Three USM Board of Regents Committees to Meet on September 10
Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 9, 2020) – Three committees of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet on Thursday, Sept. 10. Additionally, the Board of Regents will conduct a brief, special meeting.The Committee on Governance & Compensation will meet at 8:30 a.m. Access to the meeting is via the following dial-in information:
Dial In: 1-443-353-0686
Access Code: 410 975 626
The committee will vote on a review of the committee charter and discuss a policy review timeline/workplan.
The committee will vote on whether to reconvene in closed session to discuss items exempted from public consideration under the Open Meetings Act. The reasons for closing are to maintain confidentiality regarding collective bargaining negotiations and a specific employment agreement, and to handle administrative matters regarding an educational session for regents on collective bargaining and the scheduling of multi-year reviews of USM presidents.
Before the scheduled start of the Committee on Finance at 10:30 a.m., the full board will conduct a brief, special meeting to receive an update on a presidential search. Access to the meeting is via the following dial-in information:
Dial In: 1-443-353-0686
Access Code: 711 983 77
The Committee on Finance will meet at 10:30 a.m. Access to the meeting is via the following dial-in information:
301-715-8592
Conference ID - 963 2629 6771
Password: 625314
The committee will hear and vote on a presentation regarding USM enrollment projections, for fiscal years (FY) 2021-2030. Other action items include a proposal to temporarily suspend the self-support requirement for intercollegiate athletic programs during the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in project authorization for the School of Nursing Student Services renovation and window replacement at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
The committee will vote on whether to reconvene in closed session. In closed session, the committee would consider the investment of the USM Common Trust Fund; development of the proposed FY 2022 operating budget submission (and potential adjustments); and awarding of new contracts related to enterprise resource planning (ERP) and IT networking hardware and software maintenance.
The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet at 12:30 p.m. Access to the meeting is via the following dial-in information:
Dial In: 1-443-353-0686
Access Code: 665 630 11
The featured innovator panel will have three of the recent USM COVID App Challenge winners, with IBM industry partner and judge John Joaquin. There will be a vote on the committee’s charter, and USM Vice Chancellor for Economic Development J. Thomas Sadowski will update the committee on several initiatives, including the USM COVID Research & Innovation Task Force and the Maryland Momentum Fund.
Agendas and supporting materials for Board of Regents committee meetings are here.
Contact: Mike Lurie
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: mlurie@usmd.edu