CSU Faculty Voice: Well, they met, legally or not, and (surprise, surprise) guess what they said?

Friday, May 17, 2013

Well, they met, legally or not, and (surprise, surprise) guess what they said?

"Chicago State board stands behind embattled president"--Chicago Tribune

Chicago State Board of Trustees

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-18/news/ct-met-chicago-state-chair-20130518_1_chicago-state-university-gary-rozier-board-term

CC: "And what the heck is the average age of this phallocentric Board of Trustees now?"

3 comments:

UnknownMay 17, 2013, 6:41:00 PM
Unbelievable. Is there another university in this country that has no one with educational experience on their Board?
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CordayMay 17, 2013, 7:17:00 PM
What is more disturbing is that we no longer have a board that can act independently, much as HLC regulations demand it. If the board challenges Wayne Watson, Emil Jones will swoop in to preserve the patronage pit at all costs and Gov. Quinn will do what Emil wants. We saw that play out in March. But this board clearly will never stand up to Watson and their lack of experience in university matters only aids and abets the power of this presidency. It's all so sickening made moreso by the thought that too many people hope the patronage pit will work for them --maybe my wife/husband/kid/in-law/cousin will get hired--so they go along and hope to ride out the worst of it. Yeah, we can comfort ourselves that we do some good things at CSU, but we won't be great until we get out of this mire of mediocrity.
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Tom PaineMay 19, 2013, 5:27:00 PM
Unfortunately for both me an the present corrupt administration, it makes no sense for me to transfer. I'd lose a full year of grad school credits.

Sigh. Well, I guess this means game on. Well, to be honest, I enjoy being the fly in the ointment.
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"1. He/she must be a scholar of national note, with significant peer review publications and books in his or her field. There must be no doubt as to his/her standing in the community of scholars. This would also include a history of the candidate’s participation in the appropriate professional organizations.

2. He/she must have served with distinction as the administrative head of a major unit within an institution of higher learning or at the important position of Provost and/or Dean. Of course, prior service at the presidential level is preferred.

3. He/she must have a documented history of raising significant monies from the private and public sectors. At most major and research one universities it is not unusual to expect the president to come with a plan to raise in excess of half a billion dollars or more in the first few years.

4. The prospective president must have a consensus buy-in from the faculty, students, administration and staff, therefore, arriving with a unity mandate to lead by joining a University community that has bought into his or her vision for the future."

From an open letter to the CSU Community, 2009.