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Beginning to end, this is the most useless thread I've ever seen.
Worse than a Champ thread?

Beginning to end, this is the most useless thread I've ever seen.
Beginning to end, this is the most useless thread I've ever seen.
Perhaps, but I value it's long tradition of existence.Beginning to end, this is the most useless thread I've ever seen.
Bingo. The Big12 isn't getting any east coast attention without us. That's a huge market left unserved. UCF doesn't intrigue anyone outside of alums and a few people in Orlando and Cincy is a great, midwestern program. WVU has some pull in the east, largely because they get a nice handful of students from NJ, CT, MD and PA, but it isn't an east coast school and it certainly isn't pulling in much interest in NYC, Hartford, Providence and Boston.
UConn offers the opportunity for the B12 to accomplish a few things:
1. Get on the east coast's radar in football and basketball.
2. Provide another fairly nearby partner for UCF and WVU.
3. Allow the B12 to strengthen the basketball they covet by adding a blueblood and accessing the deep pool of talent in the Northeast prep system.
4. UConn gives the B12 a similar reach in the Northeast to the ACC and B10 in one easy move, yet they get to do it with the biggest brand in the Northeast after Penn State. Rutgers, Cuse and BC aren't even close to competing with us on a national stage at this point. UConn is one Jim Mora away from dominating major sports in the Northeast.
Quick research shows that is a general agenda item attached to all meeting agendas. University of Connecticut Board of Trustees | ArchivesUConn June 28th meeting agenda outline is pretty straightforward with the exception of the Item 16 listed as “executive session anticipated”. Is a B12 offer pending?
Board of
TRUSTEES
VOL. 237 JUNE 28, 2023
University of Connecticut Wilbur Cross Building North Reading Room (109) 233 Glenbrook Road Storrs, Connecticut
June 28, 2023
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
AGENDA
Public Streaming Link (with live captioning): Board of Trustees Live Stream Meetings | Academic IT (A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Board website
University of Connecticut | Board of Trustees within seven days of the meeting.) Call to order at 9:00 a.m.
1. Public Participation*
* Individuals who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Wednesday, June 28, meeting must do so in person and sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27) by emailing boardoftrustees@uconn.edu. Speaking requests must include a name, topic, and affiliation with the University (i.e., student, employee, member of the public). Per the University By- Laws, the Board may limit the entirety of public comment to a maximum of 30 minutes. As an alternative, individuals may submit written comments to the Board via boardoftrustees@uconn.edu, and all comments will be transmitted to the Board.
2. President’s Report
3. Chairman’s Report
(a) Matters Outstanding
(b) Minutes of the Meeting of May 17, 2023
(c) Consent Agenda Items:
(1) Contracts and Agreements
(2) Proposed New Lease for 36 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT
(3) Statement of Work for the UConn Foundation for Fiscal Year 2024
(4) Project Budget (Planning) for the School of Nursing Building
(5) Project Budget (Design) for Field House – Old Rec Center Renovation
(6) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Boiler Plant Equipment Replacement and Utility Tunnel Connection
(7) Project Budget (Revised Final) for South Campus Infrastructure
(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Andover Infrastructure and Software Upgrade Phases I, II, & III
(Attachment 1) (Attachment 2) (Attachment 3)
(Attachment 4) (Attachment 5)
(Attachment 6) (Attachment 7) (Attachment 8)
(9) Program Budget (Final) for Wired Access Layer Cabling – Phase V
(10) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Cryo Electron Microscope Installation
(11) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Connecticut Tower (CT) 7th Floor Med-Surg/Observation Unit Renovation
(12) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Hybrid OR#2 Fit-Out
(13) Project Budget (Planning) for UConn Health Interventional Radiology Equipment Replacement and Renovation
(14) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Musculoskeletal Institute Rehabilitation Expansion
(15) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion 3rd Floor Backfill
(16) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion X-Ray and Blood Draw Relocation
(17) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Cadaver Lab Renovation and Air Handling Unit Replacement
(18) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Cell and Genome Sciences Building Data Center Cooling System Upgrades
(19) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Central Sterile Washer and Sterilizer Replacement
(20) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health New England Sickle Cell Institute Renovation
(Attachment 9) (Attachment 10) (Attachment 11) (Attachment 12) (Attachment 13) (Attachment 14) (Attachment 15) (Attachment 16) (Attachment 17) (Attachment 18)
