Development/Fund Raising
On Tuesday I met with Andrea Miller, Director of Annual Giving Programs for the UA Foundation. I’m happy to let you know that the AHSL will be included in the UA spring fund raising appeal. A letter will go out to alumni, previous donors and others explaining our needs and asking for donations. Depending on the response we may follow this up with a phone-a-thon. Don’t worry, you won’t have to call donors – this will all be handled by the Foundation. ☺
Furniture
We have decided on the tables and chairs and layout for the second floor reference study area. We are waiting for quotes from two vendors and hope to place an order shortly. The new furniture won’t be here for the start of the new semester but maybe by Labor Day!
Showing posts with label budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label budget. Show all posts
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Meeting, Budget, Budget
Meeting at UCLA
On Wednesday Gary attended the Resource Library Directors meeting at UCLA. Once a year the Regional Medical Library (RML) brings together the directors of 12 academic libraries in the California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Pacific Islands region to discuss issues of importance, to share information and the learn about programs at the RML. Although negotiations are still ongoing between the RML and the National Library of Medicine, we hope to soon have a subcontract with the RML to support some of our outreach activities. This will be a real help to our budget next year.
Library budget needs
Last week Gary delivered a report to the Vice President for Health Affairs, Dr. Crist, describing budget projections for the next nine years. This brief report also laid out several plans for supplementing the library’s state budget. Later today or early on Monday, Dr. Crist will receive a report from Jeanette and Gary proposing budgetary support from the UA Health Network (UMC, UPH and Kino). Many other libraries receive support from their clinical partners and we feel that this is a good time for the UA Health Network to step up to the plate.
Other budget news
President Shelton is scheduled to announce the UA budget for the coming year later today. We have heard that there may be a 10% cut but don’t know if that would be applied equally to all departments, etc.
On Wednesday Gary attended the Resource Library Directors meeting at UCLA. Once a year the Regional Medical Library (RML) brings together the directors of 12 academic libraries in the California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Pacific Islands region to discuss issues of importance, to share information and the learn about programs at the RML. Although negotiations are still ongoing between the RML and the National Library of Medicine, we hope to soon have a subcontract with the RML to support some of our outreach activities. This will be a real help to our budget next year.
Library budget needs
Last week Gary delivered a report to the Vice President for Health Affairs, Dr. Crist, describing budget projections for the next nine years. This brief report also laid out several plans for supplementing the library’s state budget. Later today or early on Monday, Dr. Crist will receive a report from Jeanette and Gary proposing budgetary support from the UA Health Network (UMC, UPH and Kino). Many other libraries receive support from their clinical partners and we feel that this is a good time for the UA Health Network to step up to the plate.
Other budget news
President Shelton is scheduled to announce the UA budget for the coming year later today. We have heard that there may be a 10% cut but don’t know if that would be applied equally to all departments, etc.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Salaries, 4 Corners Mtg, David
Bad news about salary increases
Several weeks ago I mentioned that the University was considering awarding salary increases in the spring. Yesterday I learned that this plan has been cancelled because the financial situation and in the state is worse than anticipated. The university is looking at a possible 20% cut in state funds for the 2011-12 fiscal year.
Report on Four Corners Meeting
This past Monday and Tuesday I was in Salt Lake City to meet with the directors of the other Four Corners health sciences libraries. We discussed the continuation of our Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) project. (We are looking at new funding opportunities, increased involvement with the National Library of Medicine and a pilot program to test our assumptions.) We also discussed issues of copyright, licensing and ILL to international libraries and to unaffiliated users, library governance structures, CTSA (Clinical Translational Science Award) opportunities for libraries and an upcoming webinar on the publishing industry that we are sponsoring with several other groups. We also got a tour of the Eccles Library at the University of Utah, which has just had an extensive remodeling. The entire print collection is now in compact shelving on the lower level and the rest of the building (two other floors) are devoted to study space and a computer commons. We also agreed to have an online meeting in the spring and to meet at the next MLA and AAMC meetings in order to save money. Our next on-campus meeting will be in Tucson in the spring of 2012.
Farewell David
Don’t forget the goodbye coffee for David, next Thursday in the staff lounge from 2-3.
Several weeks ago I mentioned that the University was considering awarding salary increases in the spring. Yesterday I learned that this plan has been cancelled because the financial situation and in the state is worse than anticipated. The university is looking at a possible 20% cut in state funds for the 2011-12 fiscal year.
Report on Four Corners Meeting
This past Monday and Tuesday I was in Salt Lake City to meet with the directors of the other Four Corners health sciences libraries. We discussed the continuation of our Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) project. (We are looking at new funding opportunities, increased involvement with the National Library of Medicine and a pilot program to test our assumptions.) We also discussed issues of copyright, licensing and ILL to international libraries and to unaffiliated users, library governance structures, CTSA (Clinical Translational Science Award) opportunities for libraries and an upcoming webinar on the publishing industry that we are sponsoring with several other groups. We also got a tour of the Eccles Library at the University of Utah, which has just had an extensive remodeling. The entire print collection is now in compact shelving on the lower level and the rest of the building (two other floors) are devoted to study space and a computer commons. We also agreed to have an online meeting in the spring and to meet at the next MLA and AAMC meetings in order to save money. Our next on-campus meeting will be in Tucson in the spring of 2012.
Farewell David
Don’t forget the goodbye coffee for David, next Thursday in the staff lounge from 2-3.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Code, Budget, SLC, HTG!
Code of Conduct
Sandy and Javad have been working with others and with the Main Library to create a code of conduct. This code will allow us to have a standard that we can apply when we observe inappropriate behavior by library users. This is an internal document so I will attach it to the email update but will not include it in the blog posting. If you have questions or concerns about the code, please refer them to Sandy.
Budget
The university has been working for over a year on a new process to distribute tuition funds based on teaching hours. They are now working on how to determine funding for the libraries and other central services in this plan. Next week I’ll be meeting with Dr. Crist’s financial staff to discuss this a plan to direct more “indirect costs” from research grants to the AHSL
Travels
Next Monday and Tuesday I will be at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah for a meeting of the Four Corners Directors. This group meets several times a year to share ideas and plans and to evaluate possible collaborations. I’ll be bringing my winter coat!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that everyone has a happy, safe and relaxing break!
