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A FAC member who attended the finance committee said the session focused primarily on capital budgeting and highlighted numerous unfunded code‑compliance projects at CT State campuses. Members contrasted that with recent state support for other institutions, citing a reported $28 million allocation for a University of Connecticut dorm project in downtown Hartford and saying similar CT State projects have not received comparable support.

Committee members said Chief Financial Officer Blanchard acknowledged perceived differential treatment in capital funding. FAC members said they asked whether CT State has access to the same capital funding pools as other institutions and were told no. Members expressed concern that deferred maintenance and code‑compliance delays produce higher long‑term repair costs and undermine campus services.

In related workforce and program discussion, Norwalk faculty said the city’s hospitals had asked Norwalk to start an LPN program, but Norwalk has been told it cannot launch the LPN until another college’s program in New Britain is underway. Faculty described this as a non‑funding barrier that delays local workforce training despite local employer need.

FAC members said they would continue to press the system office for clearer capital project prioritization and to document the scope of needs by campus to support legislative or executive branch advocacy.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOR - FAC, Jan 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","FAC members raised capital‑funding and facilities concerns, saying basic code compliance projects at Connecticut State institutions remain unfunded while other state institutions receive major capital allocations, and highlighted a stalled LPN program request at Norwalk tied to coordination with another college.","taxTitle","Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Higher Education, Organizations, Executive, Connecticut","taxId",15722,"location","Connecticut","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6646552,"ACME summit draws mixed faculty reactions; FAC calls for deeper follow‑up on developmental education",354,4651000,5005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c&start=4651&end=5005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c/thumbnail_4651000.jpg","/articles/6646552/Connecticut/ACME-summit-draws-mixed-faculty-reactions-FAC-calls-for-deeper-followup-on-developmental-education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6646552-8e1548125f147964a00ff9f46e8f4530/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046377&Signature=IecWlhPfyqd~BrsybkQGVUFcjLxhAjQmkCULduzrX9W0HCP~VNPo5eKvKjtC6ctJItBXPBUvpiAo96LPdf-lq2nzS9ccwshOZv8Mmwf7Oi7ka5HDz5pdP6FlrpiV9b41SWjSoL4jjo82hEQ47eErutYfjfxv6caqOMY4siA-2Y6LrEpIoZNi~ORs9sm6LWNXLJsopHSYSYcq2BgMHbnnBa7Emj6r4E2iVmSpgh0-GmjCw8efDOUMc9cfjtbPinSY-dr2He0RWcnPBwMz2zR5bTeTFDbFfSAXTFJdpp-JPPRLF0cJMbxhhS-69RHb0dvrhdm1YMTim7rl6cwLjIBtiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FAC members who attended an ACME summit reported that the summit gathered feedback from faculty and other stakeholders and that most participants favored significant revision or replacement of the ACME proposal rather than adopting it unchanged.

The summit used structured activities (whiteboards and sticker voting) to solicit participant priorities; FAC members said a plurality of attendees favored substantial revision or replacement. Summit leaders — identified by FAC members as including James Gentile and Rashida Williams — presented findings and invited feedback. FAC members said summit organizers recorded suggestions and pledged to incorporate faculty feedback into the report the provost would deliver to the Board of Regents.

Faculty discussion at the FAC meeting focused on how developmental education should be handled. Several speakers supported the corequisite gateway approach (for example, ENGL 101 with support) as a way to boost student progress, while others warned that removing developmental courses altogether would harm students who need more instruction. FAC members stressed the need for better data on student throughput — including information about students who entered but did not persist — before approving large structural changes. Several participants urged that PA 12‑40 (the statute referenced in discussion) and its implementation remain a part of the conversation, noting that K‑12 alignment, funding and clear statutory compliance are needed for sustainable change.

Attendees raised concerns about implementation funding and operational details including staffing, technology, and the risk that incentives could push students toward fully online tracks unsuited to their needs. Some faculty noted successful local examples of gateway plus support models and urged broader investment in those approaches rather than wholesale modality shifts.

FAC agreed to reserve time at a future meeting to hear a fuller presentation by faculty involved in ACME and to request more disaggregated data on student outcomes and equity impacts before recommending systemwide structural changes.","At an ACME summit attended by FAC members, participants largely urged revision of the ACME proposal rather than adoption as written. Faculty emphasized corequisite models, the need for funding and implementation detail, and concern that a broad scale‑up could push students into online pathways inappropriately.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6646553,"Faculty at Charter Oak criticize system 'scale‑up' plan as slanderous and underinformed",486,1380000,1866000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c&start=1380&end=1866","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c/thumbnail_1380000.jpg","/articles/6646553/Connecticut/Faculty-at-Charter-Oak-criticize-system-scaleup-plan-as-slanderous-and-underinformed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6646553-47334f8837cec3db1613aebe549e6d43/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046377&Signature=G0ssO6~L2VBrmmr7VAsGr~hGIwjAP91SPsWLesoASdWVA~amlFZhJwZdu--YJXUeLpVdTxuZwWO9nlbMZ-uvZNKVBCLu5KDvlcVb1LYc1GpFfnMLasscaEmWjk3O5hcr7vzqjyQAodjQls6Z5KXFl5IpVhaKoMcaKgsmyC0nWIzLmyP~YGlZhcGgRYCWiwk7S0gF7D8~RejokYb78GbPpwDvGOU7USN-pKNNAeF88kkURteVPUEOiRJbUZ6JiaauSsf4q8vArsggNoGJEcEoLc90xcKfg7qvyBAnspnahRbDdudMiZwNMKY6yi6qQTK1FTtbOVsrJFQH0iUQjNLxHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple faculty members from Charter Oak and members of the Faculty Advisory Committee disagreed sharply over the system’s written commentary on Charter Oak’s proposed ‘‘scale‑up’’ plan, which would expand the college’s online degree offerings.

