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University Budget Board reveals increases for FY17

Photo courtesy of morguefile.com. Prominent figures from Colorado State University-Pueblo gathered in the General Classroom Building for the second University Budget Board meeting of the semester. Officials representing each department of the university meet throughout the school year to discuss the financials and future spending at CSU-Pueblo for the fiscal year, which starts 07/01 and ends 6/30 of the following year. The meeting, which took place Sept. 26, was held in the General Classroom Building Room 212. The guest list included Vice President for Finance and Administration Karl Spiecker, Provost Rick...
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University Funding: A balanced budget and looking toward salary increases

Photo courtesy of morguefile.com. Colorado State University-Pueblo budget goals for this year are mainly revolved around benefiting the faculty and staff. Warren Buffett once said, “Invest in yourself as much as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far.” That is precisely what CSU-Pueblo is planning to do with the overall budget this fiscal year. Vice President of Finance and Administration Karl Spiecker stated CSU-Pueblo needs to invest in salary increases for faculty and staff. “These increases include across the board cost of living adjustments, and pay equity...
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CSU-Pueblo’s budget worries part of a national trend

File photo Revelations over the semester about the present state of Colorado State University-Pueblo have brought what seemed like issues from the past back to the forefront. While administrators insist that the campus is on the road to recovering from recent financial setbacks, elements of both the faculty and students remain skeptical. Looking nationwide, however, CSU-Pueblo is not alone. Dropping enrollment numbers combined with a slump in public funding prompted Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen to tell the Bloomberg Business Report last year that as much as 50 percent...
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History department enduring despite past troubles

The history grad program was cut in 2013. | File photo The last of Colorado State University-Pueblo's history graduate students are set to complete the program in spring 2016 before the department phases it out completely. The department has not accepted new applicants in two years. The history department took a severe blow two years ago, losing five out of nine faculty numbers in moves directly related the university’s 2013 financial crisis. However, the department has still managed to scrape by over the past two years. The loss of over...
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Constituent meetings inform campus community

CSU-Pueblo President Lesley Di Mare hosted a series of constituent meetings last Thursday to update the campus community about issues including enrollment, the budget and other areas of interest.  Attendees also had the opportunity to ask the president and her cabinet questions. Di Mare began with a news story produced by KOAA about the enrollment increase at CSU-Pueblo this year. The story emphasized that head count isn’t everything, though FTE or the number of credit hours that students are taking, is very important in terms of budget and generating revenue,...