Higher Education (H)

Date Location Agenda Public Comments Minutes
03/18/2026 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Consideration of bills, at discretion of Chair:

    SF 2453: Collins (Subcommittee of the Whole)

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
02/12/2026 1:00 PM Cancelled RM 19

** Meeting Cancelled**

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02/11/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Assignment of bills, as ready

HSB 674: Collins Chair, Wills, Matson

HF 2209: Shipley Chair, Hora, Wilburn

Presentation by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Armand Alacbay, Chief of Staff, American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Consideration of bills, at discretion of Chair:

    HSB 536: Wheeler (Amendment)

    HSB 537: Holt

    HSB 542: Holt (Amendment)

    HSB 548: Wills

    HSB 674: Collins (Amendment)

    HSB 572: Wheeler

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
02/04/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Assignment of bills, as ready

Findings of Board of Regents Academic Program Review

    Rachel Boon, Chief Academic Officer, Iowa Board of Regents

    Jason Pontius, Associate Chief Academic Officer, Iowa Board of Regents

Consideration of bills, at discretion of Chair:

    HF 2057: Shipley

    HSB 547: Shipley

    HSB 532: Wills (Amendment)

    HSB 549: Collins (Amendment)

    HSB 543: Collins (Amendment)

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
01/28/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Assignment of bills, as ready

Update on Progress of Three-Year Degrees & Work+ Programs

    Dr. Kevin Kregel, Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Iowa

    Dr. Jason Keith, Senior Vice President and Provost, Iowa State University

    Dr. José Herrera, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Northern Iowa

Consideration of bills, at discretion of Chair:

HSB 530: Wills

HSB 531: Collins

HSB 533: Collins (Amendment)

HSB 538: Collins (Amendment)

HSB 540: Collins (Amendment)

HSB 541: Collins

HSB 544: Collins (Amendment)

HSB 546: Holt (Amendment)

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
01/21/2026 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Assignment of bills, as ready

Update on Centers for Civic Education & Intellectual Freedom

Dr. Luciano de Castro, Interim Director, Center for Intellectual Freedom, University of Iowa

Dr. Karen Kedrowski, Co-Director, Center for Cyclone Civics, Iowa State University

Dr. Kelly Shaw, Co-Director, Center for Cyclone Civics, Iowa State University

Dr. Allison Rank, Director, Center for Civic Education, University of Northern Iowa

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
01/14/2026 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Assignment of bills, as ready

Presentation of Community Colleges for Iowa Bachelor’s Degrees Final Study Report

    Emily Shields, Executive Director of Community Colleges for Iowa

    Jesse Ulrich, President, Iowa Central Community College

    Bryan Renfro, Chancellor, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges

    Dan Kinney, President, Iowa Western Community College

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
03/31/2025 2:00 PM Cancelled RM 19

Meeting is cancelled.

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03/05/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Agenda

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of last meeting minutes
Consideration of bills, as ready:
HSB 62: Collins
Other Business
Adjourn
Comments
02/26/2025 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Agenda

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of last meeting minutes
Presentation by Lara Burns, Head of Terrorism Research, Program on Extremism, The George Washington University
Consideration of bills, as ready:
HSB 58: Kaufmann
HSB 152: Hora
HSB 61: Collins (Subcommittee of the whole)
HSB 60: Collins
Other Business
Adjourn
Comments
02/19/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Agenda

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of last meeting minutes
Approval of corrected February 5th meeting minutes
Presentation by Preston Moore, Iowa State Director, Humane World for Animals
Consideration of bills, as ready:
HSB 58: Kaufmann
HF 154: Hora
HSB 54: Shipley
HF 115: Wills
Other Business
Adjourn
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02/12/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

**Revised Agenda**

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Presentation by Dr. Luciano I. de Castro, Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow and Professor, University of Iowa

Consideration of bills, as ready:

HSB 56: Wheeler
HSB 63: Holt
HSB 50: Collins
HSB 51: Collins
HSB 52: Collins

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
02/05/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Agenda

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of last meeting minutes

Presentation by David Randall, National Association of Scholars

Consideration of bills, as ready:

HSB 55: Hora
HSB 59: Shipley
HSB 57: Wills
HSB 53: Holt

Other Business

Adjourn

Comments
01/29/2025 10:30 AM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval of minutes
Presentation by Emily Shields, Community Colleges for Iowa and Dr. Matt Thompson, Indian Hills Community College
Other business
Adjourn

Comments
01/22/2025 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

AGENDA:

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes

Presentation by Neetu Arnold, Manhattan Institute

Other business

Adjourn

Comments
01/14/2025 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 19 Image of a video real

Call to Order
Roll Call
Approval/Adoption of Committee Rules
Other Business
Adjourn

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