October 29th, 2009

   In this issue:


•  All Campus Budget Forum 10/30
•  Brown Bag Budget Forum June 26
•  All-Campus Budget Discussion Meeting May 1

All Campus Budget Forum 10/30

Keene State’s fourth All-Campus Budget Forum will be held on Friday, October 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Redfern Alumni Recital Hall. At this gathering, President Giles-Gee will share information about the ongoing budget challenge, and the provost and vice presidents will join her in answering questions from the campus community.

Brown Bag Budget Forum June 26

On Friday, June 26, President Giles-Gee will provide an update on the budget situation for the upcoming fiscal year at an all-campus meeting at noon in the Mabel Brown Room. Background information on the KSC budget is posted on the Budget Challenges website.

All-Campus Budget Discussion Meeting May 1

The College’s second All-Campus Budget Discussion will take place on Friday, May 1, from 3 to 4:30 pm in the Mabel Brown Room.

President Giles-Gee will start the meeting with a brief introductory overview, followed by presentations from the co-chairs of the Budget and Resource Council, Provost Mel Netzhammer and Paul Striffolino, assistant vice president for Student Affairs. Jay Kahn, vice-president for Finance and Planning will talk about the campus planning process and discuss the cost containment and revenue creation strategies of Keene State’s cost-center managers. Information from the meeting will be posted on the College’s website at www.keene.edu/admin/budgetchallenges/ early next week.