General Discussion

Javaman

(64,634 posts)

29. seems like a loss of .3 million...

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 11:53 AM

Apr 2012

Wow, no one saw this coming. The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department, which will allow it to save about $1.7 million.

snip

Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $99 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year.

----------------------------------

Aside from cutting the Computer Science Dept, it appears as if they also cut the Math Dept.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

43 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department, Increases Athletic Budgets [View all] brentspeak Apr 2012 OP

That's insane. marmar Apr 2012 #1

I've always seen this as a frivolous school. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #2

Who needs that longheaded sciencey stuff? MrSlayer Apr 2012 #3

If you want this to make sense DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #4

I think you nailed it. Greybnk48 Apr 2012 #20

That was a very informative post, thanks. eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #30

Honest Question joeglow3 Apr 2012 #35

Excellent question DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #37

As far as I am concerned LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #5

what an odd decision (nt) varelse Apr 2012 #6

This is insane, can't imagine the rationale behind this nt steve2470 Apr 2012 #7

follow the money and you will have your answer Angry Dragon Apr 2012 #9

Book learnin' is elitist. neverforget Apr 2012 #8

It makes zero sense UNTIL nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #10

not defending this cut d_r Apr 2012 #11

Why cuts to academics when sports gets a bigger budget? Scuba Apr 2012 #13

because it is a different pile of money d_r Apr 2012 #19

Perhaps the very lucrative athletic programs should be funding academics. Scuba Apr 2012 #23

they are d_r Apr 2012 #36

Bingo DonCoquixote Apr 2012 #26

The Dean of the College of Engineering was given a mandate to cut $4 million from her budget FarCenter Apr 2012 #27

Most important post in response to OP. aikoaiko Apr 2012 #33

Raising a nation of meatheads Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #12

There's no shortage of CS engineers.. we just get them from Asia. DCBob Apr 2012 #14

This doesn't surprise me.... Jello Biafra Apr 2012 #15

hard to wrap my head around this blueamy66 Apr 2012 #16

Idiocracy, here we come! nt MrScorpio Apr 2012 #17

I guess physics, math, biology, and other similar "boring" subject areas... DCBob Apr 2012 #18

The athletic department is self sufficient hack89 Apr 2012 #21

If the sports dept is doing so well then they should help out the depts that are struggling. DCBob Apr 2012 #31

What is good is a university that doesn't have the support of the state? hack89 Apr 2012 #34

LOL... fascisthunter Apr 2012 #22

I can't say this surprises me at all... tallahasseedem Apr 2012 #24

Same place that has the anthropology department located in a strip mall off-campus pstokely Apr 2012 #39

It is Florida. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #25

Wow.....Revenge of the Nerds comes to mind. NT rbixby Apr 2012 #28

seems like a loss of .3 million... Javaman Apr 2012 #29

UF had one of the pioneering comp sci departments KamaAina Apr 2012 #32

americans are too stupid for computer science jobs anyway. that's why we need to import IT people. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #38

It could be posturing quaker bill Apr 2012 #40

While they are at it they should eliminate the math department. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #41

Computerworld -- "Florida university plan to 'decimate' computer science draws protest" FarCenter Apr 2012 #42

What's next? A Creationism Department? MineralMan Apr 2012 #43