Chancellor Keon and his hand selected team, of know nothings and make a lot of money, type of people, are going to see the end of Purdue Northwest in total. They already know it is true, which is why they are behaving the way they are. What is that behavior? They are all maximizing their pay, their power, their glory, while the school is vanishing as a school, i.e. so called university. How do I know this? The enrollment of both campuses, Calumet and North Central, is less than what it was when I started teaching there. This was after Combs and during Yackel. The real growth came under Combs when all the students came to PNW. That was only, and I mean only, because Combs cared about PNW. Keon and Mitch Daniels never have and never will. As my students have told me over and over again, Keon lives in Chicago and all he cares about is how many women he has had on PNW. That is what they tell me he has bragged about when they ride the train with him from Chicago on most mornings.
He wants its demise. He makes a lot of money for doing nothing and never has done anything for PNW. He names really useless people like Richard Rupp and Jonathan Swartz to "university" positions, when they do not even qualify to clean my academic office. Never mind the deans who are all left wing lunatics. He cannot even keep a Senior Vice Chancellor. None of they can stand any kind of competition. Regrettably, that includes the current chancellor. He is bad all around. I repeat no one has done anything for Purdue Calumet or Purdue North Central.
They have all come up with a "plan" of a two year old to cut the budget to save them money to pay themselves. Also a few people who favor them and support them. That is all. The plan they have is that if they are short so many dollars as a percent they will reduce everyone equally
To: Faculty and Staff
From: Thomas L. Keon
Chancellor
Date: February 25, 2019
RE: PNW Budget Impact for remainder of FY 19
For the second consecutive year, Purdue Northwest began the 2018-19 academic year with improved retention rates and full-time student populations. However, fall 2018 enrollment was 6.1 percent lower than budgeted. Furthermore, enrollment has declined an additional 1.1 percent, compared with the projections on which our general fund budget was based, from fall 2018 to spring 2019.
The general fund budget is projected to fall short $1.4 million over the course of the current fiscal year as a result of the fall enrollment decline. Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Steve Turner and his staff have been able to find the initial $1.4 million in savings through such measures as pulling back the tuition contingency fund, reducing bank fees, reducing contract service repairs, and reducing property insurance and utility costs.
Budget impact on faculty, staff, and students
Steps are underway to adjust to the additional shortfall of $1 million now impacting the spring semester. Each of the division units are being asked to reduce their recurring costs proportional to their reliance on the general fund. These changes are expected to be implemented in spring semester 2019.
|
Divisional Unit |
Recurring Funding Base |
Percent of Funding Base |
Revenue Shortfall |
|
Chancellor |
$3,072,071 |
2.93% |
$29,304 |
|
Institutional Advancement |
$2,700,828 |
2.58% |
$25,763 |
|
Enrollment Management and |
$9,991,992 |
9.53% |
$95,313 |
|
Finance and Administration |
$17,492,104 |
16.69% |
$166,857 |
|
Information Services |
$8,959,441 |
8.55% |
$85,464 |
|
Academic Affairs |
$59,838,304 |
57.08% |
$570,797 |
|
Athletics |
$2,778,179 |
2.65% |
$26,501 |
|
Total General Fund Base |
$104,832,919 |
100.00% |
$1,000,000 |
The leadership of each division will determine how to best approach these reductions. Measures may include:
- Reduction of supplies and equipment (S&E) budgets
- Elimination of vacant positions
- A very limited reduction in force of current positions
In addition, we are seeking approval from the Treasurer of Purdue University to offer a targeted Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) for faculty in some academic units.
Purdue Northwest is taking measures to ensure that we continue to stay fiscally solvent. These steps are evidence of our continued focus to make adjustments that are responsible.
That is not a plan. That is a game you develop while you are drinking.
