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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View Post
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Valid but recall Clarion and SRU were about the same size for a long, long time. SRU got real hot in the past decade. Clarion is walking the plank. And, SRU is now just about the same size as once-mighty IUP (or getting real close).
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Well, it's not the 80s or 90s any more. Kids seem to like it there now. Odd ... yes, but, nonetheless. The giant shift in the numbers is the factual proof.
We'll see if it lasts. Cal had a huge spike there for a bit and then went back down. But, SRU has a much nicer town than Cal. SRU has some cool bars and such now that never existed back in the 'dry town' days of 20 years ago. It's also a much nicer campus than it used to be.
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Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Well, it's not the 80s or 90s any more. Kids seem to like it there now. Odd ... yes, but, nonetheless. The giant shift in the numbers is the factual proof.
We'll see if it lasts. Cal had a huge spike there for a bit and then went back down. But, SRU has a much nicer town than Cal. SRU has some cool bars and such now that never existed back in the 'dry town' days of 20 years ago. It's also a much nicer campus than it used to be.
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Political take on the state funding crisis that led to the situation we're all in: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/...-20210506.html
I did see that a socialist news site actually spun the APSCUF faculty union president's comments as pro-consolidation and layoffs. Wow.
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Originally posted by Fightingscot82 View PostPolitical take on the state funding crisis that led to the situation we're all in: https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/...-20210506.html
I did see that a socialist news site actually spun the APSCUF faculty union president's comments as pro-consolidation and layoffs. Wow.
It seems odd that some of the schools with the most faculty cuts aren't in the merger.
"The most cuts will happen at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where 383 workers will lose their jobs, followed by Edinboro University with 236 and Shippensburg University with 185."
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Originally posted by Bart View Post
Is this the socialist new site? https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/202.../past-m07.html
It seems odd that some of the schools with the most faculty cuts aren't in the merger.
"The most cuts will happen at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where 383 workers will lose their jobs, followed by Edinboro University with 236 and Shippensburg University with 185."
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There are so many moving parts in this. The layoffs at the schools are from the mandate to get back to 2010 student to faculty ratios and I believe is in the sustainability plans. This is happening whether the Integrations happen or not.
Then, there are the Integrations and their cost savings which will likely involve less employees...some lost through retirements they don't refill.
There are too many moving parts. How do you execute all of this in 1-2 years without quality tanking and losing students? This is high profile too...right out there in a lot of media. This has to hurt enrollment.
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Today's Will Bunch piece from the Philadelphia Inquirer on the current state of PASSHE affairs. . Couched in partisan terms as well it should be. It's interesting that he ties the timeline of enrollment declines to former Gov. Corbett's cuts.
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/...-20210506.html
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Originally posted by complaint_hopeful View PostThere are so many moving parts in this. The layoffs at the schools are from the mandate to get back to 2010 student to faculty ratios and I believe is in the sustainability plans. This is happening whether the Integrations happen or not.
Then, there are the Integrations and their cost savings which will likely involve less employees...some lost through retirements they don't refill.
There are too many moving parts. How do you execute all of this in 1-2 years without quality tanking and losing students? This is high profile too...right out there in a lot of media. This has to hurt enrollment.
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