State economy blamed for personnel cuts at TTU - Herald-Citizen

TTU --Tennessee Tech University implemented a reduction in force effective this week, eliminating several vacant and filled positions.The university found it necessary to implement the first phase of submitted budget reductions. This phase identified positions that could be permanently eliminated through consolidation of responsibilities or elimination of tasks altogether."We deeply regret how this affects those employees and their families," said TTU President Bob Bell. "This continues to be a stressful budgetary time for the state of Tennessee, and certainly Tennessee Tech is not immune.