Statewide Iowa – The presidents of the three state universities held a general discussion of their budgets for the next fiscal year this week during a meeting with the State Board of Regents. University of Northern Iowa president Mark Nook says the new nursing program is one area they are trying to help the state.
He says they have other areas where they are also focusing on the need for workers in the state.
UNI has a general operating budget of around 174 million dollars, which is a four percent increase from the previous year. Iowa State University president Wendy Wintersteen talked about the two-point-eight million dollars in additional funding the school received to develop a future ready workforce.
She says highlight one area where they will prepare students to use new technology.
Iowa State’s general fund budget increase two-point-five percent from the previous fiscal year to nearly 726 million dollars. University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson talked about the school’s efforts to be efficient.
Wilson says that allows the university to put more into educating students. Wilson also talked about the retention rate for new students.
The University of Iowa’s general operating budget also increased by two-point-five percent to nearly 823 million dollars. The Regents requested a state funding increase of 14-point-eight million dollars, but the Iowa Legislature approved only a 12-point-three million dollar increase, and the Board raised tuition at the U of I and ISU by three percent. UNI’s tuition was increased by two percent.
(Photo from BOR video stream)
