Media Advisory - Regents' Technology Committee to Meet September 25

September 24, 2001

Regents' Technology Committee to Meet September 25 via Teleconference at USM Office

The Technology Committee of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet in public session via teleconference on Tuesday, September 25 at 10:30 a.m. The call will originate from the Chancellor's Conference Room in the USM Office, 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi, MD.

The committee will consider several agenda items, including:

• Updated Information Technology (IT) Plan overview
  
  
• Report from William D. Leith, University of Maryland, College Park director of student aid, on recent changes in federal financial aid rules as they apply to eligible students' ability to purchase computers
  
  
• Report from USM Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Joseph Vivona on various IT  issues, including access to computers and minimum technology standards for students
  

Full agenda and background information will be available at the meeting. 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) to make special arrangements.

Contact:

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