For the second year in a row, Webster University is making mid-year budget adjustments. It is predicting a shortfall between $6 million shortfall for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. After deciding mid-year cuts, Webster’s provost and CFO said the university will focus on structurally re-aligning the budget for FY15.
Webster University will make more than $6 million in mid-year budget adjustments due to the university’s projected shortfall. The adjustments could reach $7 million. Webster Chief Financial Officer Greg Gunderson said the university will make short-term reductions to align the budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014 and approach the budget process for FY15 differently than last year.
Webster University is projecting a shortfall that will require $6-7 million in mid-year reductions according to an email sent from the university administration on Jan. 30. Last January, the university projected a $12.2 million budget shortfall below its revenue goal for the year.
The Journal will add podcast programs to websterjournal.com. The first one was published Jan. 27, 2014. It is an opinionated podcast in which two Journal editors debate a topic.
Webster University temporarily closed its Scott Air Force Base campus due to safety concerns the morning of Thursday, Jan 23. The Air Force did not provide specific details of the concerns.
Graffiti on campus is a great avenue for student expression. But someone always has to clean up the mess. Webster needs a new permanent space for student expression.
A representative from the Plan Commission will give an interim report at the Jan. 21 city council meeting regarding proposed zoning code amendments. The proposed changes could affect Webster University’s future expansion.
Jon Strauser, a student from Webster’s Webster Groves campus, was notified earlier this week that one of his first classes at Webster’s Cha-Am, Thailand campus was cancelled. The course’s instructor…
The Webster University women’s basketball team defeated the Fontbonne University Griffins (Mo.), 64-52 on Dec. 7.
Webster Groves signed a $130,000 20-year lease to install solar panels at the city service center. The solar array system will produce an estimated 60 percent of the service center’s power.
Webster University may invest in solar panels on campus. Solar panels make sense financially and would reduce the university’s carbon footprint, according to Webster’s sustainability coordinator.
The city plan commission presented amendments to educational zoning in Webster Groves during a public hearing at its Dec. 2 meeting.
Emerson library is testing media:scape workspaces, a new collaborative technology. The library will seek funding from the university to purchases the workspaces for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The No. 2 seed Webster University volleyball team defeated No. 3 seed Westminster College in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) semifinals. The team is now facing the No. 4 seed Principia College (Ill.) in the SLIAC Championship game at Greenville College in Illinois. Webster is the only team that has made the SLIAC Tournament in all 19 years of the tournament.
Marty Todt, associate men’s soccer coach, described two things in his life as “fleeting” — the soccer seasons and his nephew’s time at Webster. His nephew Patrick McCaffrey is a senior forward on the men’s soccer team this year. Both discuss keeping soccer and family separate.
Journal launches new website design and merges two sections of the paper
By Megan Favignano | January 21st, 2014The Journal merged the Lifestyle and Sports sections of the paper. We will not cover any area less, but some emphasis will move online. The Journal also launched a new, more user-friendly website.