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Admins project 2010 budget
by Jillian Wagner
News Editor
News | 11/11/08
Posted online at 3:41 AM EST on 11/11/08
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peter French presented the tentative University budget for fiscal year 2010 at last Thursday's faculty meeting, which included components such as a tuition growth rate, undergraduate enrollment figures and several endowment issues.
At the faculty meeting, Reinharz said, "I think it's fair to say there's no getting around layoffs. There will be layoffs. … We are trying as best we can to not do things that are irreversible or create permanent damage."
In an e-mail to the Justice, French clarified: "President Reinharz was referring to actions that may be required for FY2010 or FY2009 if conditions worsen. [Reinharz] has asked that proposals for FY2010 reductions be submitted to him by December 15. After that date, there will be budget discussions leading to submittal of the FY2010 budget at the March 2009 Board of Trustees meeting. Until the budget is approved by the Trustees, we will not know the dimensions of the reductions," he wrote.
At the faculty meeting, Reinharz said that the University eliminated four positions and didn't fill 11 funded positions. French wrote in an e-mail to the Justice that it is "University policy not to release information about specific personnel transactions."
Another reduction Reinharz discussed at the meeting involved the Aramark contract. French wrote, "The Aramark contract will be a component of the overall University reduction. The University is discussing with Aramark how the reductions will be implemented." According to his e-mail, French, along with Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy and Student Union President Jason Gray '10, is organizing a student advisory group, which will "be involved in reviewing [budget] gap-closing plans that might affect students," such as the contract with Aramark.
Director of Dining Services Mike Newmark did not respond to an e-mail from the Justice about this matter.
Reinharz said at the meeting, "We cannot present a deficit budget to the board. We don't know what FY11 or 12 are going to bring."
At the faculty meeting, Reinharz said, "I think it's fair to say there's no getting around layoffs. There will be layoffs. … We are trying as best we can to not do things that are irreversible or create permanent damage."
In an e-mail to the Justice, French clarified: "President Reinharz was referring to actions that may be required for FY2010 or FY2009 if conditions worsen. [Reinharz] has asked that proposals for FY2010 reductions be submitted to him by December 15. After that date, there will be budget discussions leading to submittal of the FY2010 budget at the March 2009 Board of Trustees meeting. Until the budget is approved by the Trustees, we will not know the dimensions of the reductions," he wrote.
At the faculty meeting, Reinharz said that the University eliminated four positions and didn't fill 11 funded positions. French wrote in an e-mail to the Justice that it is "University policy not to release information about specific personnel transactions."
Another reduction Reinharz discussed at the meeting involved the Aramark contract. French wrote, "The Aramark contract will be a component of the overall University reduction. The University is discussing with Aramark how the reductions will be implemented." According to his e-mail, French, along with Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy and Student Union President Jason Gray '10, is organizing a student advisory group, which will "be involved in reviewing [budget] gap-closing plans that might affect students," such as the contract with Aramark.
Director of Dining Services Mike Newmark did not respond to an e-mail from the Justice about this matter.
Reinharz said at the meeting, "We cannot present a deficit budget to the board. We don't know what FY11 or 12 are going to bring."
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