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DIVISION MEETING 8/13/10. Natural Sciences Division. Agenda. Intro/NSW…………………………(5 min) New President Rajen Vurdien…..(10 min) Announcements………(5 min) New Science Building …………...(15 min) Budget …………………………….(20 min). Intro. NSW is archived at:
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DIVISION MEETING8/13/10 Natural Sciences Division
Agenda • Intro/NSW…………………………(5 min) • New President Rajen Vurdien…..(10 min) • Announcements………(5 min) • New Science Building …………...(15 min) • Budget …………………………….(20 min)
Intro • NSW is archived at: http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/bcordell/NSW.htm • And the Division Page is at: http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/bcordell/DivActivs.htm
Announcements/Updates • Welcome to Colleen Kvaska ! • TBD
New Science Building • New Interim VP: Larry Mercadante (“Merc”) • Move Coordinator: Larry McLaughlin Move Org Meeting: 10/7/10 • Status of Move • New Science Building Public Celebration Friday, March 25, 2011 4pm – 9 pm
New 400 Building Proposed Building Opening Celebration – March, 2011 (Fri evening?) Public evening event; Building Tours Scheduled & Continuous Demos, etc… Expect hundreds of visitors, inc children NS’s Invitation to the Community to “Come enjoy science with us.” Please do: • Consider if you would like to open your lab to the public… • Makes lists of outstanding NS alumni we might invite.
Budget FC Budget – Reserves exist… Extended Day Budget Anatomy Thefts NS Budget
CA is in Serious Financial Crisis CMA of London, England lists CA in world’s top 10 country/entities likely to default: CPD (%) 1) Venezuela 55.11 2) Greece 50.06 5) Pakistan 28.66 9) Iceland 22.31 10) California 21.91
US Recovery has Slowed … • US “visibly sliding toward deflation” Paul Krugman • "The U.S. is closer to a Japanese-style outcome today than at any time in recent history," St. Louis Fed President James Bullard
Paper Financials • Total Annual Cost ~ $ 13,000 For Spring, 2010 • Mail Room $ 4285 • NS Room $ 2951; 215,000 sheets Cost of Paper: 0.68 cents/sheet Cost of Mail Room copies: 2.5 cents/sheet Cost of NS Room copies: 1.4 cents/sheet Aging NS Machines a key factor…
Summary 2 Phase Approach • In Short-Term, Reduce Paper Use • Conserve Paper … Evaluate your use of Paper and implement reductions where possible