More than a decade of falling state funding is catching up with Western Illinois University. Tuesday WIUofficials announced plans to cut more than 7 million dollars from next year's budget, including the elimination of 50 faculty positions.Vice president for the Quad Cities campus, Joe Rives, says his campus has been economizing for years - reducing administrative costs so the university can focus on student retention and graduation.Past 3 years, QC has cut administrative spending by 11% and operations and maintenance by 25%.
In the coming months,WIUofficials say they'll try to cut four million dollars more from next year's budget, and that eliminating programs, wage cuts, and furloughs are all possibilities.
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