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Chancellors
outline budget crisis to trustees
A proposal
by Gov. Rod Blagojevich that state universities and other state
agencies cut 8 percent from this year’s budget would mean
layoffs for student workers, graduate assistants and employees,
cutbacks in undergraduate courses and library services and would
jeopardize the university’s ability to compete for research
funds. That’s the message the UI Board of Trustees heard
from all three chancellors and top administrators at the March
13 trustees’ meeting in Rockford.
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Committee
to streamline administrative operations
In anticipation
of potential multimillion-dollar reductions in state appropriations
during the current and coming fiscal years, Chancellor Nancy Cantor
has appointed an advisory committee that will recommend strategies
for reducing administrative expenses by streamlining operations
and pooling resources.
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Stukel
testimony: Budget cuts put UI ‘on the brink’
The UI, facing
a $130 million state budget cut over two years, is "on the
brink" and has exhausted all its fiscal flexibility, says
UI President James J. Stukel.
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FY 03 Budget Cuts
If the University
of Illinois has to cut 4.25 percent from its FY 03 operating budget,
it will mean a $6.8 million cut for Urbana, a $6.4 million cut
for Chicago, and a $482,000 cut for Springfield. These reductions
are on top of $13.7 million in deferred maintenance money held
in University Administration and $4 million cut from UA spending.
For ongoing updates about budget cuts, as well as information
about cuts at the Chicago and Springfield campuses, go to www.uillinois.edu/president. |
Advocating
for the University of Illinois
When times
are tough, who will speak up for the University of Illinois?
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Trustees
approve sale of Allerton, design for east campus retail center
At its March
13 meeting, the UI Board of Trustees authorized university officials
to negotiate the sale of up to 1,300 acres of farmland near Allerton
Park to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for prairie
restoration.
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U-C
Senate passes two resolutions to enhance employee benefits
Two resolutions
passed by the Urbana-Champaign Senate March 17 aim to enhance
benefits for university employees.
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New GSLIS
dean approved by trustees
John M. Unsworth
has been named the new dean of the UI Graduate School of Library
and Information Science. His appointment was approved March 13
by the UI Board of Trustees at its meeting in Rockford, Ill.
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HONORS |
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Six
academic professionals receive CAPE Award
Six people
are being honored with the 2003 Chancellor’s Academic Professional
Excellence Award, designed to recognize the importance of contributions
made by academic professionals.
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CAS associates
and fellows named
Twenty-three
UI faculty members were selected as associates or fellows of
the Center for Advanced Study for the 2003-04 academic year.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
| brief
notes
Spurlock
Museum to host auction April 5 … IEEE SSIT regional meeting
will be April 4 … Cheap Skates is April 2…Bicycle maintenance
workshop offered … Films, workshops announced… Applications
due March 21 for University Primary School … The science
of Mercedes-Benz explored…Van Arsdell Lecture: Equal justice
in death penalty… Nominations for Larsen Award due April
7 … Architecture featured at I space… Conference explores
‘The South’…More |
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On the Job: Jennifer
Carson
Jennifer
Carson is a wellness promotion specialist and stress management
coordinator at McKinley Health Center. More |
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| job
market |
Academic
Human Resources maintains listings for academic professional
and faculty positions. Prospective employees also may subscribe
to the academic jobs listserve
(look under Career Information) and receive e-mail notification
of open positions.
Personnel Services maintains
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| deaths
Robert
C. Chancellor,
89, died March 6 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Chancellor
retired in 1972 as agricultural gardener foreman for the horticulture
department. He worked at the UI for 35 years. Memorials: First
Christian Church, 3601 S. Staley Road, Champaign, or the Alzheimer’s
Association, 307 W. University Ave., Champaign.
Alta Irene Claypool, 85, died
March 11 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Claypool was
a file inspector for the visual aid department. She retired in
1981 after 19 years at the UI. Memorials: Provena Covenant Hospice
Care Program, Urbana, or Calvary Baptist Church, Urbana.
Dwight W. Cord, 94, died March
6 at Care Centre of Champaign. Cord worked for the UI Division
of Operation and Maintenance for 12 years, retiring in 1974 as
a building service worker.
Earl C. Ingle, 86, died March
7 at his home in Urbana. Ingle worked for O&M for 13 years,
retiring in 1981 as a building service worker.
James Francis Nance, 88, died
March 4 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Nance retired from UI in
1973, after working 25 years as a professor of botany. Memorials:
Grand Prairie Friends or an organization of the donor’s
choice.
Roy Kenneth Simons, 82, died
March 8 at Carle Arbours, Savoy. Simons was a professor emeritus
of horticulture, retiring in 1987 after working at the UI for
36 years.
Curtis Lee Tarvin, 59, died
March 10 at his home in Champaign. Tarvin retired from UI in 2000
as a kitchen laborer for the Housing Division. He worked at the
UI for 22 years.
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