USM Board of Regents Meets on Friday, February 14

Baltimore, Md. (Feb. 12, 2025) – The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. The board will convene at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in the University Center Ballroom.

The meeting can be accessed via livestream at the following link: https://www.usmd.edu/regents/meetings/livestream.

Members of the public who wish to comment during the public comment period of the meeting are asked to email their comments in advance of the meeting to the following email address: regents@usmd.edu.

The board will hear an education forum, “A Better State of Care: Maryland’s Academic Health System.” The presenter is Dr. Mohan Suntha, President and CEO, University of Maryland Medical System.

The board will vote on several action items, including new academic programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland, College Park; and Bowie State University. The board also will hear reports from the councils of university system presidents, faculty, staff, and students.

The board also will vote on a resolution of appreciation for late Frostburg State University (FSU) President Ronald Nowaczyk and hear an information item regarding the FSU Educational Market Alignment Plan.

The final item of the public session will be a vote on whether to reconvene in closed session to discuss items exempted from public consideration under the Open Meetings Act. Exempted items include meetings with three presidents as part of their performance reviews; awarding of contracts for instructional design support services, IT consulting services and audio visual hardware and services; update on status of collective bargaining at USM institutions; an information update regarding specific personnel contracts; discussion with legal counsel about implications of recent federal actions; acquisition of property in College Park and leases of property in College Park and Baltimore; faculty award recipients and honorary degree nominations; and requests by institutions to name facilities after individuals.

Complete agendas and supporting materials for Board of Regents meetings are here.

 

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