Transparency State University

The Faculty & Staff Excellence Awards are a YUGE deal for TSU.  YUGE!!  Last year King Lane had a big ceremony in the MLK auditorium.  It was like the Oscars broadcast via live webcast.  There was nominee names placed up on a big screen and names were called out and people went up to clapping and cheers and awards handed out with handshakes with the King himself!    The awards ceremony was probably one of the best (maybe only) thing King Lane ever did for all of TSU, showcasing years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication for just 1 afternoon in a year of recognition and pride. Now it appears that the Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards have mysteriously been postponed, delayed or cancelled.  We can't quite figure out which category to fall into since there hasn't been any TSU mass emails ;-) Certainly it is puzzling .  Below is an email from Dr. Rasoul Saneifard extending the Faculty Excellence Awards deadline by 14 days and yet the entire summer went by without any TSU m

We wonder about the rumors ongoing for several months now that Chief Mary Young may be terminated.  Rumors have been ongoing that she is about the get the axe mainly because of a supposed strong friendship and connections with deposed King Lane that had an expiration date once he was banished from the kingdom.  The clock is ticking fast on a lot of Lane cronies and appointees once King Lane had to make a fast dash with his ca$$h to SIU.     We wonder how much truth is those rumors as we viewed this social media statement from Chief Young during the week immediately after the BOR meeting of August 12.  We applaud all the obstacles she has overcome, but we wonder what it may suggest for her future at TSU.  

The latest rumors are that enrollment at TSU is  significantly lower  from fall 2019 when we were over 9000 students. The numbers are rumored to be much lower. Additionally, a vast majority of students still haven’t paid their tuition, and we wouldn’t blame them if they decided to take a gap semester or a year. If this is true ... TSU could be in a serious financial mess.   https://transparencystate.blogspot.com/2020/05/why-are-we-spending-110000-on-job.html  We are still scratching our collective heads wondering why Dean Kieh offered to provide a “waiver” for Dr. Baker in Administration of Justice (after Dr. Drake rescinded her application for Interim Chair- see our previous post) to allow Dr. Baker to serve another 2 years beyond what the Faculty Manual states, but would not extend the same offer to Dr. Adams in Political Science.    https://transparencystate.blogspot.com/2020/07/sopa-pass-popcorn-please.html There is no such thing as a “waiver” and the Provost wisely decided not to

When will the full report be released?  On TSU's website, the summary report is still showing up.  BOR had said they would release the full report when discussed on June 1, 2020 but no specified date for release has been set.  It's almost like BOR doesn't want to release the full report.  http://www.tsu.edu/about/board-of-regents/pdf/brg+enrollment-executive-summary.pdf Will the full report ever be released?  What's in the full report?