Meeting Information

Upcoming 2026 Regular Board Formal Session and Committee Dates:

October 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B

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Upcoming 2027 Regular Board Formal Sessions:

February 19, 2027, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B

April 9, 2027, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B

June 25, 2027, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B

August 13, 2027, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Zoom

October 22, 2027, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B

Oakland University
Board of Trustees Formal Meeting
October 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Oakland Center Banquet Rooms A & B
Presiding: Chair Trina Scott

A. Call to Order – Chair Trina Scott

B. Roll Call – Secretary Joshua D. Merchant

C.  President's Report– President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz  

D. Consent Agenda for Consideration/Action – Chair Trina Scott

1. 1. 1. 1. Consent Agenda
         2. Treasurer's Report
         3.  Minutes of the Board of Trustees Formal Session of August 13, 2026
         4.  University Personnel Actions
         5. Acceptance of Gifts and Pledges to Oakland University for the Period of June 9, 2026 - September 21, 2026
         6. Acceptance of Grants and Contracts to Oakland University for the Period of July 1 - August 31, 2026              
         7. Final Graduate School Report Summer 2026 - August 24, 2026
         8. Golf and Learning Center Operating Budget for Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2027
         9. Renewal of Charters for Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Dove Academy of Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Dove Academy of Detroit and Detroit Edison Public School Academy
         10. Fiscal Year 2028 Five Year Capital Outlay Plan and Fiscal Year 2028 Capital Outlay Project Request
         11. Working Capital Management and Investment Policy
         12. Approval of Funding for Katke-Cousins Bunker Project
         13. Authorization for Amended and Restated Meadow Brook Theatre Agreement and Lease between Meadow Brook Theatre Ensemble and Oakland University
         14. University Housing Rates for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
         15. Ad Agency Contract Integrated Marketing Media Management and Buying Approval

E. New Items for Consideration/Action

1. 1. 1. 1. Investment Advisors Reports - Stephen W. Mackey
         2. Financial Statements June 30, 2026 and 2025 - Vice Chair David Kramer

F. Other Items for Consideration/Action that May Come Before the Board

G. Trustee Comments & Discussion

H. Adjournment

10/14/2026

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