tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post2662742688557994864..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: BOT Meeting Coverage, 7/14Dave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-30703350764178905842011-07-18T14:21:18.529-05:002011-07-18T14:21:18.529-05:00Publicity and Promotion should be aimed at good sc...Publicity and Promotion should be aimed at good scholarship not administrative puff-stories nor regarding students as "customers" in the sense of a manipulative corporation. That was the whole point of my critique (ignored as usual by Ken). How can we really promote good scholarship with a plagiarist President? Nobody will believe that any achievement has been gained honestly or that itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-81418076676537945052011-07-18T09:44:20.314-05:002011-07-18T09:44:20.314-05:00My, this has proven a fertile thread. An additiona...My, this has proven a fertile thread. An additional two cents from me: salaries for top administrators are far more important symbolically than substantively. We should, in normal circumstances, pay our provost and chancellor the going rate, which will be plenty. And as a commentator noted, faculty who have been promoted are getting their raises, too. But in tough financial times, a smart leaderDave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-30001651666819375042011-07-18T06:04:18.480-05:002011-07-18T06:04:18.480-05:00To Anonymous, "We have made to Chronicle with...To Anonymous, "We have made to Chronicle with negative news a lot more in the last one year than we did in the past five years."<br /><br />I beg to differ. The plagiarism story received a lot more attention in the Chronicle and in the Chicago newspapers than anything this year.paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305552154248972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-56657156026920374492011-07-18T00:12:41.203-05:002011-07-18T00:12:41.203-05:00Last anonymous! You finally hit it right “the upco...Last anonymous! You finally hit it right “the upcoming negotiations will require a genuine interest in compromise.” I hope you mean genuine interest from both sides. At this time, administration does not seem interested.<br /><br />If we want to give comparable salary to our provost, the provost must have comparable qualifications and leadership qualities. Our provost has nothing, I mean nothing,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-36991869283277134082011-07-17T21:57:11.775-05:002011-07-17T21:57:11.775-05:00Universities are not supposed to engage in publici...Universities are not supposed to engage in publicity and promotion? What planet do you live on? Good scholarship is alive and well at SIUC. No one is talking about it because they are too busy pointing out that the person appointed to be provost got a pay raise! The FA is more concerned about getting a picture of a few people with signs in the Southern Illinoisan than they are in publicizing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-62192020760003552132011-07-17T19:34:02.253-05:002011-07-17T19:34:02.253-05:00Unfortunately (for you!), a University is supposed...Unfortunately (for you!), a University is supposed to promote critical thinking and not engage in publicity and promotion more suited to an advertising firm looking for "customers", the very term used by higher administrators. Poshard & Co are already doing a fine job messing up SIUC without any input by the faculty. Criticism is meant to change things for the better and we can not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-51388499731853667062011-07-17T18:16:24.580-05:002011-07-17T18:16:24.580-05:00In my estimation, the primary factor hurting enrol...In my estimation, the primary factor hurting enrollment at SIUC is the constant bickering between the FA and the administration. No one posting here is going to admit that the FA shares the blame, but every time the paper has a quote from one of you about how messed up SIUC is, a parent somewhere is reading it and deciding not to send their kid here. It would be nice for a change to see Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-27400210267810925102011-07-17T17:24:18.273-05:002011-07-17T17:24:18.273-05:00Bravo, to the previous "Anonymous." We s...Bravo, to the previous "Anonymous." We should also remember that last December the Chair of Journalism refused to take a raise to protect the position of certain faculty members threatened with termination. Also, Faculty are not to blame for low enrollment. The administration is totally responsible for this. By creating an atmosphere of low morale and job insecurity while they award Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-10014144085402694422011-07-17T16:40:58.521-05:002011-07-17T16:40:58.521-05:00Previous enrollment management person was fired be...Previous enrollment management person was fired because she was blamed for falling enrollment whereas Nicklow was promoted even though enrollment is still in bad shape. Double standard? Looks like he has connections with Cheng and Poshard (remember, he is Cheng’s neighbor). Cheng and Poshard did not even wait to see his performance with enrollment management for a few years before giving him moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-78735522776287060042011-07-17T15:19:42.834-05:002011-07-17T15:19:42.834-05:00To the previous anonymous - It is certainly a stre...To the previous anonymous - It is certainly a stretch to blame any part of the falling enrollment on John Nicklow. Not only was the enrollment trend in place before he had anything to do with enrollment management, he held that position for a very short time. Are you really that desperate for someone to blame? One could easily argue (although I am certainly not) that the faculty and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-36597288007435423432011-07-17T12:29:58.839-05:002011-07-17T12:29:58.839-05:00At a time of economic recession, when people earni...At a time of economic recession, when people earning less that $20,000 p.a. where forced to take furloughs in the "School for Scandal" (the latest example being the Athletics Controversy) it is entirely shameful for the administration to award pay increases to the very people responsible for falling enrollment. That Nicklow did not have the conscience to refuse this raise while others Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-23606041548588380752011-07-16T11:53:21.545-05:002011-07-16T11:53:21.545-05:00To be clear, I'm not defending all of the acti...To be clear, I'm not defending all of the actions of this administration. I don't agree with everything that Rita Cheng has done. However, I do think that a promotion to provost should be accompanied by a substantive salary increase. Perhaps the graduate student and civil service unions should start complaining about those faculty salary increases associated with tenure and promotion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-57470698906401562142011-07-16T10:40:45.626-05:002011-07-16T10:40:45.626-05:00To the Last Anonymous
You are also defending the a...To the Last Anonymous<br />You are also defending the actions of this administration under the mask of anonymity. BTY there are many individuals in this university who have much better academic record, have a lot more administrative experience, and advanced through ranks much faster than Nicklow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-21229432014251943862011-07-16T10:08:08.746-05:002011-07-16T10:08:08.746-05:00Anonymous - I don't think you understand unive...Anonymous - I don't think you understand university ranks very well. No one starts as a provost. If you studied the salary history of any provost you would find a large increase. John Nicklow has moved through the ranks faster than most, but his increase (and salary) are hardly unusual in higher education. Calling him shameless behind the mask of anonymity must be very hard for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-75536651651185210622011-07-16T10:02:05.357-05:002011-07-16T10:02:05.357-05:00I applaud two BOT members for standing up for the ...I applaud two BOT members for standing up for the right thing. Nicklow’s salary increased 340% (yes, 3.4 times) in the last 5 years. Do you know of any, I mean any, faculty member who has received this kind of salary increase? I don’t think faculty members (even the supper super stars) get this kind of increase in their entire career. He did not even compete at the national level to get this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com