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These two memos were released to the community today from Michael Moore and Dr. Davila.
From: president@gallaudet.edu [mailto:president@gallaudet.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 5:18 PM
To: president@gallaudet.edu
Subject: Weekly Message to the Community

Office of the President

COLLEGE HALL
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON , DC 20002-3695

Dear Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Friends of Gallaudet University :

The first week flew by! My first week began with meetings with the President’s Office staff and campus administrators. It ended with a live interview on CNN television. Truthfully, I am so energized by this opportunity to lead our university, it is hard to tell when and where the day begins and ends with early mornings and late nights. I hope my staff has been taking their vitamins.

I will use these occasional letters, along with video blogs, to keep you informed. I will also be meeting with many of you in the coming days through other forums and venues. Stay tuned. This week, I asked two experienced Gallaudet faculty to assist me as Special Assistants to the President. Dr. Jay Innes will help me organize my administrative team, coordinate our ambitious agenda and provide leadership in other critical areas. Dr. Richard Lytle will help me develop plans to energize and bring our community together to understand the challenges ahead and work together for a better Gallaudet. Both of these gentlemen will provide me and Gallaudet with important leadership in a variety of areas in the coming days and months.

This first week I have met with a number of people on and off campus and via video. My meetings and work this week have focused on:

• Getting to know people and understand the issues at Gallaudet
• Preparing for the MSA team meeting January 10 – 12.
• Reaching out to our friends off campus
• Meetings to promote the diversity of people and ideas at Gallaudet University

My agenda for week two includes:

• Meet with the MSA team
• Meet with members of the Board of Trustees
• Review recommendations for my administrative team
• Plan for the return of students and faculty

In my earlier messages I talked about a theme of working together. I want to expand on that theme as we put together “Team Gallaudet.” I expect everyone to have an opportunity to be a part of the process of healing and working together for a better Gallaudet. I am committed to making sure that students and faculty are the main focus of our work together. Nothing is more important than insuring that our students receive the very best education possible.

Thank you for the ideas and the messages of support and encouragement so many of you have shared with me this past week. Now, on to week number two!

Warmest regards,

Dr. Bob Davila
President

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Memorandum

To: Gallaudet Community

From: Michael L. Moore, Interim Provost

Subject: Middle States Association Team Visit

Date: 9 January 2007

In my January 5, 2007 email to the University community, I explained the importance of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s accreditation and the upcoming visit of 4 MSCHE team members this coming Thursday and Friday, January 11th and 12th.

You are invited to one of three open forums to be held on Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. A Commission member will visit the faculty, students and staff separately. The specific locations are as follows:

Students IKJ SAC Multipurpose Room

Faculty IKJ SAC 1011

Staff Foster Auditorium

On Friday morning at 11:30 a.m., the campus community is invited to an open half-hour exit report by the Commission chair in the I. King Jordan Student Academic Center (IKJ SAC) Room 1011.

It is vital that the campus community be aware of the importance of the MSCHE accreditation. Dr. Sweeny, the chair of the visiting team, wrote, “The visit will give us the chance on behalf of the Commission to communicate directly MSCHE’s concerns and to hear directly from all of you the plans for addressing the University’s challenges.” Also, the visit will give us an opportunity to learn more specific information on what MSA expects from the University in a supplement to our Periodic Review Report which is due March 1, 2007. Also Dr. Sweeny added, “I look forward to join your community as a colleague, whose principal interest, with Middle States, is the excellence and vitality of Gallaudet.”

I strongly encourage you to attend one of the forums. The MSCHE team will welcome your input.

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