Trouble times for Price Lab - how can you stay informed?

Below are just a few rapidly growing sources of information. Please feel free to add more. Knowledge is power!

Here you can read the WCF Courier article that first alarmed the public: UNI President: Cuts could be coming for academics, athletics and lab school

You can follow twitter hashtags: #keepnuopen;
#wearenu;  #whatiloveaboutnu;  #UNI4PLS

You can like the Facebook group: Keep Price Lab Open

You can sign a petition to the University of Northern Iowa President: Keep Malcolm Price Laboratory School Open For Education
https://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-northern-iowa-president-keep-malcolm-price-laboratory-school-open-for-education

Here you can find an Updated Report on Financial Deficits from UNI's Auxillary Enterprises from 1997 to 2011 supporting the argument that NU is not the drain on the budget

and here is a message from President Allen sent to all UNI email recipients:

February 16, 2012

The higher education landscape has changed dramatically, both in Iowa and throughout the nation.  As leaders in higher education, we have a responsibility to our students, their parents and taxpayers of Iowa to maintain our excellent academic reputation, enhance access and affordability, and prepare for the future.  In times like these, we must define our future before circumstances dictate it for us.

Changes have been made during the past few years to prepare us for the future.  Unfortunately, those changes were not enough.  We continue to need to make strategic budget decisions by reallocating and aligning resources to support our core mission and values.  

Academic and non-academic programs, support services, and outsourcing opportunities are being reviewed.  Malcolm Price Lab School, the UNI Museum, Panther Athletics and UNI Print Services are included in this review.  We will announce academic program mergers and closures.  The academic programs are those with low enrollment and few graduates.  Students enrolled in those programs will be allowed to finish their programs.

We are working with the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, and consulting with applicable stakeholders, to make changes now to ensure the educational experience we want for every student exists in the future.  Making difficult decisions today will help ensure that we continue our tradition of excellence.  We believe these decisions will result in an institution that retains and builds on its historic strengths, while aligning us for future success in a challenging and competitive education environment.

Thank you for your confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Ben Allen