The state Board of Regents will hold a meeting by telephone conference today, its last of the year.

The regents delayed making a decision on the potential $100 fee for students at their Oct. 29 meeting.

They were originally scheduled to vote on the Hancher relocation and a tuition increase for next year today, but because the meeting is by telephone, both have been deferred to Feb. 4. The regents said the face-to-face meeting in February is better suited to decide on matters of “major consequence.”

In addition to the surcharge vote, regents will discuss the Report of Crime Statistics for last quarter, which ended Sept. 30, as well as a University of Northern Iowa request to establish a center for disabilities.

The open session begins at 11 a.m.

— by Emily Busse