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UO proposes ending more than 15 graduate programs to close a $63.3 million deficit
Schools and colleges would make the biggest cuts in UO's plan
Source: Lookout Eugene-Springfield
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Schools and colleges | $25.8 million | 40.8% |
| Administrative units | $17.6 million | 27.8% |
| Enterprise level | $16 million | 25.3% |
| Prior deficit reductions | $3.9 million | 6.2% |
If you're on campus, here's what's proposed. UO's preliminary plan would end more than 15 graduate programs, cut more than 100 administrative and staff positions, and merge the College of Design with the School of Music and Dance. The goal is to close a projected $63.3 million deficit.
President Karl Scholz said "we will not be implementing these budget cuts across the board." KEZI reports that some of those positions are vacant, so around 60 employees would be laid off.
- Tenure-track faculty layoffs: none in the plan
- Tenured faculty signed up to retire within two years: 61
- College of Arts and Sciences graduate program reductions: up to 40%
- Students in programs proposed for cuts can finish their degrees
Part of the hole comes from fewer nonresident students. UO enrolled about 2,400 nonresident first-year students a year for a decade and expects fewer than 1,900 this year. "We are assuming that this lower level of non-resident students is our new normal," Chief Financial Officer Jamie Moffitt said. Feedback is open until late November.
UO's cuts plan faces feedback in November and final decisions in December
- Oct. 28UO presents its preliminary academic cuts plan to the UO Senate.
- Late Nov.The university's window for feedback on the plan closes.
- Dec. 14-15Scholz and the UO Board of Trustees will make final budget decisions.
Sources: Daily Emerald, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
