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We have reached an important milestone in our
financial planning, as Smith responds to the economic challenges facing
every sector of our economy. Our task, as a community, has been to reconcile our
high aspirations with the financial realities we face and to develop a sequence of
cost-saving strategies that will assure Smith’s strength, resilience and bright
future.
Advising
me on
the development of our plan was the Committee on Mission and Priorities (CMP) and
the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA), both of which are comprised
of faculty, staff and students and chaired by me. As we considered the tough decisions
about how we use our resources and set priorities, we communicated regularly,
through this site, through campus forums, and in other ways, to ensure that we relied
on all of our collective intelligence to make the best decisions possible.
Throughout this challenging process, I
have been encouraged by how imaginatively and wisely faculty, staff and students
have been reflecting on what is integral to the Smith experience and what, in a changing
higher education landscape, might be re-examined and re-envisioned. With courage,
creativity and common purpose, we will arrive at a renewed and financially sustainable
path to educational excellence.
Carol T. Christ, President
May 2009
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NEW An
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Close-of-semester
update: the
2009-10 budget and related matters |
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A
message from the president about Josten Library |
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A
message to staff about voluntary schedule reductions |
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Proposed
Budget Reduction Plan for 2009-10 through 2011-12 |
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The
directors of the Five Colleges on library collaboration,
April 8, 2009 |
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The
president's financial planning update,
March 11, 2009 |
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From
the directors of the Five Colleges, March 11, 2009 |
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Potential
budget reduction strategies for discussion, January 28, 2009 |
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The
president's financial planning update, January 5, 2009 |
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A message
about Smith and the economy, October 23, 2008 |
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