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Well put Dina T. You have seen the light.
Here is the last part of the memo from UT about their budget situation. Thanks, Tony F. Donate to the WUTK-FM GIFT FUND AND buy a ReDistilled CD online or at Cats Disc Exchange, etc.
Even in these difficult times, we will not compromise on our commitmentto providing the best education possible. As a way to deal with theramifications of these cuts, we will explore options like limitingfuture enrollment, increasing the outsourcing of services and otherinventive solutions.
I will look forward to hearing from many of you about innovative newways to preserve academic quality while dealing with these difficultfinancial realities.
Thank you for your dedicated service to the University of Tennessee,Knoxville, and your commitment to serving our students and the entirestate of Tennessee.
Here is the memo about UT's budget situation.
Thanks, Tony F.
May 16, 2008
To: UT Knoxville Campus Faculty and StaffFrom: Interim Chancellor Jan SimekSubject: Knoxville Campus Budget Cuts
Over the past several weeks, news reports from Nashville about thestate's economic downturn have generated interest and apprehension amongmany here on campus. It is, no doubt, a difficult time for all of us.
Today, I wanted to share the broad outlines of our plan for UT Knoxvilleto deal with the budget cut in the next fiscal year as a result of thisdownturn. The campus leadership was informed of the specific budgetreduction figures Wednesday and we believe it is important for us toshare as much information with you as we can on this tight timeline.
The state budget shortfall has resulted in a 4.1 percent fundingreduction to the UT system, which has, in turn, resulted in a 5.7percent base funding cut for UT Knoxville.
First, the central campus administration will handle a 3.7 percentreduction - thereby reducing the necessary cuts to academic andnon-academic units to an average of 2 percent. The central campusadministration budget reduction plan includes targeted program andposition cuts, increased efficiencies in administrative processes,reallocation of resources, increases in charges to auxiliary funds, aswell as delays in planned expenses in areas such as the InstructionalEquipment Fund.
While this budget reduction cannot come without pain, it is necessary.In this plan, there will not be a hiring freeze and we will continue tofill critical positions. There will not, regrettably, be pay raises forfaculty and staff in this budget.
Our goal is to allow maximum flexibility for the deans and vicechancellors to make the cuts in their areas, which will resultin more strategic decisions. These cuts must not be across-the-boardreductions.
The provost will submit the proposed cuts for the academic units afterreceiving recommendations from the deans, while the vice chancellorswill submit the proposed cuts for their areas. We will share thoserecommendations with the campus community as soon as they are finalized.
While we regret that these reductions are required, we believe that theinstitution is harmed more when all programs are cut equally. We willmake tough decisions, with an eye toward preserving the quality of ourprograms. In some units, these cuts could come in the form ofelimination of positions. In other areas, it could mean the eliminationof programs. These difficult decisions are best made by those closest tothe programs, who share our commitment to academic and programmaticexcellence.
cont. on next post. Tony F.
In the real world (which I have forgot more about than lean and green and Margaret G) money does not come easy you have to work hard for it please see the memo below, and you do not get a good job reference just because you show up to work. You have to earn it, Go out an collect it, and make business deals / sales to get it. Disobeying orders and stealing does not usually earn you a good reference. Through my years at Dick Broadcasting and South Central, and before that Stoner Broadcasting (real names in the real world) the behavior and actions of the couple of students mentioned (this whole issue is not what all or a major majority of students think ... its all about one who is upset and crying about it) would resulted in termination without a reference. It's tough out in the real world.
Please read the memo in my next post about UT's budget.
Please purchase one. $15 of each purchase goes directly to the WUTK-FM Gift fund. You can also donate to the WUTK-FM gift fund using a credit card (even if its only $10) by following this link https://web.dii.utk.edu/alumni/?Campu...
(second part of comment from toneloc1969)
Being able to be the music director at WUTK is an unbelievable opportunity. One should feel lucky that they were given this opportunity because of the experience, the connections one makes, and the fact that many other people would like to have the opportunity (this was especially true back in the late 80s and early 90s when I first went to UT). When you have an opportunity like this you should not be talking about inter station dirty laundry and crying about who deserves the most credit ... you should be helping the station by purchasing one of its new fund raising CDs ReDistilled, donating time back to the station when possible, encouraging people to listen to the station, donating small amounts of money to the station via the WUTK Gift Fund at wutkradio.com (such as $10 or $20 a month), encouraging others to underwrite on the station and donate to it, and write letters to the Dean of Communications or even the President of UT telling them about all the practical experience and skills you learned from being at WUTK. Be proud of your experience and help others in the future be able to learn from the station.
The university needs to do much more to keep the station alive with funding and teachers at the university need to take advantage of the quality brand that the station has developed by incorporating more class projects to help students get quality real world experience ... not just with radio production, journalism, and advertising sales ... but also with marketing research, web design and maintenance, podcasting, and online video production (look at all the bands, local officials, and sports figures that could be interviewed for online video and posted onto wutkradio.com).
Lets help improve the education of students at UT (they deserve it and are paying for it), and help the station continue to thrive ... not hurt it by crying and complaining.
Thank you for reading. Thank you to Metro Pulse for writing this article and for letting me and others post comments. Thanks to Benny. Thanks to all students who have worked at the station and currently work at the station. Thanks to Dr. Swan, Dr. Bates, Dr. Kaye, Dr. Clark, Dr. Wirth, Dr. Gross, Dr. Moore, Dr. Legg, Dr. Harmon, Anne, John McNair, Engineer Mike, Chandra, Deborah, Glenn, Mr. Brown, Dr. Julian, Megan Venable Smith, the UT law office, and everyone that has worked with the station, or currently works with the station, including family members of those who have worked with or currently work at the station. I am sorry if I forgot some names. To those I forgot, thank you.
Sincerely,Tony Farina (Tony F.)
One very important issue to keep in mind is that Brock seems to be more concerned about the amount of recognition that he did or didn't receive, than the overall welfare of the station. I worked at WUTK as a lab teacher, underwriting sales person, promotions person, bill collector, commercial producer, accounts receivable clerk, music organizer, entering music into the computer person, DJ, demographic researcher, sports board operator, and even a floor sweeper. I did it because I wanted to gain more practical experience ... but also because I love teaching and helping students, and I love the station. I also did what the station needed to have done in order to make it successful. Not only what I wanted to do or felt like doing. The experience helped me tremendously, and I learned from Benny, the students, and the experience. I was not (and still am not) worried about how often my name was mentioned in articles in the paper and who claims to have done the most work.
I definitely do not take my experience for granted and think that my experience was owed to me or it was my right to have this experience. Benny does give credit to the students in the article and rightfully. Jay and Brock did do a lot of hard work at the station along with most of the rest of the students who are there and were there (Michael Grider deserves a honorable mention). The thing is ... if the station was not there, then they (he) would not even had the opportunity to get the experiences that are being complained about. It took a lot of hard work and important connections (that only Benny has) to get the station back on track. Plus, he did not just come into the station knowing what to do, he had to learn from Benny. So he should have some respect for this. No one will succeed in any job (especially one in the music / entertainment / journalism / advertising / electronic media industry where there more people wanting jobs than job openings) if you act like you know everything and show disrespect for your superiors.
Thanks, Tony F. (comment continued in the next posting)
