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When implementing recent budget cut decisions, the administration has appeared somewhat closed to outside influence. Thankfully, there may be a remedy to this glaring problem. FAS has now launched an online Idea Bank inviting students, faculty members, and the community to submit their budget cut ideas and rate those of others. Administrators have already successfully halved the FAS deficit, bringing it down to a more manageable $110 million from the original figure of $220 million. Now they are asking the broader Harvard community to have a role in coming up with possible additional cuts...
...hope that working groups will take the ideas seriously in their deliberations, as many ideas already on the website appear sensible and creative. We also hope to see such ideas being incorporated into the next round of budget cuts. Nevertheless, it is up to students and the community to take this opportunity to voice their opinion and be a part of the budget cut process. Many were quick to criticize the University on the lack of transparency in their decision-making process when it announced its first round of cuts. The Idea Bank is a great opportunity to remedy this...
Facing a $110 million dollar budget deficit over the next two years, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has unrolled a new online “Idea Bank” Web site that allows students, faculty, and staff to share anonymous proposals about ways to reduce expenses...
Announced on September 15th at an open forum meeting conducted by FAS Dean Michael D. Smith, the Idea Bank, now in its second week of existence, also includes a feature by which site visitors can comment and rank the proposals that have been posted. A “Top rated ideas” tab on the site brings users directly to a list of proposals that have received the highest user rankings on a five star scale...
Currently topping the list? An idea marked “Energy Savings by turning lights off” clocks in at an average ranking of 4.91, boasting 115 votes, three comments, and a reminder that buildings like the Malkin Athletic Center are currently lit all night, and could benefit from the installation of a timer or motion sensor system...