The UM System-wide hiring freeze will not apply to fully-funded grant and contract positions, fully-endowed positions or work study student positions at MU, Chancellor Brady Deaton said in a e-mail Tuesday.
No other positions will be filled unless the department can meet at least one of seven criteria showing sufficient need for the position. High-level administrators [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Deaton explains impact of hiring freeze on MU
Posted in 32974, tagged higher education, Missouri, University of Missouri, Chad Day, Brady Deaton, news, Mizzou, Hiriing freeze at MU on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When snowball fights and football collide
Posted in 32974, tagged Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, football, Notre Dame, snowball fight, Syracuse on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently football fans in the student section started throwing snowballs at various football players, camera guys and police officers during Saturday’s game between Notre Dame and Syracuse.
Read more here.
The MU Scorecard
Posted in 32974, tagged budget deficit, Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, fiscal year 2010, general operations budget, MU, MU budget, MU budget director, MU Scorecard, Tim Rooney, University of Missouri-Columbia on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Scorecard is a nifty calculator-esque application that can project what MU’s budget could look like under specific circumstances (using the best possible estimates of how much tuition might be and how much money the university might get from the state).
MU Budget Director Tim Rooney showed me and about 20 faculty and staff members his [...]
California schools could cut enrollment
Posted in State funding, tagged California State University system, Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, enrollment cuts, New York Times, State funding, University of Missouri System, University of Missouri-Columbia on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Missouri schools obviously aren’t the only ones suffering from a sluggish economy. From the New York Times:
Hard hit by budget cuts, the California State University system is planning to cut its enrollment by 10,000 students for the 2009-10 academic year, unless state lawmakers provide more money.
“We can’t continue to admit more and more students without [...]
33rd Great American Smokeout tomorrow!
Posted in 32974, tagged American Cancer Society, Cassidy Shearrer, Columbia Missourian, Great American smokeout, quit smoking on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Want to finally quit smoking? Tomorrow the American Cancer Society urges you to quit just for one day. The press release has information about a hotline (1-800-227-2345) you can call into to receive free advice for how to quit.
“Each year, smoking accounts for an estimated 438,000 premature deaths, including 38,000 deaths among nonsmokers as a [...]
What is going on with this weather?
Posted in 32974, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged cold, Columbia, forecast, images, Missourian, NOAA, prediction, radar, satelite, skkienstra, today, warm, weather on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, I layered on my clothes and zipped up a combination of jackets and fleeces before heading out the door to class, bracing myself for the burst of winter air I was sure I would encounter. As I stepped outside and began my trek to class, however, the warm sun penetrated through my fleeces [...]
Freeze may allow some hiring
Posted in Faculty and Staff, tagged Brady Deaton, Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, Gary Forsee, hiring freeze, University of Missouri System on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently there are some exceptions to UM System President Gary Forsee’s hiring freeze.
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton says that about 50 positions will remain open, either because they are high priority positions or because people have already been hired for them. Research and grant- and contract-funded positions are also exempt.
What’s not exempt? The rest of the [...]
College radio: do you listen?
Posted in Student Life, tagged Cassidy Shearrer, college radio, Columbia Missourian, Jonathan Hutcheson, KCOU, Mizzou, MU, Save KCOU, University of Missouri on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the past few months I’ve had the opportunity to get to know the guys at MU’s student radio station, KCOU. It all started when KCOU management realized it needed money for a new transmitter and tower. Now KCOU is in period of transition as its ownership changes and a new business plan is put [...]