Charter Oak faculty said the written response circulated within the system characterized the college inaccurately, calling it a ‘‘rebranding and diploma mill’’ and describing a mission inconsistent with what current Charter Oak faculty said is a vetted, accredited college with long‑standing degree programs. Faculty at the meeting said the response misrepresented Charter Oak’s mission and history and that key facts in the response were inaccurate.

Charter Oak faculty said their institution has been evolving for more than a decade away from the older credit‑aggregation model and that the proposed scale‑up plan — which describes launching fully online start‑to‑finish degree programs — differs from the college’s existing mission and practices. Several speakers asked for more engagement between system authors and Charter Oak faculty to correct inaccuracies, and urged the FAC to reserve time at the next meeting for a presentation by Charter Oak faculty.

Other FAC members said the system‑level report under review was authored by a work group (identified in discussion as affiliated with AAUP and other parties) and that the critique in question targeted aspects of the scale‑up proposal rather than Charter Oak as it currently operates. Some FAC members acknowledged the report raised substantive questions about the scale‑up plan’s funding assumptions, use of technology, and proposed student supports, and agreed a clear, evidence‑based response from Charter Oak faculty would help inform wider system discussion.

FAC members proposed practical next steps: Charter Oak faculty agreed to draft a concise written response that addresses factual inaccuracies and clarifies the college’s existing mission and programs; FAC agreed to reserve time on the next agenda for a faculty presentation; and members emphasized the importance of distributing an accurate rebuttal to other system stakeholders to ensure broad understanding.

The meeting record shows strong emotion among faculty, with repeated calls for respect and accurate representation in system documents. FAC members agreed that the committee itself did not author the scathing response and that authorship traced to other parties. Several participants proposed that an authored Charter Oak response be circulated widely and used in subsequent FAC and board conversations.","Faculty representing Charter Oak University and other FAC members clashed over a system document responding to Charter Oak’s proposed expansion of fully online degree offerings, with Charter Oak faculty calling the written response disrespectful and inaccurate and FAC members calling for a focused faculty‑led rebuttal and further discussion.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6646554,"FAC members warn CSU budget plan leans on one‑time reserves despite large deficits",217,424000,641000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c&start=424&end=641","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2623670-fe4f485cfabbfad9d003d5a07e2f9f1c/thumbnail_424000.jpg","/articles/6646554/Connecticut/FAC-members-warn-CSU-budget-plan-leans-on-onetime-reserves-despite-large-deficits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6646554-ae7fd3c4a79542a8bfd57ade0b1bb88e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046377&Signature=IT3l93dtvE2zeZ9Qcy6Pav1mRaYzlBdR-ENCjpq~FzgB~lJKY-ueIphd-dWK0luUH5Ib8bT~mY52b1N~L1Xs7hyimYA9stGDVM2cSurdvwV~giP7hcQqsf9nOw4VCYwH~W1pbZSyt-OhW38en-uD6ZNGcfOiODh97N4OHWYGQOdYk4cBIkhdQ51CCN0Vo6OTmzXfz5574T2Pzr8AOpq23t9H9QgcmMwOb6lYSKAro7HMTamBwzsHPKya1Q~d61fwQi6g06a851Ti9dP-eKF3fU665QQ2A5HdutRk6BYUe2TufedhiiZ6UuIdwiAwtps~ZXrfEM2qe6yS7j7TXMwlmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) reviewed the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system’s presentation to the Higher Education Financial Sustainability Advisory Board and flagged concerns that current budget choices trade short‑term stability for long‑term risk.

The FAC said the system office requested roughly $23 million for fiscal 2026 and $21.6 million for fiscal 2027 while reporting projected deficits of about $151.3 million in fiscal 2026 and $156.7 million in fiscal 2027. The system plans to cover much of the gap by drawing down approximately $95 million from CT State reserves each year and pursuing additional expenditure reductions.

Committee members said the fiscal strategy raises sustainability concerns because the reserves identified are one‑time resources that will not be replenished. Several FAC participants also noted that the system reported a 4.4% enrollment increase from fall 2023 to fall 2024 while staffing has fallen across categories since 2019 — roughly a 9% drop in full‑time faculty, an 8% drop in full‑time staff, a 17% drop in part‑time faculty and a 22% drop in part‑time staff — and said that cutting permanent services to close recurring shortfalls is risky.

One FAC member said the system ‘‘has chosen to deal with [deficits] internally’’ by relying on reserves and limited legislative asks rather than requesting the full amount the system identified as its need. Committee participants discussed whether the system office’s posture reflects political constraints at the governor’s office and observed that the chancellor’s public position could be affected by political pressure.

FAC members asked for more direct engagement with legislative leaders and urged the committee to press for fuller disclosure of the deficit picture and clearer advocacy for restoration of recurring state support. Several members said they planned to raise the issue in FAC’s forthcoming report to the legislature.

The committee also discussed that while the system markets its public benefits successfully, that marketing has not translated into requests for the full funding the system’s deficit figures imply. FAC members stressed the difference between one‑time reserve use and recurring operating revenue, and said long‑term staffing and program stability depend on recurring funding.

Meeting business: at the start of the FAC meeting a motion to approve the January agenda (with the December minutes removed from the agenda) was moved and seconded and approved without objection.","Faculty Advisory Committee members said Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) presented a small legislative funding request and plans to rely heavily on internal reserves and spending reductions to cover forecast deficits for fiscal years 2026–27, raising concerns about long‑term sustainability and staffing declines.","actionData","errors"]

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