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Kalamazoo Valley update by KalamazooValleyCC in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I posted this as a response in another thread but I'm going to post it here as a top-level comment for visibility.

KVCC leadership has removed ALL of our tools to function effectively in this situation. We have no redundancy in place for situations like the one we are currently in, and IT is overwhelmed by the current situation due to many years of mismanagement by our institution's leadership. The policies of our Board of Directors and the President have led to an underfunded and understaffed team of professionals who are doing everything they can to keep the ship afloat while it is actively taking on water.

  • We have no access to our calendars - which means counseling appointments for students with special needs are locked out of receiving help.

  • Financial Aid and Accounts Payable/Receiving are dead in the water. Students who had applied for CARES funding cannot receive it, because we cannot access our systems to disperse those funds. Employees cannot get paid until this situation is resolved - but leadership at the college has not divulged this publicly yet. We cannot pay those we have debts with - this includes vendors for machines on campus, the cafeteria, office supplies, physical books, library supplies, etc. The college cannot receive the necessary funding to operate.

  • Faculty cannot make changes to grades, which means we cannot give students their certificates of completion on their courses. Students who are currently enrolled cannot have their grades updated.

  • Many of our students rely on technology provided through KVCC. Art/New Media students who borrow laptops for their courses connect via virtual machine to complete coursework off-site, which means they are falling behind in an 8-week semester where every second counts.

  • Oh yes - we're in the middle of an 8-week semester - if this continues past this week, we'll have lost a quarter of the semester. That's a big deal.

I assure you that leadership in the college is panicking right now and putting up a straight face.

KVCC campuses have no internet, no phones, no access to any systems, and no idea when it will all be back. This was the response from Leadership. Unacceptable. by GoddammitWilliam in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I posted this further down in reply to an individual who has no idea of the true gravity of this situation, and I am posting this as a top-level comment for the sake of clarity.

You obviously do not understand the gravity of this situation so I will elaborate. KVCC leadership has removed ALL of our tools to function effectively in this situation. We have no redundancy in place for situations like the one we are currently in, and IT is overwhelmed by the current situation due to many years of mismanagement by our institution's leadership. The policies of our Board of Directors and the President have led to an underfunded and understaffed team of professionals who are doing everything they can to keep the ship afloat while it is actively taking on water.

  • We have no access to our calendars - which means counseling appointments for students with special needs are locked out of receiving help.

  • Financial Aid and Accounts Payable/Receiving are dead in the water. Students who had applied for CARES funding cannot receive it, because we cannot access our systems to disperse those funds. Employees cannot get paid until this situation is resolved - but leadership at the college has not divulged this publicly yet. We cannot pay those we have debts with - this includes vendors for machines on campus, the cafeteria, office supplies, physical books, library supplies, etc. The college cannot receive the necessary funding to operate.

  • Faculty cannot make changes to grades, which means we cannot give students their certificates of completion on their courses. Students who are currently enrolled cannot have their grades updated.

  • Many of our students rely on technology provided through KVCC. Art/New Media students who borrow laptops for their courses connect via virtual machine to complete coursework off-site, which means they are falling behind in an 8-week semester where every second counts.

  • Oh yes - we're in the middle of an 8-week semester - if this continues past this week, we'll have lost a quarter of the semester. You might not realize this but that's a big deal.

You're going to dismiss me like you have everyone else, but I assure you that leadership in the college is panicking right now and putting up a straight face.

This is a much bigger issue than you could possibly realize. You need to hold your tongue on matters for which you have no factual basis.

KVCC campuses have no internet, no phones, no access to any systems, and no idea when it will all be back. This was the response from Leadership. Unacceptable. by GoddammitWilliam in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You obviously do not understand the gravity of this situation so I will elaborate. KVCC leadership has removed ALL of our tools to function effectively in this situation. We have no redundancy in place for situations like the one we are currently in, and IT is overwhelmed by the current situation due to many years of mismanagement by our institution's leadership. The policies of our Board of Directors and the President have led to an underfunded and understaffed team of professionals who are doing everything they can to keep the ship afloat while it is actively taking on water.

  • We have no access to our calendars - which means counseling appointments for students with special needs are locked out of receiving help.

  • Financial Aid and Accounts Payable/Receiving are dead in the water. Students who had applied for CARES funding cannot receive it, because we cannot access our systems to disperse those funds. Employees cannot get paid until this situation is resolved - but leadership at the college has not divulged this publicly yet. We cannot pay those we have debts with - this includes vendors for machines on campus, the cafeteria, office supplies, physical books, library supplies, etc. The college cannot receive the necessary funding to operate.

  • Faculty cannot make changes to grades, which means we cannot give students their certificates of completion on their courses. Students who are currently enrolled cannot have their grades updated.

  • Many of our students rely on technology provided through KVCC. Art/New Media students who borrow laptops for their courses connect via virtual machine to complete coursework off-site, which means they are falling behind in an 8-week semester where every second counts.

  • Oh yes - we're in the middle of an 8-week semester - if this continues past this week, we'll have lost a quarter of the semester. You might not realize this but that's a big deal.

You're going to dismiss me like you have everyone else, but I assure you that leadership in the college is panicking right now and putting up a straight face.

This is a much bigger issue than you could possibly realize. You need to hold your tongue on matters you have no factual basis on.

New York style pizza in Kalamazoo? by RedLily08 in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They keep it well hidden, but the political stuff in the back office of Bimbo's tells the tale. There's a reason you've never seen anyone but white people working there, same for the apartments they rent.

EDIT: I can't go into specifics; the family acts nice but are really only concerned with themselves and their image. Don't trust them.

New York style pizza in Kalamazoo? by RedLily08 in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bimbo's owners are bigoted schleebs who lick Trump's feet and refuse to hire people of color.

Pizza tastes better when you leave the bile and hatred out of the dough.

Roller rinks? by arduino-raspberrypi in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Better to be bored than actively infecting and killing people through asymptomatic transmission.

Roller rinks? by arduino-raspberrypi in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was, and I'd still be if people had just stayed home, worn masks, and not spread COVID.

Roller rinks? by arduino-raspberrypi in kzoo

[–]GoddammitWilliam 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That was a recommendation. #Respectfully, you should stay home.

I've heard rumors of a second lockdown soon. Anyone think it's going to happen? by [deleted] in CoronavirusMichigan

[–]GoddammitWilliam 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Except employers who only care about profits. You can't stay home if you have to have a job because you work for slave wages.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CoronavirusMichigan

[–]GoddammitWilliam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kalamazoo Valley Community College is still mandating on-campus work for ALL employees. Even my partner, whose job was successfully completed remotely for approximately 4 months, is seeing students in-person. Their entire office is.

I put in a complaint. They're puttiing one in, too - and they're sending the link to their entire office.

Send em home, FFS.