Board of Regents to Meet April 11 at ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§ at Hagerstown
Board to Confer Annual Regents'
Faculty Awards
ADELPHI, Md. (April 4, 2008) - The University
System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will convene on Friday, April 11, 2008,
at the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Hagerstown (USMH) regional higher education center, 32 W. Washington Street,
Hagerstown, Maryland. The public meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of
the Hagerstown center. The
board will convene in executive session at 11:30
a.m.
During the meeting, the board will confer the annual Regents'
Faculty
Awards. Seventeen ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§educators and researchers will be honored for
their accomplishments in the areas of research, scholarship, and
creative activity; teaching; public service; mentoring; and
collaboration.
Action items before the board include:
- Board of
Regents statement of guidance on the development of graduate programs
concerning the environment;
- New academic
program proposals for a B.S. in information technology and B.S. in nursing
at Frostburg State University; and a M.S.
and Ph.D. in environmental science and technology at the University of Maryland, College
Park;
- Self-support
charges and fees for FY 2009;
- USM
2008-2017 enrollment projections;
- Proposed
amendment to exempt staff employees salary structures.
In addition to reports from ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Chancellor William E. Kirwan and from
the councils of university system presidents, faculty, staff, and students, the
board will receive reports from the Regents' audit and institutional assessment
committee; effectiveness and efficiency work group; capital campaign work
group; and campus safety and security work group.
Click 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 and
parking information for USMH, visit: .
Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu