Despite tight budgets and a state funding shortfall, the President’s Cabinet and Budget Council has approved a measure to internally fund a $2 million salary pool that will be used to address a small number of critical retention and recruitment cases. “High quality programs can only be maintained if the university employs high quality faculty […]
The Washington State Board of Regents approved two new degree programs during its June 14 meeting in Vancouver, including a doctoral program in communication and bachelor#s and master#s of science degrees in biotechnology. Both programs will be effective this fall. The doctoral communication program differs from other doctoral programs in its structure and content. The […]
Creative restructuring and adherence to the strategic plan are among the keys Washington State University leaders have used during the past several months as they worked to overcome a $25.5 million state funding shortage. It now appears the university will enter the 2002 – 03 year with the impact minimized. Will the university escape unscarred? […]
Washington State University#s Board of Regents approved a set of tuition and fee rate increases from 4-16 percent for the 2002-03 academic year during its May 10 meeting in Pullman. Tuition increases are needed to protect quality, Karl Boemhke, budget director, told board members when he presented the tuition recommendations. “We believe we have a […]
The guessing is over. Gov. Gary Locke has signed the 2002–03 budget into law. Now, the university must decide the best strategy for dealing with the upcoming budget cut. There are two methods to address the university’s funding dilemma — cutting the operating budget and increasing tuition. Budget cuts mean fewer services and possibly fewer […]