![]() The $1.256 billion budget approved for fiscal year 2024 represents a 37% increase from that $917 million budget 12 years ago. When WVU began the 2013 fiscal year covering the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters, its budget was $917 million. “I think the world of Gordon Gee…and the university system we have going here, but you can’t be operating on tradition and the way it’s been done in the past,” said Senate President Craig Blair in a phone interview Thursday. While lawmakers have reversed some of those funding cuts, staffing across WVU’s campus has largely remained static over the last 12 years while student enrollment has steadily decreased and tuition has increased, creating a perfect storm. WVU, like all of the state’s public higher education institutions, has seen reductions in funding from West Virginia’s general revenue budget. “Our second review of all academic programs is well underway, with the added goal of creating a smaller and more focused program portfolio, aligned with student demand, career opportunities and market trends,” Reed said. The university also is cutting 12 graduate and doctorate programs.Īdditional university programs are being reviewed, Maryanne Reed, WVU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, said. The remaining balance is being made up from salary and wage cuts, with more than 130 positions (38 of which are faculty members) being cut. “We take every tuition increase very seriously, but we work diligently to leverage federal, state and externally funded financial aid to our students so the cost is manageable,” said Paula Congelio, vice president and chief financial officer at WVU. ![]()
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