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Wednesday, April 5,1978
FTE down;
Hakanson asks
r spending cuts
of 100 full time equivalent or (FTE) from a projected
ijn enrollment of 913 to an actual enrollment so far of
Icost the College $110,000 in state reimbursement funds,
ding to John Hakanson, College president, this will
(judget deficit that will have to be made up by tightening
lowering expenditures.
Isa standard by which enrollment is measured for the
■ofreceiving state funds.
tudent taking 15 hours for three consecutive terms or 45
lots per year equals one FTE for college transfer pro
hl other programs, 650 contact hours per year is equiv-
one FTE. This FTE figure can also be made up of two
[students, four quarter time students or 15 one hour
By Happie Thacker
Of The Print
spected income from projected FTE figures is used in
’¡the College's budget each year.
Sts no good way for institutions to project FTE," said
dams, registrar. "We look at the history, programs we
tier,the employment outlook and the weather."
i we make up a budget we have to make two guesses,, one
Hand one on expenditure," Hakanson said.
headministration is working hard to increase enrollment
inan attempt to minimize the dollar loss.
Iment won't pick up all at once but it will pick up, pre-
lakanson. The enrollment management committee is
with high schools, old people, vets and women and they
up people five, ten and two at a time, he said.
we a sound institution and good programs and ouren-
iwill go up," said Hakanson.
[.isalso some concern over enrollment figures for next
iapredicted FTE of 3,590 and an enrollment of 3,100
[they are looking for ways to increase enrollment by over
school is expected to stay pretty close to the original
Wording to Adams.
E is a magic number to get money from the state," he
Mas long as you predict accurately you get the money
id, If you predict 3,000 and enroll 2,800 then you get
2,800. If you predict 3,000 and enroll 3,300 you only
lor 3,000.
Hoover the prediction then we educate those people
[money back from the state."
pt activities will be among the first to suffer from a drop
[The student activities budget, which includes student
tent, student publications and ail events sponsored by
[government, is funded directly by FTE funds.
pding to Jim Roberts, director of student activities, and
publications receives $10.48 from every FTE the school
Meet the budget based on estimated FTE and other in-
phas that from the game room, money from vending ma-
^income from dances and other activities," said Roberts,
[justhave to make sure we have the money in the bank to
plosses (when FTE is lower than projected)," he said,
pconfident that we can increase enrollment spring term
[year too, said Hakanson in a memo to the staff, ASG
K senators.
[mean time, Hakanson is asking faculty to limit their
Efam showing confidence in the staff and feel that
drun out and spend everything in the budget."
Photo by Brian Snook
Counselor Vince Fitzgerald practices his technique during the first "Yoga for Lunch"
session held Tuesday, April 4 in Barlow 151. The Yoga for Lunch bunch will meet Tues
days and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. and is designed to help students, faculty and
staff relax and energize their minds and bodies.
Budget passes on first attempt
For the fifth time in the College's history it has
passed its budget levy on the first attempt. The bud
get passed by 898 votes, with two precincts not re
ported as of press time.
"It passed because of the information campaign
and media coverage," said Howard Fryett, assistant
to the president. "Also because of citizen participa
tion and people like Anna Payne who went door-to-
door and Ben Hansen who did a lot of editorial
work."
"It was a lot of hard vi/ork" that passed the bud
get, said Dr. John Hakanson, college president.
"12,000 to 15,000 people were contacted by tele
phone and the Clackamas Community College Foun
dation sent out informative and exortive material."
Percentage-wise the polling place with the most
positive response was Rosevilla View Manor, 124
yes to 13 no, as it has been many times in the past
along with Willamette View Manor, 156 yes to 20
no. In all there were 7,891 yes votes and 6,997 no
votes.
The most unfavorable response was from Eagle
Creek School with 78 yes and 150 no.
, This is the first time in the state's history that
the rate-based serial levy proposal has been sent to
the voters and it is encouraging to many that it
passed on its maiden run.
"This demonstrates that it can be passed and
there will be a great deal of interest in it in coming
years," Hakanson said.
"At least in Clackamas County we expect other
educational districts to try the same thing," Fryett
said, "particularly since we were successful the
first time out."
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