The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, October 16, 2007, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Delta Room of the Alluvian Hotel, 318 Howard Street, Greenwood, Mississippi, 38930. The full Board will convene at 1:00 p.m. and will then conduct business as a committee of the whole.

Various Board committees, including Budget, Finance, and Audit; Legal; and Real Estate and Facilities will meet as part of the Board meeting. An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

Following the conclusion of the meeting on Tuesday, October 16, the Board will begin its annual retreat, also in the Delta Room of the Alluvian Hotel, 318 Howard Street, Greenwood, Mississippi, 38930. The retreat will continue on Wednesday, October 17, beginning at 8:30 a.m., through Thursday, October 18, also beginning at 8:30 a.m. The purpose of the annual retreat is to discuss topics of interest to the Board for the upcoming year. An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the eight public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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