Furloughs at SC State

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Story Published: Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM EDT

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina State University
employees must take seven days off without pay to help shrink the
public school's $6 million deficit.

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports Wednesday that
employees' normal breaks have been extended with unpaid days off.
Those include three days around Thanksgiving, two days around
Christmas and two days during spring break.

Employees learned of the furlough in a memo from college
president George Cooper. Their January-through-April paychecks will
be reduced.

Cooper blamed the shortfall on fewer students than expected, the
university giving out more financial aid than budgeted, and state
budget cuts.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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