Sandy and Javad have been working with others and with the Main Library to create a code of conduct. This code will allow us to have a standard that we can apply when we observe inappropriate behavior by library users. This is an internal document so I will attach it to the email update but will not include it in the blog posting. If you have questions or concerns about the code, please refer them to Sandy.
Budget
The university has been working for over a year on a new process to distribute tuition funds based on teaching hours. They are now working on how to determine funding for the libraries and other central services in this plan. Next week I’ll be meeting with Dr. Crist’s financial staff to discuss this a plan to direct more “indirect costs” from research grants to the AHSL
Travels
Next Monday and Tuesday I will be at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah for a meeting of the Four Corners Directors. This group meets several times a year to share ideas and plans and to evaluate possible collaborations. I’ll be bringing my winter coat!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that everyone has a happy, safe and relaxing break!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Phoenix visit, Clinical Education Librarians
Visit to Phoenix
Yesterday Gary visited the Phoenix campus to catch up with Jacque and Lindsey and to meet with some of our Phoenix Clinical Education Librarians – Kathy Zeblisky, Becky Birr, April Aquinaga, Sally Harvey and Lora Robbins. Kathleen Carlson from ASU wasn’t able to attend. We heard President Shelton speak and had a chance to chat about our medical students who do rotations in the Phoenix hospitals. President Shelton pointed out that the UA has lost $100 million in funding. $50 million has been made up in cuts (including over 400 layoffs), $30 million from tuition increases (after pulling some for financial aid) and $20 million in federal “stimulus” funds. There will be no more stimulus funding next fiscal year. The President addressed several other issues and responded to questions from the audience. While in Phoenix he met with Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon and with the editorial board of The Arizona Republic.
What is a Clinical Education Librarian?
Our medical students spend much of their third and fourth years doing “rotations” through different departments in different hospitals. During rotations they go on rounds, watching residents and doctors treating patients and attend lectures to learn about the various specialties (pediatrics, radiology, cardiology, etc.) They are sometimes asked to research a topic or treatment and will visit the hospital library. Often the hospital library will have the information resources that they need. Sometimes, however, they will want to use the AHSL collection. They can get to our electronic resources from offsite but they may still need help so they turn to the hospital librarian. Both as a way of thanking the hospital librarians who help our students and to give them access to the same AHSL resources that the students have, the AHSL created the Clinical Education Librarian (CEL) appointment. This is similar to an adjunct professor appointment in the College of Medicine. We also have one CEL from ASU, who helps AHSL-Phoenix with orientation and answers questions from our students who use the ASU downtown library. Here is a list of our Clinical Education Librarians.
April Aguinaga – Maricopa Integrated Health System
Becky Birr – Maricopa Integrated Health System
Kathleen Carlson – Arizona State University
Marni Ditmar – Tucson Medical Center
Lynn Flance – Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Sallly Harvey – Good Samaritan Hospital, Banner Health
Lora Robbins - Good Samaritan Hospital, Banner Health
Kathy Zeblisky – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Thanks to all of our Clinical Education Librarians for their support!
Yesterday Gary visited the Phoenix campus to catch up with Jacque and Lindsey and to meet with some of our Phoenix Clinical Education Librarians – Kathy Zeblisky, Becky Birr, April Aquinaga, Sally Harvey and Lora Robbins. Kathleen Carlson from ASU wasn’t able to attend. We heard President Shelton speak and had a chance to chat about our medical students who do rotations in the Phoenix hospitals. President Shelton pointed out that the UA has lost $100 million in funding. $50 million has been made up in cuts (including over 400 layoffs), $30 million from tuition increases (after pulling some for financial aid) and $20 million in federal “stimulus” funds. There will be no more stimulus funding next fiscal year. The President addressed several other issues and responded to questions from the audience. While in Phoenix he met with Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon and with the editorial board of The Arizona Republic.
What is a Clinical Education Librarian?
Our medical students spend much of their third and fourth years doing “rotations” through different departments in different hospitals. During rotations they go on rounds, watching residents and doctors treating patients and attend lectures to learn about the various specialties (pediatrics, radiology, cardiology, etc.) They are sometimes asked to research a topic or treatment and will visit the hospital library. Often the hospital library will have the information resources that they need. Sometimes, however, they will want to use the AHSL collection. They can get to our electronic resources from offsite but they may still need help so they turn to the hospital librarian. Both as a way of thanking the hospital librarians who help our students and to give them access to the same AHSL resources that the students have, the AHSL created the Clinical Education Librarian (CEL) appointment. This is similar to an adjunct professor appointment in the College of Medicine. We also have one CEL from ASU, who helps AHSL-Phoenix with orientation and answers questions from our students who use the ASU downtown library. Here is a list of our Clinical Education Librarians.
April Aguinaga – Maricopa Integrated Health System
Becky Birr – Maricopa Integrated Health System
Kathleen Carlson – Arizona State University
Marni Ditmar – Tucson Medical Center
Lynn Flance – Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Sallly Harvey – Good Samaritan Hospital, Banner Health
Lora Robbins - Good Samaritan Hospital, Banner Health
Kathy Zeblisky – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Thanks to all of our Clinical Education Librarians for their support!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Diamond Children's Center, Strategic Plan, Budget, Long-range Planning
Diamond Children’s Center Open House
Sandy and Brooke represented AHSL and AZHIN respectively at the Diamond Children Center’s Physician Open House last night. The event had a dual purpose: celebration of the grand opening of the new Center and a strong push to involve physicians throughout the state by encouraging them to become affiliated with the University of Arizona. Over 300 physicians were invited to attend and in addition to virtual tours of the center, which highlighted their state of the art services, a whole section was devoted to information on how to become a UA affiliate along with the benefits and responsibilities of affiliation. Library resources and services are of course major benefits and Sandy talked to physicians who came to the “library booth.” Since some physicians will likely choose not to become affiliated, Brooke was there to tell them about the resources they may already have access to—AZHIN. The event was a big success and Dr. Cleo Hardin, Section Chief Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Outreach, and her assistant Debbie Boggs were enthusiastic in their appreciation of the library’s participation.
Strategic Plan
Thanks again to the three groups that worked on the goals and objectives. The Administrative Team has reviewed the reports and has sent a few questions back to the groups. The next step will be for the ATeam to bring these suggestions together into a single strategic plan with Goals spread over the next several years and people assigned to different tasks or committees. I expect this part of the process to take 4-6 weeks. Stay tuned!
