Proposed FY 2003 Budget Reductions SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | ||||||||||||||
Area | Description | Programmatic Impact | FTEs | |||||||||||
Total Savings |
Admin | Ten Fac. | Pre Tenure | Other Fac | M/P Staff | O/S Staff | ||||||||
F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | |||||
College of Architecture | Faculty, Community & Regional Planning | Eliminates vacant faculty positions | 1.60 | |||||||||||
Dept Chair, Community & Regional Planning | Eliminates department chair administrative position | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Arch | $144,027 | |||||||||||||
College of Arts and Sciences | Nebraska Humanities Center | Eliminates the Nebraska Humanities Center which promotes cooperative work among humanities scholars at UNL and across Nebraska. Part-time positions, operating and faculty grants program eliminated. | 0.50 | 0.65 | ||||||||||
Subtotal A & S. | $96,652 | |||||||||||||
College of Business Administration | Director, Council on Economic Education | Eliminates state funding for President/Director position of the Nebraska Council on Economic Education which funds economics education outreach programs in the state | 0.76 | |||||||||||
Director, Council on Economic Education | Eliminates state funding for a Director position of the Nebraska Council on Economic Education which funds economics education outreach programs in the state | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Operating, Council on Economic Education | Eliminates state operating funds for the Nebraska Council on Economic Education | |||||||||||||
Subtotal CBA | $178,303 | |||||||||||||
Law College | Reduce Law Library Periodicals budget | Reduces State support for Law Library acquisitions to 20% | ||||||||||||
Operating | Reduces State support for Law College operations to 35% | |||||||||||||
Faculty vacant lines | Reduces funds on vacant line to entry level position. Visiting scholar program and adjunct faculty program reduced. | 1.00 | 0.85 | |||||||||||
Reduce office service position from .75 FTE to .50 FTE | Reduces support services provided to alumni relations | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Student Wages | Eliminates student worker line in the dean's office | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Law | $300,000 | |||||||||||||
Teachers College | Dean's Office | Expected administrative savings from potential college merger, Dean's Office | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Subtotal Teachers | $245,000 | |||||||||||||
College of Human Resources and Family Sciences | Dean's Office | Expected administrative savings from potential college merger, Dean's Office | ? | |||||||||||
Staff Secretary III | Reduces 12 month employee to 9 months | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal CHRFS | $55,000 | |||||||||||||
NETV | Neb*Sat Instr Delivery | Decreases distance learning service | ||||||||||||
CCTV Engineer | Conversion to automated classrooms eliminates ongoing technician maintenance | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Reduce Director of Educ Telec from .35 FTE to .275 FTE | Reduces support for NETCHE programming | 0.08 | ||||||||||||
Student Wages | Reduces student employee help | |||||||||||||
Operating, Classroom Equipment | Reduces the upgrade, replacement and repair of equipment in distance learning classrooms | |||||||||||||
Subtotal NETV | $171,000 | |||||||||||||
Division of Continuing Studies | Dean's Office Administrations | Eliminates dean, associate dean, and secretarial specialist positions; GTA line, travel, and operating | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
Program Specialist | Eliminates a .5 FTE position that provides program support to faculty for courses taught through distance learning | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Evening Programs | Eliminates centralized student advising, Assistant Director and 1.5 O/S positions. Retains some GTA and all faculty instructional funds | 1.00 | 4.65 | 1.00 | 1.50 | |||||||||
DCS administrative infrastructure | Eliminates administrative positions for business operations, marketing and Information Systems and student worker line. Positions provide centralized administrative support to various units within DCS | 3.00 | ||||||||||||
Statewide Learning Centers | Eliminates UNL's administrative support for the Learning Centers in Grand Island, North Platte and Lincoln | 0.25 | 1.08 | 0.33 | 0.41 | |||||||||
Non-state aided FTE reductions | 0.17 | 2.00 | 17.17 | 3.00 | 19.86 | 6.00 | ||||||||
Subtotal DCS | $896,824 | |||||||||||||
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | SVCAA Office, operating | Reduces support to faculty and academic programs | ||||||||||||
Administrative Stipends, Summer Sessions | Eliminates administrative stipends to 9 month chairs in 14 departments. Amount of stipends historically based on credit hour workload. Responsibility for summer compensation will shift to the colleges. | |||||||||||||
