The following entry should be added to the "Items of Interest" for the August 9 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Three changes have been made to the agenda for the August 9 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

Please note: The meetings listed below will take place in Columbus, Nebraska

The following events have been scheduled in conjunction with the August 9 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has scheduled two events in Columbus on
Saturday, August 9:

University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith has announced the awarding of eight Presidential Graduate fellowships for academic year 2003-2004. Seven of the students are seeking Ph.D. degrees, four at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, two at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and one at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Another UNO student is seeking dual master's degrees in social work and public administration. The fellowships include stipends of $16,500 at UNL and 20,000 UNMC. At UNO, the fellowships provide $14,000 for the Ph.D. candidate and $11,000 for the master's degree candidate. Funding for the fellowships is provided through donations to the University of Nebraska Foundation.

Four items on the agenda for the June 7 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents have been revised. The items and a description of each revision follows:

Two new seminars have been announced as part of the 2002-2003 University of Nebraska Public Policy Seminar Series:

The following events have been scheduled in conjunction with the June 7 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

The following statement has been released by Regent Randy Ferlic, Chairman of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

The following events have been scheduled in conjunction with the April 26 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

The third annual SHE conference (for Self-Esteem and Higher Education = Empowerment) has been set for Thursday, May 1 at the Nebraska East Union on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The conference for high school girls will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m. The conference is free of charge and includes a luncheon.

Nebraska organizations with a wide array of interests have adopted resolutions asking that the University of Nebraska be considered a high priority for funding as the Legislature moves toward completion of the budget for the 2003-2005 biennium.

Current information
University of Nebraska budget information

University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith and the chancellors of the four university campuses will hold a news conference at 12:00 noon on Monday, March 10.