The North Central Early-Bird Archery Match held in Maddock on Dec. 16 was the first 4-H indoor archery match of the 2023-2024 season. Seven archers from Ward Co
Faculty and staff unhappiness at Arkansas Tech
Faculty and staff unhappiness at Arkansas Tech
ROBIN BOWEN: Tech president faces faculty and staff questions.
The faculty and staff are restless at
Arkansas Tech University.
They are grumbling in messages to me about
President Robin Bowen. The reasons include budget cuts (without commensurate cuts in administrative pay), increasing health insurance premiums and plans for layoffs at the end of the budget year June 30.
Some faculty are reportedly calling for a no-confidence vote next week.
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I’ve yet to hear back for requests for more information from faculty and administration, but a faculty satisfaction survey earlier this month showed a declining approval rating for the president, already trending dissatisfied last year (On a five-point scale, 1 is very dissatisfied; 2 is dissatisfied and 3 is neutral.)