The facts about ASU budget and tuition

Following up on my recent video message about the potential impact of Arizona’s serious financial constraints on ASU, I want to thank you for the feedback and the constructive budget suggestions that many of you have sent me over the last few weeks. The university leadership team and I are reviewing them carefully as we continue to think through contingency plans for ASU’s future. I appreciate your proactive efforts to help identify solutions to the challenges that lay ahead.
 
Many of you have also posed questions about ASU’s financial operations and specific plans for responding to the state’s budget problems. It is important to have a basic, factual understanding of the fiscal complexities of the institution and there are multiple existing resources available to you that outline the university’s ongoing budget, tuition and operation plans. I encourage you to access this information for a better understanding of where ASU stands, and also to visit the News and Updates section of the Planning and Budget web site for timely and accurate updates on budget developments on the state and university level. You may also find this recent radio interview on state budget issues to be of interest.
 
Going forward, I will continue to communicate with you on budget issues and your cost-saving ideas will continue to be welcome. I hope that these comprehensive resources will be helpful in providing a heightened awareness of ASU’s plans and financial status, as well as the sizable issues it faces as the State of Arizona works to address its current fiscal shortfall.
 
Michael M. Crow
President
http://president.asu.edu

Make the time to vote

Election Day is nearly upon us and I wanted to take an opportunity to encourage the members of our university community to make time to vote.  In addition to the critically important decision of electing new national leadership, there are also a number of local and state ballot issues that stand to have significant impacts on our communities. Voting is a privilege that we, as Americans, have a responsibility to exercise and I hope that every registered voter in our ASU family will do so on November 4.

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Morrison Institute briefings highlight key issues for Arizonans

The Morrison Institute for Public Policy in conjunction with the Arizona Indicators Project, recently released the first in a series of white papers called “AZ Views” which track the attitudes of Arizonans on a variety of topics. Joining us this week by phone to discuss this research is Dr. Richard Toon, senior research analyst with the Morrison Institute.

The Morrison Institute

Arizona Indicators

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