Dear Campus Community,
I hope you all had a restful holiday season and are having a wonderful start to winter term. As usual, I am writing to you all today to share an update ahead of our committee and full board meetings later this week.
On Thursday, January 23, board committees will discuss several important items, including:
- Onboarding and recruitment of new trustees
- Two new program proposals
- Strategies for Serving Minoritized Students as an AANAPISI designated institution
- Tuition and budget scenarios for the upcoming academic year
- External audit statements
During the full board meeting on Friday, January 24, we will receive an update on Year Three of the Time to Act plan and plan to consider a resolution regarding student housing. Additionally, the Executive & Audit Committee will review the FY2024 External Audit Report and receive the administration's review of the Bunsis report, an action item from our November 21 full board meeting. Throughout the meetings, we will also hear updates on the progress of the financial sustainability work taking place this year.
Finally, I want to remind the campus community that we value your input and welcome public comment at our full board meetings. We've recently implemented a new practice of issuing a campus-wide communication after each meeting to highlight the key themes of the public comments received and share any related actions or action items taken by the board. We encourage you to review these post-meeting communications and welcome any feedback you may have on this approach.
As always, the Board webpage has various resources that you may find helpful, including the yearly calendar, meeting notices, meeting recordings, and other information. Feel free to utilize the Board feedback form, also on the webpage, where you can share meeting feedback, general comments, or recommendations on characteristics or candidates we should consider when we have a trustee vacancy.
Benjamin Berry
Board of Trustees Chair
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