Meeting Agenda ¹

1. Call to Order
2. WELCOME
3. Acceptance of Minutes
   1. December 6, 2016 BHE Meeting Minutes
4. Public Participation ²
5. Remarks & Reports
1. Chairman’s Remarks
2. Commissioner’s Remarks
3. Secretary of Education’s Remarks
4. Reports from Presidents
   1. Community College Remarks by John Cox, President, Cape Cod Community College
   2. State University Remarks by Javier Cevallos, President, Framingham State University
5. Report from Student Advisory Council

See also: Joint Resolution on Early College from BHE and Board of Elementary & Secondary Education >

6. Motions
   
   1. Academic Affairs
      1. AAC 17-12 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions AAC
         17-10 and 17-11 on a Consent Agenda
         1. AAC 17-10 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
            Master of Education in Art Education
         2. AAC 17-11 University of Massachusetts Boston
            Master of Science in Business Analytics
   2. Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy
      1. FAAP 17-19 Approval of Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy Committee Motions 17-12 through 17-18 on a Consent Agenda
         1. FAAP 17-12 Community Colleges
            Resident Tuition Rates for FY2018
         2. FAAP 17-13 Community Colleges
            Non-Resident Tuition Rates for FY2018
         3. FAAP 17-14 State Universities
            Resident Undergraduate Tuition Rates for FY2018
         4. FAAP 17-15 State Universities
            Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition Rates for FY2018
         5. FAAP 17-16 State Universities
            Resident Graduate Tuition Rates for FY2019
         6. FAAP 17-17 State Universities
            Non-Resident Graduate Tuition Rates for FY2018
         7. FAAP 17-18 Berkshire Community College and
            Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
            Alternative Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition Rates for FY2018
      2. FAAP 17-20 FY2018 MSCBA Rent Certificate
      3. FAAP 17-21 MSCBA: Massachusetts Maritime Academy Authorization
      4. FAAP 17-22 Building Naming: Westfield State University
      5. FAAP 17-23 Building Naming Policy Amendment
      6. FAAP 17-24 Early Educator Scholarship Guidelines Amendment
7. Presentations
   1. Assessing Food and Housing Insecurity on Campus
8. Other Business
9. Adjournment

¹ The above listings of matters before the Board of Higher Education are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair of the Board to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items, not listed, may also be brought up for discussion, to the extent such is permitted by law.

² The Board may reserve one-half hour during the agenda of its regular meetings for public participation. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board should so inform the Commissioner's Office in writing, setting forth the purpose for which they seek to speak, at least 24 hours before the relevant meeting. The Chairperson shall determine whether said individuals shall be permitted to speak and, if so, for how long they may speak on the designated topic. The Chairperson may exercise discretion to waive the notice requirement set forth above and invite an individual(s) present at the meeting to address the Board.