565 in favor of resignation, 39 against and 11 abstentions.
First, a profound debt of gratitude is owed to the hundreds of brave faculty members who risked their very livelihoods by standing up to WVU’s derelict and tyrannical leaders.
Second, congratulations are in order — to Mike Garrison. He’s managed to achieve what no other university president has — THREE VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE. Great job, Mike!
Just for fun, do a Google search for “university president ‘no confidence‘” to get an idea of the type of company President Mike is in.
But this is hardly over.
No doubt Boss Garrison and his handlers busy working with their big money PR firms to prepare his next bullshit response. Garrison stubbornly hangs on despite an unprecedented THREE VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE, and in the process, continues to bring shame upon the University, its students, faculty and graduates. He’s all too happy to keep dealing damage to the hopes and accomplishments of others in order to preserve what might be left of his future political future.
And no doubt, we’ll be asked to wait until the next Board of Governors meeting, so that the same 18 people who have done nothing but abused the university’s resources for their own private gain, the same 18 pieces of shit who shamelessly turned WVU into the whore of the academic world can go behind closed doors in a last-ditch attempt to save face.
No doubt we’ll be asked to take even more time, and have more discussion.
NO CONFIDENCE. THREE times.
What more is there left to discuss or debate? FIRE MIKE GARRISON — only then can we move on.
Tags: Mike Garrison
May 14, 2008 at 6:20 pm
First!
May 14, 2008 at 6:21 pm
while it should……mark my words…….IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN…………..damn shame………
May 14, 2008 at 6:26 pm
i’m with you all the way, BUT…WVU was already a whore of a school. it was a place that you could go, work hard and achieve much. But you could also do little or nothing, party constantly, sell drugs in one of the many frats, get the tests for comm class from the WVU football players who are also given grades and get a degree.
trust me, i’m plenty pissed about the whole situation (as i sit here in my emba class that must actually attend, go ahead check my IP) Unfortunately much more needs to change. garrison et al would only be a start.
ok, i need to go pay attention.
May 14, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I don’t know why it is not clear to everyone. Garrison will resign. Just keep the pressure on. These things don’t happen overnight. There will come a tipping point. Hang in there. Send money to MIR to keep the fires going. They will ultimately be most influential in this power struggle.
May 14, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Just a hunch, but I think deepthroat may be right.
May 14, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Yeah, deepthroat’s right. If anything, the problem is money. Garrison and his supporters can’t keep spending this kind of money.
Of course, I said that about the Clintons a month ago, so take that w a grain of salt.
May 14, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Why am I not surprised that this whole mess has descended level?
Here’s why: Garrison and Bresch have exactly the same view of the world, and it’s ALL THEIRS FOR THE TAKING! She must get what she wants no matter the toll it takes on others, and absolutely refuses to accept responsiblity for her own malfeasance. Ditto Garrison. Like some “Terminator” robot, they will not ever stop unless someone is able to finally stop them.
No wonder they’ve been such good buds for so long. Cut from the same cloth: Their families and hometown crowd must be soooooo proud!
May 14, 2008 at 7:08 pm
It’s this simple for this crew:
Hyman Roth: What I am saying is, we have now what we have always needed, real partnership with the government.
Godfather II
May 14, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I wonder if Mike Garrison would accept an invitation to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Christmas party this year?
Rock on Len and Patricia!
May 14, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Maybe these people really did cost us our football coach too.
May 14, 2008 at 7:18 pm
And isn’t that probably the saddest thing?
May 14, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I know it sounds crazy, but has anyone considered the possibility
that RR dropped this bomb at the PPG?
May 14, 2008 at 7:28 pm
No.
It was a routine phone call. We’ve been over this.
May 14, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Okay, now that’s just paranoid.
May 14, 2008 at 7:33 pm
@ Tickedoff, not HK.
May 14, 2008 at 7:41 pm
did you see his response? what color is the sky in his universe? unreal. as a hsc employee, this has got to end already….there is a huge divide between those who are for and against….not a healthy environment…end this already!
May 14, 2008 at 7:41 pm
from the wdtv website: President Garrison released this statement after today’s meeting:
“I am aware of the results of the group that met at WVU today. I
recognize the gravity of what has occurred on our campus, and I share
the anger of many who agree that WVU must never compromise the value of its degrees. I am dismayed that it happened under my administration and I’m committed to making sure nothing of this sort happens here again.
