Reacting to Economy and Planning for Future, College Considers Outsourcing

By Gregory Wallace and Brian Costain
Saint Anselm Crier

The struggling economy has businesses and colleges nationwide considering ways to cut costs and boost the bottom line. But at Saint Anselm, the effort is not only focused on short-term fixes, but is part of a larger effort to consider the college's long-term stability.

With efforts to evaluate and possibly reform the curriculum, as well as a new strategic planning process underway, college administrators charged several ad hoc teams with investigating eight areas of efficiency.

Among the committees are two investigating the practices of dining services and custodial services, the executive vice president, Suzanne K. Mellon, Ph.D., R.N., told the Crier.

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