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Operating budget and tuition parameters

What passed: The board approved the FY26 operating budget the finance committee had recommended on a 8–5–1 recorded vote. The approved package includes a system‑average undergraduate tuition increase of 5.5% (a proposed 6.5% average at universities and 4.5% at colleges in the materials submitted to the board) and system‑level parameters that distinguish between college and university sectors. Fee changes were reviewed by campuses and many fee changes were lower than tuition increases; the combined average cost to a full‑time college student was presented as about a 4.1% increase and 6.1% for a university student under the approved package.

Why trustees approved it: Supporters said the package balanced affordability with urgent budget shortfalls. The state appropriation picture and uncertain federal changes left a structural gap; trustees were told the approved tuition parameters were a compromise to raise net new operating revenue while keeping increases below higher proposals requested by some campuses.

Board tally: The board recorded 8 votes in favor, 5 opposed and 1 abstention on the operating budget measure.

2026 capital budget request

What passed: The board approved the system’s 2026 state capital request, which centers HEAPR (heating, electrical, plumbing, roof and related repairs) and a $200 million HEAPR ask among other line items. The request carried the projects previously funded for design and seeks funding for demolition of underused campus buildings and equipment for high‑need workforce programs. The finance committee and full board voted to forward the preliminary request to the governor and Minnesota Management & Budget for inclusion in the governor’s capital budget.

Why it matters: The system prioritized asset preservation and projects that address imminent system‑wide failures in building systems; trustees emphasized the need to show quick, effective use of any HEAPR funds awarded and to coordinate tours with legislators.

Contracts and committee approvals

Saint Cloud Technical & Community College roof and build‑out: The finance committee approved a construction contract authorization to spend up to $4.9 million for Heartland building roof replacement and a second‑floor Weidem Center student‑success buildout; funding sources include a gift, campus funds and HEAPR. The project was described as the first active FY25 HEAPR project.

External audit services: The audit committee and finance committee supported an extension of the external audit services contract (CliftonLarsonAllen) for system financial statements, the revenue fund, and federal single‑audit schedule work through FY28; the board authorized the extension with an overall contract cap and conditional authority for cybersecurity‑related audit work to be procured as needed.

Policy actions

The board approved several policy updates that completed second readings at committees earlier in the month:
- Policy 1B.3 (********* misconduct) — updated to current style and procedure references and accompanied by a renewed system training plan for students.
- Policy 4.9 (Employee Evaluation) — technical edits and clarifications about annual evaluation expectations.
- Policy 5.22 (Acceptable Use of IT Resources) — second reading approval.
- Policy 6.8 (Naming buildings and major public places) — updated to clarify roles for naming and to allow chancellor consultation with board leadership for renaming; updated procedures define honorary, philanthropic and commercial naming and establish a maximum initial term of 50 years.
- Policy 7.6 (Sales of products and services) — second reading approval and alignment with tuition/fee policies.

Presidential appointment

What passed: Chancellor Chuck Olsen recommended — and the board approved unanimously — the interim appointment of Dr. David Jones as president of Southwest Minnesota State University, effective July 1. Dr. Jones is currently vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Trustees said Dr. Jones’ enrollment and retention experience made him a fit for an interim assignment while the campus prepares a permanent search.

Process notes and what happens next

- The FY26 operating budget approval establishes tuition and fee parameters the chancellor and presidents will use to finalize institutional budgets and to guide campuses as they prepare fall term plans.
- The capital request will be refined through the summer and transmitted to Minnesota Management & Budget and the governor for the 2026 capital budget process; appropriations, if any, will require separate legislative action.
- Trustees asked for ongoing reporting: campuses that receive initial capital or HEAPR funds should demonstrate progress and closeout before further allocations; system office staff will return to trustees with updates on audits, IC‑POET RFP results and other near‑term budget matters.

