BUTTE – A 16-member panel at Montana Tech has voted in favor of supporting a plan for proposed cuts to departments and faculty at the Butte school.
The board, which is made up of faculty and administrators, voted 13-to-3 in favor of endorsing the third version of a plan that would get rid of some departments and cut some faculty and staff positions at the university in order to reduce some of its budget costs.
Some faculty members believe the decision is short-sighted and do not want to see faculty fired.
“I’m also concerned about the mission of Tech and if we’re going to be a very narrowly defined science and engineering college, how are we going to be serving students in Butte, in southwest Montana, in Montana at large?” said professor Pat Munday.
Montana Tech Chancellor Don Blackketter will ultimately enact the cuts in the proposal.
-John Emeigh reporting for MTN News
