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April 25, 2013
Regents approve P&T awards, off-campus apartment leasts- Residence department will lease 5 off-campus apartments August 2013-July 2014
- Promotion and/or tenure awards for 56 ISU faculty
- Craig Lang appoints regents task force to study state's General University appropriations
- FY14 salary policy presentations: ISU's Suzanne Hendrich and Dave Orman
- FY14 parking permit fees approved
- FY14 residence hall and dining package rates approved (O%)
- UNI president Ben Allen will retire on May 24
March 13, 2013
$10 permit increase proposal goes to the regents- Proposed parking permit fees for FY14: ISU, MU
- Board creates transparency task force to recommend best practices for providing and responding to public requests for information
- No increases to residence, dining rates will be sought for FY14
- Board attorney reports on Merit contract agreements
- $25 million dormitory revenue bond sale (Frederiksen Court) approved
- Appointment of Sarah Rajala as Engineering dean approved
- FY12 annual report on faculty resignations received
- Request to purchase high-performance computer cluster for approximately $1.4 million approved
- 2011 Novel Prize winner Dan Schechtman was introduced
Feb. 6, 2013
Regents approve ISU property purchases- Property purchases: Former ISU Press complex and 250 Hyland Ave. (residence)
- Board appoints task force to assess transparency and openness across the regents enterprise
- Steven Leath's deferred compensation bumped to $100,000/year
- Affirmative action employment data (ISU) from regents annual report to the Legislature
Dec. 5, 2012
Tuition, fees to remain flat for in-state students- 2013-14 tuition and student fees (mandatory and non-mandatory), including differential tuition
- Professional development assignments approved for 45 ISU faculty for 2013-14
- Three natural gas boilers will replace three coal-fired boilers
- New student regent Hannah Walsh, U of Iowa, seated
- New ISU Ph.D. program in wind energy science, engineering and policy approved
- Sale of $16.58 million in dormitory revenue refunding bonds (replaces bonds sold in 2003 to build Martin Hall) for interest savings
- Plans approved to put sprinkler system, floor kitchenettes (10) in Wilson Hall
Oct. 25, 2012
Regents vote to end tuition set-aside for in-state students- Practice of using tuition revenue for financial aid will end for in-state undergraduates; board will ask Legislature to fund a new state financial aid program and university foundations to raise more scholarship funds
- First look at 2013-14 tuition and fees proposal
- First look at 2013-14 non-mandatory student fees
- Green light for six more apartment buildings (720 beds)in Frederiksen Court
- Student regent Greta Johnson resigns
- Final approval of 10-year agreement with PUREnergy for on-campus wind turbine
- President emeritus title granted to Gregory Geoffroy
- School of Education administrative space remodeling in Lagomarcino Hall: Approve budget increase of $825,000 (to $3.725 million)
Sept. 12, 2012
Report to regents: Replace tuition set aside with state grant program- Committee recommends replacement plan for tuition set-aside
- Regent Lang asks for no tuition increase for 2012-13 for resident undergraduate students
- Lang directs regents staff to develop RFP for efficiency consultant
- FY14 state appropriations request (due to state Oct. 1)
- Wilson Hall improvements: Fire sprinkler system, kitchenette on each floor
- Amended lease for indoor golf practice facility (addition of chipping, putting areas)
Aug. 3, 2012
Regents approve new programs, give first green light to more student apartments- Permission to plan additional buildings at Frederiksen Court
- Purchase YMCA lodge and woodland NW of campus
- Honorary degree for James Barnard, environmental engineer
- Name track at Cyclone Sports Complex for Bill and Karen Bergan
- Name combined football facilities for Steve and Debbie Bergstrom
- Establish three new master's programs: Master of Engineering in engineering management, Master of Urban Design, Master of Design in Sustainable Environments
- Move Center for e-Design to ISU from Virginia Tech
- Plans for using $1.05 million from Regents Innovation Fund (state appropriation)
- Schematic designs for MacKay auditorium remodel and Jeff and Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center (new construction)
- President Leath salary adjustment for FY13
- Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: Protest against Regent Rastetter
- Final approval of ISU's FY13 budget
June 6, 2012
