SIU to advocate for employees in budget stalemate - Elizabeth Donald, BND

Southern Illinois University will “reshape” itself and weather the budget storms in Springfield, SIU President Randy Dunn said Tuesday, while helping employees with the health care crisis. Dunn gave his annual address at the Edwardsville campus describing the state of the university system, stating he intentionally would not be proposing major new programs, but focusing on survival and “reshaping” the university. Dunn also reassured employees caught in the budget stalemate in Springfield. Dunn said at the beginning that he did not intend to roll out a lot of new initiatives or goals for the university system. “That’s not where we are right now,” he said. http://www.bnd.com/news/local/education/article36094431.html