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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mr. Crabtree –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Assuming that Courtney actually accessed a
source in developing his column, and assuming that the source was the U of I
commissioned report by the Yardley Research Group, perhaps he could have (like
I did in the past three minutes) accessed the Faculty Council Minutes of
December 4, 2007 and posted that specific portion of the minutes that concerns
itself with this report, such as . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>[NOTE: These minutes are also attached to
this email as Faculty_Council_Minutes_120407HL.pdf]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>---------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold'>Faculty Council Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2007-2008
Meeting #13, <st1:date Year="2007" Day="4" Month="12" w:st="on">Tuesday,
December 4<sup>th</sup>, 2007</st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Present:
</span></font></b>Adams (w/o vote), Baker, <st1:City w:st="on">Crowley</st1:City>
(chair), Griff, Keim-Campbell, McCaffrey, McCollough, McDaniel, Mihelich,
Miller, Murphy, Ripplinger, Rowland, Rush, Schmeckpeper, Schmiege, Sullivan,
Ch. Williams, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place>.
Liaisons: Stauffer (<st1:City w:st="on">Boise</st1:City>), Crepeau (<st1:City
w:st="on">Idaho Falls</st1:City>), Newcombe (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Coeur d’Alene</st1:City></st1:place>). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Absent:</span></font></b>
Fritz, Guilfoyle, Hubbard, Ci. Williams<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Observers:</span></font></b>
12<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Minutes:</span></font></b>
It was moved and seconded (Miller, Ch. Williams) to accept the minutes of the
November 27<sup>th</sup> meeting as distributed. The motion carried
unanimously.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Chair’s
Report:</span></font></b> The chair noted with approval that the semester was
coming to a close. He reminded the council that fall graduation was this coming
Saturday and urged all faculty to attend. Professor Wilson announced that the
President’s Athletic Advisory Council was looking to forming an Athletics
Academic Oversight Committee and asked that anyone interested in being on it
contact Professor Carl Hunt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Approval
of Graduation List:</span></font></b> After a brief preamble on the part of the
faculty secretary on the symbolic importance of faculty approval of all who
would graduate from the university, an approval delegated to Faculty Council,
it was moved and seconded (Miller, Murphy) to approve the graduates for summer
2007 and fall 2007. The motion carried unanimously.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FC-08-023:
Provisional Admittance Policy:</span></font></b> This proposal, a seconded
motion from both the Admissions Committee and UCC, would give authority to the
Admissions Committee to appoint a specific advisor to those whom it admitted
who were deemed at risk. The university had a small grant which would support a
specially trained advisor for such students. The motion carried unanimously.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FC-08-024:
NOI: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Graduate Studies</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, M.S. in Bioregional
Planning and Community Design:</span></font></b> The chair noted that council
members had before them revised pages 8 and 10 of the proposal that they had
passed at the previous meeting. These revisions incorporated “technical
corrections,” specifying that $15,000 of the overall budget would be
directed to the library for the purchase of needed library materials. The
overall budget was not changed. Review at the Graduate Council level had
prompted these changes but for whatever reason they had not been incorporated
in the version presented to council. These changes were presented as an FYI and
in his opinion no action needed to be taken unless anyone had any concerns.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FC-08-025:
Academic Certificate in Bioregional Planning & Community Design:</span></font></b>
This item was withdrawn until such time as the budget page could be
appropriately revised.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FC-08-026:
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Education</st1:PlaceName>,
add two options: B.S. Technology, business technology and B.S. Technology,
industrial technology:</span></font></b> Professor Allen Kitchel from the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Education</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> provided some background on
this seconded motion from UCC. He explained that the existing curriculum was
being divided into two options, one the option in industrial technology was
unchanged, the other, business technology, was designed for those in industry
or junior college instruction who did not need teacher certification. There
were no new courses required for the second option. The only cost to the
program was a small amount that would be dedicated to advertising it. The
motion carried unanimously.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FC-08-027:
NOI: College of Engineering: Certificate in Semiconductor Theory and Devices:</span></font></b>
There was no one present to speak specifically to this proposal, another
seconded motion from UCC, though those offering opinions thought that this
certificate would be largely delivered through web-based courses to those
practicing engineers who needed to fulfill continuing ed requirements to
maintain their licenses. More generally there seemed to be some consensus that
certificates were a low-cost way for programs to have multiple
“products” and that, in some cases at least, they provided entry
points into MA programs. The motion to approve carried unanimously. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow;
font-weight:bold'>Yardley Report: </span></font></b><span style='background:
yellow'>The provost introduced the discussion by saying that a year and a half
or so ago the administration had begun a discussion as to how the university
could improve graduate education and research. As a result of that preliminary
discussion the Yardley Group had been hired to tell us how we stack up
nationally. They were asked to identify “metathemes” that are true
for the university as a whole. He noted that when he first came some two and a
half years ago, we probably could not have had such a conversation, but now we
have recovered sufficiently that we can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'>Michael
Ditchkofsky, President of Yardley Consulting Group, provided more background on
their mission and procedures and then introduced some of the report’s
major findings.<a style='mso-footnote-id:ftn1' href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1"
title=""><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><sup><span
class=MsoFootnoteReference><sup><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>[1]</span></font></sup></span></sup></span></a>
Their task was to assess programs in a national context and decide what needed
to be done to make certain promising programs nationally prominent. Members of
the group had talked with deans, chairs, and directors of programs, and with
other groups. They had sought out further data to inform their understanding. This
data-seeking prompted one of their conclusions and that was that the
institution needed to beef up its institutional research unit—the people
