FAMU supporters will protest against disappearing dollars at 10 a.m. today in the Florida capitol building’s rotunda. The demonstration is being led by the Rev. R.B. Holmes, Jr., vice chairman of FAMU’s Board of Trustees.
The Florida House of Representatives recently passed a budget that would tear $22 million from the university’s recurring revenue. If adopted, FAMU will have to lay off hundreds of employees, implement furloughs, close academic programs, and eliminate adjunct teaching positions.
Overall, the House spending plan would reduce the State University System’s budget by about half-a-billion dollars.
In a statement published in today’s Tallahassee Democrat, FAMU trustees said:
We have all worked hard to offer viable solutions for facing the current recession. The SUS is the economic engine for progress in this state. Without our graduates, the state lacks the workforce to attract business and commerce; to manage and operate the businesses that are here; to serve the retirees and tourists; or to provide the weekend entertainment and cultural retreats of a "stay-cation." Our university system deserves better treatment.
The Florida House of Representatives recently passed a budget that would tear $22 million from the university’s recurring revenue. If adopted, FAMU will have to lay off hundreds of employees, implement furloughs, close academic programs, and eliminate adjunct teaching positions.
Overall, the House spending plan would reduce the State University System’s budget by about half-a-billion dollars.
In a statement published in today’s Tallahassee Democrat, FAMU trustees said:
We have all worked hard to offer viable solutions for facing the current recession. The SUS is the economic engine for progress in this state. Without our graduates, the state lacks the workforce to attract business and commerce; to manage and operate the businesses that are here; to serve the retirees and tourists; or to provide the weekend entertainment and cultural retreats of a "stay-cation." Our university system deserves better treatment.
Come on Rattlers, show up in full force today. Don't let those fat cat legislators peep out of the windows and only see 25 protestors. Please, take a stand for something for a change.
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