╨╧рб▒с>■  %'■   $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ье┴7 Ё┐ДbjbjUU "7|7|Д       lиииииии╝ьььь ° ╝╩╢ыыыIKKKKKK$А амoиыыыыыo╖ии█Д╖╖╖ы ииI╖ыI╖Т╖IииI 0 єєh╚╝0ьї IIЪ0╩IL ╕LI╖╝╝ииии┘RESOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS IN SUPPORT OF STATE OF MARYLAND REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS DEDICATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Approved by the Board of Regents, October 19, 2007) WHEREAS, a strong public higher education systemЧserving as the intellectual and economic engine for our state, and the ladder of opportunity for our citizensЧis vital to the State of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°; and WHEREAS, as the stateТs public higher education system, the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° (╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°) contributes significantly to the intellectual, economic, social, and cultural well-being of the State of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°, and, in classrooms, laboratories, in the public and private sectors, public schools, and communities, advances quality of life statewide; and WHEREAS, ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° institutions enroll more than 140,000 students annually; graduated nearly 28,000 students in FY 2007, many of whom entered the regionТs workforce; have an estimated 400,000 alumni living in ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°; and attract nearly $1 billion in external contracts and grants annually in support of leading-edge research and related activities; and WHEREAS, ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° Governor Martin OТMalley, members of the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° General Assembly, the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°, and the citizens of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° share the goals of excellence, access, and affordability for the stateТs colleges and universities; and, WHEREAS, in working to resolve the State of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°Тs $1.7 billion structural deficit, Governor OТMalley has proposed revenue enhancements dedicated to advancing our state; and, WHEREAS, if approved, this proposal would include enhancements dedicated to higher education, marking the first time that the State of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° has enacted such dedicated funding, and recognizing that stable and predictable investments in higher education better position our colleges and universities to meet state needs consistently; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Regents of the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° supports revenue enhancements dedicated to higher education; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Board of Regents encourages our stateТs leaders to enact revenue enhancements as long-term investments dedicated to advancing our state and in particular to advancing our stateТs higher education institutions; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT the Board of Regents expresses its appreciation to Governor OТMalley and the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° General Assembly for their work to help ensure that the ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═°, and all sectors of ╧б╚▒┴╘╞ц═° higher education, can continue to fulfill the goals of excellence, access and affordability, and thereby help ensure the stateТs future growth and prosperity. 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