2001 Reallocation and Cost Avoidance = $1,870,000
Listed below are the activities that occurred during FY 2001 to reallocate funds or avoid costs.
Printwise - Phase 2 (Publications/Printing) = $26,000
Phase 2 of this program intended to control printing waste on campus was implemented.
Food Service Efficiencies (Operations) = $126,000
A collaborative effort by the Office of Residence Life, Sodexho, and the Office of Administration led to the reduction of food service overhead which allowed a 0% increase in fall 2000 board rates.
Employment Advertising (Operations) = $56,000
A review of employment advertising practices indicated potential savings from a reduction in the number of external ads and grouping of external ads when necessary.
Family Discount Plan (Outsourcing/Program Elimination) = $980,000
The program by which siblings received a special tuition discount was phased out.
Fleet (Outsourcing/Program Elimination) = $15,000
The University operated a five-car rental service for a number of years, a practice which was outside of its core activities and was not cost-effective. It was discontinued.
Wireless Telephone Changeover (Technology) = $14,000
Marquette switched its wireless telephone service from Ameritech to US Cellular, resulting in reduced costs.
Kenosha (Outsourcing/Program Elimination) = $223,000
The Kenosha lease contract was terminated allowing Marquette to remove itself from a very unattractive arrangement which had more than 5 additional years to run before expiration. For the purpose of this scorecard, the 5+ years will be considered permanent.
Student Affairs/University Ministry (Personnel) = $86,000
These offices made reductions to their personnel counts. In addition, some modifications were made regarding months of employment (e.g., moving a 12-month position to a 9- or 10-month position).
Academic Affairs (Personnel) = $173,000
The Colleges of Engineering and Nursing have made reductions to their support personnel count.
Academic Affairs (Personnel) = $105,000
Three additional headcount reductions were identified.
Finance (Personnel) = $66,000
The Finance area made reductions to its support personnel count.
