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Chancellor Glen Johnson Outlines Legislative Agenda, Funding Needs Oklahoma’s higher education system continues to cut costs — while welcoming record-setting enrollments and students graduating. That’s the short reason higher education Chancellor Glen Johnson gives for why the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requesting $980 million for FY 2013, a 3.7 percent increase from 2012. “There is no better investment for our state than higher education. After three years of budget cuts, we continue to provide a top-quality educational product to our students at a very affordable cost as we produce an education workforce to meet the demands of our global marketplace,” he told a group gathered at UCO in December for a preview of the Regents’ legislative agenda. The chancellor outlined a number of higher education cost savings — totaling $347.3 million from 2009-13 — noting that the reductions are offset by increases that have to be met. Just a couple of months earlier, he was on the Central cam-pus for Gov. Mary Fallin’s unveiling of a plan to increase the number of Oklahomans with college degrees. She highlighted that Oklahoma is now part of the national initiative called Complete College America, which has asked Oklahoma to serve as a model for showing the nation how to increase the number of college graduates. Included in the Regents’ budget is a request for $27.8 mil-lion in operating funds to address ongoing obligations, such as increases in health insurance premiums and retirement costs. Library expenses, instructional materials, information technology replacements and scholarships also are expected to increase. Increasing financial aid will be a budget priority, he said, as the state’s higher education system works to reduce the finan-cial barriers that prevent students from attending college. For more information about the Regents’ legislative agenda, visit www.okhighered.org. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Glen Johnson presented the Regents’ 2013 legislative agenda at a luncheon held in December on the UCO campus. He outlined the need for increased funding in a time of increasing enrollments and graduates. w i n t e r 2 0 1 2 w w w . u c o . e d u U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L O K L A H O M A
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Full text | Chancellor Glen Johnson Outlines Legislative Agenda, Funding Needs Oklahoma’s higher education system continues to cut costs — while welcoming record-setting enrollments and students graduating. That’s the short reason higher education Chancellor Glen Johnson gives for why the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requesting $980 million for FY 2013, a 3.7 percent increase from 2012. “There is no better investment for our state than higher education. After three years of budget cuts, we continue to provide a top-quality educational product to our students at a very affordable cost as we produce an education workforce to meet the demands of our global marketplace,” he told a group gathered at UCO in December for a preview of the Regents’ legislative agenda. The chancellor outlined a number of higher education cost savings — totaling $347.3 million from 2009-13 — noting that the reductions are offset by increases that have to be met. Just a couple of months earlier, he was on the Central cam-pus for Gov. Mary Fallin’s unveiling of a plan to increase the number of Oklahomans with college degrees. She highlighted that Oklahoma is now part of the national initiative called Complete College America, which has asked Oklahoma to serve as a model for showing the nation how to increase the number of college graduates. Included in the Regents’ budget is a request for $27.8 mil-lion in operating funds to address ongoing obligations, such as increases in health insurance premiums and retirement costs. Library expenses, instructional materials, information technology replacements and scholarships also are expected to increase. Increasing financial aid will be a budget priority, he said, as the state’s higher education system works to reduce the finan-cial barriers that prevent students from attending college. For more information about the Regents’ legislative agenda, visit www.okhighered.org. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Glen Johnson presented the Regents’ 2013 legislative agenda at a luncheon held in December on the UCO campus. He outlined the need for increased funding in a time of increasing enrollments and graduates. w i n t e r 2 0 1 2 w w w . u c o . e d u U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L O K L A H O M A |
Date created | 2013-09-20 |
Date modified | 2013-09-20 |