Advisory: MHEC Education Policy Committee Meeting

May 2009 Media Advisory

For immediate release: May 8, 2009 Media Contact: Christopher Falkenhagen

Communications: (410) 260-4511

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Education Policy Committee Meeting

Items to be discussed include:
• Public meeting on 2009 Maryland State Plan for Postsecondary Education
• Proposed regulation for the Associate of Science in Engineering Degree (ASE)
• Report on Retention and Graduation Rates at Maryland Four-Year Institutions
• Update on Out-of-State Regulations
• Batch Submissions of Program Proposals
• Report on Private Career Schools: Approval Actions from March 1-April 30, 2009
• Minimum Requirements for In-State Degree-Granting Institutions Regulations and Recommendation for Final Action

Who: Higher Education Secretary James E. Lyons, Sr., Education Policy Committee Chair Joann A. Boughman, committee members Joshua Ackerman, Mark R. Frazer, Leronia A. Josey, Nhora Barrera Murphy, Emmett Paige, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Planning and Academic Affairs Dr. George W. Reid, MHEC staff.

When: 10 a.m., March 11, 2009

Where: Gaare Auditorium, Baltimore City Community College, 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, Maryland, 21215

The full agenda will be available at the meeting. An electronic version of the agenda will be available on MHEC’s website at www.mhec.state.md.us.

Notice on ADA Compliance

The State of Maryland and the Maryland Higher Education Commission is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are able to fully participate in and benefit from the Commission’s public meetings, programs, and services. Anyone planning to attend a meeting of the Commission who wishes to receive auxiliary aids, services, or accommodations should contact Dr. George W. Reid at (410) 260-4552 or Maryland Relay (1-800-201-7165).

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