Students tackle contingency options
JOHN HOPKINS February 20th, 2009
Following up on similar efforts with Campus Council and the Student Government Association, students were invited to participate in two work group sessions on budget contingency planning with members of the president’s cabinet this week. Each two-hour session began with a detailed presentation on the College’s $69 million operating budget, current forecasts for next year, and a range of options being considered to either reduce costs or increase revenue in order to maintain a balanced budget.
Both groups succeeded in identifying interventions totalling $1.8 million, the target based on current modelling, and both found common ground on a number of specific initiatives, including closing Kittredge dining hall next fall.