USM Board of Regents Meets on Friday, October 31
Baltimore, Md. (October 28, 2025) – The ÏÂÔض¶Òõ (USM) Board of Regents will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 31. The board will convene at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
The meeting can be accessed via livestream at the following link: /regents/meetings/livestream.
Members of the public who wish to comment during the public comment period of the meeting are asked to email their comments in advance of the meeting to the following email address: regents@usmd.edu.
The board will hear an educational forum, “The Big Ten and the USM: A Three-Part Discussion”.
The board will vote on several action items, including degree program proposals for an M.S. in Marketing and a D.I.S. in Information Science Leadership and Community Engagement at University of Maryland, College Park; a resolution of appreciation for UMB Police and Public Safety; and reaffirmation of the Board of Regents’ position against illegal discrimination. The committee also will vote on an amendment to the Forty-Seventh Bond Resolution on auxiliary facility and tuition revenue bonds; an increase in authorization for the Commons building kitchen HVAC replacement at Salisbury University, and restoration of Towson University’s Central Utility Plant.
The agenda includes information items regarding FY 2025 procurement contracts; the FY 2026 Audit Committee workplan, completed Office of Legislative Audit activity, and an enrollment update and FY 2026 Estimated FTE Report. Items also include reports on the Sustainability Strategic Plan and research, the Climate Innovation Alliance, and updates on the Venture Development and Innovation Collaborative and Momentum Fund. Additional items include a report from the Campus Safety Panel, and notification of awards for the Wilson H. Elkins Professorships, FY26 and USM Scholarships, AY 2025-2026
The board also will hear reports from the councils of university system presidents, faculty, staff, and students.
The final item of the public session will be a vote on whether to reconvene in closed session to discuss items exempted from public consideration under the Open Meetings Act. Exempted items include discussion of legislative audit matters that are confidential by statute; discussion of IT security matters that pose vulnerabilities of networks, critical IT infrastructure, and information resources; an update of the 2025 internal audit plan of activity; and consideration of the acquisition of properties in the City of College Park and Queen Anne’s County. Items also include an update on the status of collective bargaining at USM institutions; an information update regarding specific personnel contracts and individual personnel matters at an institution; meetings with two presidents as part of their performance reviews and an update on a USM presidential search; discussion of public security and two administrative matters related to security; discussion of embargoed proposed FY27 operating budget; and discussions with legal counsel about an athletics-related contract under consideration and implications of recent federal actions.
Complete agendas and supporting materials for Board of Regents meetings are . The agenda is subject to change.
Contact: Amy Pelsinsky
Phone: 301.445.8503
Email: apelsinsky@usmd.edu
