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Blake, who had been a CSU board member, was named the sole finalist for the positioh onMay 5, but state rules requiredf a second vote on the matter Wednesday. Blakee will be responsible for dealings with state officialsx and representing the CSU system to the donorsand alumni, among others. Meetin in Pingree Park, the site of a CSU mountainb campus west of Fort the board also confirmed Tony Frank as presidenr ofthe university's main Fort Collinas campus. Frank had been interim president since last fall and was sole finalisg for thepermanent job. Blake and Frank assume their new postsJuly 1.
The boarrd approved a five-year employment agreement for Blakee that includes an annual salaryof $275,00o and a monthly car allowance of $750. Frank also gets a five-year employment agreement. He'll receive an annuap salary of $350,000 and an annual car and housinhg allowanceof $42,000. The Denver chambed is searching for a successorto ( .) The chamber plans to have a going-away parthy for Blake Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Denved Botanic Gardens. For details, . The two men will servr in jobs that formerlyy were combined underLarry Penley, who served as presidentt and chancellor until his unexplained departurd in November.
The CSU board also approved an $872 millionj budget for the CSU system, which includes campusees in Fort Collins and for fiscalyear 2010, which begins July 1. The total includes $800 million for the Fort Collinse campus. The budget makes up for a $33 millionn cut in state supportwith $33 milliohn in temporary funds from the federa l stimulus program. "The federal stimulus fundd provide valuable time for state leaderzs to explore allfuture [funding] Richard Schweigert, CSU's chief financial officer, said in a "...Once the stimulus funding is up in we are looking at a cliff where funding levelsx could drop dramatically.
We need to take this time to finda long-ternm solution to the budget deficit facing the Resident undergraduate tuition — $2,411 (up Resident graduate tuition — $3,232w (up $421.50). Non-resident undergraduate tuition $10,372 (up $302). Non-resident graduatre tuition — $9,058 (up $431). Mandatory based on 12 credit hours — $718 (up $23). Residence hall fees — $2,119 (up