MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA 
HELD BY CONFERENCE CALL January 21, 2008 
CALL TO ORDER 
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia held a special meeting via conference call on Monday, January 21, 2008. The Chair of the Board, Allan Vigil, called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. 
ATTENDANCE REPORT 
Present for the special telephonic meeting of the Board, in addition to Chair Vigil, were Vice Chair William H. Cleveland and Regents Kenneth R. Bernard Jr., James A. Bishop, Hugh A. Carter Jr., Robert F. Hatcher, Felton Jenkins, W. Mansfield Jennings Jr., James R. Jolly, Donald M. Leebern Jr., Elridge W. McMillan, Doreen Stiles Poitevint, Willis J. Potts Jr., Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Benjamin J. Tarbutton III, and Richard L. Tucker, Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. and Secretary to the Board Julia M. Murphy. 
Regent Patrick S. Pittard was given permission to be absent from the meeting. 
University System of Georgia staff attendees were Chief Operating Officer Robert E. Watts, Senior Vice Chancellor for External Affairs Thomas E. Daniel, Chief Academic Officer Susan Herbst, President Daniel W. Rahn of the Medical College of Georgia, President Michael F. Adams of the University of Georgia; Provost Arnett Mace of the University of Georgia; Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs; J. Burns Newsome, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs; Daryl Griswold, Associate Vice Chancellor for Media & Publications; John Millsaps, and Interim Treasurer Usha Ramachandran. 
NEW BUSINESS 
Regent Benjamin J. Tarbutton III offered a motion for consideration pertaining to the acceptance of the Tripp Umbach report by the Board of Regents. After the motion was made, duly seconded, and discussed, the Board of Regents approved, without objection, the following motion. 
The Board of Regents accepts the report from Tripp Umbach regarding medical education expansion and takes it under advisement for planning purposes. The Board maintains the prerogative to accept or deny any program or recommendation that comes from this report and/or the University System of Georgia staff during the planning and implementation stages. 
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 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:32 a.m. on January 21, 2008. 
s/ J. Burns Newsome Interim Secretary, Board of Regents University System of Georgia s/ Allan Vigil Chair, Board of Regents University System of Georgia 
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