A meeting of the Physical Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees convened at 9:47 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020, on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. The meeting was held in Stewart Center, Room 214, to allow for social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions were placed on the number of visitors in the room, and members of the media and the public who wished to observe the meeting virtually were provided such instructions. Everyone in the room was wearing a mask.

All members of the committee were present: Gary Lehman, chair; Sonny Beck; Theresa Carter; Michael Klipsch; and Noah Scott. All other trustees were present: Michael Berghoff; JoAnn Brouillette; Vanessa Castagna; Malcolm DeKryger; and Don Thompson.

Officers and administrators in attendance were: Mitch Daniels, president; Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity; Chris Ruhl, chief financial officer and treasurer; Jim Almond, senior vice president, assistant treasurer, and assistant secretary; Steve Schultz, general counsel; Trent Klingerman, deputy general counsel (virtually); Janice Indrutz, corporate secretary and senior executive assistant to the Board; Ron Elsenbaumer, chancellor of Purdue University Fort Wayne, and Tom Keon, chancellor of Purdue University Northwest (virtually).

I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Physical Facilities Committee voted unanimously to approve the minutes of its April 2, 2020, meeting.

II. APPROVAL OF 2021-2031 TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN

Trustee Lehman began discussion of the ten-year capital plan by expressing his belief that it was a good exercise done every two years. Mr. Michael Cline, senior vice president for administrative operations, formally requested approval of the 2021-2031 ten-year capital plan, which, he said, was inclusive of all campuses in the Purdue system. He reminded the Committee that the plan was required by the State in conjunction with submitting the biennial legislative capital request. Mr. Cline informed the Committee that input and feedback was sought from stakeholders, and he outlined five projects which would be submitted as part of the 2021-2023 legislative capital request; three projects on the West Lafayette campus, and one each at the Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses.

In response to a question from Trustee Klipsch, Mr. Cline explained the legislative capital request process. Trustee Castagna asked Dr. Marion Underwood, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, to discuss the concept and strategy for the Active Clinical Learning Building, which was one of the five projects outlined by Mr. Cline. Dean Underwood informed the Committee that the facility would provide incredible opportunities for interprofessional education for students in Pharmacy Practice and the School of Nursing, both professions which, she said, required interprofessional education for accreditation. She said the building would be state-of-the-art, including robots that look like people, and shared by both programs to enhance the strong collaborations already happening. She also noted that two-thirds of nursing graduates went on to work in Indiana hospitals and clinics and two-thirds of all Indiana pharmacists trained at Purdue, and she pointed out that the University of New Mexico was the only other institution in the country that offered this shared program. Trustee Castagna and Dean Underwood agreed that the timing for the facility was right given the current pandemic.

Upon proper motion duly made and seconded, the Physical Facilities Committee voted unanimously to recommend full Board approval of the ten-year capital plan. Supporting materials were filed with the minutes.

III. REMARKS REGARDING CHANEY-HALE HALL OF SCIENCE

Trustee Klipsch shared that the Board members toured the Chaney-Hale Hall of Science the previous day, which would soon open for the start of the fall semester. He described it as “incredible” and “amazing,” and he offered his praise to Mr. Cline and his team.

IV. ADJOURNMENT

By consent, the meeting adjourned at 9:58 a.m.