Higher education: State colleges, universities trying to spare employees amid budget woes

Published: Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 12:41 a.m. MST
 |  E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + - 
Higher education institutions were spared the up to 10 percent cuts recommended by analysts but were dealt additional slashes to their budgets Thursday.

"This is a very humane and sound approach to budget reductions," said Utah Commissioner of Higher Education William Sederburg. "We support the governor's proposed budget, and we will continue working with him and the Legislature as the final budget is determined."

In addition to the 4 percent budget cuts already enforced earlier this year, higher education is asked to come up with another 1.5 percent for the current fiscal year. Next year, schools will be asked to cut 7 percent, although half of that should be refunded by one-time money. Each institution will examine determine where monies can be found to make up for the cuts.

Since 80 percent of most public college and university budgets are related to personnel costs, schools are struggling to make cuts without eliminating jobs.

Buildings with committed donations have the go-ahead to be built on campuses but those needing additional state funding will be halted.

The governor also issued a $7.4 million plan to help schools deal with increasing health insurance premiums for employees, leaving more money in the pockets of faculty, staff and employees.

— Wendy Leonard

Recent comments

My son's class at the local community college was left without a...

memorytodisk | Dec. 16, 2008 at 10:16 p.m.

Have you ever pondered on how athletics became so entrenched in our...

A tough question! | Dec. 9, 2008 at 11:34 p.m.

previousnext

Latest comments

BYU leads UNM 17-7 at half

only 5 points from beating the kitty cats LOL

Army says morale is down

When President Bush was the commander in chief, there was no moral problem at...

RE: Anonymous | 2:08 p.m. Nov. 14, 2009 Some cities have passed...

GameDay in Fort Worth

He kissed it goodbye

As I read this article, our president ask congress to hold off investigating...

Football Cougars perfect on the road?

By now, you probably know that the game is close (closer if the kicker...

Born of water and the spirit

A lot of words with little substance. Why was the Lord himself babptised by...

BYU leads UNM 17-7 at half

This is an ugly game. Stay in their Cougars, go score quick and defense hold...

BYU leads UNM 17-7 at half

That's it live on the wouldas, etc. ----like your win at Washington ..Huh...

Re Leo, you make a big assumption about the Bible. It never claims to be the...

Advertisements
Advertisement