Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: President Selected & Accepted

By: ThatGuy

ThatGuy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:42:56 +0000

I have to agree with T – it wasn’t about dialogue, it was about being the loudest and most strident. Unfortunately, they’re the ones that usually get the most attention.

However, I also agree with Alex, but as a staff member, we’re used to being mostly ignored. At least the students and the faculty get heard, even if they’re just being squeaky wheels.

Gotta hope the committee (which worked hard at the job, I have no doubt) and the Board made the right decision for the entire campus. Guess we’ll find out Monday.

By: T

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:24:24 +0000

No, the problem is when a small group of students and faculty engage in character assassination in an effort to get their way.

By: Argle-Bargle

Argle-Bargle — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:01:26 +0000

T: is there a problem with students/faculty being picky about their president?

By: FP

FP — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:22:55 +0000

The entire search committee — which includes student (and staff, and faculty) representatives, as well as a large number of alumni (in their capacity as Board members) — was involved.

There were no public forums this time because some of the candidates required confidentiality in order to enter the search.

By: T

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:07:56 +0000

No one other than the board and the faculty representatives were involved. Given that a small group of students and faculty poisoned the process the last time via a slash and burn campaign against Jim Bacchus who can blame the board for excluding us from the process this time?

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:32:14 +0000

I really appreciated being made part of the decision making process. Why weren’t students even allowed to hear the candidate(s) speak at an open forum?