USM Regents Committee on Finance Meets October 6 at Universities at Shady Grove

Full Board of Regents to Hold Special Meeting Later on Oct. 6 via Conference Call

Adelphi, Md. (Oct. 4, 2016) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Finance will meet on Thursday, October 6, beginning with a public vote at 10:30 a.m. on whether to reconvene in closed session. The meeting will take place in Room 4202 of the Camille Kendall Academic Center (Building III) of the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), 9640 Gudelsky Drive.

In closed session, the committee would discuss items that fall under closing guidelines of the Open Meetings Act. Those items are a potential adjustment to the USM's Fiscal Year 2018 capital budget to be submitted to the governor and consideration of the investment of the USM Common Trust Fund.

The committee is scheduled to reconvene in public session at 11:30 a.m. and vote on the Bowie State University facilities master plan. The committee also will vote on approval sought by the University of Maryland, Baltimore to sell four university-owned properties to Focus Development, LLC. The full agenda and supporting materials are available here. Driving directions to USG are available here.

Later on October 6, a special meeting of the full Board of Regents will occur via conference call at 4 p.m. The board would vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session. Public access to that vote is at the Columbus Center, Board Room G020, 701 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. In closed session, the board would discuss a request from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) for approval of an honorary degree award to an individual.

The agenda and supporting materials are available 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.

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