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TO: All SDSU Employees
FROM: Sally Roush, Vice President of Business and Financial Affairs
July 23, 2009, Budget Update #19
SDSU’s budget for 2009/10 has been recommended by the President’s Budget Advisory Committee and approved by President Weber. The budget reduction is $35,026,164 and covers the loss of funds from the state of California, revenue adjustments from tuition and fee increases, and SDSU specific adjustments based on prior commitments and estimated revenue collections.
On July 21, the CSU Board of Trustees approved a $672 increase in State University Fee and a $33 per unit increase in non-resident tuition. Revenue from these fee increases is included in the budget approved by President Weber. Further, the Board approved employee furloughs for all executives, managers and confidential employees; for all employees in bargaining units represented by the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU); and for all employees in the United Physicians and Dentists union (UPD). Several other employee groups, including the California Faculty Association (CFA) are still in discussion with the CSU about accepting furloughs. The State Employees Trades Council has rejected the CSU’s offer to consider furloughs.
Based on budget reduction plans submitted by the provost and division vice presidents and subsequently approved by the President, here is how SDSU will make its required permanent budget reduction:
$ 9.3 million in vacant positions that will not be filled
$ 2.1 million in funding source changes (e.g. research related positions funded by reimbursement from SDSU Research Foundation)
$17.1 million in non-renewal of temporary employees including lecturers
$ 6.5 million reduction in travel, supplies and services budgets
As part of the $35 million budget reduction, SDSU has not renewed the employment of over 700 temporary employees; all such non-renewals are complete. Some temporary employees remain with the university with a 90-day appointment period. Some, but not all, temporary employees may receive another 90-day appointment extension, as determined by each vice president for his or her respective division. While we have made no decision about layoffs to date, it is possible that a very small number of layoffs may be necessary in order to meet our permanent budget reduction requirement. SDSU will follow all applicable policies and provisions regarding layoff if that should become necessary. Such decisions will be made within a short period of time.
SDSU is required to finalize a furlough calendar by July 24. The calendar will be finalized and additional information will be available soon. All faculty and administrators will be on a 9.5 % furlough in their workload with a corresponding pay cut.
Some significant unknowns remain. Although the state of California leadership reportedly has finalized a budget for 09/10, that budget contains more than $500 million in temporary funding for the CSU that may become an additional permanent budget reduction to the CSU in 2010/11. For that reason, SDSU will continue to reduce enrollment as required by the Chancellor’s Office and will meet its 09/10 permanent reduction of $35 million in the current year in order to be as prepared as possible for the future. PBAC will meet again in the fall after our actual enrollment, and therefore actual revenue for fall, is known. PBAC will make a recommendation to the President about any revenue adjustments that may be necessary at that time.
The information and numbers above cannot effectively communicate the gravity of the situation faced by our university.
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We are fortunate that we have remained vigilant and have consequently been managing our resources since late 2007 for the possibility of budget reductions. But I think it is fair to say that none of us could have anticipated the magnitude of the state’s financial crisis and its consequences for SDSU. I appreciate the good efforts of each member of our university community as we deal with this extremely difficult situation.
Growing with the Debt
How many students can you stuff
In classes that have higher caps?.
How many scantrons must they take
Before they can see all the gaps?
And how many years will it take,
Before they refuse to take crap?
The answer my friend is growing with the debt.
The answer is growing with the debt.
How many fee hikes must be imposed
Before students begin to complain?
And what ever became of the general will
That the public will share in the pain?
And what will we tell posterity.
On how CSU's on the wane?
The answer my friend is growing with the debt,
The answer is growing with the debt.
How many classes must faculty miss,
Before they count ten percent?
And how much money will they to have to lose
Before they can't pay their rent?
And how many raises will be deferred
Remaining forever unspent?
The answer my friend is growing with the debt,
The answer is growing with the debt.
How many times can budgets be cut
Before we hear from Chalrley Reed?
How much gridlock must be overcome
Before someone steps in to lead?
And how many lecturers will be laid off
Before anyone takes heed?
The answer my friend is growing with the debt.
The answer is growing in he debt.
Cut It
If you're a student, don't come around here.
They'll raise your fees as courses disappear.
You'll pay for less, the budget is clear.
They'll cut it! They'll cut it!
If you're a lecturer, you better run.
Renewed for Fall, by Spring you'll be done.
You'd like to teach more, but you're gonna get none.
They'll cut you; they'll cut you.
If you're tenured, or tenure-tracked,
Your're not safe either, you're gonna get whacked.
One tenth your pay, they will subtract
They'll cut it! they'll cut it!
Just cut it, cut it,
Take the CSU and gut it.
Higher education faces decimation,
They'll cut it! They'll cut it!
If you're a citizen, you need to wail
That California's too big to fail,
Banks are subsidized, while schools get down-sized.
Just speak out! just speak out.!
If you're a taxpayer, you have to pay more.
You're penny wise, but dollar poor.
Destroy the CSU, and you'll close the door.
Don't cut it! Don't cut it!
If you're elected to legislate,
You're not there to terminate,
If you do, we'll vote a new slate.
We'll cut you! We'll cut you!
Just beat it, beat it
Or your'e gonna get defeated.
You'll be the minority with unchanged priorities,
We'll cut you! We'll cut you!
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