In addition, I’ve heard from a number of others – on the faculty, among
our students and staff, and among our alumni – who believe that it is
time for WVU to move forward with its business as a University and begin
rebuilding our great University’s reputation for integrity and academic
excellence. I have been charged by the Board of Governors to move
forward, and plan to report to them in June on our efforts.
I am moving in that direction. Today WVU appointed an interim provost,
Dr. Jane Martin, who has agreed to work diligently to see that our
academic programs continue to thrive and to serve our students. I intend
to take additional steps to assure the entire WVU community that we are
moving forward to meet the challenges that face our University and our
state.
I agree with some of the issues that were raised today. I strongly agree
that there is no place for intimidation of any kind on our campus. I am
a believer in free and open debate and that everyone on this campus has
the right to participate in that debate. Any sort of intimidation should
be reported.
I have consistently said that I would work with faculty leaders to help
express to the Governor their desire for additional representation from
the academic community on the Board of Governors.”
May 14, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Dear Mike,
Santino: Whatcha go to college? To get stupid? You’re really stupid!
Godfather
May 14, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I’m not sure what to make of this memo from MG, but I feel like reporting to him the intimidation and strong arming tactics employed by Julian Bailes who ‘coerced’ chairs to sign (Sunday DP) and implied that there would be reprisals for those chairs that didn’t sign. Maybe we could put that one to the test right away and see how serious he is.
May 14, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I hope we didn’t pay too much for that press release.
May 14, 2008 at 7:58 pm
MG must only talk to the 39 faculty who voted against resignation today. Must not have time to talk to the rest of the faculty.
May 14, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Garrison will eventually go. The writing is on the wall. Even Manchin can’t take the heat indefinitely.
Prediction: when he does go, Manchin will give him another job.
Stay tuned for the next season of the Mike and Joe Show!
Way to go, Joe. Make WV look like a state filled with dumbasses.
YOU, Joe, are the dumbass.
May 14, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Republican candidate for Governor Weeks said voters deserved to hear a discussion about cronyism and corruption in state government
May 14, 2008 at 8:12 pm
You are disgusting Mike Garrison!!
Our West Virginia University is much larger than you or your Board of Governors.
You continue to damage and drag our West Virginia University through the mud for your own self interests. Your refusal to resign for WVU’s benefit demonstrates your lack of judgment and shows that you are grossly and uniquely unqualified to be President of West Virginia’s Greatest University.
The failure of the Board of Governors to force your resignation makes them equally culpable.
This is so disgusting
SHAME on You!!! AND them!!
May 14, 2008 at 8:20 pm
In case you didn’t see Garrison’s full response to the faculty vote, here it is:
Statement from WVU President Mike Garrison – May 14, 2008
I am aware of the results of the group that met at WVU today. I
recognize the gravity of what has occurred on our campus, and I share
the anger of many who agree that WVU must never compromise the value of
its degrees. I am dismayed that it happened under my administration and
I’m committed to making sure nothing of this sort happens here again.
In addition, I’ve heard from a number of others – on the faculty, among
our students and staff, and among our alumni – who believe that it is
time for WVU to move forward with its business as a University and begin
rebuilding our great University’s reputation for integrity and academic
excellence. I have been charged by the Board of Governors to move
forward, and plan to report to them in June on our efforts.
I am moving in that direction. Today WVU appointed an interim provost,
Dr. Jane Martin, who has agreed to work diligently to see that our
academic programs continue to thrive and to serve our students. I intend
to take additional steps to assure the entire WVU community that we are
moving forward to meet the challenges that face our University and our
state.
I agree with some of the issues that were raised today. I strongly agree
that there is no place for intimidation of any kind on our campus. I am
a believer in free and open debate and that everyone on this campus has
the right to participate in that debate. Any sort of intimidation should
be reported.
I have consistently said that I would work with faculty leaders to help
express to the Governor their desire for additional representation from
the academic community on the Board of Governors.
The man has no shame, no conscience, and no intention of caring what the faculty really think.
May 14, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Last week, within 30 minutes of the senate meeting, MD’s comments were released versus the university eNews… this time, they were released only to the Fairmont/Clarksburg local news… I wonder why?
May 14, 2008 at 8:24 pm
oops, MG, of course!
