UC Irvine Dissects the Budget - Jessica Pratt, New University

UC Irvine students and faculty members learned about university financial issues and discussed the impact of recent budget reductions on school services during last Wednesday’s “Winter Student Forum Series” at the UCI Student Center. The event began with an introduction from ASUCI President Vikram Nayudu and AGS President Payel Chowdhury, explaining that the purpose of the forum was for the administration to explain the specifics of the UC budget challenge and for students to provide feedback and insight on how to ameliorate these issues. Vice Chancellor of Planning and Budget, Meredith Michaels, then started off the presentation by describing exactly how the funds allocated to the university are distributed, and how the budget is not as simple as it may seem.