Transcript Western Connecticut State University FY 2016 Budget Presentation Presentation for Finance & Infrastructure Committee of the Board of Regents May 12, 2015

Western Connecticut
State University
FY 2016 Budget Presentation
Presentation for Finance & Infrastructure Committee
of the Board of Regents
May 12, 2015
Questions to be addressed within the presentation
1.
Describe the actions undertaken to bridge from your original
budget gap to a break-even position.
a)
b)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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If reductions in staffing are contemplated, in which areas and how
many?
What is the expected impact of reductions on students, employees,
and communities?
How will actions undertaken impact your programs and offerings?
How will actions undertaken impact your class sizes?
Have you explored areas for regional or central sharing of services
to alleviate budget strain? If so, in what areas? If not, why not?
If funds were added back to our final budget, which areas would
you restore from the cut-backs?
If funds were further constricted, what areas would you be able to
further reduce?
WCSU –Break-even
• Reduced operating expenditures
• FT positions are frozen for FY 16
– 11 faculty positions
– 3 grounds / maintenance positions
– 2 clerical positions
– 1 A&R position
– 2 SUOAF positions
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WCSU - Bridging Budget Gap – Staffing Requests
Total = 7 faculty; 1 staff; 1 University Assistant (UA)
• School of Arts and Sciences
– 1 Computer Science
– 1 Writing
– 1 Biology (UA)
• Ancell School of Business
– 1 Finance
– 1 Management
– 1 Management (Special Appointment)
• School of Professional Studies
– 1 Nursing
• School of Visual and Performing Arts
– 1 Art
• Library Services
– 1 Library (staff)
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WCSU - Bridging Budget Gap – Overall Impacts
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Quality of teaching diminished
Level of student engagement reduced
Quality of academic advisement affected
Fewer class sections offered
Time to degree completion lengthened
Innovation and growth stunted
WCSU - Impact on Programs & Offerings
• Three programs suspended
– MAT (Master of Arts, Teaching)
– MHA (Master of Health Administration)
– MSJA (Master of Science, Justice Administration)
• One new competitive program deferred
– MS-ABA (Master of Science, Applied Behavior Analysis)
• AACSB accreditation jeopardized
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WCSU - Impact on Class Sizes
• Reduction in number of sections available
results in greater time to degree completion.
• Larger class size
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WCSU - Sharing of Services
• Information Technology & Innovation (IT&I)
– Network Convergence Project – System wide design and central fund
by the SO – In Progress
– Degree Works – Negotiated as a system – Concept Phase
– Smart Classrooms – Collaborative smart classrooms between
institutions – In Progress
– Exchange e-mail in the Cloud – Enterprise wide but phased
deployments – Concept Phase
– Blackboard in the cloud – Shared service all 17 institutions – In
Production
• Purchasing
– Use of state contracts
– IT Protocol
• Academic Affairs
– Early childhood course taught jointly with ECSU (at WCSU’s Danbury
campus) in synchronous environment
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WCSU - Areas to Restore
• Reduce use of reserves in FY 16
• Hire staff for frozen positions
• Restore operating budgets for repairs and
maintenance
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WCSU - Further Reductions
• Continue hiring freeze
• Eliminate faculty release time
• Reduce operating expenses
– Repairs and maintenance
– Travel
– Training
• University Assistants (UAs)
– Reduce hours