May 14, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Mike Garrison is shameless. IMHO, he’s hoping that faculty energy will be drained after today and all will go off for summer and forget all about this.
Not so. Faculty, alumni, parents, donors will not put up with being patronized by a frat boy with important friends whose “stature” as university president is a screaming embarrassment to everyone who ever worked hard for a degree from WVU.
Hang on, Mike. It’s only just begun.
May 14, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Yes, we have to continue. What else can we do?
May 14, 2008 at 8:41 pm
It seems to me that if the petition was submitted to the faculty assembly then it becomes a pubic document – so please, someone print the names of those who signed it. Then a boycott can begin and the supports can feel the economic impact.
Always follow the money.
May 14, 2008 at 8:48 pm
That’s fair. You’re right, workerbee. This way, people like me can donate a fuckton of money to endow chairs in the names of the dissenters.
May 14, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Starting w Chuck DiSalvo.
May 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I saw Manchin being interviewed by Keith Olberman last night and Manchin, in describing West Virginians, said that we “have PhD’s in life.” I was watching the interview and couldn’t believe it. Of all things he could say, I wouldn’t think he would be talking about FAKE degrees for any WV people. Unbelievable!
May 14, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Hang on to your boots… the story has been released by the AP press…
May 14, 2008 at 9:01 pm
It’ll be interesting to see if anything happens to the Chairs that did not sign the Bailes letter…there were only six (I think) that signed…I know one that was asked but said no…I believe he wants MG to resign, plus he was following the wishes of his faculty…the others that signed have made their bed and may have to sleep in it.
May 14, 2008 at 9:09 pm
As far as I know, the EXISTENCE of the “business leaders” petition was presented, but not the petition itself, which is supposedly safely tucked away at some Morgantown accounting office. The names on the petition were never spoken publicly.
May 14, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Private local businesses getting involved in decisions like this is as bad as boosters getting involved in the sports programs…they can show their support monetarily but when it comes to governance they need to keep out…maybe people that want MG to leave need to review that list and take their business elsewhere if possible.
May 14, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Anyone seen this?
May 14, 2008 at 9:30 pm
You know, at this point I think it’s fair to ask: Why isn’t the West Virginia media covering this blog?
Scott? Scott Finn? Neighb? Anna? Seriously. Why not?
May 14, 2008 at 9:30 pm
funny, now Hoppy is against mg…hmm, where was he when prescott got fired?
Hoppy’s Commentary
Talkline Host Hoppy Kercheval
Related Stories:
Full Faculty Wants Garrison Out
The West Virginia University Presidency of Mike Garrison ended shortly after three o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
It ended not with his resignation, which now must only be a matter of time, but with an overwhelming vote by 565 WVU faculty members.
The faculty gathered at the Creative Arts Center for the historic meeting voted 565 to 39 with 11 abstentions in support of a motion expressing “no confidence” in Garrison and calling for him to resign or for the Board of Governors to require his resignation over the Heather Bresch scandal.
True, the faculty fell short of the 900 needed to constitute 50 percent of the faculty and thus a quorum, but it doesn’t really matter. A large and vocal segment of the WVU faculty is speaking in a unified voice rarely heard within earshot of Woodburn Circle.
Prof. Katy Ryan, who introduced the “no confidence” motion, crystallized the issue when she said, “Regardless of the extent of his direct involvement, the highly publicized award of an unearned eMBA under his watch has damaged his effectiveness and his credibility as President.”
“We doubt that WVU will be able to restore its reputation and its academic integrity under his leadership,” Ryan said.
In short, an overwhelming majority interested enough in their University to show up at the faculty meeting Wednesday believes WVU has been badly damaged and the restoration cannot happen under Garrison, no matter how badly he wants to make it so.
Where is there for Garrison to go?
The faculty, which accepted him cautiously because of his thin academic resume and the belief that he got the job only because of his political connections, has made it clear that Garrison must now resign.
Faculty votes of no confidence are not that uncommon at colleges and universties. College Presidents survive them all the time.
But the situation at WVU is different. This controversy has tapped into a frustration that has been building at WVU since the selection of the previous President David Hardesty. It’s a belief that the political elite of West Virginia will pick who they damn well please as WVU’s President and the faculty can lump it if they don’t like it.
There is nothing imaginable that Garrison can do to restore confidence with the faculty and angered alumni. He could hang on, but there’s no point now. What’s left is for Garrison to plan a way out, some way that he can do the right thing while keeping his dignity.
