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Trimming funds
in response to terrorists
By Sarah Langford
On-line Forty-Niner
Cal State Long
Beach is facing some major budget revisions for the rest of
this year and the next due to the events of Sept. 11 and the
economic recession that immediately followed, announced CSULB
President Robert Maxson announced at Thursday's Academic Senate
meeting.
The Chancellor's Office implemented a budget cut of 1 percent
for the rest of the fiscal year, last Wednesday, and a 5 percent
cut from next year's budget. The funds cut from the university
this year total $1.7 million, while the 5 percent from next
year will come to about $8.5 million.
"This is a precautionary measure to prepare us for what
happens fiscally as a result of the terrorist attacks on our
country," Maxson said. "We have a little over half
of what we need to cover our budget cut for this year, but
the more money we can carry over into next year's budget,
the softer the blow will be then."
A partial hiring freeze is also effective immediately. Maxson
said that tenured and tenure-track faculty will not be affected,
but all other hiring will come to a halt. Exceptions will
be made only when requests to hire new faculty are submitted
to the appropriate vice president for approval. Even still,
new faculty is not guaranteed.
The Senate also voted to approve an amendment to the complete
medical withdrawal policy. The old policy implied that students
who are unable to complete the semester due to medical reasons
must present the appropriate evidence to the university in
person.
The wording in the revised policy clarifies that the documents
may be submitted by someone other than the injured or ill
student, for students who are bed-ridden or unable to come
to campus in person.
At the next meeting the Senate will hear a second reading
on the implementation of an option in fitness under the B.S.
in kinesiology, as well as the discontinuance of the option
in fitness under the B.A. in kinesiology.
The next meeting will take place Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Towner
Auditorium, PSY-203.
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