ࡱ> _a^ @ xbjbj{{ +(R%vvvvvvv8$"\"888w[y[y[y[y[y[y[$^Rn`x[v[vv88[4yyy|v8v8w[yw[yy2NvvS8  =\1pP.K[,[<"\P` `\SvvvvS`v#W(y|[[D ^  MARYLAND SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND OFFICE TESTIMONY OF USM BOARD OF REGENTS MEMBER PATRICIA FLORESTANO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 Chairman Madaleno and members of the Committee, 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 Office. Chancellor Kirwan will follow with more specific details. As you know, the USM Office performs key executive functions for the ĢƵ. Working with the Chancellor, the Board of Regents, and institutional leadership, the USM Office coordinates academic programs, oversees system wide policy initiatives, facilitates partnerships with our colleagues in higher education and the K-12 community, coordinates collaborative efforts among USM institutions, and manages a multi-billion dollar operating budget and multi-million dollar capital budget. You are aware that the USM has faced significant budgetary challenges in recent years, and the System Office has been at the forefront in addressing these challenges. We have made it our mission to generate significant savings system-wide, primarily through our Effectiveness and Efficiency Initiative. The impact of our Effectiveness and Efficiency (E&E) Initiative has been tremendous: Administratively, E&E has generated more than $250 million in direct cost savings. Academically, our four-year and six-year graduation rates are well above national averages, while time-to-degree across the USM is at its shortest time ever at 4.5 years. And the savings from E&E, combined with the corresponding increase in state support, has helped move Maryland from having the sixth highest tuition in the nation down to 25th. Finally, it is important to note that while implementing E&E we remained focused on maintaining quality. In Kiplinger's Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2011which takes into account affordability and qualityyou will find more than one third of USMs degree-granting institutions ranked. Additionally, in just this past year, the USM Office has been at the center of other key developments: The successful work of the search committee that tapped Maravene Loeschke as the 13th president of Towson University; The ongoing work of the search committee to identify the next leader for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES); The implementation and tracking of the USMs new strategic plan; And the legislatively-mandated study that led directly to the UMCP/UMB strategic alliance. Finally, I want to touch upon an issue I know Chancellor Kirwan will be speaking to in more detail in his testimony; the DLS recommended reduction to the USM budget of $11.6 million. These funds were allocated to the USM in recognition of current services cost increases and our efforts to limit tuition increases. Given the rise in mandatory costshealthcare, retirement, debt service, new facility operating costs, increased financial aid costs, etc.what the Governor has proposed is essentially a maintenance of effort budget. Any cuts would slow the progress toward goals both Maryland and the USM have established as priorities. In addition, DLS is recommending a $4 million cut to the USM Office. If this reduction along with the $11.6 million reduction were to be enacted, the USM would actually be funded below the FY 2011 level. This is a step back we cant afford to take. I encourage you to reject both of these recommendations. The USM Office provides a significant return on what iscompared to just about every other statea modest investment. Chancellor Kirwan will now talk in greater detail about the USM Office contributions. Thank you for this opportunity to testify.     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