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Jacobs' arrogance is astonishing
It's the same old, same old at UT
. . . . Either Jacobs is misleading the media or he has misled the Board of Trustees. President Jacobs objected to "the general tone" of the UT-AAUP Newsletter. Many persons on this campus object to the "general tone" of the Jacobs Administration. During his tenure as President, he has introduced an administrative culture of fear and intimidation. . . . A point of logic must be raised here, with all respect to UT AAUP, the conclusions that President Jacobs has (1) misled the media and (2) the Board of Trustees are not mutually exclusive. Both would seem likely given his considerable talent at spinning "visions." |
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The "transformative force" clause appears in the Vision Statement:
"The University of Toledo is a transformative force for the world. As such, the University will become a thriving student-centered, community-engaged, comprehensive research university known for its strong liberal arts core and multiple nationally ranked professional colleges, and distinguished by exceptional strength in science and technology."
http://www.utoledo.edu/campus/about/vision.html
Your post just seems like a coy way of saying that Mission Statements are basically just a lot of empty words. Too true.
Perhaps a better way to think about the university mission is to answer these questions:
1. How much time did you spend this week doing mindless bureaucratic tasks vs. time spent making new discoveries in your discipline?
2. How many times this week did you see that look in a student's eye which signalled the "aha" moment when they really got what you were saying?
3. If the answer to #2 is none, what can you do next week to make it happen?
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