Message to Students, Faculty and Staff: University Budget Page Update
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
I'm writing so you know that we've posted new information to the Carolina Budget Information Web page, accessible at www.unc.edu. What's new are submissions used to develop our campus-wide response to President Bowles' request in January for planning scenarios showing budget reductions from our state appropriations of 3 percent, 5 percent, and 7 percent in fiscal 2009-2010. A summary of those state budget scenarios was on the budget Web site when it went live in February.
The new documents posted have been redacted by the University's Public Records Officer to protect confidential personnel information. Remember these scenarios were prepared as part of an exercise for preliminary planning purposes and don't reflect actual decisions that have been made. Also, remember that units across campus are funded from a variety of sources. These documents, which reflect potential state cuts, show only part of the total picture.
In addition, we've posted some additional details about the study being conducted by Bain & Company, the global business consulting firm that is helping us identify innovative ways to streamline operations, become more effective, and perhaps achieve additional cost savings. These postings include the company's description of the scope of work for this privately funded study.
Sincerely,
Holden Thorp