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Board of Regents Elects New Officers, Approves 17 New Programs at Annual Meeting

July 13, 2001

Board of Regents Elects New Officers, Approves 17 New Programs at Annual Meeting

The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents elected a new slate of officers and approved 17 new academic programs among other items of business conducted during its public meeting at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, MD.

The Board elected the following officers: Nathan A. Chapman, Jr., chairperson; Charles R. Larson, vice-chair; Steny H. Hoyer, secretary; Thomas B. Finan Jr., treasurer; Louise Michaux Gonzales, assistant treasurer; and William T. Wood, assistant secretary.

The Board also approved the following new programs: A bachelor of science in nursing and a master of business administration from Bowie State University; a B.S. in urban arts production and a master of science in reading from Coppin State College; a B.S. in finance, a B.S. in marketing, a B.S. in management, and a B.S. in exercise science, all from Salisbury University; a certificate in advanced study in reading education and a certificate in advanced study in organizational change from Towson University; an M.S. in interaction design and information architecture and a master of science in health systems management from the University of Baltimore; a bachelor of arts in music, a B.A. in dance, and a combined B.A. in environmental studies/B.S. in environmental science, all from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and a master of historic preservation from the University of Maryland, College Park.

The Board also amended its policy regarding the selection of a student Regent to ensure that the Chancellor and the USM Student Council work together to select no fewer than three candidates from separate USM institutions.

The Board also approved a plan by Bowie State University to establish a public/private partnership for the construction of a 300-350 bed student housing facility on Bowie State property, to be ready by Fall 2003.

Finally, the Board was introduced to the Student Regent for Fiscal Year 2002, Saleem A. Rasheed from Bowie State University. Rasheed is a senior majoring in sociology.

Contact:

Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu


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