The EWU administration held an open budget forum this afternoon where they presented their first budget reduction proposal. I would estimate more than 300 faculty and staff were present. Link to graphics used during the meeting.
I examined the charts and tables and found the following, benchmarked against the Governor's proposed reduction of $9.6 million directed specifically at EWU. Here are EWU's proposed cuts in that context (see slide #18 in the linked document above):
- Academic Affairs = $6.02 million (62%)
- Business Affairs and all other units = $3.27 million (34.6%)
- Athletics Program = $336,100 (3.4%)
Yeah. That's fair. And sadly, not entirely unanticipated.
UPDATE: Link to EWU President's Office (if one, um, feels compelled to express their opinion.) Some advice: If you choose to voice your opinion, keep it short, polite and respectful. Once you begin to hurl insults you lose the argument.
UPDATE: Link to EWU President's Office (if one, um, feels compelled to express their opinion.) Some advice: If you choose to voice your opinion, keep it short, polite and respectful. Once you begin to hurl insults you lose the argument.
Totally pathetic, here's my letter to the good Doctor....
ReplyDeleteI'm EXTEREMELY disappointed to hear that in these tenuous economic times with academic affairs being cut by over 60% that athletics is taking less than a 5 % budget cut. Get your priorities straight!! Are you blind to the fact that this is first and foremost an academic institution? This university is not Washington, Washington State or Gonzaga, all of which have big time athletic programs that provide those univerisities a national profile. Nobody gives a DAM about Eastern Washington athletics.
Dr. Arévalo, I find you PATHETIC for letting this happen under your watch. Pull your head out the real dark place it is hiding and take care of your students and faculty first and foremost!!!!
Exremely disgusted,
Sent my own letter voicing my displeasure. Truly disgusting, if not unsurprising...
ReplyDeletePlease be polite and respectful if/when you contact the EWU administration. Spewing insults diminishes your credibility. And learn to spell correctly.
ReplyDeleteOf course, anything else will just get tossed out with barely a cursory glance
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