Members of the Campus Community:
In correspondence to you earlier today, I pledged to keep you informed as the University deals with the very difficult state budget situation. Western, along with all UNC institutions, was required to submit to a Legislative subcommittee a potential budget reduction plan based on a 7% budget cut. Although Western and the UNC Office of the President are opposed to cuts of such magnitude and are actively engaged in communicating to the state the irreparable damage such reductions would cause, the preparation and transmittal of a plan was mandated. In the interest of keeping you fully informed, I am now sharing with you the Potential Budget Reductions document as it was forwarded to the University of North Carolina. Please keep in mind that this matter is still at the subcommittee-level and that additional consideration and discussions are ongoing. Please be assured that the University is strongly opposed to the implementation of any plan with cuts this devastating.
Sincerely,
John W. BardoChancellor
| Program | 2001-03 Continuation Budget Amount | Potential Cut | Percent of Program Cut | Impact of Potential Reduction |
| Instruction and Adminstrative Support |
$8,215,196
|
$256,949
|
3.128%
|
Reductions will eliminate the Central Stores and Receiving operationand eliminate two senior management positions within the administrationand finance division. The remaining reductions will be allocated acrosseach division of the university and we project this action will eliminate10.5 FTE. |
| Public Service Programs |
1,333,082
|
1,269,347
|
95.219%
|
These reductions will eliminate the following programs: Mountain ResourceCenter, Western North Carolina Tomorrow, Local Government Training, SummerVentures in Math and Science and Summer Residential Program formerly referredto as Legislator’s School. (21.98 FTE) |
| North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching |
4,340,227
|
284,675
|
6.559%
|
The number of teacher participants will be reduced by 300, a largepercentage of teachers will be asked to pay their own travel and substituteteacher pay, and all computer upgrades and other equipment will be suspended.Finally, this reduction eliminates any opportunity to set aside funds forrepair and maintenance of a twelve-year old facility. |
| Distance Education |
1,074,2888
|
85,896
|
7.996%
|
The distance learning initiative in Communications Disorders will beeliminated. (1.50 FTE) |
| Research |
1,068,567
|
416,271
|
38.956%
|
Highlands Biological Station, an inter-institutional program, and theMountain Aquaculture Center will be eliminated. (6.70 FTE) |
| Academic Support |
3,863,809
|
476,282
|
12.327%
|
The Mountain Heritage Center museum, the Rural Education Program, andthe Math/Science Network will be eliminated. (9.80 FTE) |
| Faculty Positions |
21,758,390
|
688,750
|
3.165%
|
The loss of 10 faculty positions will lessen educational opportunitiesfor students at Western Carolina University through the cancellation ofover 70 courses. This would mean approximately 2,500 fewer seats available,denying enrollment to 250 full-time students |
|
11,378,607
|
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| TOTAL |
$53,032,166
|
$3,478,170
|
6.559%
|
