If you are reading this, thank you. It means you are visiting the budget page to read what others have suggested or you’re looking to make sure that your suggestion has been posted. In either case, this is is exactly what I had hoped for when we launched this site.

I’ve been impressed with the number of comments we’ve received since we launched this site a week ago. Yes, we have had the occasional miscue and let some things through that we should not have. However, contributors – faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members – have been very professional and taken the task at hand to heart as you can see in these submissions.

One result that is emerging is the consensus on saving energy and paper. Those are ideas that can be implemented today and not wait until 2010.

Thank you for your interest and support. This is a challenging exercise so let's keep the conversation going.