PASSHE Institutions Merging

[Fightingscot82]

Of course allowing PSU to establish a ton of branch campuses when there was already a state college system in place contributed greatly to the overcapacity. It's a prime example of Pennsylvania's lack of intelligent planning for education.

The sheer number is a big part of the problem - but also locations. On the state map they tend to make sense but nearly all are in aging, mid-sized towns with a manufacturing history that isn't there anymore. Places like Hazelton, McKeesport, Uniontown, Monaca, Sharon, Altoona, etc. Erie's campus is named after the family that started the Hammermill Paper Company, which no longer has a presence in Erie.

[IUPNation]

How bad are things at Penn State? They're offering a voluntary 12 months salary severance to most employees at their branch campuses. They'll also subsidize COBRA for 6 months so the insurance premium is the same as when working.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecol...ry-separation/

Is this coming from the state money they shouldn't be receiving or the billions of dollars in endowment?

[Ship69]

That's quite an incentive. It will be interesting to see how much it reduces staff. But clearly they are having the same over capacity problems as everyone else.

Of course allowing PSU to establish a ton of branch campuses when there was already a state college system in place contributed greatly to the overcapacity. It's a prime example of Pennsylvania's lack of intelligent planning for education.

[ironmaniup]

How bad are things at Penn State? They're offering a voluntary 12 months salary severance to most employees at their branch campuses. They'll also subsidize COBRA for 6 months so the insurance premium is the same as when working.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecol...ry-separation/

That's quite an incentive. It will be interesting to see how much it reduces staff. But clearly they are having the same over capacity problems as everyone else.

[Fightingscot82]

How bad are things at Penn State? They're offering a voluntary 12 months salary severance to most employees at their branch campuses. They'll also subsidize COBRA for 6 months so the insurance premium is the same as when working.

https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecol...ry-separation/

[Bart]

Is that a bad thing?

Kind of a good news bad news there.

[iupgroundhog]

Bloom, Lock Haven, and Mansfield reduced five college deans on each campus to three overall. There were deans at each campus for health, business, arts, education, and science. Now there are College of Health, Science and Technology led by Bloom's dean, College of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences led by Lock Haven dean, and Zeigler College of Business led by Bloomsburg dean. Some other administrators are out, and most current deans will become associates and go back to classroom if they stay.

Is that a bad thing?

[Bart]

Bloom, Lock Haven, and Mansfield reduced five college deans on each campus to three overall. There were deans at each campus for health, business, arts, education, and science. Now there are College of Health, Science and Technology led by Bloom's dean, College of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences led by Lock Haven dean, and Zeigler College of Business led by Bloomsburg dean. Some other administrators are out, and most current deans will become associates and go back to classroom if they stay.

[Horror Child]

Today the PASSHE board approved a $6 million loan to keep Cheyney afloat.

;)

[Fightingscot82]

Also, some details on the coaches contract came out:

4% across the board pay increase retroactive to July 1. Another across the board 2.5% COL increase on April 1.

Minimum salary for full time head coach is $45,000. Minimum salary for full-time assistant coach is $40,000, which raises to $47,500 and $42,500 in 2026.

At the recommendation of the head coach, a full-time part-time assistant coach may be given the title “Associate Head Coach" for no additional duties, compensation, or benefits.

The president/designee may grant rollover contracts and annual extensions for a combined total of between 3 and 6 years for head coaches and 2 and 4 years for assistant coaches. Still no idea on what the standard term is for that initial contract. I've been told 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years.

[Fightingscot82]

Today the PASSHE board approved a $6 million loan to keep Cheyney afloat.

[IUPNation]

PA Government Top earners

10. Bashar Hanna: $439,630 Commonwealth
9. Michael Driscoll: $459,336 IUP
8. Christopher Fiorentino: $459, 870 WCU

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/new...outputType=amp

I forgot the Bow Tie has been at IUP for a while.

[Bart]

PA Government Top earners

10. Bashar Hanna: $439,630 Commonwealth
9. Michael Driscoll: $459,336 IUP
8. Christopher Fiorentino: $459, 870 WCU

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/new...outputType=amp

[IUPNation]

Who is Phyllis Diller? Ok, I'm just trying to act like I'm not a Boomer.

Her flamboyance and being a female comedy pioneer was the opposite of being a Mennonite..

[iupgroundhog]

I didn't have Phyllis Diller as an alumni from a Mennonite school on my bingo card.

Who is Phyllis Diller? Ok, I'm just trying to act like I'm not a Boomer.