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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
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AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors
on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, ED.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of the meeting of
the President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. This notice also describes
the functions of the Board. Notice of this
meeting is required by section 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend.
DATES: Friday, February 10, 2006.
TIME: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the
Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009.
Phone: 202–483–3000, Fax: 202–232–
0438.
Dr.
Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor,
White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006;
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telephone: (202) 502–7889, fax: 202–
502–7879.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities is established under
Executive Order 13256, dated February
12, 2002 and Executive Order 13385
dated September 25, 2005. The Board is
established (a) to report to the President
annually on the results of the
participation of historically black
colleges and universities (HBCUs) in
Federal programs, including
recommendations on how to increase
the private sector role, including the
role of private foundations, in
strengthening these institutions, with
particular emphasis also given to
enhancing institutional planning and
development, strengthening fiscal
stability and financial management, and
improving institutional infrastructure,
including the use of technology, to
ensure the long-term viability and
enhancement of these institutions; (b) to
advise the President and the Secretary
of Education (Secretary) on the needs of
HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure,
academic programs, and faculty and
institutional development; (c) to advise
the Secretary in the preparation of an
annual Federal plan for assistance to
HBCUs in increasing their capacity to
participate in Federal programs; (d) to
provide the President with an annual
progress report on enhancing the
capacity of HBCUs to serve their
students; and (e) to develop, in
consultation with the Department of
Education and other Federal agencies, a
private sector strategy to assist HBCUs.
Agenda
The purpose of the meeting is to
receive and deliberate on legislative and
policy issues pertinent to the Board and
the nation’s HBCUs and to discuss
relevant issues to be addressed in the
Board’s multi-year annual report.
Additional Information
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices, or
material in alternative format) should
notify ReShone Moore at (202) 502–
7893, no later than Friday, February 3,
2006. We will attempt to meet requests
for accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is
available on Friday, February 10, 2006,
between 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Those members
of the public interested in submitting
written comments may do so at the
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address indicated above by Friday,
February 3, 2006.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the Office of the White
House Initiative on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the
hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: January 25, 2006.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, ED.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting
of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its
opportunity to attend.
DATES: Friday, February 10, 2006.
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Hilton Washington, 1919
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009. Phone: 202-483-3000,
Fax: 202-232-0438.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor,
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 502-7889,
fax: 202-502-7879.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities is established under
Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002 and Executive Order
13385 dated September 25, 2005. The Board is established (a) to report
to the President annually on the results of the participation of
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Federal
programs, including recommendations on how to increase the private
sector role, including the role of private foundations, in
strengthening these institutions, with particular emphasis also given
to enhancing institutional planning and development, strengthening
fiscal stability and financial management, and improving institutional
infrastructure, including the use of technology, to ensure the long-
term viability and enhancement of these institutions; (b) to advise the
President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on the needs of
HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty
and institutional development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the
preparation of an annual Federal plan for assistance to HBCUs in
increasing their capacity to participate in Federal programs; (d) to
provide the President with an annual progress report on enhancing the
capacity of HBCUs to serve their students; and (e) to develop, in
consultation with the Department of Education and other Federal
agencies, a private sector strategy to assist HBCUs.
Agenda
The purpose of the meeting is to receive and deliberate on
legislative and policy issues pertinent to the Board and the nation's
HBCUs and to discuss relevant issues to be addressed in the Board's
multi-year annual report.
Additional Information
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify ReShone Moore
at (202) 502-7893, no later than Friday, February 3, 2006. We will
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is available on Friday, February
10, 2006, between 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Those members of the public interested
in submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above
by Friday, February 3, 2006.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours
of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: January 25, 2006.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
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