MU looks to cut 100 jobs due to budget constraints
Catherine Couretas and Austin Fast
Issue date: 1/13/09 Section: Front Page
The current financial crisis continues to affect Miami University, as approximately 100 Miami workers will lose their jobs, according to University President David Hodge's announcement at a Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 12.
According to Dionn Tron, associate vice president for university communication, a new retirement incentive program will attempt to keep the number of staff cuts as low as possible.
"We're doing everything we can to limit that number to no more than 100 and limit the impact on the Miami family," Tron said. "This is one of the ways to limit that number."
Tron said the program will offer a $10,000 cash incentive to as many as 100 Miami classified and unclassified staff who are eligible and choose to retire on or before July 1.
Miami has approximately 2,423 classified and unclassified staff employees according to the Miami University Fact Book. Tron added that Miami is sending letters to the approximately 300 of these employees who are eligible for the program.
Tron said the program is not first come, first serve. Instead, the 100 applicants with longest continuous service at the university will be allowed to take advantage of the program and retire first.
Applications for the program will be accepted until Feb. 27 and participants must retire by July 1.
Tron hopes the program will meet its goal of 100 retirees, but says if the retirement incentive program fails to reach that number, more Miami employees may find themselves out of work.
"It's a possibility that if this program is not successful, more than 100 positions will be cut," Tron said. "We're still looking at everything we can do, but we're hoping that this will be enough of an incentive to get that number."
Tron said the exact number of staff cuts cannot be determined until later in the spring.
"These times are a little unprecedented," Tron said. "We're trying to be conservative and project for the most realistic course of events, and if things turn out a little better, that gives us a little cushion and more room to do what we want to do."
According to Dionn Tron, associate vice president for university communication, a new retirement incentive program will attempt to keep the number of staff cuts as low as possible.
"We're doing everything we can to limit that number to no more than 100 and limit the impact on the Miami family," Tron said. "This is one of the ways to limit that number."
Tron said the program will offer a $10,000 cash incentive to as many as 100 Miami classified and unclassified staff who are eligible and choose to retire on or before July 1.
Miami has approximately 2,423 classified and unclassified staff employees according to the Miami University Fact Book. Tron added that Miami is sending letters to the approximately 300 of these employees who are eligible for the program.
Tron said the program is not first come, first serve. Instead, the 100 applicants with longest continuous service at the university will be allowed to take advantage of the program and retire first.
Applications for the program will be accepted until Feb. 27 and participants must retire by July 1.
Tron hopes the program will meet its goal of 100 retirees, but says if the retirement incentive program fails to reach that number, more Miami employees may find themselves out of work.
"It's a possibility that if this program is not successful, more than 100 positions will be cut," Tron said. "We're still looking at everything we can do, but we're hoping that this will be enough of an incentive to get that number."
Tron said the exact number of staff cuts cannot be determined until later in the spring.
"These times are a little unprecedented," Tron said. "We're trying to be conservative and project for the most realistic course of events, and if things turn out a little better, that gives us a little cushion and more room to do what we want to do."
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MU staff
posted 4/21/09 @ 3:34 PM EST
How about getting rid of a few of these lamebrain administrators.
I propose the following--Hodge should walk through Roudebush as 10:15 AM one morning and fire every administrator standing in the hall. (Continued…)
Cut Hodge
posted 4/24/09 @ 10:06 AM EST
I think that we need to start chopping at the top. Hodge would be an excellent candidate for removal.
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posted 7/28/09 @ 7:25 AM EST
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