TOPEKA – Kansas University fared well before the Kansas Board of Regents Monday, with three projects selected for inclusion in the group’s legislative investment package.The regents committed to advocating for $6.5 million worth of programs at KU, out of a total of about $17 million for all regents universities, as well as the community colleges and technical schools.Among the KU programs for which the regents will seek legislative backing:¢ Expansion of the School of Pharmacy¢ Workforce Development¢ The U-Kan Teach ProgramThe Regents also decided to seek funds to create a School of Construction at Pittsburg State, to educate more math and science teachers at Emporia State and to increase the workforce-requested number of graduates in accounting, engineering, health sciences and teaching at Wichita State.Kansas State was very nearly left out of the investment package, with regents Donna Shank and Jill Docking saying they were disappointed with K-State’s definition of what the state would get in return for its investment.Ultimately, however, K-State’s targeted research funding was included in the request. After agreeing to consider the funding as a two-year trial, the measure passed 5 to 3.The regents also agreed to lobby for a $39 million increase in the base higher education budget, as opposed to a $26 million increase tied to inflation. The increase of about $12.5 million was to help the universities try to close the gap between Kansas institutions and their peers.In exchange for their support, however, the regents said if the funding is increased they expected the university presidents to keep tuition increases to as minimal level as possible.