ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Board of Regents Meeting Scheduled for November 2
Adelphi, Md. (Oct.
29, 2012)
-- The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) Board of Regents at its next meeting will
vote on a proposal to establish a ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Center on Academic Transformation and
hear an educational forum regarding ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø strategies in fundraising and other
advancement areas.
The
public session of the meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday, November 2 at
the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory/Bernie Fowler Lab Conference Room at the
University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) in Solomons,
MD. The facility is located at 146 Williams Street in Solomons, MD.
At
its recent retreat, the Board of Regents engaged in a thorough discussion about
transformation of the academic model, including course redesign and other
innovative learning models. The creation of a Center for Academic
Transformation at ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø would enable an expansion of existing System-led efforts for
collaboration among ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø campuses and enhance opportunities for funding of new
initiatives.
The
presentation regarding ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø advancement activities will be delivered by Regent
Barry P. Gossett, chair of the BOR Committee on Advancement, and ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Vice
Chancellor for Advancement Leonard R. Raley.
The
board also will vote on a proposed master of arts in language, literacy and
culture at the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, Baltimore County (UMBC). The regents
will hear reports from the councils of university system presidents, faculty,
staff and students. After the public meeting, the board will meet in executive
session.
Background
information and the agenda are available at .
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.
For
directions to the UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, see .
Signage regarding parking will be posted on site.
Contact: Mike Lurie
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: mlurie@usmd.edu