SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD Arkansas State University-Mountain Home October 26, 2017

Agenda item no. 1: Bond and loan feasibility updates Tara Smith Deputy Director Agenda item no. 1: Bond and loan feasibility updates

Bond & Loan Feasibility Updates This update consists of the actual terms for bond and loan issues receiving AHECB approval that occurred from October 2016 through October 2017. Report includes the actual date of bond/loan issue, amount of bond/loan issue and actual bond/loan terms for bond and loans approved during the reporting period.

Agenda item no. 2: Maintenance Report Tara Smith Deputy Director Agenda item no. 2: Maintenance Report

Maintenance of New Facilities Report The AHECB policy for maintenance of new facilities states that a report on the amount transferred to plant funds will be presented annually at the October AHECB meeting Ensures all newly constructed or purchased facilities will have a source of funding for maintenance Institutions seeking approval of a loan or a bond issue for the construction or purchase of a new facility must provide for the maintenance of that facility by transferring annually to plant funds Current rates: $2.50 per gross square foot for an educational and general facility $1.25 per gross square foot for an auxiliary facility Report includes the status of the maintenance transfers in FY2016 and FY2017

AHECB Meeting of October 26, 2017 Program Deletions AHECB Meeting of October 26, 2017

Academic Affairs Specialist Mason Campbell Academic Affairs Specialist

Program Deletions

Program Deletions by Institution Type

Program Deletions by Degree Level

4-Year Universities

2-Year Colleges

Arkansas Graduate Deans Association

Arkansas Graduate Deans Association Meet 2-3 times annually: Little Rock, Fayetteville, CSGS Conference (State Meetings) Discuss: Challenges, Collaborations, Regulatory Changes (state and federal), Critical Issues (Export Control, DACA, International Students), New Programs Very active in the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools. AR Grad Deans hosted annual CSGS meeting in Little Rock (2006, 1999?) Consortium Programs: Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD: UAMS, UALR, UCA Bioinformatics MS and PhD: UALR, UAMS Inter-institutional Course Offerings: currently within Consortium Programs; MOU in process between UAF and UAMS (exp 1/18) Foster collaborative research

Arkansas Members: UAF, UAMS, UAM, UAPB, UALR, HSU, UCA, ATU, SAU, JBU, The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools is an organization of over 200 graduate schools in the following fifteen states of the southern region of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia Arkansas Members: UAF, UAMS, UAM, UAPB, UALR, HSU, UCA, ATU, SAU, JBU,

Hosted by Arkansas Graduate Deans CSGS Annual Meeting 2018 Hosted by Arkansas Graduate Deans Meeting Dates and Location February 22-25, 2018 Chancellor Hotel Fayetteville, Arkansas Conference Theme: “Discovery and Innovation in Graduate Education” Join us in Fayetteville, Arkansas for engaging explorations of important issues in graduate education, including, for example: Advocacy/Development, International Issues and Concerns, Mentoring and Student Success as well as Policies Related to Legal Issues. The meeting will include plenary sessions as well as concurrent panels and facilitated discussions. Anyone interested in graduate education is welcome to attend.

COORDINATING BOARD Arkansas Graduate Deans Updates on New Programs Attend AR Grad Dean Meetings Strategic Program Planning Speaker Requests Research Programs Any Other Requests Arkansas Graduate Deans Contact: Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D, / rem@uams.edu