ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Board of Regents Holds Annual Retreat October 14

Baltimore, Md. (Oct. 12, 2021) -- The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) Board of Regents will hold its annual retreat on Thursday, October 14. The retreat will be held at The Hotel at the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, in the Crossland Ballroom.

The hotel address is 7777 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD. Details on parking and transportation are .

The board retreat is a day of discussion sessions designed to address ongoing challenges and opportunities in the higher education landscape, both nationally and in ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø.

The public meeting begins at 8:45 a.m. with a discussion, “Duty of Care,” led by Thomas Hyatt, Specialist and Senior Fellow with Association of Governing Boards (AGB) Consulting. Regent Louis Pope and officials with Huron Consulting will give an update on enterprise risk management. There will be updates from senior ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø leaders regarding a ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø crisis management plan and COVID-19.

At noon, the board will convene a brief, special meeting and vote publicly on whether to reconvene in closed session to discuss items exempted from public consideration under the Open Meetings Act. The items are approval of a search committee for a ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø president search and consideration of a request to name a space after an individual.

During the afternoon session, ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Chancellor Jay A. Perman will moderate a conversation regarding diversity in the STEM disciplines. It is anticipated the retreat will conclude at approximately 3 p.m.

Agendas and supporting materials for Board of Regents meetings can be found . 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.
 

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