– No renewal of contracts
• Larger class sizes
– Increase capacity of each section
– Reduce overall number of sections offered
• Use more adjunct faculty
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WCSU - FY 16 Budget & Comparatives
FY2016 Budget and Comparatives
$ in Thousands
Operating & Auxiliary Services
FY15
Budget Estimate
FY16
Budget
Revenue
State Appropriations
Fringe Benefits Paid By State
Tuition (Gross)
All Other
Total Revenue
28,662
20,907
23,719
52,084
125,372
27,878
20,537
21,806
50,801
121,022
29,144
22,145
23,490
52,385
127,164
Expenses
Personnel Services
Fringe Benefits
All Other Expenses
Total Expenses
58,346
30,088
32,647
121,081
57,713
28,836
32,405
118,954
59,875
30,891
32,286
123,052
Total Transfers
Addition to (Use of) Funds
FTE Enrollment
Expenses per FTE Enrollment
State Approp. & Fringe Paid by State
Tuition
Personnel Services
Fringe Expenses
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(5,540)
(4,133)
(1,249)
(2,065)
4,962
10
5
12
6
(4,112)
FY15 Estimate
vs
FY15 Budget
FY16 Budget
vs
FY15 Budget
FY16 Budget
vs
FY15 Estimate
Favorable (Unfavorable) Favorable (Unfavorable) Favorable (Unfavorable)
$
%
$
%
$
%
(784)
(370)
(1,913)
(1,283)
(4,350)
-2.7%
-1.8%
-8.1%
-2.5%
-3.5%
482
1,238
(229)
301
1,792
1.7%
5.9%
-1.0%
0.6%
1.4%
1,266
1,608
1,684
1,584
6,142
4.5%
7.8%
7.7%
3.1%
5.1%
633
1,252
242
2,127
1.1%
4.2%
0.7%
1.8%
(1,529)
(803)
361
(1,971)
-2.6%
-2.7%
1.1%
-1.6%
(2,162)
(2,055)
119
(4,098)
-3.7%
-7.1%
0.4%
-3.4%
1,407
25.4%
1,428
25.8%
21
-0.5%
1,249
100.0%
2,065
100.0%
0
(816)
-65.3%
4,741
4,636
(221)
-4.5%
(326)
-6.6%
(105)
-2.2%
10
5
12
6
11
5
13
7
(0)
0
(0)
(0)
-2.2%
3.8%
-3.5%
-0.3%
(1)
(0)
(1)
(1)
-10.7%
-6.0%
-9.8%
-9.9%
(1)
(0)
(1)
(1)
-8.3%
-10.2%
-6.1%
-9.6%
WCSU - FY 16 Personnel & Comparatives
Full-Time and Part-Time Personnel, Estimated FY15 and Budget FY16
(Excludes Grants)
$ in Thousands
FY15 Estimate
FY16 Budget
Position Change Salaries Change % Change Positions by Category
CATEGOROY
Positions Salaries Positions Salaries
FY15/FY16
FY15/FY16
FY15
FY16
FULL-TIME
Faculty
214 19,244
210
19,821
(4)
577
35.4%
34.9%
Counselors
3
225
2
172
(1)
(53)
0.5%
0.3%
Librarians
8
733
9
814
1
81
1.3%
1.5%
Coaches
16
1,258
16
1,321
0
63
2.6%
2.7%
Classified
195
9,543
197
10,375
2
832
32.3%
32.7%
Administrative
139 11,017
139
11,566
0
549
23.0%
23.1%
Managerial Professional
29
3,693
29
3,788
0
95
4.8%
4.8%
TOTAL POSITIONS
604 45,713
602
47,857
(2)
2,144
100.0%
100.0%
PART-TIME
Lecturers
433
Permanent/Intermittent
6
State Universitiy Assistants
60
Graduate Assistants
39
Other Part-Time
788
TOTAL POSITIONS
1,326
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6,618
232
790
202
1,642
9,484
434
6
60
43
788
1,331
6,638
246
794
202
1,650
9,530
1
0
0
4
0
5
20
14
4
0
8
46
32.7%
0.5%
4.5%
2.9%
59.4%
100.0%
32.6%
0.5%
4.5%
3.2%
59.2%
100.0%
WCSU - FY 16 Enrollment & Comparatives
Estimate FY15 and Budget FY16
CHANGE
FY15 Estimate
FY16 Budget
FALL 14/FALL 15 SPRING 15/SPRING 16
FALL 14 SPRING 15 AVERAGE FALL 15 SPRING 16 AVERAGE
#
%
#
%
Enrollment - Headcount
UNDERGRADUATE
Full Time
Part Time
GRADUATE
Full Time
Part Time
Total
Enrollment - FTE
UNDERGRADUATE
Full Time
Part Time
GRADUATE
Full Time
Part Time
Total
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AVERAGE
#
%
4,365
1,077
4,061
1,089
4,213
1,083
4,278
1,056
3,979
1,067
4,129
1,062
(87)
(21)
-2.0%
-1.9%
(82)
(22)
-2.0%
-2.0%
(85) -2.0%
(22) -2.0%
57
453
75
439
66
446
56
444
52
430
54
437
(1)
(9)
-1.8%
-2.0%
(23)
(9)
-30.7%
-2.1%
(12) -18.2%
(9) -2.0%
5,952
5,664
5,808
5,834
5,528
5,681 (118)
-2.0%
(136)
-2.4%
(127) -2.2%
4,201
458
3,885
464
4,043
461
4,105
450
3,818
454
3,962
452
(96)
(8)
-2.3%
-1.7%
(67)
(10)
-1.7%
-2.2%
(82) -2.0%
(9) -2.0%
58
179
71
165
65
172
57
171
51
165
54
168
(1)
(8)
-1.7%
-4.5%
(20)
0
-28.2%
n.a.
(11) -16.3%
(4) -2.3%
4,896
4,585
4,741
4,783
4,488
4,636 (113)
-2.3%
(97)
-2.1%
(105) -2.2%