State Budget
News reports this morning brought bad news about the Arizona economy. Tax revenues are way down leaving the state facing a $700 million shortfall for this fiscal year. The governor is ruling out any tax increases and wants the cover the deficit with cuts to healthcare and education. The library has been asked to “hold back” or not allocate 5% of our state budget for just this situation. This amounts to $127,000 that is not available for collections or other purposes. We have no word yet from the university on whether or not we will have to give up this sum but all signs are pointing in that direction. (for more on the budget see the next item.)
Long Range Planning
On Monday I met with Dr. Crist, Vice President for Health Affairs, to talk about several urgent issues. On Tuesday Cindy and I met with Dr. Crist, Jerry Miron and Herminia Rios, (Dr. Crist's top financial advisors) to present the library’s “all sums” budget. This is a complete budget review that all departments have been asked to do and an opportunity to present budgetary issues to the Vice President.
As a result of these two meetings AHSL administration will be working with Dr. Crist on three initiatives that we hope will have some long-range, and perhaps short-range, results.
Perhaps the most important is to look at a fundamental restructuring of how AHSL is funded on campus. We are currently trapped between constantly increasing prices for information and a steadily decreasing state budget. We have identified several strategies to insure a reliable budget for the library and will be working with Dr. Crist to present these to the Provost and President.
A second initiative will be to work more closely with the new UA Healthcare to get support, not only for collections, but also for personnel to better serve Kino Hospital and, perhaps, UMC.
The third area is development or fundraising. You may know that Dr. Crist came to the University promising to bring in large donations. He has spent his first two years making contacts in the state and laying the groundwork for support. He is now ready to begin asking for significant donations. In the past we have worked exclusively with the College of Medicine development team. From now on we will also work directly with Dr. Crist, keeping him informed of our needs and suggesting giving opportunities. These opportunities could range from naming the entire building to naming a group study room and from creating an endowment to naming an endowed “chair” (an ongoing position) in the library. We have started organizing information to give to Dr. Crist in support of his efforts.
Yesterday, as a result of these discussions with Dr. Crist, I attended a planning session with administrators from UA Healthcare that I hope will lead to stronger links between AHSL and the clinical enterprise.
Sandy and Brooke represented AHSL and AZHIN respectively at the Diamond Children Center’s Physician Open House last night. The event had a dual purpose: celebration of the grand opening of the new Center and a strong push to involve physicians throughout the state by encouraging them to become affiliated with the University of Arizona. Over 300 physicians were invited to attend and in addition to virtual tours of the center, which highlighted their state of the art services, a whole section was devoted to information on how to become a UA affiliate along with the benefits and responsibilities of affiliation. Library resources and services are of course major benefits and Sandy talked to physicians who came to the “library booth.” Since some physicians will likely choose not to become affiliated, Brooke was there to tell them about the resources they may already have access to—AZHIN. The event was a big success and Dr. Cleo Hardin, Section Chief Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Outreach, and her assistant Debbie Boggs were enthusiastic in their appreciation of the library’s participation.
Strategic Plan
Thanks again to the three groups that worked on the goals and objectives. The Administrative Team has reviewed the reports and has sent a few questions back to the groups. The next step will be for the ATeam to bring these suggestions together into a single strategic plan with Goals spread over the next several years and people assigned to different tasks or committees. I expect this part of the process to take 4-6 weeks. Stay tuned!
State Budget
News reports this morning brought bad news about the Arizona economy. Tax revenues are way down leaving the state facing a $700 million shortfall for this fiscal year. The governor is ruling out any tax increases and wants the cover the deficit with cuts to healthcare and education. The library has been asked to “hold back” or not allocate 5% of our state budget for just this situation. This amounts to $127,000 that is not available for collections or other purposes. We have no word yet from the university on whether or not we will have to give up this sum but all signs are pointing in that direction. (for more on the budget see the next item.)
Long Range Planning
On Monday I met with Dr. Crist, Vice President for Health Affairs, to talk about several urgent issues. On Tuesday Cindy and I met with Dr. Crist, Jerry Miron and Herminia Rios, (Dr. Crist's top financial advisors) to present the library’s “all sums” budget. This is a complete budget review that all departments have been asked to do and an opportunity to present budgetary issues to the Vice President.
As a result of these two meetings AHSL administration will be working with Dr. Crist on three initiatives that we hope will have some long-range, and perhaps short-range, results.
Perhaps the most important is to look at a fundamental restructuring of how AHSL is funded on campus. We are currently trapped between constantly increasing prices for information and a steadily decreasing state budget. We have identified several strategies to insure a reliable budget for the library and will be working with Dr. Crist to present these to the Provost and President.
A second initiative will be to work more closely with the new UA Healthcare to get support, not only for collections, but also for personnel to better serve Kino Hospital and, perhaps, UMC.
The third area is development or fundraising. You may know that Dr. Crist came to the University promising to bring in large donations. He has spent his first two years making contacts in the state and laying the groundwork for support. He is now ready to begin asking for significant donations. In the past we have worked exclusively with the College of Medicine development team. From now on we will also work directly with Dr. Crist, keeping him informed of our needs and suggesting giving opportunities. These opportunities could range from naming the entire building to naming a group study room and from creating an endowment to naming an endowed “chair” (an ongoing position) in the library. We have started organizing information to give to Dr. Crist in support of his efforts.
Yesterday, as a result of these discussions with Dr. Crist, I attended a planning session with administrators from UA Healthcare that I hope will lead to stronger links between AHSL and the clinical enterprise.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Strategic planning, Shelving, Budget
Strategic Planning
The three groups working on goals and objectives, Working Environment, Promoting the Library and Transforming Services, have all submitted their recommendations to the Administrative Team. The next step is for the ATeam to review these, possibly work with the groups to clarify and prioritize and then to combine these into a strategic plan with a timeline and assignments. I’ll keep you informed of our progress.
Shelving project update from Dave Piper
[The ATeam is close to final approval on this project. – gf]
As you know, last week I sent out two lists to the AHSL listserv. The first was a list of four REF titles under consideration for withdrawal. The second was a list of 34 REF titles under consideration for moving to the third floor.
Mary and I received feedback from four persons. Based on feedback we received, we are planning to take one title off the list of items under consideration for moving to the third floor. The title in question is the Portrait catalog of the New York Academy of Medicine Library (WZ 112 N532P 1960) and we now are recommending that it remain in REF.
