March 29, 2007

The Board of Governors for the University of Northern British Columbiawill be meeting tomorrow afternoon. The public meeting will begin at1:15pm in the Bentley Centre.

Among the items on the agenda are the following:
•    Approval of agreements between the City of PrinceGeorge, Northern Sport Centre Ltd., and the University pertaining tothe operation of the Northern Sport Centre. These agreements covercapital funding, the day-to-day operation of the facility, in-housesport medicine services, and the business plan.
•    A comprehensive budget plan for Athletics,including a comparison of the costs and benefits related to competitionin various leagues.
•    An update on applications and registrations for the Fall 2007 semester.
•    Approval of a renovation plan for the Geoffrey R.Weller that will allow it to accommodate the growing library collection.

Various items will also be discussed concerning the planning for the2007-08 budget. These include an overview of organizational changes,progress to date on achieving cost savings, and consideration of aSenate motion to rescind the temporary suspension of admission intofour degree programs. Formal approval of the 2007-08 budget will be onthe agenda for the Board’s June 22 meeting.

A media table will be provided in the Bentley Centre. Copies of the agenda will be available.

Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622