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California State University, Long Beach 2008-2009 Resource Planning Process

Form 3 - Budget Impact Reduction Statement

IMPACT STATEMENTS

Identify department/service area or activity that will be impacted by a base and/or non-base reduction in fiscal year 2008/09.
Where appropriate, please show mitigation of reduction utilizing carryover funds.

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS

  FTE Base Reduction
<a>
Non-Base Reduction
<b>
Use of Carryover
+c
Total
<a>+ <b> +c = Total
Impact to Instruction (RPP) $(507,863) $507,863 $-
Impact to Instruction (Unavoidable additional costs) - $(1,160,906) $- $471,661 $(689,245)
Total Budget Problem (12.23) $(1,668,769) $979,524 $(689,245)
Campus Goal Student Retention and Graduation
Solution Strategy Consolidate sections
Note
  • Impacts: Fewer sections of a given course - fewer choices for students
    Larger lecture class sizes - quality of instruction concerns
    Heavier workload for faculty
Campus Goal Student Retention and Graduation
Solution Strategy Reduce sections/increase class size
Note
  • Impacts: Fewer lab sections - fewer choices for students
    Increases number of students per lab - quality and safety concerns
    Less work for TA's and GA's - decreases financial support for graduate students
Campus Goal Student Retention and Graduation
Solution Strategy Reduce assigned time 
Note
  • Impacts: Heavier workloads for faculty - reduce units for excess enrollment, lab coordination
    Reduction in advising hours for faculty - harm to student advising and other programs
        - May affect retention rates and time to graduation, particularly if students have fewer options for classes
  FTE Base Reduction
<a>
Non-Base Reduction
<b>
Use of Carryover
+c
Total
<a>+ <b> +c = Total
Impact to Instruction Support (RPP) $(112,611) $(61,954) $174,565 $-
Impact to Instruction Support (Unavoidable additional costs) - $(185,000) $- $123,390 $(61,610)
Total Budget Problem (0.60) $(297,611) $(61,954) $297,955 $(61,610)
Campus Goal Enhancing the Quality of Faculty and Staff
Solution Strategy Reduce student assistant expenditures
Note
  • Impacts: Fewer graders for large lecture sections - heavier workloads for faculty- longer turn around time to get graded materials back to students
  FTE Base Reduction
<a>
Non-Base Reduction
<b>
Use of Carryover
+c
Total
<a> <b> +c = Total
TOTAL NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATH (12.83) $(1,966,380) $(61,954) $1,277,479 $(750,855)
Academic Affairs
B(7)