The UC Board of Regents is set to meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week at the UCSF Mission Bay campus to discuss litigation against the university, funding for capital building projects and increasing nonresident enrollment at the university. Read a sampling of what the board will discuss over the course of the three-day meeting below.

Tuesday:

Capital improvements

On Tuesday afternoon, the board’s Committee on Grounds and Buildings will discuss ongoing capital building projects and funding for future projects. For the 2013-14 fiscal year, the university is requesting $788.5 million in state funds for capital projects, including projects to address seismic issues and fund new buildings to accommodate enrollment growth. The committee will also get an update on the projected growth of student housing on the Santa Barbara campus and discuss a building project on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus.

Wednesday:

Budget and tuition levels

On Wednesday morning, the Committee on Finance will review the status of the 2012-13 budget and will discuss approving the 2013-14 University of California budget for current operations and capital improvements. The committee will also address issues regarding the drop in state funding and the need for other sources of income for the university.

Since 1990, the state’s contribution to the university per student has fallen by more than 60 percent. For the first time, in 2011-12, funds from student tuition and fees exceeded funds to the university from the state.

The proposed budget calls for an expenditure increase of $584.3 million to a variety of areas, including enrollment growth, financial aid, funding for a new medical school at UC Riverside, increased merit compensation for faculty and deferred maintenance costs of $25 million, among others.

The committee will also discuss the approval of professional degree supplemental tuition for several programs in the system that had previously not charged the additional fees. Professional degree supplemental tuition is paid by professional students in certain programs on top of regular fees to support programs with higher costs. The committee will discuss charging the fees for four programs for the first time: games and playable media at UC Santa Cruz, physician assistant studies at UC Davis, information management at UC Santa Cruz and translational medicine at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.

Private funding and nonresident enrollment

The Committee on Educational Policy will discuss private fundraising for the university, which amounted to $1.56 billion between July 2011 and June 2012.

The committee will also discuss a recommendation from the UC Commission on the Future to increase nonresident enrollment at the university. Currently, the UC system does not exceed 10 percent nonresident student enrollment systemwide, through a cap was never formally voted on.

Compensation

In a closed session Wednesday afternoon, the Committee on Compensation will discuss collective bargaining matters and the potential for salary adjustments for members of the Senior Management Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Then, in a regents-only closed session, a salary adjustment for the lab’s director will be discussed.

Litigation and building purchases

In another session Wednesday afternoon, the Committee on Finance will have a closed session discussion on ongoing and settled litigation against the university and building acquisitions. One of the suits it will discuss is litigation filed against various UC Berkeley administrators and others for the police response during last fall’s Nov. 9 Occupy Cal demonstration, when officers used batons on protesters.

Thursday:

Hospital partnership

On Thursday, the Committee on Health Services will discuss establishing a limited liability company between the UC Davis Medical Center and Dameron Hospital in Stockton, Calif. The LLC would be formed “for the purpose of owning and operating a 202-bed general acute care facility in Stockton,” according to the regents’ agenda.

The committee will also consider introducing new guidelines for Student Health Centers and counseling and psychological departments of those Centers.

Retirement and financial transfers

On Thursday morning, the Committee on Finance will discuss transferring the Center for Executive Education at the Haas School of Business to a nonprofit entity. According to the meeting agenda, the move would enable Haas to increase revenue.

The committee will also discuss the state of the UC Retirement Plan.

Jame Applegate covers higher education. Contact her at [email protected].

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