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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Thursday April 22, 2010 Volume 91, No. 110 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff More than 100 of the 247 employees eligible for the university’s Voluntary... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Thursday April 22, 2010 Volume 91, No. 110 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff More than 100 of the 247 employees eligible for the university’s Voluntary Separation Incentive Program come from three of the 60 areas that have eligible employees. Unlike the Physics, Human Resources Office and the Electrical Engineering Department, which have two eligible employees each, more than 40 percent of the eligible employees come from the UTA Library, Office of Information Technology and Facilities Management. The buyout does not apply to faculty, but to administrative, professional and classified full-time staff only. “Fortunately for us, we have but one staff person eligible,” said Barbara Becker, School of Urban and Public Affairs dean. Other areas like the UTA Library and Facilities Management are harder hit, she said. UTA Library has 29 positions eligible, and OIT and Facilities Manage Less