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Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:42 am
by Tere North
Neckfansince71 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:36 am
ST, you indicated that the request to give Dr. Abraham the legal power to deal with this whole problem caused a bit of a stir? Can you give us a better picture of what people were concerned about. As 712 has noted, SIU took actions and I think EIU did also? Is this interference from Springfield or from another source at WIU?
The SIU Board gave the President the power to provide housing/dining refunds. The Board did not give him carte blanche power. The resolution before the WIU Board was effectively abdicating all Board responsibility.
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
by sealhall74
I think there will be a whole lot of "Go with the Flow" as college presidents struggle to deal with this pandemic. You could be like Jerry Falwell and forge a path forward but pretty risky IMHO. Conducting BOT meetings via teleconferencing and allowing remote member voting are hardly risky though.
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:21 pm
by ST_Lawson
Board meeting rescheduled for April 6:
Trustees will consider resolutions pertaining to presidential authority to make decisions regarding refunding or crediting mandatory and special Spring 2020 student fees and the FY21 student health insurance fee recommendation.
So it sounds like they're going to heavily scale back what the president is allowed to make decisions on, probably based on significant feedback.
Full agenda:
http://www.wiu.edu/board_of_trustees/mi ... ersion.pdf
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:06 pm
by wiu712
WIU Faculty Senate holds first all-digital meeting.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/202 ... al-meeting
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:46 pm
by wiu712
A Message from Macomb Mayor Michael Inman & WIU Interim President Martin Abraham.
From Tri-States Public Radio, WIUM-FM:
https://www.tspr.org/post/message-macom ... in-abraham
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:38 am
by wiu712
COVID-19 is causing economic challenges for Bradley. Program cuts and furloughs / layoffs are possibilities as Bradley has to deal with making refunds to spring semester students and the prospects of a plunging enrollment for the fall semester.
Bradley University weighing $40M in cuts after coronavirus effect on budget.
From the Peoria Journal-Star:
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200406/br ... -on-budget
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:53 pm
by wiu712
Extra Authority for WIU's Interim President.
From Tri-States Public Radio, WIUM-FM:
https://www.tspr.org/post/extra-authori ... -president
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:05 pm
by wiu712
Illinois public university presidents seek federal support.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/202 ... al-support
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:26 pm
by wiu712
A Message from Interim President Martin Abraham.
Re: Campus situation w/ COVID-19
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:24 pm
by wiu712
WIU students push for refunds.
From the McDonough County Voice:
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/202 ... or-refunds