Updates to faculty layoff plan and other stuff
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leatherface
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Good Lord, what good is a bunch of people marching around Macomb going to do?
Tuesday's Macomb newspaper had an article about the effect on the local economy of the layoffs, furlough days, and salary reductions currently taking place at Western.
Many people are cutting back on their spending because their monthly income is being reduced. The first places to feel this are the restaurants and the Rialto Cinema. Macomb businesses are getting worried.
Some Western faculty are moving on to more secure positions elsewhere. They are putting their Macomb home up for sale. There will be a "Buyer's Market" this summer.
Western's goal is to be able to survive until 2019 (end of Rauner's term).
There are 2 weeks left in the spring session of the General Assembly.
Many people are cutting back on their spending because their monthly income is being reduced. The first places to feel this are the restaurants and the Rialto Cinema. Macomb businesses are getting worried.
Some Western faculty are moving on to more secure positions elsewhere. They are putting their Macomb home up for sale. There will be a "Buyer's Market" this summer.
Western's goal is to be able to survive until 2019 (end of Rauner's term).
There are 2 weeks left in the spring session of the General Assembly.
EIU president says stopgap funding won't get it through summer.
From the Associated Press:
The president of Eastern Illinois University says the $12.5 million the school receives in stopgap state funding won't be enough to get it through the summer.
EIU President David Glassman said in a letter May 2 that the school will be "challenged" to make payroll for late July and early August. The Mattoon Journal-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/20apnfD) that Glassman says future layoffs may be necessary.
The school is receiving about $12.5 million as part of a measure Illinois lawmakers approved earlier this month. Lawmakers are amid a standoff over a full state budget. EIU officials say the school asked for $24 million to $28 million.
EIU has lost 413 employees since layoffs started about a year ago. The school has stopped hiring, postponed construction projects, and restricted travel and purchases.
From the Associated Press:
The president of Eastern Illinois University says the $12.5 million the school receives in stopgap state funding won't be enough to get it through the summer.
EIU President David Glassman said in a letter May 2 that the school will be "challenged" to make payroll for late July and early August. The Mattoon Journal-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/20apnfD) that Glassman says future layoffs may be necessary.
The school is receiving about $12.5 million as part of a measure Illinois lawmakers approved earlier this month. Lawmakers are amid a standoff over a full state budget. EIU officials say the school asked for $24 million to $28 million.
EIU has lost 413 employees since layoffs started about a year ago. The school has stopped hiring, postponed construction projects, and restricted travel and purchases.
From Tri-States Public Radio WIUM-FM:
Economic Pain of WIU Layoffs Extends Beyond Campus.
http://tspr.org/post/economic-pain-wiu- ... =#stream/0
School Year Ends But Cash Needs Continue at WIU.
http://tspr.org/post/school-year-ends-c ... =#stream/0
Economic Pain of WIU Layoffs Extends Beyond Campus.
http://tspr.org/post/economic-pain-wiu- ... =#stream/0
School Year Ends But Cash Needs Continue at WIU.
http://tspr.org/post/school-year-ends-c ... =#stream/0
Western is expecting an incoming class of just 1,300-1,400 students. That's fewer than last fall's 1,535.
Budget stalemate erodes interest in some Illinois colleges.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160522/budge ... s-colleges
Budget stalemate erodes interest in some Illinois colleges.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160522/budge ... s-colleges
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sealhall74
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Keyword there is "some". This budget stalemate has been a "pot of gold" for the state flagship school.wiu712 wrote:Western is expecting an incoming class of just 1,300-1,400 students. That's fewer than last fall's 1,535.
Budget stalemate erodes interest in some Illinois colleges.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160522/budge ... s-colleges
Embrace the pace of the race.
Just noticed that UIS has another billboard up in Macomb. It is on Highway 67 North going towards Good Hope. It is on the left side of the road, just north of the golf course.
The main theme of the billboard's message is that there is an "University of Illinois campus just two hours away" (referring to UIS).
The main theme of the billboard's message is that there is an "University of Illinois campus just two hours away" (referring to UIS).
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leatherface
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Looks like they are tapping into the "prestige" thing of graduating from the U of I. We have had folks apply for openings who during the interview stress they went to Illinois, when in fact it was UIS. I guess they are technically correct.
I feel more and more Western's future would be better as part of the Illinois system. University of Illinois-Western. That would keep intact Western's identity from a historical perspective.
I feel more and more Western's future would be better as part of the Illinois system. University of Illinois-Western. That would keep intact Western's identity from a historical perspective.
This might be a good time for Illinois to go to a system like SUNY or North Carolina (UNC) where most of the state universities are under the same operating umbrella.leatherface wrote: I feel more and more Western's future would be better as part of the Illinois system. University of Illinois-Western. That would keep intact Western's identity from a historical perspective.