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Boise State highlights LAUNCH enrollment, student success and non‑taxpayer defense of lawsuit at JFAC hearing
Summary
Boise State University President Marlene Trump told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 that about 1,300 students are enrolled in the LAUNCH program, the university has restructured student‑support centers around student success and that the university used non‑taxpayer funds (about $1.5 million) to defend a lawsuit.
Boise State University President Marlene Trump told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 that the university’s LAUNCH program serves about 1,300 students and that 600 of those students rely on LAUNCH as their only financial support. Trump said the program broadens access to fields such as nursing, computer science, radiologic sciences, business and elementary education.
Trump described Boise State’s recent reorganization of student‑support operations in response to state directives and institutional review. She told the committee that Boise State examined centers and programs across higher education, reduced staff associated with some preexisting centers and shifted focus to student success. “The reduction in numbers of staff is…
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