Budget update: Oct. 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
— by Dan White, chancellor
The Board of Regents (BoR) will hold a full board meeting starting next Thursday,
Nov. 5, at 8 a.m. The meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, and on
Friday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon. Subcommittees will meet tomorrow and Friday to
discuss Academic and Student Affairs, Facilities and Land Management, and Audit. I
encourage you to check out the and watch the livestream for those issues of interest to you.
One topic that is consequential to ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ is the differentiated tuition discussion. The
topic will be discussed first at the Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting
tomorrow and then next week at the full board meeting. If approved, AY21-22 would
increase the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ upper-division tuition by 2.5% and graduate-level tuition by 5%,
holding lower-level tuition flat. This is an important step for keeping Community
and Technical College tuition rates down.
The BoR will also discuss the FY22 operating and capital budget, and get updates on
ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP), campus construction, and our efforts to
assess gravel resources on the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center. Last
but not least, a Title IX update will be provided by each of the university chancellors.
On that note, if you have not taken your Title IX training in myUA, you have until this Friday to complete the systemwide required training
on time.
Thank you for choosing ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ.