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 REPORT DIGEST FINANCIAL
  AUDIT For the Year Ended: June 30, 2008 
 Rele February 19, 2009 
 
 
 
 State of 
   Office of the Auditor General WILLIAM G. HOLLAND AUDITOR GENERAL 
 
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   INTRODUCTION       This Digest covers our financial audit of  AUDITORS’ OPINION Our auditors stated the University’s June 30, 2008 financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects. ____________________________________ WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General WGH:CML:pp SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS Our special assistant auditors were Clifton Gunderson, LLP  | 
 
For The Year Ended June 30,
2008
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   FINANCIAL
  OPERATIONS (All Funds) (in thousands)  | 
  
   FY 2008  | 
  
   FY 2007  | 
 
  OPERATING REVENUES     Student
  tuition and fees (net of scholarship allowances)...................       Grants
  and contracts.................................................................................       Auxiliary
  facilities......................................................................................       Other
  operating revenues........................................................................               Total
  Operating Revenues...............................................................  OPERATING EXPENSES
       Instruction..................................................................................................       Research.....................................................................................................       Public
  service.............................................................................................       Academic
  support.....................................................................................       Student
  services........................................................................................      
  Institutional support.................................................................................       Operation
  and maintenance of plant......................................................       Auxiliary
  facilities......................................................................................      
  Depreciation...............................................................................................       Payments on behalf of the University...................................................       Other
  operating expenditures..................................................................               Total
  Operating Expenses...............................................................  Operating
  loss................................................................................................  NONOPERATING
  REVENUES (EXPENSES) 
        State
  Appropriations...............................................................................        Payments
  on behalf of the University...................................................       Investment income...................................................................................        Interest
  on capital assets and related debt...........................................        Other
  nonoperating revenues (expenses)............................................        Net nonoperating revenues       Income
  (loss) before other revenues, expenses, gains and losses 
        Transfers
  from the Capital Development Board..................................        Capital
  grants and gifts...........................................................................  INCREASE IN NET ASSETS.......................................................................Net assets, beginning of year.......................................................................  Net assets, end of year..................................................................................   | 
  
           $122,216,375             28,498,534             71,253,164             24,109,773         $246,077,846         $102,858,228             13,945,458             15,246,220             12,740,712             31,615,841             25,096,887             26,185,861             51,007,542             15,394,481             53,493,304             25,080,481         $372,665,015        ($126,587,169)           $83,056,800             54,600,334               6,509,333              (2,914,329)               9,928,618         $151,180,756           $24,593,587             10,178,571                  298,909           $35,071,067                $313,171,986         $348,243,053  | 
  
           $108,622,959             25,061,660             67,175,847             22,652,381         $223,512,847           $97,774,921             14,498,859             12,062,844             12,628,600             30,506,471             24,070,803             23,771,074             47,664,808             14,869,618             46,692,888             22,961,579         $347,502,465        ($123,989,618)           $81,527,500             47,704,900               6,237,173              (2,697,572)               9,500,131         $142,272,132           $18,282,514               2,829,843               2,017,476           $23,129,833                $290,042,153         $313,171,986  | 
 
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  SELECTED
  ACCOUNT BALANCES (ALL FUNDS)  | 
  
   
  JUNE 30, 2008  | 
  
   JUNE 30, 2007  | 
 
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  Cash and
  cash equivalents..............................................................................  
  Investments........................................................................................................  
  Capital
  assets.....................................................................................................  
  Revenue
  Bonds Payable.................................................................................. . 
  Accrued
  compensated absences....................................................................   | 
  
   
  $95,132,494 
  103,656,162 
  307,374,562 
  111,689,258 
  18,232,804  | 
  
   
  $41,682,231 
  104,526,282 
  275,429,237 
  84,891,698 
  18,331,798  | 
 
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   UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT  | 
  
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  During
  audit period and currently:  
  Dr. C.
  Alvin Bowman, President  | 
  
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