The Board of Governors for the University of Northern B.C. will meet today to look over, among other things, the University’s budget plan.

The Board will get an update on the cost cutting efforts. As of the end of February , eleven faculty had been offered voluntary buy out packages and admissions to four bachelor degree programs had been suspended. The Board will be asked to reverse the decision to suspend admissions to those programs but the final budget won’t be up for full approval until late June.

Also on the agenda ; a look at the enrolment and registrations for the September 2007 semester.  There will also be detailed discussions on the Northern Sport Centre.

The Board will be asked to approve agreements with the City of Prince George and Northern Sport Limited. Those agreements cover the capital costs and the operating costs.

When the business plan for the Sport Centre was initially presented, it indicated the annual operating costs would be in the $600 thousand dollar range. It is thought fees for renting the facility for major events, public user fees, public memberships and athletic fees will cover those costs.

The public session of the meeting gets underway at 1:15 this afternoon in the Bentley Centre at UNBC