College of DuPage Board holdovers' boycott irresponsible

The three College of DuPage Board members who boycotted the Board meeting last night, delaying critical action required to respond to the two year probation imposed on COD by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hammered the final nail into their legacy of mis-governance at COD. The HLC, COD Faculty and a sizable majority of the COD community place the blame for COD's massive financial, governing and educational problems directly upon the Bob Breuder administration and the Board that enabled him for five sorrowful years. Less than 1% of schools audited by HLC are placed on probation and none approaches the size and prestige of COD. Yet three holderovers of the six enablers (one dropped her re-election bid; the two who ran were buried in the April election), who have voted as a block against every reform measure for eight months now, denied the Board a quorum with their stunning act to prevent any business whatsoever from taking place. Their main reason appears to be their refusal to work with Vice Chair Deanne Mozzochi who becomes Acting Chair till the mandatory April, 2016 re-organization meeting. Their boycott, preventing progress toward addressing the 'black veil' of probation and conducting day to day business at COD, reminds me of the mindless GOP Tea Party shutdown of the federal government, inflicting a $24 billion hit to our economy, inconveniencing scores of millions, and making our national governance a laughingstock. Several faculty and community members renewed their calls for the three - Joe Wozniak, Erin Birt and Dianne McGuire, to resign. My take is a bit more charitable. All three must stop their infantile tactics bringing them disgrace and do the job they were elected to do without further delay. They still have time to end their six year terms on a high note by doing the right thing. But time is running out.

LikeComment

Share