tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post8134431720950659808..comments2023-12-15T02:26:43.878-06:00Comments on CSU Faculty Voice: Breaking news....Phillip Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105319296231539370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-27654568897862380002009-05-15T12:42:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:42:00.000-05:00Are the video clips still coming?Are the video clips still coming?Paul Gomberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532991282987477464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-36511828434991659642009-05-14T11:32:00.000-05:002009-05-14T11:32:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention that at the BOT meeting yester...I forgot to mention that at the BOT meeting yesterday two ministers came to the mike during the comments session to support the BOT and the appointment of Watson. Finney seems to be organizing other ministers to support him and attack the faculty. One minister even promised that he would bring his congregants to the next BOT meeting in support of the board and, presumably, to attack faculty.<br /><br />This is important because the faculty are being portrayed in some of the black media (WVON) as incompetent, irresponsible, and white (ideas that Watson is reinforcing in his comments that Phillip cites). These attacks use the low graduation rate of first-time full-time freshmen as a weapon to attack the faculty. The suggestion is that the low graduation rate is the result of bad teaching. Of course, there is no evidence to support that view; in fact the evidence points in the opposite direction.<br /><br />I might suggest jokingly that we organize a touch football game of ministers vs. faculty, but we would win if we put Phillip at quarterback and Yan at running back (Yan ran track at ND). More seriously, we might consider reaching out to the congregations of these ministers. There is going to be a battle for public opinion in the months ahead. The ministers have the advantage of having a base of support within their congregations. We might try to counter or neutralize that by bringing our story to the congregants so that they would understand the educational issues that move us and our concern for the education of our students. I am suggesting the possibility of a flier representing our view of things that could be passed out at area churches (including those of Finney, Tolliver, and the ministers who spoke at the BOT meeting).Paul Gomberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532991282987477464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187403837913738089.post-60866793117753226982009-05-14T11:12:00.000-05:002009-05-14T11:12:00.000-05:00Yan just sent around a rather remarkable letter fr...Yan just sent around a rather remarkable letter from Frank Pogue calling for Leon Finney to retract false and harmful remarks Finney made about Pogue. Among other things Finney blamed Pogue for the protests at CSU. If you haven't seen the letter and would like to see it, you can email me at pgomberg@csu.edu.<br /><br />There was a large and encouraging presence of faculty at the BOT meeting on Wednesday; I would estimate about one hundred. During the comments session both Yan and Phillip made important points about the irresponsibility of the Board of Trustees, particularly Finney. We have important work to do this summer. Again, we should be proud, this time particularly of the faculty activism.Paul Gomberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532991282987477464noreply@blogger.com