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REPORT TO COLLEGE COMMUNITY (Cont.)
of information on college programs. |

The Admissions Department will be reduc-
ing its staff by one clerk in Community
Education, and one mailing/file clerk.
There will be a 50% reduction in the
auxiliary budget ($20,000), with a
resulting "backlash" on the rest of

the College as staff from other depart-—
ments will have to assist during
registration times. Response time

to enquiries and student applications
will increase by approximately one week.
Registration will be slower, and there
will be no off-site registration of
classes. Evening coverage of operations
will be reduced from two clerks to one.
Calendar preparation will require nine
weeks lead time instead of six, and
exam schedules will require three weeks
lead time instead of two. There will be
no capacity left to provide short-term
statistical reports to the college
administration or the Board.

Four clerical positions have been
eliminated from the Learning Resources
Department, and there has been a 25%
reduction in purchasing of library
materials. There will be neither an
appointment of a graphic artist, nor a
producer of video productions. This
will radically limit the College's
ability to produce "tailored" materials
for its programs. There has been a
major reduction in publicity funds,
which has eliminated. plans for major
development in this area.
Administration

One administrator has been returned to
teaching, as part of a previous plan.
Another administrator has had an
assignment of one-quarter-time to
instruction. A third position (Media
Services Manager) has been left vacant.
Subsequent to the Board approving next
year's budget priorities, the

 

 

administration will be reduced by
approximately two positions, reflecting
a roughly proportionate reduction to-
college capacity. The impact of this
reduction will be a combining of opera-
tions within two or more existing
departments of the college and a
corresponding reassignment of faculty
and staff.

(See pages 4 and 5 for Summary Review of
Impact of 1982/83 Expenditure Plan, by

Division.)