Listen to their conversation with Main Street’s Doug Hamilton Minnesota State University Moorhead’s student population has fallen in the past few years. Anne Blackhurst, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Ted Gracyk, president of the faculty association, explained the process of cutting the budget to make ends meet. The end result will trim jobs and programs. Listen […]
Provost Anne Blackhurst presented faculty with an initial prioritization of academic units Nov. 20 for review and response. The list was prepared using quantifiable measures including the number of majors within each program. Faculty are being asked to respond by Nov. 26 with additional information including program history, quality, and strategic opportunities. Based on these additional factors, a revised list […]
The November economic forecast just released surprised many who were predicting a deficit to the tune of $500 million to $1 billion. However, the state economist is forecasting a surplus of $876 million for the rest of the 2012-2013 biennium. This improvement in the state’s short-term financial outlook can be partially attributed to better than average employment and wage growth […]
Every year recognized student organizations and student-concentrated programs get an opportunity to apply for annual funds from the Student Activity Budget Committee (SABC). Please visit the OSA website to complete the application for fiscal year 2013 funding (Fall 2012-Spring 2013). All applications must be delivered by e-mail to Sandy Schob (schobsa@mnstate.edu). The deadline to apply is December 4th, 2011 at […]
Cuts in state funding contribute to need for tuition increase Average annual tuition and fee rates will increase by $186 for undergraduate students at the state colleges and $321 at the state universities beginning this fall under a budget approved Wednesday by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Students at the 25 state colleges will pay an […]