Comments on UO Matters: Search Committee announced

Just throwing this out there: I'm a Student Se...

2012-02-03T18:22:51.317-08:00

Just throwing this out there: I'm a Student Senator, and I did ask Pernsteiner when he came to Senate why classified staff weren't represented.

Dog is loyal to UOmatters UOmatters isn't a &...

2012-02-03T16:48:38.996-08:00

Dog is loyal to UOmatters

UOmatters isn't a "you" - its an important forum that exposes issues and opinions and comment. Yes, there can be a lot noise in this forum but there is some substance that otherwise would not exist. UOmatters is entitled to express their opinion and any way they want, just as your entitled to revile them as crazy, erratic and angry (I do wonder, however, if you can be sane and erratic) - to claim they are the "number one" contributor simultaneously inflates UOmatter's importance and demonstrates that you have likely not read this forums content integrated over the last 3 years. A lot of people are angry and spin has nothing to do with it.

The UO has clearly sacrificed its academic integrity and mission (my opinion of course) for a myriad of reasons. And yes, while dogs are most definitely second class scholars, as a member of the Academy the UO infuriates, embarrasses, and diminishes me. Its hard to trust an institution that produces that set of feelings in a faculty member. I imagine I am not alone in these feelings, but then again, I may just be the only dog on campus.

UO matters- the number one contributor to the lack...

2012-02-03T15:28:33.669-08:00

UO matters- the number one contributor to the lack of trust on the our campus is this blog, your personal vendetta's, and the constant negative spin you put on anything. Just because we happened to agree on the Lariviere decision should not be interpreted as a validation of your crazy erratic and angry thinking.

I know that pernsteiner was here consulting with K...

2012-02-03T08:00:29.267-08:00

I know that pernsteiner was here consulting with Kyr and others regarding the selection in early January- question is- why didn't someone from the campus raise that it should be an elected SEIU rep? The Chancellor clearly doesn't know us as well as we know ourselves, and he was taking input. I saw him in two separate meetings with university senate- and the other appointees were ones being supported.

Hames_Garcia is from the humanities

2012-02-02T21:54:21.046-08:00

Hames_Garcia is from the humanities

I am not the local 085 president writing here. No...

2012-02-02T13:49:43.791-08:00

I am not the local 085 president writing here. Nor do I want the position - so the tacky statment is very false.

This committee is already way too big. But since n...

2012-02-02T12:12:49.282-08:00

This committee is already way too big. But since no one involved trusts the others to fairly represent their interests - usually with very good reason - no one is going to buy into the outcome, without representation. Another unfortunate legacy from our JH administrators.

Still, as a union member, although I think Eric wi...

2012-02-02T12:08:45.269-08:00

Still, as a union member, although I think Eric will be good, I have to agree with the other anonymous who pointed out he was not an *elected* union rep. I can only hope that doesn't bode ill for our future relations as a union with the UO administration, since it does seem like a slight. With so many folks already on the committee, including several students, they could have included 2 classified...after all there are at least 1500 of us on campus here.

a lot of those people were picked because they wer...

2012-02-02T12:00:58.239-08:00

a lot of those people were picked because they were good, not because of their position. Eric is smart, eloquent, and strong. He will do a good job representing SEIU, the library staff, and other classified employees. Lay off. I get it that the president of SEIU wanted to be the one picked, but undermining one of your own members because YOU want the spot is tacky.

Eric Clark is not elected by any of his constituen...

2012-02-02T09:49:20.982-08:00

Eric Clark is not elected by any of his constituents to represent Classified Staff. Others on the committee were picked based on their position:
Robert Kyr, President of the UO Senate
Miriam Bolton, Chair of the OA Council
Ben Eckstein, President of the ASUO
Frances Bronet, UO Dean
Robin Holmes, Vice President
Preston Pulliams, President PCC
Mary Spilde, president LCC
Gwen Lillis, chair
Allyn Ford, chair
Gregg Kantor, CEO

Shame on Pertsteiner!

On the other hand, at least there IS a classified ...

2012-02-02T09:41:19.510-08:00

On the other hand, at least there IS a classified staff member on the committee (Eric Clark).

Pertsteiner, not having named the SEIU local 085 p...

2012-02-02T08:17:32.593-08:00

Pertsteiner, not having named the SEIU local 085 president to the search committee, like the last search for Lariviere, seems to have turned the Classifed Staff leadership's attention to the governor for help...and SEIU Local 503 is the most suspicious about an independent board. Good move Pertsteiner!!

No one frpm t'he humanities. No one from AAA. ...

2012-02-01T18:45:26.145-08:00

No one frpm t'he humanities. No one from AAA. Three students.

No obvious jock-sniffers, unless they do it in sec...

2012-02-01T13:31:53.637-08:00

No obvious jock-sniffers, unless they do it in secret.

Did anyone from the unionization movement end up i...

2012-02-01T13:18:17.106-08:00

Did anyone from the unionization movement end up involved, or is that battle line already firmly drawn?

I, for one, welcome our diversity and forestry ove...

2012-02-01T12:55:20.611-08:00

I, for one, welcome our diversity and forestry overlords.

A better group of faculty than I expected. Bronet ...

2012-02-01T12:48:48.447-08:00

A better group of faculty than I expected. Bronet is also good.

I for one am relieved that the forest products ind...

2012-02-01T12:34:49.543-08:00

I for one am relieved that the forest products industry is well represented!

Based on the student representatives, expect a ton...

2012-02-01T12:22:35.268-08:00

Based on the student representatives, expect a ton of time and energy wasted focusing on stuff like "diversity" and "sustainability".