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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.
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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
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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
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„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.
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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.
