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Under budget squeeze, Hogan proposes cuts
Aly Shea
Issue date: 2/11/09 Section: News
UConn President Michael Hogan presented a report to the Board of Trustees Tuesday afternoon that included closing centers, discontinuing programs and merging the UConn Health Center with Hartford Hospital system.
In his report to the board, Hogan said the $35 million gap in the budget forced him to recommend cuts. These cuts, which Hogan expects to save the university between $300,000 and $400,000, include the discontinuation of the Masters of Music in Music Education and the Ph.D in Music Education programs. He also recommended the merger of the kinesiology and physical therapy programs within the Neag School of Education and the merger of the Urban and Community Studies programs at the Storrs and West Hartford campuses. The physical therapy department has dealt with big cuts before. In 2006, the program was moved from the School of Allied Health to the School of Education after Provost Peter Nicholls' academic plan closed the Allied Health school and redistributed its departments throughout the university.
Hogan's report also recommended the closing of several centers throughout the school. The Center on Aging and Human Development; Center for Healthcare and Health Insurance Studies; Center for Individual, Couple and Family Therapy; Institute for Children, Youth, & Families (at the Stamford campus); Center for Contemporary African Studies and Center for Survey Research & Analysis will all be closed this summer. These closings are in addition to the fall 2008 closings of the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, and the Center for Health Promotion.
In addition to the center closings, the university has decided to eliminate several positions, including the Dean of Students. On Dec. 5, Vice President of Student Affairs John Saddlemire announced Dean of Students Lee Williams' resignation, which will be effective June 30, via e-mail. The position will not be filled for next year. Other positions that will be eliminated are vice provost positions for public engagement and for multicultural and international affairs. In another attempt to cut costs, the university will also suspend the search for a new vice president for research.
In his report to the board, Hogan said the $35 million gap in the budget forced him to recommend cuts. These cuts, which Hogan expects to save the university between $300,000 and $400,000, include the discontinuation of the Masters of Music in Music Education and the Ph.D in Music Education programs. He also recommended the merger of the kinesiology and physical therapy programs within the Neag School of Education and the merger of the Urban and Community Studies programs at the Storrs and West Hartford campuses. The physical therapy department has dealt with big cuts before. In 2006, the program was moved from the School of Allied Health to the School of Education after Provost Peter Nicholls' academic plan closed the Allied Health school and redistributed its departments throughout the university.
Hogan's report also recommended the closing of several centers throughout the school. The Center on Aging and Human Development; Center for Healthcare and Health Insurance Studies; Center for Individual, Couple and Family Therapy; Institute for Children, Youth, & Families (at the Stamford campus); Center for Contemporary African Studies and Center for Survey Research & Analysis will all be closed this summer. These closings are in addition to the fall 2008 closings of the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, and the Center for Health Promotion.
In addition to the center closings, the university has decided to eliminate several positions, including the Dean of Students. On Dec. 5, Vice President of Student Affairs John Saddlemire announced Dean of Students Lee Williams' resignation, which will be effective June 30, via e-mail. The position will not be filled for next year. Other positions that will be eliminated are vice provost positions for public engagement and for multicultural and international affairs. In another attempt to cut costs, the university will also suspend the search for a new vice president for research.
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aas
posted 2/11/09 @ 12:34 PM EST
i didnt even know the dean of students is getting fired. did the daily campus even have an article about this?
all of the others cuts i agree with. (Continued…)
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