Budget cuts will have little impact on Nursing

Although the Nursing School may be forced to accept cuts in its allocation from the administration, Nursing School Dean for Finance Marcy Hinchcliffe said Tuesday that this loss will probably have little effect on the school. "I think we'll be able to manage without any loss or curtailment of programs or faculty or staff," Hinchcliffe said. The only substantial part of the University's $19.5 million deficit that the Nursing School will have to bear will come from the Provost's Subvention Fund, a special fund set up by Provost Michael Aiken's office to distribute money to the schools to help balance their budgets, Hinchcliffe said. She said the subvention money provides less than 10 percent of Nursing's budget. "[The Nursing School] is not terribly dependent on the Subvention Fund, so I think we'll be alright," Hinchcliffe said. President Hackney's budget proposal calls for all University schools to cut a combined $1 million from their fiscal year 1993 budgets. Hinchcliffe said she thinks the imposed cuts are fair. "[Provost Michael Aiken] is trying not to hurt the schools, so he's cutting his own budget pretty severely," Hinchcliffe said. "Our subvention is being cut. I think every school's subvention is being cut," Hinchcliffe said. "We'll have to cut expenses or get the money someplace else." Nursing Dean Norma Lang said she is unsure of how the cuts will affect the Nursing budget. "I'm still not sure of the implications," Lang said. "I'm still learning all of the budget plans." Nursing officials will re-examine research costs to see if the overhead recovery rate for federally-funded research will be higher than previously anticipated, Hinchcliffe said. If it is not, she said, the school will have to cut expenses or try to raise additional income from sources such as alumni contributions and continuing education. And Hinchcliffe said no personnel cuts are expected. "I don't think our position is as severe as that of some of the other schools . . . we're not anticipating the loss of any positions," Hinchcliffe said. (CUT LINE) Please see NURSING, page 4 NURSING, from page 1