Budget Update

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2014

  • May 14: Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost Galloway provide the campus with an update on Envision, the strategic planning process.
  • March 11: Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost Galloway write to say that President Napolitano has approved a salary increase program for all faculty and eligible non-represented academic employees for fiscal year 2014-15.
  • February 28: Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost Galloway inform the campus community that the University is making plans to implement a system-wide salary increase program for non-represented staff for fiscal year 2014-15.
  • January 17: The governor's proposed budget for the state and UC is one of the topics Chancellor Blumenthal discusses in a winter-quarter message to the campus community.

2013

  • December 12: Campus Provost Galloway promotes several open forums for all stakeholders who would like to participate in the strategic planning process, Envision UCSC.
  • November 26: Campus Provost Galloway updates the campus community on the strategic planning process.
  • October 11: With the worst of the state budget cuts behind the campus, Chancellor Blumenthal and Campus Provost Galloway write to the campus community to say they are launching a strategic planning process for UCSC.
  • June 19: Jo Packham, assistant vice chancellor for SHR, and Pamela Peterson, assistant vice chancellor for Academic Personnel, remind the campus community that UC will be raising employee contribution rates to the UC Retirement Plan, effective in July 2013.
  • June 6: Jo Packham, assistant vice chancellor for SHR, and Pamela Peterson, assistant vice chancellor for Academic Personnel, inform the campus community that UC will be implementing systemwide salary increases for the 2013-14 fiscal year, effective July 1, 2013.
  • March 1: In a letter to the campus community, Campus Provost Galloway invites attendance to two upcoming budget forums.
  • January 10: In a letter to the campus community, Chancellor Blumenthal discusses a preliminary budget increase for UC proposed by Governor Brown — and describes "where we stand on budget issues."

2012

  • November 9: In a letter to the campus community, Campus Provost Galloway invites attendance to a budget forum on November 14.
  • November 7: In a letter to every member of the UC community, President Yudof and the campus chancellors write to express their relief and gratitude about the passage of Proposition 30 — and the budget stability it could help bring.
  • October 15: In a fall message to campus, Campus Provost Galloway discusses Proposition 30, ongoing budget challenges, and an Student Union Assembly forum that is upcoming.
  • June 4: UCSC Campus Provost Alison Galloway provides a budget update as of May.
  • February 27: Campus Provost Galloway gave audience members a detailed update about potential future cuts and a brief history of past reductions.
  • January 10: In his welcome-to-winter-quarter message, Chancellor Blumenthal describes the most recent budget news from Sacramento and urges members of the campus community to become an advocate for UC.

2011

2010

  • October 14: The campus is reminded about two town hall meetings on Monday, October 18, about about proposed changes to UC's post employment benefits (see UCOP web site on UCRP Future). The following are related materials about these proposed changes:
  • October 8: In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Blumenthal writes that the long-awaited state budget is nearing approval. The chancellor provides information about funding expected for the UC system. [More]
  • October 1: In a message to staff and faculty, Assistant Chancellor Ashish Sahni announces that on Monday, October 18, the campus will host two town hall meetings about proposed changes to UC's post employment benefits. Those who are unable to attend a forum may submit questions for the panel via a web form. Video of the meeting will be accessible from this site after the forums. [More]
  • September 9: In a systemwide message, UC leaders announced they will host an online town hall meeting September 24 to talk with faculty, staff and retirees about post-employment benefits, health care costs, UC's budget and other university issues. [More]