Regents assign tuition set aside solution to a committee- Replacement plan to tution set aside due by October
- New annual reporting requirement (all 3 universities) to account for how the schools spend state appropriations and tuition dollars
- Revise Curtiss Hall renovation budget (up $1.2 million) to $14.3 million
- Revise proposed changes to elevated walkways at Iowa State Center
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- 10-year lease for golf practice facility off S. Duff Avenue
- 50-year lease with city of Ames for land in Moore Memorial Park as site for golf course maintenance building
- Appointment of Jonathan Wickert as senior vice president and provost, effective July 30, annual salary of $350,000
April 26, 2012
Regents approve 68 ISU faculty for promotion and tenure- 2012-13 faculty promotion and tenure awards
- Lang, Rastetter reelected to board leadership posts
- Tuition set-aside presentation by board staff member
- Employee comments: FY13 salary adjustments, salary issues
- Parking permit fees approved for 2012-13
- School of Education office remodel in Lagomarcino approved
- Residence hall, dining rates for 2012-13 approved
- Request to terminate M.S., Ph.D. programs in zoology approved
- Administrative reorganization of College of Design
- Annual summary: Student retention and graduation rates
- 2012-13 mandatory student fees: How they'll be spent
- "Universities for a Better Iowa" promotion update
March 21, 2012
Regents get first look at parking permit, residence hall proposals- Proposed parking permit fees for 2012-13: ISU, MU
- Proposed residence hall, dining rates for 2012-13
- 2012 Dance Marathon report: ISU team raised $380,742
- B.S. program in insect science terminated
- Budget ($3.23 million) approved to remodel MacKay auditorium
- Agriculture Student Learning Center named for Jeff and Deb Hansen
- Presentation by Sandy Baum, College Board, on tuition set-aside, state grant programs and need-based vs. merit-based student aid
Feb. 7, 2012
Athletic training gets its own bachelor's degree- Stand-alone bachelor's degree for athletic training
- Bond sale for football program's new facility (up to $25.85 million)
- Aug. 2010 flood recovery update
- Budget increase for Phase 1 of Curtiss Hall improvements
- 4-phase plan to install sprinkler system in Friley Hall
- Presentation by Doug Gruenewald on ISU learning communities
Dec. 8, 2011
School of Education clears final hurdle- School of Education takes effect July 1, 2012
- 2012-13 tuition and fees, including differential tuition, approved
- New naming policy for centers and institutes
- Goal: 2012 legislation that would permit design-build contracts on regent construction projects
- Response to Thomas Walker letter in the ISU Daily
- 29 faculty PDAs approved for FY13
- Demolition of Andrews-Richards House approved
- New department name: Apparel, events and hospitality management
Oct. 27, 2011
Regents wrestle with another tuition increase- First look at proposed 2011-12 tuition increases
- Board request to simplify or better communicate the list of nonmandatory student fees by next year
- Recognition of president Geoffroy's service to ISU
- Start date of Jan. 16, 2012, for president Steven Leath
- Naming buildings: Phase 2 of the biorenewables complex for the Sukup family and the remodeled small animal hospital for Christina Hixson, sole trustee of Lied Foundation Trust
Sept. 20, 2011
Second phase of biorenewables complex moves forward- Budget and project description for ABE wings of biorenewables complex
- Refund State Gym portion of fall student recreation fees
- FY13 ISU appropriation requests to state of Iowa
- FY13 ISU capitals request for planning for a new biosciences building
- Planned use of FY12 Grow Iowa Values Fund dollars
- $130,000 of external improvements and $245,000 of internal upgrades to the Knoll before president Gregory Geoffroy's successor arrives
Aug. 4, 2011
Regents approve FY12 budget, honorary degrees, president's salary increase- Final approval of FY12 budget
- Honorary degrees for Ben Allen, Daniel Gianola and George Belitsos
- 4 percent salary increase in FY12 for president Geoffroy
- IPR purchase of two Des Moines radio stations, KZHZ and KZHC
- Aug. 2010 flood likely to cost ISU $4-6 million
June 8, 2011
Regents lay groundwork for presidential search- Parker Executive Search, Atlanta, and search committee makeup
- FY12 salary increases: faculty, P&S, merit
- Football training facility: schematic design and budget
- Harl Commons in Curtiss Hall: schematic design and budget
- Flood recovery update
- New program approved: Bachelor of Design
April 27-28, 2011