Non-credit Program Support, Summer Sessions | Eliminates SS funding to Nebraska Repertory Theatre, International Teaching Institute, and Ross Film Theatre | |||||||||||||
Graduate Assistant Support, Summer Sessions | Less GA support available for courses with large enrollments | |||||||||||||
Compensation Salary Cap, Summer Sessions | Potentially could reduce the incentive for higher paid faculty to teach during the summer | |||||||||||||
Enrollment Management, Summer Sessions | Fewer specialized courses offered; larger class sizes and class limits; enforcement of minimum class size policy; improved coordination of summer courses with academic year curriculum; course offering priorities established based on demand, access, and degree requirements; more flexible time and place of offerings | |||||||||||||
Operating, Summer Sessions | Fewer operating funds dispersed to departments in support of summer programs. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal VC | $1,048,380 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $3,135,186 | 8.01 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 1.25 | 7.50 | 20.58 | 3.25 | 23.67 | 6.00 | ||
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||||||||||||||
Area | Description | Programmatic Impact | FTEs | |||||||||||
Total | Admin | Ten Fac. | Pre Tenure | Other Fac | M/P Staff | O/S Staff | ||||||||
Savings | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | ||||
South Central Research and Extension Center | 4-H Youth Specialist | Reduces 4-H programming capability | 0.90 | |||||||||||
Faculty Extension Plant Pathologist | Reduces extension plant diseases capability | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Small Scale Enterprise Specialist | Reduces small business development capability | 0.90 | ||||||||||||
Water Mgmt Engineer | Reduces irrigation research/ext. capacity | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Administrative Asst | Program Eliminated | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Computer Technologist | Program Eliminated | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Communication Associate | Program Eliminated | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
Research Technologist | Program Eliminated | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
Accounting Clerk | Program Eliminated | 0.89 | ||||||||||||
Staff Secretary | Program Eliminated | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
Research Technologist | Program Eliminated | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Staff Secretary | Program Eliminated | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Staff Secretary | Program Eliminated | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
Operating | Program Eliminated | |||||||||||||
Utilities | Program Eliminated | |||||||||||||
Non-state aided FTE reductions | 0.20 | 3.25 | 4.86 | |||||||||||
Subtotal South Central Rsch & Extension Cntr | $661,707 | |||||||||||||
IANR Administration | District Director | Program Eliminated | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Director SNRS | Reduced Administrative support to Academic Programs | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
State 4H Director | Reduced Administrative support to 4-H Programs | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Assoc Dean | Reduced Administrative support to Academic Programs | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Facilities Coordinator | Reduced Administrative support to Academic Programs | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal IANR Administrative | $505,737 | |||||||||||||
West Central Research & Extension Ctr Diagnostic Lab | Diagnostic Veterinarian | Testing redirected to Lincoln Lab | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Staff Secretary | Testing redirected to Lincoln Lab | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Research Technician | Testing redirected to Lincoln Lab | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Lab Manager | Testing redirected to Lincoln Lab | 0.85 | ||||||||||||
Operating | Testing redirected to Lincoln Lab | |||||||||||||
Non-state aided FTE reductions | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
Subtotal West Central Rsch & Ext Ctr Diagnostic Lab | $211,370 | |||||||||||||
Commun.& Information Tech. | Computer Technologist | Program Eliminated | 0.50 | |||||||||||
Training Coordinator | Reduced computer training | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Web Designer | Move to revolving Funds | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
Staff Secretary | Move to revolving Funds | 0.44 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Communication & Information Technology | $67,191 | |||||||||||||
Family Life | Family Life Specialist | Limited family life programs at West Central and Northeast Research and Extension Centers | 2.00 | |||||||||||
