2008-2009 Budget Request CU NY

The City University of New York York City University of New The The City University of New York The City University of New York University Budget Office 230 West 41st Street New York NY 10036 2008-2009 Budget Request Budget CU NY 2008-2009 Budget Request Acknowledgements The Request document was prepared by the University Budget Office. Editor: Catherine Abata Special thanks to the staffs of the Office of Budget and Finance, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Development, the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, the Office of Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management, the Office of University Relations, and the colleges, who he City University of New York, the nation’s leading public contributed to this document. urban university, plays a central role in the economic, cultural Design: Graphic Expression Inc, New York City, www.tgenyc.com Tand educational life of New York City and New York State. Targeted investments by the City and the State in CUNY during the past five years have enabled CUNY to advance its position as a key workforce driver and research presence, not only locally but nationally as well. Consonant with its Master Plan, the University, since 1999, has been pursuing a “flagship environment” model fostering national promi- nence in targeted undergraduate arts and science programs as well as professional and graduate programs. The flagship environment draws on the multitude of resources available to the system and on the rich- ness of the colleges’ combined strengths to foster greater opportunities within a more integrated university. The approach has been successful in accenting the high academic quality of CUNY’s programs and de- ploying the expertise of a world class faculty of stature and reputation. To solidify the gains made in recent years and to move further up the scale of prominent American universities, CUNY seeks a major infusion of investment funds to underwrite improvements in undergraduate education, to advance its research agenda, and to further inte- grate the University’s operations using the latest technology. This document is available on the CUNY website http://www.cuny.edu Go to “Administration”, then “Budget & Finance”, then “2008-2009 Budget Request” The City University of New York 2008-2009 Budget Request Table of Contents Chancellor’s Letter 2 Financing the Request 4 The CUNY Master Plan The Decade of Science 8 Research/STEM Activities 9 STEM Faculty 9 Start-Up Funding for New Faculty 9 Fellowship Funding for Doctoral Students 9 Electronic Scientific Journals 9 High-End Instrumentation and Equipment The Campaign for Student Success 10 Full-Time Faculty 10 Counselors and Advisors 11 Financial Aid 11 Career Services Instructional Technology and the CUNY FIRST Project 12 Workforce and Economic Development 15 Upgrading CUNY’S Infrastructure 16 Facilities Maintenance and Repair 16 Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management 17 Sustainability Capital Budget Request 20 The Colleges 22 Summary Tables 64 Facts and Figures 72 CUNY 2008-2009 Budget Request .. Chancellor’s Letter Governor Eliot Spitzer Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Members of the New York State Legislature Members of the New York City Council n December 2007, the New York State Com- mission on Higher Education, created by Gov- Iernor Eliot Spitzer, submitted its preliminary recommendations to reinvigorate higher education, particularly public higher education, in our state. As one of several CUNY representatives on the commission, I am very proud of the scope and depth of the recommendations, which address the serious needs facing both CUNY and SUNY. New Yorkers deserve public universities whose stature is nationally recog- nized, whose programs are highly valued, and whose graduates are deeply respected. This is increasingly essential in today’s highly competitive global environ- the CUNY Compact, and we are seeing the results of ment. It will require a new and bold approach. The a renewed focus on investment. commission’s call for a New York State Compact for For example, this fall the University welcomed 800 Public Higher Education leads the way. talented new faculty members to its 23 colleges and By delineating shared responsibility for public professional schools. We know that faculty are the higher education resources, the statewide Compact backbone of the University, fulfilling its mission to for Public Higher Education would renew investment serve students and society through the creation and in our public universities. As The City University of dissemination of knowledge, and the hiring of addi- New York has affirmed since introducing the CUNY tional full-time faculty is a priority of our investment Compact two years ago, a partnership among stake- program. The commission also recognizes the key role holders is critical to generating the resources necessary that faculty play in creating academic distinction. Its for true investment. recommendation to rebuild the CUNY and SUNY Prior to the CUNY Compact, funding for public faculty ranks through the hiring of a minimum of higher education in New York