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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
U.S. Department of Education,
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.
ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
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AGENCY:
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: Wednesday, September 12, 2007.
Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol
Hill, 400 New Jersey, NW., Washington,
DC 20001. Phone: 202–737–1234, Fax:
202–737–5773.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles M. Greene, Executive Director,
White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006;
telephone: (202) 502–7511, fax: 202–
502–7852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities is established under
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Executive Order 13256, dated February
12, 2002 and Executive Order 13316
dated September 17, 2003. 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 in strengthening
these institutions, with particular
emphasis 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.
Greene, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, by Friday, August 31,
2007.
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, Monday–
Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
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Agenda
The purpose of the meeting is to
receive and deliberate on policy issues
pertinent to the Board and the nation’s
HBCUs and to discuss relevant issues to
be addressed in the Board’s annual
report. This meeting will also provide
the Board a forum to vote and approve
action items regarding implementation
of Presidential Executive Order 13256.
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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, August 31,
2007. 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 Wednesday, September 12,
2007, between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Individuals who wish to provide
comments will be allowed three to five
minutes to speak. Those members of the
public interested in submitting written
comments may do so by submitting
them to the attention of Charles M.
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Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
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: U.S. Department of Education, President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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: Wednesday, September 12, 2007. Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Hyatt Regency Washington on
Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202-
737-1234, Fax: 202-737-5773.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Greene, Executive Director,
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 502-7511,
fax: 202-502-7852.
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
13316 dated September 17, 2003. 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 in strengthening these institutions, with particular
emphasis 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 policy
issues pertinent to the Board and the nation's HBCUs and to discuss
relevant issues to be addressed in the Board's annual report. This
meeting will also provide the Board a forum to vote and approve action
items regarding implementation of Presidential Executive Order 13256.
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, August 31, 2007. 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 Wednesday,
September 12, 2007, between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Individuals who wish
to provide comments will be allowed three to five minutes to speak.
Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments
may do so by submitting them to the attention of Charles M. Greene,
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC, by Friday, August 31, 2007.
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, Monday-Friday
during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Electronic Access to this Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at 202-512-1530.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
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