The $584 million budget deficit that has walloped the California State University system will translate into enrollment reduction, higher fees and "furlough Fridays" at the CSU Stanislaus campus. CSU Stanislaus’ share of the budget gap is approximately $14 million. The amount was reduced to between $8 million and $9 million through fee increases and management and staff furloughs. The gap was further whittled down on Thursday night, when the California Faculty Association agreed to take 24 furlough days through out the year. For students, the budget cuts will mean increased fees, stricter enrollment requirements and a campus that will look like a ghost town at least two Fridays out of the month.

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by Sabra Stafford, The Turlock Journal.

Posted: July 24th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.