Regents approve faculty promotions, Troxel Hall, outdoor sports complex- Faculty promotions, tenure awards for 2011-12
- Final green light for Troxel Hall (teaching auditorium)
- Final approval for outdoor sports complex
- Presentations from four potential consultants in the ISU presidential search
- Final approval of room and board rates for 2011-12
- Approval of ISU's new post-tenure review policy
- Reactivate the board's Economic Development Committee (last meeting was March 2007)
- New ISU institute on public policy to be named for Sen. Tom Harkin
- Allocation of 2011-12 mandatory student fees
- Extend deadline (to June 30, 2011) for Phased Plus retirement program
- 2011-12 parking permit rates
- Name change for plant pathology department, to: plant pathology and microbiology
- Five-year renewal period (2012-17) for the regent system's phased retirement program (no changes to the program)
March 23, 2011
Regents approve 5 percent tuition hike for in-state students- 2011-12 tuition and mandatory fees, differential tuition
- Proposed room and board rates for 2011-12
- Spring 2011 honorary degree: Robert Shelton
- Revised budget for stadium video scoreboard and sound system
- Outdoor sports complex: permission to begin final design
- Proposed 2011-12 parking permit rates
Feb. 3, 2011
Five percent tuition hike request goes to regents; decision expected in March- 2011-12 tuition and mandatory fees: first look
- Timeline for reviewing non-tuition related fees moved to coincide with tuition discussions
- Flood, FEMA update by Warren Madden: damage estimate closer to $30 million
- Alumni survey results presented by Peter Orazem
- New HVAC system for Laboratory Animal Resources in Vet Med
- Revised budget for Willow residence hall improvements
- Ames-ISU 41-year lease for university property that is site of intermodal transportation facility
Jan. 13, 2011
Iowa State gets green light to purchase Des Moines veterinary hospital- Iowa State will buy Iowa Veterinary Specialties for $4.5 million
Dec. 9, 2010
Regents approve faculty development proposals, agree to revisit the concept- 22 faculty development proposals at ISU for 2022-12
- August flood update (mitigation strategy: 500-year-flood level plus 2 feet)
- Lisa Nolan appointment to Vet Med dean post
- New Swine Medicine Education Center in the College of Vet Med
- New degree program: master of industrial design, in the College of Design
Oct. 28, 2010
Athletics department gets first green light for new outdoor complex- $10.7 milllion complex for soccer, softball, track and field
- New video scoreboard ($4 million) for (north end of) Jack Trice Stadium
- ISU annual technology transfer report, presented by Sharron Quisenberry
Sept. 16, 2010
Regents approve expedited flood recovery, phase-out of athletics subsidy- Expedited flood recovery processes, as outlined in the Iowa code
- Phasing out state funds for athletics department at end of FY11
- Schematic design and budget for Curtiss Hall student services mall
- Begin project planning on Curtiss Hall's Harl Commons
- Appropriations request to the state for FY12
Sept. 16, 2010
Iowa State keeps an eye on 2050 in new strategic plan- Regents approve Iowa State's five-year strategic plan (2010-2015)
Aug. 5, 2010
Troxel Hall proposal gets green light from regents- Proposed Troxel Hall, approved naming for Doug Troxel
- Update to horticulture greenhouse building size, budget
- New 3-year deferred compensation package for Geoffroy; base salary remains unchanged at his request
- Bachelor's degree in industrial design
- FY11 Grow Iowa Values Fund proposals
- $28.2 million in academic building revenue bonds: Hach Hall, Vet Med phase 2
- Purchase a computer system for C6 in order to complete research projects for U.S. Army and Air Force
- Sell Norman Farm (38 acres) to the Committee for Agricultural Development
- High-efficiency boilers to replace steam lines to Vet Med and Jacobson/Olsen
June 9, 2010
Regents approve FY11 budget, salary policy- FY11 salary increase policies approved for employee groups
- TIAA-CREF contribution returns to 10 percent level in FY11
- Final annual report on 2005-10 ISU strategic plan
- Honorary degree (spring 2011) for chemist Harold Scheraga
- 2010-11 misc. student fees (non-tuition related) approved
- Program, name changes approved for College of Design
April 29, 2010
Proposed FY11 budget gets first look from regents- Limited number of salary increases in FY11
- RIO3, Phased Plus program approved
- 2010-11 faculty P&T list
- 12 projects for further study: inter-institutional efficiencies
- 2010-11 parking permits
- Distribution of 2010-11 mandatory student fees