I imagine Garrison took the job at WVU believing he would always try to make decisions in the best interest of the school he loves. Certainly he never considered that one of those decisions would be whether to step down, but that’s where he is now.
What’s required of Garrison is to commit a truly selfless act of resignation. This will be personally difficult for him and his family, but it will be one that should be heralded as courageous and altruistic.
This should also be a wake-up call to the Board of Governors. Yes, it may run the University, but it doesn’t mean people are going to fall in lockstep. The board’s engineered hiring of Garrison has backfired…big time.
The faculty minds, often scattered in hundreds of directions, have become largely one on this.
May 14, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Was that Sharon Ryan?
May 14, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Nope. Sorry. Though I imagine this one’s more into Foucault.
May 14, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I was very disappointed to see so few health care professionalnames on the Mountaineers for Integrity and Responsibility petition. I am so ashamed of the faculty at HSC. They talk the big talk..but they sure don’t walk it. I guess MG is a fishin buddy!!!! (some of you will know what that means)
May 14, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Naw, MSG just wants to tear it down Brick by Brick
May 14, 2008 at 9:46 pm
HSC basic science faculty turned out in solid numbers at the assembly
May 14, 2008 at 9:48 pm
that is a really strong statement from hoppy. and where was he when the HSC started to crumble ?
May 14, 2008 at 9:53 pm
the ones from the hsc that signed the letter should be ashamed
May 14, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Can we assume that the Garrison PR team will not be making a major point of the absence of a quorum of 900 at the meeting today?
Even if every additional person necessary to make a quorum of 900 had been present and had voted against the no confidence vote, the outcome still would have been just over 60% for the no confidence motion.
May 14, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Beth Vorhees has been pretty good on this story. I think she’s
the one that got Hoppy started.
May 14, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Off topic, but Olbermann, whom I’ve hated for years of his crappy ESPN Oregon Ducks opinions I’ve hated, was great tonight. No link, yet, but be sure to watch it tomorrow.
May 14, 2008 at 10:04 pm
saw Olberman..he is on again now,…if anyone wants to see a WONDEROUS rant against Bushbaby
May 14, 2008 at 10:06 pm
we should all applaud those who stood up over the past couple of weeks fighting for change….wherever this goes, those of us who work within the wvu universe will be different. the good old boy network must end for this place to be recognized for what it can be. those of you at wvu and the hsc know what it is like to work hard and be dedicated to excellence; only to watch the good oldboy network drag us down to mediocrity…..
May 14, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Code words: “the group that met at WVU today . . .” depersonalizes his own faculty. Denies who they really are. Disprespect. Insulting! It’s MG with his fingers in his ears – ” I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you . . . ” That won’t work any more than the fake sincerity – only the 1400 business friends believe it anyway.
May 14, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Hoppy said today that “Garrison is a stand-up guy”.
Hoppy is a doooosh.
May 14, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Sign the petition.
Stand up for your West Virginia University!
http://www.wvumir.org
http://www.wvumir.org/petition.html
May 14, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Isn’t this thing embarrassing to the Mylan brand?
May 14, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Here is something you may find interesting.
Dr Bailes Curriculum Vitae
Under the heading “Administrative” you will find, among other things:
Medical Director, National Domestic Preparedness Partnership (WVNG, WVSP)
Medical Advisor, Joint Agency Anti-Drug Task Force, Region Five WV
Medical Advisor, West Virginia State Police
Wonder how much taxpayer money he gets for these positions.
May 14, 2008 at 10:49 pm
So what should come next?
Mass walkout? Might have to wait till August for that to work.
More ‘No Confidence’ votes? Even every other week.
Will anything ever work?
Does Manchin himself need to be run out of the state, with all his minions in tow.
May 14, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Bailes is a light weight in the academic medicine world. His CV is full of ‘fluff’. Case reports, review articles, corporate grants … nothing that would stand up to peer review.
May 14, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Oh, you gotta love this… Mr. Dallas Branch of Motion #2 has an intersting past. See:
http://www.state.wv.us/admin/grievanc/decision/dec2007/branch.htm
May 14, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Oh you gotta love this….
http://www.state.wv.us/admin/grievanc/decision/dec2007/branch.htm
May 14, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Remember: Steve Goowin is still the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
The Board of Governors needs to be held accountable for their non-action in this matter. No one has lost their job yet. No one has been held accountable.
