Help Save Reverse Logistics at UNR!!
The leading reverse logistics academic program is threatened by Nevada state budget cuts. Under the direction of Dr. Dale Rogers, the University of Nevada, Reno has built one of the best Supply Chain Management Programs in the country.
The program and Dr. Rogers has been recognized around the world for their quality and contributions to the supply chain management field. Organizations such as CSCMP, RLA, IWLA, and WERC have all recognized Dr. Rogers and his program for their thought leadership. In addition, to their leading programs UNR boasts of many graduates who are leading executives in their field throughout the world.
In spite of all of this, Dr. Rogers and his entire program is in jeopardy of being cut. Unbelievable but true! The SCM program, and maybe even the College of Business, could be casualties of the state budget crisis. This crisis means that the university can revoke the tenure status of faculty that are part of a discontinued program. That means that all of us in the SCM program: Dr. Carter, Dr. Lemke, Dr. Amato, and Dr. Rogers, may be forced to leave the university.
UNR President Milton Glick said in the Reno Gazette-Journal: “We have to make some vertical cuts,” he said. “We will probably eliminate a number of academic programs and probably one or two colleges … It’s better to maintain quality at the university than to degrade the quality of what we do.”
We need to help keep this vital program going. Everyone reading this, who has benefited from Dr. Rogers, the SCM school at UNR, or is better because of their work and their graduates should write and encourage UNR to keep this vital program alive. Write to:
Dr. Marc Johnson
Executive Vice president & Provost
University of Nevada
MS 0005 Clark Administration
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno Nevada 89557-0005
Email: marc@unr.edu
Dr. Rogers, his staff, and students have helped many companies improve their reverse logistics programs and supply chains around the world. It is time for those of us who have benefited from this program to voice our support. Write today.
