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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

FAIRBANKS---The University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Board of Regents meets Friday, Oct. 30, on the University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Fairbanks campus to consider the university system’s FY11 operating and capital budget requests.

The regents will take public testimony beginning at 8 a.m. in Room 109 of the Butrovich Building, on �Ӱ�ԭ��’s West Ridge. Testimony is limited to three minutes; a signup sheet will be available.

The preliminary UA budget for operation of the 16-campus system seeks $350.8 million from the state’s general fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. That funding level would be matched by $514.6 million in university generated income, including federal grants, tuition, fees and other sources.

The draft budget would emphasize programs in energy, science, technology, engineering and math; climate; high-demand job training; and student success initiatives.

The capital budget request, as currently drafted, would include money for system-wide facility renewal and renovation; construction of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Life Sciences facility; planning and design for engineering facilities at UAA and �Ӱ�ԭ��; a feasibility study for community campus facility needs; and the university system’s deferred maintenance, system-wide.

For a look at the Regents’ agenda, go to www.alaska.edu/bor[BROKEN LINK] and click on “agendas.”

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For more information, call Kate Ripley at 907/450-8102.

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