[Vision2020] Seriously: U of I Presidency

[nickgier at roadrunner.com]

Hi Bear,

The most recent scuttlebutt is that "The Dirk," AKA a former Idaho senator, will be made the new UI president. Presumably without proper vetting or consultation with any faculty or staff. 

A Board of Education member was once reminded about the long tradition of faculty governance and the UI constitutional provision that the "immediate government" of the university was in the hands of the faculty.  His response was: "That's odd. I thought we the ones that did that!" And yes, they the power to do just that.

The motto of our faculty union is "Education for Democracy; Democracy in Education."  We are currently in a losing battle for the second half of that motto.

Nick 

 ---- bear at moscow.com wrote: 
> The University of Idaho has gone through five leaders, both temporary and permanent 
> presidents, in the past six years. Is it time for a new President or a new Board of
> Regents?
> 
> With all the TALENT and LOCAL knowledge we have here already, who in their right mind 
> decided to WASTE money on a "head hunter" that so far is batting a 3 out of 5 failure
> rate? 
> Some experts that WE hired! I say WE because ultimately it is OUR money these "appointees"
> are 
> tossing away. When do the folks that supposedly know much more than the unwashed masses 
> have their feet held to the fire or at least step up and accept the responsibility for
> their 
> failures?
> 
> We have two left out of the "Holies of Holies" selected by the "committee" - Larry Penley,
> who  
> abruptly resigned from Colorado State University. The resignation came weeks after The 
> Colorado Independent published an investigative series highlighting the decisions made
> during 
> Penley’s tenure to drastically increase athletics funding and funding for his own office,
> at the 
> expense of academics. (We paid money for him to even be on the list?) and Don Burnett,
> dean 
> of the University of Idaho Law School.
> 
> In no particular order, right here on the Palose, we have Sheldon Vincenti, Larry Branen,
> and I 
> am sure a handful of others that can and would step up to the plate and do the job a lot
> better 
> than what we've had for the last few years.......................
> 
> Comments?
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