[Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts]<\/a><\/ins><\/p>\nI also voice support for a single appropriation to the university. While legislative intent and administrative direction to elevate workforce development is a worthy objective, the strategy to bifurcate direction through separate appropriations is a crude, ineffective and inefficient manner to achieve such a goal, in my opinion, and in prior past experience.<\/p>\n
Managing budget allocations and oversight\/approval by Office of Management and Budget is not efficient, effective or motivational. I fear that political, regional and rural funding acrimony will result in reduced financial security for the community campuses — the opposite of the desire intended.<\/p>\n
The job of allocating limited resources and preserving or enhancing outcomes is more efficiently left to the Board of Regents and the executive teams representing UA (and especially community campuses), and adhering to legislative\/executive influenced direction.<\/p>\n
I have worked closely with all regions and major academic units of UA, especially with the Schools of Management, College of Business and Public Policy, Institute of Social and Economic Research, the Small Business Development Center and the Business Enterprise Institute. I cannot emphasize enough how linked and supportive our UA system is to our state and our citizens’ success, and hope that our legislative and government leaders can and will support UA.<\/p>\n
Governor, please support the appropriation efforts of the Legislature to keep UA from permanent harm due to lack of funding — for our children’s sake and for our own.<\/p>\n
My advocacy and my plea is both personal and professional. I am convinced that UA will be making extraordinary consolidation and efficiency moves to keep it a viable solution to higher education needs in our state.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Joe Beedle is the former president and CEO of Northrim Bank. He lives in Anchorage. My Turns and Letters to the Editor represent the view of the author, not the view of the Juneau Empire.<\/ins><\/b><\/p>\n
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