British Columbia: CNC Faculty Speaks Up

by E Wayne Ross on March 11, 2008

Opinion250.com: CNC Faculty Speaks Up

Later this morning, the President of the College of New Caledonia will hold a media conference to talk about the budget crisis and lay off notices that have been issued to those employed at CNC.

What is not so well known, is that the President of the Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia George Davison has submitted comments to the College Board. A copy of the entire presentation is attached to this story.

In those comments, Davison says staff were not involved in any meaningful way in the budget preparations, the lay offs will affect 22-24 insructors, the administration has grown from 1 person earning over $100,000 a year in 1991 to 3 people earning more than $100,000 easch two years ago, and to 10 this year earning more than $100,000 each . Davison says the administration is top heavy.

He also speaks about the Marketing and Recruitment budget , saying it has ballooned from $133,553 in 2004-05 to a budgeted figure of $668,876 this year. That department, he says, has grown from one to 10 people over that period.