Regents of the University of California are meeting March 16-17 at the UC, Los Angeles campus. The meeting begins at 11 a.m., Mountain Standard Time, in Covel Commons at UCLA.
Among the items on the agenda is a report from the committee on oversight of the Department of Energy national laboratories. The informational report on the status of competition and other matters related to the DOE labs is scheduled for noon on March 16.
Other scheduled agenda items include a discussion of partnerships under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, including a presentation on student financial aid and campus-based student fees; and a needs study of health sciences education in California.
Open-session items on March 17 include a discussion of next year's federal and state budgets, proposed legislation and ballot measures on public pension plans, and UC's "strategic sourcing" initiative to achieve system-wide business efficiencies. The regents also will consider action on an amendment for oversight review, investment options and administrative services for the UC defined contribution retirement plans.
Some portions of regents meetings can be heard on desktop computers using RealPlayer.
To view the agenda, click here. Note that the agenda times posted online are Pacific Standard Time.