As soon as the results have been tallied, they will be distributed for review. BG Carter explained that typically when institutions face significant budget cuts, they go through a two-stage process. First, officials look for uncommitted funds in non-personnel areas, for example, the physical plant or the library. Another source of savings is not filling vacant positions. Any reduction in current personnel would have to be consistent with policies outlined in General Order 7 and The Citadel s Reduction in Force policy.
Institutions move to second stage planning if cuts are going to last longer than a year or so.
The President will be issuing a memo soon that will most likely announce a hiring freeze, effective February 1 st . Vice-presidents will have the opportunity to make a compelling case for exceptions. BG Carter assured the Board that the President is very concerned about maintaining the academic quality of our programs and about retaining an excellent faculty. The President will probably call a general, informational faculty meeting next week. BG Carter stated that one of the first steps of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee will be to determine whether searches that are currently underway will continue.