(10-22-2020 06:53 AM)Longhorn Wrote: The point is, the President...any President...is in charge. Unless the Breeze has real evidence of malfeasance or illegal behavior by Alger their continued harping is childish. Again, just my opinion.
The Prez is in charge until he is not. The BOV does not report to him. They are SUPPOSED to be the watchdogs of a State University and Alger’s admitted tactics of arranging 2 person BOV mini-meetings Undermine the transparency we all should demand.
I.e. if JMU gets a FBS conference invite, we should see the affirming and dissenting opinions played out in public BOV meetings with full FOIA access. That is just one example that may matter to sports fans.
I live in Hampton Roads so my state delegates are different from the ones ripping Alger in the article. However, I have contacted them and here is their input which also is not good...
One delegate - “I am very concerned about several points made in the article and will confer with the delegates mentioned in the article” also,
“I personally haven’t seen the JMU President in Richmond at the General Assembly. I have established relationships with the Presidents of VCU, Virginia Tech and UVA but have not met Mr. Alger.“
One Senator - “I joined a bipartisan call for JMU to open its recent board meeting to the public and to accept live public comment, however, I was chagrined by the news that it would not be accepting live public comment. Another Senator and I wrote to the Rector asking that the Board reconsider that decision, which they declined to do.
It is interesting that the BOV will not offer a response. It is also interesting that the VA Governor who appoints the BOV will not offer a response.
There is more that we don’t know because it has been kept hidden from FOIA requests unethically. James Madison is rolling over in his grave.