(Attachment 19) (Attachment 20) (Attachment 21) (Attachment 22) (Attachment 23) (Attachment 24) (Attachment 25) (Attachment 26)
(Attachment 27) (Attachment 28)
(21) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Blood Bank Relocation
(22) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Building N Roof Replacement
(23) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Building K Roof Replacement
(24) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health (F) Building Wound Care Center Renovation
(25) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Nursery Renovation
TB-121 Building D and Building E and Canzonetti Transitional
of Trustees
(26) Recommendations for Designation as Board Distinguished Professors, Academic Year 2022-2023
(27) Tenure at Hire
(28) Designation of Emeritus Status
(29) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations
(30) Appointment of Professor Robert Day to the Robert Cizik Professorship in Manufacturing and Technology Management in the School of Business
(31) Appointment of Professor John Mathieu to the GE Capital Professor in Business in the School of Business
(32) Reappointment of Professor Timothy B. Folta to the Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship in the School of Business
(33) Appointment of Professor James Waller to the Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice in the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
(34) Appointment of Associate Professor Jessica Rouge to the Paul Krenicki Professorship of Chemistry
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
(35) Naming Recommendation for Susan V. Herbst Hall
(36) Modification of the Carole and Ray Neag Innovation Professorship
4. Academic Affairs Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
5. Financial Affairs Committee Report
(a) Report on Committee activities
(b) Presentation: FY24 Budget Presentation
Presenter: Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer for UConn and
UConn Health Jeffrey Geoghegan
(c) Items requiring Board discussion and approval:
(1) Fiscal Year 2024 Spending Plan for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
(2) Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Budget for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
(3) Revised Allocation of Bond Authorizations as set forth in the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture (University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds)
(4) Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds
(5) Sixth Supplemental Indenture Authorizing $100,000,000 of Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Bonds and Amending the Special Obligation Indenture of Trust
and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture
(Attachment 29) (Attachment 30)
(Attachment 31) (Attachment 32)
(Attachment 33) (Attachment 34)
(Attachment 35) (Attachment 36)
(Attachment 37)
(Attachment 38) (Attachment 39) (Attachment 40)
(Attachment 41) (Attachment 42)
(6) Fiscal Year 2024 Spending Plan for UConn Health
(7) Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Budget Spending Plan for UConn Health
(8) Fiscal Year 2024 Student Fees for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
6. UConn Health Report
(a) Report on UConn Health activities
7. Joint Audit & Compliance Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
8. Buildings, Grounds & Environment Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
9. Construction Management Oversight Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
10. Student Life Committee Report
(a) Report on Committee activities
11. Institutional Advancement Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
12. Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report (a) Report on Committee activities
13. Committee for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report (a) Report on Committee activities
14. Committee on Compensation
(a) Report on Committee activities
15. Other Business
16. Executive Session anticipated
17. Adjournment
(Attachment 43) (Attachment 44)
(Attachment 45)
PLEASE NOTE: If you are an individual with a disability and require accommodations, please e-mail th
Is this a building for external relations with the ACC?Susie LAX is having a building named after her? Wow. Yes, I know that is a subtopic. You were talking about the 16th topic. But that subtopic is also interesting.
Susie LAX is having a building named after her? Wow. Yes, I know that is a subtopic. You were talking about the 16th topic. But that subtopic is also interesting.
It houses The Bahamian Studies Program.Is this a building for external relations with the ACC?
Executive session is standard fare for any Board meeting. Sometimes they’re nothing. Sometimes major. Who knows?Quick research shows that is a general agenda item attached to all meeting agendas. University of Connecticut Board of Trustees | Archives
There was one that said "as needed", but all others said "anticipated." So realignment could be what's "anticipated" but it can also be something completely different.
We're finally paying attention to the right school's board meeting.....UConn June 28th meeting agenda outline is pretty straightforward with the exception of the Item 16 listed as “executive session anticipated”. Is a B12 offer pending?
