News from the Board of Trustees meeting

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Finally a bit of news of what came out of the two sessions that Bradley's Board of Trustees met last Thursday & Friday..

a 12 member search committee will begin the process of selecting ther next President of Bradley University
They will also contract with a search firm

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150209/NEWS/150209204/1994/NEWS

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Nine of the 12 members of the search committee have been named and they are all current Board of Trustees members except for the first one listed
The other three who are yet to be selected will be faculty members, thus a large number of the people on this committee
are/were the very same who are responsible for the selection or who have supported the very people needing replacement:


Jason Blumenthal (Student Representative), Student Body President, Bradley University
James Shadid (Alumni Representative to the Board), Federal Judge, Central District of Illinois
David Bozeman (Board of Trustees member), Senior Vice President, Caterpillar, Inc.
Gary A. Burk (Board of Trustees member), Retired Chief Operating Officer/Vice Chairman, Duke Realty
Calvin G. Butler, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas & Electric
Cheryl D. Corley (Board of Trustees member), Midwest Correspondent, National Public Radio
Stephen Gorman (Board of Trustees member), Chief Executive Officer, Borden Dairy Company
Kathleen M.B. Holst (Board of Trustees member), President, RCMS
Mel Smith (Board of Trustees member), President, Investment Concepts, Inc.

http://www.bradley.edu/offices/president/trustees/

PS - the release also reinterates:
"The goal is to have a new President in place before the fall semester."
Bradley's Fall Semester begins August 26, 2015.

[Da Coach]

The subcommittee was chosen mainly of people closer to this area, since they will need to meet a few times in the upcoming months, and travel is difficult for some BOT members who live far away.

I can also disclose that some discussions and actions were taken regarding the athletic department, but nothing will be announced for a little while.

[AZ BU Fan]

Details Tonight at 11:00 !!

Nice 'tease' DC!



Details tonight at 11:00!!!

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First BU WAR (Wild A$$ Rumor)

BU to rehire JL for life at twice the salary he makes at UCD, and,
has agreed to pay UCD $15 million compensation!


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[Vent]

Nine of the 12 members of the search committee have been named and they are all current Board of Trustees members except for the first one listed
The other three who are yet to be selected will be faculty members, thus a large number of the people on this committee
are/were the very same who are responsible for the selection or who have supported the very people needing replacement:


Jason Blumenthal (Student Representative), Student Body President, Bradley University
James Shadid (Alumni Representative to the Board), Federal Judge, Central District of Illinois
David Bozeman (Board of Trustees member), Senior Vice President, Caterpillar, Inc.
Gary A. Burk (Board of Trustees member), Retired Chief Operating Officer/Vice Chairman, Duke Realty
Calvin G. Butler, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas & Electric
Cheryl D. Corley (Board of Trustees member), Midwest Correspondent, National Public Radio
Stephen Gorman (Board of Trustees member), Chief Executive Officer, Borden Dairy Company
Kathleen M.B. Holst (Board of Trustees member), President, RCMS
Mel Smith (Board of Trustees member), President, Investment Concepts, Inc.

http://www.bradley.edu/offices/president/trustees/

PS - the release also reinterates:
"The goal is to have a new President in place before the fall semester."
Bradley's Fall Semester begins August 26, 2015.

We can only hope they don't make the same blunder.

[tornado]

Numerous other reports are emerging on other sites ...None really add much more...

HERE'S THE RELEASE ON THE BU WEB SITE

http://www.bradley.edu/offices/communications/pr/releases/article.dot?id=63841693-14a5-4757-a3f6-576d791a859e

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Eight of the 12 committee members to select the new President are the very Board of Trustee members - some of whom helped engineer our problems and gave the President a raise and long extension to 2020, making a buyout so painful.
Just saying - from what we hear- things are already getting screwed up and dirty laundry on front pages...

[Vent]

Eight of the 12 committee members to select the new President are the very Board of Trustee members - some of whom helped engineer our problems and gave the President a raise and long extension to 2020, making a buyout so painful.
Just saying - from what we hear- things are already getting screwed up and dirty laundry on front pages...

This is why I have said and continue to say, the problem starts and ends with the Board of Trustees. People can blame who ever they want. People can be vindictive and say "I told you so. I was right, you were wrong. Na na na na na". That doesn't change anything and only creates more division.

The Board of Trustees must do some soul searching, stop the leaks (if there are any as the rumors seem to indicate), and learn from it's previous mistakes.

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The Chairman of our Presidential Search Committee, and also Board of Trustees member Calvin Butler - is giving a Commencement Address at University of Maryland

http://www.enfp.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=9035

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Bradley Board of Trustees member and former Presidential Search Committee Chairman Calvin Butler is in the news...
(btw- he was chairman of the search committee so he's largely responsible for landing Dr. Gary Roberts who's doing such a great job!)

very active in civic and community affairs and an outstanding role model among our great graduates!

http://www.talent4boards.com/rli-announces-calvin-butler-board-directors/

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/09/13/baltimore-gas-and-electrics-butler-to-lead-united.html

http://www.breakthrubev.com/maryland/news/breakthru-supports-national-urban-league-conference