in it were very good, but there simply weren’t enough of them to handle
all the necessary tasks. They had compared doctoral programs nationally and master’s
programs regionally. They had applied no formula to the data, rather their
response was an interplay of what they had been told by the faculty, the
narrative told by the data, the direction and development nationally of
individual disciplines, and the institutional cultural and infrastructure
context.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'>The
critical fact underlying the Yardley report is the fiscal crisis of the
institution’s recent past. He hoped that the report would provide the
beginnings of a way out. Major components of the report are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>There
is no one set of right actions, but there must be discussion leading to action<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Programs
need a critical mass and thus the viability of many small programs is
questionable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Comprehensiveness
at the program level is not a virtue—the attempt to achieve it drives up
costs and is a recipe for mediocrity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>There
is a lot of individual research excellence but not many examples of whole
programs with that kind of excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>The
university needs to make strategic choices at all levels and create budgets that
reflect those choices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Traditional
academic master’s programs in the sciences (it was unclear whether he
intended to include only the sciences or all academic master’s programs)
were unproductive, obsolete, and cost-intensive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>On
the other hand, professional master’s programs, where students paid
tuition could generate revenue and partially support PhD programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>The
university needs to build research structures that are interdisciplinary and
lateral rather than disciplinary and vertical (again, it was not quite clear
whether he was speaking only about the sciences, or whether social sciences and
humanities were also included)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Faculty
at other UI campuses need to be better integrated into the university’s
research structure<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Tenure-track
faculty should not be teaching undergraduate courses—they should be
devoting themselves to research and perhaps supervising PhD students or
contingent faculty who teach undergraduates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Contingent
faculty now make up some 20% of the institution’s faculty; that number
should rise to 30%, as is the case with our peers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>The
institution needs to create strong programs in the humanities and social
sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;background:yellow'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span style='background:yellow'>Low
level discussions about increasing cooperation between UI and WSU should cease
forthwith—to be replaced by president-to-president discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
background:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:yellow'>In the
ensuing discussion there were many questions and comments seeking clarification
(some of which have been silently included above). One councilor who had, by
virtue of his position as departmental chair, access to a portion of the draft
report raised the methodological issue of large generalizations based on small
slices of anecdotal data.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Adjournment:</span></font></b>
It was moved and seconded (Wilson, Keim) to adjourn. The motion carried
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at <st1:time Minute="12" Hour="17"
w:st="on">5:12 p.m.</st1:time><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Respectfully submitted,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Douglas Q. Adams, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Faculty Secretary and
Secretary to Faculty Council<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>---------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now, having cleared that little mishap of
Courtneys, could you have him identify those specific statements that are “rife
with factual errors”, “spin” and “untrue facts”.
This is simply a matter of Courtney being held “accountable”,
another word that should be added to the dictionaries of Anselm House management,
along with “tolerance” and “acceptance”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> g. crabtree
[mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 29, 2007
6:04 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tom Hansen; Moscow Vision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] >From the
Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In answer to your question, do you suppose he could be
referring to "the U of I commissioned report by the Yardley Research
Group" as stated in today's Lewiston Morning Tribune and mentioned
prominently in Dale's post? You know what they say, "<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:City> is fundamental."</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>g</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div style='font-color:black'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" title="thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision
2020</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Saturday, December
29, 2007 5:06 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> [Vision2020] From
the Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt'>From Right-Mind at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://right-mind.us/blogs/moscoweducation/archive/2007/12/29/57007.aspx">http://right-mind.us/blogs/moscoweducation/archive/2007/12/29/57007.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:40 PM <a
href="http://right-mind.us/members/Right-Mind.aspx">Right-Mind</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt'>UI
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
understand that the report is rife with factual errors. And not just spin, but untrue
facts are presented, then critiqued. There will be much more about this report
in the near future. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>Standby
for heavy seas, as we say. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Question for “Comb-Over”: Huh? What
“report”?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Last year the UI Graduate Program denied admission to two
New Saint Andrews College graduates primarily because their transcripts did not
reflect completion of any courses administered by a properly accredited school,
and now (conceivably as a measure of retribution) we have this unsubstantiated
attack against the UI Graduate Program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Note to “Comb-Over”: If I were you, I
wouldn’t be so concerned about the “heavy seas” as I would be
concerned about keeping my dinghy afloat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Seeya
round town, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><br>
<br>
"If I wanted to overhear every tedious scrap of brain static rattling
around in your head, I'd read your blog."<br>
<br>
- Bill Maher</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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Members of Faculty Council were at something of a disadvantage in the ensuing
discussion, not having had an opportunity to see even an executive summary of
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