Speakers and where to find the details: The trustees’ decisions and the committee materials — including the tuition tables, fee worksheets by campus, the FY26 all‑funds budget and the capital request — are included in the meeting docket recorded in the board packet for June 18.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Minnesota State Board of Trustees meetings - June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the June 18 board meeting trustees approved the FY26 operating budget (adopting tuition and fee parameters), the 2026 capital budget request, and appointed an interim president for Southwest Minnesota State University; multiple policy and contract items were also approved.","taxTitle","Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Public Universities Board of Trustees Meeting, School Boards, Minnesota","taxId",80593,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6508246,"Minnesota State urges scaling contract training and statewide marketing to grow enrollment and revenue",356,4694000,5050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5749400-3c9a29cb21bc94f85662756928743413&start=4694&end=5050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5749400-3c9a29cb21bc94f85662756928743413/thumbnail_4694000.jpg","/articles/6508246/Minnesota/Minnesota-State-urges-scaling-contract-training-and-statewide-marketing-to-grow-enrollment-and-revenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6508246-892f4aa60db431c51028f1cbc52e7836/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450264&Signature=EDEBA2vD7CjN4bCm6c2qAmc-uq93H~XxIpllygzzpyYCpX7HqorImyTAgIjx1~XuipZsi3hu-ixufj028ALTKwBTmnWqa-3vms1cNvBFuSQeY85xkwZ26bziohATfH01MlGNVQzqU~sPtty1vU1Yl1RIhG3WJ9m82AmNnKORIu8D7R5yruk7zL~9q~Qh6VnKy8zaPtU-DxPOWGD~0NEW96yUSrjBogX3NvKVgv8wUdi2n5YLT7vuIu1vli9QHwVeadW-hdONeNmbUOdUhiuphDtTLtDoFScNzQDRqzXlS6Qpv2U-47ekKUi9b0hBdxP~DzwdUOTnND5NMSsXM6E79w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","MINNEAPOLIS — Trustees heard June 18 that Minnesota State is pushing two linked strategies to support campuses: expand continuing education and contract training to serve employers and incumbent workers, and invest in system‑level marketing to drive enrollment.

Noelle Haughton, Minnesota State’s chief marketing and communications officer, summarized a system campaign, Minnesota State Promise, that packages tuition, program breadth and student supports. System marketing has drawn large online traffic — presenters reported more than 400,000 landing‑page views and 16 million ad impressions across channels — and system events such as Minnesota State Week (a June application push that waives application fees) and an October “Minnesota State Month” focused on visits and applications.

Hennepin Technical College and Dakota County Technical & Community College presented contract‑training case studies. Dakota County officials said customized training now accounts for the majority of their business development and that a focused business plan generated a net profit of roughly $900,000 in fiscal 2024. DCTC described partnerships that expanded CDL training, workforce mobility programs and micro‑credential pilots with local employers.

Minneapolis College’s continuing education director described mental‑health talent‑pipeline work that used industry funding to build a three‑part education pathway; the curriculum is being cross‑listed with other campuses to scale statewide. Presenters emphasized converting noncredit and employer training into credit pathways where possible, and using the Learn association best practices (a national contracting and continuing education group) to professionalize contract training.

Noelle Haughton said system marketing combines testimonials and data‑driven messages about affordability and program variety. She cited two campaigns: Minnesota State Promise (positioning the system) and “Value of Higher Education” (testimonials and statistics about earnings uplift) and reported that Minnesota State Week has produced a 65% increase in applications during the targeted week since its inception.

Why it matters: Trustees heard campuses can both serve local employers through customized training and use system marketing to increase awareness and applications. Presenters cautioned that contract training is not a universal budget fix — skilled customized training requires investment, expertise, and often upfront equipment or staffing — but can be an agile revenue and regional engagement tool.

Ending: System leaders asked trustees to continue supporting professional development for continuing education staff, expanded use of the Learn organization resources, and increased collaboration among campuses to scale successful employer‑sector programs.

Speakers quoted in this article spoke at the June 18 Minnesota State meeting and include their full names and roles in the speaker list.","System and campus leaders told trustees that continuing education and contract training (CECT) can be a revenue and workforce pipeline tool, while system marketing campaigns aim to boost applications and visits. Trustees heard campus examples of profitable customized training, noncredit‑to‑credit pathways and statewide ad campaigns.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6508252,"Minnesota State highlights Drive for 5 partnerships to train teachers, peace officers and health workers",1759,241000,2000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5749400-3c9a29cb21bc94f85662756928743413&start=241&end=2000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5749400-3c9a29cb21bc94f85662756928743413/thumbnail_241000.jpg","/articles/6508252/Minnesota/Minnesota-State-highlights-Drive-for-5-partnerships-to-train-teachers-peace-officers-and-health-workers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6508252-f5b7907ab410c8bf46c1e57ce5dea559/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450264&Signature=l3iiT3wvVy2gM3GZ55Bx44qauygFYKDnPyA6-2j7GflRbHHsTxTIvKsFoiiAPkZPExSiQERxKHrVjYXnZZgPMfs27dHB8IWotx3ZBPPuHorLahT0~1LPuKrbjJ-9s-yIYwrh-tEgvtBnEojyTY8Uh6bUJ72qIqEyEdx12ijKDSBex6Gfm3Liw71Yj47EbHbvgX3zVn~ER~3AfN~akbQ51OTR38Vdf0mzIQPOUTcL6XOv3JYRvvb1VP106JUXKid40BwNjYoZbIeLVEKVQzf4cvhNQj~VCRYVeMlu3~pLilUkdvt0mIUOaVJIfQPa2BuHve9maxro-hFYBy78KycOcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota State leaders told trustees on June 18 that the system is positioning itself as the state’s primary provider of talent for high‑demand fields, with targeted work on teacher education, peace‑officer training and health care workforce pipelines.

