Dear Colleagues,

Yesterday, I appeared before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee to discuss the university’s budget and our request for state support in the next two fiscal years. Dr. Agwunobi appeared on behalf of UConn Health. We were joined by our Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Geoghegan, Provost Anne D’Alleva, and Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment Nathan Fuerst.

You can find a copy of my written testimony and supporting background materials here and a copy of Dr. Agwunobi’s testimony and background materials here. Both were submitted to the full committee.

You can view our discussions with the committee here. Note that the video groups all higher education agencies together, so it begins with the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, followed by UConn, followed by UConn Health. The UConn portions begin at 2:37:17.

A second public hearing was held by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday evening, which can be seen here. It included students from UConn and other institutions of higher education in the state. The first UConn student speaker begins at 38:41.

The next step in the appropriations process is a budget workshop, which will be a more detailed session between university leaders and members of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

As always, we will share any updates or new information as it becomes available.

Radenka