CSU Faculty Voice: Presidency Through Surrogates: Make Angela Henderson de facto President, and Insure Wayne Watson's continued Influence

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Presidency Through Surrogates: Make Angela Henderson de facto President, and Insure Wayne Watson's continued Influence

While we try to avoid dealing in rumors on this forum, I have to say that one name is surfacing fairly frequently when people talk about the possible replacement for President Calhoun: Cecil Lucy, Interim VP of Administration and Finance, MAC member and stalwart ally of Angela Henderson and Renee Mitchell. With the caveat that this information is not independently verified, what might it mean? First, Mr. Lucy has absolutely no experience or qualifications that would recommend him as a good choice to lead any university, especially one suffering the misery of Chicago State. Second, since he has no experience or qualifications, who will actually be running the show here? My suggestion is that when Mr. Lucy speaks, it will actually be Angela Henderson talking. Third, taking this thought to its logical conclusion, when Angela Henderson speaks, it is actually Wayne Watson talking. So why didn't our Board simply bring the former President back for another disastrous turn? Is the destruction of Chicago State not yet complete?

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Ann KuzdaleSep 14, 2016, 1:51:00 PM
What other conclusion can there be except that Chicago State University is not intended to serve students, but the needs of the local politicians and their friends who pass it around to each other like a football? The faculty and students learned this lesson several years ago when Gov Quinn stepped in to stop the then Board of Trustees from unseating the scandal-ridden president Wayne Watson. Now Wayne's Board of Trustees is stepping in to oust a president in order to preserve Wayne's incompetent patronage hires that have brought CSU so low. What possible p.r. (or b.s.) can Sabrina Land, FOA, come up with to encourage the community, the students, and the faculty? How about the taxpaying public that is going to have to pony up for another search not to mention paying out an ex-president while paying an interim president to take over? How many days do you think CSU has left after someone finally tallies up the damage this board has done?
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Thanks to Haki Madhabuti

"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.