May 22, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY
May 22, 2020 

Board of Regents to hold two audio public testimony sessions 

WHO: University of èßäÊÓƵ Board of Regents, èßäÊÓƵ stakeholders.

WHAT: Ã¨ßäÊÓƵns will have an opportunity to offer feedback directly to the Board of Regents on issues facing the University of èßäÊÓƵ including possible solutions to meeting the budget gap due to reduced state funding, impacts of COVID-19 and declining enrollment. 

Public testimony provides for public input in advance of the committee meetings on May 27, 28, 29 and the full board meeting on June 4-5. These meetings can be streamed at . 

èßäÊÓƵns can also provide written testimony anytime by emailing ua-bor@alaska.edu. Written testimony is shared with the Board of Regents and President Jim Johnsen. 

WHEN: 

  • May 26, 2020 from 4-6 p.m.
  • June 2, 2020 from 4-6 p.m.

WHERE: Call 1-866-726-0757 to join the queue for testimony. This public testimony session will be live streamed at: . 

Information about the process, timeline and engagement for transformation options can be found at: /bor/solutions/.

Agendas can be found at /bor/agendas/. More information and a schedule of upcoming meetings also is available on the Board of Regents website.

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For more information, contact Roberta Graham, associate vice president of public affairs at 907-360-2416 (cell).