tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post1795752904893192165..comments2023-12-15T02:26:43.878-06:00Comments on CSU Faculty Voice: The Flim Flam Man as University President--Wayne Watson's Curriculum VitaePhillip Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105319296231539370noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-35173722010954667382013-12-19T13:31:36.727-06:002013-12-19T13:31:36.727-06:00The strike that isThe strike that isAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656474923586949399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-7210363884719325272013-12-19T13:30:08.839-06:002013-12-19T13:30:08.839-06:00Gaingo Brooks (even though he does not have a Doct...Gaingo Brooks (even though he does not have a Doctorate), Dr. Charles "Chuck" Guengerich, or Dr. Mohamed S. N'Daou. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656474923586949399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-66507120530158587862013-12-19T13:09:59.304-06:002013-12-19T13:09:59.304-06:00He'd probably just go "crony crazy" ...He'd probably just go "crony crazy" and flood the campus with every joe schmo he knows from Trinity or Apostolic and make em professors with no credentials. But yeah, I'de support that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656474923586949399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-87861624897902230322013-12-16T14:40:20.694-06:002013-12-16T14:40:20.694-06:00Well, that would explain why he speaks so cavalier...Well, that would explain why he speaks so cavalierly and uncaringly about the great decline in enrollment on campus. Get below a certain number of students and then fire faculty--and then use and abuse adjuncts in their place. Ann Kuzdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168556306929918973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-52993731221806747292013-12-15T18:56:32.381-06:002013-12-15T18:56:32.381-06:00I personally feel that Watson was hand-picked to l...I personally feel that Watson was hand-picked to lead the University to failure. Had we lost our accreditation, it would have been easy for the State to shutter our University and save many millions in pension obligations. The problem with that scheme was that our faculty are actually quite competent, and we were therefore re-accredited due to their efforts (no thanks to the administration).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002307775727577446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-25387231511354733892013-12-15T08:55:34.255-06:002013-12-15T08:55:34.255-06:00On the sham search that brought Wayne Watson to ca...On the sham search that brought Wayne Watson to campus, the search advisory committee of students, faculty, administrators, and civil service people was railroaded by the then Board of Trustees headed by Leon Finney. The "search firm" they engaged had us discussing things like, "does a president of our university need to have a Ph.D.? What if we could get someone like Colin Powell as president?" The search firm itself was in the thrall of the Board. I think my tart response at the time was, "get us Colin Powell and then we'll talk." Re-read the earliest posts on this blog from 2009 to get a sense of what we were dealing with then. <br /><br />Disaffected CSU asks a good question--how do we ensure we not get a repeat of the situation we are in now? CSU is very much in the clutches of the local politicians, in particular Emil Jones. I'm convinced that there needs to be a reform of the entire ILL state university system at ths point. CSU is the most egregious example of political pillage and plunder. Last week in speaking to another colleague who has been at CSU for a long time, they remarked that we'd had "politically-connected" presidents before, but none who interfered so much in the day to day operations of the university and caused such demoralization among the faculty and none who put so many unqualified people into positions of authority. Watson has been the beneficiary and has taken advantage of a system that allows so much leeway to the boards of trustees (political appointees), of loopholes and weak language in the board's constitutions and by-laws, of a UPI contract that does not embed shared governance language in it, of accrediting bodies that are also weak...the list goes on. <br /><br />One thing we should think seriously about is joining in discussions with faculty at our other state universities, particularly those of the former "Board of Governors'" schools--Eastern, Western, Northeastern Illinois, Governor's State and find out what our core and common problems are and begin the slow process of overhauling what is clearly a very corrupt university system.Ann Kuzdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168556306929918973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-63535351739659621842013-12-14T13:41:03.987-06:002013-12-14T13:41:03.987-06:00We're in Chicago. Let's get someone with a...We're in Chicago. Let's get someone with a level of distinction, impeccable scholarly credentials and a proven track record of successful teaching and administration. Sort of like Frank Pogue. Give this university, its students, staff, faculty and administrators a chance to show what we can do with excellent leadership. That's my idea.<br /><br />Any leader worth his or her salt will actually encourage dissenting viewpoints, I think if we get rid of people who need constant reassurance of their worth and get someone not afraid to be contradicted, who comes in with a desire to learn and with the skills to govern, we’ll see an immediate difference. If you do not need to surround yourself with sycophants, the need for "cronies" diminishes dramatically.Robert Bionazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373965422772502091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-60060037175469269972013-12-14T12:52:10.394-06:002013-12-14T12:52:10.394-06:00Suppose Watson retires or is forced out. What the...Suppose Watson retires or is forced out. What then? Another "educational leader" with a doctorate in "educational leadership" and an entourage of cronies comes in? <br /><br />Who do you think should lead Chicago State University? (A question not just for the original poster but everyone reading this blog.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184031168967883474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-62423239468593752012013-12-14T12:18:19.993-06:002013-12-14T12:18:19.993-06:00I hope that would be a last resort since it has th...I hope that would be a last resort since it has the potential to hurt the students (who are already being damaged by this administration). So far, we simply do what academics do, we post the truth in public for people to see and make their own decisions. Although in my estimation sufficient evidence already exists for his removal, it has been impossible to date to counteract the toxic influence of local politicians (and I include our ethically compromised Board of Trustees in that group). Ultimately I believe there will be enough evidence uncovered to convince even those people that this president and his administration has been and continues to be, a disaster for this school. I can assure you that there is an amazing amount of material that I have not yet published and that the whole picture is far worse than it appears to this point.Robert Bionazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04373965422772502091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-23485338606064938022013-12-14T11:25:26.953-06:002013-12-14T11:25:26.953-06:00The faculty are in a union. Has there been any tal...The faculty are in a union. Has there been any talk of going on strike to force Watson out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184031168967883474noreply@blogger.com