Faculty Staff Union

Dear Colleagues:

Campus organizers working with the Coalition to Save UMB have created eye-catching stickers that we're encouraging faculty, students, and others to wear at tomorrow's UMB undergraduate commencement.  The simple message:  "Fund UMB."

5/8/17

Dear Colleague,

Come to the TOWN HALL FORUM ON THE BUDGET: tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9, 3:30-5 pm, University Hall Auditorium (1st floor, room 1100)

Deputy Chancellor Mills and VC for Administration & Finance Kathleen Kirleis will be updating us on the budget situation.  Come with your questions and concerns. 

5/4/17

For previous updates see here.

As the semester comes to an end the FSU bargaining team continues bargaining with the administration.  Below is a status update on the numerous issues we are currently discussing at the table:

Dear Colleagues,

We are hearing that many fall classes have been cancelled, including CAPS courses with no input from faculty or departments.   We are also hearing that class sizes are increasing.  Please let us know if this is occurring in your department.  Please let us know if any of these cancelled classes usually fill or are required for the major, and if faculty have been consulted about teaching larger classes (if these have increased).  Departments are supposed to decide courses and course sizes, not the administration.