tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921173856187068889.post7898607726099846229..comments2023-06-20T06:36:29.843-07:00Comments on Educational Technology Professor: Eastern Bums and Creeps Raise Crime Rates: Klein Was RightGirlProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07112992541578838517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921173856187068889.post-50828049471738745222009-10-10T21:51:05.712-07:002009-10-10T21:51:05.712-07:00I guess I really had a larger 'our fault' ...I guess I really had a larger 'our fault' in mind than just this instance of backroom deals. When we see a pattern of behaviour going on over a long enough time period to actually see the pattern emerging, and this is just the latest in an observable pattern, then we are certainly to blame if we do nothing about it. <br /><br />Asking or demanding that people resign assumes those people are the real problem. I think they are just a symptom of a larger problem, that being a state-sanctioned move to a business model of education.- bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750848511576952365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921173856187068889.post-86856709442282968032009-10-08T22:02:45.589-07:002009-10-08T22:02:45.589-07:00I can't say it's "our fault" whe...I can't say it's "our fault" when the situation was cooked in secret. <br /><br />However, the Board and others who were party to the secret negotiations are directly to blame if they were party to the secret agreement(s). <br /><br />If the Board and others who are supposed to be our oversight did not see the problems, then they are incompetent. <br /><br />In either case, the Board needs to resign.<br /><br />The credentials for a new Board need to have integrity at the top of the list. <br /><br />Unintended Consequences is a ploy too often used these days. These agreements were cooked over several years. One can be gullible occasionally, but it appears to have been the norm here.<br /><br />Resign, or be fired -- it's happening elsewhere on campus a lot these days, and the Board should be no exception.Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097231728936586402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921173856187068889.post-12238260597699272582009-10-08T10:15:34.979-07:002009-10-08T10:15:34.979-07:00Good questions, Brad. Is there anything that can b...Good questions, Brad. Is there anything that can be done? The 4.5 million dollar heist is likely a done deal -- Harvey will make off with his bags of money. However, I tend to agree with the TUCFA President that Faculty and Staff deserve greater transparency in how the money is spent on campus, and more scrutiny and involvement in campus decision making. Who is at fault? I do believe that the President IS at fault, at the very least for being greedy and grasping -- this is a public institution, not a corporation -- his salary and his pension should reflect the public nature of the institution, not the private sector. The Board of Governors is at fault -- this generous president's salary and rich pension stinks of corruption and has left a sour taste and deep sense of mistrust amongst faculty and staff. Are "we" the University of Calgary staff and faculty at fault? NO! This was clearly a backroom deal; information about Harvey's golden handshake only came to light recently through the auditor general of Alberta's report. When is enough, enough? As the shrinking resources and rising debt continue to put the squeeze on campus, I believe that more rats will jump ship as more corruption is revealed. The Answer is increased transparency, accountability and collegial governance. Put Faculty Members Back in Charge of the University; Restore Public and Campus Trust in Administration.GirlProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112992541578838517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921173856187068889.post-38875870106834384162009-10-08T07:39:08.034-07:002009-10-08T07:39:08.034-07:00So, is there nothing to be done? Perhaps that'...So, is there nothing to be done? Perhaps that's the most difficult thing about these issues ... is it really the fault of the outgoing president or is it our fault for being so gullible?<br /><br />My question, I think, is really in two parts:<br /><br />1) when do we say enough is enough and<br />2) once we've said that, what next? quit? become part of the management?<br /><br />-brad- bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750848511576952365noreply@blogger.com