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On behalf of the Board of Regents, I want to first express my appreciation—to the Governor and the members of the General Assembly—for the strong support shown for the University System. Today I will give a brief overview of the USM, with Chancellor Kirwan following up with more specific details. As you know, Governor O’Malley's proposed budget for FY 2010 includes $1.1 billion in state support for the ЯТдиЖЖвѕ. This represents a modest increase of 1.9 percent, or $27.3 million—$16 million to fund the tuition freeze and $11.3 million towards increases in our mandatory costs. Given the dire economic circumstances we are in, the USM is extremely appreciative of the level of support the Governor has proposed. I also think it is important to note that the University System has worked very hard during the past several years to earn this support, most notably through the board’s Effectiveness and Efficiency (E&E) Initiative. By reengineering both our administrative and academic functions, we have experienced significant cost savings, reduced time-to-degree across USM, increased faculty classroom hours at our research universities; and improved both the four-year and six-year graduation rates. The second phase of E&E, which is currently underway, will further advance our ability to reduce costs, increase access, and maintain excellence. Efforts such as our course redesign initiative based on the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) model will improve learning outcomes while saving resources. At the same time, our commitment to identifying, scoring, and housing a comprehensive inventory of selected measures—our “Dashboard Indicators”—will enhance accountability and transparency. Clearly, as a system, we have stepped forward to embrace both responsibility and accountability in every aspect of our operations. 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