Budget message from NDUS Chancellor Goetz

An important budget message from North Dakota University System Chancellor William Goetz is now online.

"This budget request consists of a number of strategic investment opportunities," Goetz said. "The 2009-11 budget request was developed in direct response to the needs expressed by private sector business leaders of this state, legislators, the university system colleges and universities, students and parents who share the cost of higher education.

"State Board of Higher Education board members are constitutionally mandated to submit to the governor and the legislature a needs-based budget request. They must consider the budget proposal on the basis of how the university system can best respond to the state's needs and public expectations," Goetz said. "As a student, or a member of our faculty and staff, I hope you will agree that an investment in the North Dakota University System is an investment in a brighter future for our students, the people of North Dakota and the state of North Dakota."

"Investing in North Dakota's Future" is available at www.ndsu.edu/legislators. Click on "Message from NDUS Chancellor William Goetz - 2009-2011 higher education budget."