06.15.2009 | by Chris Richter | Filed under Campus Events, Campus News | Comments: No responses |
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are invited to welcome Chancellor Jim Woodward to NC State tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. on the North Plaza of Talley Student Center. Speakers will include Woodward, Student Body President Jim Ceresnak, BOT chair Bob Jordan ’54, CHASS dean Jeffrey Braden and Alumni Association executive director Lennie Barton ’77, ’81 MS, ’87 DED.
The rain location the Talley ballroom. Parking is available in the Coliseum Deck next to Reynolds Coliseum.
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06.15.2009 | by Cherry Crayton | Filed under Campus News, NC State in the News | Comments: No responses |
This weekend The N&O ran a lengthy account of what NC State’s search for its next permanent chancellor may look like. Robert B. Jordan III ’54, chair of the NC State Board of Trustees, hopes to announce the search committee at the board’s next meeting, scheduled for July 14. Here’s what Jordan told NC State magazine last week on the topic:
On the search
We will be working very rapidly to set up a search committee. We will work with a staff person or adviser out of the UNC Board of Governors, which will be very much involved in it. We will be looking at who makes up the search committee. . . . There is a standard procedure and a format in place to be sure that as many parties as possible — faculty, all the different parts of the administration and staff — all have representation. You need to have a series of open sessions on campus and other places to let people come in. That takes a little while. . . . It’s something that will [consider] people all over the U.S. (more…)
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06.12.2009 | by Cherry Crayton | Filed under Campus News, NC State in the News | Comments: One response |
Two members of the NC State Board of Trustees — Suzanne Gordon ’75 and Robert B. Jordan III ’54 — answered questions from NC State magazine about what they might have done differently and where they go from here following the resignations of Chancellor James. L. Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen.
Suzanne Gordon ’75, second vice chair of the NC State Board of Trustees, answered these questions by e-mail Wednesday. She’s chief information officer and vice president of information technology at SAS.
Looking back, is there anything you think the board could have done differently?
I believe both the Board of Trustees and the university’s lawyers need to be more aware of how any action might in any way be or appear to be a violation of ethics. Retrospectively, the board could have been more aggressive in questioning the background process that led to the hire [of Mary Easley].
What steps will the board take to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again?
This topic will be discussed at the next set of board meetings [scheduled for July 14 via phone and Sept. 11]. One idea is to appoint an ethics “watchdog” board member or committee.
How does the board plan to address concerns raised about the salary packages and the Retreat to Faculty policy?
These longer retreat packages were initiated in much better economic times. When the economy changed we definitely should have been more sensitive and downsized the retreat packages in the same way that many programs and departments at NC State have downsized financially in the current economic climate. The board definitely needs to be more involved in these types of issues and this would fall under the purview of the Academic and Affairs Committee. I believe you will see reviews of all retreat packages added to this committee’s duties. It’s something that will come up at the next set of board meetings.
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Robert B. Jordan III ’54 , chair of the NC State Board of Trustees, spoke with us Thursday afternoon. Jordan is president of Jordan Lumber and Supply and was lieutenant governor of North Carolina from 1985 to 1989. This is an edited transcript .
What are the Board of Trustees’ top priorities now?
First let me say that all this publicity has certainly bothered NC State alumni and I’m sure maybe the general public from the standpoint as to whether we’re spending money wisely. But in no way has it detracted from the fact of what this university means and what’s going on there—the training of students, the research and what Centennial Campus means to North Carolina. So the university is in real good shape in doing the things it’s doing.
What’s evolved here is that [the Board of Trustees] is looking at some of the things that should have been done differently, and what’s evolved here is a reassessment of how the Board of Trustees is going to react and how information is going to be shared. . . . I’m worried about getting our image straightened out and our procedures straightened out, but I’m really optimistic about where the university is going.
What could have been done differently?
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06.05.2009 | by Cherry Crayton | Filed under Campus News, Faculty News | Comments: No responses |
From NC State News Services:
North Carolina State University Board of Trustees Chair Bob Jordan has asked Chancellor James Oblinger for a review of former provost Larry Nielsen’s salary package to determine its compliance with university rules.
“This type of transition package is widely used in academia,” Jordan said, “but these are extraordinary budgetary times. I am asking the chancellor to review the contract to ensure compliance with university policies, rules and regulations.”
The N&O reported on Larry Nielsen’s salary package on Thursday.
Update: The N&O ran a follow-up story on Larry Nielsen’s salary package on Sunday.
Update 2: The N&O ran another follow-up story on Larry Nielsen’s salary package on Monday. (More from Technician.) The NC State Board of Trustees will hold an emergency meeting at 2 p.m. Monday; the purpose of the meeting has not been reported.
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05.21.2009 | by Chris Richter | Filed under Campus News | Comments: No responses |
The NC State Board of Trustees on Wednesday chose former N.C. Lt. Gov. Robert B. Jordan III ’54 as chair. Jordan replaces McQueen Campbell ’93, who resigned May 15 after newspaper reports linked him to the hiring of former N.C. First Lady Mary Easley as director of NC State’s Millennium Seminars Series. He has denied influencing the hiring process. Jordan, president of Mt. Gilead-based Jordan Lumber and Supply Inc., will serve as chair until July 14, when the board selects new officers.
Update: Mary Easley won’t resign from her position at NC State, her attorney says.
Update #2: New BOT Chair Robert Jordan responds to news that Mary Easley won’t resign:
The ongoing distraction has obscured the university’s accomplishments and mission and detracted from our day-to-day work. We respectfully ask that she reconsider her decision for the good of the university.
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