Subtotal Family Life | $110,000 | |||||||||||||
Projected Retirements | ||||||||||||||
Faculty | Loss of academic program capability | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Projected Retirements | $100,000 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska Forest Service | Rural Fire Trng/Equipment Manager | Move to Federal Grant Funds | 0.24 | |||||||||||
Program Leader Community Forester | Move to Federal Grant Funds | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Tree Recovery Act | Significantly reduces community tree replacement program | |||||||||||||
NRCS Forester | Reduced forestry plantings design capacity | 0.44 | ||||||||||||
Asst State Forester | Reduced administrative program planning support | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Non-state aided FTE reductions | 0.75 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Nebraska Forest Service | $175,307 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska State-wide Arboretum | Director NSA | Move .15 FTE to Grant Funds | 0.15 | |||||||||||
Asst Director Horticulture Prgm | Move .15 FTE to Grant Funds | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
Special Projects Coordinator | Decreased outreach activities | 0.14 | ||||||||||||
Non-state aided FTE reductions | 0.86 | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Nebraska State-wide Arboretum | $25,375 | |||||||||||||
Veterinary Student Contract Program | Vet Student Contract Funds | Reduce KSU student slots for Nebraskans | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Veterinary Student Contract | $67,217 | |||||||||||||
Learning Centers | Staff and Operating | Eliminate support for Grand Island, North Platte and Lincoln Learning Centers | 1.09 | 0.34 | 0.66 | |||||||||
Subtotal Learning Centers | $104,863 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL REDUCTIONS IANR | $2,028,767 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 1.00 | 7.14 | 3.00 | 12.10 | 0.00 | ||
BUSINESS AND FINANCE | ||||||||||||||
Area | Description | Programmatic Impact | FTEs | |||||||||||
Total | Admin | Ten Fac. | Pre Tenure | Other Fac | M/P Staff | O/S Staff | ||||||||
Savings | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | ||||
Fiscal Affairs | ||||||||||||||
Student Accounts | Accounting Clerk II | Reduces staff in the student short-term loan program as a result of declining participation in the student short term loan program. | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Accounts Payable | Accounting Clerk III | Staffing efficiencies achieved via on-line SAP processing and restructuring of work responsibilities in Accounting. | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Subtotal Fiscal Affairs | $53,060 | |||||||||||||
Operations Analysis | Student Salaries | Eliminates all clerical support for staff. | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Operations Analysis | $5,000 | |||||||||||||
Human Resources | Information Specialist | Discontinues focused technology support in Human Resources. | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Subtotal Human Resources | $43,975 | |||||||||||||
Facilities Management | ||||||||||||||
Interior Painting | Painters | Eliminate 50% state-funded painting. Painting schedules would be increased. Maintains state funding for painting of public spaces on campus. | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Maintenance & Utility Funding | Maintenance | Transfers financial responsibility for all maintenance and utility support for the following auxiliary/revolving operations from state funds to these entities. Transportation Services - $33,000 Printing Services - $31,310 Transfer includes position + operating funds |
1.00 | |||||||||||
Maintenance & Utility Funding | Maintenance | Eliminates repair to drinking fountain cooling systems | ||||||||||||
Recycling | Custodians | Eliminates the weekly pickup of recycling containers in offices. Custodians would continue to enter offices once a week for trash removal and cleaning. | 9.00 | |||||||||||
Architectural Services | Capital Project Managers | Transfers capital project management staff to capital project budgets. Staffing to be funded from capital project fees. Eliminates all state subsidy for project management. | 16.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
Landscape Services | Manager, Project Management | Transfers landscape construction oversight for new construction projects to capital project funding | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Landscape Services | Groundskeeper II Landscape Asst. |
In addition to general grounds keeping responsibilities, Landscape Services is responsible for maintaining the University's designation as a Botanical Garden/Arboretum. While this reduction maintains UNL's Botanical, Endowed and Named Gardens, it eliminates many of the smaller planting beds that are not major points of interest on the campus. | 3.00 | |||||||||||
