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President John D. Welty
announced today (Oct. 23) that California State University, Fresno will
take measures to reduce spending by $1.7 million, in response to budget
cuts announced by the California State University system.
The measures at Fresno State include an immediate freeze of all faculty
and staff vacancies and an across-the-board 3% operating budget
reduction.
The Fresno State action follows instructions from Chancellor Charles B.
Reed that all 23 campuses cut spending to meet the state’s $31.3 million
reduction of the 2008-09 CSU budget.
Welty announced the Fresno State action – developed in consultation with
his Cabinet – to the campus today.
He said, “It is clear that this crisis is having an impact in the State
of California, and the CSU has been informed by the state Department of
Finance that it needs to cut $31.1 million from our previously
authorized in the 2008-09 budget. Fresno State’s share of the reduction
is $1,706,600.”
Additional cuts will be made in previously approved funding for deferred
maintenance, campus Plan for Excellence projects, graduate division
projects and technology.
“Our University community has previously faced difficult fiscal times,
and we have worked together to resolve these issues and remained focused
on our academic mission to provide opportunities for our students and to
serve our region,” Welty said.
“Because we have been able to minimize disruption in the past few years
through a spirit of cooperation and a commitment to one another, I am
confident that we will work through this challenging fiscal situation. I
shall continue to work with campus leadership as we face these very
difficult times,” Welty said.
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