2026 Meetings

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 (Agenda) (Minutes) (Summary)
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, in the Cene Lecture Hall, Room 120, at the The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED), Kent Campus. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions, and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session at 8:00 a.m. to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The roll call vote for this session will occur in public in the Cene Lecture Hall, Room 120, CAED, Kent Campus.

A limited number of seats open to the public/university community will be available in person. For additional information, contact Charlene Nichol at cnicho22@kent.edu.

Additional public access will be provided through livestreaming of the Board business meeting:

Board Business Meeting – Wednesday, May 20, 11:00 a.m., Cene Lecture Hall, Room 120, CAED, Kent Campus
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STANDING COMMITTEES – Meetings of the standing committees will be held electronically as follows. These groups are recommending bodies to the full Board of Trustees; no actions will be taken and a quorum of the board will not be present.
 

• Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee, Tuesday, May 12, 1:00 p.m.
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• External Relations and Philanthropy Committee, Wednesday, May 13, 2:00 p.m.
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• Audit and Compliance Committee, Wednesday, May 13, 3:00 p.m.
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• Finance and Administration Committee, Thursday, May 14, 9:00 a.m.
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