Final budget cut plan released
UF will lay off 58 people and close four programs under its final budget cut plan, which was released Friday.
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UF will lay off 58 people and close four programs under its final budget cut plan, which was released Friday.
UF will lay off 58 people and close four programs under its final budget cut plan, which was released Friday.
UF will cut its budget by about $42 million and eliminate about 150 positions, UF President Bernie Machen told the Faculty Senate on Friday.
A proposed change to UF's regulations that would have given the university more control over who it lays off has been tabled until the fall after a unanimous Faculty Senate vote on Friday.
Rose Lugano, a lecturer of Swahili language and literature at UF who was laid off last year as a result of budget cuts, was reinstated last week.
Florida had 55 confirmed cases of swine flu, including one UF student, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Health.
UF is looking at a possible $49-million cut in state funding next year, now that the state's budget has been finalized by the House and Senate.
The University of Central Florida is looking at potentially having to cut $22 million to $57 million off its budget, and like UF President Bernie Machen, UCF's president said stimulus money is not a long-term solution to cuts.
Beginning May 5, UF students will be able to forward e-mail sent to their GatorLink e-mail addresses to outside e-mail providers such as Yahoo! or Gmail.
While the Gainesville Police Department officers involved in the egg-throwing incidents have been given warnings, and two have issued public apologies, University Police Department officer Keith Smith has also been punished as a result of his involvement.
UF students have expressed mixed reactions to the possibility of an earlier Spring Break, which would go into effect in 2011-2012 if the Faculty Senate votes to make the change next month.
According to details of budget proposals obtained this week, UF is considering cuts to book and journal purchasing by the libraries as well as financial aid and research awards.
UF is installing emergency speakers in about 600 locations on campus - at a cost of about $900,000.
Some student senators concerned with possible cuts to UF's multicultural and volunteering programs are hoping students will agree to pay higher tuition fees to save the programs.
While labor unions have been hurting over the last 30 years, the Major League Baseball Players Association has been thriving, said Donald Fehr, executive director of the baseball union.
Some student senators concerned with possible cuts to UF's multicultural and volunteering programs are hoping students will agree to pay higher tuition fees to save the programs.
The UF student accused of groping women on campus after telling them he was trying to remove a bug from their bodies may have groped as many as 36 women.
About 400 UF faculty and staff could lose their jobs next year if UF absorbs a 10 percent budget cut from the state, according to the university-wide budget proposal released Thursday.
UF student Robin Garg, 22, was arrested for groping a UF student outside Library West on Tuesday night.
At the other colleges Demetri Martin performs at, they have banners in their basketball arenas that read "Champions 1943."