UT Faculty Respond to 'Shared Services'

Faculty asks president to withdraw "privatization scheme"

"...others – asked Powers to withdraw support for the "Shared Services" plan to eliminate as many as 500 staff..."

April 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Shared Services or Shared Suffering: UT's Plan to Cut 500 Jobs

Critics charge lack of transparency

"...petition rhetoric and a real-life economic case study, is "Shared Services."..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

UT's 'Shared Services' Begins Sharing ... Layoffs

Powers endorses controversial plan

"...with UT faculty, students, and staff, stop Accen­ture's bad shared services plan, and restore sanity to UT Austin!"..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Shared Services Uproar: Students Busted in Tower Sit-In

Tensions around job sharing plan peak

"...Tensions surrounding UT-Austin's Shared Services plan peaked last Wednesday, when 18 students were..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

UT Shared Services Plan Study-in

October 31, 2013. 12 photos.

"...group shares anonymous testimony from UT workers against the Shared Services plan...."

Nov. 1, 2013 Photo Gallery

A Shared Vision

MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.

"...two years. And amazingly, fully 70% of the funding, services, building, and materials for the $1.3-million-dollar project were donated.The..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

testsite 08.5 ~ Temporary Services

A Chicago art group brings Austin punk and the mighty congresswoman together

"...Temporary Services, as the group is called, was engaged by local..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SAFE Alli­ance Sees Fewer Assault Survivors Seek Services

Decrease follows nationwide trend

"...6, SAFE's Senior Director of Sexual Assault and Health Services Juliana Gonzales shared the numbers: 667 patients were served..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Current File-Sharing Services

"...because of its "for dummies" interface. Like most current services, however, it's frustrating due to the nasty spyware that..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Restoring Services a Priority for Dunkerley

Place 4

"...The election party, shared with Place 1 winner Lee Leffingwell, brought out a..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Stop the Layoffs

UT group stage study-in to protest shared services plan

"...President Bill Powers may think the UT Shared Services Plan is a "no-brainer," but at least one..."

Oct. 30, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Students Protest UT's Ties to Accenture

CFO denies relationship

"...with consulting firm Accenture and halt the implementation of "Shared Services," a cost-saving pilot program that threatens to eliminate..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Largest Mental Health Care Provider in Austin Plans Layoffs

Integral Care could cut up to 5% of positions

"...Integral Care, the largest provider of mental health services in Travis County, is planning to lay off up..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Occupy the Tower

'Shared Services' protest leads to arrests

"...activists, who staged the sit-in to protest the university’s "Shared Services" plan to eliminate staff jobs and consolidate responsibilities,..."

April 25, 2014 News Post by Lizzie Jespersen

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.

"...snowy plains of upper Middle America, running from social services and their haunted pasts and incrementally giving into their..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Denial

Holocaust courtroom drama parallels contemporary issues

"...(as they did last week, no joke) that our shared reality may in actuality be a malicious, AI-generated computer..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"..."be done with this place," Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services paramedic Ryan Burger took a Glock 40 pistol to..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

New Kid on the Block

Neighborhood Services office aims to help neighborhoods help themselves

"...of the mandates of the new Office of Neighborhood Services that she directs. And that is not what you'd..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Taking Children Private

The road to privatizing Child Protective Services is getting slick and dangerous

"...efforts to privatize a major component of Child Protective Services. No one denies that the beleaguered (and radically underfunded)..."

April 8, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Hightower Report: Incredible Shrinking Democracy

The No. 1 news source in America is full of copycats

"...more stations in a city have been quietly signing "shared services agreements," meaning they share one news director, video..."

June 22, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

About AIDS

Minority HIV Services Meeting

"...County? How can service providers join forces to improve services to minority and other underserved populations? On September 26,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Foodie Kits Available Right Meow

It's time: Emancipet's 5th Annual Sit Stay Day

"...you’re a wonderful champion of low-cost or free veterinary services for all cats and dogs and you happen to..."

Jan. 22, 2015 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...general manager, general counsel, and vice president for legal services;..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature

Two Lives Lost

Danielle Martin and Jackson Ngai shared a close friendship, a passionate love for music, and mental illness. They cared for each other as best they could. And then he killed her.

"...appointment does roll around, then turns you down for services you need because there's not enough room – will..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

City and County Approve One Year Extension for Central Booking Agreement

Virtual hearings could cost county later

"...The city of Austin and Travis County have shared custody of the Downtown Central Booking facility since 1988...."

Feb. 19, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

R.I.P. WHP?

Texas signs off on law to exclude PP

"...Today Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs signed off on a controversial new..."

Feb. 23, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Explosive Charge Against Ignite Consulting

"Your neighbor Lisa" just the beginning of Kim campaign manager's problems, says Public Utility Commission

"...for candidates and other clients and lists “automated calling services” as one of its primary services...."

May 8, 2008 News Post by Katherine Gregor

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...of $111,000 in cash and $15,000 in goods and services under the Austin Film Society's AFS Grants for 2020...."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In We Are Here! Living the Legacy of Dr. Givens, Remembering East Austin’s Past and Fighting for Its Future

Eastside advocates and participants in Forklift Danceworks' Givens Swims shared their thoughts about their community

"...Fought for playground equipment. Fought for better streets, bus services, parks. If he hadn't gone to City Council to..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gov. Abbott Announces State of Disaster, Urges Texans Not to Hoard

Governor says more facilities will have testing capabilities soon

"...Flanked by Texas State Department of Health Services Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt and Division of Emergency Management..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

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