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BGSU faculty sponsors online petition to stop planned cutbacks PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff   
Friday, 25 January 2013 11:38
An online petition is circulating asking that plans be stopped to cut 100 faculty at Bowling Green State University.
As of early this morning, there were more than 2,600 signatures on the petition, which states a goal of 3,000 signatures.
The petition is in reaction to BGSU administration's announcement last week that 100 non-tenure track faculty would be eliminated by the end of spring semester. The university administration has said the cuts, which will come from attrition, retirements and expiration of some one-year contracts, will save an estimated $5.2 million. The cuts are necessary due to decreases in state funding for higher education, according to BGSU administration.
According to the petition, the cutting of faculty at the same time the university plans to increase enrollment by 6,000 students would compromise the education offered at BGSU.
The petition on SignOn.org is being sponsored by the BGSU Faculty Association. Signatures are being sought from students, alumni, faculty, community members and university supporters.
The petition is to be delivered to BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey, BGSU Provost Rodney Rogers, and BGSU Board of Trustees Chairman William J. Primrose III.
 

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# 2013-01-25 11:54
How about more rational stats and arguements and less theatrical guestures with no meaning.

I'm not trying to pick a fight, but why does so much of the BGSU-FA's responses to anything come in the form of rhetorical fluff? They are not going to get anything done by running plays out of the classic universal book of union PR stunts.
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# 2013-02-07 09:48
Well for a start, the administration has not provided a lot of the data that would be needed to understand the basis and impact of the cuts. Everyone knows that the university has gotten less support from the state which necessitates some cuts. No one seems to know why this money is being recovered primarily from non-tenured faculty, and too few people seem to be asking this question of the administration. It's pretty hard for the BGSU-FA to produce a detailed response on the number of classes that will be cut and the effect on specific programs without more information from the BGSU administration. I wonder if anyone considered cutting 11% of the administrative staff? Who would be hurt if that happened?
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# 2013-02-07 09:49
I'm not trying to pick a fight either, but there is a lot of heat and very little light being generated so far in this discussion.
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# 2013-01-25 14:44
B.G. Resident. I stand with the educators and faculty.
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