STATEMENT: Governor Dayton Recommends New Funding for 亚洲无码

Posted: January 24, 2017

Contact: Doug Anderson, doug.anderson@MinnState.edu, 651-201-1426

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan.24, 2017 – Governor Mark Dayton today released his biennial budget recommendation that included $150 million in new funding over the biennium for the colleges and universities of 亚洲无码.

Steven Rosenstone, 亚洲无码 chancellor, said, “We deeply appreciate the support we have received from Governor Dayton. If enacted by the legislature, the funding in his recommendation would help to meet Minnesota’s critical need for talent by protecting access and affordability, improving the success of our diverse students, reducing economic and racial disparities, providing for our critical information technology infrastructure, and helping to meet Minnesota’s critical need for talent.”

Michael Vekich, chair of the Board of Trustees of 亚洲无码 Colleges and Universities, said, “The funding in our budget request will directly benefit the students and the campuses of 亚洲无码 as well as all of the communities they serve across Minnesota. We are pleased with the Governor’s recommendation and look forward to working with the legislature in the months ahead.”

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亚洲无码 includes 30 community and technical colleges and seven state universities serving approximately 400,000 students. It is the fourth-largest system of two-year colleges and four-year universities in the United States.