From hinckley@u.washington.edu Tue May 18 21:33:38 2010 Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 21:32:56 -0700 From: Tom Hinckley To: "faccfr@u.washington.edu" , "staffcfr@u.washington.edu" Subject: [Faccfr] Budget Cuts 2010 - 2011 Dear All: We have finally been informed of the nature of our budget cuts and the instructional revenue (two sources) that has been returned to us as a result of our instructional activities. The information we have is still not specific enough to actually make the cuts official; this lack of information comes from the top as decisions are still uncertain about how much benefits will count. Here is the situation. The budge reduction is 4% or about $239,000 that must be permanently removed from our state allocation. At the same time, we have been given two pots of money. One is similar to the temporary money given last year and is $143,000. This will be the last time we see this one year, temporary allocation. It is based on student credit hours generated at the 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 course levels. The second source is approximately $113,000 and represents the first allocation to SFR using the new ABB model. We are currently reviewing data and talking to Center directors. As soon as decisions are made we will speak to affected units and people individually. Although this cut is less than we expected, we anticipate a much larger cut next biennium (and the anticipated tuition increase will be much smaller and thus will not compensate as much). We are thinking strategically about how we will take the present and future cuts, invest the revenue that has been returned to us, and position ourselves for the future as the new budget process ABB) is fully implemented. I know these budget issues have been on our minds for months now; now having them, although lower than anticipated, still does not make this process any easier. I will keep you informed as best I can. Tom Thomas Hinckley Interim Director School of Forest Resources David RM Scott Professor of Forestry