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P R IN T-N ew s Wednesday,Jan.23,2013 •X* 3 College budget under scrutiny Last November, college staff had the opportunity to respond to a budget survey that yielded some candid and var ied opinions. The results were made available on Jan. 10 and reflect suggestions by staff that, include raising the tuition fort students, trying to pass another* bond and the creation of park ing fees. One comment * from the survey addressed fiast year’s creation o f a position devoted to the college’s social media specialist. The college hired Simon Tam for the position last year. The salary range for the job is $37,675 to $41,048 per year. “You lost my support when you began hiring positions that were not absolutely necessary. Examples o f ‘not absolutely necessary’ would have includ ed the social media specialist, - plus other positions that were not grant-funded.” , This was echoed by another response. “We wasted a bunch o f m oney, hiring non-essential staff like a social media spe c ia list” Thè budget synopsis stated that Approximately 250 peo ple responded to the specific questions. An additional 109 offered specific suggestions. The survey was limited to staff only. Ideas about increasing rev enue include those mentioned above as well as the pursuit o f grants by the college. The synopsis also stated that the sales o f underutilized assets were suggested to increase the coffers of the college. To decrease expenditures, there were comments that supported staff giving up their sabbati cals, foregoing cost of living increases and decreasing sum mer and holiday staffing. One comment was directed at hiring practices. “Freeze hiring — especially administrative and non-teach ing faculty.” Some comments were con cise and clear. “Everyone should probably consider pay cuts if they want to keep their jobs.” The following is a list of just some of the comments made by staff. -“There is little activity on campus on Fridays. Would closing on Fridays be viable and helpful?” -“Given taCh o f fiscaC cCiffs’ a n d other suggestion o f fu rth e r economic downturn Before recovery (yarticuCariy in the yuBCic sector), it seems we should take some courageous n ext steys toyreyare fo r a worsening scenario. 'Best case scenario is this m ay Be the new norm so we m ay as w e d adjust.” -“It’s time to reconsider parking fees. I’d gladly pay to have a reserved spot, or a spot in a lot that doesn’t have in’s and out’s all day, is close to campus and secure. How long can we afford to be the only campus that doesn’t charge for parking? Check with PSU; they must make mega-bucks from their parking fees.” - “Stop hiring deans! How many deans does it take to change people’s offices around? If power is important to this administration, go into politics. If education is a priority to this organization, hire more teachers who actually do something for students.” -“'pacubty need to accept a forger instructionab boad, thus accommodating more students andabbove- ing more sections to be offered Our business is about debivering instruction, so bet’s quit catering to our- sebves a n d cut the budget in the bargain. This term vee’v e been s bureen tfia tju st having enough students doesn’t m ean a cfoss can be run. J\s veebb, vee absofute- bu abso need to raise fees/tuition. The combination o f these tveo things coubdhelp immense by.’’ - “There seems to be a lot of money thrown at ‘reinventing the wheel’ . How much was spent to redesign the web site? Have you noticed that it is full of inaccurate information? Do you know how. many hours th e admins spent reviewing all the department pages, editing them and then submitting that information to the web shepherd? And still the edits are not reflected on the web pages.” The January message from college president Joanne Truesdell was emailed to all staff the next day and mentioned the current “Over the next 10 weeks, as an institution we must address a $2.5 million budget gap,” Truesdell stated. - Compiled by Joshua Dillen T ra n s fe r Day c o m in g soon IS IMAGE EVERYTHING? IT MAY SEEM THAT WAY. complete their degree. Some ChristopherTaylor Associate News Editor Have you thought about the future? Do you know where you’re going after CCC, or need some help? Does your educational future loom over you like a shadow? Well have no fear, Transfer Day is right around the cornier. On Jan. 24, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Transfer day will take place inside Gregory Forum. This is an event offered at CCC? every year. Many colleges from the Northwest, as well as out of state schools, set up booths to hand out info and consult with prospective students who hope to transfer to a univer sity or four year college to o f the schools present will be Warner Pacific and Portland State, amongst others. The event is free and open to the public as well as stu dents. You ' are * . encouraged to attend, no matter what degree you’re here for or how far along you are in your education here at Clackamas'. Transfer Day can help to offer insight into the future of your college education and your prospects after CCC. You can check out prospective col leges and see what thè require ments are to transfer there. You can also talk to counsel ors from these colleges, ask questions about the programs, how to apply and even what scholarships are available. The University for Grown-ups M MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY ' » Explore how media in all forms affect not only how we view the world, but how we shape it. Learn the power of media; and' how you can Use that power to become a participant of change. B.A. in Media & Film Studies: Accepting applications now for spring and fa ll term s ■ 8 www.marylhurst.edu/image 17600 Pacific Highway [Hwy. 43] - 10 m iles south of Portland I 503.699.6268 ■
