOMMENDATION

Based on the above proposals, the President, Provost, Vice President for Business & Finance,

Vice President for Student Services, and USU Eastern Chancellor recommend that the Board of

Trustees approve the implementation of student fee changes and any new student fees effective

Summer Semester 2016.

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 $1.72 per semester increase

for Health Services and a $1.00 per semester increase for the Music and Theater fee, and the

President is recommending no increase in the Activity fee; and

WHEREAS, The Regional Campus system is requesting no changes in its student fees; and

WHEREAS, The Chancellor of USU Eastern is requesting small changes in student fees at both

the Price and Blanding campuses, which net to a $0 overall increase for both campuses; and

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

Services, 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 2016 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

Attachment - Utah State University Student Fee Schedules

Current and Proposed FY17

Logan CampusFee Current Proposed

Activity $35.95 $35.95 $0.00

Building 147.03 147.03 0.00

Athletics 135.14 135.14 0.00

Aggie Shuttle 20.92 20.92 0.00

Health Services 42.45 44.17 1.72

Computer Labs 63.51 63.51 0.00

Campus Recreation 35.17 35.17 0.00

Library 27.67 27.67 0.00

Music & Theater 9.58 10.58 1.00

Aggie Blue Bike 2.72 2.72 0.00

Blue Goes Green 2.99 2.99 0.00

TOTAL $523.13 $525.85 $2.72 0.5%

Regional Campus SystemFee Current Proposed

Activity $34.26 $34.26 $0.00

Building 58.67 58.67 0.00

Technology 104.08 104.08 0.00

Computer 45.03 45.03 0.00

Instructional Delivery 104.08 104.08 0.00

TOTAL $346.12 $346.12 $0.00 0.0%

USU Eastern Price CampusFee Current Proposed

Facilities $55.00 $55.00 $0.00

Institutional Support 25.00 22.00 -3.00

Athletics 37.00 37.00 0.00

EUSA 70.25 72.25 2.00

Student Services 62.75 63.75 1.00

TOTAL $250.00 $250.00 $0.00 0.0%

USU Eastern Blanding CampusFee Current Proposed

CEUSA Leadership $37.00 $36.00 -$1.00

Student Life 83.30 82.00 -1.30

Student Center Union 1.00 1.00 0.00

Student Recruitment Initiative 4.50 1.50 -3.00

Computers 45.00 44.00 -1.00

Health & Wellness Center/Student 35.00 34.00 -1.00

Activity Card 1.00 1.00 0.00

Library 11.20 19.50 8.30

Early Childhood 2.00 2.00 0.00

Distance Education Fee 30.00 29.00 -1.00

TOTAL $250.00 $250.00 $0.00 0.0%

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AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

University Inn Room 510 January 8, 2016

Minutes of the Audit Committee Meeting of the Utah State University Board of Trustees held at 7:30 am.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT J. Scott Nixon Chair Ronald W. Jibson Jody K. Burnett Mark K. Holland UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT David Cowley Vice President for Business and Finance Robert Behunin Vice President for University Advancement Jodi Bailey Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Audit Committee Chair Nixon conducted the meeting.

I. Action Items

A. Approval of the Minutes of the Audit Committee Meeting Held on March 6, 2015 Action: Trustee Jibson moved the approval of the minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on January 9, 2015. Trustee Burnett seconded the motion and the voting was unanimous.

B. Approval of the following annual external audit reports a. Utah State University Management Letter and Financial Statements for the Year Ended

30 June 2015 b. Utah State University Research Foundation Management Letter and Financial

Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2015 c. Utah Public Radio Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2015 with

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

2015 with Independent Auditor’s Reports

Action: Trustee Nixon moved to approve the above annual external audit reports. Trustee Holland seconded the motion and the voting was unanimous.

II. Information Items

A. CAE Bailey reviewed the recommendations in the audit report, IAS-15-18 Hotline: Advancement Employees’ Travel to London. Vice President (VP) Behunin discussed the changes to Advancement travel processes and training that occurred post-audit.

B. Prior to the meeting, the Audit Committee members had reviewed the Trustees’ Audit Committee Annual Report of Internal Audit Services Activities for 2015 to the Regents Audit Committee. There were no corrections or changes noted.

III. Other

Trustee Holland made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Trustee Burnett seconded the motion. The Audit Committee meeting adjourned at 8:58 am.

________________________________ J. Scott Nixon, Chair (Minutes taken by Jodi Bailey) ______________________ Date Approved

Documents

AGENDA - Utah State University · Consent Agenda Action Agenda. 3:30 p.m. 2015-2016 Trustee Group Photo UI . 3:45 p.m. Marketing/Public Relations Committee Meeting 510 . 3:45 p.m