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On behalf of the Board of Regents, I wish to thank the Joint Senate and House Education Appropriations Committee for their support of the Regent universities, as they approved today a 4% funding increase for each of Iowa's public universities.

The Board of Regents Performance-Based Revenue Model Task Force will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Board of Regents office, 11260 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa. A copy of the meeting agenda is attached. The Task Force, chaired by former...

The search committee for the Superintendent of the Iowa School for the Deaf and Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School will meet on Tuesday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m., and on Wednesday, April 9 at 8:00 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 8600 Northpark Drive, Johnston, Iowa. The meeting agenda is attached.

(URBANDALE, Iowa) – The search committee for the Superintendent of the Iowa School for the Deaf and Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School will meet on Tuesday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m., and on Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m. at TownePlace Suites (by Mariott), 8800 Northpark Drive, Johnston, Iowa....

If you want to prepare for the future, you should take a good look at the past. A glance to where you have been and what you have done provides insight, perspective and focus — lending confidence and comfort to situations ahead that might be uncertain or unknown.

Students from Iowa’s public universities will spend today at the State Capitol advocating on behalf of the universities. 

In letters distributed today from University of Iowa President Sally Mason, Iowa State University President Steven Leath, and University of Northern Iowa President Bill Ruud, the universities are launching the Board of Regents efficiency review of university operations.

The times and locations for the public hearings have been posted.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will meet via telephone on Friday, February 28, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. The call will originate from the Board of Regents office at 11260 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa. The purpose of the meeting is to receive an explanation from President Sally Mason regarding her remarks on sexual assault, followed by a closed session of the Board. 

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, governing body for the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa School for the Deaf, and the Iowa Braille School, seeks highly qualified candidates for the position of Project Manager.