AGENDA

CALL TO THE AUDIENCE

Per Board Policy 1-114, time has been set aside for Call to the Audience, an opportunity for people to address the entire Board in a public setting to express their views or concerns to the Board.
  

ADOPTION OF ALL CONSENT ACTION ITEMS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL CONSENT REPORT INFORMATION ITEMS

All items on the agenda that are printed in italics and underlined and are marked with an asterisk (*) are consent matters and will be considered by a single motion with no discussion. All other items will be considered individually.

*Minutes

1. April 27, 2006, Executive Session

2. June 22, 2006, Regular Meeting

3. June 23, 2006, Retreat

1. FY 2007 State Expenditure Authority

The Board is requested to review and approve the FY 2007 State Expenditure Authority for the universities and the central office.

2. FY 2007 Initial All Funds Operating Budget

The Board is requested to review and approve the FY 2007 Initial All Funds Operating Budget, which combines the state operating budget and the universities’ local fund budgets into a comprehensive summary that includes projected revenues, expenditures, and year-end balances.

3. Preliminary FY 2008 State Operating Budget Requests

The Board is requested to review preliminary FY 2008 State Operating Budget Requests and provide guidance to the universities and central office for development of the final budget requests scheduled for approval at the September meeting. Following the September meeting, the Board-approved budget requests will be forwarded to the Governor and the legislature.

4. FY 2006 Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) Annual Report

The Board is asked to approve the TRIF Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The approved report will be submitted to the Governor and Legislature by September 1, 2006, as required by A.R.S. §15-1648 (D). As part of this Report, the Board may consider allocating a portion of the overrealized TRIF revenue for capital facilities planning for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

5. Proposed Addition of Board Policy 4-100, “Definitions Used in Setting Tuition and Fees,” and proposed revisions of Board Policies 4-104, “Procedure for Setting and Distributing Tuition and Fees,” and 4-105, “Procedure for Establishing Special Class Fees and Deposits” (Second Reading)

The Board is asked to approve the proposed addition of Board Policy 4-100 and the proposed revisions to Board Policies 4-104 and 4-105 relating to differential tuition, special programs fees, and special class fees.

6. Approval of Proposed Terms and Conditions of Multiple-year Employment Contract with ASU Head Baseball Coach

The Board is asked to approve a multiple-year employment contract for Patrick Murphy to serve as ASU Head Baseball Coach.

7. *Disclosure of Substantial Interest of University Employee Dominic M. DeCianne, Research Technician, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering,in RediRipe, LLC

The University of Arizona requests Board approval for university employee Dominic M. DeCianne, Research Technician, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, to establish and maintain a substantial equity interest in RediRipe, LLC, while remaining a university employee.

16. Report from the IT/AZUN Committee

Committee Chair Palacios will present an oral report on the proceedings of the IT/AZUN Committee meeting scheduled for August 9, 2006.

17. Optical Sciences Building Infrastructure Upgrade (UA)

The Board is requested to review and approve the Optical Sciences Building Voice and Data Infrastructure Upgrade at a cost of $739,744.

18. High Performance Computing (HPC) Project (UA)

The Board is requested to review and approve the UA’s plan to replace its Supercomputer System with a higher capacity system at a cost of $2,445,000 over a three-year term.
  

8. Academic Program and Organizational Unit Change Requests, and Summary Report on Program and Organizational Changes Approved by the Executive Director

Arizona State University requests to plan:
BA in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics (Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences/West)
MA In Social Justice and Human Rights (Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences/West)
Master of Applied Leadership and Management (ALM) degree (Global Management and Leadership/West)
Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) degree in Geographic Education (Liberal Arts and Education/Tempe)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree (Nursing/Downtown)
PhD in Tourism, Leisure, and Community Studies (Public Programs/Downtown and College of Human Services/West)

Arizona State University requests to implement:
Master of Nonprofit Studies (MNpS) degree (Public Programs/Downtown)

Arizona State University requests to establish:
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and concurrently disestablish the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology (College of Human Services/West)

Northern Arizona University requests to exceed the 64-credit transfer credit limit:
BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management to 75 credits from Scottsdale Community College
BS in International Hospitality Management to 75 credits from Scottsdale Community College
BSN for RN’s with associate degrees to 82 credits from specified Arizona community colleges
 

REPORT FROM THE ARIZONA FACULTIES COUNCIL
  

9. Authorization to Purchase the University Terrace Apartments at 925 North Tyndall Avenue, Tucson (UA)

The University of Arizona requests authority to purchase the University Terrace Apartments at 925 North Tyndall Avenue. The property consists of a 19-unit apartment complex containing 12,967s.f. situated on 0.44 acres of land. The purchase price of $1.9M will be funded from local funds and land sale proceeds. The Capital Committee reviewed this item at its July 11, 2006, meeting and recommends Board approval.

10. Academic Renovations and Deferred Maintenance Phase IIA, Revised Project Implementation Approval (ASU)

Arizona State University requests Revised Project Implementation Approval for the grouped projects within the Academic Renovations and Deferred Maintenance Phase IIA project at a total cost of $10M. The sale of System Revenue Bonds will fund the project, and the debt service will be funded from tuition, other local funds, and indirect cost recovery. The Capital Committee reviewed this item at its July 11, 2006, meeting and recommends Board approval.

11. Authorization to Amend Lease with Campus Research Corporation at UA Science and Technology Park (UA)

The University of Arizona requests authority to amend the Lease with the Campus Research Corporation (CRC) for portions of the UA Science and Technology Park. The Capital Committee reviewed this item at its July 11, 2006, meeting and recommends Board approval.

Regent Stuart will update the Board on the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

12. Plan for Establishing a Credit Hour Threshold Surcharge

The Board will review and approve a plan for establishing a differentiated tuition and fee rate structure for students who have earned credit hours in excess of the credit hour threshold as required by A.R.S. §15-1626.

13. Approval of Public Awareness Plan – FY 2006-2007 (as revised at meeting)

The Board is requested to review and approve the Public Awareness Plan for FY 2006-2007.

14. Recommendations Relating to the Advisability of Revising Board Policy 2-103, Enrollment

The Board is asked to review matters relating to the Board’s enrollment policy (2-103) as required by state statute and approve the recommendations presented in this executive summary relative to the advisability of revising Policy 2-103.

15. *Arizona Board of Regents 2005-2006 Action Plan Final Report

The Board is requested to review and accept the final report on the 2005-2006 Action Plan objectives.

19. Appointment to University Medical Center Corporation (UMCC) Board of Directors

The Arizona Board of Regents is requested to approve the appointment of Robert Shelton, President of the University of Arizona, to the University Medical Center Corporation Board of Directors.