[Vision2020] U of I Discrimination to Veterans

[Tom Hansen]

Bear -

Before I involve myself in this activity, can you provide me with specific 
examples reflecting how they (The University of Idaho) "openly 
discriminate against the veterans of the state of Idaho by refusing to 
comply with Idaho Code 65 in regards to veteran hiring preferences."

Being a veteran, having attended and graduated from the University of 
Idaho, and having worked at the University of Idaho for twelve years, I 
have not experienced any incidents that even suggest such apathy.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> Tom and Visionaries,
> 
> I opened the paper this morning and discovered the our Congressman, Walt 
Minnick, will be
> the 
> graduation speaker at U of I this year.
> 
> I sent him the following, and request that if you support our returning 
veterans, you join

> in and 
> send him a message also. It is too easy to feel good and support 
returning veterans by 
> wrapping a yellow ribbon around a tree, please support veterans by doing 
something
> positive, 
> even if it only involves sending our elected and appointed officials an 
e-mail.
> 
> "Walt,
>  I am very disappointed that you have decided to appear as the 
graduation speaker at the 
> University of Idaho, as they openly discriminate against the veterans of 
the state of
> Idaho by 
> refusing to comply with Idaho Code 65 in regards to veteran hiring  
preferences. The 
> University, because of it's constitutional status does not have a 
veterans preference even

> 
> though all other the other government entities are required to comply 
with the state law.
> Your 
> appearance at the U of I as their speaker, lends the support of your 
office to their
> flagrant 
> position. If you have any doubts about the U of I's policy, I can send 
you the
> documentation I 
> received from the hiring manager, MsKathy Vellegas. I also wrote to the 
acting president
> of the 
> university, and have to date been ignored. As you know, the state 
legislature has recently

> 
> approved a proposal to change the constitution of Idaho to enable the 
university to charge

> 
> tuition, but as this referendum to change the constitution does nothing 
to make the
> university 
> comply, I will be campaigning against it."
> 
> 
> 
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