MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Ann Tschetter, Chair, Academic Planning Committee
FROM: Ronnie D. Green, Chancellor
DATE: April 12, 2023
SUBJECT: Proposed Budget Reductions
Dear Dr. Tschetter and Members of the Academic Planning Committee,
As required by the procedures for significant budget reductions and according to the timeline in the framework document we agreed to last month, I am providing you a specific plan for reducing UNL’s budget. This plan was developed after close coordination with the Vice Chancellors, Deans, and other academic leaders. The reductions proposed here are consistent with the priorities of the university’s strategic plan and the governance rules of the university and its organizational units. I intend to publicly release this information on Friday, April 14th.
The budget reduction proposals described here amount to $10,770,191 and prioritize reduction of administrative costs across the University.
| Total Budget Reduction Required by Division | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor’s Office (including ODI) | $225,766 |
| Executive Vice Chancellor (including Academic Affairs colleges) | $7,300,953 |
| Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources | $2,885,673 |
| Research & Economic Development | $200,884 |
| Business & Finance | $126,372 |
| Student Affairs | $30,543 |
| Chancellor’s Office (including ODI) | $225,766 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Staff Position Located in ODI |
$42,863 |
| Administrative Position Located in ODI. Nonrenewal of contract |
$96,644 |
| Vacant Staff Position Eliminate vacant staff budget related to planned retirement |
$60,159 |
| Unused Office Staff Budget | $8,102 |
| Reduce Operating Budget Accomplish by reducing membership expenses |
$17,998 |
| Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor | $1,465,951 |
|---|---|
| Summer Sessions Instructional Budget Reduce summer sessions instructional budgets |
$400,000 |
| Move Staff Positions to Alternative Funding Four filled managerial/professional staff positions in the Office of the University Registrar, one managerial/professional staff position in University Television, and 0.5 FTE of one managerial/professional staff position in Undergraduate Education Programs will move to alternative funding |
$370,222 |
| Move Administrative Positions to Alternative Funding Public Policy Center Director (.75 FTE), Associate Dean of Undergraduate Advising and Career Development (.30 FTE of 1.0 FTE), and the General Manager for Nebraska Public Media (0.04 FTE of 1.0 FTE) |
$272,165 |
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Funding from vacant administrative positions that is available for reduction. Includes funds from Global Affairs and the Office of Graduate Studies |
$198,021 |
| Vacant Faculty Budget Funding from vacant faculty positions |
$124,695 |
| Vacant Staff Budget Vacant managerial/professional positions; includes funds from Global Affairs, Career Services, and Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics |
$48,106 |
| Reduce Operating Budget Center for Transformative Teaching & University Honors Program |
$32,742 |
| Reduction in Permanent Funding of Named Professorships Permanent funding for state-funded named professorships –Cather/Bessey, Weaver/Douglas, and Rosowski |
$20,000 |
| College of Architecture | $134,067 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to planned separations or retirements |
$121,732 |
| Move administrative position to alternative funding | $12,335 |
| College of Arts & Sciences | $1,784,480 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to planned separations or retirements |
$949,470 |
| Vacant Faculty POE Budget | $51,493 |
| Reduce Administrative Budget Used to compensate Chairs & Directors for summer administrative work |
$323,928 |
| Move Staff Positions to Alternative Funding 2.91 FTE filled managerial/professional staff positions |
$234,911 |
| Reduce Graduate/Student Worker Pools Eliminate permanent state-aided funds from units without active graduate programs |
$94,612 |
| Reduce Operating Budget Reduce operating budgets that have not been fully utilized in research centers |
$68,025 |
| Vacant Staff POE Budget Funding from vacant managerial / professional staff POE budget pools |
$35,000 |
| College of Business | $968,795 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to planned separations and retirements |
$596,034 |
| Move Administrative Position to Alternative Funding Center Director (.40 FTE) |
$145,495 |
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Due to a planned separation in an academic administrative position |
$129,079 |
| Reduction in Staff Workforce Eliminate staff position that supports College of Business Graduate Programs |
$98,187 |
| College of Education and Human Sciences | $574,461 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Eliminate the college’s associate dean positions (2.5FTE) |
$504,004 |
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to a planned retirement |
$70,457 |
| College of Engineering | $1,259,798 |
|---|---|
| Move Staff Positions to Alternative Funding Five filled managerial/professional staff positions |
$448,628 |
| Move Faculty Position to Alternative Funding One non-tenure line faculty member |
$100,528 |
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to planned separations and retirements |
$380,041 |
| Vacant Faculty POE Budget Eliminate vacant faculty POE budget (2.0 FTE) related to planned separations |
$202,397 |
| Reduction in Staff Workforce Elimination of a managerial/professional staff position that supports college operations |
$81,850 |
| Reduce Operating Budget Operating budgets across College reduced |
$46,354 |
| Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts | $358,224 |
|---|---|
| Move Faculty Position to Alternative Funding One non-tenure line faculty position |
$104,713 |
| Move Staff Position to Alternative Funding One managerial/professional staff position that supports School operations |
$101,039 |
| Move Administrative Positions to Alternative Funding Administrative stipends for three directors |
$79,495 |
| Vacant Staff Budget Eliminate one vacant managerial/professional staff position |
$72,977 |
| College of Journalism and Mass Communications | $150,421 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget |
$145,421 |
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Eliminate an administrative stipend that was formerly designated for a graduate chair |
$5,000 |
| College of Law | $225,485 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Faculty Budget Eliminate vacant faculty budget related to a planned separation |
$189,630 |
| Move Administrative Positions to Alternative Funding Stipends supporting a Director and Associate Dean |
$19,097 |
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Eliminate vacant academic administrative stipend budget previously supporting a Director and Associate Dean |
$16,758 |
| University Libraries | $379,271 |
|---|---|
| Shift Content & Collections to Alternative Funding Expenditures that support content & collections will be shifted to alternative funding |
$200,000 |
| Operations Reduction Reduce hours of operation by closing the Love South and Dinsdale locations at 10 p.m. instead of 1 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday weekdays, eliminating need for community service officers & reducing student worker wage budgets |
$114,640 |
| Vacant Administrative/Administrative Stipend Budget Planned separation in an academic administrative position |
$64,631 |
| Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources | $2,885,673 |
|---|---|
| Administrative Position Reductions Administrative reductions within the Vice Chancellor’s office |
$526,183 |
| Reduce Vice Chancellor Administrative Office Budget | $350,113 |
| Reduce CASNR Administrative Office Budget | $108,626 |
| Reduce ARD Administrative Office Budget | $53,734 |
| Reduce Extension Administrative Office Budget | $150,275 |
| Unit Base Budget Reduction Reallocation of base budgets across all major budgetary units within IANR |
$1,696,742 |
| Research and Economic Development | $200,884 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Staff Position Eliminate vacant staff budget related to recent retirement |
$126,740 |
| Move Staff Positions to Alternative Funding Salaries for staff supporting the general exhibit and Trailside museum will be shifted from state support to alternative funding. In additional, a portion of a staff position supporting press engagement will be shifted |
$69,064 |
| Unused Operating Budget | $5,080 |
| Business and Finance | $126,372 |
|---|---|
| Vacant Administrative Staff Budget Eliminate budget related to planned departures |
$126,372 |
| Student Affairs | $30,543 |
|---|---|
| Reduce Operating Budgets Funds will come from Unions and Trio budgets |
$30,863 |