tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post2780551530610914574..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: Turning in keys at Chicago StateDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-69990928447068317712016-03-30T11:54:53.143-05:002016-03-30T11:54:53.143-05:00Yes, Dave, I agree here. Definitions "should ...Yes, Dave, I agree here. Definitions "should be consistent."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-66690047449036571162016-03-30T10:56:15.977-05:002016-03-30T10:56:15.977-05:00I think administrators (i.e., folks with AP appoin...I think administrators (i.e., folks with AP appointments, including chairs) served on the FS long before Cheng; not all evil began with her. But I agree the FS would be better off without them. <br /><br />Better still would be to treat chairs as faculty rather than AP; I think they were switched under Wendler. As things stand, the admin has it both ways: chairs et al count as "faculty"Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-39281933823117614242016-03-30T09:50:41.959-05:002016-03-30T09:50:41.959-05:00Dave, Following from this, Dave, is there not a li...Dave, Following from this, Dave, is there not a link between the 20% decline of faculty you noticed in a previous post and the continuance of SIUC's "managerial bureaucracy" as a former FA leader turned administrator once put it? More than ever, this is now a time to demand shared governance and the exclusion of administrators from (Faculty?) Senate meetings - a process begun by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-53125894172687808282016-03-29T23:07:31.235-05:002016-03-29T23:07:31.235-05:00From what little I know, Chicago State certainly h...From what little I know, Chicago State certainly has troubles, many due to lousy political appointees in recent year. We should probably be careful about throwing stones re graduation rates, however. On the US "College Scorecard" data we rank 8 out of 11 public 4-year schools in Illinois by this measure. <br /><br /><a href="https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?degree=b&state=IL&Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-55427404535075942202016-03-29T22:40:02.881-05:002016-03-29T22:40:02.881-05:00Chicago St has a six year graduation rate of 16%. ...Chicago St has a six year graduation rate of 16%. A case can be made for closing it, but not like this. Its facilities and many faculty might play a useful role in the community college system. Of course, politically this would be nearly impossible. Local politicians would never allow this. But, that's democracy. We do not always the optimal solution. <br /><br />Rauner's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com