February 2021 Regents’ Meeting

Thursday, February 18, 2021

The University of Michigan Board of Regents will conduct a virtual meeting February 18 that is consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will provide for public participation while maintaining appropriate social distancing. The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. The public will be able to livestream the regents meeting by clicking on a link from the main U-M website or using this direct link: www.umich.edu/watch/

Meeting Schedule

4 p.m.

Call to Order

• President’s Opening Remarks
  
• Presentation: Annual Research Report
  
• Regular Business Agenda
  
  

Consent Agenda (Roman Numeral Sections I-VIII)

I. MINUTES

1. Approval of December 3, 2020 Minutes
   
   

II. REPORTS

1. Investment Report
   
2. Plant Extension Report
   
3. University Human Resources Report
   
4. Regents Report on Non-competitive Purchases equal to or in excess of $10,000 from single sources, September 16, 2020 through December 15, 2020
   
5. Litigation Report
   
6. Research Report
   
7. University of Michigan Health System Report (no documents)
   
8. Student Life Report (no documents)
   
9. Dearborn Campus Report (no documents)
   
10. Flint Campus Report (no documents)
    
11. Faculty Governance Report
    
12. Student Government Reports
    
    

III. VOLUNTARY SUPPORT

1. Report on Voluntary Support, November 30, 2020
   
2. Report on Voluntary Support, December 31, 2020
   
3. Report on Voluntary Support, January 31, 2021
   
   

IV. PERSONNEL ACTIONS

1. February 2021 Personnel Actions
   
2. Committee Appointments
   
   

V. PERSONNEL REPORTS

1. Reports of Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO) Activity
   
2. Reports of regular instructional transactions
   
   

VI. RETIREMENT MEMOIRS

1. Adoption of retirement memoirs for Joseph Wayne Brockbank, Ph.D., clinical professor of business; B. Craig Cornwall, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dentistry; Constance J. Creech, Ed.D., R.N., APN-BC, professor of nursing and interim dean of the School of Nursing, UM-Flint; Chris M. Hall, Ph.D., associate research scientist, earth and environmental sciences; Patricia A. Peyser, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology; Carl Michael Rodemer, M.F.A., professor of art and design; and Terry J. Smith, M.D., Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and professor of internal medicine.
   
   

VII. MEMORIALS

1. No deaths of active faculty members were reported to the regents this month.
   
   

VIII. DEGREES

1. Approval of Degree Lists
   
   

IX. FINANCE-PROPERTY

1. Alternative Asset Commitments
   
2. Public Equity Commitment
   
3. Alternative Assets Commitment
   
4. Alternative Assets Commitment
   
5. Authorization for the University to transact with CubeWorks, Inc.
   
6. Authorization for the University to transact with Flidea
   
7. Authorization for the University to enter into an agreement with Kevin
   Rutherford Thomas
   
8. Authorization for the University to enter into an agreement with MU Consulting,
   LLC
   
9. Authorization for the University to enter into an agreement with Ripple Science
   Corporation
   
10. Authorization for the University to enter into an agreement with Ripple Science
    Corporation
    
11. Authorization for the University to transact with Helpnow, LLC dba Kare
    
12. Authorization for the University to transact with Hi-Jack, LLC
    
13. Authorization for the University to transact with MyAutO2, LLC
    
14. Authorization for the University to transact with PeerMinutes
    
15. Authorization for the University to transact with Scopal, LLC
    
16. Authorization for the University to enter into a contract with the Institute for
    Social and Environmental Research – Nepal
    
17. Authorization for the University to amend an ongoing contract with the Institute
    for Social and Environmental Research – Nepal
    
18. Technology Transfer Policy Changes (Information Item)
    
19. Authorization to enter into or amend Agreements
    
20. Approval of Technology Transfer Agreements
    
21. Master Agreement between the University of Michigan and
    Sublime, LLC
    
    

X. OTHER

1. Approval of Restructuring Academic Departments within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Michigan-Flint
   
2. Approval to offer a Bachelor of Arts with Music Concentration
   within the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
   
3. Regents’ Meeting Schedule for 2022-23
   
   

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA-RELATED TOPICS

*The agenda and the items linked from this page are an unofficial version of this month’s Regents’ Meeting Agenda. The official and authoritative version of the agenda is kept on file in the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University.