ࡱ> ')&7 YbjbjUU "7|7|Y l V2  $   4444  4 4r4r T   )  &0V7 >> 4MARYLAND SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND TESTIMONY OF USM BOARD OF REGENTS CHAIRMAN CLIFF KENDALL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am pleased to join you today to testify on the Governors proposed budget for the ĢƵ. On behalf of the Board of Regents, I want to first express my appreciationto the Governor and the members of the General Assemblyfor the strong support shown for the University System. Today I will give a brief overview of the USM, with Chancellor Kirwan following up with more specific details. As you know, Governor OMalley's proposed budget for FY 2010 includes $1.1 billion in state support for the ĢƵ. This represents a modest increase of 1.9 percent, or $27.3 million$16 million to fund the tuition freeze and $11.3 million towards increases in our mandatory costs. Given the dire economic circumstances we are in, the USM is extremely appreciative of the level of support the Governor has proposed. I also think it is important to note that the University System has worked very hard during the past several years to earn this support, most notably through the boards Effectiveness and Efficiency (E&E) Initiative. By reengineering both our administrative and academic functions, we have experienced significant cost savings, reduced time-to-degree across USM, increased faculty classroom hours at our research universities; and improved both the four-year and six-year graduation rates. The second phase of E&E, which is currently underway, will further advance our ability to reduce costs, increase access, and maintain excellence. Efforts such as our course redesign initiative based on the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) model will improve learning outcomes while saving resources. At the same time, our commitment to identifying, scoring, and housing a comprehensive inventory of selected measuresour Dashboard Indicatorswill enhance accountability and transparency. Clearly, as a system, we have stepped forward to embrace both responsibility and accountability in every aspect of our operations. We will continue to work in partnership with the states elected officials to protect affordable, high-quality education; solidify the states role as a leader in the knowledge economy; and ensure a productive and competitive workforce for our state. The budget proposed by the Governor will enable us to build upon these efforts and continue our progress toward these goals. We urge its passage. 67Y5>*5$[y/ 0 A B A B VWXYh^hY 1h/ =!"#$% i8@8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH <A@< Default Paragraph Font"W@" Strong5\Y YY Y [ [ [ Chris/C:\Work\FY2010SenateBudgetTestimonyCliff.sp.doc TB&4_1RVg``V,h^`B*OJQJo(phhHh^`OJQJ^Jo(hHohpp^p`OJQJo(hHh@ @ ^@ `OJQJo(hHh^`OJQJ^Jo(hHoh^`OJQJo(hHh^`OJQJo(hHh^`OJQJ^Jo(hHohPP^P`OJQJo(hHhhh^h`B*OJQJo(phhHh88^8`OJQJ^Jo(hHoh^`OJQJo(hHh  ^ `OJQJo(hHh  ^ `OJQJ^Jo(hHohxx^x`OJQJo(hHhHH^H`OJQJo(hHh^`OJQJ^Jo(hHoh^`OJQJo(hH^`B*OJQJo(phhH^`OJQJ^Jo(hHopp^p`OJQJo(hH@ @ ^@ `OJQJo(hH^`OJQJ^Jo(hHo^`OJQJo(hH^`OJQJo(hH^`OJQJ^Jo(hHoPP^P`OJQJo(hH^`OJPJQJo(  ^`OJQJo(o pp^p`OJQJo( @ @ ^@ `OJQJo( ^`OJQJo(o ^`OJQJo( ^`OJQJo( ^`OJQJo(o PP^P`OJQJo(TB&_1Rg`` N\         N\         N\        @HEY P@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial?5 z Courier New;Wingdings"hBb҆Bb҆!xr0z Y  3qH#MARYLAND SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATIONPaul StackpoleChrisOh+'0 $0 L X dpx$MARYLAND SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATIONARYPaul Stackpole aulaul Normal.dotoChris.d2riMicrosoft Word 9.0G@@Dy@Dy՜.+,0( hp  ĢƵGz  $MARYLAND SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION Title  !"#$%(Root Entry F*1Table >WordDocument"SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjjObjectPool  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q