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Item 5: Grants Report

Mason Lefler, Associate Vice President (AVP) for Educational Innovation

The AVP for educational innovation will provide an update on the college’s grant activity, highlighting key awards and funded initiatives secured over the past year. The report will summarize how grant funding is supporting innovation, program and workforce development, and student success across the college.

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ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.

 

Item 6: Reimagined Utah System of Higher Education

Lisa Moon, Interim President

Administration will outline the Utah Board of Higher Education’s approach to reimagining the Utah System of Higher Education through horizontal and vertical integration. The discussion will address legislative direction for articulated and stackable programs, integrated admissions and student services, shared administrative services, and greater cross-regional and statewide collaboration. Examples of where these approaches are already being implemented and demonstrating impact in the Northern Region will be shared.

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ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.

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Item 7: Strategic Reinvestment Guidance

Lisa Moon, Interim President

This year, the Utah Board of Higher Education proposed a framework for implementing strategic reinvestment initiatives at USHE technical colleges. The framework builds on the strategic reinvestment principles established for degree-granting institutions. Proposed parameters include a 5% reallocation target, which is a total of $805,800 for 91Porn, over a phased four-year implementation timeline. The college is currently working closely with the Office of the Commissioner to identify appropriate disinvestment and reinvestment strategies.

As part of this work, the college will continue its longstanding practice of seeking operational efficiencies and carefully evaluating opportunities created through natural attrition, organizational changes, and other circumstances to strategically redirect resources to areas of greatest impact, including high-wage, high-demand programs and student success.

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ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.

 

Item 8: Budget Request – Operating Budget

Brandi Gittins, Vice President for Administrative Services & CFO

In accordance with the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) Operating Budget Process Guidelines, the college has prepared the FYÌý2027-2028 Operating Budget Request for consideration. This request has been developed based on input from the strategic planning process, departmental advisory committees, instructional departments, and administrative analysis. While adjustments may be made as the college responds to direction from the board, as well as any additional guidance from the legislature or the commissioner, this request represents the most informed analysis of business and industry demands in relation to the college's capacity to implement these plans in the coming months. If approved by the Utah Board of Higher Education (UBHE), the request will be forwarded to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for consideration during the next General Session of the Utah State Legislature.

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ACTION: Recommend approval of the FY 2027-2028 budget request, including permission to update the request when guidance from the commissioner and/or the UBHE is available.

 

Item 9: Fund Transfers

Brandi Gittins, Vice President for Administrative Services & CFO

USHE Policy R548, Institutional Discretionary Funds Administration and Accountability, states that the Board of Trustees is required to approve transfers over $50,000. In accordance with this policy, the college requests transferring funds to subsidize the Café and Bookstore in FY2026. This crucial transfer supports BTECH auxiliary enterprises, which provide a valuable service to the students, faculty, and staff.

ACTION: Recommend approval of fund transfers to subsidize the Café and Bookstore in FY2026.

 

Item 10: Sweep Account Closure

Brandi Gittins, Vice President for Administrative Services & CFO

91Porn maintains a cash balance in a sweep account that maximizes interest earnings. BTECH has evaluated the benefits of maintaining multiple accounts versus consolidating funds into a single interest-bearing account. While the proposed change to switch our operating account to an interest-bearing account is expected to earn a slightly lower interest rate than the current sweep account offers, the difference in anticipated interest income is minimal.

Consolidating funds into one interest-bearing account will simplify cash management, improve the efficiency of financial reporting, streamline monthly bank reconciliations, and reduce administrative complexity. Administration believes these operational efficiencies outweigh the modest reduction in interest earnings.

ACTION: Recommend approval to close the existing sweep account and authorize the transfer of all funds into a single interest-bearing account.

 

Item 11: Capital Facilities Master Plan

Lisa Moon, Interim President

In accordance with USHE Policy R706, Capital Facilities Master Planning, the Board of Trustees is asked to review and approve the college’s Campus Facilities Master Plan. The Master Plan provides the long-term framework for the effective and efficient use, renovation, replacement, improvement, and development of campus facilities. As a supplement to the Master Plan, Administration is also providing the college’s Five-Year Capital Facilities Plan, which identifies anticipated capital needs in greater detail.

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ACTION: Recommend approval of the BTECH Master Plan.

