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Board of Regents

May 2026 – Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents

Regents: Forsman (Chair), Barsness, Constantine, Fuller, Hernandez, Rhoads, Schumacher, Stiffarm, Tamaki, Walker, Zeeck

Date and Location

  • Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • Time: 8:30 a.m.
  • Place: Petersen Room, Allen Library

Agenda

Call to Order

Roll Call:  Assistant Secretary Kristine Holmberg-Lennemann

Confirm Agenda

Public Comment Period

Reports to the Board

  • Faculty Senate Chair – Professor Aarti Bhat
  • ASUW Bothell President – Mr. Adan Rodriguez
  • ASUW Seattle President – Ms. Nandana Jaideep
  • ASUW Tacoma President – Rae Watkins
  • GPSS President – Mr. Ryan Wicklund
  • Alumni Association President – Ms. Sabrina Taylor

The Board will recess for meetings of the Finance and Asset Management Committee and the Academic and Student Affairs Committee following the reports of the designated representatives.

Report of the Chair: Regent Forsman

Report of the President: President Jones

Report of the CEO, UW Medicine: Dr. Dellit (Item UWM)

Report of the UWMC Committee: Regent Rhoads

Board Items

University of Washington 2026-2030 Strategic Framework (Information) (Item B-1)

  • Presentation: Robert Jones, University President
  • Presentation: Tricia Serio, Provost and executive Vice President

Preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 Consolidated Budget (Information) (Item B-2)

  • Presentation: Jason Campbell, Senior Vice President, Finance, Planning & Budgeting (FPB), and CFO
  • Presentation: Jon Alford, CFO, UW Medicine, and Vice President for Medical Affairs
  • Presentation: Rodney Worden, Interim Vice President, Facilities
  • Presentation: Jed Bradley, Assistant Vice President, Budget, Policy, and Strategy

Consent Agenda

  • Approval of Minutes of the Meeting on 12, 2026
  • Academic and Administrative Appointments (Item No. A-1)
  • Approve Graduate Certificate in Instructional Leadership in the College of Education (Item No. A-2)
  • Approve Master of Science in Environmental Science in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW Tacoma (Item No. A-3)
  • Approve Master of Arts in Near and Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences (Item No. A-4)
  • Approve Program Title Changes in the Jackson School of International Studies (Item No. A-5)
  • Approve Transfer of Master of Science in Data Sciences from the Graduate School to the Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (Item No. A-6)
  • Approve Transfer of Master of Human-Computer Interaction + Design from the Graduate School to the School of Art, Art History + Design in the College of Arts and Sciences (Item No. A-7)
  • Item pulled from the agenda (Item No. A-8)
  • Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-9)
  • Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-10)
  • Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-11)
  • Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-12)
  • Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-13)
  • Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-14)
  • Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27(Item No. A-18)
  • Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27(Item No. A-19)
  • Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Item No. A-20)
  • Approve Transportation Fee Revisions for the Seattle Campus (Item No. F-1)
  • Approve Amendments to the UW Retirement Plan and Voluntary Retirement Plan (Item No. F-2)
  • Approve Appointment to Advisory Committee on Real Estate (Item No. F-3)
  • Approve Seattle Campus Hot Water Loop Phase 1 (Item No. F-5)

Items Distributed or Delegated to Standing Committees

UW Medical Center Committee: Regent Rhoads – Chair

  • Financial Key Performance Indicators: March (Information) (Item No. M-1)
  • Quality and Safety Report: March (Information) (Item No. M-2) *
  • Approve Provider Credentials: March (Action under delegated authority) (Item No. M-3)
  • Financial Key Performance Indicators: April (Information) (Item No. M-4)
  • Quality and Safety Report: April (Information) (Item No. M-5) *
  • Approve Provider Credentials: April (Action under delegated authority) (Item No. M-6)

* Coordinated quality improvement/risk management/peer review information is confidential under RCW 70.41.200/4.24.205/4.24.250/43.70.510.

Academic and Student Affairs Committee: Regent Rhoads – Chair

  • Review Student U-PASS Fee Maintenance for the Bothell Campus,2026-27 (Information) (Item No. A-15)
  • Review Student U-PASS Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Information only) (Item No. A-16)
  • Review Student U-PASS Fee Maintenance for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Information only) (Item No. A-17)
  • Provost’s Report (Information) (Item No. A-21)
  • Panel: Provost’s Academy, Cohort 1 (Information) (Item No. A-22)
  • Updates on Institutional Accreditation (Information) (Item No. A-23)

Finance and Asset Management Committee: Regent Fuller – Chair

  • Budget, Finance, and Capital Report (Information only) (Item No. F-4)
  • Annual UWINCO Report (Information only) (Item No. F-6)
  • Cambridge Associates Report (Information only) (Item No. F-7)

Date of Next Regular Meetings

  • Wednesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 11, 2026

Executive Sessions

  • (To discuss pending or potential litigation with counsel present, per 42.30.110 RCW)
  • (To review the performance of public employees, per 42.30.110 RCW)

Other Business

Adjourn