UA budget underscores advising, deferred maintenance
November 3, 2011
The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved an overall budget request for the next fiscal year that emphasizes more
and better student advising and a continuation of the tough battle to reduce deferred
maintenance across the 16-campus UA System.
The FY13 operating budget, which now goes to Gov. Sean Parnell for his consideration,
focuses on high-demand job training in engineering, health and biomedical fields,
teacher education, and workforce development.
The operating budget for UA reflects a number of internal cost-control measures taken
in recent months, including a $7 million cost avoidance in the employee health-care
plan, reductions in certain fixed costs and an effort to hold down utility cost increases
as much as possible.
“I really think the administration is doing a pretty good job of containing costs,”
said Regent Tim Brady of Anchorage.
Read the full news release online.