I would propose that we communicate this change to the AHSL, briefly describe again the plan of action, and then proceed with implementing the plan. There are essentially four steps:
1. Move the 33 REF titles along with the Annex items (ZHQ-ZWZ) to the third floor.
2. Withdraw the 4 REF titles.
3. Meet with Facilities to discuss constructing the framed item storage screen and the framed item cabinet.
(The basic design plans are ready to show them.)
4. Plan the new, smaller shelving configuration for the west end of REF area. (Under one scenario that I’m investigating, it’s possible that we could shelve all of remaining “west end” items in the “east end of REF” area, thereby freeing up that entire west end for study space…)
Budget
The AHSL was given the same budget for 2010-2011 as we had last year. However, we have been asked to “hold back” 5% of the budget – about $127,000. The university is waiting to see how much income is generated by the 1% increase in sales tax that was approved earlier this year. If the results are disappointing we will have to give up the 5%. Otherwise we may get to keep all or some of it. In other years the university has been asked to take a mid-year cut. We aren’t anticipating a cut beyond the 5% but won’t know until January.
The three groups working on goals and objectives, Working Environment, Promoting the Library and Transforming Services, have all submitted their recommendations to the Administrative Team. The next step is for the ATeam to review these, possibly work with the groups to clarify and prioritize and then to combine these into a strategic plan with a timeline and assignments. I’ll keep you informed of our progress.
Shelving project update from Dave Piper
[The ATeam is close to final approval on this project. – gf]
As you know, last week I sent out two lists to the AHSL listserv. The first was a list of four REF titles under consideration for withdrawal. The second was a list of 34 REF titles under consideration for moving to the third floor.
Mary and I received feedback from four persons. Based on feedback we received, we are planning to take one title off the list of items under consideration for moving to the third floor. The title in question is the Portrait catalog of the New York Academy of Medicine Library (WZ 112 N532P 1960) and we now are recommending that it remain in REF.
I would propose that we communicate this change to the AHSL, briefly describe again the plan of action, and then proceed with implementing the plan. There are essentially four steps:
1. Move the 33 REF titles along with the Annex items (ZHQ-ZWZ) to the third floor.
2. Withdraw the 4 REF titles.
3. Meet with Facilities to discuss constructing the framed item storage screen and the framed item cabinet.
(The basic design plans are ready to show them.)
4. Plan the new, smaller shelving configuration for the west end of REF area. (Under one scenario that I’m investigating, it’s possible that we could shelve all of remaining “west end” items in the “east end of REF” area, thereby freeing up that entire west end for study space…)
Budget
The AHSL was given the same budget for 2010-2011 as we had last year. However, we have been asked to “hold back” 5% of the budget – about $127,000. The university is waiting to see how much income is generated by the 1% increase in sales tax that was approved earlier this year. If the results are disappointing we will have to give up the 5%. Otherwise we may get to keep all or some of it. In other years the university has been asked to take a mid-year cut. We aren’t anticipating a cut beyond the 5% but won’t know until January.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Budget, Space, Congratulations to Sally
Budget
Dr. Crist has asked each AHSC Unit Director and Business Manager to make a budget presentation. All units have common forms to fill out that present our budget over the last several years. In addition we can present text describing our budget situation and give an oral presentation. Cindy and I have been working on these documents for several weeks and have also consulted with the Administrative Team. Our presentation hasn’t been scheduled but will likely be in the next 2-3 weeks.
Library Space
On Wednesday eleven people representing the library, facilities, Interprofessional Education and the Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) met to talk about shared use of the fourth floor. All groups have similar interests and needs with a lot of overlap. There are a few needs for dedicated space for each group but, for the most part, all groups would like to see additional meeting, conference and classrooms. All understand our need to make these rooms available for student study. Each group is going to make a list of the rooms that they must have and we will meet again in a few weeks to let facilities try to make sense of these requests.
Congratulations to Sally
Congratulations to Sally Harvey, Director of Learning Resources at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix and AHSL Clinical Education Librarian and her colleague Janene Wandersee. They have coauthored a paper in the July 2010 Journal of the Medical Library Association titled, “Publication rate of abstracts of papers and posters presented at Medical Library Association annual meetings.” The journal is available in the library in print or in PubMed Central at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/93/
Dr. Crist has asked each AHSC Unit Director and Business Manager to make a budget presentation. All units have common forms to fill out that present our budget over the last several years. In addition we can present text describing our budget situation and give an oral presentation. Cindy and I have been working on these documents for several weeks and have also consulted with the Administrative Team. Our presentation hasn’t been scheduled but will likely be in the next 2-3 weeks.
Library Space
On Wednesday eleven people representing the library, facilities, Interprofessional Education and the Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) met to talk about shared use of the fourth floor. All groups have similar interests and needs with a lot of overlap. There are a few needs for dedicated space for each group but, for the most part, all groups would like to see additional meeting, conference and classrooms. All understand our need to make these rooms available for student study. Each group is going to make a list of the rooms that they must have and we will meet again in a few weeks to let facilities try to make sense of these requests.
Congratulations to Sally
Congratulations to Sally Harvey, Director of Learning Resources at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix and AHSL Clinical Education Librarian and her colleague Janene Wandersee. They have coauthored a paper in the July 2010 Journal of the Medical Library Association titled, “Publication rate of abstracts of papers and posters presented at Medical Library Association annual meetings.” The journal is available in the library in print or in PubMed Central at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/93/
Friday, February 12, 2010
Brooke, Jennifer M, Sandy, money, planning, money
Brooke still elected!
A correction from last week - Brooke has been voted President-elect of SABL and will serve as President during 2011.
Jennifer highlighted in COP Bulletin
The latest issue of the College of Pharmacy Bulletin features an article about Jennifer Martin and the blog that she’s created. You can read the article at:
http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/news/uViewNewsItem.php?NewsID=336
Medical News
Every day new news items are listed on the home page of our website. Sandy does a great job of keeping this up to date. I know that I often find interesting articles listed and I’m sure that our users do too. Thanks Sandy for all of your work on this.
Fund Raising
Jeanette and Gary recently met with Brian Bateman from the Development Office. We discussed strategies for attracting donors to the library. Brian is asking departments to create one-page fact sheets that can be given to potential donors. He has given us some samples and we will be drafting one for the library. Mary H. is compiling a list of people who have donated books to the library. They may be getting a call from Brian and copies of our fact sheet!
Strategic Planning
Be sure to read the rather long email sent yesterday afternoon from the Administrative Team (Strategic Planning - Values statement) in order to prepare for our next All Staff meeting.
