26 Faculty Members Laid Off at SSU
Laykan Hackworth
Nov 8, 2018
Savannah State University officials announced that 26 faculty members will be fired and not returning for the 2019-2020 academic year due to budget cuts, resulting from declining student enrollment.
Savannah State student enrollment has declined over the past two years. In 2017, there was a 10.6 percent decline in student enrollment; in Fall 2018, there was a a 7.9 percent decline in student enrollment.
“While we have taken some interim measures to address the loss of revenue, such as eliminating vacant positions and placing restrictions on new hires, these are not sustainable options given the budgetary circumstances,” a statement from President Dozier’s letter.
Majority of the faculty will be cut from the Social Sciences department where Africana Studies was threatened to be taken away. Since enrollment has declined for two consecutive years, this means a decrease in tuition, fee and state-allocated revenue causing a budget reduction for our current fiscal year, 2019.
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Students should get their flu shots
Lakyan Hackworth
Oct 30, 2018
The weather has finally brought on fall weather, and with it comes germs and illnesses.
This is the time to properly prepare for flu season by getting a shot. Statistics showed 31.4 million outpatient visits and over 200,000 hospitalizations all due from the flue last year. The flu virus is an economic burden, costing the United States $87 billion in lost labor last year.
There are some precautions students can take to prevent from getting the flu virus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 3 actions people can take to prevent the flu: First, get a flu vaccine. Second, take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs such as washing hands. Last, take flu anti-viral drugs if your doctor prescribes them.
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Open Campus Day Considered Successful by Students
Lakyan Hackworth
Nov 8, 2018
On Oct. 13, 2018 Savannah State University held an open campus for students who are possibly interested in attending Savannah State University.
The program started at 9:30 am in the Tiger Arena with a general assembly with attendance from Mr. and Mrs. Savannah State University, President Cheryl Dozier, and other faculty and staff.
After the assembly different departmental majors had booths set up for students to learn more about the programs and answer any questions the students had.
The Tiger Ambassadors gave tours around the campus to the students to show all of our facilities. The students also received a ticket for the football game that was that evening at 6pm.
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