All five of Iowa’s public university presidents will undergo an evaluation Wednesday in a closed session of the Iowa Board of Regents February meeting.

The midyear evaluation will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ISU Alumni Center; the session will be closed-door, meaning no members of the public will be allowed to be present.

Josh Lehman, senior communications director for the Iowa Board of Regents, said the midyear evaluations are progress reports between the board members and the institution heads.

Lehman said no action will most likely come from this session. However, if there were to be any action taken, Lehman said that would take place in a following open session.

Lehman also said compensation of the institution heads’ contracts are not tied to the midyear evaluation. If the board takes action in compensation or their contracts, that is done in public session.

The midyear evaluation is one of two annual Iowa Board of Regents evaluations of institution heads for Iowa public universities. An end-of-the-year evaluation, which typically takes place in June, is the second.

However, the end-of-the-year evaluations include an open session for the public since those evaluations are tied to compensation and contracts.

The review for the new president of the University of Iowa, Bruce Harreld, is the first since he took the position Nov. 2.

Harreld will also host a town hall Tuesday, which has been promoted “as an opportunity for the UI community to hear from university leaders, ask questions and share ideas for improvement,” according to The Cedar Rapids Gazette

The Board of Regents unanimously voted for Harreld to replace then-retiring UI President Sally Mason on Sept. 3, which has sparked controversy because of his lack of academic experience. Since that appointment, several university student organizations have called for an open forum with the new president.

The full agenda for the Board of Regents meeting, which will take place on Iowa State’s campus Wednesday and Thursday, can be found here.