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USM Regents Committees on Finance and Economic Development Meet March 31

Adelphi, Md. (March 29, 2016) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Finance and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet on Thursday, March 31. Both meetings will take place in the Potomac Ballroom, Salon 2, of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Inn and Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, MD.

At 10 a.m., the Committee on Finance will convene and vote on several action items. Those items include campus self-support charges and fees for fiscal year 2017, several building leases at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), and a new policy on criminal background checks. The committee also will hear several information items, including a presentation of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's facilities master plan update. The full agenda and supporting materials are available here.

The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization is scheduled to meet at 12:15 p.m. The committee will have an informational presentation on a featured start-up, Xcision Medical Systems, LLC.  Xcision Medical Systems, LLC was founded by Dr. Cedric Yu, a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The company is developing solutions to enable an expanded role of radiation therapy in cancer care, based on a patent from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

The committee also will hear informational updates on the Greater College Park Innovation District, early-stage investment fund opportunities, and the latest USM new company formation report. 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.

Parking for the meeting will be available in UMUC's Inn and Conference Center garage. Driving directions are available here.

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

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