The UC Board of Regents meets Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 19 and 20, at UCSF-Laurel Heights.

One major action item will be authorization for UC to bid for the continued management of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The regents also will consider budget and financing approval for a $29.7 million UC Davis multi-use stadium to replace the 5,000-seat Toomey Field, built in 1948. The multi-use stadium project would be an approximately 10,000-seat facility, with room for later expansion.

When completed on the corner of Hutchison Drive and La Rue Road, adjacent to the Schaal Aquatics Center, the multi-use stadium will serve as the home field for both the UC Davis football and women's lacrosse programs. It will also provide a venue for community events, such as high school athletic events, concerts and commencement ceremonies.

The project is supported by a mix of funding, including student-supported fees, gifts and external financing.

Next week's meeting also will be the final regular meeting for outgoing regents Ward Connerly and Velma Montoya.

Below are other items included on the regents' agenda, which is available online at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jan05.html.

• Review of UC Berkeley's Long Range Development Plan;
• A report on UC "green buildings" and clean energy policy;
• Discussion of the 45-year-old Master Plan for Higher Education from a UC perspective;
• Discussion regarding the importance of graduate education to UC and to California;
• A resolution affirming a policy of academic preparation ("outreach") as fundamental to the UC mission;
• Discussion, requested by Regent Ward Connerly, between UCLA law professor Richard Sander and Boalt Hall Dean Chris Edley regarding the use of affirmative action in American law schools;
• An update on the "willed body" program at UCLA;
• A proposal for enhanced staff communication with the Board of Regents;
• Discussion on the national laboratory competitions;
• An update on the governor's budget and the stem cell initiative; and
• Establishment of campus-based student fees at UC Merced.