Bowling Green State University’s College of Arts and Sciences has gotten serious about planning for the
next round of state budget cuts.
University officials have made no secret of the fact since the state’s two-year budget was signed in
mid-July that more cuts will be needed effective July 1, 2010.
Dr. Julie Barnes, associate dean of the BGSU’s largest college, said Tuesday afternoon that starting on
the task sooner rather than later would be better than the short time available to make cuts last fall.

“It would give people a chance to consult and discuss,” she said.
Sheri Stoll, BGSU’s chief financial officer, Tuesday stuck with a projected $5 million to $10 million
decline in State Share of Instruction payments to BGSU starting July 1, 2010. She said the Ohio Board of
Regents has not completed its review of the state formula. Final word may not come until mid November,
she said. “We told the cabinet in July that this was coming. It will affect everyone, so don’t wait.”
Stoll said other colleges may be on the same track but she is not aware of their specific efforts.
Stoll said the projected shortfall could vary as much as $1 million either way but she does not believe a
bigger change is likely.
The College of Arts and Sciences covers 32 units, which includes departments, schools and learning
communities. Barnes said A&S programs affect all students through English composition and
mathematics requirements for most programs. About 55 percent of the credit hours offered at BGSU fall
under arts and sciences and about half of the university faculty and undergraduate students are in the
college.
“It just seemed better to be proactive instead of waiting for the bad news.”
BGSU spokesperson David Kielmeyer said Tuesday that Arts and Sciences Dean Simon Morgan-Russell indicated
he had initiated some discussions as early as August.
An e-mail from the dean’s office asked department chairpersons and directors to draft proposals about how
to cut personnel costs 5 percent, 7.5 percent and 10 percent.
Barnes said Tuesday said the effort wasn’t just about how the cuts would be made. “We wanted them to tell
us the impact of the cuts, when and if we had to go that direction.”
The e-mail points out that the emphasis is on personnel expenses because courses must be maintained “for
fee-paying students-our revenue stream.” The e-mail also noted that suggestions may not be implemented
immediately, but possibly over a two-to-three-year period. “But we need to know how your program sees
itself as smaller in order to make these decisions.”
Kielmeyer said the budget will be among the issues President Carol Cartwright will address in her State
of the University address Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the University Union.