June 23, 2008
Florida Atlantic University is facing the tightest budget year in its 44-year history. The university has had to absorb a record-high $18.6 million in state-funding cutbacks over a two-year period, necessitating a detailed review of all expenditures. Very difficult decisions had to be made about identifying areas in which budget reductions should be made.
President Frank Brogan chose to take a collaborative approach to this process, appointing a university-wide task force to examine all aspects of FAU's operations. In accordance with the university's strategic plan, the focus of the task force was on preserving the institution's core function — the delivery of top-quality higher-education services to its 26,000 degree-seeking students. The proposed budget for the 2008-09 academic year achieves that goal while instituting departmental cuts university-wide, from the president's office on down.
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