Contact: Monty Jones, (512) 499-4363

Date: May 12, 2003

UT System News Media Advisory

Chairman of Board of Regents to Testify to Congress on Accountability

Charles Miller, Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, will testify to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, May 13, 2003.

Time/location: 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. Central); Room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building.

Topic: Miller will speak on accountability in higher education. The subject of the hearing is "The State of American Higher Education: What are Parents, Students, and Taxpayers Getting for Their Money?"

Webcast: Go to http://edworkforce.house.gov/schedule.htm

Prepared remarks: Will be available online at noon CDT on Tuesday at www.utsystem.edu/news/2003/MillerRemarksToUSHouse05-13-03.html.

Biography of Charles Miller: http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/regents/miller.htm

About the U.T. System: http://www.utsystem.edu/about.htm

Presentations to the Board of Regents on accountability and performance measures:
Dec. 12, 2002: http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2002/BORDec2002-Presentations/AccountabilityPlan.pdf
May 9, 2003: http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2003/BORMay2003-Presentations/Accountability.pdf