CSU Faculty Voice: And This Just In...

Thursday, February 26, 2015

And This Just In...

So Governor Rauner has followed in the footsteps of his predecessors, Blago and the Jellyfish and appointed yet another pastor to the CSU Board of Trustees. That makes four pastors in the past six years. No other state university has even had one. The pandering to African-Americans knows no party boundaries. And there were no other qualified candidates to serve this university? Maybe someone with experience is higher education? What kind of crony nonsense is this???

SMH (Shaking My Head) as my daughter would text.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hatch-csu-board-appointment-met-20150226-story.html

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moyenageFeb 27, 2015, 5:23:00 AM
Would that be the same Pastor Hatch who was one of a handful of African-American ministers who endorsed Rauner?

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/22/rauner-endorsed-by-african-american-ministers-denies-offering-to-pay-them/
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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.