USM Regents Committees on Finance, Economic Development to Meet September 11

Adelphi, Md. (Sept. 9, 2014) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Finance and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will hold separate meetings on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Both meetings will be held on the seventh floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). At 10 a.m., the Committee on Finance will vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session.

In closed session, the committee would consider items specifically exempted in the Open Meetings Act from public consideration. Those items are the appointment of officials to the board of bwtech@umbc (the UMBC research park); acquisition of real property in Salisbury, Md.; and investment options of the USM Common Trust Fund.

In public session, the committee will act on proposed amendments to the policy on tuition remission for spouses and dependents for USM employees and retirees. The committee also will vote on the sale by Coppin State University of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum to the Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation and hear an informational review of capital improvement projects. The full agenda and supporting materials are here.

The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet in public session at 12:20 p.m. The committee will hear several information items, including a briefing on the Maryland Innovation Initiative, a presentation from USM start-up firm Analytical Informatics, an update on the Maryland Economic Development and Business Climate Commission, and the report on new company formation for January 2014 through June 2014.

The full agenda and supporting materials are here.

Sign language interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301.445.2756 (voice) or 301.314.7683 (TTY/ITT) for special arrangements.

Parking for attendees is available in the Walker Avenue Garage, located off of Hilltop Circle on Walker Avenue. For driving directions to UMBC and a campus map, click here.

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