The Sicatoka Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Quote The North Dakota University System voting Tuesday afternoon to not renew President Dean Bresciani's contract beyond it's expiration date next year. Details on Bresciani's planned exit remain fuzzy, as some reports have claimed the President decided to step down, while others show that he had not met standards of the NDUS Board set a few years back during a performance review, resulting in a sense of needing to move on from his leadership. https://www.wdayradionow.com/news/local-news/32482-dean-bresciani-leaving-as-president-of-ndsu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Other sources/takes/spin: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/06/29/ndsu-president-stepping-down/ https://kfgo.com/2021/06/29/360830/ https://www.inforum.com/news/education/7094178-NDSU-President-Dean-Bresciani-not-given-2-year-contract-leaving-post-in-December-2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 " then become a tenured NDSU professor" So, there giving him a kind of soft landing instead of the norm of a buy out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison73 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 hours ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said: " then become a tenured NDSU professor" So, there giving him a kind of soft landing instead of the norm of a buy out. Yeah they always let a a pres they want to fire stay an extra year and then stay on later in another capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, bison73 said: Yeah they always let a a pres they want to fire stay an extra year and then stay on later in another capacity? I'm assuming they kind of wanted to fire him, and this was a preferred route for both parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison73 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, nodak651 said: I'm assuming they kind of wanted to fire him, and this was a preferred route for both parties. What Ive heard is they werent going to give him the usual 2 year contract. Just one year. IMO he was tired of being dicked with so he dictated the terms of his future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Everyone got something: - NDUS board clears Bresciani from NDSU presidency (their big want) - NDUS board doesn't have to pay out a golden parachute - Bresciani can claim "not let go" - Bresciani gets tenure (and will effectively have retirement benefits for life) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, bison73 said: What Ive heard is they werent going to give him the usual 2 year contract. Just one year. IMO he was tired of being dicked with so he dictated the terms of his future. He really showed them by <checks notes> getting a 6 month extension. Going to take the SBoHE a long time to recover from that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, jdub27 said: He really showed them by <checks notes> getting a 6 month extension. Going to take the SBoHE a long time to recover from that one! <checks salary> Six months of lame duck status, plus the freedom of getting out on one's own terms (even if just technically), is hardly a bad deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 https://www.inforum.com/news/education/7095497-Evaluation-raised-concerns-about-NDSU-president-before-higher-ed-board-announced-his-planned-departure declining research funding declining research status declining enrollment, and faculty questioning decision making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: https://www.inforum.com/news/education/7095497-Evaluation-raised-concerns-about-NDSU-president-before-higher-ed-board-announced-his-planned-departure declining research funding declining research status declining enrollment, and faculty questioning decision making Well, other than that and the inability to get along with the board members and the other college presidents, he was doing just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, Rick said: Well, other than that and the inability to get along with the board members and the other college presidents, he was doing just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux>Bison Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Word is on the street that the BOHE wants Mark Kennedy back to clean up NDSU. Timing worked perfect after getting outsted from Colorado so they want to jump on the opportunity to get him back in the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison73 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Sioux>Bison said: Word is on the street that the BOHE wants Mark Kennedy back to clean up NDSU. Timing worked perfect after getting outsted from Colorado so they want to jump on the opportunity to get him back in the system. Nice troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 19 hours ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: <checks salary> Six months of lame duck status, plus the freedom of getting out on one's own terms (even if just technically), is hardly a bad deal. If they really wanted him gone, they would have flat out non-renewed him. Will be interesting as more details come out on it. Apparently he might not even make it that extra 6 months as it states he's actually done if a replacement can start before that timeframe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crb1 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 It was interesting to read some of his rebuttals to his Evaluation. The one that made me chuckle was "NDSU is a leader in Online education" now that is funny and I know for a fact that is not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 What is Pres. B to the South trying to do? NDSU is notifying all its employees that they must have received their full series of vaccinations (i.e., either two shots of Pfizer/Moderna or one shot of J&J) and provide proof to NDSU or have received an exemption on or before January 4, 2022. Under the federal rules, there are only two permissible exemptions involving religious or medical concerns. Employees receiving an exemption will be required to maintain other mitigation efforts including mandatory weekly testing, masking, and social distancing. Information about this requirement, along with information on how to submit proof of a vaccination or request an exemption is provided below. https://www.ndsu.edu/covid19/vaccine_information https://www.inforum.com/news/education/7301626-All-NDSU-employees-required-to-get-coronavirus-vaccine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSioux Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I guess if you don't believe in science you can suddenly "find religion" to try and save your job. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 4 hours ago, CMSioux said: I guess if you don't believe in science you can suddenly "find religion" to try and save your job. Just so we're clear...statistics is or is not a science? Because probability and likelihood are still on the side of just about everyone, regardless of vaccine status. And I would pretty much defer to PhD-level, trained scientists to make their own assessment of, you know, "science." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 hours ago, CMSioux said: I guess if you don't believe in science you can suddenly "find religion" to try and save your job. "You boys could use a little churching up. Slide on down to the Triple Rock, and catch Rev. Cleophus. You boys listen to what he's got to say." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Did someone miss a couple Federal court stays on the vaccine mandates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammersmith Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: Did someone miss a couple Federal court stays on the vaccine mandates? The stays that have been granted are not for the same mandate that applies to NDSU & UND. And the current SCOTUS has had the opportunity to rule against multiple vaccine requirements and has chosen to tacitly approve all of them. Don't expect that circuit court decision to survive. My guess is that both university presidents know that guidance from the General Services Administration is coming that will make the decision for them. DB knows he's got nothing to lose, so he's going to go ahead and get it out of the way. The next NDSU pres. is free to throw DB under the bus and the leg. already hates him. AA knows he has to deal with the legislature in the future, so it wouldn't look good for him to announce full compliance with the mandate the same month that the state government joins the lawsuit against the mandates. The whole situation reminds me of another instance of a state government taking the power away from a university president and not letting the president do what everyone (sane) knew needed to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Hammersmith said: The stays that have been granted are not for the same mandate that applies to NDSU & UND. Not true. There is an injunction but it covers only three states. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/30/kentucky-judge-blocks-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-federal-contractors/8813404002/ Others are likely pending, if not imminent. It only takes one court to grant a nationwide injunction, which is what happened in Louisiana on the healthcare worker mandate. This particular judge in Kentucky just declined to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 4:07 PM, The Sicatoka said: "You boys could use a little churching up. Slide on down to the Triple Rock, and catch Rev. Cleophus. You boys listen to what he's got to say." I don't want to listen to no jive-ass preacher talking to me about heaven and hell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Blackheart said: I don't want to listen to no jive-ass preacher talking to me about heaven and hell... It’s okay. He’s on a mission from God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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