May 15, 2008 at 12:05 am
Thank you, Professor Katy Ryan. You make the women of West Virginia proud! Your courage is to be commended. Let us (alums) know how we can help the faculty of our beloved university. Expect to be vilified. When men express their opinions, they are regarded as assertive; women become sluts and whores. Please know that you have thousands of WVU supporters cheering you on! I don’t know what you teach, but I am sure your students are fortunate to have you as their professor. What a role model for young women!
May 15, 2008 at 12:20 am
garrison truly amazes me. he must not have any ability to understand
the damage that is being done to WVU. He is only interested in his
own pocketbook and desire to achieve yet more power (to abuse).
Governor Ego Joe should be ashamed ….Garrison was a bad choice last year and he remains a bad choice this year. For the faculty to
vote in such overwhelming number in a no confidence vote, how can
he lead effectively now? Mike Garrison should GO NOW before this
really gets even more ugly than it already has. We are the laughing
stock of the nation.
May 15, 2008 at 2:26 am
WVU1991: Don’t even think of a faculty walkout if you care about the students. I have a kid starting grad school in August. We can’t throw out the baby with the BOGwater!
May 15, 2008 at 5:54 am
Justice done: The West Virginia primary cleans the court
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It’s very hard to topple an incumbent, given built-in advantages like name recognition, free publicity and ready access to political contributions.
But West Virginia Democrats proved Tuesday all of that counts for nothing when an elected official — this time the chief justice of the state Supreme Court — has lost the public’s confidence.
Chief Justice Elliott “Spike” Maynard was a favorite to win renomination until photos in January showed him on a vacation in Monaco in 2006 with the CEO of Massey Energy, a coal company that had a multimillion-dollar appeal before the court. A 3-2 majority that included Justice Maynard ruled last November in Massey’s favor.
This year the justice recused himself from a rehearing of the case, but by then the damage apparently had been done. This week the state’s Democrats demonstrated their lack of faith in Justice Maynard by denying him renomination. With two court seats to be filled in the November election, the party’s voters chose two candidates ahead of him, leaving the judge of 28 years off the fall ballot.
Call it a lesson for anyone who holds a high position, whether in public office or public university — another place where West Virginians have been outraged by the specter of favoritism. The lesson is that people may be duped at first, but when it’s time to cast their votes — or choose or donate to a university — they’ll reject those who have lost their trust every time.
May 15, 2008 at 8:11 am
A very impressive meeting yesterday. I was gratified to sit and watch so many people do the “right thing” when it could cost them.
They showed the ONLY way to deal w/ bullies: stand up to them.
I’ve been asked by numerous people when Garrison might resign. My reply: “when he is a political liability to Joe Manchin”.
Consider this–Manchin has been hell-bent on getting WVU in his pocket. We learn that Heather was to be put on the board of the WVU Foundation. Why does he want all of WVU co-opted for himself?? He fully intends to be Senator from WV. Could it be that WVU will be his money laundering agency? It is already in place and he would not be visible as was Mollohan in setting up his laundry. Money would be funnelled through the Foundation, Med School, etc., etc., etc. and be kicked back as contributions to his campaign coffers.
Puskar and others were responsible for the fund-raiser in Morgantown in 2004 when he got ca. $450,000 at the Waterfront in one night. I saw his rock-star painted bus turning from the Mileground onto 705 that evening and then heard about the $$ on the news next day. People at the event were handed $$ to donate to Joe (heard that from the wife on one who was handed money). When I told her that was $$ laundering and illegal I got a Bambi-in-the-headlights look. So Puskar, Steve Lorenze and Perry Petropolis were the funders (they held the event) and later on the transition team.
YES, Manchin and his cronies must be booted from WVU and WV.
God bless the WVU faculty who are standing up to the bullies.
May 15, 2008 at 9:36 am
The newer BOG’s who didn’t vote Garrison on are at or beyond the tipping point.
May 15, 2008 at 9:49 am
The morning show–Hoppy’s channel– is replaying the recordings of the statements made at the mass meeting of faculty yesterday. Hoppy is going to interview faculty on his show.
May 15, 2008 at 9:56 am
garrison just announced that Hank Barnette will chair the HSC VP search committee, replacing Lang. Mr. Barnette is a BOG member and former chair of that group.
