Meeting Agenda ¹

1. Call to Order
2. Public Participation ²
3. Board of Higher Education Motion
•  BHE 17-07 Salem State University Presidential Appointment
4. WELCOME
5. Acceptance of Minutes
• Minutes from May 9, 2017 Meeting
6. Remarks & Reports
1. Chairman’s Remarks
2. Commissioner’s Remarks
3. Secretary of Education’s Remarks
4. Reports from Presidents
5. Report from Student Advisory Council
7. Academic Affairs Committee Motions
1. AAC 17-23 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions AAC 17-18 and 17-22 on a Consent Agenda
1.  AAC 17-18 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
   Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education
2.  AAC 17-19 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
   Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
3.  AAC 17-20 University of Massachusetts Amherst
   Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
4.  AAC 17-21 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
   Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative Biology
5.  AAC 17-22 University of Massachusetts Lowell
   Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
2.  AAC 17-28 Approval of Academic Affairs Committee Motions AAC 17-24 and 17-27 on a Consent Agenda
1.  AAC 17-24 Renewal of Middlesex Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
2.  AAC 17-25 Renewal of North Shore Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
3.  AAC 17-26 Renewal of Quinsigamond Community College in the Commonwealth Honors Program
4.  AAC 17-27 Renewal of Salem State University in the Commonwealth Honors Program
3. AAC 17-29 Community College Transfer Principles
4. AAC 17-30 Amendment to MassTransfer Policy to include STEM Gen Ed Foundation
8. Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy Committee Motions
   1.  FAAP 17-25 Adoption of the Massachusetts 403(b) Elective Deferral Savings Plan Restatement
9. BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION MOTIONS
   1.  BHE 17-08 Approval of Early College Program Designation Process and Criteria
      • Early College Designation Presentation
   2.  BHE 17-09 Board of Higher Education Fiscal Year 2018 Meeting Schedule
   3.  BHE 17-10 Summer Delegation of Authority
10. Presentation
    1.  Commissioner's Year-End Report
       
11. Other Business
12. 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.