The presentation, led by Senior Vice Chancellor Satasha Green Stevens and executive directors Shannon Bryant (workforce and economic development) and Valerie D’Aquar (HealthForce Minnesota), described partnerships with the governor’s workforce development board, the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards and regional employers as central to the Drive for 5 strategy the state uses to prioritize sectors with high job openings.

Trustees were told Minnesota State already trains a large share of the state’s professionals in priority areas — the presenters said the system supplies roughly nine in 10 workers for some public safety and health occupations and trains roughly 45% of the state’s teachers — and that the system is using a mix of legislation, grants and employer funding to scale capacity.

On teacher pipelines, Bryant described a legislative appropriation in fiscal 2024 used to create a credit‑for‑prior‑learning pathway that helps paraeducators translate workplace experience into college credit. The system’s work produced agreement to recognize two specific courses — “Child Safety, Health and Nutrition” and “Child Growth and Development” — toward an associate‑level credential. Bryant said Minnesota State is coordinating with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) on potential associate‑level licensure and on expanding pathways for career and technical education teachers.

Bemidji State University President Richard Hoffman described Bemidji’s work expanding distance rosters and partnerships with local industry and tribal nations to build manufacturing and tech capacity in a region with different labor needs than the state aggregate.

On law enforcement, Bry ant and other speakers described the Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education program, known as IC‑POET. Hennepin Technical College and Alexandria Technical & Community College operate accelerated cohorts in partnership with sponsoring law enforcement agencies; the program combines academic coursework, tactical training and mentorship. Trustees were told the program sponsored 94 candidates across 46 agencies in one reported period and that funding for IC‑POET did not automatically renew; staff said renewed funding could be pursued through a new request‑for‑proposals process but that some small agencies are excluded because they cannot front the up‑front hire costs prior to state reimbursement.

On health care, Valerie D’Aquar summarized work by HealthForce Minnesota (hosted at Winona State), noting three rounds of state funding for free nurse‑assistant training that trained more than 4,500 people and helped more than 2,000 high‑school students take nursing assistant certification exams. D’Aquar described new models such as a pre‑licensure nursing apprenticeship (students employed by hospital systems who attend school while receiving pay and benefits) and a statewide Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence co‑founded with the University of Minnesota.

D’Aquar also said HealthForce will assume administration of the Minnesota State Multiregional Training Center to increase access to lifesaving training; she noted HealthForce’s “scrubs camps” for middle and high‑school students as a longer‑term pipeline activity and conversations with the Minnesota Indigenous Workforce Initiative to bring camps to American Indian communities.

Why it matters: Trustees and presenters framed the system’s role as a statewide “talent provider” that must align programs to employer demand, update curricula quickly, and scale programs through employer and state partnerships. Speakers emphasized that gaps in appropriation and short‑term legislative funding can leave programs dependent on matching funds and local partnerships.

What’s next: Presenters said they will continue to work with PELSB on teacher‑licensing pathways, pursue RFPs for additional IC‑POET funding, expand nursing apprenticeship pilots, and use Drive for 5 grants and partnerships to align curriculum with employer needs.

Speakers quoted in this report spoke at the June 18 Minnesota State meeting and include their full names and roles in other sections of this package.

Ending: Trustees praised the programs and asked staff to return with more specificity on scale, student outcomes and local capacity during future budget and planning cycles.","At a June 18 Minnesota State trustees' meeting, system leaders outlined coordinated workforce programs — from credit-for-prior-learning for paraeducators to accelerated peace‑officer cohorts and nursing apprenticeships — tied to state Drive for 5 priorities and regional employer partnerships.","actionData","errors"]

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