All posts tagged "Board of Trustees"

  • General counsel announces retirement, public budget forums coming

    By Joseph Lyell — April 19’s board of trustees meeting was the last full board meeting for both Interim President Greg Postel and Vice President for Strategy and General Counsel Leslie Strohm. Strohm is retiring effective May...

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Board of Trustees unlikely to take a stance on House Bill 200

    By Bailey Campagna and Shelby Brown — The U of L Faculty Senate and a professors group said a bill under consideration in Frankfort threatens their jobs and academic freedom. They met March 30 to discuss their...

    • Posted April 3, 2018
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  • Faculty committee holding meeting to provide presidential search updates

    By Shelby Brown — The Presidential Search Faculty Consultation Committee is planning an open meeting for the campus community to hear from members of the board to get updates on the search. The session is scheduled for March...

    • Posted March 16, 2018
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  • Trustees narrow down presidential candidate pool

    By Joseph Lyell — The first round of cuts in the presidential search process culled the original pool of 171 candidates down to approximately 10 at the March 8 trustee meeting. Trustees met with search consultant Bill Funk...

    • Posted March 8, 2018
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  • U of L fans raise money for billboards telling administration to “step aside”

    By Shelby Brown — A group calling themselves Friends of U of L have raised more than $2,700 in 13 days for a billboard criticizing the university’s administration. Alex Walker, the group’s spokesperson and a U of L alumnus, said...

    • Posted February 28, 2018
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  • SGA President describes clean-up role of interims

    By Joseph Lyell — SGA President Vishnu Tirumala said frustration with U of L should be directed at past leaders, not the current ones. In an interview with The Cardinal, he said Board of Trustees Chair David...

    • Posted February 16, 2018
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  • Listening tour held, but what was heard?

    By Madison Thompson — U of L has been without a permanent president for more than a year. Trustees held listening tours for faculty, staff and students regarding qualities in the university’s next leader Jan. 17 and 18. While the listening...

    • Posted January 23, 2018
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  • Final presidential listening tour concludes in front of smallest crowd

    By Megan Brewer —  In the last of four presidential listening tours, trustees answered and listened to the smallest crowd of fewer than 20 people. Former SGA president O.J. Oleka requested a summary of qualities people have asked...

    • Posted January 19, 2018
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  • Brief: Closed search, administrative standards discussed at first listening tour

      By Shelby Brown– The first of four presidential search listening tours yielded multiple comments from audience members regarding future leadership at U of L today. Trustees Bonita Black, Ron Wright, Enid Trucios-Haynes, Brian Cromer, Jim Rogers and Bill Funk of the...

    • Posted January 17, 2018
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  • Long-awaited listening tours begin Jan. 17

    By Shelby Brown– The committee collecting information on U of L’s next president has scheduled the long-promised listening tour. The Jan. 17 and 18  presidential search listening tour occurs seven weeks after the original Dec. 1 application deadline published...

    • Posted January 8, 2018
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