Budget planning in a COVID-19 world
Kirk SchulzDear Faculty and Staff,
As the University continues to navigate an environment filled with unknowns due to the impact of COVID‑19, it is critical that we develop a thoughtful approach to making decisions that will affect the community’s shared future. One of the most critical areas of our decision-making, not surprisingly, will revolve around university finances and budgets.
The economic fallout from the pandemic is—and will be—significant. While the state of Washington is still gathering economic data and analyzing it, we expect that public universities in the state, like other public agencies, will be asked to shoulder a share of the budget trimming that is … » More …