Hard times for some at Louisville University

The college is closing its employee gym, a move that will save $1 million a year.

But, the university’s president is getting a 12% pay raise, to $875,000 a year. Trustees said the president had improved the university finances.

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“Citing budget constraints, the University of Louisville will close Humana Gym, its employee fitness center, to save $1 million a year, the university said in a campus-wide message on Thursday.

“The university also laid off Patricia Benson, the director of its Get Healthy Now employee wellness program, and moved the program’s other employees to the Human Resources department, U of L spokesman John Karman confirmed. The wellness program continues, Karman said.

“The university said in the unsigned message that faculty and staff can get discounted memberships of $15 per month at Planet Fitness, an athletics program sponsor, or join the Student Recreation Center for $24 a month. The Humana Gym costs $15 a month, according to the message.

“The move was announced on the same day the university’s board of trustees raised the compensation of U of L President Neeli Bendapudi by 12 percent to $875,000 a year. As part of the justification for the raise, trustees cited improvement in U of L’s finances relative to when Bendapudi started a year ago.”