June 15-16, 2026 Meeting Recap

The Iowa Board of Regents met June 15-16, 2026 at the University of Iowa Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City. Selected items discussed are outlined below.

Governance, Evaluation and Human Resources Committee VIDEO
The committee approved numerous policy manual revisions, salary policies and the Red Tape Review, pursuant to Governor Kim Reynolds’s Executive Order 10. Additionally, the Regents directed the committee to begin the search for the Board’s next Executive Director. The search will replace current Executive Director Mark Braun, who is retiring in 2027.

Academic Affairs Committee VIDEO
The Academic Affairs Committee received a report on the Regents Admissions Index, considered a new center at UNI and received a proposal for reduced credit bachelor’s degrees at all three universities.

Property and Facilities Committee VIDEO
The committee approved the UI and UNI registers of capital improvement business transactions, which included a number of projects on both campuses. These include Carver-Hawkeye Arena renovations, a new field hockey facility and facility expansion for the Tippie College of Business at UI, and the proposed Commons Modernization project at UNI.

Faculty Presentation VIDEO
Dr. Jill Kolesar, Dean, Professor and Jean M. Schmidt Chair in Drug Discovery at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy presented to the Board on improving cancer outcomes in Iowa.

Audit and Compliance Committee VIDEO
Chief Audit Executive Chad Sharp presented internal audits to the Committee.

Investment and Finance Committee VIDEO
President Pro Tem and Investment and Finance Committee Chair Tjaden delivered another update on the Board’s Revenue Enhancement and Productivity Study (REAPS). The committee received an update on the FY 2027 budgeting process and the Quarterly Investment Report from Marquette and Associates.

UI Health Care Committee VIDEO
The committee received the UIHC presentation from VP for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Carver College of Medicine Denise Jamieson, Associate VP of UI Health Care and UIHC CEO Bradley Haws, and Associate VP for Finance and UIHC CFO Mark Henrichs.

Public Comment VIDEO
10 presenters spoke to the Board on a variety of topics:

Clara Reynan, UI alum
Quintin Bryant, citizen
Ashley Maempa, UI student
Andy Minot, UI student
Jack Clisham, UI student
Joe Maxwell, UI student
Laramie Wall, UIHC staff
Jolene Gales, UIHC staff
Serena Ahrens, UIHC staff
Cory Sickler, UIHC staff

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