Resolutions for April 17, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Item 5A – Awarding of academic degrees, diplomas, certificates and honors for Spring 2020 semester
Agenda Item 5C – Approval of URI Board of Trustees 2020 Meeting Schedule
Agenda Item 5E – Approval of URI Board of Trustees authorizing the Chair of the Board to make committee appointments

Resolutions for May 8, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Item 6A – Awarding of Tenure for 18 Faculty Members (Effective 7/1/2020)
Agenda Item 6B – Approval of a Resolution Designating the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation as the Sole and Exclusive Agent of the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees for Intellectual Property
Updated resolution can be found here
Agenda Item 6C – Approval of the Consent to Refinance Agreement for the Independence Square Foundation
Agenda Item 6D – Approval of Leasehold Easement Agreements for University Solar, LLC and Founders Homestead Farm Solar, LLC
Agenda Item 7A – Sealed Minutes for Executive Session Held on May 8, 2020
Agenda Item 8A – Approval of, and authorization of the Chair regarding the renewal (or negotiation) of President David M. Dooley’s employment contract in accordance with the parameters discussed subject to the Board’s approval

Resolutions for June 10, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Item 3A – Approval of Resolution Delegating Authority Over User Agency Contracts to the Managerial Group at the University of Rhode Island

Resolutions for June 26, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Item 6A – Ratification of the Contract Extensions for American Association of University Professors
Agenda Item 6B – Approval of President David M. Dooley’s Contract Renewal (or Negotiation), Pursuant to R.I.G.L. 42-46-5(a)(1)
Agenda Item 10A – Sealed Minutes for Executive Session Held on June 26, 2020
Agenda Item 10B – Approval of the Charters for Committees of the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees
Agenda Item 10C – Delegation of Authority to the President – Relating to Land and Property
Agenda Item 10D – Awarding of Tenure to Dr. Cheryl Wilga, Professor of Biological Sciences
Agenda Item 10E – Approval of Real Estate License Agreement with Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum
Agenda Item 10F – Approval of Uniform Real Estate License Agreement with Beta Chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority House Corporation
Agenda Item 10 G – Approval of a Lease for Office Space for the northern Rhode Island office of the Rhode Island Small Business Center
Agenda Item 10H – Approval of Facilities Use Agreement with MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc.
Agenda Item 10I – Approval of a Parking Agreement with Schneider Electric IT Corporation

Resolutions for September 11, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Item 6A – Approval of Awarding Tenure to Sarah Feldstein Ewing, James Prochaska Professor of Psychology
Agenda Item 6B – Approval of awarding academic degrees, diplomas, certificates and honors for Summer 2020 session
Agenda Item 6C – Approval of Tuition Waiver for Zachary Theisen
Agenda Item 6D – Approval of the Policy on Sexual Misconduct
Agenda Item 6E – Approval of Resolution Delegating Authority Over User Agency Contracts to the Managerial Group at the University of Rhode Island
Agenda Item 6F – Approval of the URI Board of Trustees 2021 Meeting Schedule
Agenda Item 6G – Appointment of Board Secretary to the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees

Resolutions for October 24, 2020 Meeting

Agenda Items 5A and B – Ratification of collective bargaining agreements with the URI Physician’s Association, NEARI and the Graduate Assistants United, NEARI
Agenda Item 10A – Approval of the Revised 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule
Agenda Item 10B – Approval of an amendment removing responsibility for the oversight of the University’s Academic Strategic Plan from the charter of the University Advancement and External Affairs Committee
Agenda Item 10C – Approval of an amendment adding responsibility for the oversight of all collective bargaining issues to the charter of the Executive Committee
Agenda Item 10D – Approval of an amendment removing from the charter of the Institutional Risk and Compliance Committee and adding to the charter of the Finance and Facilities Committee the review of the University financial statements and budgets and provide committee recommendation for board approval
Agenda Item 10E – Approval of Awarding Tenure to Dr. Gaurav Khanna, Professor of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
Agenda Item 10F – Approval of the University of Rhode Island Total Budget Request, Tuition and Fee Rates, and Tables of Organization for FY 2022, and the Total Budget Allocations for FY 2021
Agenda Item 10G – Approval of the University of Rhode Island Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2022-2026
Agenda Item 10H – Approval of the audited financial statements for the University of Rhode Island for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020
Agenda Item 10I – Approval of timeline and selection process for external auditors
Agenda Item 10J – Approval of a resolution authorizing the University of Rhode Island to borrow money in the name of and on behalf of the Board of Trustees for emergency conditions during Fiscal Year 2021
Agenda Item 10K – Approval to advance Africana Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies from “Program” to “Departmental” status