was determined on 2,000 additional full-time faculty over the next five a year-to-year basis. This discouraged long-term years is crucial to achieving genuine progress. In investment and made public universities vulnerable 1975, CUNY employed more than 11,000 full-time to economic downturns. Students were hurt when faculty; today, 6,500 full-time faculty work at the large, unexpected tuition increases were used to cover University, a decrease of more than 40%, although operating expenses unmet due to insufficient public our student enrollment has grown to its highest level funding. We are now in the second successful year of in over three decades. The commission’s recommendation would help to reverse this pronounced decline. Compact funding has also helped the University launch its Graduate School of Journalism and the School of Professional Studies. Additionally, mil- CUNY 2008-2009 Budget Request .2. lions of dollars were invested to expand technology Science Research Center, as well as infrastructure in teaching, including science instrumentation and maintenance and upgrades to ensure that CUNY’s electronic library acquisitions, and to expand student buildings will be able to serve students well into the services, including additional counseling staff, child future. Compact funding is already making a differ- care, veterans’ support, and student fellowships. Infor- ence in our capital plans, as well; last year, almost $4 mation management systems were upgraded and new million was invested in facilities improvements across computer hardware and software were purchased. All the University. of these areas are priorities outlined in the University’s The commission’s emphasis on strengthening current Master Plan. Development of the 2008-12 public higher education and the CUNY and SUNY Master Plan is now under way, with input from every systems is essential to the future health of New York CUNY campus. State. Its recommendations—focused on serious investment, student access and preparation, increased UNY’s 2008-09 budget request continues faculty, innovative research, and economic develop- to focus on investing in the University, par- ment—are an urgent call to enable the state’s public Cticularly in two key CUNY-wide initiatives, institutions and their students to remain nationally the Decade of Science and the Campaign for Student competitive and to contribute to the state’s well-being. Success. Our decade-long focus on increasing partici- A continued funding partnership through the New pation and proficiency in the sciences, at all levels, York State Compact for Public Higher Education will will be assisted by funding for new faculty, fellow- enable our ongoing plans to build a university of na- ships for doctoral students, and high-end equipment. tional renown to become a reality. Our Campaign for Student Success, which seeks to New Yorkers deserve nothing less. cultivate and sustain a culture of accomplishment throughout the University, is targeted for investment Sincerely, through continued faculty growth and enhanced advising, counseling, financial aid management, and other student services. Without adequate facilities, faculty and students cannot do their best work. The commission rightly Matthew Goldstein recommends a strong program of capital reinvest- Chancellor ment to address the backlog of critical maintenance at CUNY and SUNY. The University’s new five-year capital request, covering 2008-09 through 2012-13, prioritizes funding to support science facilities on several campuses and the University-wide Advanced CUNY 2008-2009 Budget Request .. Financing the Request iscal Year 2008-2009 represents year three of the University’s innovative multi-year financing “Higher education funding should no Fapproach–the CUNY Compact. This strategy longer be a budgetary pawn or a yearly offers an economically efficient way to finance CUNY battle. It must be a permanent priority.” by delineating shared responsibility among partners and creating opportunities to leverage funds. Governor Eliot Spitzer, 2008 State of the State Address The Compact will call again for the State and City to commit to providing tax-levy funding to cover 100% of the University’s mandatory costs and a share of the investment plan. The remainder will come from philanthropy, productivity, restructuring and need of financial assistance will be put in harm’s way. efficiencies, targeted enrollment growth, and increased Revenue from the increased tuition would go toward revenue from tuition increases, including differential funding the investment initiatives. tuition at select colleges and professional schools. The fiscal year 2008-2009 cost the plan is $189.0 For fiscal year 2008-2009, CUNY is recommend- million. ing a 5.0% tuition increase at the senior colleges and ❖ $104.4 million (55.2%) of the budget request the community colleges. For resident undergraduate represents the cost of the University’s Investment plan. students, this equates to a per semester increase of Of this amount, the University is requesting $31.3 $100 at the senior colleges and $70 at the community million, or 30.0%, from the State/City.

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