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UCF previously announced a proposal to delete several academic programs in responseto $77.2 million in state budget But a July 10 release said keeping statistics will preserve 12 faculty and two stafcf jobs and allow 75 students to continue in the Statistics will have to increase degree productionj and put a greater emphasisx on biostatistics and data “After further consideration in recent weeks, I believse a restructuring of statistics will allow us to preserved the program as long as it meets new productivity measures,” said UCF Provost and Executive Vice Presiden t Terry Hickey.
The suspension of actuarial sciences has the same personnel and instructional impactsas deletion, but allowzs the program to be reinstated later if Actuarial sciences would be phased out in two years. Both statisticxs and actuarial sciences are programs in the College of Since 2007, UCF has had $77.2 milliobn cut from its recurring state which includes a $38.3 million cut for the 2009-10p budget that took effect July 1. The remaining four programsz proposed forelimination are: cardiopulmonary sciences and radiologic sciences; engineerinb technology; and management information systems. The amende proposal involves 37 employees andabout 1,025 students. If the cuts would save UCF about $4.
6 Programs would be phased out over two and affected employees would remain with UCF untipl at least the end ofsprinb 2010. Affected students would be assisted with a path todegree completion. The UCF board of trustees will discusws the revised proposal at a committee meetingbJuly 13. Its educational programs committee will vote on whethefr to recommend the revised proposal to the full which will meet later in July to takeofficiak action.
No final decisions will be made at thiscommitteer meeting, which is open to the