The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting Wednesday, March 20, in Alumni House on campus. The board meetings are divided into different sessions. The board's standing committee meetings begin at noon, and are open to the public. The Academic Affairs Committee will meet at noon; Budget and Finance Committee at 12:15; and Student Affairs at 1 p.m. Following a break, the board returns for a public session again at 4 p.m.

The agenda for the meeting and documents to be discussed may be accessed at the Board's Web site, www.bog.wayne.edu For additional information, contact the Office of the Secretary at (313) 577-2034.

Wayne State University's Board of Governors is one of three university governing bodies in Michigan (including the University of Michigan and Michigan State University) that has constitutional independence. Its eight elected members are picked by voters throughout Michigan and are elected to eight-year terms.

The constitutional independence of the boards protects the members from political interference. Selection by the voters in statewide elections assures that the universities remain responsible to the public at large.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 14 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.