Budget
Several people have asked about the budget. The state of Arizona accepted federal stimulus funds. As a result they are required to not cut the higher education budget any lower than 2006 levels. Since Arizona universities have been cut several times since 2006 our budget cannot technically be cut . . . until July 2011 when the stimulus will end. Current proposals in the legislature include provisions to delay payments to the universities. This has already happened several times. The UA has a reserve fund that it has used to take us through these delays in funding. In the short run we should be OK with no further cuts this year. Some UA colleges are planning to hold back some funds from next year’s budget. We have heard nothing about a similar plan from the AHSC. In the long run our strategic planning process will help us to identify priorities for our budget as we approach July 2011.
A correction from last week - Brooke has been voted President-elect of SABL and will serve as President during 2011.
Jennifer highlighted in COP Bulletin
The latest issue of the College of Pharmacy Bulletin features an article about Jennifer Martin and the blog that she’s created. You can read the article at:
http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/news/uViewNewsItem.php?NewsID=336
Medical News
Every day new news items are listed on the home page of our website. Sandy does a great job of keeping this up to date. I know that I often find interesting articles listed and I’m sure that our users do too. Thanks Sandy for all of your work on this.
Fund Raising
Jeanette and Gary recently met with Brian Bateman from the Development Office. We discussed strategies for attracting donors to the library. Brian is asking departments to create one-page fact sheets that can be given to potential donors. He has given us some samples and we will be drafting one for the library. Mary H. is compiling a list of people who have donated books to the library. They may be getting a call from Brian and copies of our fact sheet!
Strategic Planning
Be sure to read the rather long email sent yesterday afternoon from the Administrative Team (Strategic Planning - Values statement) in order to prepare for our next All Staff meeting.
Budget
Several people have asked about the budget. The state of Arizona accepted federal stimulus funds. As a result they are required to not cut the higher education budget any lower than 2006 levels. Since Arizona universities have been cut several times since 2006 our budget cannot technically be cut . . . until July 2011 when the stimulus will end. Current proposals in the legislature include provisions to delay payments to the universities. This has already happened several times. The UA has a reserve fund that it has used to take us through these delays in funding. In the short run we should be OK with no further cuts this year. Some UA colleges are planning to hold back some funds from next year’s budget. We have heard nothing about a similar plan from the AHSC. In the long run our strategic planning process will help us to identify priorities for our budget as we approach July 2011.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Budget News
I hope that everyone saw the news that there will be no furloughs this year! In other “good” news, we’ve been notified that the library will take only a 5.8% cut this year. This is a big relief after some of the numbers that had been floating around earlier. This budget will allow us to add a few titles to the collection, to take care of some maintenance items, possibly cleaning or reupholstering chairs, etc. and to save a little for the next fiscal year when we expect more cuts.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Candidate(s), Flu, Budget, Nursing Dean
Candidate
Congratulations to Jacque who has been selected as a candidate for the Medical Library Association (MLA) Nominating Committee. (“Our own” Jerry Perry is a candidate for MLA President!)
Pandemic planning
The H1N1 virus or swine flu has been in the news a lot lately. Last May the campus asked each unit to develop a plan for dealing with a possible outbreak. Our plan is focused on providing services that might be needed by medical professionals and also addresses how we would continue to function if many of the staff became ill. You can expect to be hearing more about campus planning and our plans if the outbreak becomes more widespread.
Budget non-news
We still have no definitive news on our budget for the year. However Dr. Crist has asked me to be prepared for a 5 to 7% cut. I have been planning for various contingencies since last spring and have plans in place for a 7% cut. We have slowed our spending until we know what the exact figures will be.
Meeting with Dean
On Wednesday Jeanette, Sandy and I met with Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, the new Dean in the College of Nursing. We described AHSL services with an emphasis on the liaison program and outreach. The Dean described her plans that include more distance education and an emphasis on graduate education. We look forward to partnering with the CON in the future.
Congratulations to Jacque who has been selected as a candidate for the Medical Library Association (MLA) Nominating Committee. (“Our own” Jerry Perry is a candidate for MLA President!)
Pandemic planning
The H1N1 virus or swine flu has been in the news a lot lately. Last May the campus asked each unit to develop a plan for dealing with a possible outbreak. Our plan is focused on providing services that might be needed by medical professionals and also addresses how we would continue to function if many of the staff became ill. You can expect to be hearing more about campus planning and our plans if the outbreak becomes more widespread.
Budget non-news
We still have no definitive news on our budget for the year. However Dr. Crist has asked me to be prepared for a 5 to 7% cut. I have been planning for various contingencies since last spring and have plans in place for a 7% cut. We have slowed our spending until we know what the exact figures will be.
Meeting with Dean
On Wednesday Jeanette, Sandy and I met with Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, the new Dean in the College of Nursing. We described AHSL services with an emphasis on the liaison program and outreach. The Dean described her plans that include more distance education and an emphasis on graduate education. We look forward to partnering with the CON in the future.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Surveys, State Budget
Surveys
Just about every grant from a federal agency to the university comes with an extra amount of money called “Indirect Costs”. This is to cover the support that the university supplies to researchers such as buildings, heat and light, library services, etc. Every 3-5 years the university must conduct a cost study to determine how researchers are using the library in order to justify this charge. Some of this money comes back to the library so it’s important to get an accurate idea of library use.
Beginning in late July and continuing on and off during the next year, we will be giving out survey forms and turning on web surveys to count use by researchers. A consultant who is working with us is developing survey forms and the procedures. I’ll keep you posted as we get more details.
State Budget
Late word is that there may be state budget deal in the works that will keep the state “open” after July 1. I have learned that the university has retained a reserve fund to keep the doors open for about 45 days if there is no budget agreement. Please plan to come to work next Wednesday! ☺
Just about every grant from a federal agency to the university comes with an extra amount of money called “Indirect Costs”. This is to cover the support that the university supplies to researchers such as buildings, heat and light, library services, etc. Every 3-5 years the university must conduct a cost study to determine how researchers are using the library in order to justify this charge. Some of this money comes back to the library so it’s important to get an accurate idea of library use.
Beginning in late July and continuing on and off during the next year, we will be giving out survey forms and turning on web surveys to count use by researchers. A consultant who is working with us is developing survey forms and the procedures. I’ll keep you posted as we get more details.
