The IU Board of Trustees, IU’s governing board, legal owner and final authority, according to its website, meets today and Friday at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.
The University Relations Committee, chaired by James Morris, and the Academic Affairs and University Policies Committee, chaired by Patrick Shoulders, convenes Thursday, while the Finance, Audit and Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by Andrew Mohr, and the Facilities and Auxiliaries Committee, chaired by Philip Eskew, convenes Friday.
On Thursday, the University Relations and Academic Affairs and University Policies approval is requested for the IU Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy .
The IU Non-Discrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy prohibits discrimination based on characteristics such as age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status, according to the University.
The Board of Trustees will vote to approve or disapprove of an updated version of the IU non-discrimination policy that has been in effect since 1969, said Jacqueline Simmons, IU vice president and general ?counsel.
Simmons said the updated version references Title IX, which prohibits sexual harassment or discrimination on the basis of gender or sex in any educational institution that receives government funding.
"(We want) to make it absolutely clear that our nondiscrimination policy, which has been in effect even longer than Title IX has been in effect, is intended to cover all of the same requirements that Title IX covers,” Simmons said.
The IU NonDiscrimination/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy applies to the ?hiring and promotion of all IU employees, including administrators, faculty, staff, temporary and the recruiting and admittance of all IU students, according to the University.
Additionally, David Zaret, IU vice president for international affairs, will present the International Strategies report, and Jacqueline Simmons, IU vice president and general counsel, will present the University-Related Legal Entities report.
The University-Related Legal Entities report lays out a framework for establishing and monitoring university-related legal entities, entities not legally considered to be unaffiliated with the University but commonly viewed to be affiliated with the University, according to the University.
“We have a number of entities around the university that people think of as being Indiana University,” Simmons said. “And we always worry we will end up with liability for those entities, even if they aren’t truly controlled by Indiana University.”
The University-Related Legal Entities report ?applies to all IU campuses, schools, units, centers, institutes and employees, according to the University.
Friday: Finance, Audit and Strategic Planning and Facilities and Auxiliaries Committee
Approval is requested for the second phase of renovations to Read Hall and for renovations to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
The second phase of renovations to Read Hall, estimated to cost $20 million, includes the addition of student rooms, the installation of central air conditioning and the installation of new elevators, according to the agenda.
The SPEA renovations, estimated to cost $12 million, include the renovation and addition of new classrooms and support spaces, according to the agenda.
Approval is also requested for the sale of real estate from Chi Phi to Phi Sigma Kappa. Additionally, MaryFrances McCourt, IU’s senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, will present on the IU Education Affordability Strategy and the Strategic Metric Report.
For the full agenda, go to trustees.iu.edu .
