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CSCU chancellor addresses p‑card spending, residency and planned policy changes in student Q&A
Summary
Chancellor Chang told the Student Advisory Committee he spent about $30,000 on business meals and travel over three years, said audits found no laws were broken but flagged material weaknesses, and described forthcoming stricter purchasing‑card rules and a reduction in p‑cards.
Chancellor Chang told the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Student Advisory Committee on a Friday morning that media coverage of his purchasing‑card use and questions about his residency had become a distraction from students and that he was instituting changes to governance and purchasing practices.
The chancellor said the primary criticism of him was that “I spent about $30,000 in the past 3 years” on his state purchasing card, largely for meals and travel, and that while audits have found no criminal violations, they identified weaknesses that require policy fixes.
The chancellor’s comments came during a scheduled discussion with student leaders after several students raised concerns about how testimony was presented to the legislature and about broader changes across the CT State system.
Chancellor Chang acknowledged the optics of expensive meals while…
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