Three USM Regents Committees to Meet March 30

Adelphi, Md. (March 28, 2017) -- Three committees of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will hold meetings on Thursday, March 30 at the University of Baltimore. The meetings will be held in the Hilda and Michael Bogomolny Room (5th floor) of the Student Center at the University of Baltimore (UB), located at 21 W. Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD.

The Committee on Organization and Compensation will meet at 8 a.m. and hear status reports on presidential search committees, regular 5-year presidential reviews and other matters. The committee then will vote on whether to reconvene in closed session to consider collective bargaining and personnel items specifically exempted in the Open Meetings Act from public consideration. The full agenda and supporting materials are here.

At 10 a.m., the Committee on Finance will vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session to consider items specifically exempted in the Open Meetings Act from public consideration. Those items include the awarding of new contracts for information technology (IT) financial systems and IT support.

The public session is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. with presentations of the facilities master plan update for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and systemwide enrollment projections. The committee will vote on campus self-support charges and fees for fiscal year 2018. Other items include the creation of a business entity at the University of Maryland, College Park that will serve as an innovative real estate arm to advance economic and community development goals and information on the status of capital improvement projects systemwide. The full agenda and supporting materials are here.

The Committee on Economic Development and Technology Commercialization will meet in public session at 12:20 p.m. The committee will hear a presentation on a featured startup, Balti Virtual. The firm, founded by a UMBC alumnus, comprises a team of 3D experts, creating state-of-the-art virtual and augmented reality experiences. The committee will be updated on selected USM economic development initiatives, including the Maryland Momentum Fund, federal and industry partnerships, legislative and policy priorities, and other initiatives. The full agenda and supporting materials are 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. Information about directions and parking options in the UB campus area are here.

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