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Budget Update

Budget Update. Thursday March 4, 2010. Context. State revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year (1 July-30 June) include major deficits The Governor’s projections: $500 million Legislature’s projections: $1 – 1.5 billion The USG has been asked to make reductions totaling $312 million

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Budget Update

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  1. Budget Update Thursday March 4, 2010

  2. Context • State revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year (1 July-30 June) include major deficits • The Governor’s projections: $500 million • Legislature’s projections: $1 – 1.5 billion • The USG has been asked to make reductions totaling $312 million • USG represents 12% of total budget • Mandated cuts represent 30% of total budget

  3. The University • To meet the Legislature’s and Chancellor’s demands: • West Georgia was required to submit a plan for a total of $8.126 million in budget reductions • Reductions were to be distributed across divisions but strategic rather than across the board • Notified late Thursday that plan was to be submitted on Saturday • Complete UWG proposal available online

  4. Our Proposal • Guided by three basic principles: • Minimize the loss of lines (both faculty and staff) to the fullest extent possible • Focus on cuts at undergraduate rather than graduate level • Consider low enrollment/low yield programs • Goals were to: • Propose cuts that provided College with future options • Propose cuts that maintained options for students

  5. Our Proposal • The proposal that was approved by the VP’s and President: • Reorganize College from six departments to three ($362,000 savings) • Discontinue undergraduate middle and secondary education programs, except math/science ($149,000 savings) • Loss of “research-only” faculty lines ($279,000 savings)

  6. Points to Remember • The actual budget reduction will be different from what has been proposed • Projections will change • Options will change • Revenues will change • Faculty Budget Committee looking at non-programmatic reduction strategies • The politics are as important as the economy

  7. Points to Remember The timing of action is completely dependent upon the Legislature. The actual budget reduction strategies will be at least somewhat different from those proposed. We will do everything we can to preserve programs. If program cuts are required, we will do everything possible to identify alternative paths to certification.

  8. In Sum We will be forced to make major & permanent budget cuts to take effect 1 July Reorganization of the College will be the first strategy Some faculty and staff lines will be lost

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