Formatting Items for Presentation to the Board of Regents

Formatting Standards for Action and Information Items

For examples of the standards noted below, please view the sample document at the following link: Sample Item (PDF)

Submit all documents electronically (click here for information on how to submit items for consideration by the Board of Regents)
Computer Equipment/ Software Program: PC, Microsoft Word, Excel or Powerpoint
Font Style: Regular (no bold, no italics, etc.)
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12 point
Page Margins: Sides: 1.5 inches
Top: 0.3 inches
Bottom: 1.0 inches
Paragraph Alignment: Left Justified
Title of Item Upper and Lower Case, Underlined
Example:
College of Education–Elimination of the School Counseling Programs
Header for Additional Pages: Please Use a Header
Upper and Lower Case, Underlined
Example:
College of Education–Elimination of the School Counseling Programs (continued p.2)
Action/Information Notation: Type using all capital letters and underline
Example:
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Background Notation: Type using all capital letters and underline
Example:
BACKGROUND:
PowerPoint Presentations: Send as an e-mail attachment, by Noon the Wednesday before the meeting (click here to view meeting dates).
Attachments: Please list the titles of any and all attachments accompanying your item