Trustees discuss soliciting more alumni donations, Independent Florida Alligator

By Jacquelyn Weiner
September 8, 2008

With future budget cuts looming for UF and the state alike, members of UF’s Board of Trustees were urged by a representative from the governor’s office Friday to set an example by donating money to the university.

The board’s quarterly meeting ended with a discussion of how to bring in more money to UF’s strained budget and a few announcements.

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Brace yourselves, we're in for a brain drain, Indepdent Florida Alligator

Elizabeth Hillaker, UF Alumnus
May 20, 2008

As you have probably heard by now, UF is preparing to lay off 14 faculty members and more than 100 staff as part of President Bernie Machen’s proposed $47 million budget reduction. When coupled with the $22 million reduction made in October, UF’s budget for the coming academic year will be a whopping $69 million less than this year’s.

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