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CMU Trustees to consider proposed operating budget

Tuition rates also on agenda for Thursday’s formal session

| Author: Kevin Essebaggers | Media Contact: Aaron Mills

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider the university’s operating budget when it meets in formal session at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, following scheduled committee meetings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

On the agenda for the June sessions is review and discussion of CMU’s proposed 2025-2026 operating budget, which the trustees must approve or amend at the meeting. Trustees also will consider proposed tuition rates for the 2025-2026 academic year, as well as the proposed tuition rate for the College of Medicine for academic year 2026-2027.

CMU President Neil MacKinnon also will offer a university report updating trustees on several university achievements, progress and developments since the April meeting.

Other items on the meeting agenda include:

  • Consideration of emeritus rank for 5 faculty and staff members. 
  • Faculty promotions and professor salary adjustments. 
  • Approval of Public School Academy activities.
  • Consideration of a proposed update to the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Disciplinary Procedures regarding bullying, hazing and harassment.
  • Discussion of several lease agreements.
  • Acceptance of the Advancement Private Support report.
  • Consideration of new endowments, awards and scholarships.
  • Approval of internal audit charter.
  • Appointment of a director to the CMU Research Corporation.

Highlights for Wednesday’s committee meetings include:

  • Policy and Bylaws Committee, 2:15-2:30 p.m. – Trustees will review and recommend traffic control orders, traffic ordinance amendments and the 2025-2026 campus map, which will be considered by the full Board of Trustees as part of Thursday’s consent agenda.
  • Academic and Student Affairs Committee, 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Vice President of Student Recruitment and Retention Jennifer DeHaemers will provide an update on enrollment and the strategic enrollment management plan. Symantha Datillo will update trustees on changes at the Student Food Pantry.  Matt Johnson, a faculty member from the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education, will discuss the Hearing Diverse Voices panel series.
  • Finance and Facilities Committee, 3:30-4:20 p.m. – Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Mary Hill and Associate Vice President of Facilities Management Jonathan Webb will update trustees on current and upcoming campus construction and renovation projects. Trustees also will discuss items on Thursday’s consent agenda. Tuition rates and the 2025-2026 operating budget will be discussed as a committee of the whole during Thursday’s Formal Session.

Agendas for the June meetings, including Wednesday’s public committee meetings and the formal session Thursday, are available on the Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes webpage.

Board of Trustees meetings are open to the university community and members of the public. All meetings will be held in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center, with seating for up to 25 individuals in the adjoining Lake Superior Room.

All meetings are also available via live stream:

Per the Board of Trustees Bylaws, individuals wishing to address the Board of Trustees during the public comment period must submit a request in advance of the formal session in one of two ways:

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