Howard Bunsis PowerPoint Slides, September 16, 2010

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 1

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 2

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 3

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 4

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 5

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 6

AAUP's Howard Bunsis, "Judging the Reality of UNI Finances: How Your University Works," Sept. 16, 2010, Part 7

Waterloo Courier: Professor makes case against cuts at UNI (Sept. 20, 2010)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A labor and university finance expert who visited the University of Northern Iowa last week said last year's salary cuts and staff furloughs weren't necessary. MORE

UF President Cathy DeSoto Speaks at the Fall Faculty Meeting, Aug. 30, 2010, University of Northern Iowa

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Question on AAUP Affiliation for Discussion

At the next UNI-United Faculty/AAUP membership meeting, Friday, April 23, 2010, 3:30-5 p.m. in Seerley 115, the main agenda item will be  considering the following question.  Please feel free to comment on it in advance on this public blog.

Should UNI-United Faculty/AAUP, as of July 1, 2010, split into the following two separate, independent organizations:  (1)  UNI-AAUP, which will be an Advocacy Chapter of AAUP and (2) UNI-United Faculty, which will not be affiliated with any national labor organization?

UNI's Potential Windfall Gain

Dear UNI Faculty,

By now, many of you have heard about UNI’s potential receipt of $5.2 million in additional state appropriations.  UNI’s potential share is part of about $35 million that the state may now need to restore to the Board of Regents’ general education funds.  On behalf on United Faculty, I would like to share with you the origins of this potential windfall gain as well as United Faculty’s response to it.

Salary Cut Calculator

Click here to download the Salary Cut Calculator  for Excel.

Inside Higher Ed article -- Iowa among highest in state support decline

"Even with federal stimulus funds counted, 11 states had one-year declines of more than 5 percent: California (down 6.8 percent), Hawaii (down 7.4 percent), Iowa (down 9.5 percent), Louisiana (down 6.2 percent), Michigan (down 7.1 percent), New Mexico (down 10.2 percent), Ohio (down 7.9 percent), Vermont (down 16.4 percent), Virginia (down 10.4 percent), Washington State (down 8.4 percent), and Wisconsin (down 6.7 percent)." [read entire article]

Topic: The MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) approved 1-13-2010

The MOU was approved on Jan. 13 by 84% of the United Faculty members, with two-thirds of the membership voting.  See the article by the Courier for background.

What are your comments?