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President Michael Lane announced a general hiring freeze to “prepare for the potential additional reductions” for Fiscal Year 2009 and 2010. The announcement was made through BuzzIn Wednesday afternoon to faculty and staff.

If offers have been made to candidates who have applied for a position or if interviews have already been scheduled, then the offers and interviews can continue.

Campus interviews that have not been scheduled should not be finalized until a Vice President deems that the unfilled position is “strategically critical,” the announcement said.
“I know these are difficult times and will require each of us to make some sacrifices,” Lane wrote. “I believe we all want to continue to provide an outstanding experience for our students.”

In the budget update to the faculty and staff, Lane explained the reductions for FY 2009 and FY 2010.

For 2009, the planned budget reduction was 4.25 percent, up 1.25 percent from the original planned reduction. The administration should know by next week where they can make an additional $420,000 cut.

“We will attempt to cover it through a combination of savings departments have achieved beyond the scope of the original 3 percent plus early use of small reserves that are held for emergencies,” the announcement said.

The Senate Ways and Means committee chair and the Regents Office recently informed the administration that they will need to “significantly increase the budget reduction” for FY 2010 from the planned 7 percent reduction to a possible 11-13 percent.

ESU met 2.8 percent of the reduction from the budget for classified employees and benefits. The other 4.2 percent of the reduction was delegated to departments.

Kelsey Ryan/The Bulletin

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