Furlough days saved money, faculty jobs - Lindsay Woychick, the Chico State Orion

Despite not having furloughs for the fall 2010 semester, officials say the program did save money. Chico State saved an estimated $10 million in salary and benefit costs as a result of the furlough program, said Stacie Corona, assistant vice president for University Budget and Resource Management. “So, yes – the furloughs definitely saved faculty positions, which was essential to keeping the campus operating,” Corona said in an e-mail interview. An 11 percent loss in Chico State faculty occurred between spring 2009 and 2010, according to a CFA faculty headcount analysis for the CSU system.