During the next several months, Slippery Rock University will face the difficult task of having to cut millions of dollars from its 2010-11 budget.

This site will provide you information to keep you informed about the discussions and an open doorway for you to participate.

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The following is a collection of ideas and proposals for consideration that have been submitted by students, faculty, staff and others as ways of reducing the budget or increasing revenues. These and other ideas will be discussed in developing the 2010 budget.

It is important to note that this list does not represent final decisions, but rather all manner of ideas put "on the table".

Click on a date to see suggestions from that day.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009	Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009	Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009	Monday, Oct. 12, 2009	Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009	Monday, Oct. 19, 2009	Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009	Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009	Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Thursday, Nov. 5 2009	Monday, Nov. 9 2009

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From the President's Desk...

Facing the music….
As you know, after 101 days, the Governor signed legislation to enact a $27.8 billion state General Fund spending plan for 2009-10. Although there are still details that are being finalized, the general allocations to various agencies have been identified. (more)

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CHEERS from the BUTLER EAGLE

Slippery Rock University President Robert Smith is right in reaching out to students regarding the financial pressures that are and will be affecting the university.

A total of three workshops will be held - the first was held Wednesday evening - to explain the challenges facing not only Slippery Rock but also all of the 14 state-owned universities.

At the conclusion of the three presentations, SRU will launch a new Web site on which people will be able to post ideas and suggestions for making cuts, saving money and increasing revenue.

Suggestions can be posted anonymously.

Only about 25 students and faculty members attended the first workshop. That figure is much lower than it should have been.

Hopefully, information that spreads over the campus resulting from that meeting will generate more interest in attending the subsequent workshops, followed by reflection and suggestions by way of the Web site on ways the university can more effectively deal with financial challenges.

There's a $5 million shortfall in SRU's budget for the current academic year, and it is feared the university could be facing a $9 million budget hole next year.

All members of the university community must be kept up to date on the situation. Fortunately, the university is off to a good start in doing that.

Reprinted with permission
The Butler Eagle
Sept. 27, 2009