Notification of Board of Trustees Actions
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November 17, 2025 Board of Trustees Meeting
During a meeting of the Board of Trustees on November 17, 2025 at the University of Maine at Farmington the Board approved the following actions:
Redlined Board Policies
The Board of Trustees approved the final versions of the edited Board Policies 202, 303, 303.1, 304, 305, 305.1, 305.2 as initially presented in redlined form at the September 2025 Board Meeting and provided at the November 2025 Board Meeting materials in final form.
New Proposed Board Policy
The Board of Trustees approved the final version of the new Board Policy 316 as initially presented in redlined form at the September 2025 Board Meeting and provided at the November 2025 Board Meeting materials in final form.
Confirmation of Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of the Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees as presented.
Authorization to Exercise Purchase Option & Reimbursement Resolution, Acquisition – 300 Fore Street, Portland
The Board of Trustees accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee, and authorized the University of Maine System to exercise its purchase option for 300 Fore Street, Portland, Maine, at the contract price of $17,000,000, with all final terms subject to review and approval of the University of Maine System Treasurer and General Counsel.
Additionally, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee and authorized the University of Maine System to issue an internal loan for an amount up to the contract price plus relevant closing costs.
Further, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee and approved the Reimbursement of Project Expenditures resolution.
Art Building Construction – Gorham, USM
The Board of Trustees accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee, and authorized The University of Maine System acting through the University of Southern Maine (USM) to expend up to fifteen million and one hundred thousand dollars ($15,100,000) for a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) agreement with Great Falls Construction (Great Falls or Developer) for the construction of a new Art Building on the Gorham campus.
Additionally, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee and authorized the University of Maine System to issue an internal loan for up to $15,000,000.
Further, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Finance, Facilities, and Technology Committee and approved the Finance, Project and Reimbursement of Project Expenditures resolutions to authorize the University of Maine System, acting through the University of Southern Maine, to fund the construction of a new Art Building on the Gorham campus with a project total of up to $15,000,000, using financing with a maximum principal amount of debt of $15,000,000.
New academic program proposal: Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management, UMFK
The Board of Trustees accepted the recommendation of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, and approved the Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
University of Southern Maine Program Elimination
The Board of Trustees accepted the recommendation of the Chancellor, and approved the elimination of the Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation and the Minor in Recreational Leadership at the University of Southern Maine, effective at the conclusion of the Fall 2025 semester.
CONSENT AGENDA
Acceptance of Minutes
Awarding of Academic Degrees
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held at the University of Maine January 25-26, 2026.
cc:
Dannel Malloy, Chancellor
System Staff
Faculty & Student Representatives
University Presidents