USM Regents Committees on Finance and Economic Development to Meet Jan. 30

Adelphi, Md. (Jan. 28, 2014) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Finance and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet on Thursday, January 30.

The Committee on Finance will convene at 10 a.m. to take a public vote on whether to reconvene in executive session. The meeting will take place at Towson University in the University Union, Room 306. The committee is scheduled to convene in public session at 10:15 a.m. That meeting will take place in the University Union, Room 304.

During the public session, the committee will vote on several action items, including amendments to USM policies for sick leave and annual leave and an increase in funding for construction projects at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and University of Maryland, Baltimore. The committee also will hear information items on fall 2013 enrollment, the capital budget, and a report on fiscal year 2013 procurement contracts.

Background information and the agenda are available at http://www.usmd.edu/regents/agendas/fc20140130.php.

The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will convene at noon in Room 306 to take a public vote on whether to reconvene in executive session. A public session of the committee is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. in Room 304.

The committee will hear information items on the USM cyber security landscape and a featured cyber security start-up, Light Point Security, based at bwtech@UMBC. The committee also will hear presentations regarding the Maryland E-nnovation Initiative and the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone program. Background information and the agenda are available at http://www.usmd.edu/regents/agendas/edc20140130.php.

Sign language interpreters and/or appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301.445.1901 (voice) or 301.314.7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.

Parking for attendees is available in the Union Parking Garage. For driving directions to Towson University and a campus map, click http://wwwnew.towson.edu/main/abouttu/visitor/dircampus.asp.

Contact: Mike Lurie
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: mlurie@usmd.edu