Budget reductions and a hockey arena

May 6, 2019

University Relations

On Wednesday the chancellor posted a budget memo telling all units to plan for a reduction of 10 percent of the total state appropriated general fund in their authority. The very next day, KTVF posted a story about the plan for the UAF Nanook hockey team games to be moved onto campus permanently within the next two years. There are two committees working to make this happen. One is tasked with working to get a modern hockey arena on campus. How much is this initiative going to cost and what kind of message does this send to our staff and faculty who may lose their jobs this year?