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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi Tom,<BR>
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Pressure should be applied to members of the SBOE.<BR>
<BR>
Nick<BR>
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Nicholas F. Gier, Professor Emeritus<BR>
Department of Philosophy, University of Idaho<BR>
"The Palouse Pundit" on Radio Free Moscow, 92.5 FM<BR>
President, Idaho Federation of Teachers, AFT/AFL-CIO www.idaho-aft.org/ift.htm<BR>
208-882-9212, 1037 Colt Rd., Moscow, ID 83843<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Tom Hansen [<A HREF="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">mailto:thansen@moscow.com</A>]<BR>
Sent: Sun 3/20/2011 12:21 PM<BR>
To: Gier, Nicholas<BR>
Cc: Kenneth Marcy; Moscow Vision 2020<BR>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] ISU Provost Gary Olson to step down June 25<BR>
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Nick -<BR>
<BR>
What pressure can be applied to Pres. Vailas and by whom?<BR>
<BR>
If not Vailas, who should be the target of such pressure?<BR>
<BR>
Tom Hansen<BR>
Moscow, Idaho<BR>
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"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>
<BR>
- Unknown<BR>
<BR>
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On Mar 20, 2011, at 12:14 PM, "Gier, Nicholas" <NGIER@uidaho.edu> wrote:<BR>
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> Dear Tom and Ken,<BR>
><BR>
> The person who needs to resign is President Vailas. The Provost's resignation will not resolve the crisis as long as Vailas stays on as a totally incompetent leader.<BR>
><BR>
> Nick<BR>
><BR>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com on behalf of Tom Hansen<BR>
> Sent: Sun 3/20/2011 8:34 AM<BR>
> To: Kenneth Marcy<BR>
> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020<BR>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] ISU Provost Gary Olson to step down June 25<BR>
><BR>
> I'm guessin' that by the end of summer there will be so many resignations<BR>
> that ISU's administration will amount to two or three IH's and a handful<BR>
> of work-studies.<BR>
><BR>
> Tom Hansen<BR>
> Moscow, Idaho<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> On Sun, March 20, 2011 8:24 am, Kenneth Marcy wrote:<BR>
> > Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho<BR>
> ><BR>
> > Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:20 am | Updated: 8:22 am, Wed Mar 16,<BR>
> > 2011.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > POCATELLO â?" Idaho State University Provost, Gary Olson, announced today<BR>
> > that<BR>
> > he would step down as provost at the end of his current contract on June<BR>
> > 25.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > â?oWe made a great deal of progress over the last two years,â? Olson<BR>
> > said. â?oAnd<BR>
> > now I believe it is time to consider other opportunities.�<BR>
> ><BR>
> > During his tenure, Olson oversaw the successful reaffirmation of<BR>
> > institutional<BR>
> > accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities,<BR>
> > and<BR>
> > he led ISU to Research University-High status in the Carnegie Foundation<BR>
> > classifications. He directed an institution-wide reorganization of<BR>
> > academic<BR>
> > units and created a professional Office of Institutional Research, hiring<BR>
> > its<BR>
> > director after an extensive national search.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > Olson also oversaw the reorganization and subsequent reaccreditation of<BR>
> > the<BR>
> > Idaho Museum of Natural History, and he rescued the Idaho State University<BR>
> > Press from closure, bringing it under Academic Affairs direction. In order<BR>
> > to<BR>
> > foster a culture of cooperation among regional institutions, both public<BR>
> > and<BR>
> > private, he created a Council of Academic Affairs in Eastern Idaho.<BR>
> ><BR>
> > â?oUnder Provost Olsonâ?Ts leadership, Academic Affairs has helped move<BR>
> > the<BR>
> > institution forward in substantial and demonstrable ways,� said ISU<BR>
> > President<BR>
> > Arthur Vailas. â?oWe are all grateful for his tireless dedication to<BR>
> > ISU.�<BR>
> ><BR>
> > Olson plans to take a professional leave during the fall semester before<BR>
> > returning to the faculty in the spring 2012 to resume his work as a<BR>
> > nationally<BR>
> > prominent scholar of rhetoric, politics, and culture, and an analyst of<BR>
> > higher<BR>
> > education.<BR>
> ><BR>
> ><BR>
> > More on the story at the following link(s):<BR>
> ><BR>
> > <A HREF="http://www.journalnet.com/news/local/article_b9267ae8-4f45-11e0-85b0-001cc4c03286.html">http://www.journalnet.com/news/local/article_b9267ae8-4f45-11e0-85b0-001cc4c03286.html</A><BR>
> ><BR>
> > OR<BR>
> ><BR>
> > <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/4aaxhle">http://tinyurl.com/4aaxhle</A><BR>
> ><BR>
> ><BR>
> > Ken<BR>
> ><BR>
> > =======================================================<BR>
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<BR>
><BR>
> - Unknown<BR>
><BR>
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