On Thursday, September 15, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will meet at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center to conduct their regular monthly meeting. It will be the first meeting since the start of the new semester.
According to the Board’s official agenda, the meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the pledge of allegiance and will hear from President Seidel and Provost Carman about Saddle Up “debrief and analysis” at 10:30 a.m.
This debrief includes positive and negative feedback of the program from polling among the Saddle Up participants.
Positive feedback included, “The ease of meeting people and connecting with the fellow members of their Poke Pack was by far one of the most common feedback themes,” according to the Board of Trustees’ Report and Supplemental Materials for the meeting.
“Only about 15 of the respondents with a negative reaction to this question elaborated,” the supplemental report said, out of the 879 responses to the post-Saddle Up poll.
“Several also commented on the schedule not allowing the freedom to explore or meet those outside their assigned groups, or connect with others they already knew.” the report stated.
At 11:00 a.m., the Board will hear from public testimony, in which any member of the public, student or otherwise, can speak their thoughts to the trustees. The public comment will end at 11:30 a.m.
The Board will hear the annual report about the status of the implementation on the UW Strategic Plan and President’s Report on Accomplishments given by Seidel and Carman.
The trustees will further hear of annual reports regarding faculty appointments, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, intercollegiate athletics, and fall enrollment census day report.
The Board will also consider the timeline regarding final tuition recommendations which will include a proposed 4% raise in tuition rates at 2:45 p.m. After a brief break, the trustees will committee reports and then are expected to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
