July 19, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 19, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY 

WHO:  University of Alaska Board of Regents

WHAT: Revised Meeting Agenda for Board Meeting

WHEN:  Board meets from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 22, 2019

WHERE: Lee Gorsuch Commons, Room 107
               University of Alaska Anchorage campus, Anchorage, Alaska

Teleconference sites will be open in Fairbanks in room 204 Butrovich Building and in Juneau, in UAS Administration Building, Room 204.

Revised Meeting Agenda: In light of the Moody’s announcement this week downgrading the university’s credit rating by three notches, the unresolved budget discussions in Juneau and the uncertainty of a final budget number for UA, Board of Regents Chair John Davies, after consultation with the board, will bring forward the question of a Declaration of Financial Exigency at the BOR meeting on Monday, July 22.

The board also will discuss structural options. Watch or monitor the proceedings at www.alaska.edu/bor/live.

The meeting agenda and documents will be available online at: www.alaska.edu/bor/agendas/

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For more information, contact Roberta Graham, associate vice president of public affairs at 907-360-2416 (cell).