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The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved the new budget, which asks university programs and departments to operate on a 92.5% of their total annual budget.
In an 8-3 decision, the Board of Regents approved the 2024-2025 budget which sets a 92.5% budget spending target for campus units and implements a new 10% overhead fee on campus auxiliary and revenue-dependent units. In their special meeting Friday, Regents were presented the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget of $394.2 million, 1% higher than...
Splashes of red and black stretched out over the Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium field as the Class of 2024 gathered for Western Kentucky University’s 195th Commencement.
WKU is looking into its contract with Sodexo Management Services after maintenance expenditures consistently break budget, and may consider “insourcing” maintenance, bringing it back into the university, President Timothy Caboni told the Board of Regents on Thursday. WKU’s maintenance positions are primarily contracted through Sodexo, a facilities maintenance company. WKU’s contract with Sodexo was intended...
Kentucky state legislators have put forth an attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the commonwealth’s public university campuses, failing to recognize these initiatives are the best way to preserve the commonwealth’s future. Out of touch lawmakers are working to remove programs that create a safe space for difficult discussions and an atmosphere of...