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re: Budget cuts to Tiger Band
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:11 pm to Elleshoe
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:11 pm to Elleshoe
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Look at Florida's raggedy band. They are an embarassment.
I wouldn't have known that until you said it.
You just undermined your own point.
If the Band can't generate 100k via a fundraiser then that should tell you everything you need to know. Comparing the band to athletic teams is ridiculous.
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Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:36 pm to Mudminnow
Ha alright just making sure you knew
Posted on 1/12/10 at 8:57 pm to CamdenTiger
bobby jindal can't raise taxes, even if its just for two tubas.. what an idiot
Posted on 1/13/10 at 12:25 pm to tigahslawyer
"The Athletic Department funds many outward/structural expenses to the Tiger Marching Band
(travel, uniforms, some instruments, etc.). The teaching of the students is entirely funded within the
School of Music. The ability to train, recruit, and retain students will be damaged by these cuts. Within
3 years this will be a very visible outcome of these cuts (a smaller band, with lower quality). It will not
happen suddenly—but within 3 years it will be visible--and any infusion of funds will take at least 3
years to bring back to it’s present size, quality and scope."
(travel, uniforms, some instruments, etc.). The teaching of the students is entirely funded within the
School of Music. The ability to train, recruit, and retain students will be damaged by these cuts. Within
3 years this will be a very visible outcome of these cuts (a smaller band, with lower quality). It will not
happen suddenly—but within 3 years it will be visible--and any infusion of funds will take at least 3
years to bring back to it’s present size, quality and scope."
Posted on 1/13/10 at 1:53 pm to TxTyger13
quote:
The teaching of the students is entirely funded within the School of Music. The ability to train, recruit, and retain students will be damaged by these cuts. Within 3 years this will be a very visible outcome of these cuts (a smaller band, with lower quality). It will not
happen suddenly—but within 3 years it will be visible--and any infusion of funds will take at least 3 years to bring back to it’s present size, quality and scope.
Geesh, what the hell is LSU doing? Cutting the music department in half?
Posted on 1/13/10 at 5:00 pm to Mudminnow
i have no idea..this came straight from the budget report that was released this morning..it broke down for each department how the budget cuts would affect them
Posted on 1/13/10 at 5:05 pm to Roovelroe
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He said he got a facebook message from his section leader saying not to worry about rumors going around. Not true.
oh, well if his section leader said that....
Section leaders don't know anything more than a bandsman
Posted on 1/13/10 at 5:22 pm to TxTyger13
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This post was edited on 1/13/10 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 1/13/10 at 5:28 pm to Elleshoe
I think he was only talking about the "cut the oboes" part in reference to rumors... Not the actual budget cuts...
Posted on 1/14/10 at 5:59 pm to geauxlden98765
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2010
BATON ROUGE – Instructors on the LSU campus are being advised by their deans that personnel reductions may be unavoidable next year due to future budget cuts, Chancellor Michael Martin said Thursday.
“I have asked the deans to have conversations with their instructors about possible personnel reductions within the university in the coming year,” Martin said. “The university has had to make adjustments to its professional and classified staffs in the past, and now we must be prepared to address all areas of our workforce as we brace for future budget reductions. We must have available to us as many options as possible so that we have maximum flexibility in our budget to address the cuts when they come.”
The discussions are in anticipation of further budget cuts to higher education for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.
“This obviously is not something we want to do, but we must have flexibility with our budget due to the unknown financial future of higher education in this state,” said Martin.
January 14, 2010
BATON ROUGE – Instructors on the LSU campus are being advised by their deans that personnel reductions may be unavoidable next year due to future budget cuts, Chancellor Michael Martin said Thursday.
“I have asked the deans to have conversations with their instructors about possible personnel reductions within the university in the coming year,” Martin said. “The university has had to make adjustments to its professional and classified staffs in the past, and now we must be prepared to address all areas of our workforce as we brace for future budget reductions. We must have available to us as many options as possible so that we have maximum flexibility in our budget to address the cuts when they come.”
The discussions are in anticipation of further budget cuts to higher education for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.
“This obviously is not something we want to do, but we must have flexibility with our budget due to the unknown financial future of higher education in this state,” said Martin.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 9:33 pm to Mudminnow
Posted on 1/14/10 at 10:48 pm to Mudminnow
Hundreds of LSU instructors face layoffs
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Several hundred LSU instructors are learning today they are at risk of losing their positions over the next year, sources tell WAFB 9NEWS.
Sources close to the discussions say the employees are non-tenured faculty.
LSU department heads notified the affected employees throughout the day Thursday.
"I just got out of a hastily called meeting with the instructors in my department, our department chair and our dean," said one LSU instructor who asked not to be identified. "There are several hundred instructors campus wide (including myself) who will be affected," the instructor said.
The instructor says they were told it is possible that if the instructors are laid off, they could be brought back depending on next year's budget. "We were given vague answers regarding who, if anyone, will be teaching the required basic courses that instructors currently teach or whether the courses will even be offered," the instructor said.
