Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s business affairs head said the budget deficit will not impact faculty professional development after it was announced in a November town hall the shortfall would impact funding for faculty training. During the Nov. 22 town hall, former provost Mike O’Brien said the budget deficit probably wouldn’t affect professional development this academic year, Kathy Funk-Baxter, vice president for business affairs, said there has been no impact to the professional development budget.