by Kevin Zimmermann
(WHBL) – Faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, which includes Sheboygan among its campuses, were told yesterday that furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic have been extended through the end of this year. The plan, designed to save nearly $827,000, requires those faculty and staff to take unpaid leave. Many were already on furlough, but the June-December plan widens the scope to additional staff and includes faculty when they are back on contract in August. The newly announced plan reflects 4,645 days of furlough, and impacts 697 employees on the University’s four campuses.
In a message to campuses, Chancellor Michael Alexander said that University leaders were “deliberately slow in announcing additional furloughs in the hopes that our path through the crisis would become clearer. Unfortunately, it has become apparent that we must take some preventative measures to be able to better ensure the long-term health of our institution.” He said, “These are painful decisions, particularly because of the immense work that everyone on this campus has done to put us on solid financial footing before COVID-19.”
