The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln. Committee meetings will begin at 8 a.m. and the Board meeting begins at 10:15 a.m. All meetings are open to the public. Meetings also will be audio-streamed live at www.nebraska.edu.
Following are highlights of the January Board meeting. A complete agenda is available online.
8 a.m.: State Auditor Presentation
Presenter: Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley
8:10 a.m.: Legislative Update
Presenters: Sen. Greg Adams, Speaker of the Legislature, and Ron Withem, NU senior associate vice president for university affairs and director of governmental relations
8:40 a.m.: Academic Affairs Committee
Topic: White House Summit
Presenter: President James B. Milliken
Topic: Strategic Framework Report - Graduation Rates
Presenter: Pete Lipins, NU senior research analyst
Topic: Peter Kiewit Institute Strategic Plan Report
Presenters: John Christensen, chancellor, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Harvey Perlman, chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10 a.m.: Break
10:15 a.m.: Board of Regents meeting
The Board will be asked to approve:
- An agreement between the University of Nebraska Foundation and the Board of Regents for the purchase of the property at 14th and Military Road. (Addendum X-B-2)
- The program statement and budget for the Breslow Ice Center at UNL. (Addendum X-B-4)
- The program statements and budgets for renovations at Behlen Laboratory and Manter Hall at UNL. (Addendums X-B-5 and X-B-6)
- The project budget for replacing the sound system within Memorial Stadium and installing Wifi. (Addendum X-B-9)
- The selection of RDG Planning and Design to provide design services for the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center at UNL. (Addendum X-B-11)
- 2014-15 residence hall room and board rates for the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska at Omaha and Nebraska Technical College of Agriculture. (Addendums X-B-13, X-B-14 and X-B-15)