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.

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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