Just my luck! by JakeWilson


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JakeWilson
For those who've not had the torture of meeting me, I recently have left a job in the smoke and returned to take up a second year in a degree in German and Italian. I am in my second year now and have two years remaining.

We were all invited to a meeting this evening with the head of languages and the SU. As part of the Chancellors "restructuring plans" they plan to reduce the department's staffing by over 60% over next year, getting rid of all full time Italian (and potentially Spanish staff) and taking 22 staff down to 8 to cover 5 languages!

Though the Uni faces reductions in staffing all over, about 30% of these reductions are targeted at MFL, as it appears they don't care about anything that isn't science or engineering (where they can get funding from etc!)

Although they are in the planning stages, if it goes ahead they'll enact this over the next year, so I will return from my year overseas with no staff.

There is a petition for this, but was wondering if I posted a link up here, would people be willing to sign it?!

Incredibly grateful in advance, not really sure what else we can do.

Jake

Petition link here:

http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39117.html

Posted 14 Oct 2010, 22:53 #1 

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Zeb
Signed.....

Posted 19 Oct 2010, 08:39 #2 

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Mick
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Zeb wrote:Signed.....



Me n'all

Posted 19 Oct 2010, 08:51 #3 

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kandyman
Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition:
Save Modern Languages at Swansea University.

You are signer #2180
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Posted 19 Oct 2010, 11:01 #4 

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zojosc
Mine done. 2181
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Andy

Posted 19 Oct 2010, 11:35 #5 

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Tourerfogey
Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition:
Save Modern Languages at Swansea University.

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Posted 19 Oct 2010, 12:13 #6 

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takestock
2183 for me and a free post :D
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Dave....

Posted 19 Oct 2010, 13:24 #7 

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JakeWilson
Thanks ever so much chaps! Really Appreciate it! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :hail: :hail: :hail:

Posted 19 Oct 2010, 17:49 #8 

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Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition:
Save Modern Languages at Swansea University.

You are signer #2187
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Posted 19 Oct 2010, 17:57 #9 

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Simon
Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition:
Save Modern Languages at Swansea University.

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