Board of Regents Meets Feb. 15 at University of Maryland University College
ADELPHI, Md. (February 11, 2008) - The University
System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will convene on Friday, February 15, 2008,
at 8:30 a.m. The public meeting will be held at the University of Maryland
University College (UMUC) Inn and Conference Center, Room 1123, 3501 University
Boulevard East, Adelphi, Maryland. The public
meeting will be followed by an executive session of the board at 11:30 a.m.
The meeting will open with reports from USM Chancellor William E.
Kirwan and from the councils of university system presidents, faculty, staff,
and students. Student Regent Richard Scott and the Maryland Student Climate
Coalition will also address the board.
Action items before the board include:
- Amendments
to the Board of Regents' Policy on Student Classification for Admission
and Tuition Purposes;
- New academic
programs in engineering at Frostburg State University and
environmental science and technology at University of Maryland, College
Park;
- Creation of
a board Policy on Debt Management;
- Trimester
pilot program at Towson University.
In addition, the board will receive reports from the Regents' audit and
institutional assessment committee, capital campaign work group, and campus
safety and security work group.
Click here to access the complete meeting agenda.
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.
For driving directions to the
UMUC Inn and Conference Center, visit: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/directions/wasum-the-inn-and-conference-center-university-of-maryland-university-college/.
Parking is available in the adjacent garage.
Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu
