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South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The Citadel. August 6, 2009. The Citadel Mission. Educate and prepare graduates to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of The Citadel in a challenging intellectual environment. The Citadel.
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South Carolina Commission on Higher Education The Citadel August 6, 2009
The Citadel Mission Educate and prepare graduates to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of The Citadel in a challenging intellectual environment.
The Citadel • U.S. News & World Report 2009 ratings: • No. 2 best public master's degree-granting institution in the South • No. 5 among all master's degree-granting colleges and universities, both public and private, in the South • Projected freshmen class: 700 • Four-year graduation rate: 59 percent • Athletes’ GPA/Corps GPA • Further development of the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics • 1300 Graduates have served in the Global War on Terror • One of the primary commissioning resources for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps in the country
“Leveraging Higher Education” • “South Carolina must prepare to compete • in today’s knowledge economy on a local and global level” • Improve access to higher education • Improve quality of higher education • Improve research capacity
The Citadel Blueprint • Prioritizes resources • Enhances leadership • Expands student base • Improves profile in Lowcountry • Supports fundraising • By advancing the Blueprint, we will advance the State Plan for • Higher Education
Blueprint Initiatives • Develop principled leaders in a globalized environment • Enhance the learning environment • Strengthen the college through institutional advancement • Develop the student population • Enhance the facilities and technological support for the campus • Improve institutional effectiveness • Ensure the college has the leadership and talent to accomplish these strategic initiatives • Provide outreach to the region and serve as a resource in its economic development
The Budget Challenge: 2008-09 • Base State Appropriation $16,287,740 • FY08/09 Reductions • July 08 ($386,973) • October 08 ($2,353,314) • December 08 ($948,322) • March 09 ($251,983) • Total Dollar Reduction($3,940,592) • Total Percent Reduction-24.19% • Revised State Appropriation $12,347,148 7
Percent State Appropriations of College Budget 18.5% 13.6% 12.5% 8
The Budget Challenge 2008-09: Absorbing the State Appropriation Cut • Budget ActionFiscal ImpactEmployees Affected • Operating • budget cuts $2,275,000 All Employees • Position Actions • Hiring delays and • freezes; print • shop closure $893,000 26 • Salary increase • Delay $400,000 204 • Temporary • position cuts $118,000 29 • Two-day furlough $252,000 664 • $3,938,000
Tuition 2009-10 • In-state • Proposed ApprovedDifference • % increase 6.4% 3.6% 2.8% • Revenue $5,966,444 $5,745,465 $220,979 • Out-of-State • % increase 9.7% 7.2% 2.5% • Revenue $22,029,496 $21,442,947 $586,549 • TOTAL LOST REVENUE: $807,528
E&G Cuts, 2009-10 • Personnel Reductions $1,100,000 • Operation Cuts and Efficiencies $2,900,000 • $4,000,000 • Further cuts in the state appropriation will necessarily result in forced reductions of operational expenditures and personnel costs, which may include • furloughs, salary reductions and RIFs or • a combination of the three
Capital Needs • Capers Hall replacement • Built 1951 • Number One priority when bond funding available • $39.1 million plus construction cost escalation • Daniel Library expansion/improvement • Built1960 • Number Two priority when bond funding available • $25.5M • Backlog of deferred maintenance projects: $70 million
Request for CHE Support: 2009-10 • Bond Bill • Higher Education Regulatory Reform • Library Technology (PASCAL) • Replace outdated administrative software • STEM Center of Excellence