State Budget
Late word is that there may be state budget deal in the works that will keep the state “open” after July 1. I have learned that the university has retained a reserve fund to keep the doors open for about 45 days if there is no budget agreement. Please plan to come to work next Wednesday! ☺
Friday, March 20, 2009
More PR, Harassment Policy & Course, Budget
AHSL and SIRLS
In the Winter Issue of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Alumni newsletter each School and program submitted a short report. The entry from the School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) talks about the Knowledge River Program, features Annabelle’s testimony before Congress and mentions the WeSearch program with local high schools that Pat and Annabelle have led.
Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment policy
Per President Shelton’s email yesterday regarding the online course on this topic, I refer you to this copy of the university’s policy. Please review this policy and feel free to print a copy for future reference. I encourage you to take the online course. It takes about 30-45 minutes and is very useful and informative.
http://web.arizona.edu/~policy/Non-discrim-interim.pdf
The course is available at:
http://www.equity.arizona.edu/education/harassment
Budget Update
The budget situation is still unsettled; we never know when things will shift. However, at the moment, the picture isn’t too bad. The Governor has announced that she is going to accept the federal stimulus package for the next fiscal year. One of the requirements of that funding is that the state budget for education be maintained at no lower than 2006 levels. This means that a cut for the next fiscal year is likely to be less than 10%. In past years this would have been a huge decrease (especially considering that we took a similar cut this year), but it is much lower than earlier projections.
In the Winter Issue of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Alumni newsletter each School and program submitted a short report. The entry from the School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) talks about the Knowledge River Program, features Annabelle’s testimony before Congress and mentions the WeSearch program with local high schools that Pat and Annabelle have led.
Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment policy
Per President Shelton’s email yesterday regarding the online course on this topic, I refer you to this copy of the university’s policy. Please review this policy and feel free to print a copy for future reference. I encourage you to take the online course. It takes about 30-45 minutes and is very useful and informative.
http://web.arizona.edu/~policy/Non-discrim-interim.pdf
The course is available at:
http://www.equity.arizona.edu/education/harassment
Budget Update
The budget situation is still unsettled; we never know when things will shift. However, at the moment, the picture isn’t too bad. The Governor has announced that she is going to accept the federal stimulus package for the next fiscal year. One of the requirements of that funding is that the state budget for education be maintained at no lower than 2006 levels. This means that a cut for the next fiscal year is likely to be less than 10%. In past years this would have been a huge decrease (especially considering that we took a similar cut this year), but it is much lower than earlier projections.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Budget Update, Changing the Face of Medicine
Budget update
As you can tell from my recent updates and from campus news releases, the budget situation seems to change daily. At the moment the word is that there will be no more cuts this fiscal year (from now until June 30) other than the cut early in the year and the one we’ve just taken. I have been told that cuts in fiscal 2010 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) will be no higher than 10%. This is much lower than projected. However, as I mentioned in an earlier email message, the Dean has reserved the right to use different percentages for different units in the College of Medicine. We also don’t really know yet what the legislature will do and what the effects will be on Arizona of the stimulus bill.
Changing the Face of Medicine
A huge thank you goes out to the exhibit committee: Jeanette, Jose, Mary, Mikel and Nga for all of their work in setting up the exhibit, the auxiliary exhibits and making the arrangements for the reception and the play. We had over 75 people at the reception and over 65 at the play – a great turnout for this campus on a weeknight. The “local legends” who attended were very touched to be recognized and the play was very well-received. The exhibit continues through March 27 and we expect a couple of high school groups and members of the community to be coming to see it.
As you can tell from my recent updates and from campus news releases, the budget situation seems to change daily. At the moment the word is that there will be no more cuts this fiscal year (from now until June 30) other than the cut early in the year and the one we’ve just taken. I have been told that cuts in fiscal 2010 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) will be no higher than 10%. This is much lower than projected. However, as I mentioned in an earlier email message, the Dean has reserved the right to use different percentages for different units in the College of Medicine. We also don’t really know yet what the legislature will do and what the effects will be on Arizona of the stimulus bill.
Changing the Face of Medicine
A huge thank you goes out to the exhibit committee: Jeanette, Jose, Mary, Mikel and Nga for all of their work in setting up the exhibit, the auxiliary exhibits and making the arrangements for the reception and the play. We had over 75 people at the reception and over 65 at the play – a great turnout for this campus on a weeknight. The “local legends” who attended were very touched to be recognized and the play was very well-received. The exhibit continues through March 27 and we expect a couple of high school groups and members of the community to be coming to see it.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Budget
In the next week or so I will be meeting with Provost Hay, Vice President Crist, Dean Goldschmid and Dean Stoffle to discuss the impact of projected budget cuts on the libraries. Although we are expecting very hefty cuts during 2009, I believe that this meeting will help the library to avoid excessive cuts that could permanently harm our ability to serve the campus.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Budget News
I learned this morning that the university central administration will absorb the coming mid-year budget cut. If the legislature mandates a 5% cut, for example, the university will cover it with this year’s funds. However, the units will have to cover the permanent 5% reduction in next year’s budget. On the positive side, this gives us more time to prepare for next year and to explore various ways to cover the cuts that we know are coming.
Friday, October 17, 2008
All Staff meeting minutes
All Staff Meeting
Minutes
October 16, 2008
Outreach
Gary asked Jeanette, Pat and Annabelle to give a brief description of their outreach work.
Jeanette gave an over view of the AHS library outreach users:
1. Arizona health care providers
2. Arizona public health officials/workers
3. Arizona residents of all ages
4. Arizona librarians
5. Clientele of UA programs we support or partner with (ex., Kosovo, Panama, organizations/people in border areas)
6. NOT UA affiliated
7. AZHealthInfo
8. AZ Go Local and TC4C Go Local
9. NLM products and health-related websites
10. AHSL librarians
11. Governmental, agency, educational, library and community partners, whenever possible
A few years ago the Library received a grant from PSRMLS to reach out to special groups i.e. Arizona Indian Tribes and Hispanics. The grant is to improve access to health care information in these populations. Other current projects include but are not limited to:
1. We Search program with SIRLS – Pat and Annabelle
2. Tribal Librarians conference - Pat
3. TC4C and AZ Go Local - Jacque and Staff
Annabelle reported the following:
AHSL is in partnership with SIRLS to implement the WE Search program. On behalf of SIRLS and Dr. Bradley, I presented the program before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Pat and I are co-advisors to the program where three Knowledge River scholars serve as mentors to seven high school students. We also received funding from Dr. Francisco Garcia, from the COM, off his human papilloma virus (HPV) REACH US grant. Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. WE Search students will develop a digital story on human papilloma virus (HPV).
