The Board of Regents’ Transparent, Inclusive Efficiency Review is a comprehensive efficiency study of Iowa’s three public universities.

The project goal is to find ways to cut costs and make the universities run more efficiently.

The board will hold a special meeting this week to discuss the eight efficiency proposals from the first phase of the study.

Oct. 2 — Special regents meeting 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room 230-240 of the Scheman Building

• The board will review and discuss the eight remaining business cases, which deal with the universities’ human resources, information technology, finance and facilities departments.

Oct. 8 to 17 — The board will hold town hall meetings on campus to receive feedback about the remaining eight cases. 

Oct. 16 — Iowa State University open forum

Oct. 22 to 23 — Full Board of Regents meeting at University of Iowa

• The board will obtain input and feedback compiled by university presidents. 

Nov. 3 to 14 — A telephonic board meeting will be held sometime in the first half of November to vote on the remaining eight business cases. 

After the board votes on the eight efficiency study proposals, the regents will decide if either Deloitte Consulting, the consulting firm chosen to perform the efficiency study, or each university will implement the suggestions.