Performing Arts program to end amid university-wide budget cuts - Forrest Holt, Evergreen Daily

President Kirk Schulz formally announced sweeping budget cuts, in an email sent out to WSU students and staff yesterday, which included ending the Performing Arts program. The Office of Multicultural Student Services, Office of Equity and Diversity, Finance and Administration, Student Affairs and some colleges have lost or will lose staff, according to the email. The announcement came the same day Performing Arts staff were notified of the severity of the cuts, said Phil Weiler, vice president of marketing and communication. The program will end after its last show in April. WSU is trying to reduce spending by 2.5 percent, the email read, which means reducing the $30 million deficit to $20 million in the 2018 fiscal year. The university should break even in three years if it sticks to the plan of spending $10 million less each year, Weiler said. https://dailyevergreen.com/19601/news/performing-arts-budget-cuts/