UHS - Approved Minutes

MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF REGENTS RETREAT
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
April 9, 2006

Members Present:	Members Absent:
Leroy L. Hermes, Chair Michael J. Cemo, Vice Chair Dennis D. Golden, Secretary Raul A. Gonzalez Robert Johnson Morgan Dunn O’Connor Lynden B. Rose Thad “Bo” Smith Calvin W. Stephens	Morrie Abramson

The University of Houston System Board of Regents convened in the French Room of The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center on Monday, April 9, 2006. Noting the presence of a quorum, Chairman Hermes called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m.

Chairman Hermes opened the meeting by thanking the regents and administrators for their attendance. Also, Dr. Gogue welcomed the assembled attendees.

The first order of business for the retreat was a presentation concerning the Comprehensive Master Plan/Building Priorities and Progress. Dr. Rudley introduced Dave Irvin who set the stage for the actual presentation by representatives Alex Cooper and Randy Morton. Rich Klatt, with Walker Parking, also contributed to the discussion. These gentlemen presented draft ideas for new building and parking initiatives within a master plan for the next several years.

The Regents heard a review of the State Accountability Reports for each of the four universities within the system. Dr. Gogue opened the discussion with a general description of what the accountability reports cover. Dr. Foss detailed the numbers for the University of Houston and Presidents Staples, Castillo, and Hudson presented the numbers for their respective universities. Dr. Gogue detailed for the group the things that need to be addressed if UH is to become a Tier One university. These include:

graduation rate must be increased
faculty/student ratio must decrease to 18/19:1
volume of research programs must reach about $150 million
number of PhDs produced must increase

Along with these finite and definable goals, there are several nebulous ideas that are regarded when considering Tier One status:

number of alumni contributing to the university
quality of the freshman class
number of applications vs. number of declines
rankings of programs nation-wide (such as HRM, Writing, etc.)

Next Dr. Gogue updated the Regents on the Texas Medical Center Initiative.

For the last presentation of the afternoon, Regent Cemo presented to his colleagues proposed changes to the Board Committee Structure. His proposal highlighted seven different committees that would involve not only regents, but community and business leaders.

Note: The first item on the agenda, Investments for the UH System Endowment Fund, was deferred until Monday, April 10, 2006.

In absence of further business, the Board adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Others Present:
Jay Gogue Tim Hudson Grover Campbell Dave Irvin Wendy Adair Randy Morton Averill Buchanan	Bill Staples Elwyn Lee John Rudley Dona Hamilton Chris Stanich Rich Klatt	Max Castillo Arthur Vailas Don Foss Ed Hugetz Alex Cooper Lucy Limon