06/05/2009

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet Friday, June 12, at Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege Street, Lincoln. Committee meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the Board meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. The major item on the agenda is the 2009-2010 operating budget for the University; the full discussion of the budget will occur during the committee meetings, at approximately 9:30 a.m. A vote will be taken on the budget during the afternoon session.

A complete agenda can be found at nebraska.edu/board.

Highlights include:

8:30 a.m.
Innovation Campus update
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, and Innovation Campus Consultants Jay Noddle of Noddle Companies, Omaha, and Mary Jukuri of JJR/Smith Group

9:30 a.m.
2009-2010 Budget Recommendations
NU President James B. Milliken, Budget Director Chris Kabourek

10:15 a.m.
UNL Athletics Student Life Complex
Ted Weidner, UNL Facilities Management and Planning

10:45 a.m.
Student Information System update
John Fiene, UNO and Ed Hoffman, Nebraska State College System

11:15 a.m.
Peter Kiewit Institute
President Milliken, PKI Executive Director Dr. Michael McGinnis

11:30 a.m.
Holland Computing Center
President Milliken, Associate Vice President Dr. Richard Hoffman

The Board meeting will include action on the following items:

Establishment of a new Center for Integrative and Translational Neuroscience at UNMC
Establishment of a new major in Neuroscience at UNO
Elimination of a policy relating to distance education tuition rates
Approval of the operating budget and proposed tuition rate increases
Approval of the final payment for State Fair Park
Approval of a lease agreement between UNL and the Horsemen’s Benevolent Society relating to horse racing at State Fair Park
Approval of the program statement for the renovation of Roskens Hall at UNO.