May 15, 2008 at 10:02 am
What did Manchin say about PhDs in life? This sounds like a ploy to create town-gown divisions–those pointy-head smarty pants don’t live in the real world with us “down home folks”–say it with an accent (y’all know what I’m talkin about). Call out Scotland “yards”.
The way to get the avg WVian on board with Garrison’s & Manchin’s ouster is to pin the blame for the Rich Rod leaving squarely on them. Which is starting to become more believable every day. Note that countering Manchin this way does not mean that Rich Rod shouldn’t pay the 4 million (he signed the contract). Presenting the issue in a way that sports fans can identify with is the way to win the vote from the avg WVian.
May 15, 2008 at 10:02 am
Still waiting for perpetrator to step up to the plate!!!!!! There are at least three to five other culpable parties to this debacle in addition to those who have already resigned.
May 15, 2008 at 10:33 am
BOG split, can you list the newer BOG members who might be open to considering a change? There’s no point in appealing to connected good ‘ole boys. I know BOG e-mails are listed elsewhere on this blog.
May 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Re: Olbermann, May he choke on his own vomit and do permanent damage to his windpipe–but then again I am a proud moderate Republican–so back on topic–and speaking of Republicans, all of us may end up owing a debt of gratitude to Republican gubernatorial candidate Russ Weeks. If his desire to talk about cronyism and corruption in state government grows legs, then Jumpin’ Joe may have no choice but to get Garrison out of there just to prove a point and recapture (in his mind anyway) the high moral ground.
No, really, the pleasure is all mine.
May 15, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I actually have two thoughts:
1. The President’s blog (http://president.wvu.edu/blog/2008/4/24/wvu-will-follow-panel-s-recommendations#comments) went from allowing comments, to not allowing comments, and then to accepting selected comments. It is clear that the comments are being closely monitored now, rejecting most negative comments and accepting all positive comments, giving the impression that a much higher percentage of responses are in favor of the President. This should be easy to verify by either taking a poll of those who’ve attempted to post or by just submitting a number of posts. This may seem like a small matter to some, but it is just one more example of spin and deception.
2. Here is a version of one of the messages I attempted to post to the blog:
Back in December this was all over the news from Associated Press:
“But university spokeswoman Amy Neil says information contained in the College of Business and Economics files simply was not recorded in the admission’s office.”
For whom was Ms. Neil speaking? Did those who had manufactured records communicate to the University spokeswoman that those records had once been contained in the College of Business and Economics files? Was there not a meticulous checking of facts before releasing such statements to the press? If the newspapers had misquoted or otherwise distorted what the official WVU spokesperson had said, why was there no attempt to correct the error? We’ve seen no such correction except that provided by the Special Investigative Panel.
According to the Special Investigative Panel, the University knew, at the time that Ms. Neil released this information that no such records had ever been contained in the College of Business and Economics files. These seem to be simple matters of fact. It was a cover-up at the highest levels.
It is ridiculous that Mr. Garrison claims to have handled this as he would have handled any other student’s concerns. He asked top-level administrators to work over the weekend to produce documents that didn’t exist, so they manufactured them. No employee, student, or alumnus would ever expect to be able to place a call on a Friday to complain about a record issue and have these kinds of draconian measures taken on his or her behalf. Most of us know that such inquiries are normally answered after weeks, months, or years of very slow progress — if they are ever answered reasonably at all.
For those who fear the negative publicity and its consequences for the University, isn’t it a thousand times more important to resolve this so as to preserve the integrity of the University?
There comes a time to just do the right thing regardless of the possibility that doing the right thing might involve some unpleasant consequences on the road to making things better.
May 15, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Ann: — try them all again, even some who supported him when he got in are now reaching a new tipping point. All of you, please be respectful when you contact them. As Hippie pointed out, most of the emails they are getting from the anti-Garrison camp are too vitriolic and frankly some are scary. They are re-considering, keep that in mind. That in itself is a plus and a step forward. Treat them with respect and your arguments will be more successful. Screaming at them and intimidating them are not helping. Some of them are caught in difficult positions as they decide to speak out and some are being bullied from both sides themselves.
May 15, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Thanks. Will do.
June 17, 2008 at 6:42 pm
He’s managed to achieve what no other university president has — THREE VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE.
Impressive stubbornness.