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It occurs to me that we're all begging Jeanne to stay and to continue the discourse, but she may have already left! Jeanne, do you copy? Amy Crouse-Powers Senior Staff Assistant Division of Graduate Studies, Continuing Education, Summer Sessions & Learning Support SUNY College at Oneonta -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jessica Nettles Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: General College I marvel that there should be "political" limits placed on the list-serv. Where there is any sort of human discussion and discourse, politics will be present (whether it's "in-your-face" or subtle). For a group to say, "no political overtones" is asking the impossible. Even if we don't agree in our politics (and I imagine that none of us are exactly in step with one another) we have should be afforded the right to explain and expound on what we see as justice or injustice in our various systems. What Jeanne did was highly informative, especially to someone like me who is still rather new to the profession. It helped me to understand just how much politics works within our various educational systems and how important it is to be vocal about things that may be inherently wrong. Jeanne, don't leave the list-serv. I'm sure that there are many more instructors who are still learning the things that I am and we need folk like you that are willing to speak clearly and forcibly about issues (even political issues) that will impact students, not just in your community, but in all of our communities. Jessica Nettles Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of L Hazareesingh Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:56 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: General College I think it is clear that Jeanne went beyond keeping us informed to recruiting our help to reverse or hinder the implementation of a policy decision by the powers that be at UMN. One can view her intervenion negatively (as I suspect some would see it) or in the best tradition of US style lobbying for a cause. Since Jeanne states that she is not allowed to post commens with "political overtones", we are all assuming this comes from the editors of this listserve. I am sure Jeanne will be reluctant to share where this perspective comes from but since it may affect the tenor of future discussions, I thnk it is important that the editors of ths listserve clarify for us the limits of our posts and inform us whether they are behind the efforts to limit discussions. >>> [log in to unmask] 06/13/05 5:28 PM >>> Bernice, FYI -- Forwarding this on to you from a list serve I'm on. There were quite a few responses that these types of 'political' issues should continue to be talked about on this list. Patti -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeanne Higbee Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: General College Hello, Everyone! In April I was asked not to post any "political" messages about the General College (GC) to this listserv. In compliance with that request, I am providing only the basic information pertinent to the fate of GC below, and I will then again be unsubscribing from this listserv. On Friday, June 10th, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota voted 11 to 1 to accept President Bruininks' strategic planning recommendations in order to make the University of Minnesota "one of the top three public research universities in the world." Among those recommendations was the closing of GC. GC's last freshman class has already been admitted for fall 2005. Over the coming 2 or 3 years, portions of GC will be retained as a department in the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development. The fate of programs like the Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy (CRDEUL) is currently unknown. Within the next several weeks, task forces will be established to engage in further planning. The task forces' reports and recommendations will be due December 10, 2005. Dean David Taylor has accepted the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs at Morehouse in Atlanta beginning August 1, 2005. The first faculty member to submit a resignation was Carl Chung, whose work on theoretical perspectives for developmental education, including his recent article in the Journal of Developmental Education, was the topic of discussion on this list in spring 2005. The article that Carl and I co-authored on the theory crisis has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of Research and Teaching in Developmental Education. Carl, who was due to come up for tenure at the University of Minnesota next year, has accepted a teaching position in philosophy at Century College. I am sure that the profession of developmental education will miss Carl's many contributions. Thank you to those of you who wrote letters and sent e-mails in support of GC. 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