Board of
TRUSTEES
VOL. 237 JUNE 28, 2023
University of Connecticut Wilbur Cross Building North Reading Room (109) 233 Glenbrook Road Storrs, Connecticut
June 28, 2023
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
AGENDA
Public Streaming Link (with live captioning): Board of Trustees Live Stream Meetings | Academic IT (A recording of the meeting will be posted on the Board website
University of Connecticut | Board of Trustees within seven days of the meeting.) Call to order at 9:00 a.m.
1. Public Participation*
* Individuals who wish to speak during the Public Participation portion of the Wednesday, June 28, meeting must do so in person and sign up 24 hours in advance of the meeting’s start time (i.e., 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27) by emailing boardoftrustees@uconn.edu. Speaking requests must include a name, topic, and affiliation with the University (i.e., student, employee, member of the public). Per the University By- Laws, the Board may limit the entirety of public comment to a maximum of 30 minutes. As an alternative, individuals may submit written comments to the Board via boardoftrustees@uconn.edu, and all comments will be transmitted to the Board.
2. President’s Report
3. Chairman’s Report
(a) Matters Outstanding
(b) Minutes of the Meeting of May 17, 2023
(c) Consent Agenda Items:
(1) Contracts and Agreements
(2) Proposed New Lease for 36 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT
(3) Statement of Work for the UConn Foundation for Fiscal Year 2024
(4) Project Budget (Planning) for the School of Nursing Building
(5) Project Budget (Design) for Field House – Old Rec Center Renovation
(6) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Boiler Plant Equipment Replacement and Utility Tunnel Connection
(7) Project Budget (Revised Final) for South Campus Infrastructure
(8) Project Budget (Revised Final) for Andover Infrastructure and Software Upgrade Phases I, II, & III
(Attachment 1) (Attachment 2) (Attachment 3)
(Attachment 4) (Attachment 5)
(Attachment 6) (Attachment 7) (Attachment 8)
(9) Program Budget (Final) for Wired Access Layer Cabling – Phase V
(10) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Cryo Electron Microscope Installation
(11) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Connecticut Tower (CT) 7th Floor Med-Surg/Observation Unit Renovation
(12) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Hybrid OR#2 Fit-Out
(13) Project Budget (Planning) for UConn Health Interventional Radiology Equipment Replacement and Renovation
(14) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Musculoskeletal Institute Rehabilitation Expansion
(15) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion 3rd Floor Backfill
(16) Project Budget (Planning) for the UConn Health Outpatient Pavilion X-Ray and Blood Draw Relocation
(17) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Cadaver Lab Renovation and Air Handling Unit Replacement
(18) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Cell and Genome Sciences Building Data Center Cooling System Upgrades
(19) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health Central Sterile Washer and Sterilizer Replacement
(20) Project Budget (Design) for the UConn Health New England Sickle Cell Institute Renovation
(Attachment 9) (Attachment 10) (Attachment 11) (Attachment 12) (Attachment 13) (Attachment 14) (Attachment 15) (Attachment 16) (Attachment 17) (Attachment 18)
(Attachment 19) (Attachment 20) (Attachment 21) (Attachment 22) (Attachment 23) (Attachment 24) (Attachment 25) (Attachment 26)
(Attachment 27) (Attachment 28)
(21) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Blood Bank Relocation
(22) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Building N Roof Replacement
(23) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Building K Roof Replacement
(24) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health (F) Building Wound Care Center Renovation
(25) Project Budget (Final) for the UConn Health Nursery Renovation
TB-121 Building D and Building E and Canzonetti Transitional
of Trustees
(26) Recommendations for Designation as Board Distinguished Professors, Academic Year 2022-2023
(27) Tenure at Hire
(28) Designation of Emeritus Status
(29) Sabbatical Leave Recommendations
(30) Appointment of Professor Robert Day to the Robert Cizik Professorship in Manufacturing and Technology Management in the School of Business
(31) Appointment of Professor John Mathieu to the GE Capital Professor in Business in the School of Business
(32) Reappointment of Professor Timothy B. Folta to the Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship in the School of Business
(33) Appointment of Professor James Waller to the Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice in the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
(34) Appointment of Associate Professor Jessica Rouge to the Paul Krenicki Professorship of Chemistry
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
