Posted on 21 October 2013.
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Posted on 14 October 2013.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says a popular professor at the University of St. Thomas has taken a voluntary leave of absence.
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Posted on 11 October 2013.
By: Meghan Holden
The University Of Minnesota Board Of Regents passed the University’s 2014 capital budget request at their monthly meeting Friday.
The request totals nearly $300 million, about $232 million of which would come from the state, to improve campus areas system-wide.
If approved by the Legislature next session, the request would fund six construction projects around the University’s five campuses.
About $100 million of the state’s portion would be used for the general upkeep and maintenance of campus buildings.
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Posted on 20 September 2013.
Audience members asked the mayoral candidates questions to guide the discussion Thursday – many questioned the city’s police system.
Mayoral candidates Mark Andrew, Jackie Cherryhomes, Dan Cohen, Betsy Hodges, Don Samuels, Cam Winton and Stephanie Woodruff participated in the discussion in south Minneapolis.
Most of the candidates said they supported the idea of a more community-centered police force. They also discussed strategies to run the Office of Police Conduct Review.
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Posted on 20 September 2013.
Nicollet Avenue will look completely different by the end of 2016.
Thursday, the Minneapolis Downtown Council and the City of Minneapolis announced that James Corner Field Operations, a New York-based architecture firm, will redesign the mall.
The design team will turn Nicollet Mall into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly, “Main Street for the 21st century," said James Corner, director of the firm.
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Posted on 13 September 2013.
By: Meghan Holden
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced a plan to cut administrative costs by $90 million, despite a review that says the institution’s spending is fine.
According to a report by a University-hired consulting firm, which was reviewed by the Board of Regents Friday, the institution’s administrative costs are within “healthy” levels.
At the same meeting, Kaler proposed a plan to cut $15 million a year in administrative costs. The plan would start this academic year and continue for five more.
“I think it’s time to be more ambitious than we ever have been,” he said to the Regents.
Kaler said the money should be spent on teaching and research instead.
“I am focused on making this an efficient, high-functioning University,” he said.
University Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter said he hopes the spending cuts are a result of not replacing people who retire and not just layoffs.
“There’s no guarantee at this point,” he said.
However, the review by Sibson Consulting said the University is on track with administration costs.
Huron Consulting Group and Sibson Consulting began analyzing the University’s spending after state legislators requested a report last session following a December Wall Street Journal article that criticized the University for alleged administrative bloat.
The report suggested the University could shrink its managers-to-employees ratio and combine services across multiple departments and colleges to lower costs.
For more on the Kaler’s plan to cut administrative costs, pick up Monday’s Minnesota Daily.
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