- Author: Wendy Powers
I know it is right before some of our colleagues retire and, as a result, these numbers will be changing next quarter, but we have some gains in the academic footprint since last quarter. Take a look:
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Ending quarter |
Oct-17 |
Jan-18 |
Apr-18 |
Oct-17 |
Jan-18 |
Apr-18 |
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Head count |
FTE |
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CE Advisors |
169 |
170 |
173 |
163.8 |
165.58 |
168.58 |
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Academic Administrators |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
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Academic Coordinators |
34 |
31 |
31 |
30.8 |
29.6 |
29.7 |
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CE Specialists |
112 |
112 |
112 |
95.61 |
96.01 |
96.01 |
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Other ANR Academics |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7.4 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
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AES researchers |
579 |
576 |
577 |
276.85 |
275.06 |
276.49 |
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It may not seem like much, but tiny victories are welcome, too! I decided to go with a table this time rather than a graph. Perhaps it is easier to see the change in numbers, though clearly that change is in the Advisor category, only. The downside with the table is that we need to wrap our head around the notion of a 0.01 FTE. We have a number of new Advisors starting in this upcoming quarter (May-Jul) and some Specialists in the following quarter so I think we may see these numbers prevail despite upcoming retirements.
The VP Council met today. This group is made up of Statewide Program and Institute Directors, unit Directors, and senior leaders. The conversation included quite a few numbers (budgets, metrics and targets) as well as updates on the ANR Advisory Committee work and general messaging about happenings in ANR. If you happen to have conversations with anyone from this group, feel free to ask them for an update.
Glenda, Tu, Jan, and I met with Jennifer Bungee to talk about budget allocations for the upcoming fiscal year. What's already a difficult conversation given we don't have all the resources we'd like ends up just being a bit weird when we aren't really sure what our budget will be. That makes it hard for everyone out there wondering what funds they have to work with to help their clientele, meet with their program teams, and plan ahead. We're looking for ways to stretch the dollar and maximize programming activity by leaving open some key administrative positions. The problem is, these positions are important, too; without them more of the paperwork gets pushed on to others, plans to offer new things that will make life easier get pushed to the back, and, ultimately, everyone feels it. There's no easy answer, even when it might seem like there is.
Speaking of numbers, 3 more merit and promotion packages to review. I'd better get that wrapped up.
