PEORIA, Ill. (25 NEWS NOW) - 20 programs will be no more at Bradley University.
In an email to the university, Bradley President Stephen Standifird says the following will be phased out of the school’s academic offerings:
- Actuarial Science (Mathematics)*
- Apparel Production and Merchandising
- Business Law
- Ceramics
- Entrepreneurship**
- Family Consumer Science Education
- Family Life Science
- Hospitality Leadership
- International Studies
- Math Education
- Pre-K – 12 Administration and Leadership
- Printmaking
- Professional Sales
- Religious Studies
- Statistics
A degree in Actuarial Science will continue to be offered by the finance and quantitative methods department in the Foster College of Business.
Cocurricular entrepreneurship opportunities will continue to be available from the Bradley University Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The following programs will no longer be offered as majors or concentrations, but classes in these programs will remain:
- Economics
- French
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Physics
Standifird says Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Public Health Education will continue to be offered as program offerings.
He says students majoring in the aforementioned programs represent less than 3 percent of the student population. He says each will be able to finish their degree in their current major or program, meaning the programs will be phased out over time.
Standifird announced last month that around 20 programs were being considered for removal.
“I recognize this process has caused uncertainty and anxiety within our campus community,” he said in his email Monday. “I am committed to doing what is best for Bradley, and am confident we will continue to work together to assure the long-term viability and success of our university.”
Since that announcement, students, faculty and alumni have protested on campus.
Last month, the university’s faculty senate approved a no-confidence resolution against Standifird and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Walter Zakahi.
In July, the university announced a $13 million budget shortfall - nearly 10 percent of the school’s operating budget and a structural imbalance.
