Meeting Information
The Board of Trustees sets an annual schedule of regular formal sessions, with discretion to cancel or postpone them. The board may also call special formal sessions as needed. All meetings are open to the public and available via livestream.
Upcoming 2026 Regular Board Formal Session and Committee Dates:
April 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B
June 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B
August 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: via Zoom
October 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - Board Formal Session
Location: Oakland Center, Banquet Rooms A & B
Oakland University
Board of Trustees Formal Meeting
April 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Oakland Center Banquet Rooms A& B
Presiding: Chair Brian Calley
A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. Call to Order – Chair Brian Calley
C. Roll Call – Secretary Joshua D. Merchant
D. President’s Report – President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
E. Consent Agenda for Consideration/Action – Chair Brian Calley
1. Consent Agenda
2. Treasurer's Report
3. Minutes of the Board of Trustees Formal Session of February 13, 2026
4. University Personnel Actions
5. Acceptance of Gifts and Pledges to Oakland University for the Period of January 27, 2026 through March 31, 2026
6. Acceptance of Grants and Contracts to Oakland University for the Period of January 1 through February 28, 2026
7. Final Undergraduate and Graduate School Report Fall 2025 - December 13, 2025
8. Discontinuance of Certain Academic Programs
9. Adoption of the Change from Music, Master of Music Program Modification to Redesign the (8) Discontinued Stand-Alone Degrees into one Single Master of Music Degree with Major-Dependent Concentrations
10. University Housing Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027
11. Meadow Brook Estate Operating Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027
12. Intercollegiate Athletics Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027
13. Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, Year End June 30, 2025
14. Reappointment of an Independent Public Accounting Firm
15. Approval for Increased Costs of the High Temperature Hot Water Permanent Redundancy Boiler Project
16. Approval of Extension to Contract for Residential and Retail Food Services on Campus
17. Resolution to Rename the Oakland University Trustee Academic Success (OUTAS) Program as The Glenn D. McIntosh Academic Success Program
18. Resolution for Modification of Oakland University's University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction Policy on Degree Requirements to Create a Reduced Credit Degree
19. Adoption of the Change from Creative Writing, B.A., Specialization in Screenwriting to Screenwriting, B.A.
20. Adoption of the Change from Creative Writing, B.A., Specialization in Fiction to Creative Writing, B.A.
21. Adoption of the Change from Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Radiologic Technology to Radiologic Technology, B.S.
22. Adoption of the Change from Nutrition, B.S., Specialization in Dietetics to Dietetics, B.S.
23. Adoption of the Change from Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy to Biomedical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy
24. Adoption of the Change from Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Diagnostic Medical Sonography to Diagnostic Medical Sonography, B.S.
25. Adoption of the Change from Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, B.S., Specialization in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) to Medical Laboratory Science, B.S.
26. Amendment to the College of Arts and Sciences Minimum Degree Requirements for Graduation Policy
27. Revision to the Graduate School Policy for the Minimum Number of Requirements for Ph.D. Program Credits
28. Resolution for Modification of Oakland University’s University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction Policy on Degree Requirements
29. Approval of Change in the Supplemental Application Charge for the Master of Physician Assistant Science Program
30. Approval of Honorary Degree for Glenn McIntosh
F. New Items for Consideration/Action
32. Commendation of the Don and Jan O’Dowd Graduate Award - Joshua Merchant
33. Commendation of Alfred G. and Matilda R. Wilson Awards and Human Relations Award–Mike Wadsworth
G. Other Items for Consideration/Action that May Come Before the Board
H. Trustee Comments & Discussion
I. Adjournment
4/17/2026
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The Board of Trustees values hearing from the Oakland University community and the public on matters before the board and issues affecting the university. Public comment is offered at each formal session, with remarks limited to two (2) minutes per speaker and no more than four (4) speakers per topic. To address the board, please complete the public comment request form at least 48 hours before the scheduled session.
Please note that public comment must be given in person. There is no zoom option available.
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Here you will find agendas from previous Board of Trustees meetings. Archived agenda's past 2021 can be found here.
2026 Archived Agendas
February 13, 2026 Board of Trustees Formal Session
2025 Archived Agendas
February 7, 2025 Board of Trustees Formal Session
April 11, 2025 - Audit Committee
April 11, 2025 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
May 7, 2025 - Board of Trustees Special Formal Meeting
June 27, 2025 Board of Trustees Formal Session
August 7, 2025 - Board of Trustees Formal Meeting
August 29, 2025 - Board of Trustees Formal Meeting
October 17, 2025 - Audit Committee
October 17, 2025 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
2024 Archived Agendas
February 2, 2024 Board of Trustees Formal Session
April 12, 2024 - Audit Committee
April 12, 2024 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
June 28, 2024 Board of Trustees Formal Session
August 2, 2024 Board of Trustees Formal Session
October 18, 2024 - Audit Committee
October 18, 2024 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
2023 Archived Agendas
February 6, 2023 Board of Trustees Formal Session
April 20, 2023 - Audit Committee
April 20, 2023 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
June 26, 2023 Board of Trustees Formal Session
August 10, 2023 Board of Trustees Special Formal Session
September 11, 2023 Board of Trustees Formal Session
October 23, 2023 Audit Committee
December 4, 2023 Board of Trustees Formal Session
2022 Archived Agendas
February 7, 2022 Board of Trustees Formal Session
April 14, 2022 - Audit Committee
April 14, 2022 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
June 13, 2022 Board of Trustees Formal Session
July 1, 2022 Board of Trustees Special Formal Session
August 8, 2022 Board of Trustees Formal Session
October 3, 2022 - Audit Committee
October 3, 2022 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
December 5, 2022 Board of Trustees Formal Session
2021 Archived Agendas
February 15, 2021 Board of Trustees Formal Session
April 12, 2021 - Audit Committee
April 12, 2021 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
June 21, 2021 Board of Trustees Formal Session
August 12, 2021 Board of Trustees Formal Session
October 11, 2021 - Audit Committee
October 11, 2021 - Board of Trustees Formal Session
December 13, 2021 Board of Trustees Formal Session
Meeting minutes from 1957 to the present are available through Oakland University Archives and Special Collections. View board meeting minutes.
Board of Trustees
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
