Board of Trustees - 5/9/2025

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Please note that items may be taken out of order.

1. Call to Order / Land Acknowledgement / Roll / Declaration of a Quorum (Hernández)

2. Opening Comments and Reports

• a. Chair's Comments (Hernández)
• b. President's Report (Murthy)
• c. Associated Students of Oregon State University Report (Schlotter)
• d. Associated Students of Cascades Campus Report (McFarlane)
• e. Faculty Senate Report (Valls)
• f. OSU Foundation Report (Atkins)

3. Consent Agenda (Hernández)

• a. Minutes of the March 14, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Trustees
• b. Minutes of March 14, 2025, Executive Session of the Board (Tualatin Mountain Forest Acquisition)
• c. Minutes of the March 14, 2025, Executive Session of the Board (Federal Administration Actions)

4. Discussion Item

• a. Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) Update (Cannon) PPT only
  • 2025 Q2 HECC Updates

5. Public comments*

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6. Reports of Standing Committees of the Board

• a. Academic Strategies Committee (Manning)
• b. Finance & Administration Committee (McClure)
• c. Executive, Audit and Governance Committee (Hernández)

7. Action Items**

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• a. (forthcoming) Ten-Year Business Forecast Update (McClure)
• b. FY2026 Operating Budget (McClure) PPT
• c. Capital Project Stage Gate II: Dixon Recreation Center Improvements (McClure) PPT

8. Discussion Items

• a. Federal Landscape Update (Tumer, Vignos, Hoʻā, Serra)
• b. Governance Refresher (Hernández, Bangs, Gose) PPT only

9. Executive Session: Federal Landscape

• The board will meet in Executive Session pursuant to (1) ORS 192.660(2)(h) to consult with legal counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of Oregon State University with regard to current litigation and litigation likely to be filed, and (2) ORS 192.660(2)(f) to consider information that is exempt from public disclosure on the basis that it is protected attorney by attorney-client privilege (ORS 192.355(9)(a) and ORS 40.225).

10. Action Item**

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• a. Resolutions of Appreciation (Hernández)

11. Adjournment