The future of the relationship between Dickinson School of Law and Penn State will be discussed Saturday at a meeting of the Dickinson Board of Governors.

Board of Governors Chairman H. Laddie Montague Jr. said the board would meet at 9:30 a.m. in Carlisle to discuss the possibility of a new dual-campus plan between the two schools.

Dickinson spokeswoman Kelly Jones said a specific agenda for the

meeting would probably not be released before Saturday.

Penn State and Dickinson began working together in 1997 and became fully affiliated in 2000.

On June 12, Dickinson's Board of Governors unanimously voted to adopt a resolution that would explore the possibility of building a $60 million law school facility at University Park.

On Aug 9., the Board selected an eight-member panel to specifically look into the dual campus issue and weigh its positive and negative aspects.

Following the panel's meeting, officials from both Dickinson and Penn State began meeting in August to discuss dual campus plan ideas. However, Penn State issued a statement Sept. 17 saying the university was looking into ending its relationship with the law school, following the university's Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 10.

At a meeting held Nov. 20, the law school's Board of Governors voted 25-4 in favor of creating a task force to negotiate the creation of a law school campus at University Park.

Dickinson Dean Philip McConnaughay was unavailable to comment yesterday on the agenda of Saturday's meeting.

Penn State spokesman Bill Mahon said he did not have any additional information.