May 22, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY
May 22, 2020 

Board of Regents to hold two audio public testimony sessions 

WHO: Ì½»¨¾«Ñ¡ Board of Regents, university stakeholders.

WHAT: Alaskans will have an opportunity to offer feedback directly to the Board of Regents on issues facing the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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 . 

Alaskans 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).