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

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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

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

7. Academic Affairs Specialist
Mason Campbell
Academic Affairs Specialist

8. Program Deletions

9. Program Deletions by Institution Type

10. Program Deletions by Degree Level

11. 4-Year Universities

12. 2-Year Colleges

13. Arkansas Graduate Deans Association

14. 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

15. 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,

16. 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.

17. 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, /