08/10/2010

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at 3 p.m. via videoconference at two locations: Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln; and Eppley Administration Building Room 200, 6001 Dodge St. on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus. Members of the public and media are welcome to attend the meeting at either location. The brief meeting also will be audio-streamed live at www.nebraska.edu.

Following are the agenda items for the August meeting. A detailed agenda is available at www.nebraska.edu, at the Board of Regents’ “Agendas & Minutes” page.

• The Board will consider a resolution regarding University of Nebraska at Kearney athletic conference alignment.
• The Board will be asked to approve a resolution relating to the Education Center project at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. The resolution allows the University to issue bonds on behalf of NCTA. The Education Center project, approved by the Board in 2008, includes construction of a new 27,000-square-foot Education Center to replace the current horticulture classroom facility, an addition to the existing Vet Tech Center, and renovation of the old dairy barn into a simulated veterinary clinic. (Addendum VI-B-1)
• The Board will be asked to approve a $583,000 increase in the Education Center project budget. (Addendum VI-B-2)

Contact: Melissa Lee
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