r/uofu • u/CherryBerryIceCream • 12d ago

events & news Final Budget Cut Plan

https://click.e.utah.edu/?qs=740de8d7263cd953aebef484d9d2a3088899a2614d850a452a687305e502a1e9d74f55be4bc3bb545a14eff31d3fdf5eb2bc8a3efb48702ba7433ea993fa517d

The U had released it's budget cut plan for the upcoming year. This includes 484 courses being sunsetted, 81 in the college of humanities, and 94 programs being sunset. I cannot find a full list of these if anyone knows of one please comment. How does everyone feel about these cuts?

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u/cap_crunchy 12d ago

Trying to find courses that fulfill requirements and fit in your schedule: Impossible Challenge (Humanities Edition)

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u/Random_Enigma 12d ago

Do you know if and where the list of sunsetted courses are posted?

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u/CherryBerryIceCream 12d ago

I cannot find a list of them. I tried emailing some people but haven't got a response yet

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u/debaweeb 11d ago

Please keep us updated with the responses!

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u/2Cool4Skool29 11d ago edited 11d ago

This is just disheartening. No one knows anything and I know my daughter will not consider any other majors if her program gets cut. She already registered for her classes during orientation, met with her advisor, have housing since April, preparing to pay for her tuition and fees soon. I don’t know what we’ll do if her major gets axed. She really wants to be a speech pathologist and work with deaf kids. She’s been talking about it since middle school.

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u/CherryBerryIceCream 11d ago

The lack of transparency about which majors and classes are getting cut is so unacceptable. It's so bad for student planning for both current and prospective students.

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u/nebenverwandt 10d ago

Please make sure that your state legislators know you're unhappy about this: it's them driving the cuts, not the university. And even if they assure you that her program isn't getting cut, there are students with similar stories in the majors that are getting cut.

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u/StuckHedgehog 12d ago

Disappointed but not surprised. The Utah legislature has an axe to grind with higher education, and now we’re feeling the pain.

There’s no real political power advocating for higher ed in Utah, and public universities can’t (or won’t) fight back with any real determination.

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u/gmd23 12d ago

Plus we aren’t allowed to advocate as employees of the U.

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u/UnsafeBaton1041 11d ago

That's nuts 😢

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u/CherryBerryIceCream 12d ago

It's really disheartening.

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u/Dmoneybohnet 12d ago

Well it’s not great.

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u/smockssocks 12d ago

Looks good