DIVISION MEETING 8/13/10 Natural Sciences Division

Agenda Intro/NSW…………………………(5 min) New President Rajen Vurdien…..(10 min) Announcements………(5 min) New Science Building …………...(15 min) Budget …………………………….(20 min)

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Announcements/Updates Welcome to Colleen Kvaska ! TBD

New Science Building New Interim VP: Larry Mercadante (“Merc”) Move Coordinator: Larry McLaughlin Move Org Meeting: 10/7/10 Status of Move New Science Building Public Celebration Friday, March 25, pm – 9 pm

New 400 Building Proposed Building Opening Celebration – March, 2011 (Fri evening?) Public evening event; Building Tours Scheduled & Continuous Demos, etc… Expect hundreds of visitors, inc children NS’s Invitation to the Community to “Come enjoy science with us.” Please do: 1)Consider if you would like to open your lab to the public… 2)Makes lists of outstanding NS alumni we might invite.

Budget FC Budget – Reserves exist… Extended Day Budget Anatomy Thefts NS Budget

CMA of London, England lists CA in world’s top 10 country/entities likely to default: CPD (%) 1) Venezuela ) Greece ) Pakistan ) Iceland ) California CA is in Serious Financial Crisis

US “visibly sliding toward deflation” Paul Krugman "The U.S. is closer to a Japanese-style outcome today than at any time in recent history," St. Louis Fed President James Bullard US Recovery has Slowed …

Total Annual Cost ~ $ 13,000 For Spring, 2010 Mail Room $ 4285 NS Room $ 2951; 215,000 sheets Cost of Paper: 0.68 cents/sheet Cost of Mail Room copies: 2.5 cents/sheet Cost of NS Room copies: 1.4 cents/sheet Aging NS Machines a key factor… Paper Financials

2 Phase Approach I.In Short-Term, Reduce Paper Use II.Conserve Paper … Evaluate your use of Paper and implement reductions where possible Summary