No, football hasn’t been approved by the campus poo-bahs. This is even bigger. UNC Charlotte’s top needs fared very, very well in the new state budget.
Here’s a quick rundown, according to David Dunn, vice chancellor for university relations and community Affairs:
- The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) got $56 million, the full
amount needed to build it. That’s the university’s top capital priority. - The budget provides $34 million for enrollment growth for the UNC system. That’s a
critical development, particularly for fast-growing campuses such as UNCC.
Otherwise the cost of educating additional students who have enrolled since last
year would have to be paid from existing operating budget. For UNCC, it amounts
to some $6 million. Some 700 new students are expected for the fall semester.
Still, N.C.’s fourth largest campus fared well at a tight economic time when lawmakers could have held back on higher education.
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Still inadequate for the state's 4th and soon to be 2nd largest university. Football Now!
How is this something to celebrate? We got the crumbs from Chapel Hill's crumb tray. We still have the fourth largest student body in the state and rank 13th in state funding.
... so, what football content justified that headline?
In any case, good for UNCC. Better funding = better university. Let's hope the trend continues.
This is good, but I hope that this continues into the future.
-Tim
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