Sorry, but the Board Of Trustees didn’t consult me on this one. If they had, I’d have said that it was a lousy move, with even more lousy timing as ClimateGate explodes to the point that even The New York Times is admitting it. But they didn’t ask, so don’t blame me. The decision was, as a great man once said, “above my pay grade.”
I’ve contacted both the Chancellor’s office and the College of Engineering (where I received my BS) to express my dismay. Both have responded, the College of Engineering primarily sayings “It’s above my paygrade” and the Chancellor’s office thanking me for my input.
I’m hopefull that the “snowstorm” that results from this decision will be much larger than the University’s Board of Trustee’s limited minds could possibly imagine. Someone needs to start a Facebook page.
