Tuesday, March 18
On Tuesday morning, beginning at 10 a.m., the Regents' grounds and buildings committee will meet in closed session to receive updates on legal issues. The committee will then meet in open session to consider budget, environmental and design approvals for various campus facilities projects (see agenda for project information). The committee will also consider action on a Regents' Statement on UC Sustainability Programs and approval of the capital projects working group report, and discuss preliminary design review of the Berkeley Art Museum and an update of the UC San Diego physical planning and design vision.
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the Regents' long range planning committee will meet to discuss university priorities and long-range enrollment planning.
The Regents' compensation committee will meet at 3 p.m. to discuss a proposal aimed at clarifying approval authority for senior management compensation and consider action on job slotting for General Counsel staff. Afterward, in closed session, the committee will discuss individual salary actions, incentive payments for key personnel at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the 2007 annual report on executive compensation. Consistent with the Regents' policy, all compensation actions will be discussed and then voted on in open session by the committee on Wednesday and by the full board on Thursday. Open-session items slated for Wednesday's meeting will be posted online as early as possible upon the conclusion of Tuesday's closed committee discussion.
Wednesday, March 19
Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by an open session of the Regents' laboratory oversight committee, which will receive updates on the national laboratories and the activities of the Livermore and Los Alamos boards of governors.
The Regents' finance and governance committees will meet jointly to discuss the restructuring of and budget for the UC Office of the President. The finance committee will then discuss the state budget and consider action on a proposal on student fee increases by Lt. Gov. John Garamendi.
Following the lunch break, the Regents' compensation committee will consider individual salary actions and other items from Tuesday's closed committee meeting as well as the annual report on compensated outside professional activities for certain senior managers.
The Regents' investment committee will consider action on the UC Retirement Plan/General Endowment Pool asset allocation and investment guideline reviews and recommendations, approval of the UC treasurer's 2006-07 endowment report, and an amendment to the Regents' conflict of interest policy. The committee will also discuss the quarterly investment performance summary and the campus foundations' quarterly performance report.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Regents will also meet in closed session to consider personnel, legal, investment and real estate matters.
Thursday, March 20
Thursday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by an open session of the educational policy committee to discuss a report of the UC task force on campus security, a report on graduate and professional student diversity, and a presentation on the California Council on Science and Technology, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Notes for reporters
Media interested in attending are encouraged to register in advance with Alfred White (alfred.white@ucop.edu), UCOP Strategic Communications, before Friday, March 14.
Reporters and members of the public will enter at the same point at the building. Reporters with visible press identification (business card or other identification from your media organization with photo ID) and who have registered in advance with UCOP Strategic Communications may enter without going through the screening process with the public.
The press room is Room 311-312, across the hall from the meeting auditorium. Please sign up for a meeting-room credential once you have arrived. The press room phone number is (415) 476-0619, and the fax number is (415) 476-0618.
Live audio broadcasts of the meeting's open sessions will be available via the Internet. For more information: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/mar08.html
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Parking is available in the community center parking garage.
UCSF shuttles run regularly from the 16th St./Mission BART Station to the community center. For shuttle timetables: www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/transportation/shuttles (red line)
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