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PRODUCED FEBRUARY 2009 BY THE FATE OF THE STATE COALITION * * A coalition of the FAMU, FSU, & TCC faculty and graduate assistant chapters of the United Faculty of Florida, plus a growing number of student and staff organizations and

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PRODUCED FEBRUARY 2009 BY THE “FATE OF THE STATE COALITION”*

*A coalition of the FAMU, FSU, & TCC faculty and graduate assistant chapters of the United Faculty

f Florida, plus a growing number of student and staff organizations and community partners

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FSU’s 2008-2009 budget has already been

reduced by 6%.

The 2009-2010 budget may be reduced

by an additional 10-15%.

…What does that mean for my

education?

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Florida has the worst student-faculty ratio in the U.S.
In 1988, FSU’s student-faculty ratio was 20:1. Now it’s 35:1.
FSU anticipates 200 fewer faculty if there’s a 10% budget cut.
Increased enrollment + fewer faculty means the student-

faculty ratio will get even worse.

In addition to larger classes, this means faculty will have less

time for:

– Advising – Office hours – Feedback on papers – Letters of recommendation

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Students waste time and money waiting to

graduate.

Some programs and departments may be shut

down (this is already FSU’s plan if there’s a 10% budget cut).

Departments have begun pulling phones and

rationing paper. Library budgets have been cut.

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Universities outside Florida have announced

their intention to recruit the best faculty away.

Every year 14% of faculty leave the State

University System. The most productive faculty are among the most likely to leave.

The ranking and reputation of Florida’s

institutions will suffer. This will affect:

Your ability to find a good job. Your starting salary. The value of your FSU degree.

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It’s not just your education or the jobs of faculty

and staff that are on the line; it’s also about the future of Florida.

The fastest way out of a recession, leaving

Florida with a stronger workforce than when the recession began, is to increase funding for higher education.

Of all categories of government expenditure,

higher education has the greatest multiplier effect on the state economy.

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– Over the past two decades, funding for higher

education has continually been shrinking as a portion of the state’s budget, so Florida’s higher education has already been suffering for a long time.

– Since September 2007, Florida’s universities have

suffered cuts of 11.4% ($425 million) and public colleges have been cut 12.8% ($153 million).

– The underfunding of higher education has to stop,

especially now when higher education is so

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March on the capitol….

For your Education.
For FSU.
For the Fate of the State.

When?

Tuesday, March 3.
Assemble at 11AM at Westcott Fountain for

march downtown.

Teach-in at noon by the dolphin sculpture on the

west side of the capitol (Duval Street) to teach the legislators about the value of education.

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Call your legislators and tell them that funding

Florida’s higher education system must be a priority in the upcoming legislative session.

To find out who your legislators are and how to contact

them, enter your ZIP code in the “Find your Legislators” boxes at www.myfloridahouse.gov and www.flsenate.gov.

Participate in the Landis Green call-your-

legislator phone-a-thon (Wednesday, Feb. 18, noon-3pm). We’ll supply legislator contact information.

Tell your parents to contact their legislators too.

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Stay connected. Join our Facebook page

by going to www.facebook.com and searching for fate of the state.

For more information about the budget