Regent Joan “Toni” Stringer Present
Regent Cheyenne Rushing Present
All eleven (11) Regents were in attendance and present at roll call. A quorum was therefore established.
Regent Dukes said while the posted agenda will be followed, additional topics may be introduced as needed and some items were received in advance. One of the items is the FY24 audit report and the final approval of the interim policies.
Motion to approve the consent agenda items made by Regent Fields and seconded by Regent Stringer. Motion Passed.
Regent Dukes said they had received several meeting minutes over the past week and they are providing some edits to those but in totality the content is there. She asked for a motion to approve the meeting minutes from the December 5, 2025 regular meeting and committee minutes from December 4, 2025.
Regent Stringer made the motion to approve the board meeting minutes for December 5, 2025 and committee meeting minutes for December 4, 2025 and Regent Fields seconded the motion. Motion Passed.
i. Faculty Senate Report by Dr. Patrese Nesbitt, Faculty Senate President.
The Command Certificate was discussed in Faculty Senate on December 4 and Senate President was missing a few signatures.
It is in the possession of the Registrar's Office and is currently being built.
Mr. Conwell said Staff Senate continues to look for the many different ways they can influence and help with policy, procedure and permanent change on campus so that they can continue to inspire and encourage their employees.
Last week the Staff Senate released their first official Staff newsletter.
The Staff Senate established a monthly networking meal for lunchtime.
The Staff Senate is in the midst of reviewing and helping out with their past sick leave sharing program.
The Staff Senate is helping the security force write security grants and helping them with equipment.
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