Media Advisory - Regents to Meet in Special Session to Discuss Residency Policy
November 21, 2000
Board of Regents to Meet in Special Session to Discuss Residency Policy
Nov. 27
A special public session of the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§ (USM) Board
of Regents will be held on Monday, November 27 at 10 a.m. to consider
proposed revisions to the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§residency policy. The meeting, which will be
conducted via teleconference, will originate from the Chancellor's Conference
Room in the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Office, 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi, MD.
On
November 20, the Board of Regents Finance Committee voted to recommend for
full Board approval a set of revisions to the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Policy for
Student Residency Classification for Admission, Tuition, and
Charge-Differential Purposes. The Maryland Court of Appeals recently declared
a part of the current policy to be in violation of the Maryland Declaration
of Rights. The draft addresses that part of the policy concerned with a ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§
student's residency status (and thus whether he or she will receive an
in-state tuition rate), based on nine criteria.
The Board intends to
consider this matter expeditiously because this is the time of year that the
´óÄ̸£Àû¼§institutions are determining residency status for students applying for
the Spring and Fall 2001 semesters.
Full agenda and
background information 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.
Contact:
Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
Pager: 301/507-2316
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu