You Are Invited to Participate in the Budget Open Forum, 12/8/17 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
The University Resources & Planning Committee (URPC) will facilitate an interactive Budget Open Forum on Friday, December 8, from 1pm – 3pm, in Goodwin Forum. This event will be fishbowl style, small groups discussions on select Phase 2 reduction options under consideration. Please review the Phase 2 Reduction Options
Key discussions will be held on the following topics, please select a topic to participate in a group discussion:
| Phase 2 | Description |
| 1.4 | Reduce assigned time for faculty |
| 1.5 & 1.8 | Increase class size (when possible) and Reduce WTUs by reducing the number of courses offered. |
| 3.1 | Developing a Strategic Enrollment Management plan to guide long-term recruitment and retention efforts |
| 4.3 | Explore partnerships and/or privatizing the Children’s Center at current or other locations |
| 4.5 | Gain staff and budget efficiencies by reducing duplication of student support services / programming across the campus (including but not limited to Academic & Student Affairs) |
| 5.2 | Consolidate Auxiliary Organizations |
| 6.1 | Reduce overall travel costs and develop a more equitable travel structure across campus |
| 6.5 | Eliminate internal chargebacks and make cost of doing business activities a University Wide expense |
| 4.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6 | Organizational Redesign: |
Plus, depending upon time constraints, conversations will include:
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Brainstorm or discuss ideas for cutting budget. (complete list of ideas provided & Linked)
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Brainstorm what to stop (reduce cost by stopping a service, etc.) and what can we innovate to improve the budget.
Hope to see you there!
Mark & Alex
Co-Chairs of URPC