Symposium: Understanding the Impact of Budget Cuts on Higher Education

This symposium will provide a discussion forum for attendees to describe their own experiences with budget cuts in higher education and the impact these cuts have on their teaching, research, and service. We seek to identify... [ view full abstract ]

This symposium will provide a discussion forum for attendees to describe their own experiences with budget cuts in higher education and the impact these cuts have on their teaching, research, and service. We seek to identify the critical issues associated with budget cuts in higher education and how they affect student success and faculty productivity.  A second goal of the symposium is to identify “best practices” of effective teaching and learning with fewer resources.  Attendees will be asked to work together to create a list of impacts, consequences, and strategies to meet their goals and objectives under the stress of continuing budget cuts, limited faculty resources, and larger class sections. These factors will be discussed in small groups to determine “best practices” to meet continuous improvement goals under these fiscal circumstances and the consequences on student success and faculty productivity.