Updates to faculty layoff plan and other stuff

[ST_Lawson]

The 10-day enrollment numbers for those state u's that started on August 20 should be out this week.

Wonder if we'll publicly release ours. They didn't for Spring 2018.

They released them, they just didn't put out a press release for it: http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/enrollments/2018/spring/hc.php
Other semesters: http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/enrollments/headcounts.php

[wiu712]

The above-referenced numbers show 6,559 Grand Total for the Spring 2018 semester on the Macomb campus.

With a large senior class being replaced by a smaller freshman class, we could see the Grand Total fall below 6,000 for the Fall Semester.

[ST_Lawson]

We need a new university-wide policy. All "interims" are replaced with the real thing within 120 days. The interim tags imply that someone is either dragging their feet getting things done or you don't have enough money to pay your hired help.

After further review, I think 90 days is even better.

Gee, you think 6+years for Kathy Neumann, the still Interim Provost and Academic Vice President. Thomas makes his bud Ron Williams, VPSS soon after being named Interim, but also, Kathy lingers, perhaps because she has different opinions. The President is the one who makes the VP appointments, but here Thomas has been derelict in his duties.

And I just came across this: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php ... e_id=15748
I mean...congrats to her, but look at the first sentence:

Lorette Oden, interim chair of the Western Illinois University Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective Aug. 1, according to COEHS Interim Dean Katrina Daytner.

I mean, this is just getting silly now.

- Interim Web Developer Scott

[Tere North]

The 10-day enrollment numbers for those state u's that started on August 20 should be out this week.

Wonder if we'll publicly release ours. They didn't for Spring 2018.

They released them, they just didn't put out a press release for it: http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/enrollments/2018/spring/hc.php
Other semesters: http://www.wiu.edu/IRP/enrollments/headcounts.php

But it was past the 20th day before they appeared on the IRP website this past spring.

[Tere North]

We need a new university-wide policy. All "interims" are replaced with the real thing within 120 days. The interim tags imply that someone is either dragging their feet getting things done or you don't have enough money to pay your hired help.

After further review, I think 90 days is even better.

Gee, you think 6+years for Kathy Neumann, the still Interim Provost and Academic Vice President. Thomas makes his bud Ron Williams, VPSS soon after being named Interim, but also, Kathy lingers, perhaps because she has different opinions. The President is the one who makes the VP appointments, but here Thomas has been derelict in his duties.

And I just came across this: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php ... e_id=15748
I mean...congrats to her, but look at the first sentence:

Lorette Oden, interim chair of the Western Illinois University Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective Aug. 1, according to COEHS Interim Dean Katrina Daytner.

I mean, this is just getting silly now.

- Interim Web Developer Scott

Maybe Western truly is a leading university. After all, we seem to be promoting that life is indeed an interim visit

[Tere North]

We need a new university-wide policy. All "interims" are replaced with the real thing within 120 days. The interim tags imply that someone is either dragging their feet getting things done or you don't have enough money to pay your hired help.

After further review, I think 90 days is even better.

Gee, you think 6+years for Kathy Neumann, the still Interim Provost and Academic Vice President. Thomas makes his bud Ron Williams, VPSS soon after being named Interim, but also, Kathy lingers, perhaps because she has different opinions. The President is the one who makes the VP appointments, but here Thomas has been derelict in his duties.

And I just came across this: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php ... e_id=15748
I mean...congrats to her, but look at the first sentence:

Lorette Oden, interim chair of the Western Illinois University Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective Aug. 1, according to COEHS Interim Dean Katrina Daytner.

I mean, this is just getting silly now.

- Interim Web Developer Scott

And Oden is a long time interim chair, with the release saying "since 2015." Hmm, do you suppose it's a female think since the interim males seem to become full fairly soon, e.g. Ron Williams, VPSS; Matt Bierman, VPAPS; and Matt Taney, AD.

[ST_Lawson]

And Oden is a long time interim chair, with the release saying "since 2015." Hmm, do you suppose it's a female think since the interim males seem to become full fairly soon, e.g. Ron Williams, VPSS; Matt Bierman, VPAPS; and Matt Taney, AD.

[Leatherneck10]

They have already changed this press release apparently, dropping the first interim.

Gee, you think 6+years for Kathy Neumann, the still Interim Provost and Academic Vice President. Thomas makes his bud Ron Williams, VPSS soon after being named Interim, but also, Kathy lingers, perhaps because she has different opinions. The President is the one who makes the VP appointments, but here Thomas has been derelict in his duties.

And I just came across this: http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php ... e_id=15748
I mean...congrats to her, but look at the first sentence:

Lorette Oden, interim chair of the Western Illinois University Department of Health Sciences and Social Work, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), effective Aug. 1, according to COEHS Interim Dean Katrina Daytner.

I mean, this is just getting silly now.

- Interim Web Developer Scott

Maybe Western truly is a leading university. After all, we seem to be promoting that life is indeed an interim visit

[wiu712]

Western Faculty Senate share concerns about academic realignment.
From the McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/2018 ... ealignment

Western Faculty Senate discusses realignment plan.
From the Western Courier:
https://westerncourier.com/42503/news/f ... ment-plan/

[Tere North]

18 programs considered for elimination
http://www.tspr.org/post/wiu-considers- ... xebmf0SPFA

Eliminate Musical Theater and kiss the Center for the Performing Arts goodbye. Western already screwed the pooch in getting rid of Summer Music Theatre which brought in actors and support crew from around the country to participate in 3 wonderful summer presentations.