The City University of New York
The Chancellor
September 5, 2000
To: College Presidents
From: Matthew Goldstein
Subject: 2001-2002 University Budget Request
This past year has been a very productive one for all of us at the City University of New York. We have embarked on a road to rebuild and reinvigorate this institution and are already enjoying the benefits of significant progress. We have begun to lay the groundwork for more reforms in the coming years. From the important policy changes in articulation to the enactment of strategies to improve retention, CUNY is a University on the move.
CUNY’s fiscal picture also improved this year, and I thank you once again for your effort in bringing about this achievement. While we obtained the largest increase in public support in over ten years, I am not satisfied and plan to escalate the campaign for our unmet needs. In that context, I invite your participation in the development of specific recommendations for inclusion in the University’s FY2002 Budget Request.
The City University’s 2001-2002 Budget Request will continue to have as its foundation the CUNY 2000-2004 Master Plan. As you know, the framework of our Master Plan is consistent with the University’s 2001 Budget Request
— the "CUNY Commitment to Quality." Both the Master Plan and the Request include a very strong emphasis on rebuilding CUNY’s full-time faculty ranks and a clear articulation of University goals, including:• creating a flagship environment;
• supporting academic achievement;
• improving the undergraduate experience;
• enhancing the use of technology, and
• developing a CUNY-wide economic development initiative.
For the FY2002 Request, we will further our commitment to these strategic goals by advancing specific programmatic initiatives, clearly stating that State and City investments in CUNY will yield measurable outcomes and significant benefits to New Yorkers. We propose to make this critical link throughout the Request.
Funds to hire more full-time faculty will again be the cornerstone of the Request. For FY 2002, faculty will be recruited both in support of the traditional liberal arts and in fields that will enhance the reputation of the University and its ability to serve the people of New York.
For example, for FY2002 strengthening the biological sciences is a key, University programmatic priority. The FY 2002 Request will demonstrate how the investment of new faculty in this area addresses the ability of the University to reinforce our position in this area within the context of New York and the nation.
Similarly in other disciplines, improvements in specific areas will be linked with public sector services and private sector needs, whether in teacher education, urban health, science and engineering, the arts, or business.
Our emphasis on educational technology will be framed to allow stakeholders to see improvements in educational outcomes, as resulting from initiatives that connect the use of technology to improvements in learning.
Our economic development proposals will specify which technologies or public services will be targeted and how interventions will spur greater economic activity and high returns on funds invested in CUNY.
In general, our Request will identify various public or private needs and offer a CUNY "solution" to address those needs with clearly articulated outcomes.
In addition to our focus in the program areas defined in our Master Plan, the FY2002 Request will broaden that vision to encompass other areas. Most critically, this Request will contain a significant, multi-dimensional initiative to address library needs. Other areas of emphasis will be: a request for new investments in administrative computing, to enable innovations in administrative processes; and a request for funds to augment facility maintenance, to bring the quality of our facilities up to the high quality of our academic programs.
At this time I invite any comments or suggestions you have on the attached draft outline for the 2001-2002 Request. Please direct your correspondence to Vice Chancellor Brabham, who will share copies with Executive Vice Chancellor Louise Miner, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Office David Freed, and me.
Thank you for your efforts. If you have any questions or comments, please call.
cc: Chairman Herman Badillo
Vice Chairman Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
Trustee Ronald Marino
Trustee Nilda-Soto Ruiz
Cabinet
Budget Director Ernesto Malave
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The City University of New York
2001-2002 Budget Request Calendar
September 5 – Chancellor’s Call Letter
September 5 to October 23 – Consultation on Campuses
September 6 – Presentation of Outline of Request at Board Committees on Fiscal and Academic Affairs
September 7 - Presentation of Outline of Request at Council of Presidents
September 21 - Discussions of Draft Budget Request Before COPS Committees
October 2 - Presentation of Draft Budget Request at Council of Presidents
October 2 - Presentation of Draft Budget Request at Board Committees on Fiscal and Academic Affairs
October 16 - Public Hearing
October 23 – Board Meeting***
The City University of New York
FY200I-2002 Budget Request
DRAFT OUTLINE
General Themes
• An Integrated University
• Multi-year Financial Plan
Programmatic Initiatives
> Creating a Flagship Environment
Cluster Hiring
Graduate Fellowships
Academic Support Personnel
Libraries
>
Supporting Academic AchievementFull-time Faculty
Equipment Modernization
Collaborative Programs with Board of Education
Services for Students with Disabilities
Articulation and Transfer
Writing-Across-the-Curriculum
Skills immersion
SEEK and College Discovery
Advising and Counseling
Child Care
>
CUNY-wide Economic DevelopmentWorkforce Development
Technology Transfer
Business Incubators
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Expanding the Use of Technology in Teaching and LearningTeacher Education
Distance Learning
Faculty Development
> Upgrading Administrative Systems and Protecting the State and City
Investments in our FacilitiesManagement Information Systems
Facility Maintenance