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Oct 10, 2019

Board of Governors adopts revised budget

2019-10-24T16:27:20-05:00

Oct. 24, 2019—The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University adopted a revised budget for the current fiscal year that includes a larger than anticipated deficit.  “A combination of a slight dip in enrollment this fall, higher scholarship awards, rising insurance and utility costs, unexpected maintenance costs and other factors have caused us to [...]

Board of Governors adopts revised budget2019-10-24T16:27:20-05:00
Jun 06, 2015

Board Approves 2015-2016 Budget, Authorizes Bond Issue, Elects Officers

2019-06-04T16:21:06-05:00

The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University adopted operating and auxiliary budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Board also authorized a $13.7 million bond issue and elected new officers for the coming fiscal year. The operating budget for 2015-2016 totals approximately $53.5 million, down slightly from the current year’s [...]

Board Approves 2015-2016 Budget, Authorizes Bond Issue, Elects Officers2019-06-04T16:21:06-05:00
Jun 06, 2014

Governors Approve Budget and Master Planning, Energy Conservation Contracts

2019-06-04T16:20:36-05:00

The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University adopted operating and auxiliary budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1, but it also looked further into the future by approving proposals to prepare a campus master plan and a comprehensive energy savings plan. The operating budget for 2014-2015 totals approximately $51.7 million, up [...]

Governors Approve Budget and Master Planning, Energy Conservation Contracts2019-06-04T16:20:36-05:00
Dec 12, 2013

President Vartabedian Supports Gov. Nixon’s Budget Proposal

2019-06-04T16:19:37-05:00

Dr. Robert Vartabedian, president of Missouri Western State University, supports a proposal made today by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. The governor will recommend a 5 percent increase in state appropriations for higher education, while the presidents and chancellors of the Council on Public Higher Education in Missouri will recommend to their governing boards that they [...]

President Vartabedian Supports Gov. Nixon’s Budget Proposal2019-06-04T16:19:37-05:00
Sep 09, 2013

Governors Approve Building Projects, Insurance Carriers

2019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00

Potter Hall will receive nearly $800,000 in renovations and additions under a plan to spend budget reserves approved by the Board of Governors. Wilson Hall and the Looney Complex will also receive improvements. The Board of Governors at Missouri Western State University has approved approximately $1.6 million in improvements to Potter Hall, Wilson [...]

Governors Approve Building Projects, Insurance Carriers2019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00
Jun 06, 2013

Missouri Western Delays Salary Increases

2019-06-04T16:18:58-05:00

Salary increases for all faculty and staff at Missouri Western State University have been removed from the university’s budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 due to a larger-than-expected withhold of state appropriations from the Governor’s Office. Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he would restrict $400 million from state appropriations in response to additional [...]

Missouri Western Delays Salary Increases2019-06-04T16:18:58-05:00
Jun 06, 2012

Governors Adopt 2012-2013 Budget

2019-06-04T16:17:47-05:00

The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors has adopted an operating budget of nearly $48.5 million for fiscal year 2013, which begins July 1, virtually unchanged from the $48.3 million budget approved last year. The operating budget includes estimated revenue from tuition and fees of nearly $27 million, about the same as the current [...]

Governors Adopt 2012-2013 Budget2019-06-04T16:17:47-05:00
Jun 06, 2012

Gov. Nixon Signs Higher Ed Budget; MWSU Gets Slight Increase

2019-06-04T16:17:47-05:00

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon today signed an appropriation bill for higher education that increases the state funding available to Missouri Western State University by about $250,000. “The governor’s original proposed budget called for a 12.5 percent reduction to higher education, so this is a very positive outcome,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “It [...]

Gov. Nixon Signs Higher Ed Budget; MWSU Gets Slight Increase2019-06-04T16:17:47-05:00
Jun 06, 2012

Consultant Reviews MWSU Finances; Key Functions ‘Fiscally Starved’

2019-06-04T16:17:48-05:00

Missouri Western State University’s operating funds per student, when adjusted for inflation, have declined by up to 18 percent in the last four years, according to a report from a nationally recognized financial consultant. “Some key functions of the university have been fiscally starved and need to be addressed, including filling some critical vacant positions, [...]

Consultant Reviews MWSU Finances; Key Functions ‘Fiscally Starved’2019-06-04T16:17:48-05:00
May 05, 2012

Board of Governors Sets 2012-2013 Tuition and Fees

2019-06-04T16:17:49-05:00

The Missouri Western State University Board of Governors approved tuition and general fee rates for the 2012-2013 school year. An undergraduate in-state student taking 15 credit hours a semester will pay $97.20 more per semester. The board also approved a new fee passed by the Student Government Association earlier this spring. “Affordability is a top [...]

Board of Governors Sets 2012-2013 Tuition and Fees2019-06-04T16:17:49-05:00