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The Student News Site of University of Central Missouri

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While 43 faculty positions were identified for retrenchment, 20 positions were vacant because of prior resignations and retirements. Only eight positions identified belong to tenured faculty, who have the option of appealing the decision. The other 15 positions are filled by instructors or tenured-track faculty.

Retrenchment Ongoing as Faculty Appeal

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • August 27, 2021

  While 43 faculty positions have been eliminated at the University of Central Missouri as a result of last year’s retrenchment process, 20 were vacant because of prior retirements and resignations...

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Athletic Staff Safe from Retrenchment

Written by Zayin Barnes, Reporter • April 26, 2021

  While retrenchment is affecting many areas on campus, the athletic department is safe from retrenchment because employees are staff rather than faculty.   Retrenchment is the reduction of costs...

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UCM President Roger Best is in the process of making his final retrenchment decisions after Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Phillip Bridgmon provided his recommendations. Best said he expects to make his final decisions on which positions will be retrenched by the end of the school year.

Retrenchment Decisions Expected by End of Semester

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • April 23, 2021

 University of Central Missouri President Roger Best is currently in the process of identifying the positions to be eliminated because of the ongoing retrenchment process. On March 29, Best announced...

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Students React to Retrenchment

Written by Nick Distefano, Reporter • April 14, 2021

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UCM SGA presidential candidates Cade Tremain (left) and Colby Crowder (right) debate at the Elliott Student Union auditorium on April 7. The topic ranged from student engagement to race relations on campus.

SGA Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Debate Student Engagement

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • April 8, 2021

  The Student Government Association at the University of Central Missouri held its presidential and vice presidential debates on April 7 in the Elliott Student Union auditorium.    The presidential...

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The retrenchment decision was released on March 29. They decided to eliminate 41 positions and six programs.

Retrenchment Decisions Released

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • March 29, 2021

  University of Central Missouri President Roger Best released his retrenchment decisions in an email sent to faculty on Monday, March 29. Best’s decisions included the elimination of 41 positions...

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Dakotta Hunt (center) and his entrepreneurship team at the 2020 spring UCM Big Idea Conference. Hunt, an ESE alum, enjoyed his experience at UCM. “It felt like a whole lot of work, but the work was really rewarding,” Hunt said.

UCM Alumni React To Retrenchment

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • March 25, 2021

   The ongoing retrenchment process at the University of Central Missouri has affected people currently at UCM and alumni of the programs involved in the retrenchment process.   One of these programs...

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According to UCM's Retrenchment Policy, "Retrenchment is defined to be a reduction of faculty which is significantly beyond routine faculty staffing adjustments and/or reallocation. Retrenchment procedures shall be activated when it becomes necessary to implement plans to terminate tenured faculty or eliminate more than 3.5 percent of the total full-time budgeted faculty positions during an academic year.

UCM Retrenchment Recommendations Submitted

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • February 15, 2021

The University of Central Missouri’s Academic Program Review Committee started retrenchment procedures on Nov. 6 and have made recommendations and received appeals from programs wishing to reverse...

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UCM Enacts Retrenchment in Response to Enrollment Decline

Written by Matthew Goldsmith, News Editor • December 14, 2020

  The University of Central Missouri enacted procedures on Nov. 6 to review university faculty positions to determine whether they will still be appropriate for the 2022 and 2023 academic years and to...

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