(35) Naming Recommendation for Susan V. Herbst Hall
(36) Modification of the Carole and Ray Neag Innovation Professorship
4. Academic Affairs Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
5. Financial Affairs Committee Report
(a) Report on Committee activities
(b) Presentation: FY24 Budget Presentation
Presenter: Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer for UConn and
UConn Health Jeffrey Geoghegan
(c) Items requiring Board discussion and approval:
(1) Fiscal Year 2024 Spending Plan for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
(2) Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Budget for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
(3) Revised Allocation of Bond Authorizations as set forth in the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture (University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds)
(4) Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture Authorizing University of Connecticut General Obligation Bonds
(5) Sixth Supplemental Indenture Authorizing $100,000,000 of Special Obligation Student Fee Revenue Bonds and Amending the Special Obligation Indenture of Trust
and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture
(Attachment 29) (Attachment 30)
(Attachment 31) (Attachment 32)
(Attachment 33) (Attachment 34)
(Attachment 35) (Attachment 36)
(Attachment 37)
(Attachment 38) (Attachment 39) (Attachment 40)
(Attachment 41) (Attachment 42)
(6) Fiscal Year 2024 Spending Plan for UConn Health
(7) Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Budget Spending Plan for UConn Health
(8) Fiscal Year 2024 Student Fees for the University of Connecticut, Storrs and Regional Campuses
6. UConn Health Report
(a) Report on UConn Health activities
7. Joint Audit & Compliance Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
8. Buildings, Grounds & Environment Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
9. Construction Management Oversight Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
10. Student Life Committee Report
(a) Report on Committee activities
11. Institutional Advancement Committee Report (a) Report on Committee activities
12. Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report (a) Report on Committee activities
13. Committee for Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report (a) Report on Committee activities
14. Committee on Compensation
(a) Report on Committee activities
15. Other Business
16. Executive Session anticipated
17. Adjournment
(Attachment 43) (Attachment 44)
(Attachment 45)
PLEASE NOTE: If you are an individual with a disability and require accommodations, please e-mail th
I want to make sure I follow. You are criticizing UConn for picking what, for PR purposes, would be a bad day to announce a conference move WHEN THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT UCONN WILL VOTE ON A CONFERENCE MOVE AT THE MEETING?So ... announcement on Thursday. Everyone decamps for the long holiday weekend on Friday. Got it. Well done. UConn.
Wow, not sure how you got to that conclusion. Perhaps you should recalibrate your scope. But Lets talk about this a bit more seriously than I had intended. Is it your conclusion that we will have plenty of public notice before the trustees vote on realignment? Because I am thinking NOT.I want to make sure I follow. You are criticizing UConn for picking what, for PR purposes, would be a bad day to announce a conference move WHEN THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT UCONN WILL VOTE ON A CONFERENCE MOVE AT THE MEETING?
Seriously?
And I might add that I think Thursday would be the perfect time to make an announcement if there is one to be made. I cannot think of a more festive way to head into the weekend.I want to make sure I follow. You are criticizing UConn for picking what, for PR purposes, would be a bad day to announce a conference move WHEN THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT UCONN WILL VOTE ON A CONFERENCE MOVE AT THE MEETING?
Seriously?
You will know when its happening because there won't be any gaps in the conversations ... the next few days the threads would all say updated "a moment ago"...along with a few other new threadsI was going to start a new thread but didn’t.
Every time I check here, I hope to see about 1000 or so notifications which would be my ‘It’s happening moment!’
The fact that the geography and other sidebar discussions have taken hold are a true letdown
Or is he congratulating them on burying the meeting announcement because there is Conference realignment discussion?I want to make sure I follow. You are criticizing UConn for picking what, for PR purposes, would be a bad day to announce a conference move WHEN THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT UCONN WILL VOTE ON A CONFERENCE MOVE AT THE MEETING?
Seriously?
Not sure who this guy is, but it appears a little more credible than my last post. Non-key to rebuild my credibility, if I ever had any.