Review of 2007 State University Research Commercialization Assistance Grants Program; 2007 Centers of Excellence Program and direction to the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board; Presentation by FIU 21st Century Scholar; Update on “...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Board of Education

The public is invited to Committee meetings and the regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida. The following Committees will meet for Research and Economic Development, and Academic Affairs/Strategic Planning. The regular meeting of the Board will follow.

DATE AND TIME: June 14, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: Ballroom, Graham Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Review of 2007 State University Research Commercialization Assistance Grants Program; 2007 Centers of Excellence Program and direction to the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board; Presentation by FIU 21st Century Scholar; Update on “Forward by Design”; Consideration of approval of Ph.D., Genetics and Genomics, UF; Consideration of BOG Regulation Rule 6C-8.001, F.A.C., University Calendars, for Final Approval; Status Report, Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety and Security; Status Report, FAMU Task Force on Finance and Operational Control Issues; University Tuition; Updates, Legislative Budget Request and Substantive Legislation, 2007 Session; Consideration of Appointment of University Trustees, FAMU, FIU, UNF; Consideration: Resolution requesting the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration of Florida to issue Revenue Bonds on behalf of the University of Florida to Finance Construction of a Parking Garage on the Main Campus, UF; Resolution authorizing the Issuance by the University of North Florida Financing Corporation of Revenue Bonds to Finance Construction of a Student Union on the Main Campus, UNF: Resolution authorizing the Issuance by the University of Central Florida Health Facilities Corporation of Revenue Bonds to Finance Construction of the Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building on the Lake Nona Campus, UCF; Resolution authorizing the Issuance by the University of North Florida Financing Corporation of Revenue Bonds to Finance Construction of a Student Housing Facility on the Main Campus, UNF; action items brought forward from Board Committees; and other matters pertaining to the Board of Governors.

Copies of the agendas may be obtained from the Board of Governors website at http://www.flbog.org.

Persons with disabilities who require assistance to participate in the meeting are requested to notify the Office of Access and Equity, [phone] (Voice), at least 7 days in advance, so that their needs can be accommodated.