[Vision2020] U of I Program Cuts

[lfalen]

Mo
Diversity-the condition of being different: Webster new Collegiate Dictionary. I don't care what or who people are. I support the rights of individuals regardless of who or what they are. As to the current office space. I have no plans for them. If they are left vacant that is fine. Why is it necessary to replace they with something? After all we are talking about cutting costs.
Roger
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From: Mo Hendrickson hend5953 at vandals.uidaho.edu
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:16:53 -0800
To: lfalen at turbonet.com,  vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] U of I Program Cuts

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> Roger-
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> Can you give me your definition of diversity?  So I know a little more of where you are coming from?  
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> As to the second floor of the commons, do you know which offices are housed there?  The whole thing is not directly related to diversity, yes the Office of Multicultral Affairs is up there and they have a huge stake in diversity, but the other half to three quarters of the hall if the Dean of Students office, which is a student issues office. They do have diversity programming but they are more of an administration office for the Dean of Students. 
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> What would you put in those office spaces?  ( I really would like to know, it is not a rhetorical question?)  
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> -Mo> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:07:08 -0800> From: lfalen at turbonet.com> To: hend5953 at vandals.uidaho.edu; vision2020 at moscow.com> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] U of I Program Cuts> > Mo> I agree that most of the pay cuts should me with administrators. Also it would take 3 or 4 staff people to equal what you would save with letting one administrator go and I believe you could do without them easier than most staff people.> I am not opposed to diversity. I think that it is great, but I don't think that we need the whole west side of ( I think the second flour) of the Commons devoted to diversity and human relations. It is fine to have diversity, but the emphasis should be on merit.> Roger> -----Original message-----> From: Mo Hendrickson hend5953 at vandals.uidaho.edu> Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:28:24 -0800> To: lfalen at turbonet.com, vision2020 at moscow.com> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] U of I Program Cuts> > > > > Roger- > > > > A couple of comments and questions regarding you program cuts.!
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you write, "To help save some programs and jobs. everyone should take a 5 to 10% pay cut. Less money is better than no money." I am glad to hear that you are in a financial postion to take that kind of cut. There are many of us working for the University that could not manage that cut. I currently work in an IH position and have not had any pay increase in the three years in that position. So sure ask the administration to take reductions, but the folks down on the bottom of the pay chain can't handle that kind of reduction. > > > > I also question your statement, "I don't think the University needs that many people in development or diversity at this point." I am guessing that your view on diverity is based on an older model of diversity, that it is about skin color and gender. In my point of view, diversity is more than tracking how many people of color we have on campus, it is more than the number of women we have in the classrooms, diversity includes all of us, it is rel!
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is gender, it is white men over 40, it is women in their 20's, understanding diversity is key in creating an environment in which students, staff, and faculty thrive. We should be investing in diversity not cutting it. That doesn't mean throwing money at it and giving it lip service, but really assessing the incredible resources we have on campus and finding ways to use them to bring in more students, to attract the best and brightest scholars. I don't want UI to become a homogenized unit, with everyone looking, thinking and> acting the same, there is no life in that. > > > > I would also argue that this university if understaffed in terms of diversity programming not over staffed. We are currently have two key diversity positions on campus that are vacant and those vacancy are being felt. So please tell me why you think we need less people in diversity. > > > > -Mo Hendrickson> > A proud advocate for diversity> > =======================================================> List!
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