Media Advisory - Regents' Technology Committee to Meet January 31
January 28, 2002
Regents' Technology Committee to Meet January 31 at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Office
The University System of Maryland (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) Board of Regents' Committee on
Technology will meet in public session on Thursday, January 31 at 9 a.m. in the
atrium of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Office, 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi, MD.
The Committee will consider several agenda items, including:
- Review of Digital Divide Initiative plans to use one-time funding to purchase
computers for qualifying students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore,
Coppin State College, and Bowie State University, the three Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ institutions
where the digital divide is most apparent according to a recent Technology
Committee survey
- Strategy for increasing legislative support for the Digital Divide Initiative
- Funding distribution models for the three institutions in the aforementioned
initiative
Full agenda and background information will be available at the meeting. Sign
language interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible
individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call
301/445-2756 (voice) or 301/314-7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.
Contact:
Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu