Approve for Notice, BOG Regulation, Powers and Duties, University Boards of Trustees; Request for Limited Access Status, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, USF; Florida 21st Century, Technology, Research, and Scholarship Enhancement Act ...

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Board of Governors, State University System of Florida announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: January 29, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: Grand Ballroom, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Approve for Notice, BOG Regulation, Powers and Duties, University Boards of Trustees; Request for Limited Access Status, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, USF; Florida 21st Century, Technology, Research, and Scholarship Enhancement Act Programs Annual Report; Final Reports of the Florida College System Task Force and State College System Pilot Project; Approve for Notice, BOG Regulation 8.003, Textbook Adoption; Status, Final Report, Task Force on FAMU Finance and Control Issues; Approve 2009-2010 SUS Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request; Authorize Release of Funds from the University Concurrency Trust Fund in accordance with the Campus Development Agreement between the FGCU Board of Trustees and Lee County; Authorize release of Funds from the University Concurrency Trust Fund in accordance with the Campus Development Agreement between the UWF Board of Trustees and Escambia County; Authorize release of Funds from the University Concurrency Trust Fund in accordance with the Campus Development Agreement between the FSU Board of Trustees and Leon County; Authorization to implement a Guaranteed Energy Performance Program, Main Campus, FAMU; Approve, Notice BOG Regulation, Leasing; Discussion of 2010-2011 LBR Guidelines; Annual Bond Report, 2007-2008; Update on Shared Services; Approval of New Degree Programs: Ph.D., Geosciences, FAU; Doctor of Nursing Practice, FSU; Ph.D, History, USF; Ph.D., Government, USF; Ph.D., Sociology, USF; Termination, Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, FIU; Approval of BOG Regulations: 6.017, Criteria for Award of the Baccalaureate Degree; 3.006, Accreditation; 3.004, Honorary Degrees; 3.009, Student Financial Aid; 6.009, Admission of International Students to SUS Institutions; 6.010, Student Affairs Administration; 6.0115, Observance of Religious Holidays; 6.018, Substitution or Modification of Requirements for Program Admission, Undergraduate Transfer, and for Graduation by Students with Disabilities, and 10.004, Educational Research Centers for Child Development; Approve Repeal, BOG Regulation 6.022, Veteran's Benefits- Inmate Students; and other matters pertaining to the Board of Governors.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mikey Bestebreurtje, Corporate Secretary, Board of Governors, 1614 Turlington Building, 325 W. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Office of Access and Equity, DOE at [phone], Voice. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact: Mikey Bestebreurtje, Corporate Secretary, Board of Governors, 1614 Turlington Building, 325 W. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.