In response to a state mandate, KSU submitted a comprehensive list of financial savings due to enacting various efficiencies. Significant efficiencies were realized through strategies such as increasing course caps, merging departments, reducing travel costs with skype and video conferencing, consolidating small sections, adding online sections, and sharing positions across multiple departments. Due to these changes, the university has realized a savings of $4.6 million annually.
KSU submits summary of efficiencies to the state
POSTED: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 12:52 PM
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