searchauto.us Aktuelle Informationen rund um Finanzen, Immobilien & Anlagen

Chiesi and other college officials dismiss the

Click to rate this post!
[Total: 0 Average: 0]

Delegates criticize president of HCC

moncler outlet serravalle Chiesi’s autocratic style said to damage morale moncler outlet serravalle

moncler uomo January 18, 2004By Ted Shelsby Ted Shelsby,SUN STAFF moncler uomo

moncler bambino outlet Harford Community College is being operated under a strong arm, autocratic system that has damaged faculty morale and might be hurting student performance, according to county legislators moncler outlet serravalle and at least one member of the school’s board of trustees. moncler bambino outlet

moncler donna Conflict at the school is such that legislators might press for a state investigation or seek to dissolve the board of trustees. moncler donna

HCC President Claudia E. Chiesi and other college officials dismiss the characterization moncler saldi uomo of her management style. „Anyone in a leadership position, out in front, takes a lot of piumini moncler shots to do their job,“ she said.

She said she has been „very direct and resourceful“ in doing the job given to her, but piumini moncler scontatissimi denied that she runs the school with an iron fist or in an autocratic fashion.

moncler saldi In moncler donna letters to county legislators, moncler bambino outlet some HCC faculty and staff members describe the school as a place where employees are penalized for creative thinking and are treated with little moncler outlet respect. moncler saldi

piumini moncler scontatissimi According to a survey conducted in piumini moncler saldi October by Click This Link https://www.moncleroutlet-i.org moncler outlet the HCC chapter of moncler outlet trebaseleghe the American Association of University Professors, of the 75 percent of the full time teachers at the college who responded, 87.5 percent outlet moncler said they would vote „no confidence“ in the president if the faculty were able to have such a vote. piumini moncler scontatissimi

moncler saldi outlet The chapter of the American Association of University Professors, which identifies itself as a professional group established to promote the values of higher education and ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good, has been barred from meeting on campus. Professors say it was viewed by the administration as a bargaining unit, rather than a professional organization. moncler saldi outlet

Del. Joanne S. Parrott, a Republican representing Harford County, says, „It’s terrible. It is very autocratic. The president [Chiesi] runs the campus with an iron fist, and people are threatened. Believe me.“

moncler outlet trebaseleghe But board of trustees Chairman Bernard F. Barnes Sr. said he doesn’t think the survey accurately reflects the thoughts of the faculty. „My confidence in the president remains. I speak for myself, but I am almost certain the board would agree,“ he said. moncler outlet trebaseleghe

outlet moncler Trustee Valerie Twanmoh says the lawmakers have a one sided and distorted impression of the situation on campus. outlet moncler

moncler saldi uomo „Maybe we have problems,“ said Twanmoh, who has been on the board for three years. „But to this point, the only problem that I have heard mentioned is twofold. There is a problem in communication between the president and the board chairman on one hand and the faculty on the other. This has caused a real morale problem. The faculty feels they are not being heard or respected.“ moncler saldi uomo

moncler bambino saldi Twanmoh said there have been changes on campus such as eliminating the Faculty Council and not everyone was happy with them. moncler bambino saldi

piumini moncler outlet She said the board heard from a representative of the disgruntled faculty last summer, „and all we heard was generalizations.. With no specific complaints, we felt the situation was no more than a reaction to change and in a little time piumini moncler uomo things would work out. piumini moncler outlet

„We have heard from many people on campus who say they feel good about the changes, that they feel good about the direction moncler saldi the college is going.“

Del. Barry Glassman, chairman of the county’s legislative delegation, moncler uomo said he has received about 60 letters of moncler outlet online shop complaint. As a moncler saldi outlet result, he said the lawmakers are warning that if the college administration and the trustees don’t move soon to piumini moncler outlet address the unrest on campus, the delegation will.

moncler outlet online uomo „People are afraid to speak up in public and say what is happening to them,“ said Glassman, a Republican from Harford County. „Most members of the delegation think it would be better if the problems at HCC are settled on campus.“ moncler outlet online uomo

moncler outlet He said the delegation is looking at several options, including dissolving the board of trustees, having the Maryland Higher Education Commission launch an investigation, and demanding that trustees meetings have more opportunities for public comment. moncler outlet

piumini moncler uomo Parrott has called Barnes „a puppet of the president“ and said this is true of most trustees. piumini moncler uomo

Barnes took offense moncler bambino saldi at Parrott’s words.

„How can they say that when they don’t come to our meetings?“ he asked. He called the comment „an insult to the integrity and character of the volunteer moncler outlet online uomo citizens“ who serve the board.

moncler outlet online shop „The whole idea that we are a rubber stamp for the administration is totally untrue,“ Twanmoh said. moncler outlet online shop

piumini moncler saldi Chiesi agreed. „Policy is not being set by just the chair and the president,“ she said. „The minutes of the meetings make this very, very clear.“ piumini moncler saldi

piumini moncler According to Glassman and faculty members, much of the unrest on campus dates to 2002, when the administration eliminated the Faculty Council piumini moncler.

Kommentieren

von kickers
searchauto.us Aktuelle Informationen rund um Finanzen, Immobilien & Anlagen

Archiv