FY 2009 Operating Budget Request, Capital Projects on Regents' Finance Committee Agenda, Sept. 28

ADELPHI, Md. (September 25, 2007) - The Committee on Finance of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet Friday, September 28, 2007, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Saratoga Office Building, 14th Floor, 220 N. Arch Street, Baltimore. The public meeting will begin at 9:45 a.m. following the 9:30 a.m. executive session of the committee.

Action items before the committee include:

• USM FY 2009 Operating Budget Request-Current Services Budget;
• Increase Authorization for Construction of New UMB Campus Center;
• Increase Authorization for Renovation of Three Sorority Houses at University of Maryland, College Park.

In addition, the committee will review the status of the system's current capital improvement projects.

The Regents are tentatively scheduled to convene a full board meeting via conference call to vote on the Operating Budget Request and Increase Authorization for the UMB Campus Center after the committee has concluded its voting.

Background information and agendas 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.

Parking for attendees will be available in the Saratoga Garage located at Saratoga and Arch Streets. For driving directions and a UMB map, visit: http://www.umaryland.edu/map.

Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu