Dear faculty and staff,
There have been questions about the date change and I apologize for not clarifying this in yesterday's meeting reminder. Due to the time needed to have the appropriate and sensitive conversations with all affected employees, which need to involve both the supervisor and Cabinet officer, we felt that we should present the recommended budget actions earlier. This became more apparent particularly now that this process has been prematurely shared externally through the media. Some of these individual conversations with employees whose positions are being affected have occurred, but most will be scheduled between tomorrow and next Tuesday. We will discuss next steps further at this afternoon's meeting.
Sincerely,
Dan