- New P&S compensation structure approved
- Program termination (1) and additions (4)
- 2010-11 room and board rates approved
- Second bond sale for Rec Services project: $24 million
- Honorary degree for Harold Brock at spring 2010 commencement
- HVAC system for Vet Med laboratory animal resources facility
March 25, 2010
Regents get first look at proposed parking, room and board increases- 2010-11 parking permit fees
- 2010-11 room and board rates
- ISU honorary degree for alumnus Charles Manatt
- New names for degree programs in apparel, educational studies and hospitality management department
- Annual campus safety report
- M.Ed. in educational leadership program in Ottumwa
- Greenhouse replacement for hort department
- State general fund support for athletics department
- Four service areas to be studied for regent-wide consolidation, efficiency
Feb. 4, 2010
Regents approve tuition increase, rescind spring surcharge- Tuition increase for 2010-11
- Return $100/student surcharge
- Gov. Culver proposes $10.8 million in supplemental funding for current fiscal year
- Recommendations from task force looking at student debt, student accessibility to the regent universities (Tahira Hira)
- LOMIS: department, B.S. name changes in College of Business
- Axel and Mary Peterson Charitable Trust: new need-based scholarships
Dec. 10, 2009
Regents approve spring surcharge- Spring semester 2010 $100 surcharge for students
- New bid threshold ($25,000) for purchases
- FY11 faculty development leaves
Oct. 29, 2009
Regents review 2010-11 tuition proposals- FY2010-11 tuition proposal
- Planning for proposed student services mall in Curtiss
- Final approval for vet med equine facility
- Name change: Department of Music and Theatre
- Building name: Sukup Basketball Complex
- ISU proposal for FY10 mid-year budget reversion
Sept. 17, 2009
Regents approve state funding request for next year- FY11 operating budget request
- FY11 capitals request
- Third bond sale involving Hach Hall: $26 million
- Community College Policy Center
Aug. 6, 2009
Regents approve ISU budget, tweak radio station's budget- FY10 budget: final board approval
- Universities (3) support of Iowa Public Radio
- FY10 Grow Iowa Value Funds
- Vet Med Small Animal Hospital and Renovation, $45.1 million
- ISU land purchase: 40 acres south of Ames
- Financing plan for basketball practice facility
June 11, 2009
FY10 budget changes may begin; final approval set for Aug. 5- Update on retirement incentive option
- Update on extension restructuring
- Pilot teacher license program
- Resident status for military personnel attending a regent university
- Accreditation reports
- Honorary degrees: Patricia Quinlisk and Jonathan Rich
- Fall 2009 rate for Wilson residence hall
- End M.S. program in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine
April 30, 2009
Geoffroy outlines plans to absorb cuts and use federal stimulus dollars- Strategies for FY10 budget
- Federal stimulus funds to ISU
- ISU Extension restructuring plans approved
- $27 million rec services bond sale
- 2009-10 P&T list
- 2009-10 parking permits, parking fines
- Honorary degree: Chan-Koo Park
- 2009-10 student fees (mandatory and miscellaneous)
- 2009-10 residence hall rates
March 18-19, 2009
ISU gets OK to proceed with retirement incentive option- Retirement incentive program
- Parking fines increase
- Rec project
- Room and board rates
- Biomedical center
- Collective bargaining report
- Campus safety
- Stadium improvements
- Storm sewer easement
- Retirement incentive program
- FY10 salary freeze
- Target for cuts rise to 11 percent
- Strategic cuts
Dec. 11-12, 2008
Regents approve student sexual misconduct policies- Sexual misconduct policy
- FY09 budget
- Police report
- Land gift
- Regents approve tuition rates for 2009-10
Oct. 29, 2008
Tuition and fees top regents agenda- First review of 2009-10 tuition and fees
- First review of 2009-10 supplemental tuition for 4 student groups
- Final approval of stadium improvements, phase 2
- Approval of financing plan for rec services expansion plans
- Approval of guiding principles (sexual assault policy)
- Approval of Biobased Industry Center (Bioeconomy Institute)
- Honorary degree for J. Dwayne McAninch
Sept. 26, 2008
Regents give ISU green light on new center, more renovation at Vet Med- Center for Biorenewable Chemicals is approved
- Planning begins for Vet Med renovation, Phase 2
- Appropriations requests to 2009 Iowa Legislature for FY10
Aug. 7, 2008
Basketball facility moves forward- Basketball facility moves forward
- President Geoffroy receives 6.7 percent pay hike
