AGENDA
Montana Board of Regents Meeting
University of Montana Western
Dillon, Montana
March 12, 2026
Location: Swysgood Technology Center Great Room
Agenda items may be posted up to 48 hours in advance of the Board of Regents meeting. Please check the website prior to the meeting. *All times listed on the agenda are approximate.
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Community and Campus Leaders Reception Andrus Hotel, 33 S. Idaho Street |
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 7:15 AM | Board of Regent Breakfast with Faculty Representatives
Lewis and Clark Room – Mathews Hall |
| 7:15 AM |
Continental Breakfast for Meeting Attendees |
| 8:30 AM |
Meeting Convenes | Roll Call Comments by Chair Buchanan Approval of Minutes
Commissioner’s and System Report
Remarks by Superintendent Hedalen |
| 10:30 AM | |
| 12:00 PM |
Regents Lunch with Student Representatives |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch for Meeting Attendees |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 3:30 PM |
Two-Year and Community College Committee Public Comment* Committee Reports & Action
Appeal #1 Meeting Adjourned Upon Completion |
*Other than the meeting starting time, times listed are approximate. In addition,
agenda items may be rearranged unless an item is listed as having a “time certain.”
Action may be taken on any item listed on the Board or Committee Agendas.
Public comment is welcome on all items on the agenda and on any public matter not
on the agenda and within the Board’s jurisdiction. At the approximate time listed
on the agenda for public comment, the Board of Regents will call for public comment
from people attending in-person and people attending via Zoom. The Board may be ahead
of or behind the time scheduled for public comment on the agenda. The Board of Regents
requests all public comment, given in-person or remotely via Zoom, be limited to three
minutes. To offer public comment remotely, please complete the Zoom registration.
Zoom registrations must be completed no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 11,
2026. Written public comment should be submitted either by email to jcasanovas@montana.edu or sent by mail to 560 N. Park Ave, PO Box 203201 Helena, MT 59620-3201 with Attn:
Jasmine Casanovas. The Board of Regents will make reasonable accommodations for persons
with disabilities who wish to participate in public comment. For questions about
accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact the Office of the Commissioner
of Higher Education at 406-449-9127 (or dial 711 for TDD) or email jcasanovas@montana.edu.