´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Regents Committee on Education Policy and Student Life Meets March 28

Adelphi, Md. (March 24, 2017) - The ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§ (USM) Board of Regents Committee on Education Policy and Student Life at its next meeting will vote on a new academic program and hear an overview of undergraduate success in the USM.

The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, on the seventh floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

The academic program is a master of science in nursing at Frostburg State University, with two areas of concentration: family nurse practitioner and psychiatric & mental health nurse practitioner.

The report on ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§undergraduate success will include information on retention and graduation rates of first-time, full-time degree-seeking undergraduates. ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§is producing nearly seven graduates for every 10 students who enter as freshmen. The committee also will receive an update on how students, faculty, and staff at ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§institutions and the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Office are responding to recent immigration policies and regulations coming from the White House.

Background information and the full agenda are available here. Other information items include a response to federal immigration issues. The full agenda can be accessed .

Sign language interpreters and/or appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301.445.1901 (voice) or 301.314.7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.

Parking for attendees is available in the Walker Avenue Garage, located off of Hilltop Circle on Walker Avenue. For driving directions to UMBC and a campus map, click .

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