 

Item 12: Budget Request – Capital Improvement Request

Brandi Gittins, Vice President for Administrative Services & CFO

Capital improvement requests are designed to make major alterations, repairs, or improvements to existing state buildings. Included for information and review is a copy of the college'sÌýproposed capital improvement request for FY 2027-2028. The spreadsheet represents a summary listing of the respective projects. The projects listed have been identified by a combination of processes that include a Facility Condition Assessment conducted by the State of Utah's Division of Facilities, Construction, and Management (DFCM) and the strategic planning process internal to the college. Additional details will be provided during the meeting.

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ACTION: Recommend approval of the FY 2027-2028 Capital Improvement Request.

 

Item 13: FY 2025-2026 Student Enrollment & Outcomes

Renee Milne, Vice President for Student Services

The institutional data stewards have been asked to submit the annual student enrollment and outcome information to USHE by predetermined dates each year. The data stewards are instructed to follow internal institutional processes, and USHE will accept the data as submitted. While the college is not required to have the enrollment data approved by the Board of Trustees, there is value in making sure the data is available for the trustees' information and review.

The vice president for student services will provide a brief overview of the year-end data submission. A report showing the FYÌý2025-2026 compared to FY 2024-2025 results is available for review as a link.

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ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.

 

Item 14: Policy Updates

Renee Milne, Vice President for Student Services

Administration recommends the approval of the following policies as directed by the assistant attorney general. Changes are indicated with red (new) and strikethrough (omission). Link provided online.

• (New)
• (Remove Hazing)
• (New)
• (New)
• (New)
• (Updates)

ACTION: Recommend approval of the policy updates.

 

Item 15: Declaration of Conflict of Interest

Emily Hobbs, Administrative Chief of Staff

Pursuant to BTECH Policy 307 Conflict of Interest, Board members will be invited to complete the Board Member Disclosure Statement of Possible Conflict of Interest form.

ACTION: Information item/pleasure of the board.

 

Item 16: Information Items

Lisa Moon, Interim President

A. Custom Fit Report

The Custom Fit Director has provided the following year-end report, highlighting the department’s successful performance in FY24-25.

Fiscal Year	Trainees	Training Hours	Total Companies	New Clients	New Companies in Region (Moved in within the last 3 yrs)
24-25 Qtr 4	4,261	76,829	272	59	27
25-26 Qtr 4	4,789	85,034	318	100	48

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B. Management of College Investments

91Porn's VP for administrative services and chief financial officer, under the direction of the college president and the college Board of Trustees, invests the college funds in the Utah Public Treasurers' Investment Funds (UPTIF) and other qualified investments and follows the rules of the Utah System of Higher Education, the State Money Management Act, and the rules of the State Money Management Council. The Accounting department creates monthly investment reports to be submitted to the college president and the Board of Trustees. This file is available as a link.

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C. Calendar/Happenings

• Calendar available at
  • September 2: BTECH Now, USU Next Signing Event, 4 p.m., BTECH Health Sciences Building Lecture Hall
  • September 28: Get the Scoop Marketing Event, 5-8 p.m., Logan Main/Health Sciences Buildings
  • October 21 & 22: Fashion Shows, 7:30 p.m., Event Center
  • November 12: Law Enforcement Officer, Basic Corrections Officer, and Special Function Officer Graduation, 6 p.m., BTECH Lecture Hall
  • November 21: Firefighter Graduation, 6 p.m., BTECH Lecture Hall
  • December 2026 TBD: General Graduation, Time TBD, Logan High (Two Ceremonies)
• Board Meeting Dates
  • December 7, 2026 @ 4 p.m.
  • March 22, 2027 @ 4 p.m.
  • June 21, 2027 @ 4 p.m.

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Item 17: Closed Session

Karina Brown, Chair

According to Utah Code 52-4-204 and 205, a closed meeting will be considered for the purpose of discussing the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; impending litigation; or the sale of real property.

ACTION:ÌýRecommend a closed session.

Conduct Roll Call Vote, Motion Passes with 2/3 Vote

Kathleen Alder Jennifer Avery Karina Brown Matt Chowning Kathy Christiansen Lisa Clawson Karen Cronin

Monica Holdaway Richard Lamb Kacie Malouf Paul Nelson Becky Quay Mark Smoot

 

Ìý~ Break (5 minutes) ~

 

ACTION: Recommend adjournment of closed session.

 

Item 18: Adjournment of Open Public Meeting