Slippery Rock University is beginning talks to revamp its Rock Life program, which educates students with disabilities and helps them gain independence by learning life skills and general knowledge.

SRU president Bill Behre said the Rock Life program, as it stands now, is not operating as well as it could be, both financially and in terms of the services being provided.

Behre said the program could be reworked to better support its students through the hiring of more staff and the acquisition of more funding.

He said talks have begun with consultants on how SRU could revamp the program, possibly quickly enough to only halt the program for one academic year.

“I'd like for them to talk to our current staff to get a sense of what we currently do and what our strengths and weaknesses are, and report to us their recommendations and where we can get,” Behre said. “One aspect is it's designed as a two-year program, I'd like to see us bring it to a four-year program.”

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