In response to the proposed budget shortfalls, the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system prepared a mitigation plan for the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which oversees the system. The board won’t act on any plan until after the next state budget has been approved. The regional university and college system could eliminate more than 3,500 full- and part-time jobs — including 654 layoffs. The mitigation plan includes laying off 13% of all full-time staff, including 196 faculty. Under the plan, job cuts also would affect buildings and ground, public safety, clerical services, administration, financial aid staff and athletics.
