UA mulls options after budget leaves vet school hanging - HOWARD FISCHER, Arizona Daily Sun

Plans to create a veterinary school at the University of Arizona have hit a roadblock as state lawmakers approved just enough money to tease the idea but not enough to actually make it happen. The budget plan enacted late Thursday by the House of Representatives adds $2.5 million to the university’s base budget. Rep. Ethan Orr, R-Tucson, said while those dollars are not earmarked, the intent is to finance the new program. But Shane Burgess, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said the school needs $4.2 million to hire the necessary clinical faculty and renovate facilities in existing buildings already being used by the school’s undergraduate program in veterinary science, all precursors to getting the necessary accreditation. http://azdailysun.com/news/local/state-and-regional/ua-mulls-options-after-budget-leaves-vet-school-hanging/article_0ba89e2e-b6ed-11e3-bc78-0019bb2963f4.html