UTB notifies 257 employees they will lose jobs
On Tuesday, 257 staff members with the University of Texas at Brownsville were notified their jobs were eliminated.
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Staff Senate President Ernesto Tusa, reached by phone, said, “Right now, I don’t seem to find the right words for this.”
In a statement, released by the university, Tusa said: “As we move toward the next step in creating a separate University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, the staff community finds itself in this challenging situation regarding careers and the livelihoods of their families. The Executive Board of the Staff Senate has been engaged with the administration the last several months providing input regarding this difficult action.”
In the statement, Tusa said the staff will remain committed to the needs of the students.
In a message to the campus community Tuesday evening, UTB President Juliet V. Garcia thanked the Staff Senate for “maintaining a sense of service and responsibility to our students throughout the transition.”
“There is no doubt that the last few years have been challenging and the changes ahead will be very difficult and that the reduction in force will have a profound impact on families throughout our community,” the statement reads. “It is impossible to adequately thank the dedicated staff and faculty that have played such a vital role in the work of growing our university over the years. But they should know that all of us acknowledge and greatly appreciate that it was their extraordinary contributions that produced the 33,000 graduates who have earned their certificates and degrees over the last 20 years.”
Vice President for Business Affairs Rosemary Martinez said the university has been preparing for the layoffs for some time.
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