The WE Search team will be working on digital stories on health topics for Sunnyside High School teachers and community members. The high school students are trained to evaluate health information and prepare information for their school and community. They participated in the Pima County Public Library system Get Fit Event last month. They will participate in the AIDS Walk hosted by UA on Oct. 19 and they will have a table a the UA's Jr. Scientist Day. In development is a health information-seeking workshop for community members and parents. Participants come to campus on a Saturday and students will lead the workshop bilingually. (So is the plan).
I am working to develop an information resources workshop for REACH Grant - Outreach Coalition members made up of community stakeholders, agency representatives and community health workers/promotoras.
Pat reported the following:
Pima County Community Health Task Force (PCCHTF)
Bringing together AHSL, Pima County Health Department, Pima County Public Library (PCPL), U of A College of Nursing, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Women's Center of Excellence at the College of Medicine to look at health issues and outcomes for the county. Selected activities
Summer speaker series - we assisted with handouts and finding speakers
Community assessment workshop - bringing in public health nurses, promotoras, and others to develop capacity for the community
Brought together the College of Nursing and PCPL Sam Lena Branch for a community assessment and then program planning based on the findings.
Poster at the USPHS (Public Health Service) conference and AzPHA (Arizona Public Health Association)
Submitted Health Literacy Research grant.
Looking into finding funding for a 1/2 day health literacy workshop/conference.
Tribal conference held Sept. 29, 2008
Has 48 attendees compared with 14 from 3 years ago.
Very positive feedback from participants via letters and emails.
Thanks to all who assisted with this endeavor
TC4C (Tribal Connections 4 corners)
Community-based projects
AZ's project is in Hard Rock, a community that is about 2 hours north of Winslow on the Navajo Nation.
Going through the process of getting endorsements from the chapter house and health boards before going before the Navajo IRB - a long and involved process when coordinating with 3 states.
Gary will be attending the Regional Medical Library Directors meeting next week he has been asked to give a 30-minute presentation on our outreach program, and as you can see by the projects we are involved with everyone in the Library has been touched by our outreach services at one time or another. He thanked everyone for their contributions to the various programs.
Budget
The Provost received 75 white papers you can view them at
http://provost.arizona.edu/white_paper_proposals
The President announced a hiring freeze effective immediately, so the search that Gary announced last week for a new COM Liaison Librarian will not take place. We are hearing that the freeze could be in place for 18 to 24 months, as with everything regarding the budget we will have to wait and see how this plays out.
The search is underway for an AZHIN funded librarian to support education and training for AZHIN members, especially those without a librarian on staff. We have interviewed two candidates and anticipate the position being filled within the next couple of weeks. Because this position is not state-funded, it is not affected by the hiring freeze.
Javad passed out UA Cares and United Way pledge forms.
Minutes
October 16, 2008
Outreach
Gary asked Jeanette, Pat and Annabelle to give a brief description of their outreach work.
Jeanette gave an over view of the AHS library outreach users:
1. Arizona health care providers
2. Arizona public health officials/workers
3. Arizona residents of all ages
4. Arizona librarians
5. Clientele of UA programs we support or partner with (ex., Kosovo, Panama, organizations/people in border areas)
6. NOT UA affiliated
7. AZHealthInfo
8. AZ Go Local and TC4C Go Local
9. NLM products and health-related websites
10. AHSL librarians
11. Governmental, agency, educational, library and community partners, whenever possible
A few years ago the Library received a grant from PSRMLS to reach out to special groups i.e. Arizona Indian Tribes and Hispanics. The grant is to improve access to health care information in these populations. Other current projects include but are not limited to:
1. We Search program with SIRLS – Pat and Annabelle
2. Tribal Librarians conference - Pat
3. TC4C and AZ Go Local - Jacque and Staff
Annabelle reported the following:
AHSL is in partnership with SIRLS to implement the WE Search program. On behalf of SIRLS and Dr. Bradley, I presented the program before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Pat and I are co-advisors to the program where three Knowledge River scholars serve as mentors to seven high school students. We also received funding from Dr. Francisco Garcia, from the COM, off his human papilloma virus (HPV) REACH US grant. Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. WE Search students will develop a digital story on human papilloma virus (HPV).
The WE Search team will be working on digital stories on health topics for Sunnyside High School teachers and community members. The high school students are trained to evaluate health information and prepare information for their school and community. They participated in the Pima County Public Library system Get Fit Event last month. They will participate in the AIDS Walk hosted by UA on Oct. 19 and they will have a table a the UA's Jr. Scientist Day. In development is a health information-seeking workshop for community members and parents. Participants come to campus on a Saturday and students will lead the workshop bilingually. (So is the plan).
I am working to develop an information resources workshop for REACH Grant - Outreach Coalition members made up of community stakeholders, agency representatives and community health workers/promotoras.
Pat reported the following:
Pima County Community Health Task Force (PCCHTF)
Bringing together AHSL, Pima County Health Department, Pima County Public Library (PCPL), U of A College of Nursing, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Women's Center of Excellence at the College of Medicine to look at health issues and outcomes for the county. Selected activities
Summer speaker series - we assisted with handouts and finding speakers
Community assessment workshop - bringing in public health nurses, promotoras, and others to develop capacity for the community
Brought together the College of Nursing and PCPL Sam Lena Branch for a community assessment and then program planning based on the findings.
Poster at the USPHS (Public Health Service) conference and AzPHA (Arizona Public Health Association)
Submitted Health Literacy Research grant.
Looking into finding funding for a 1/2 day health literacy workshop/conference.
Tribal conference held Sept. 29, 2008
Has 48 attendees compared with 14 from 3 years ago.
Very positive feedback from participants via letters and emails.
Thanks to all who assisted with this endeavor
TC4C (Tribal Connections 4 corners)
Community-based projects
AZ's project is in Hard Rock, a community that is about 2 hours north of Winslow on the Navajo Nation.
Going through the process of getting endorsements from the chapter house and health boards before going before the Navajo IRB - a long and involved process when coordinating with 3 states.
Gary will be attending the Regional Medical Library Directors meeting next week he has been asked to give a 30-minute presentation on our outreach program, and as you can see by the projects we are involved with everyone in the Library has been touched by our outreach services at one time or another. He thanked everyone for their contributions to the various programs.
