Media Advisory - USM Board of Regents to Meet December 7

January 11, 2002

Education Policy Committee to Meet January 17 at Towson University

The Committee on Education Policy of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ (USM) Board of Regents will meet in public session on Thursday, January 17 in Chesapeake Room #1 on the third floor of the University Union at Towson University. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.

The Education Policy Committee will consider several agenda items, including:

  • New program proposals, including a bachelor of urban and regional planning from Frostburg State University; a bachelor of arts in environmental issues from Salisbury University; a master of science and doctorate in computer engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; a doctorate in urban and regional planning and design from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP); a post-baccalaureate certificate in museum scholarship and material culture from UMCP; and a doctorate in clinical audiology from UMCP

  • Revised USM policy on intellectual property

  • Campus crime reports as required by the U.S. Department of Education

  • Discussion on the USM response to the ongoing teacher shortage

  • Analysis of proposed drug policies for USM faculty and staff

  • Discussion on USM participation in the Eastern Shore Higher Education Center and other multi-institutional regional centers
Full agenda and background information will be available at the meeting. 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) to make special arrangements.

Contact:
Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu