Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard sent an update to all Western faculty and staff this morning updating them on the governor's proposed budget revision, which would cut $7 million from Western's budget in the current biennium.

He begins:

This morning, the Governor proposed, as she is required to, a revised budget for the current biennium, one that addresses a shortfall of about $2B that had not been anticipated when the original 2011-13 budget became law.

That proposal translates, for Western, into an additional cut of $7M for the biennium we are currently in. Coming on top of cuts already made to our budget, a cut that enormous would have potentially dire consequences.

Read the full message on Shepard's website.