How can the university continue to pay for new construction projects if the university’s budget has been cut and faculty and staff are taking furloughs?
A new Student Housing Complex and a new Parking Structure are currently under construction. A new University Police building was recently completed and ground breaking for a new Children’s Center will occur next spring. Three of these projects: the Student Housing Complex, Parking Structure, and Children’s Center are funded via campus user fees and thus are unrelated to the State’s economic situation and current budget cuts. Funding for the Student Housing project is funded via housing room rental fees; the Parking Structure is funded via campus parking fees; and the Children’s Center is funded via student fees enacted via student referendum. No tax dollars will be used to support the construction or maintenance of these projects. The University Police building was built by the Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) and leased back to the University. Lease payments for this building are funded entirely by the Division of Administration and Finance budget. The decision to fund this buildi
