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In an email sent out to University of Idaho staff and faculty, President Scott C. Green has announced the final approval of recommendations from the Program Prioritization Task Force for […]
As public colleges brace for fiscal trouble caused by the COVID-19 crisis, some are attempting to lessen the blow to lower-earning employees by giving them shorter furloughs than higher-paid staff […]
The Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Committee (IPEC) updated Faculty Senate on their conclusion of the Academic Program Prioritization (APP) process. The APP began as Idaho’s State Board of Education required […]
University of Idaho President C. Scott Green announced facilities management will not be outsourced over email Friday. UI was expected to move forward with formal requests for outsourcing options in […]
The University of Idaho is projected to lose more than $7 million through June 30 due to COVID-19, President C. Scott Green said in a university-wide email. The $7 million […]
Faculty Senate held their weekly meeting on March 31 through a Zoom conference call for their second virtual meeting. Big-ticket items: Budget Cuts Provost John Wiencek updated the Senate on […]
As a part of the annual budgeting process, Idaho’s State Board of Education has required all public universities to evaluate their programs.
Cars filled to the brim with hopeful new Vandals drive past bright green hills as they embark
on their first year of college life. They arrive at the University of Idaho and eagerly unpack their
bags, preparing for whatever college has in store for them. From Greek Life to the residence halls and off- campus housing, students learn what their time at UI will mean. While they adjust to their academic lives, students must similarly adjust to changes in UI’s General Education Budget in face of the $22 million deficit.
The University of Idaho Athletics department are anticipating to have an operating deficit of about $2 million this year in their auxiliary fund, Business Manager for Athletics Thomas Zimmer said.
In the upcoming months, students will be coming to the University of Idaho campus to decide whether or not to become future Vandals. Parents and guardians of these upcoming students trail along Hello Walk asking their tour guides question ranging from, “What are housing options like?” and “Where’s my kid going to eat?” But in Spring 2020, a new question is surfacing, “How will the budget deficit affect my kid?”.