Date: 10/23/09
Contact: Kathy Beal
Illinois State University’s Board of Trustees today approved the FY2011 appropriated funds operating budget request of just over $93 million and capital appropriations request in the amount of slightly more than $194 million.
The requests were based on University planning documents and the Illinois Commitment goals. The operations request calls for $93.7 million, $8.6 million more than last year’s appropriation of $85.1 million, to support core programs and services. The budget is as follows:
Illinois State University FY2011 General Revenue Request |
|
General Revenue Appropriation (FY2009) |
$80,452,000 |
FY2010 American Recovery & Reinvestment Funds |
4,644,400 |
New Programs Request |
2,141,800 |
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing |
641,800 |
Enhance Efforts to Recruit and Retain Students from |
1,500,000 |
Cost and Salary Increases |
6,523,400 |
Compensation Increases |
4,023,400 |
Deferred Maintenance |
2,500,000 |
Total FY2011 General Revenue Request |
$93,761,600 |
The FY2011 Capital Budget request is $194.19 million, with four major capital improvement projects ($192.7 million) and one capital renewal project ($1.5 million). The University used several planning activities to establish the request, including Educating Illinois, The Campus Master Plan, Energy Management and Utility Infrastructure Improvement Plan and the Gregory Street Property Land Use Plan.
Illinois State University FY2011 Capital Request |
|
Capital Projects |
|
Milner Library Rehabilitation |
68,660,000 |
Mennonite College of Nursing Building |
24,520,000 |
College of Education Facilities Rehabilitation and Construction |
73,535,000 |
Williams Hall Renovation |
25,977,000 |
Total |
$192,692,000 |
Capital Renewal |
|
Capen Auditorium Rehabilitation |
$1,500,000 |
Total |
$1,500,000 |
The Milner Library Rehabilitation would include the addition of 140,000 square feet for needed book stacks, study areas, library processing and support spaces and high-density storage areas. It would also include an addition for computer areas for retrieval of information and conferencing areas. The remodeling would also address the reconfiguration of all shelving on each floor to accommodate accessibility.
Mennonite College of Nursing is currently located in Edwards Hall, which opened in 1920. Since becoming part of Illinois State in 1999, the College has seen the number of students double in size, causing Mennonite to be over capacity in Edwards Hall. There is no room for building addition or expansion, and the current equipment is outdated and lacking new technology. The program, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs, is ranked among the top nursing schools in the country. A new minimum 60,000 square-foot building would be constructed for Mennonite, and minor adjustments made to Edwards Hall to accommodate future occupants.
The College of Education facilities rehabilitation will address the demolition and replacement of Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School and the remodeling of DeGarmo Hall. Metcalf has space in Fairchild Hall/Rachel Cooper building, which is problematic for security and safety issues for children. The facility is too small, outdated and doesn’t meet the programmatic standards for the laboratory school.The mechanical systems need to be replaced, and the lighting and fire alarm systems need to be upgraded. A new Thomas Metcalf School would provide a more appropriate setting for a school serving K-8 grades. DeGarmo Hall would receive an addition to the building of 40,000 square feet. The open plaza at the first level would be enclosed and interior spaces, mechanical, electrical and plumbing components and the data/telecommunications network would be upgraded.
The Williams Hall renovation would rehabilitate the 69-year-old former library building. The former library stack structure in the center of the building would be dismantled to allow for better use of the space and natural light to filter through an interior light court. Remodeling would correct code deficiencies, remove asbestos, replace the windows and roof and upgrade or replace the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
