The UT-AAUP has posted on its website an Analysis of the UT Financial Position from 2007 to 2022. The Analysis is based on audited UT financials and IPEDS data. This was prepared for the UT-AAUP by Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Wright State University. The national AAUP commissioned this report and work by…
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Summer 2023 Enrollment
Attached is the census enrollment report for Summer 2023. Summer headcount is down 12.2% and FTE is down 12% compared to 2022. The data includes all 2023 Summer sessions (both FY 23-Summer I, FY24-Summer II, and Summer III). Over 30% of the Summer courses were cut. Matt Schroeder wanted Summer courses cut AND the Provost Office did…
Health Benefits Updates
HR’s answers to our questions are presented below as received. These answers are under review by UT-AAUP legal counsel Allotta Farley. Faculty comments are welcome. HR has advised there are three submission dates for dependent documentation because HR does not want all of the documents being submitted at the last minute. The three submission dates…
Dependent eligibility verification, Data security concerns, and a “data privacy event”
This newsletter is in response to the many inquiries and complaints from UT-AAUP faculty concerning the Bethany Ziviski HR announcement of June 1, 2023. This newsletter is also being sent to President Gregory Postel and Finance VP Matt Schroeder who is also in charge of HR. On June 1, 2023, Bethany Ziviski, Interim Sr. Associate…
As Yogi said, It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again…
The Administration announced to the media on June 6, 2023 that Matt Schroeder will present a FY 2024 academic budget to the Board of Trustees on June 22, 2023 with cuts of at least 7% or $28 million. This is old news. This was previously reported in the UT-AAUP newsletter of May 8, 2023 entitled…
SB 83 – Faculty at Risk
By Linda Marie Rouillard Well, it’s Groundhog Day here in Ohio with SB 83, a proposal brought to the floor of the Ohio Senate last week. Remember SB 5 from 2011 when President Jacobs testified in favor of eliminating collective bargaining rights from Ohio institutions of higher education? Jacobs “estimated” he could save $10 million…
Suspension of BGSU Faculty
A BGSU faculty has been suspended for sending out an email criticizing BGSU hiring decisions. Below is the text from the Academe Blog. UT-AAUP Executive Board _______________________________________________ The Crime of Email at Bowling Green State University John K. Wilson / 3 hours ago By JOHN K. WILSON Christian Coons, an associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green…
Research Stipend, Part II
To apply for a research stipend, use the following link from the Research Office website: https://www.utoledo.edu/research/rsp/CBA-Research-Bonus-Request.html We have also received inquiries about unpaid stipends from other research faculty. We hope the above link helps. We are pleased to report that other faculty have received delinquent payments for grants in today’s paychecks. The Medical School faculty…
Research Stipend
Article 12.6.3 of the T/TT CBA provides for a research stipend for UT-AAUP Bargaining Unit Members. The stipends are tied to research grants, for example $2500 for a grant of $250,000 to $500,000 as stated in the CBA Article. The UT-AAUP has received complaints from Members that these stipends are not being paid. The UT-AAUP…
Reduction in Force (RIF)
Attachment: UT/UT-AAUP(COL) Negotiations – Article 19 UT Proposal (12/10/21) Matt Schroeder, Executive VP of Finance, gave an informative presentation at the Faculty Senate on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, on the University of Toledo (UT) enrollment and finances. The presentation went for over 2 hours until about 6:45p.m. Matt took and answered many questions on enrollment…