Findlay, Ohio—The University of Findlay expects to balance its budget and reduce indebtedness for the fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2006, add academic programs for the future and increase construction.

A forensic science major was added last fall. A chemistry major will be added next fall and third-year professional courses for the six-year Doctor of Pharmacy Program will be introduced next fall.

Academic and physical plant projects planned for the summer and next fiscal year amount to $4.4 million, including expansion of the Mazza Museum. All will be funded from the operating budget or from donations.

The budget projected for next year is balanced and reflects plans to further strengthen academic and student programs.

The above information and actions were part of a meeting of the University Board of Trustees on Feb. 2 and 3. Twenty-eight regular trustees and two special trustees attended the two-day meeting.

“We had a good meeting,” Dr. C. Richard Beckett, chairman of the Board, said. “Trustees are pleased with the progress and direction of the University. We are improving finances and systematically strengthening the academic, teaching and student programs. The University is adding exciting new educational features, such as pharmacy, which will serve well long into the future.”