NOTE: Please see "Budget Reduction Proposals (Nov. 21 Update)" for a more detailed version of this document.
MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Can Vuran, Chair, Academic Planning Committee
FROM: Rodney D. Bennett, Chancellor
DATE: November 8, 2023
SUBJECT: Budget Reduction Proposals
Dear Dr. Vuran and Members of the Academic Planning Committee,
As required by the procedures for significant budget reductions, I am providing the APC a specific plan for reducing UNL’s budget. This plan has taken into account APC’s feedback received during the process thus far. The reductions proposed here are consistent with the priorities of the university’s strategic plan and the governance rules of the university and its organizational units.
| Reduction | Amount |
|---|---|
| Instructional Efficiency Units across campus will employ measures to increase instructional efficiency while reducing instructional costs. |
$2,014,733 |
| Operational Efficiency Opportunities will be identified to increase efficiencies in the job families of IT, Facilities, Communications, Business Services, and Student Success. The Zero-Based Budget exercise currently being completed will inform these decisions. |
$1,443,870 |
| Diversity & Inclusion UNL’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion will be restructured to primarily support university-wide priorities and initiatives with a greater focus on DEI efforts occurring at the college and unit level. |
$800,000 |
| Undergraduate Education & Student Success Reduction of state-aided programming. |
$460,000 |
| Student Affairs Reduce state-aided budget. |
$139,496 |
| Research & Economic Development Reduce state-aided budget. |
$194,315 |
| Administrative Costs Reduce administrative positions, pools, and stipends across the university. |
$2,907,281 |
| Executive Vice Chancellor Units EVC state-aided budget rebasing and reductions. |
$2,890,305 |
| IANR Units IANR state-aided budget rebasing, reductions, and reorganizations. |
$1,150,000 |
| TOTAL | $12,000,000 |