The affected employees are being told they will receive formal written notification early next week but most were also being notified in person today, one source said.
"It is a shocking development that's not as shocking as a surprise, but shocking because it could happen," said Kevin Cope, LSU Faculty Senate president.
LSU Chancellor Michael Martin says the university has needed to make adjustments to its professional and classified staffs in the past, and must be ready to do so again if necessary.
"This obviously is not something we want to do, but we must have flexibility with our budget due to the unknown financial future of higher education in this state," added Martin.
The discussions are in anticipation of further budget cuts to higher education for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Several hundred LSU instructors are learning today they are at risk of losing their positions over the next year, sources tell WAFB 9NEWS.
Sources close to the discussions say the employees are non-tenured faculty.
LSU department heads notified the affected employees throughout the day Thursday.
"I just got out of a hastily called meeting with the instructors in my department, our department chair and our dean," said one LSU instructor who asked not to be identified. "There are several hundred instructors campus wide (including myself) who will be affected," the instructor said.
The instructor says they were told it is possible that if the instructors are laid off, they could be brought back depending on next year's budget. "We were given vague answers regarding who, if anyone, will be teaching the required basic courses that instructors currently teach or whether the courses will even be offered," the instructor said.
The affected employees are being told they will receive formal written notification early next week but most were also being notified in person today, one source said.
"It is a shocking development that's not as shocking as a surprise, but shocking because it could happen," said Kevin Cope, LSU Faculty Senate president.
LSU Chancellor Michael Martin says the university has needed to make adjustments to its professional and classified staffs in the past, and must be ready to do so again if necessary.
"This obviously is not something we want to do, but we must have flexibility with our budget due to the unknown financial future of higher education in this state," added Martin.
The discussions are in anticipation of further budget cuts to higher education for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.
Posted on 1/15/10 at 8:55 am to Mudminnow
Posted on 1/16/10 at 12:34 pm to EricB
What does this have to do with U of M tuition hike?
Most governors are accepting the stimulus money, pretty silly not to accept it.
But from talking to a few professors I think things are going to get much worse for LSU in the future. They will be potentially cutting around 100 more faculty positions (non tenured). LSU administration is doing a lot of things to tick off the faculty. Some that bring in millions of research $'s a year are thinking of leaving.
Yet they are hosting huge parties for the 150 year of celebration.
Most governors are accepting the stimulus money, pretty silly not to accept it.
But from talking to a few professors I think things are going to get much worse for LSU in the future. They will be potentially cutting around 100 more faculty positions (non tenured). LSU administration is doing a lot of things to tick off the faculty. Some that bring in millions of research $'s a year are thinking of leaving.
Yet they are hosting huge parties for the 150 year of celebration.
Posted on 1/16/10 at 12:36 pm to Mudminnow
So im guessing now they wont fill FBW vacancy?
Posted on 1/16/10 at 1:58 pm to TxTyger13
I have no idea about specifics
From what I gather the main reason for the reduction of Tiger Band members will simply be because there will not be enough faculty members to support/teach them.
From what I gather the main reason for the reduction of Tiger Band members will simply be because there will not be enough faculty members to support/teach them.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 12:57 pm to Mudminnow
As Chancellor Martin, administrators, and corporate sponsors gather in front of the Memorial Tower to begin the year-long celebration of LSU's sesquicentennial and testify to the University's bright future, we shall gather at the flagpole to mourn the University's passing. Some of us mourn the loss of our jobs, some of us mourn the loss to LSU, some of us mourn the loss to Louisiana. In our time of sorrow, we recognize that with the current budget cuts, LSU cannot sustain itself as a university. Governor Jindal, the Legislature, and most importantly, the people of Louisiana must vote to fund LSU now if they want it to be resuscitated.
Please wear funeral attire or armbands.
Please wear funeral attire or armbands.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 1:00 pm to Mudminnow
quote:
From what I gather the main reason for the reduction of Tiger Band members will simply be because there will not be enough faculty members to support/teach them.
Mr. Wickes barely came to practice anyway. LRM and Roy ran shite. Everyone else was a grad assistant.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 1:44 pm to Elleshoe
quote:
There are probably many events in the Baton Rouge area that would pay for a pep band to be there. If need be, I'll contact some $C band alums and get info on what they've done in order to help.
For Mardi Gras 2008, Tiger Band marched in the Rex parade in New Orleans. They got paid $60,000 for that four-ish hours of work. They could do things like that once a year and deal with the budget cuts without having to cut people.
As for Bobby Jindal cutting health care/higher education, it all goes back to the corrupt Louisiana government back in the day. The legislators basically amended the state constitution to protect their own interests, which is why the only things we are allowed to cut right now are health care and higher education. BJ proposed an amendment that would allow each state agency to take a 5 percent cut off the top in times of budget shortfall so that no one would really feel it. If we're pissed off about how things have been going lately...maybe we should support that kind of action.
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