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USM BOARD OF REGENTS
Universities at Shady Grove
Building II - Multipurpose Room
Gaithersburg/Bethesda Rooms
Rockville, MD 20850
February 17 , 2017
8:30 A.M.
AGENDA FOR PUBLIC SESSION — REVISED

Cover Memo - Meeting of the Board of Regents, Friday, February 17, 2017

Map and Driving Directions

Call to Order Chairman Brady

Welcome from the Universities at Shady Grove Dr. Edelstein

Chancellor's Report (information) Chancellor Caret

Educational Forum - Freedom of Speech Dr. William Galston, Brookings Institution

1. Report of Councils  

a. University System of Maryland Student Council — Mr. Kirk
b. Council of University System Staff — Ms. Larkins
c. Council of University System Faculty — Dr. Kauffman
d. Council of University System Presidents — Dr. Perman
i. January 9, 2017
ii. February 6, 2017

2. Consent Agenda Chairman Brady

a. Committee of the Whole
i. Approval of meeting minutes from December 9, 2016 Public and Closed Sessions (action) 1. Public
2. Closed
b. Committee on Audit
i. Approval of meeting minutes from December 21, 2016 Public and Closed Sessions (action) 1. Public
2. Closed
c. Committee on Advancement
i. Approval of meeting minutes from February 8, 2017 Public and Closed Sessions (action) 1. Public
2. Closed
ii. Year-to-date Fundraising Report FY 17 - December (information)
iii. Review of Policies: 1. IX-3.00 - Policy on Private Fundraising and Stewardship (action)
2. IX-5.00 - Policy on Ethical Practices in Charitable Giving (action)
d. Committee on Organization and Compensation
i. Approval of meeting minutes from January 26, 2017 Public and Closed Sessions (action) 1. Public
2. Closed
e. Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization
i. Approval of meeting minutes from January 26, 2017 Public Session (action) f. Committee on Finance
i. Approval of meeting minutes from January 26, 2017 Public Session (action)
ii. Amendments to USM Policy VIII-2.70-Policy on Student Classification for Admission and Tuition Purposes (action)
iii. Coppin State University: Facilities Master Plan Update (action)
iv. Towson University: Funding Authorization for Millennium Hall Repairs and Potential Ground Lease Amendment (action)
v. University of Maryland, College Park: Transfer of Property to Prince George's County, Maryland (action)
vi. Discussion of FY 2016 USM Audited Financial Statements (information)
vii. University of Maryland University College: Proposed Institutional Human Resources Policies (information)
g. Committee on Education Policy and Student Life
i. Approval of meeting minutes from January 17, 2017 Public and Closed Sessions (action)
1. Public
2. Closed
ii. New Academic Program Proposal
1. University of Maryland, College Park: Master of Quantitative Finance (action)
2. University of Maryland, College Park: Ph.D. and M.S. in Environmental Health Sciences (action)
3. University of Maryland University College: Transformational Leadership (action)
iii. Salisbury University: Creation of a College of Health and Human Services (action)
iv. Student Activism Update and Panel (information)
v. Update: Statewide Report on Campus Climate and Sexual Violence at Maryland Colleges and Universities (information)
vi. 2016 Annual Report of the Governor's P-20 Leadership Council (information)
vii. Report on Extramural Funding - FY 2016 (information)

3. Review of Items Removed from Consent Agenda  

4. Committee Reports  

a. Committee of the Whole — Chairman Brady
i. The New Administration and Potential Impacts on Science and Science Policy (information)
b. Committee on Audit — Regent Augustine
c. Committee on Organization and Compensation — Regent Gooden
i. Committee Report (information)
d. Committee on Education Policy and Student Life — Regent Slater
i. Policy on Awarding Honorary Degrees(action)
e. Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization — Regent Attman

5. Reconvene to Closed Session (action)Chairman Brady





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