The Board has officially backed down and halted the restructuring process. My hands are shaking as I type this because it was a long road to get here. Keep your eyes open to ensure they actually stick to this promise.
June 6, 2010
Final supporters
The "improvements" so far proposed by Queen's Administration include: larger class sizes, virtualized teaching, and less contact with professors during the first and second years of undergraduate degrees. We believe that these changes would cause irreparable injury to the quality of the University, and, more importantly, that they are not necessary.
Queen's routinely forecasts an inflated deficit: for the 2009-2010 in-year budget, the deficit has already shrunk from $8.3 million to $4.7 million. With more than $300 million in reserves that could be released, the Board has no acceptable excuse for its continued refusal to finance the university's temporary shortfall.
We demand that the Board use strategies such as deficit financing and use a portion of the unrestricted reserves instead of gutting our school’s academic structure. This is the only way to allow us to engage in an academic planning process with the true interest of our education at heart.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 19, 2010
April 16, 2010
One hundred signatures arrived today. The work feels heavy and the administration remains silent but this number proves we are not alone in noticing their neglect.
Reached 100 supporters
April 15, 2010
6 Comments
Virtual classes are a joke. I didnt pay this much tuition to watch prerecorded videos on my laptop in a dorm room.
USE THE RESERVES. That is what they are for. Dont ruin the school just to make the books look prettier for one year.
Queens needs to step up and stop rushing these cuts. My profs are the only reason I am passing my courses.
Absolutely ridiculous. They are gutting the whole point of going to a university. Access to professors is why we are here.
larger classes are basically just high school 2.0. stop cheaping out on my education when the money is sitting right there.
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The Board has officially backed down and halted the restructuring process. My hands are shaking as I type this because it was a long road to get here. Keep your eyes open to ensure they actually stick to this promise.
June 6, 2010
Final supporters
The "improvements" so far proposed by Queen's Administration include: larger class sizes, virtualized teaching, and less contact with professors during the first and second years of undergraduate degrees. We believe that these changes would cause irreparable injury to the quality of the University, and, more importantly, that they are not necessary.
Queen's routinely forecasts an inflated deficit: for the 2009-2010 in-year budget, the deficit has already shrunk from $8.3 million to $4.7 million. With more than $300 million in reserves that could be released, the Board has no acceptable excuse for its continued refusal to finance the university's temporary shortfall.
We demand that the Board use strategies such as deficit financing and use a portion of the unrestricted reserves instead of gutting our school’s academic structure. This is the only way to allow us to engage in an academic planning process with the true interest of our education at heart.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 19, 2010
April 16, 2010
One hundred signatures arrived today. The work feels heavy and the administration remains silent but this number proves we are not alone in noticing their neglect.
Reached 100 supporters
April 15, 2010
6 Comments
so sick of admin cutting corners while tuition goes up every year. put the money back into students.
Virtual classes are a joke. I didnt pay this much tuition to watch prerecorded videos on my laptop in a dorm room.
USE THE RESERVES. That is what they are for. Dont ruin the school just to make the books look prettier for one year.
Queens needs to step up and stop rushing these cuts. My profs are the only reason I am passing my courses.
Absolutely ridiculous. They are gutting the whole point of going to a university. Access to professors is why we are here.
larger classes are basically just high school 2.0. stop cheaping out on my education when the money is sitting right there.
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so sick of admin cutting corners while tuition goes up every year. put the money back into students.