Fort Hays State UniversityBudget Challenge

FY 2009-2010

Budget HistoryCuts/Sweeps/Unfunded Mandates FY2002

* $480,367 base cut $133,000 technology match cut $266,000 state funded equipment $ 2,906 energy conservational

payments $253,390 prior year $113,842 equipment fund

Total $1,249,505

Budget HistoryCuts/Sweeps/Unfunded Mandates FY2003 (began tuition ownership)

$ 507,000 ghi $ 235,236 salary annualization $ 75,857 fringe rate & longevity

* $1,229,871 November base budget cut

Total $2,047,964

FY 2009* $1,126,627

3.0% covered by one-time action plan funds

FY 2010* $2,628,795

3.0% plus 4.0% = 7.0% total FY2010 cuts

Current ProblemState picture of income and expense

Current Problem1. 750 million dollar problem2. 15% cut of all state agencies to fix the problem

3. down turn in capital gains4. sales tax decline5. no major loss in employment

“We are at the cross roads between hope and fear.”

-Dr. Edward Hammond

Planning Principles• Serve students• Keep costs down for students (peer data)• Protect faculty and staff• Ask people to do more

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

– SunGuard Study of Cost Savings

A. Energy and Infrastructure ManagementB. Consortium purchasingC. Use part-time facultyD. Restructure food and residential lifeE. Grounds keeping

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

– SunGuard Study of Cost Savings

F. Offer on-line coursesG. Reduce administrative staff levelsH. Increase class sizesI. Restructure IT and computingJ. Bookstore

FHSU Employees

All Non-teaching Teaching faculty

Difficult times need new ideas.

A. Academic mergersB. Increase retentionC. Use rental cars instead of personal carsD. Use student workforce to fill vacant positionsE. Student technology feesF. Academic transformationsG. Multi-discipline/Cross-discipline programs

Difficult times need new ideas.

Positioned well because of Duty to Dream growth model

FY 2010 Budget Strategya) Suspend Action Plan Funding

b) Position Holds

c) OOE Release

d) OOE Rollover

e) Summer School Change

f) Four Day Summer Work Week

Fort Hays State UniversityBudget Challenge

FY 2009-2010