Western Kentucky President Ransdell announces possible $3.1 million budget cut, privatization of Health Services - Trey Crumbie, WKU Herald

President Gary Ransdell sent an email to faculty and staff this afternoon announcing WKU is facing a $3.1 million budget reduction and the university’s intent to privatize WKU Health Services. “We’re looking to balance the budget in everyway possible that saves as many jobs and brings as little harm to the campus as possible,” Ransdell said. Ransdell said the privatization of WKU Health Services will allow the university to apply the subsidy that was given to WKU Health Services to other areas of the university. “Health Services represents an area that the private sector can manage without cost to the university and therefore we can apply what is now the university subsidy towards the budget cut and reduce everybody’s budget all across campus,” Ransdell said. http://wkuherald.com/news/article_d88bc69c-afb7-11e3-8fc2-0017a43b2370.html