De Anza College President Brian Murphy and vice president of finance and educational resources Letha Jeanpierre confirmed that further budget cuts will be in place at the weekly DASB senate meeting on Oct. 3.
Classes and services will take a toll from the spring budget cuts, but Murphy reiterated that the school’s priorities would be to protect the classroom, and to maintain services for students with disabilities.
The college’s budget will be affected by Proposition 30. If the proposition is voted through, the college will see approximately $6 million of budget deficit, as opposed to $12 million if the proposition is not given a green light.
Senators looked grim and serious during Murphy and Jeanpierre’s presentation.
De Anza is currently in the fourth year of stressful budget cuts. Students have seen larger class sizes and at least 100 part-time faculty members have been let go.
In other news, DASB will launch an awareness campaign on Proposition 30 and encourage students to vote. The campaign will involve mainly in-class presentations made by senate members.
DASB is taking a stance  against Proposition 30.
For more information, contact Pablo Zamorano at [email protected]