Subtotal Facilities Managem | $897,965 | |||||||||||||
Total Reductions Business and Finance | $1,000,000 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 18.00 | - | 7.00 | 15.00 | ||||
VICE CHANCELLOR - STUDENT AFFAIRS | ||||||||||||||
Area | Description | Programmatic Impact | FTEs | |||||||||||
Total | Admin | Ten Fac. | Pre Tenure | Other Fac | M/P Staff | O/S Staff | ||||||||
Savings | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | ||||
Vice Chancellor's Office | Eliminate Office Accounting position | Personnel and accounting activities assigned to another business center. | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Reduce Student Ombudspers | Student Ombudsperson function must be handled by other staff. | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Reduce Adjustment Pool | Less flexibility for meeting market demand. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal VC Office | $71,562 | |||||||||||||
Career Services | Career Counselor reduced from 11month to 9 month appt. | Career counseling reduced during summer months. | 0.17 | |||||||||||
Resource Librarian reduced from .85 to .50 FTE | Career Resource Library closed during summer months. | 0.38 | ||||||||||||
Reduce student wages | No student workers in Resource Library during summer. | |||||||||||||
Eliminate .56 FTE Receptionist, Clerical Assistant II | Credential services eliminated for Education alumni and graduate students. | 0.56 | ||||||||||||
Reduce Project Assistant to .50 FTE | Student PAF verification eliminated. | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Reduce GA dollars | Reduces availability of their help with walk-in Counseling. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Car. Serv. | $50,000 | |||||||||||||
Admissions | Eliminate Graduate Assistant position | Reduces staffing support | ||||||||||||
Reduce frequency of Principal/Counselor Conference | Counselor Update sessions will partially replace. | |||||||||||||
Eliminate international recruitment trip | Reduces international effort. | |||||||||||||
Reduce Assistant Director position | Reduce position by 22%. | 0.26 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal Admissions | $31,947 | |||||||||||||
Registration and Records | Shift partial funding of Alumni Records Director to Alumni Association | Alumni Association assumes costs of maintaining alumni records. | 0.44 | |||||||||||
Eliminate Half-Time Clerical Assistant II | Reduced staffing at peak processing periods - reduced responsiveness. | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Gradually reduce mailing of final grade reports to students | Reduced service to students and families. Greater dependence on electronic communications. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Reg. & Rec. | $49,872 | |||||||||||||
Financial Aid | Eliminate Clerk Assistant II | Reduces processing capacity by 17%. | 1.00 | |||||||||||
Eliminate disbursement letter | Greater dependence on electronic communication. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Fin. Aid | $28,119 | |||||||||||||
Multicultural Affairs | Director salary saving with benefit | Reduced State-Aided line for Director Grant funded programs will now fund the $20,789 eliminated from the state budget. | 0.18 | |||||||||||
Education Specialist salary savings with benefits | The state-aided full-time status of each of 3 Ed. Specialists is being reduced to 0.83. Grant funded programs will now fund the $22,711 eliminated from the state budget. | 0.51 | ||||||||||||
Subtotal MCA | $43,500 | |||||||||||||
Auxiliaries | Increase assessment to UPFF funded units | Reduction in services; reduction in staff | 1.00 | 2.17 | ||||||||||
Subtotal Auxiliaries | $300,000 | |||||||||||||
Fee Increases | Increase application, registration, and audit fees. | |||||||||||||
Subtotal Fees | $325,000 | |||||||||||||
Total Reductions Student Affairs | $900,000 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 3.61 | 2.50 | ||
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE & MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||||||||||
Area | Description | Programmatic Impact | FTEs | |||||||||||
Total | Admin | Ten Fac. | Pre Tenure | Other Fac | M/P Staff | O/S Staff | ||||||||
Savings | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | F | V | ||||
Early Retirements | Expected savings from early retirements. | 4.00 | ||||||||||||
Misc. | Reduce support for affiliated organizations | Eliminate support for Faculty Women's Club, Emeriti Association, and Innocents Society. | ||||||||||||
Reduce support for academic units | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal Chancellor | $450,000 | |||||||||||||
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Total Reductions | $7,513,953 | 9.69 | 4.65 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 10.60 | 5.23 | 8.50 | 46.84 | 7.51 | 46.38 | 23.50 | ||
Personnel Affected | ||||||||||||||
Total Layoffs | 110.14 | |||||||||||||
Total Vacancies | 54.76 |