Thanks, that one I had seen on FaceBook earlier, but didn't realize it was a Letter to the Editor in the local paper.wiu712 wrote:Scott is correct. The Letter to the Editor is entitled "Enough Foolishness". It was written by Robert J. Hioronimus-Wendt, Professor of Sociology.
Updates to faculty layoff plan and other stuff
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Tere North
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From today's "McDonough County Voice":
‘Fund our Future March’ set for Tuesday
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/2016 ... or-tuesday
‘Fund our Future March’ set for Tuesday
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/2016 ... or-tuesday
Illinois is not the only state with budget problems.
From ESPN News:
Louisiana governor: Budget crisis threatens future of college sports!!
Facing a budget crisis, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says higher education in the state could be compromised. And that includes the possibility of college athletics in Louisiana being canceled.
In a statewide televised address Thursday, Edwards said campuses could run out of money and be forced to shut down in April, highlighting the LSU football team as one program that could be lost as a result of massive cuts to higher education funding.
"If you are a student attending one of these universities, it means that you will receive a grade of incomplete, many students will not be able to graduate, and student-athletes across the state at those schools will be ineligible to play next semester," Edwards said, according to The Times-Picayune. "That means you can say farewell to college football next fall."
The Democratic governor is pushing for tax increases to help make up a $940 million budget deficit by the end of June. He said Louisiana could be forced to cut vital health services as well.
"These are not scare tactics. This is reality," Edwards said. "An unstable state budget will not only hurt children and working families in our state, it will devastate communities, businesses and local government as well."
Some Republicans are unhappy with the size of the governor's proposed tax increases, the newspaper reports.
"Gov. Edwards is proposing to implement the largest tax increase in the history of Louisiana," treasurer John Kennedy said in a rebuttal. "It will wreck our economy, already fragile."
If lawmakers find a solution to keep colleges open and save the Tigers' 2016 season, the state will face a similar problem the following fiscal year, when Louisiana faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, according to The Times-Picayune.
From ESPN News:
Louisiana governor: Budget crisis threatens future of college sports!!
Facing a budget crisis, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says higher education in the state could be compromised. And that includes the possibility of college athletics in Louisiana being canceled.
In a statewide televised address Thursday, Edwards said campuses could run out of money and be forced to shut down in April, highlighting the LSU football team as one program that could be lost as a result of massive cuts to higher education funding.
"If you are a student attending one of these universities, it means that you will receive a grade of incomplete, many students will not be able to graduate, and student-athletes across the state at those schools will be ineligible to play next semester," Edwards said, according to The Times-Picayune. "That means you can say farewell to college football next fall."
The Democratic governor is pushing for tax increases to help make up a $940 million budget deficit by the end of June. He said Louisiana could be forced to cut vital health services as well.
"These are not scare tactics. This is reality," Edwards said. "An unstable state budget will not only hurt children and working families in our state, it will devastate communities, businesses and local government as well."
Some Republicans are unhappy with the size of the governor's proposed tax increases, the newspaper reports.
"Gov. Edwards is proposing to implement the largest tax increase in the history of Louisiana," treasurer John Kennedy said in a rebuttal. "It will wreck our economy, already fragile."
If lawmakers find a solution to keep colleges open and save the Tigers' 2016 season, the state will face a similar problem the following fiscal year, when Louisiana faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, according to The Times-Picayune.
The lack of a state budget is now impacting UIS.
At UIS, Chancellor Susan Koch said the state owes the university nearly $18 million. As a result of the budget impasse, UIS isn’t able to fill 25 positions and is implementing a 20 percent across-the-board spending reduction, she said.
If not for increasing enrollment and good fiscal planning, the situation would be much more bleak, Koch said. “We’re weathering this thanks to increasing enrollment, but we’re spending less in every area,” she said.
At UIS, Chancellor Susan Koch said the state owes the university nearly $18 million. As a result of the budget impasse, UIS isn’t able to fill 25 positions and is implementing a 20 percent across-the-board spending reduction, she said.
If not for increasing enrollment and good fiscal planning, the situation would be much more bleak, Koch said. “We’re weathering this thanks to increasing enrollment, but we’re spending less in every area,” she said.
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Tere North
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If enrollment has to be X to sustain with little to no state funds and they are only Y students enrolling what time does the decision that there needs to be fewer IL public universities become apparent. Recent reports from high up in the Governor's legion was a suggestion that seeing 3 or 4 fewer was not an unrealistic outcome. So of the 12, which stay, which go?
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
University of Illinois - Champaign
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Springfield
Western Illinois University
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
University of Illinois - Champaign
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Springfield
Western Illinois University
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ibleedpurpleandgold
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My guess would be Chicago St, EIU, and Governors goTere North wrote:If enrollment has to be X to sustain with little to no state funds and they are only Y students enrolling what time does the decision that there needs to be fewer IL public universities become apparent. Recent reports from high up in the Governor's legion was a suggestion that seeing 3 or 4 fewer was not an unrealistic outcome. So of the 12, which stay, which go?
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
University of Illinois - Champaign
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Springfield
Western Illinois University
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sealhall74
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Schools located in the less populous areas would be on my chopping block because it takes a lot more effort to make them viable (only solution is more full-time residents students). If there are underachievers in higher populated regions, the route to viability could be as simple as having more graduate night courses. It amazes me how George Mason U becomes a whole different place after about 5pm when all the Washington working stiffs show up.Tere North wrote:If enrollment has to be X to sustain with little to no state funds and they are only Y students enrolling what time does the decision that there needs to be fewer IL public universities become apparent. Recent reports from high up in the Governor's legion was a suggestion that seeing 3 or 4 fewer was not an unrealistic outcome. So of the 12, which stay, which go?
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
University of Illinois - Champaign
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Springfield
Western Illinois University
Embrace the pace of the race.
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leatherface
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Chicago State should be first on that list, but, for a number of reasons that is unlikely to happen.
So, that leaves Governors State and Northeastern- of which I know nothing about except they likely serve the Chicago area. So, one of them should go- I say Governor's State.
The three:
Governors State
Eastern Illinois
Chicago State
Based on location and years of enrollment drop- on the bubble would be Western. SIUC is too entrenched and serves a large area, same with NIU. UIS and SIUE have increased enrollments. ISU too entrenched and very visible.
I believe WIU should be part of the U of I system, and be niched as the "Liberal Arts " school and marketed as such. Might not be as big, but could survive.
So, that leaves Governors State and Northeastern- of which I know nothing about except they likely serve the Chicago area. So, one of them should go- I say Governor's State.
The three:
Governors State
Eastern Illinois
Chicago State
Based on location and years of enrollment drop- on the bubble would be Western. SIUC is too entrenched and serves a large area, same with NIU. UIS and SIUE have increased enrollments. ISU too entrenched and very visible.
I believe WIU should be part of the U of I system, and be niched as the "Liberal Arts " school and marketed as such. Might not be as big, but could survive.
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LocalYokelFan
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I'm interested in why you believe WIU should be part of the U of I system. I can't seem to come up with any reason this would make sense for either institution. Certainly would love to hear why you would think it makes sense though.leatherface wrote:
I believe WIU should be part of the U of I system, and be niched as the "Liberal Arts " school and marketed as such. Might not be as big, but could survive.