Mishka Zena

Endless Pondering

BoT Must Start Doing Their Job Now!

The BoT had been derelict for quite a while. They ignored the first no-confidence vote passed by the majority of the University Faculty. The letters of grievances by Gallaudet Faculty and Staff over the years were not responded by the BoT.   The comments by Gallaudet stakeholders regarding the presidential candidates were brushed away.  Nobody came to talk to the Gallaudet constituents when the second no-confidence vote was approved by the University Faculty and a protest erupted last May, briefly shutting down the university. None of the BoT objected when Fernandes attempted to mislead the public with the ‘Not Deaf Enough’ card. When the protest was resumed, BoT was not responsive, nor was it when the HMB was seized by students desperate to force a dialogue with Fernandes and BoT.  They barely gave the students five minutes the following day and did nothing when one student narrated her experience of brutal handling by the security guards. Gallaudet University was shut down again. Where is BoT? They have been derelict in performing their duties too long. In the letter issued yesterday, they are still deaf to Gallaudet Community. We must demand they come to the University now and talk to the stakeholders NOW. Gallaudet has been damaged too much already. elizabeth

Here are the contact information of the BoT members. Please contact them now.

Came from public site:

Contact list for BOT letter:
Jane K. Fernandes (President Designate)
202 651-5085 T
jane.fernandes@gallaudet.edu

Dr. I. King Jordan, President
president@gallaudet.edu

Dr. Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Acting Chair
(614) 268-3555
brueggemann.1@osu.edu

Dr. Cynthia Ashby, Trustee
(404) 656-2596, (404) 651-8507 fax
cashby@doe.k12.ga.us

Susan J. Elliott, Trustee
sjsuz@aol.com

Dr. Tom Humphries, Trustee
thumphries@ucsd.edu

Frank H. Wu, Trustee
frankhwu@wayne.edu

Benjamin K. Soukup, Jr., Trustee
(605) 332-0822
bsoukup@c-s-d.org

Dr. Harvey Goodstein, Trustee
hgoodstein@cox.net
(480) 538-8306

Cheryl Heppner, Trustee
(540) 667-9367
cheppner@nvrc.org

Pamela Holmes, Trustee
Pam.holmes@captelmail.com

Nancy Kelly-Jones, Trustee
Nancy.Kelly-jones@illinois.gov

Richard Kinney, Trustee
lrkinney@wi.rr.com

Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke, Trustee
Pamela.Lloyd@ncmail.net

The Honorable Ray LaHood, Trustee
RayLaHood@RayLaHood.com

The Honorable Lynn Woolsey, Trustee
Email address located at: http://www.woolsey.house.gov/

The Honorable John McCain, Trustee
Email address located at: McCain.senate.gov

Patricia M. Kunkle, Executive Assistant to the President/Board Liaison
Patti.kunkle@gallaudet.edu

nd demand they show they still care about the university and its community.

October 16, 2006 - Posted by Mishka Zena | Uncategorized | | 3 Comments

3 Comments »

  1. Yeah, and don’t forget that they actually LEFT campus when the protest was picking up steam a week ago!!! This whole thing showcases their appalling failure to perform their duty as Trustees.

    Comment by cali | October 16, 2006

  2. Read In hypocrisy, IKJ found hypocrism.

    Comment by Carl Schroeder | October 16, 2006

  3. I still couldn’t believe they refused to spend more than five measely minutes with students, the primary stakeholders of Gallaudet University. They were so dismissive of the students, especially one traumatized by the DPS brutality. I feel so bad for these kids.

    Comment by Mishka Zena | October 17, 2006

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