USM Board of Regents Holds Annual Retreat October 11-12

Baltimore, Md. (Oct. 10, 2023) -- The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will hold its annual retreat, with an opening session at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. The retreat will take place at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center (General Vessey Ballroom) at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

The first session on Oct. 11 will be a student panel discussion of what it means to be “student-centric,” followed by a session on the intersection between the value of higher education and the student-centered experience.

At 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, the board will vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session to discuss an item exempted from public consideration under the Open Meetings Act. That item concerns specific campus safety issues, strategies, and planning. At 8 a.m., the board will reconvene in public session to discuss what it means to be a student-centered system, followed by sessions on public perception of the USM, the composition of the USM student body, and how to bolster the USM Strategic Plan: Vision 2030. It is anticipated the retreat will end at 1:45 p.m.

Agendas and supporting materials for Board of Regents meetings can be found 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.

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