Board of Trustees UA Institutional Meeting - November 6, 2025

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees held an institutional meeting on November 6, 2025, focusing extensively on investment management, capital projects, and procurement approvals. Key procurement-related discussions included investment recommendations for the pooled endowment and liquidity and capital reserve funds, with approvals to continue commitments to private real asset managers and to replace a publicly traded real estate manager. The board approved multiple resolutions for state appropriations requests for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Several professional services agreements were approved, including a $415,000 contract with Equifax Workforce Solutions for ACA compliance and a $300,000 event support contract with Oen Services. A major enterprise applications modernization project with Workday, Inc. was approved at approximately $123.6 million. Construction projects across the system were extensively reviewed and approved, including renovations and expansions at the AIM Battery Research Center ($15 million), Coleman Coliseum ($54.6 million), the Betty Shirley Clinic addition, ROC facility, Farah Hall renovation ($40.5 million), Capstone College of Nursing addition ($80.7 million), and UAB's Blount Residence Hall envelope renewal ($22.75 million). The board also approved a $113,000 amendment to a master software and services agreement for Bartow Arena renovations. Additionally, UAH presented and received approval for multiple construction projects including a new track and field complex, cybersecurity research center renovation, and the Exploration Plaza development, a $247.6 million mixed-use project involving student housing, research facilities, and commercial retail space. The meeting featured multiple motions and unanimous votes to approve these procurement and capital investment actions, reflecting a strong focus on infrastructure development and strategic vendor partnerships across the UA System.