UIC-QC is for graduate level nursing only. It’s not viewed as a competitor at all. It’s been in the QC for decades and is very small. The quote from U of I said it all. They want to partner with other institutions, not compete. I can see WIU and UIUC and UIC joining forces for cooperative engineerin...

Jack and Joe’s legacy keeps growing.

https://qconline.com/news/local/talks-u ... -top-story

I didn't mind him calling the town out, but I lost respect for him when he backtracked as soon as it became a news story. I felt he was trying to play both sides of the card. Can't do that. Leaders own their words.

He (MA) cooked his own goose in the community when he called Macomb racist. That was, in my opinion, the end of his chances to get the presidency here.

There’s no way the Interim President stays out of this. He micromanages hires at the lowest levels of the University. No way he lets this hire happen without imparting his infinite wisdom. "She's going to do this all on her own" No AD would do it all own their own. That statement is just t...

Leatherneck4Life wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2019 7:49 pm Inside source. His house is on the market.

Why anybody buys a house in Macomb these days without knowing if you’re going to stay a while is beyond me. He will lose his shirt on the house.

Right. And 2 of the 3 (or 4) AD candidates were internal. And we still picked the weakest candidate.

wiu712 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:18 pm Audio recording of Friday's Board of Trustees Meeting:

The recording with the presidential vote is magically missing.

It is wholly inappropriate for the student trustee to vote on personnel matters. It creates numerous conflict of interest opportunities. Those go both ways, with the student able to exert undue influence over employees and the university able to do the same to the trustee in his role as a student. U...

Anybody remember who was in the running back when Thomas was hired. I seem to recall someone mentioning the current President at UIS was in the mix. Susan Koch was very impressive. She is now Chancellor at UIS. She's had a few challenges at UIS, especially with the faculty union, but certainly woul...