• Mr. McNear said there have been policies put into place to be more strict with the students and that there are quite a few students that have been expelled due to damage to the rooms. He said the whole situation as far as how students feel about the residence halls and what is expected of them is improving. He said if there is some damage done, it is documented and charged to the student.
• Regent Moyer asked the following: when did they discover the damage was done; if it was when the students moved out; and if they were doing room inspections. Mr. McNear said no, it's ongoing. He said there are room inspections being conducted by resident directors and resident assistants and when they find an issue they document it, get a cost for repairs and then that is supposed to be assessed to the students.
• Regent Hatchett asked if any of them wanted to take a look at the new dorm to see what kind of condition it's in, would be they welcomed to do that. Chair Dukes and Mr. McNear both responded in the affirmative. Chair Dukes further elaborated that she was privy to see some of the damage that was done and saw some of the pictures in the new dorm and was really disappointed at how students have maintained a place where they have to live. She said they have to be more strict when it comes to taking care of their stuff.
• Mr. McNear said if at any point anyone wants to schedule a walkthrough, he will be available to do that.
• Chair Dukes asked if the board was ready to approve the improvements to Hunter Hall.
• Regent Obielodan asked how much are they approving as he does not see the figure they are approving.
• Mr. McNear said they are approving $7.5 million and there is already $750,000 that was approved prior.
• Regent Obielodan asked if that is sufficient or is it over projected. Mr. McNear said it was an estimate.
• Regent Moyer asked about the source of the funding. Dr. Bigard said this particular project is coming from the asset preservation capital bond fund dollars that the legislature appropriated. She said it was from the $30 million pool of funds from 2024-26 and further expanded on the funding from bond allocations.
• Regent Grimshaw asked about the time box on spending. Dr. Bigard said they need to show progression on the project and her understanding is as long as they get the project in motion, they will be able to continue to access the funds.
• Regent Obielodan asked if the legal funding was for $750,000 and now the request is for $7 million. Mr. McNear responded.
• Regent Moyer asked about the limitations of spending the $50 million pool of money. Dr. Bigard responded that it depends on when it was allocated. Regent Moyer and Dr. Bigard further discussed the funds.
• Chair Dukes asked for a motion for the approval of the renovations. Regent Fields made a motion for the approval of the capital project for Hunter Hall. Regent Grimshaw seconded the motion. There were no dissenting votes. Motion Passed.

the money to do this stuff, do they plan to make sure the stuff is taken care of because the new dorm has been torn up already.