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Proposed Budget Reduction Plan

Appendix: Budget Strategies Matrix

Employee Compensation
Freeze 2009-10 salaries $3,868,000
Freeze 2010-11 salaries for those earning more than $75,000 $2,717,000
Lower health insurance costs $600,000
Cap tuition benefits at current levels $109,000
Eliminate Emeriti Program retiree health $519,000
Subtotal $7,813,000
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Reduce temporary faculty replacements 50 percent $1,600,000
Eliminate positions through known and future retirements $2,100,000
Subtotal $3,700,000
Comprehensive Fee Revenue
Reduce expense for 2009-10 enrollment shift $182,000
Subtotal $182,000
Facilities and Utilities
Eliminate 5 percent of space (approx. 150,000 sf) $975,000
Adjust inflation in renewal and replacement $1,171,000
Undertake energy conservation projects $900,000
Budget savings from co-generation facility $1,774,000
Lock in favorable natural gas rates $1,022,000
Subtotal $5,842,000
Study Abroad
Budget lower 2009-10 inflation and exchange rates $919,000
Control costs of non-Smith programs $877,000
Identify efficiencies in Smith programs $50,000
Discontinue director cost-of-living allowances $156,000
Subtotal $2,002,000
Library and Information Technology Services
Reduce Information Technology Services costs $606,000
Reduce Libraries costs $933,000
Subtotal $1,539,000
Administrative, Student and Academic Support
Reduce/eliminate inflationary allowances $831,000
Eliminate half of one-time, equip and program facilities pools $408,000
Eliminate initiatives fund for three years $1,967,000
Reduce other admin, student and academic support $3,466,000
Subtotal $6,672,000
Revenue Generation
Increase endowment through campaign $2,000,000
Add revenue enhancing programs $250,000
Subtotal $2,250,000
Grand Total $30,000,000

Message from
the President

Introduction

Employee
Compensation

Student-to-Faculty
Ratio

Comprehensive Fee
Revenue

Facilites & Utilities

Study Abroad

Libraries &
Information
Technology
Services

Administrative,
Student & Academic Support

Revenue Generation

Investment Required

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