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The ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Board of Trustees will learn about the growing impact of OHIO’s five institutes that are leading and advancing healthy aging research; they will also receive an update regarding ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ’s Opportunity College and Professions-Focused designations within the latest Carnegie Classifications—recognitions that affirm the University’s national leadership in delivering a high-value education that leads to lifelong success.

Additionally, the Board will receive a one-year progress report on OHIO’s Dynamic Strategy since its Board approval in June 2024. The update will include an overview of activities and accomplishments in the first year for each of the plan’s four pillars: Learn, Discover, Engage and Work.

The Board will also receive an enrollment update from Vice President of Enrollment Management Candace J. Boeninger, who will share an interim progress report on the University’s multi-year strategic enrollment planning efforts. Additionally, she’ll provide information about continued strong student interest in OHIO and anticipated trends for fall 2025.

Committee meetings will begin on the Athens Campus at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, in Walter Hall 104 and conclude around 2:30 p.m. Committee meetings will resume on Friday, June 13, starting at 9 a.m., with the main board meeting beginning at 11:20 a.m. The complete schedule and agenda for the June meetings, including links to meeting livestreams for both days, is available online at ohio.edu/trustees. 

Additional agenda items from the Board of Trustees’ June meetings are anticipated to include:

Discover Pillar: Five Institutes of Advancing Healthy Aging Research

Academics and Student Success Committee, 1 p.m., Thursday, June 12, Walter Hall 104

Chief Medical Affairs Officer and Executive Dean of Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Kenneth Johnson will share with the Board how ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ is emerging as a regional and national leader in healthy aging research through strategic institute development.

The presentation will demonstrate how the five health-focused institutes at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ—the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), the Diabetes Institute (DI), the Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute (ITDI), the Institute to Advance Health Equity (ADVANCE), and Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging (IMMA) — contribute to advancing the Discover Pillar of the Dynamic Strategy. Johnson will also highlight both the distinct contributions of the institutes and their collaborative efforts in advancing research related to healthy aging.

Additionally, the Board will learn more about the University’s strategic rationale for evolving the Edison Biotechnology Institute (EBI) into a newl