U of M Board of Regents to meet Wednesday, Sept. 8

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (09/02/2010) —The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will hold its monthly meeting next week on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 at the McNamara Alumni Center on the Twin Cities campus. Included on the agenda is introduction of the new chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth, Lynn Black, and an update on strategic positioning by President Robert Bruininks and review of the annual University Plan, Performance and Accountability Report.

The schedule for the meeting is as follows:

Wednesday, Sept. 8

9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Facilities Committee, West Committee Room. The committee will review and act on schematic plans for the expansion of the recreation center on the Twin Cities campus and will act on a capital budget amendment for the Oak Street Parking Ramp Bike Center. Vice President for University Services Kathleen O’Brien and Associate Vice President for Facilities Mike Berthelsen will also provide a facilities condition assessment update.

9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Educational Planning and Policy Committee, East Committee Room. Provost Tom Sullivan will give a report on academic program changes in undergraduate and graduate programs.

1:30 – 2:45 p.m., Board of Regents work session, Boardroom. Vice President for University Relations Karen Himle will present on public perceptions of the university.

Immediately following work session, Board of Regents meeting, Boardroom. Black is introduced to the board. Regents professors are also recognized. Bruininks and Sullivan provide the strategic positioning update as well as review of the University Plan, Performance and Accountability Report. A portion of the meeting will be closed so the Board can discuss attorney-client privileged matters. Following that discussion, the meeting will be reopened and the Board will consider an agreement between the University, the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, and the City of Minneapolis related to the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) line.

More information on the Board of Regents, the full docket materials and live streaming of the board meetings can be found at www.umn.edu/regents.