Murray State President Dunn answers questions at MSU budget forum - HAWKINS TEAGUE, Murray Ledger

Murray State University President Dr. Randy Dunn answered a multitude of questions Tuesday afternoon during the first of two public forums to discuss the final draft recommendations of the university’s budget planning review teams. The second forum is scheduled for 9 a.m. today in the Barkley Room on the third floor of the Curris Center. If the attendance is higher than capacity allows, it will be moved to the Curris Center Theater as it was Tuesday. Dunn explained that for the current academic year, 2012-13, the university ran a $2.1 million deficit to make it through without any major cuts. The MSU Board of Regents approved paying for that deficit with reserve funds so that 12 individual budget review teams from separate colleges at MSU could spend close to a year meeting and determining in which areas cuts or new revenues would be possible. http://murrayledger.com/news/dunn-answers-questions-at-msu-budget-forum/article_3478c7b6-8b8d-11e2-84a2-001a4bcf887a.html