Changes are already happening. Across the university, 112 people having already accepted voluntary leave to save the university money. The base salaries total $8,446,431, but there is still a long road ahead till we reach a complete resolution. Some of the positions that have been vacated will need to be refilled making the total savings from these plans smaller than reported. While the next steps of the university aren’t confirmed, there have been conversations aboiut outsourcing, program cuts, cutting employees and more. The administration cannot factor student opinions into the decision-making process if they don’t know what they are. Students need to speak up by going to budget related meetings, asking questions and giving feedback to administrators.
https://www.uiargonaut.com/2020/02/20/opinion-the-budget-is-more-than-a-meme/
