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Budget cuts stretch student services thin
Marissa Lang
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: News
Counseling center officials insisted students will not notice the staff cut due, in part, to a part-time psychologist that will temporarily alleviate pressure on the center.
"We have already made arrangements prior to the freeze to hire a part-time temporary counselor to make up for loss of time," Kandell said. "But with the implementation of the freeze, it is uncertain as to whether we will be able to hire a permanent full-time counselor for next year, or even if we will be able to again hire a part-time temporary counselor."
University President Dan Mote can grant exceptions to the freeze at the request of one of the university's vice presidents, but said he will do so only if the position in question is essential to the department.
Officials said students should not worry about the quality or amount of services they are receiving, however. Cutting student programs or services would be exercised only as a last resort, they said.
"Our goal is to continue to provide the programs and services that we have always offered," Kesler said. "Future budget cuts may result in a need to modify existing services but our goal is to keep all the services that our students currently have available to them."
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"We have already made arrangements prior to the freeze to hire a part-time temporary counselor to make up for loss of time," Kandell said. "But with the implementation of the freeze, it is uncertain as to whether we will be able to hire a permanent full-time counselor for next year, or even if we will be able to again hire a part-time temporary counselor."
University President Dan Mote can grant exceptions to the freeze at the request of one of the university's vice presidents, but said he will do so only if the position in question is essential to the department.
Officials said students should not worry about the quality or amount of services they are receiving, however. Cutting student programs or services would be exercised only as a last resort, they said.
"Our goal is to continue to provide the programs and services that we have always offered," Kesler said. "Future budget cuts may result in a need to modify existing services but our goal is to keep all the services that our students currently have available to them."
langdbk@gmail.com
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