Regents approve $60 million bonding authority for Wichita State stadium, set market tuition for literacy course and OK two facility namings
January 15, 2024 | Board of Regents, Departments, Boards, and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Kansas
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The Kansas Board of Regents approved several formal actions during its January session, including bonding authority for Wichita State University, a tuition rate for a new teacher literacy course, and two facility namings.
Wichita State requested legislative bonding authority of $60,000,000 to complete phases of its University Stadium replacement for Cessna Stadium. Kelly Oliver summarized the item for the board: "Wichita State is requesting bonding authority of $60,000,000 to, finish their University Stadium project in the replacement of Cessna Stadium." Fiscal Affairs and Audit committee members told the board they had been assured that no general‑use university revenues will be used for the project and that later phases will not proceed until funding is in hand. Regent Rolfe moved approval; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
On another fiscal item, Dr. Lane presented a unified market‑rate tuition proposal intended to support a new 6‑credit foundations course in the science of reading and structured literacy developed with Regents' literacy faculty and a Washburn partnership. Dr. Lane said the proposal would set a market rate of $300 per credit hour for the course and emphasized that Senate Bill 438 requires that the course be offered at no cost to currently practicing Kansas educators; the board moved and approved the tuition rate by voice vote.
The board also approved two naming requests. Wichita State asked to name the main entrance of the Shocker Fly Lab in honor of Lynn and Sherry Nichols; the board approved the naming by voice vote. Kansas State requested naming the beef cattle research center the Doug Lau Beef Cattle Research Center; regents approved the name and noted the project is expected to cost about $16 million with roughly $10.5 million raised in private funds.
All motions on the floor in this session were approved by voice vote and recorded as carrying; no roll‑call tallies were given in the meeting record.
Wichita State requested legislative bonding authority of $60,000,000 to complete phases of its University Stadium replacement for Cessna Stadium. Kelly Oliver summarized the item for the board: "Wichita State is requesting bonding authority of $60,000,000 to, finish their University Stadium project in the replacement of Cessna Stadium." Fiscal Affairs and Audit committee members told the board they had been assured that no general‑use university revenues will be used for the project and that later phases will not proceed until funding is in hand. Regent Rolfe moved approval; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
On another fiscal item, Dr. Lane presented a unified market‑rate tuition proposal intended to support a new 6‑credit foundations course in the science of reading and structured literacy developed with Regents' literacy faculty and a Washburn partnership. Dr. Lane said the proposal would set a market rate of $300 per credit hour for the course and emphasized that Senate Bill 438 requires that the course be offered at no cost to currently practicing Kansas educators; the board moved and approved the tuition rate by voice vote.
The board also approved two naming requests. Wichita State asked to name the main entrance of the Shocker Fly Lab in honor of Lynn and Sherry Nichols; the board approved the naming by voice vote. Kansas State requested naming the beef cattle research center the Doug Lau Beef Cattle Research Center; regents approved the name and noted the project is expected to cost about $16 million with roughly $10.5 million raised in private funds.
All motions on the floor in this session were approved by voice vote and recorded as carrying; no roll‑call tallies were given in the meeting record.
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