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ggreen



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:40 pm    Post subject: UNO renewal plan Reply with quote

UNO is looking to cut programs and tenured faculty.

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[UNO Chancellor Tim] Ryan said he began meeting with faculty members after the university opened for the spring semester to discuss the criteria for eliminating degree programs. The criteria will include trying to preserve "general education" courses and those with substantial student demand, he said. University programs that bring external financing into the school and can assist with the rebuilding of New Orleans also will be given preference.

After surveying students, including those who did not return this spring, the university is estimating that about 14,000 to 15,000 students will return for the fall 2006 semester. Ryan earlier this month said that about 11,860 registered at UNO this semester, compared with 17,250 who were enrolled in the fall before Katrina.

The decreased enrollment will mean a $9 million to $12.5 million reduction in tuition dollars, combined with a $6.4 million budget cut the university received last fall after the hurricanes, he said.


http://www.nola.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1141335489321690.xml?nola
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:24 pm    Post subject: Scott the Tenure Buster Reply with quote

Cowen is getting national play on what he is trying to do at Tulane. The AAUP better take note and stop this a the national level with a legal action starting with Tulane.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scott is in DC this week. He is having a neeting in the Senate Office Building with local friends and alumni of Tulane Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Apparently going to "discuss the excitement of the spring semester and the progress of the renewal at Tulane."

I may put my hip boots on and go down. Usually when you are butt deep in manure it means there is a pony around somewhere. Suspect this will be the exception to the rule though.
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wckirby



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very interesting article. UNO seems to be doing things the RIGHT way.

One thing that I still find curious. UNO, a larger university in a more damage area took $103 million in damage and is projecting a total defecit (if you read the article) of less than $20 million. Tulane is smaller (enrollment wise) and had a much higher percentage of its students return. And WE'RE the ones who are lopping off programs and totering on the edge.

Something doesn't quite add up here...
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UNO's renewal plan was accidentally released by a faculty member. He posted it on the internet before they had all their press stuff written up.

Here are some of the key details as I understand them:
* Between insurance and massive federal aid, they're doing ok this year, but they won't be able to pull in more than 15,000 students (total enrollment) in the forseable future and they need to make cuts for '06-'07.
* Here are some of the budgetary numbers for UNO. FY 05/06 has a budget of $126 million. They lost $15 million in revenue from factors related to Katrina. The state of Louisiana then cut $6.4 million out of their budget (I don't know if that's additional or in the 15 mil). Since they won't have as many students, they will lose around $8.6 million.
* There has been and will continue to be major faculty involvement in crafting the plan. This wasn't something that was crafted without faculty input behind closed doors.
* Their athletic programs were pretty close break-even.
* The graduate programs at UNO will be strengthened.
* The engineering school was UNTOUCHED!!! Not one single cut in the engineering school. They plan on expanding the engineering school in the long term. They hope it will be the magnet for drawing high-quality students to UNO.
* Virtually all the cuts were "trimming fat." The cuts were spread all over the university structure. The only academic program I'm aware of that was cut entirely was Engineering Management, in their B-School. I think there was some personal politics involved with that particular cut, but I don't know the details.

All in all, it looks like UNO has set itself up well for long term success. Strong engineering and graduate programs will be their keys to becoming a major research institution. Chancellor Tim Ryan of UNO looks like he deserves some congratulation. They've set themselves up a lot better than Tulane has.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UNO just added classical music and linguistics to the cuts. Total faculty getting fired: 16.
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