ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan Regentswill begin their monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (June 15) in the Regents’ Room, Fleming Administration Building.

The Ann Arbor campus’ Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty(CESF) will present its annual report, followed by the U-M-Dearborn Faculty Senate Budget and Finance Board report and the U-M-Flint CESF report.

At 4 p.m., the Regents’ public comments session on the issue of divestment of tobacco securities will be held. An eight-member committee, formed in September 1999, unanimously recommended in Aprilthat the Regents approve a resolution to “sell all of the University’s currently owned shares of stock (and not to purchase any new shares) in companies that, either themselves or through their subsidiaries, manufacture significant quantities of cigarettes or other tobacco products.”

Requests to speak at the public comments session, on the issue of divestment of tobacco stocks or other topics, must be received by 4 p.m. June 14. Sign up on the Web at www.umich.edu/~regents/publform.html, or e-mail to public.comments@umich.edu. For further information, call (734) 763-5553.

On Friday (June 16) the Regents will continue their public meeting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Regents’ Room.

Their agenda items will include the proposed divestiture of tobacco securities, faculty appointments and status changes, construction and renovation projects, financial items, and matters related to the U-M-Dearborn and U-M-Flint.

Contact: Wono Lee Phone: (734) 764-7260 E-mail: wonol@umich.edu

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