FAQs

In April 2017, the University System of Georgia (USG) announced a mandatory, system-wide initiative – the Comprehensive Administrative Review (CAR). The CAR supports the USG’s goals for enhanced academic success, student affordability, and improvements that best serve our students through its examination of administrative spending and processes. Ultimately, the CAR identified opportunities for savings through a combination of more efficient and effective processes, realignment of positions, and the restructuring and centralizing of certain operations.

Information about Kennesaw State’s involvement in the USG’s Comprehensive Administrative Review process.

If you have any further questions, please submit to CARupdate@kennesaw.edu.

The intent of the CAR was to identify administrative cost savings and efficiencies for the purpose of redirecting funds to benefit students and support our core mission of teaching, research, and service.

For a complete list of projects that have been undertaken due to the CAR initiative, visit: https://oie.kennesaw.edu/car/car_project_list.php

No. All CAR reductions have been completed at this time. No faculty positions have been impacted.

A list of the positions being eliminated can be found at https://carreport.kennesaw.edu

Yes, but only administrative departmental functions are being realigned to other parts of the organization to streamline operations and increase efficiencies. Those reorganizations have been announced today, July 11, 2019. No faculty positions have been impacted.

No. The CAR process enabled the University to thoroughly assess capacity and workload. Through this process we have identified redundancies and already accounted for any work reassignments.

The stated purpose of the CAR by the USG was to identify administrative cost savings for the sole purpose of redirecting funds to benefit students and support our core mission of teaching, research, and service. Therefore, resources from the CAR position realignment at KSU will be budgeted to add more faculty to support course demand and student success.

Yes. KSU’s HR department will be meeting with impacted employees to provide career service and other resources to support them in their job search. Additionally, every effort will be made to assist impacted employees to find another role within the university or another school within the USG.

The Comprehensive Administrative Review, was a 12-month process which included data collection via Huron Consulting Group through surveys, interviews and assessments to understand areas for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness. Participation from our staff was high with 525, or 69%, responding to the Opportunity Identification Survey: 1,694, or 96% of all in-scope employees participating in the Activity Assessment Survey; and 188 employees participating in interviews and focus groups to provide more in-depth insights. Using that information, Cabinet members were asked to objectively evaluate their areas for efficiency opportunities. As part of that review, the CAR process identified 22 non-academic staff positions for elimination, and an additional 55 vacant, non-academic positions that will go unfilled.

In total, approximately $5.5 million in net savings will be redistributed to directly support instruction to better serve our students.

Yes. While every effort will be made to assist impacted employees to find another role within the university or another school within the USG, there may be individuals who do not find another role and they will be eligible for unemployment.

Yes. KSU’s Human Resources Department will be meeting with impacted employees to provide workshops that will include resume writing, job search tips and interviewing skills. HR will assist impacted employees with finding other opportunities within KSU, as well as opportunities within the University System of Georgia. In addition, the Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and offers career-counseling services.

Impacted employees were notified directly by their cabinet members or deans, department heads, and HR management.

Yes. If there are multiple qualified candidates applying for an open position with the same experience and education, the impacted employee should be given preference.

Most impacted employees will be provided with a four-month notice of their employment end date. During this period while impacted employees will be expected to work, they will be provided with flexibility to enable them to find new positions.

Yes, with supervisor notice.

All USG institutions are participating in the CAR process; results and actions will vary based on each individual institution’s specific situation.