2024 UConn Fiscal Crisis

UConn-AAUP Members Stand Up

UConn-AAUP Forms Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee’s charge is to develop a plan of action to resist UConn’s budget cuts and advocate for robust investment in public higher ed across Connecticut. We’ll be developing plans for a social media strategy, direct actions, legislative advocacy, info sheets to share with our members, facilitating Op-Ed writing sessions and trainings, prepping folks to provide testimony to the General Assembly, organizing letter-writing campaigns, crafting press releases, holding rallies, and more. The OC will be the group that develops the Union’s collective action plan in response to this budget crisis.

All are welcome & attendance is not required at every meeting to be a valued member of the committee. Contact Gina at ginadb@uconnaaup.org to learn more.

MEMBER IMPACT

STAND UP & BEING HEARD

This spring, members of the chapter have stood up in many ways to share their stories and support each other and support the efforts internally to end the budget cuts and externally to support efforts to get the funding message to Legislative leaders.

We want to share the public remarks from the April 17th Board of Trustees meeting.  Powerful remarks from AAUP members and UAW members.  Thank you for sharing the stories of how the fiscal plan has affected you and your colleagues.

Brad Simpson Remarks to BoT 4/17

Fred Biggs Remarks to BoT 4/17

Farnoush Baghestani Remarks to BoT 4/17

Clare Costley King’oo Remarks to BoT 4/17

Mary Beth Allen Remarks to BoT 4/17

WRITE YOUR LEGISLATIVE LEADER- TODAY!

800 and Counting!!

Write to CT lawmakers & tell them we need AN ADDITIONAL $96.4M to fully-fund UConn!

UConn-AAUP has set a goal of writing 400+ letters to the CT Legislature by May 8th.
let us know here when you send your letter!

  1. Use this link to look up your legislators! Enter your home address (if you live in CT) as prompted.
    **If you do not live in CT, enter the address for your UConn campus.
  2. Find the names of your STATE Representative and STATE Senator (should be at the top of the list)
  3. Click their names & Find their official email address – should include cga.ct.gov
  4. Edit/Copy/Paste the message below. Be sure to include your UConn affiliation/job title and that you are a constituent (if applicable).
    **Note: Anyone who will be affected by the state budget can write to their Representative or Senator on this issue. You do not need to be a registered CT voter. You do not need to be a U.S. citizen.**

SAMPLE LETTER

Take ACTION NOW

UConn-AAUP Encourages all members to get involved! Contact Governor Lamont and your State Legislative Leaders to demand more permanent funding for higher education.  Continue to demand transparency & accountability from UConn Administration.  We will add resources and events to this page as they are created!

State Legislative Work
We encourage ALL members to reach out to their state legislative leaders to connect with them concerning the current budget crisis.
State legislative work takes on many forms- from talking with your legislators to giving public testimony.  This Legislative Tool Kit can support you in these activities.

Classroom Tool-kits
Slides for Instructors

Light Background slides/handouts/posters

Virtual Activism
The organizing committee created these great images for virtual meeting backgrounds to support communicating a unified message.
You Cut We Bleed
Budgets Slashed Futures Dashed!
Budget Transparency Now!
Faculty Say No Tuition Hikes

Everyday in everyway!
Wear a sticker to show your support!
Budget Cuts HURT students- sticker sample

Sample Student Letter- Support UConn!

 

UCONN BUDGET IN THE NEWS

4_17CT Examiner Article on BoT Meeting

The Real Story- Fox News

CTFA Responds to UConn Board of Trustees Action

Jeffrey Ogbar Editorial Making sense of the UConn Budget

UConn students, faculty rally against budget cuts (wtnh.com)

UConn students, staff speak out about proposed budget cuts – NBC Connecticut

UConn students, faculty rally against budget cuts (msn.com)

Board of Trustees meeting overshadowed by protest  | The Daily Campus

UConn asks for $47 million more to avoid cuts- Stamford Advocate

The impact of budget cuts on UConn’s 10-year plan  | The Daily Campus

The U. of Connecticut Could Be the Next Public Flagship to Face Big Cuts (chronicle.com)

UConn faculty union pickets against proposed cuts (courant.com)

UConn faculty express concerns over proposed budget cuts  | The Daily Campus

UConn students and faculty walk out to protest proposed budget changes | Connecticut Public (ctpublic.org)

UConn budget cuts would ‘destabilize’ university, staff say in protest (ctmirror.org)

3 More Major Universities Reveal Plans For Budget Cuts (forbes.com)

University of Connecticut proposes multi-year reductions to address looming $70M deficit | Higher Ed Dive

UConn students to protest proposed $360M budget cut (wtnh.com)

Faculty response to the ‘Town Hall’ Letter to the Editor  | The Daily Campus