Consultant to give AccessUVa report
By Elizabeth Heifetz | February 10, 2012University administrators heard preliminary reports from Board of Visitors consultants this week after the Board called for a comprehensive review of the financial aid system at its September meeting. The study aims to analyze the AccessUVa structure and the program's finances to create the best model to achieve the University's objectives. The Board's ad hoc committee in charge of the review hired a consultant from the Arts & Science Group to assist with the analysis. "The challenge for the consultants will be to balance the University's two competing priorities: the desire to attract and retain a diverse and high-quality student body, and the need to optimize the use of scarce unrestricted resources," University spokesperson Carol Wood said in an email. AccessUVa personnel are currently working to provide strong aid packages in light of the University's shrinking pool of available funds.
