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Search committee makes recommendation for new UAB president
12-18-2012 06:00 PM
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RE: Search committee makes recommendation for new UAB president
Those guys/gals on the BOT can have a meeting at the drop of a hat if they want to (see newest UA president search, appointment in 24-48 hours). Why the wait for 2 more months??
12-18-2012 06:13 PM
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They have to run their background check to make sure they will toe the UAT line & love, honor, obey the master before they hire them officially
12-18-2012 06:19 PM
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Why in the world are they waiting two months before getting the person in place if they already know who it'll be?
12-18-2012 07:04 PM
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Because Finis needs to work out his 2 months notice.
12-18-2012 07:05 PM
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I have no direct inside information but reading tea leaves'

The candidates do not usually meet with the full committee until finalist are named.

So the committee instead of naming several finalist went straight to a recommendation which means they felt no need to interview. Thus picked a candidate they knew which means an "internal" candidate got the job.
12-18-2012 07:20 PM
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I am fairly certain conducting this search in secret is illegal.
12-18-2012 08:08 PM
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The way the university system operates is ridiculous at best.
12-18-2012 08:38 PM
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(12-18-2012 08:08 PM)Grammar-Nazi Wrote:  I am fairly certain conducting this search in secret is illegal.

Like that's ever stopped them.
12-18-2012 08:39 PM
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I'm surprised a committee of 31 was able to reach any kind of consensus.
12-18-2012 09:48 PM
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Too bad no one in this town has the balls to go after them. The media might lose their press credentials in Tuscaloosa.
12-18-2012 11:10 PM
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(12-18-2012 09:48 PM)jthrashr Wrote:  I'm surprised a committee of 31 was able to reach any kind of consensus.

More like a committee of 1 told the other 30 people what was going to happen.
12-18-2012 11:18 PM
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Committee: An organism with eight or more legs and no brain.
12-18-2012 11:36 PM
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(12-18-2012 11:10 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Too bad no one in this town has the balls to go after them. The media might lose their press credentials in Tuscaloosa.

Agree 100 %
Once again we are waiting for the NY Times to do the dirty work .
12-19-2012 08:52 AM
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RE: Search committee makes recommendation for new UAB president
(12-18-2012 06:13 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  Those guys/gals on the BOT can have a meeting at the drop of a hat if they want to (see newest UA president search, appointment in 24-48 hours). Why the wait for 2 more months??

(12-18-2012 08:08 PM)Grammar-Nazi Wrote:  I am fairly certain conducting this search in secret is illegal.

(12-18-2012 11:36 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Committee: An organism with eight or more legs and no brain.
I hate to ruin all the conspiracy talk but such meetings are almost always in secret at least in part as this one may have been. I have been on and various search committees at three universities(including UAB) and one system(not UAs) and never seen one that was completly open to the public. Any school would have a very limited applicatant pool if every name was discussed in public - almost all qualified applicants have jobs and it would be disruptive to that job and few would apply

In my limited understanding of open meetings law there is an exception for discussing the good names of another and depending on the state law a committee to make a recommmendation to a governing body may or may not be subject to full open meeting law. I doubt any state law was broken.

This committee was made up of 31 members including alumni, students, faculty and members of Birmingham community. Several of us had stated that they knew members and they were good guys. Do you actually think the BOT could force something on this 'herd of cats" and nothing leak out? Having served on numerous academic committees if anything unusual happens such as a major disagreement/fight among members and the gossip would beat me back to the office.

IMHO the timing also seems very normal to me. The orginal time line probably allowed time for interviews with finalist(s) before the scheduled BOT meeting same as when the TT president was hired at UAT. Anyway why would anyone call an separate/emergency 24 hour meeting when the new president would not normally take office until after the spring semister or even before the fall.

I also do not trust the BOT and You guys may be right and me wrong but nothing seems unusual in the process.
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12-19-2012 11:00 AM
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Quote:I also do not trust the BOT and You guys may be right and me wrong but nothing seems unusual in the process.

I agree, And I would not have applied had a I thought my background check would be discussed on Blazertalk. If you think the things I'm willing to discuss here are weird . . .
12-19-2012 11:40 AM
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mehbeee they are waiting until after the championship game because the hire is contraversial and they don't want to detract from the big game
12-19-2012 01:22 PM
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Or maybe there is little thing called Christmas where most of the world shuts down for two weeks.
12-19-2012 02:06 PM
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RE: Search committee makes recommendation for new UAB president
UAB is closed for a week and a half effective Friday, and I believe the same applies to UA (which would shut down the UAS office). The February meeting is in Birmingham, so it makes sense to announce/discuss/hire the new UAB president at UAB's institutional meeting.
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12-19-2012 04:30 PM
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(12-19-2012 02:06 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Or maybe there is little thing called Christmas where most of the world shuts down for two weeks.

A likely excuse.

I am certain the BOT planned it that way.

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12-19-2012 04:32 PM
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