http://budget.president.ufl.edu The latest on the budget at UF Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Letter from President Machen Regarding 2009-10 Budget (PDF, 69KB) Below is the University of Florida’s final budget reduction plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The plan includes $30.6 million in specific cuts. Federal stimulus funds will help bridge the gap and allow further deliberations before we ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/22/budget-proposal-fy2010/ Georgia State University eliminated 300 positions Monday, saving the college about $9 million as leaders try to make up cuts in state funding. No faculty positions were eliminated and college officials said the cuts will not affect students’ classes. About 30 of the positions were currently staffed and employees were told ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/19/georgia-state-university-cuts-300-positions/ University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Friday that he'll seek more than $42 million in cuts, but avoid widespread layoffs and the elimination of more than a handful of academic programs. Machen outlined his upcoming budget to the Faculty Senate. He'll meet next week with university trustees before releasing specifics ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/19/machen-uf-will-avoid-widespread-layoffs/ Video: President Machen updates budget situation, May 15, 2009 View the accompanying PowerPoint presentation. http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/15/budget-update/ It took a $6 billion budget gap for Tallahassee to free Florida from the restraints of Bright Futures. Legislators capped the scholarship program at this year's tuition levels, despite an 8 percent tuition increase at community colleges next year and as much as 15 percent at the 11 state universities. ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/14/editorial-brighter-future-for-the-state/ The Colleges of Communication and Information at Florida State University will soon be merged as the faculties of both schools voted for this action. The merger will be effective beginning July 1 of this year. Florida State University, like many universities around the world, has recognized that information and communication are ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/06/colleges-of-communication-and-information-to-merge/ Florida's public universities dodged deep cuts in the state budget package coming up for a vote this week, but will still have to consider slashing their spending over the next two years, university officials say. That's because state lawmakers reduced direct state funding by $207 million and filled most of the ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/06/budget-trade-offs-spare-florida-universities-for-now/ TALLAHASSEE -- Florida can't afford its popular Bright Futures Scholarship Program. State analysts have warned as much for years, but the Sunshine State's gloomy economy is now forcing lawmakers to concede a politically incorrect reality: Bright Futures, the merit-based scholarship that has helped send more than one million students to public ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/06/future-is-dim-for-bright-futures-scholarships/ Despite a state budget that would boost funding slightly for higher education, the University of Florida still is expecting to make significant cuts. The proposed state budget makes $49 million in cuts to UF's funding but uses federal stimulus money to make up for the shortfall. Because the stimulus money runs ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/06/uf-still-plans-deep-cuts-despite-state-budget/ PALM BEACH COUNTY - Florida Atlantic University will suffer budget cuts this year, but not quite as bad as originally feared. The Legislature's budget, expected to be approved later this week, includes about $246 million for FAU, down from $256 million a year ago, said Ken Jessell, FAU's vice president for ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/05/budget-cut-less-than-fau-feared/ TALLAHASSEE — Budget negotiators finished a state spending compromise that could end a long-standing policy that the state’s Bright Futures scholarship will cover all tuition for students who earn it. Under the deal completed Monday, Bright Futures will for the first time not cover the full cost of going to college, ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/05/budget-deal-includes-flat-bright-futures-award/ Florida lawmakers are expected to finally restrain the runaway costs of the state's popular Bright Futures scholarship program. But their solution — simply cutting the awards for every recipient rather than tailoring the scholarships to serve Florida's best or neediest students — is a squandered opportunity for real reform in ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/04/legislators-flunk-fixing-scholarship/ After three decades of steady growth in the number of teams and student-athletes, colleges and universities large and small, private and public, east and west, are slashing millions of dollars from their sports budgets. Colleges have dismissed athletic staff, reduced hours for pools and practice courts, and increased equipment and facility ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/04/universities-cutting-teams-as-they-trim-their-budgets/ Elise Schuchman, a freshman at Florida State University, may have to get a job if cuts to the Bright Futures Scholarship program proposed by the Legislature become law. In fact, the Orlando native who also takes advantage of the Florida Prepaid program may have to leave Tallahassee altogether. Continue ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/05/04/bright-futures-may-fade-for-many/ Florida lawmakers passed a measure Wednesday that would allow state universities to increase tuition up to 15 percent annually, but the Legislature remains poised to make significant cuts to higher education funding. Tuition, now among the lowest in the nation, could eventually rise to the national average under the bill. The ... http://budget.president.ufl.edu/2009/04/30/lawmakers-ok-tuition-increase/