Budget
The Provost received 75 white papers you can view them at
http://provost.arizona.edu/white_paper_proposals
The President announced a hiring freeze effective immediately, so the search that Gary announced last week for a new COM Liaison Librarian will not take place. We are hearing that the freeze could be in place for 18 to 24 months, as with everything regarding the budget we will have to wait and see how this plays out.
The search is underway for an AZHIN funded librarian to support education and training for AZHIN members, especially those without a librarian on staff. We have interviewed two candidates and anticipate the position being filled within the next couple of weeks. Because this position is not state-funded, it is not affected by the hiring freeze.
Javad passed out UA Cares and United Way pledge forms.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tribal Librarians' Conference, Budget
Tribal Librarians' Gathering
On Monday the library hosted the 6th Tribal Librarian’s Gathering. The all-day program, held on the 4th floor, featured speakers on a variety of health topics. Jennifer Swift-Martin gave a well-received presentation on Diabetes Information Resources. (see photos below)
Budget
We have fared well during the first round of budget cuts. We learned on Monday that our cut would be 4.2% of our state budget (excluding the amount allocated for collections.) This comes to about $71,000. I am still working on rearranging our budget to accommodate this cut, but it can be covered without threatening any jobs.
Attendees
Dr Yvette Roubideaux
Dr. Francisco Garcia
Jennifer Swift-Martin
On Monday the library hosted the 6th Tribal Librarian’s Gathering. The all-day program, held on the 4th floor, featured speakers on a variety of health topics. Jennifer Swift-Martin gave a well-received presentation on Diabetes Information Resources. (see photos below)
Budget
We have fared well during the first round of budget cuts. We learned on Monday that our cut would be 4.2% of our state budget (excluding the amount allocated for collections.) This comes to about $71,000. I am still working on rearranging our budget to accommodate this cut, but it can be covered without threatening any jobs.
Photos from the Tribal Librarians Gathering (courtesy of Jacque Doyle)
Annabelle Nunez, Frances Ruiz-Nakai (speaker), Ramona Tecumseh (organizer), Pat Auflick
Annabelle Nunez, Frances Ruiz-Nakai (speaker), Ramona Tecumseh (organizer), Pat Auflick
Attendees
Dr Yvette Roubideaux
Dr. Francisco Garcia
Jennifer Swift-MartinWednesday, September 17, 2008
New Group Study, Webcast, Campus transformation
New Group Study Room
What used to be the photocopier room on the third floor (with windows looking into CTS) is now a group study room with two whiteboards.
Webcast of Annabelle’s testimony
Many of you got this URL, but for the record, the webcast of Annabelle’s testimony before the Congressional Committee on Educaiton and Labor, Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee is available at:
http://edwork.edgeboss.net/wmedia/edwork/hfc/hfc091108.wvx
Budget and Campus “transformation”
We still do not know what size our budget cut will be. My best guess is that it will be between 5-6%. Although this will affect our ability to clean and refurbish the building and will mean a flat budget for collections already hit by inflation, it is not as bad as it could be. However, we’ve been warned to expect another 2% cut in mid-year and at least a 6% cut during the next fiscal year.
Provost Hay has asked the campus to reduce the number of departments by 50% by 2010 and to look for ways to combine units to increase efficiency. All units are expected to participate and those who do not voluntarily participate will have decisions made for them. We are likely to see a centralization of administrative functions and a reorganization of many of the Colleges, Schools and departments across campus.
What used to be the photocopier room on the third floor (with windows looking into CTS) is now a group study room with two whiteboards.
Webcast of Annabelle’s testimony
Many of you got this URL, but for the record, the webcast of Annabelle’s testimony before the Congressional Committee on Educaiton and Labor, Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee is available at:
http://edwork.edgeboss.net/wmedia/edwork/hfc/hfc091108.wvx
Budget and Campus “transformation”
We still do not know what size our budget cut will be. My best guess is that it will be between 5-6%. Although this will affect our ability to clean and refurbish the building and will mean a flat budget for collections already hit by inflation, it is not as bad as it could be. However, we’ve been warned to expect another 2% cut in mid-year and at least a 6% cut during the next fiscal year.
Provost Hay has asked the campus to reduce the number of departments by 50% by 2010 and to look for ways to combine units to increase efficiency. All units are expected to participate and those who do not voluntarily participate will have decisions made for them. We are likely to see a centralization of administrative functions and a reorganization of many of the Colleges, Schools and departments across campus.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Budget, Vice President for Health Affairs
Budget
We still do not know what our budget will be for the coming year. We do have funds “loaded” into our budget to allow us to operate; the question is how much will we have to give back to the university? The Board of Regents met on Thursday to discuss how the $50,000,000 cut will be distributed among UA, ASU and NAU. The UA’s portion will be about $19,600,000. We will have to wait for President Shelton to determine how the cuts will be distributed among the units. In April, at the request of the President (to all units), we submitted a plan detailing how a possible library cut would be funded. It would not affect any existing positions but would cut severely into “discretionary spending” such as furniture cleaning and reupholstering and, depending on the size of the cut, could have a minor effect on collections.
Candidate for Vice President for Health Affairs
As most of you have read in an AHSC memo distributed on Thursday, William M. Crist, MD, a candidate for UA Vice President for Health Affairs, will be introduced in a forum on Thursday, July 31 from 3-4 PM in DuVal Auditorium. Dr. Crist is currently Dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The forum is open to all.
We still do not know what our budget will be for the coming year. We do have funds “loaded” into our budget to allow us to operate; the question is how much will we have to give back to the university? The Board of Regents met on Thursday to discuss how the $50,000,000 cut will be distributed among UA, ASU and NAU. The UA’s portion will be about $19,600,000. We will have to wait for President Shelton to determine how the cuts will be distributed among the units. In April, at the request of the President (to all units), we submitted a plan detailing how a possible library cut would be funded. It would not affect any existing positions but would cut severely into “discretionary spending” such as furniture cleaning and reupholstering and, depending on the size of the cut, could have a minor effect on collections.
Candidate for Vice President for Health Affairs
As most of you have read in an AHSC memo distributed on Thursday, William M. Crist, MD, a candidate for UA Vice President for Health Affairs, will be introduced in a forum on Thursday, July 31 from 3-4 PM in DuVal Auditorium. Dr. Crist is currently Dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The forum is open to all.
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