Budget Process: Timeline

This page gives you an at-a-glance view of the budget process from start to finish: what’s already done, what’s underway right now, and what comes next.

Budget Process Overview

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  may 2026

  Budget gap announced

  The university announces the budget gap. President Scholz notifies the Senate President of the need for academic modifications, and the creation of the Academic Modifications Advisory Committee (AMAC) is approved May 27 by the University Senate.

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  june 2026

  Milestones established

  The University Senate officially establishes the AMAC, and the Provost and AMAC chair agree upon deadlines and milestones.

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  July–August 2026

  Academic Units and Schools

  The Provost’s Council develops any proposals for academic modification, based data and shared criteria. The Provost Council and AMAC continue meetings. Business process savings initiative and advisory group convenes. Academic Modification proposals are shared with AMAC and iterated in multiple meetings.

  administrative units

  Vice Presidents reporting to President Scholz create budget scenarios, including 5%, 10% and 15% reductions. These are for data-gathering purposes only.

  Enterprise Business Processes

  Finance and Administration is actively examining opportunities for savings in business processes, specifically in Accounting, HR, and other services where greater efficiency could deliver savings.

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  september 2026

  Academic Units and Schools

  The Provost Council (which includes all Deans and vice-provosts) evaluates possible modifications to academic programs or offerings as well as budget reduction scenarios (for example 5, 10%, 15%). The information gathered through these scenarios can reveal possible cross-unit savings and prevent units from reducing their budgets in isolation from effects on other units. Criteria and guiding principles are set.

  administrative units

  Vice Presidents meet with the executive leaders to discuss tradeoffs, opportunities and other factors, answer questions and receive feedback.

  Enterprise Business Processes

  An Advisory group made up has been created to help inform proposals for enterprise-level savings opportunities identified by the Business Processes work. 

   

  Community and faculty consultation led by AMAC, deans, and provost. 

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  october 2026 - we are here

  AMAC review

  From October 14-27 the AMAC will review academic modification plans and provide feedback.

  Academic modifications proposed plan will be presented to the UO Senate on October 28, and the preliminary plan will be released shortly after.

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  November 2026

  Public feedback

  The AMAC and deans will gather community input throughout November. Feedback is encouraged. Submit your idea to budgetideas@uoregon.edu.

  Meanwhile, in mid-November, Deans and vice-presidents will submit proposed plans to the president.

  The final AMAC report will be submitted November 30 to President Scholz.

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  december 2026

  Plan finalized

  The AMAC will present its final report to the Senate on December 2.

  President Scholz will issue his formal response to the Senate on December 7 and may begin implementing the plan.

  December 14-15: Board of Trustees meeting