Undergraduate Education in Challenging Times – The VPUE Budget –
Stanford Town Hall May 27, 2009
Transformations
Hundreds of small–courses Massive growth in undergrad research Unsurpassed overseas opportunities Enhanced the Freshman Experience Guaranteed financial access 30,400 applicants, 7.5% admit rate
Now What?
Finance Mission Restructuring Program
VPUE Finance
General Funds Endowment Income Endowments Underwater Total reduction ~ $8M… in FYʼ09!
VPUE Missions
Educational opportunities Support faculty Guide students
Infrastructure
Restructuring
Undergraduate Advising & Research Stanford Introductory Studies Bing Overseas Studies Center for Teaching & Learning Vice Provostʼs Office – 9 units reduced to 4 units – UAR SIS BOSP CTL VPUE
Impingements: Neutral or Positive
Freshman seminars: no change Large course program: no change BOSP: growth SAI: new in 2009 Advising: incremental growth
Impingements: Staff
16 layoffs 5 hires 9 losses by attrition VPUE staff reduced ~18%
Impingements: Reductions
Advisor honoraria Peer Advisors Sophomore Seminars Sophomore College Ugrad Research Curriculum grants IHum emoluments
Impingements: Future Concerns
Overseas Studies Stanford Introductory Studies
opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. John W. Gardner
We are all faced with a series of great