Charles Darwin University has cut departmental budgets and will see up to 20 staff positions terminated, in accordance with a pre-Christmas prophecy from vice-chancellor Scott Bowman, who told staff in late November the university’s “finances lie in ruins” and a “bloodbath” of staff cuts was on the cards before skipping town for early and extended leave.
CDU did not issue a public statement about the cuts on Friday, and ignored requests for comment, but the ABC reported that Mr Bowman confirmed that all department budgets will see 10 per cent cuts, as well as up to 20 staff axed. But he previously indicated the cuts could be more severe by Easter, with potentially 50 staff cut.
The VC should lead from the front and give his $600k salary package a trim.
As predicted, senior management is leading the CDU on to the rocks! It didn’t have to be this way.
Unrealistic student recruitment, building programs and the duplication of a very successful Medical School are examples of such incompetent financial and strategic management that senior management were warned about.
Of course, senior management are never the ones to suffer from their incompetent decision making.
Bowman if you want to know the problem look in the mirror. The CDU is nothing more than a glorified community college.