Wednesday, December 28, 2011

UCF wants to cut 5 programs, 51 jobs - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The move is aimed at saving $6.1 milliojn and is in addition to $38 millionb in cuts the university has already The cuts are a result of less moneg coming fromthe state. Programs being cut are cardiopulmonary engineering technology, management information systems, radiologic sciences and statistics and actuarial If approved by the board, the cuts will impact about 1,100 students. Those close to graduation will receive assistance from the universityh to take the courses neederd to complete their If the board approves the job the faculty and staff would have two semesters noticw before losing their job and some would remain employed througg the spring 2011 semestee to allow students to completstheir degrees.
Students will also witness a 15 percent increase in tuitiohn beginning with the fall2009 semester. “I wish the severit of the budget cuts did not forcwe us to consider these but they are in the best interestw of theentire university. This is a very bittefr pill for the UCF community to said UCF presidentJohn C. Hitt, in a prepared statement.

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