USM Regents Committees on Finance, Economic Development and Technology Commercialization, and Organization and Compensation Meet September 8

Adelphi, Md. (Sept. 6, 2016) -- With the return of the academic year, three committees of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will hold meetings on Thursday, Sept. 8.

The meetings will take place in the President's Board Room, 14th floor of the Saratoga Office Building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). The building is located at 220 North Arch Street in Baltimore, Md.

At 8 a.m., the Committee on Organization and Compensation will meet in public session and vote on proposed recommendations regarding compensation options for the USM chancellor and USM presidents before voting on whether to reconvene in closed session. (Changes regarding chancellor's and presidents' compensation options must be approved at a later time by the full board.)

In closed session, the committee would discuss the following items specifically exempted in the Open Meetings Act from public consideration. Those items are: an update from staff and counsel regarding collective bargaining negotiations between several institutions and the Fraternal Order of Police and, additionally, an unfair labor practice complaint against an institution; several employment contracts subject to special review pursuant to Board of Regents policy VII-10.0; and legal advice from counsel. The agenda and supporting materials can be accessed here.

At 10 a.m., the Committee on Finance will vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session to consider an item specifically exempted in the Open Meetings Act from public consideration. That item is a real property acquisition in Salisbury, Md. The public session is scheduled to resume at 10:15 a.m., during which the committee will hear a presentation of the Bowie State University facilities master plan. The committee also will vote on a resolution of intent to reimburse USM cash balances spent on revenue-bond authorization projects and a lease of space in the UMB School of Nursing for an urgent care center for University of Maryland Midtown Health, Inc. The agenda and supporting materials can be accessed here.

The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet at 12:20 p.m. The committee will hear a presentation from gel-e Life Sciences, a startup that has developed an advanced wound care platform based on technology from UMCP. The committee also will hear updates regarding the Center for Maryland Advanced Ventures and the USM Economic Development Office. The agenda and supporting materials can be accessed here.

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) for special arrangements.

Parking is available in the Saratoga Garage, also located at 220 North Arch Street in Baltimore. For driving directions to UMB and a campus map, click here.  

 

 

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