Fiscal Year 2010

VPSA
Budget Reductions

ASSU
Town Hall Meeting Presented by
May 28, 2009 Greg Boardman

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

 VPSA DIVISION
™ Accessible Education
™ Bechtel International Center
™ Career Development Center
™ Community Centers (6)
™ Graduate Life Office
™ Haas Center for Public Service
™ Judicial Affairs
™ Old Union/Tresidder
™ Registrar
™ Residential Education
™ Student Activities
™ Vaden Health Center

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

VPSA BUDGET GROUP
™ Greg Boardman, Vice Provost for Student Affairs; Chair
™ Tom Black, Registrar
™ Harvey Chock, Budget Officer
™ Sally Dickson, Associate Vice Provost (Resource Centers)
™ Ira Friedman, Associate Vice Provost (Vaden)
™ Deborah Golder, Assistant Vice Provost (Residential
Education)
™ Chris Griffith, Associate Vice Provost (Student Life)
™ Jennie Nicolayev, Associate Vice Provost (Administration
and Operations)
™ Wendy Steele, Human Resources Manager

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

™ Core services to students would be protected from budget

reductions as much as possible.

™ Priority would be given to programs and services that focus

on student health, safety and well-being, compliance
obligations and risk management, and academic success.

™ Budget cuts would have to be sustainable and would not be

uniform across the division.

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BUDGET PROCESS - REDUCTIONS

™ What cuts could we take administratively that would

significantly reduce our expenses?

For example:
¾ Eliminating expenses where possible (food & travel)
¾ Institute a new policy to reduce financial liabilities from
unused vacation leave
¾ Consolidating where possible (IT; Finance)

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BUDGET PROCESS - REDUCTIONS

™ Where could we cut back on services without causing

significant harm to?

For example:
¾ Changing classroom refurbishment cycle to 5 years
instead of 4
¾ Reducing or eliminating print expenses when possible
(e.g. Bulletin)
¾ Reducing hours of some services (e.g. Vaden weekend
hours cut back; summer hours)

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BUDGET PROCESS - REDUCTIONS

™ Nearly every non-comp budget reduced by 25%

¾ Directors to determine what to cut

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BUDGET PROCESS - REDUCTIONS

™ Staff reductions
¾ Hiring freeze
¾ Attrition
¾ Part-time/FTE
¾ Lay-offs

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BUDGET PROCESS - REVENUES

™ Institute a Campus Health Fee

™ Increase Fees
¾ One-time document fee
¾ Fee for applying to graduate programs

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

BY THE NUMBERS

™ 3.3 M – Target $
™ 230 - # of VPSA staff
™ 55 - # of VPSA staff affected
™ 11- # of VPSA staff laid off
™ 44 - # of VPSA staff salary reduction or FTE reduction
™ 10/2 – 10 months full-time; 2 months half-time
(July/August 2010)

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs

NEXT STEPS

™ We’re not done

™ Assessment

™Q &A

Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs