The Fiscal 2013 budget acknowledges the economic challenges posed by declining state support, balanced against the need to invest in our students’ success. Budget assumptions are based on flat enrollment compared to last year. As with all budgets, this is a dynamic document, subject to adjustments in “real time.” Academic departments are working on ways to reduce their budgets by an average of nearly 3%; non-academic departments are working on ways to reduce their budgets by an average of nearly 6%. Our attentiveness to budget management has implications for hiring decisions. We encourage restraint in additional hiring and the filling of open positions. A process is in place through the Provost’s office to ensure that all hiring is strategic and critical to achieving Vision 2020 goals.
http://www.uakron.edu/provost/communication/messages-to-campus/budget-message-fy13.dot
