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"It's not that I don't like people. It's just that when I'm in the company of others - even my nearest and dearest - there always comes a moment when I'd rather be reading a book." - Maureen Corrigan
Jul. 15th, 2009
With no warning...
Jul. 15th, 2009 04:04 pmThis announcement went out to the entire university with no warning to faculty or staff in the College of Education:
"The proposal also would relocate our College of Education to the OSU-Cascades Campus in Bend, while maintaining a small core of education faculty on campus in Corvallis to maintain the double degree program."
Also included in this announcement was the following:
"Over the next two years, the budget recommendations will result in the elimination of 150 to 200 FTE positions in the Education & General Budget and 75 to 100 FTE positions in the Statewide Public Service Programs. The university will eliminate an estimated 500 course sections, and more than 30 academic programs will be restructured, eliminated, or consolidated with other programs. There also will be structural changes in our operations for Agricultural Experiment Stations and the OSU Extension Service, including the assignment of faculty and staff to serve multiple counties."
I work for the College of Education and because of allergies and family I WILL NOT move to Bend. Refusal to relocate may take me out of the bumping process- essentially taking away my seniority on campus and any possibility of finding another position within the institution. And you all know what the job market is like right now.
However, this announcement came with no time line or details. My job doesn't have to be location dependent. I can do my job from almost anywhere (but who trusts a classified person to do that). Since all of our graduate programs are now e-campus offerings, maybe those will continue here on campus since, technically, they are not location dependent. Maybe they will need administrative staff here on campus. I'm not holding my breath but I'm trying not to panic.
"The proposal also would relocate our College of Education to the OSU-Cascades Campus in Bend, while maintaining a small core of education faculty on campus in Corvallis to maintain the double degree program."
Also included in this announcement was the following:
"Over the next two years, the budget recommendations will result in the elimination of 150 to 200 FTE positions in the Education & General Budget and 75 to 100 FTE positions in the Statewide Public Service Programs. The university will eliminate an estimated 500 course sections, and more than 30 academic programs will be restructured, eliminated, or consolidated with other programs. There also will be structural changes in our operations for Agricultural Experiment Stations and the OSU Extension Service, including the assignment of faculty and staff to serve multiple counties."
I work for the College of Education and because of allergies and family I WILL NOT move to Bend. Refusal to relocate may take me out of the bumping process- essentially taking away my seniority on campus and any possibility of finding another position within the institution. And you all know what the job market is like right now.
However, this announcement came with no time line or details. My job doesn't have to be location dependent. I can do my job from almost anywhere (but who trusts a classified person to do that). Since all of our graduate programs are now e-campus offerings, maybe those will continue here on campus since, technically, they are not location dependent. Maybe they will need administrative staff here on campus. I'm not holding my breath but I'm trying not to panic.
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