DATE: 2:15-2:45 p.m. June 18, 2009.

EMBARGO: Background information about the University of Michigan proposed general fund budget is embargoed until the Board of Regents votes.

EVENT: U-M Provost Teresa Sullivan will brief members of the media and answer questions about the 2009-2010 general fund budget that she and President Mary Sue Coleman will recommend to the Board of Regents later on June 18. The regents meet at 3 p.m. that day in the Regents Room, Fleming Administration Building.

The general fund budget pays for teaching, services and administrative support for the university’s academic operations. General fund money comes from student tuition and fees, state support, and indirect cost of sponsored research and other revenue.

At the meeting, the regents also will consider the 2009-2010 operating budgets and tuition rates for the Flint and Dearborn campuses and the operating budget for the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers.

PLACE: Conference Room 1034, first floor, Fleming Administration Building, 503 Thompson St, Ann Arbor. Enter through the glass doors inside the Thompson Street entrance.

TO JOIN MEDIA BRIEFING BY PHONE: Call (734) 615-3333 at 2:15 p.m.

Dial direct because calls can’t be forwarded to the conference call line.

SPONSORS: Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and the vice president for communications.

Board of Regents