USU president outlines $4 million in cuts for 2011-12 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah State University has announced a regimen of budget cuts and administrative changes to offset most of the $4 million in state funds the school lost for the coming fiscal year. The cuts, although modest compared to those imposed in the previous two years, will still be hard on the university, according to President Stan Albrecht. “Less difficult choices were identified and eliminated long ago and each additional cut has taken us closer to operations that reflect our core missions as an institution,” Albrecht wrote in a message Monday to faculty and staff. “We have worked hard to minimize impacts on our human resource base.” To come up with recommendations, Albrecht this spring convened a budget reduction committee chaired by Provost Ray Coward. The group proposed a list of cuts, some of which Albrecht plans to implement July 1.