***Notice of Meetings: Ohio State University trustees to meet Aug. 19 and 20

The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, the Wexner Medical Center Board and the Athletics Committee will meet in both public and executive session on Tuesday, Aug. 19, and Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Columbus at the Longaberger Alumni House, 2200 Olentangy River Road. Some trustees may participate virtually in accordance with legislation and the Bylaws of The Ohio State University Board of Trustees.

TUESDAY, AUG. 19, 2025

9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Full-Board Executive Session 

John W. Zeiger (chair), Elizabeth P. Kessler (vice chair), Gary R. Heminger, Jeff M.S. Kaplan, Elizabeth A. Harsh, Reginald A. Wilkinson, Michael F. Kiggin, Tomislav B. Mitevski, Pierre Bigby, Juan Jose Perez, Bradley R. Kastan, George A. Skestos, Kara J. Trott, Patrick J. Tiberi

Note: This meeting will not be available via livestream.

1-4 p.m., Wexner Medical Center Board Meeting (Sanders Grand Lounge)

Leslie H. Wexner (chair), Gary R. Heminger, Tomislav B. Mitevski, Juan Jose Perez, George A. Skestos, Robert H. Schottenstein, Stephen D. Steinour, Cindy Hilsheimer, Amy Chronis, Hiroyuki Fujita, John W. Zeiger (ex officio, voting), Walter E. Carter Jr. (ex officio, voting), Ravi V. Bellamkonda (ex officio, voting), Michael Papadakis (ex officio, voting), John J. Warner (ex officio, voting) 

The public session of this meeting will be available via livestream provided by WOSU Public Media. The livestream URL is: https://vimeo.com/event/5308090/bf49ed4377.

The agenda is as follows:

1-1:45 p.m., Public Session 

• Approval of May 2025 Wexner Medical Center Board Meeting Minutes
• CEO Report – Dr. John Warner
• James Cancer Hospital Report – Dr. Kimryn Rathmell
• Wexner Medical Center Financial Report – Mr. Richard Silveria
• Recommend Approval to Enter Into Professional Services and Enter Into Construction Contracts – Ms. P’Elizabeth Koelker
• Quality and Professional Affairs Committee: Items for Approval – Mr. John Perez, Dr. Andrew Thomas, Dr. David Cohn
  1. Ratification of Committee Appointments FY2026
  2. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Clinical Quality Management, Patient Safety and Patient Experience Plan
  3. The James Cancer Hospital Quality, Safety and Experience Council Plan
  4. Plan for Patient Care Services
     1. OSU Wexner Medical Center
     2. James Cancer Hospital
  5. Scope of Care
     1. New Albany Ambulatory Surgery Center
     2. Dublin Ambulatory Surgery Center
  6. Patient Complaint and Grievance Management Policy
     1. OSU Wexner Medical Center
     2. James Cancer Hospital
  7. Direct Patient Care Services Contracts and Patient Impact Service Contracts Evaluation
     1. OSU Wexner Medical Center
     2. James Cancer Hospital
     3. New Albany Ambulatory Surgery Center
     4. Dublin Ambulatory Surgery Center

1:45-4:00 p.m., Executive Session

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20, 2025

8-9:30 a.m., Athletics Committee (Mount Leadership Room)

Gary R. Heminger (chair), Michael F. Kiggin (vice chair), Elizabeth P. Kessler, Jeff M.S. Kaplan, Pierre Bigby, Bradley R. Kastan, George A. Skestos, Kendall C. Buchan, John W. Zieger (ex officio)

The public session of this meeting will be available via livestream provided by WOSU Public Media. The livestream URL is: https://vimeo.com/event/5308105/96255cd7e8.

The agenda is as follows:

8-8:05 a.m., Public Session

• Athletics Director’s Report – Mr. Ross Bjork
• Approval of May 2025 Committee Meeting Minutes – Mr. Gary Heminger

8:05-9:30 a.m., Executive Session

10-11 a.m., Full-Board Public Session (Sanders Grand Lounge)

John W. Zeiger (chair), Elizabeth P. Kessler (vice chair), Gary R. Heminger, Jeff M.S. Kaplan, Elizabeth A. Harsh, Reginald A. Wilkinson, Michael F. Kiggin, Tomislav B. Mitevski, Pierre Bigby, Juan Jose Perez, Bradley R. Kastan, George A. Skestos, Kara J. Trott, Patrick J. Tiberi

This meeting will be available via livestream provided by WOSU Public Media. The livestream URL is: https://vimeo.com/event/5308110/b9a1094974.

The agenda will be as follows:

• Buckeyes in the Spotlight: Recognition of Distinguished University Professors
• Approval of May 2025 Meeting Minutes – Mr. John Zeiger
• President’s Report – President Walter E. Carter Jr.
• Consent Agenda
  1. Resolutions in Memoriam
  2. Hand Carry: Presidential Review and Compensation
  3. Hand Carry: Approval of Presidential Goals
  4. Approval to Establish a Master of Systems Engineering
  5. Faculty Personnel Actions
  6. Adoption of Required Policies, Rules and Plans Pursuant to Ohio Senate Bill 1, The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act
  7. Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Investment Plan
  8. Approval to Enter Into/Increase Professional Services and Enter Into/Increase Construction Contracts
  9. Approval of Ohio State Energy Partners Utility System Capital Improvements Plan for Fiscal Year 2026
  10. Approval for Disposition of Real Property – Thayer Road
  11. Approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget
  12. Approval of Appointment to the Self-Insurance Board
  13. Approval of the University Foundation Report
  14. Naming of Internal Spaces in University Hospital
  15. Naming of Internal Spaces in the Riffe Building
  16. Naming of Internal Spaces in Mason Hall
  17. Naming of Internal Space in The James Outpatient Care
  18. Naming of Innovation District at Ohio State
  19. Naming of the Waterman – Multispecies Animal Learning Complex
  20. Naming of Outpatient Care Powell
  21. Naming of Commercial Vehicle Innovation Laboratory
  22. Amendment to the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees
  23. Ratification of Committee Appointments FY2026
  24. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Clinical Quality Management, Patient Safety and Patient Experience Plan
  25. The James Cancer Hospital Quality, Safety and Experience Council Plan
  26. Plan for Patient Care Services – OSU Wexner Medical Center
  27. Plan for Patient Care Services – James Cancer Hospital
  28. Scope of Care – New Albany Ambulatory Surgery Center
  29. Scope of Care – Dublin Ambulatory Surgery Center
  30. Patient Complaint and Grievance Management – OSU Wexner Medical Center
  31. Patient Complaint and Grievance Management – James Cancer Hospital
  32. Direct Patient Care Services Contracts and Patient Impact Service Contracts Evaluation – OSU Wexner Medical Center
  33. Direct Patient Care Services Contracts and Patient Impact Service Contracts Evaluation – James Cancer Hospital
  34. Contracted Services – New Albany Ambulatory Surgery Center
  35. Contracted Services – Dublin Ambulatory Surgery Center

Public materials are available online through the respective meeting calendar entries in the Upcoming Meetings section of: https://trustees.osu.edu/.