The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold a meeting via teleconference on Thursday, August 7, 2008, beginning at 3:30 p.m., for the purpose of discussing proposals for the construction of a privately financed housing project at Alcorn State University. Members of the public or press may attend the meeting at one of the following locations:

• Room 935 on the 9th floor of the Paul B. Johnson tower building in the Education and Research Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, Mississippi, 39211;
• The President’s Conference Room on the 6th floor of the Walter Washington New Administration Building on the Alcorn State University campus, 1000 ASU Drive, Alcorn State, MS, 39096; or
• 112 Allen Hall on the Mississippi State University campus, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 39762.

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 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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