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Administrative streamlining will save the University $ 390,000 . A portion of these funds at University Park will be used to reduce the student / faculty ratio and to convert fixed-term faculty appointments to standing positions in selected academic programs . Funding in the amount of nearly $ 6.3 million is included for strategic investments , such as reducing the student / faculty ratio and converting some fixed-term faculty appointments to standing appointments . We are launching a similar review of undergraduate programs to identify baccalaureate and associate degree majors that are consistently underperforming , and may be candidates for merger or elimination . Administrative streamlining will save the university $ 451,000 . Over the past 12 years we have reallocated $ 113 million in our budget by eliminating programs and majors , merging academic programs , consolidating and streamlining administrative functions . This trend is mirrored at many of our peer institutions , and generally reflects the streamlining of degree programs , better advising , more careful attention to class selection by our students , and student interest in avoiding another semester of tuition . EDTA would be a good method of measuring calcium if you are looking for another method . For example , the eLion advising system , the new Penn State Portal , handling online applications in the Admissions Office .