Board of Trustees
Non-Ohio students now have a new incentive to stay in Ohio for graduate school. During a special meeting conducted electronically Thursday, the Â鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees approved the near elimination of the additional charge for out-of-state tuition for new graduate students who have earned an undergraduate degree from an Ohio institution of higher education.
Â鶹ӰԺ, the city of Â鶹ӰԺ and the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority (PARTA) jointly have committed to the economic development of retail/entertainment areas serving students, employees and guests of the university and the city.
Â鶹ӰԺ’s first major construction project to create a new signature gateway to the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus will begin in the summer of 2020. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the Â鶹ӰԺ State Board of Trustees approved the construction of the university’s first parking deck.
Â鶹ӰԺ’s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of Â鶹ӰԺ State will continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the Â鶹ӰԺ State Board of Trustees.
The Â鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the Â鶹ӰԺ State Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU), which represents tenured and tenure-track faculty.