Before taking office, his transition team, notified all of them that they were getting a 20% cut in funding during the next fiscal year, followed by another 10% cut in year two of his maladministration.
The push during the current semester has been to consolidate all single occupancy rooms (that were caused by studends un-enrolling, moving, etc) so they can close down entire floors in the dorms.
Here's an article from last year detailing the most recent planned cuts-
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/31429507/siu-announces-potential-layoffs-program-cuts
The potential reductions at SIUC include:
- Elimination of more than 180 faculty, administrative professional and civil service staff positions
- Elimination of academic programs; reduction of more than 400 classes
- Elimination of more than 300 student employment positions, including on-campus jobs for undergraduates and assistantships for graduate students
- Merge four colleges into two colleges, eliminating two deans and associated office support.
- Reduced hours at Morris Library - the building will be closed up to 28 hours per week, including all day Saturday
- Reduction of funding for non-academic student programming support, including programs for underserved populations, retention initiatives, and counseling services.
- Elimination of men's and women's tennis
- Reduction of institutional funding for deferred maintenance in campus facilities
- Reduce state budget support for WSIU-TV (Broadcasting Service) by $200,000
- Eliminate $509, 505 state budget support for Touch of Nature
- Eliminate $189,000 state budget support for University Press.
- Eliminate $292,450 state budget support for University Museum
- Eliminate $148,300 state budget support for the Center for Dewey Studies.
- $887,498 reduction of research support
- Reduction of funding for 23 SIUC research centers and institutes, which operate in support of externally funded research grants.
- $528,662 reduction of information technology support and hardware
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