The Impact
of Budget Cuts on Universities
Arizona State University
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12,000 employees must take up to 15 unpaid days off by June 30, 2009
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Enrollment cap
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Close students’ applications early
- a 20 percent cut would
require laying off 40 percent of its faculty supported by state funds
Tempe Campus:
- Ira A. Fulton School of
Engineering departments reduced from 10 to 6
- Clinical Laboratory
Sciences program will be closed
- the W.P. Carey School’s MBA
Sports Business Specialization will not be offered after the 2009-10
academic year
- More than 30 other degree
programs eliminated
Polytechnic Campus:
- School of Applied Arts and
Sciences disestablished
- School of Management and
Agribusiness merged with W.P. Carey School of Business
- Fire Service Management
program closed
- Nursing Program moved to
the Downtown campus
- The College of Technology
and Innovation becomes the sole remaining college
West Campus:
- Renamed to New College
- No graduate degree programs
offered
- Nursing Program moved to
downtown
- College of Teacher
Education and Leadership moved to Downtown
- School of Social work
programs moved to downtown
- Possibly close east and
west campuses in 2010 entirely
Northern Arizona University
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2009 furloughs for president, vice presidents and academic deans
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Will take $5 million from previous and projected tuition collections and
apply the funds to the budget cut instead of the institution's
educational needs, such as hiring permanent faculty and advisors
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Will halt the development of the new health professions programs in
occupational therapy and physicians assistant
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Will apply $3 million toward the cut from one-time debt-service savings
that result from the retirement of debt on several university buildings.
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Will realize $1 million in savings on employee benefits as a result of
not filling about 100 positions that were frozen.
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A 15 percent cut would likely mean its student health center would be
closed.
University of Arizona
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$57 million in budget cuts through June 2009
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600 jobs to be eliminated
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All faculty and staff paid with state and local funds will have to take
five days off without pay during FY 2010 starting July 1
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75 percent of funding suspended from UApresents, which brings theater,
dance and musical performers to campus
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Museums on campus will face closure
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Budget cuts would be equivalent to closing six colleges