- FY09 budget includes $40.6 million in new or reallocated funds
- Grow Iowa Values Fund dollars to support entrepreneurship
- Budget revised for Memorial Union renovations
- Budget for updating communications lines in campus buildings approved
- ISU gets OK for high-performance computer system purchase
- Regents universities participate in online "College Portrait" program
June 12, 2008
Regents approve ISU compensation plan- FY09 compensation plan approved
- Web page to ease community college transfer checks
- New programs: Culinary science, global resource systems, biological systems engineering, world languages and cultures
- New names: Plant biology, insect science, agriculture and life sciences education
- Board president lists four initiatives
- Universities to review sexual assault policies
April 30-May 1, 2008
Planning will move forward for rec services facilities, phase 2 improvements to stadium- Recreation services facilities approved
- Jack Trice Stadium plans approved
- FY09 salary plans
- FY09 parking permit rates approved
- Residence hall rates approved
- FY09 faculty tenure and promotions approved
March 11, 2008
Regents review proposed parking and residence rates for next year- Proposed parking rates
- Proposed residence hall and meal plan rates
- Egg Industry Center
- Approved building names: Hach Hall, Dr. W. Eugene and Linda Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
- Dormitory Revenue refunding bond sale approved
- David Miles, Jack Evens elected
Feb. 7, 2008
Regents approve science complex, site prep for chemistry facility- Biorenewables research laboratory approved
- Chemistry facility approved
- Center for Carbon Capturing Crops approved
- Total compensation package data request
- Building demolitions (Fisher-Nickel Hall, Agricultural Engineering Shed, Industrial Education) approved
- Tenure appeal
- Farmland sale approval: Monona County
- Academic building bond sale
- Kenneth Quinn honorary degree approved
- Meal reimbursement rate change
- Memorial Union renovation approved
Dec. 4, 2007
Tuition set for 2008-09- Tuition increase approved
Oct. 31, 2007
Q&A: Police officers armed this week- Comprehensive Campus Safety and Security Policy
Sept. 18-19, 2007
Regents delay policy decisions on arming police, naming- Arming campus police discussed
- New regent-level naming policy
- East side dining centers design and budget approved
- Stadium financing approved
- Degree name changes: kinesiology
- Voluntary computer lease program
- Building name approved: King Pavillion
Aug. 1-2, 2007
In brief: Regents wrap-up- Campus security discussed
- FY08 budget and presidential salary approved
- Bond sale for stadium renovation postponed
- Grow Iowa Values Funds
- Building plans: bioprocessing research laboratory
- Center name change: Center for Metabolic Biology
- Farm sale: Monona County
Aug. 1-2, 2007
Salaries, student financial aid receive new dollars in proposed FY08 budget- Salary increases
- Spending plans
- Building plans: biorenewables research lab facility, Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Lab
- Bond sale for chemistry building
- FY08 proposed operating budget
June 17, 2007
FY08 salary policy goes to regents next week- Salary policy
June 12-13, 2007
Regents wrap-up- Stadium renovation financing approved
- College name change: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- New degree programs: Ph.D. in business and technology, B.S. in bioinformatics and computational biology
- Snedecor renovation approval
- Property purchase: 36 acres along Elwood Drive
- Geomechanics research lab planning
- Compensation policy endorsed
Feb. 6, 2007
Athletics, Design projects move forward- Stadium plans approved
- College of Design addition approved
- Minority student retention task force
- Department name change approval: kinesiology
- Charter approval: Engineering Policy and Leadership Institute
Dec. 11, 2006
Admission index on regents agenda- Admission index
Nov. 8, 2006
Regents back ISU's bio future- ISU pledges to become leader in Biofuels; Regents pledge support
- Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation
Oct. 6, 2006
Grape and wine institute gets regents' green light- Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute
- Software engineering degree
Aug. 10, 2006
Regents adopt bioeconomy policy statement for universities- Bioeconomy policy statement. (See statement.)
June 21, 2006
Several renovations in planning stages- Renovation plans approved: Jack Trice Stadium, Hilton Coliseum, Snedecor Hall, Oak-Elm dining centers, greenhouses
- State funds approved for endowed chairs, professor positions