This is a Notice of Meeting of the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday, May 25, and Thursday, May 26. This regular business meeting of the board will be held at the UC San Francisco-Laurel Heights campus, 3333 California St., in San Francisco.

Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with public comment, followed by open session. Wednesday discussion items include the status of contract competition and other management matters for the national laboratories; graduate education in professional fields; a report from the regents' admissions and eligibility study group; and an update on the UC San Diego capital campaign. The regents will also meet in closed session to consider personnel and legal matters.

Thursday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by open session of the finance committee. The regents will consider action on professional schools fee increases and the expenditure rate for the university?s endowment fund. Discussion items on Thursday include an update on the governor's 2005-06 state budget and May revision and a presentation on cost-saving efficiencies throughout the UC system.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

A press room will be open across from the meeting room. Please register for a credential. Parking is available in the garage at UCSF-Laurel Heights. The press room telephone number is (415) 476-0619, and the fax number is (415) 476-0618.

NOTES:

-- The full agenda for the meeting can be viewed at:
 
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/may05.html

You may need the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available at:
 
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html, to view the agenda.

-- Live audio broadcasts of each of the open-session meetings will be available via the Internet. Please click on the above agenda link for more information.

-- University officials will be available during the meeting to speak with reporters.

This notice is issued to comply with the state's pertinent open-meeting laws.