[Vision2020] Goesling gets grilled

[lfalen]

I think Goesling should be confirmed, although I disagree with his vote on the flagship issue. I hope he changes his mind on this.
Roger
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From: Ron Force rforce2003 at yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:13:04 -0800
To: Moscow Vision2020 vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Goesling gets grilled

> Goesling could have told Sen. Pearce that college graduates are more likely to marry, and less likely to divorce. Financial stability may have something to do with it. 
> 
>  
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
> 
> Board of Education appointee faces tough questions from Idaho senators 
> By William L Spence of the Tribune | Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012 12:00 am  
> BOISE - The Senate Education Committee grilled William 
> Goesling for 30 minutes Thursday, asking questions about flagships, 
> social values and soaring tuition costs.
> Goesling, a retired naval aviator who lives in Moscow, was appointed 
> to the State Board of Education last spring. His confirmation hearing 
> was Thursday.
> The first question came from Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, who wanted to know what Goesling could do about the rising 
> cost of college.
> He said efforts to help students earn college credits while they're still in high school is a step in the right direction. 
> There also needs to be greater scrutiny and less duplication of programs between institutions.
> "We cannot afford three full-blown research 
> institutions," he said. "So what do we do? We begin by looking at the 
> missions of each of those institutions, where there are overlaps, where 
> there are gaps. That begins driving costs down because we don't have as 
> much duplication."
> Goesling previously taught in the ROTC programs at 
> the University of Idaho and Washington State University. He also taught 
> in UI's business program and has a doctorate in higher education 
> administration.
> He served four years on the Moscow School Board and 
> seven years on the state Public Charter School Commission before being 
> appointed to the higher education board.
> Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, noted Goesling 
> didn't say much during the state board's February meeting, when it 
> unanimously agreed to remove language from UI's mission statement 
> designating it as Idaho's "flagship" university.
> Referring to the board's goal that 60 percent of 
> Idahoans age 25 to 34 have post-secondary degrees by 2020, Goesling said "if we're going to achieve the capacity needed to meet that goal, we 
> need to do it in a collaborative way. That's why I voted to remove the 
> word."
> Pearce referred to a magazine article about the 
> benefits of marriage and wondered what colleges and universities can do 
> to bring Idaho's future leaders back towards more traditional social 
> values.
> "The pendulum has swung pretty far, and universities 
> (were part of the reason for that)," he said. "Is there a chance to move it back a little ways?"
> Goesling said a better job must be done to "challenge institutions of higher education to look beyond their past."
> "We tend to look back, instead of looking forward at 
> what we can do to help society," he said. "That's one of my concerns 
> about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics): We put so much emphasis on that, we aren't dealing with the social issues wrapped around it. How do we deliver education to single parents? We have to 
> get on those bigger issues."
> The committee will vote on Goesling's confirmation next week. It then goes to the full Senate for final action.
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> Spence may be contacted at bspence at lmtribune.com or (208) 791-9168.
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