Pacific 2010-2011 budget unveiled
Hailey Hawkins
Issue date: 2/25/10 Section: News
The College of Arts and Sciences will have a budget of about $12 million for the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences John Hayes. These funds, which are collected from endowment, tuition, room and board and alumni giving, will be allocated to arts and sciences programs according to need.
According to Hayes, the budget goes up every year just to meet the demands of the university. Of next year's proposed budget, Hayes has had to cut out $300,000.
The $12 million is part of the total university budget, which, according to the Vice President for Finance & Administration Darlene Morgan is estimated at about $85 million. Morgan said that official numbers would not be available until after the Board of Trustees meeting in March.
Part of the $12 million will be going towards new positions. Next year, Pacific will be adding positions such as a new art historian and a clinical psychologist. Hayes said he would like to see Pacific implement the addition of positions combining fields of study, such as environmental economics, a position that has been approved for next year, but lacks funding.
"Everybody wants to improve what they're doing and there are many ways to do that, but most of those cost money," said Hayes.
Priorities for funds and faculty help are First Year Experience, the Exercise Science Department and the Biology Department, which Hayes said are "bursting at the seams."
Professors will also be receiving their annual raise, but the rate of the raise has decreased compared to previous years.
No positions or classes have been cut for next year and there are no anticipated changes to the core requirement list. According to Hayes, more adjuncts are going to be hired to teach the classes of retiring professors.
"People always want more money than is there," said Hayes.
While many programs and organizations will be receiving funds, others have to take a backseat for now.
Hayes said that he would like to see more money being spent on capital equipment for various departments, but no money has been allocated for it.
According to Hayes, the budget goes up every year just to meet the demands of the university. Of next year's proposed budget, Hayes has had to cut out $300,000.
The $12 million is part of the total university budget, which, according to the Vice President for Finance & Administration Darlene Morgan is estimated at about $85 million. Morgan said that official numbers would not be available until after the Board of Trustees meeting in March.
Part of the $12 million will be going towards new positions. Next year, Pacific will be adding positions such as a new art historian and a clinical psychologist. Hayes said he would like to see Pacific implement the addition of positions combining fields of study, such as environmental economics, a position that has been approved for next year, but lacks funding.
"Everybody wants to improve what they're doing and there are many ways to do that, but most of those cost money," said Hayes.
Priorities for funds and faculty help are First Year Experience, the Exercise Science Department and the Biology Department, which Hayes said are "bursting at the seams."
Professors will also be receiving their annual raise, but the rate of the raise has decreased compared to previous years.
No positions or classes have been cut for next year and there are no anticipated changes to the core requirement list. According to Hayes, more adjuncts are going to be hired to teach the classes of retiring professors.
"People always want more money than is there," said Hayes.
While many programs and organizations will be receiving funds, others have to take a backseat for now.
Hayes said that he would like to see more money being spent on capital equipment for various departments, but no money has been allocated for it.
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