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Save Gerentology Rally

 
Save Gerontology Rally: MONDAY!

By Save Gerontology At McMaster Advocacy Group

As you probably know, Dean Charlotte Yates has decided to cut the Gerontology Program at McMaster as a response to the latest response to budget constraints. Last week a group students from McMaster Social Sciences met with Dr.Yates to discuss the current situation. After this meeting, it became clear that the problem of the Social Science deficit will affect a larger population. Not only that, Dr. Yates, made very clear that her agenda entailed a significant loss of sessionals jobs. Despite the fact that students made numerous suggestions as to how budget short-falls could be made-up, including voluntarily offering a $100 tuition increase, Dean Yates refused to reconsider her decision. We all need to start asking questions as to why these issues have arisen and why other options cannot be considered as a solution. Who knows how many more jobs will be lost before the Dean meets her “target”.

The Gerontology Advocacy group is inviting you and your association to join us in a rally on April 6th at noon in the Arts Quad (middle of TSH, KTH and TSH). There will be guest speakers and the opportunity to hear the concerns of student. We hope to have the presence of many different groups of people in order to pressure McMaster to reassess the current budget situation and the adverse effects it will have on the future of McMaster University. We hope that you will not only support the rally, but may consider having a representative say a few words about the importance of maintaining programs that support older people in our community.

I appreciate you taking the time to read this email, and hope that you will come support us in advocacy for this issue. If you have questions about the current situation please email [email protected] om or you may ask Dr. Yates directly [email protected].
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Geeze, don't the gerontology students know that times are tough and that money doesn't grow on trees?

Dr. Peter George knows this and it shows in his contract:

-$504,792 in salary and basic benefits each year
-$1.4-million special payout, plus a six-figure pension in annual instalments of $100,000, for 14 years, starting just after he retires in 2010.
-A $20,000-a-year "health care spending account" to reimburse health-related expenses not covered by regular university plans.
-Up to $30,000 over the five-year contract term to cover personal "financial estate planning."
-Membership fees and levies for the Hamilton Golf & Country Club and the Hamilton Club.
-A non-luxury car allowance, currently less than $11,000 a year.
-Business class air travel when a flight is more than four hours long.

Source: http://www.ourtrent.com/news/archive...r_presid.shtml

Pretty sweet gig if you ask me. Yet I can't help but wonder what exactly it is that he does that is worth that much even after he serves McMaster, which is his job.

This is where your money will go once you graduate and they call you up asking for donations.
 



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