It seems a little hypocritical to your humble blogsters that Gupta shuts down the president's office for both Friday and Monday after Bob Albrecht made such a fuss about certain faculty putting in every day required under their contract. But then, who is keeping track of Gupta's timesheet?
Speaking of which, we are curious -- are there special categories on Gupta's timesheet for:
- having a psychological meltdown
- temper tantrums
- spending quality time in a paranoid state
- making an enemies list and checking it twice, just to see who has been naughty or nice
- trips to Florida to make presentations and visit with alumni to pick up donations -- but failing to collect the $10K check because you weren't in the mood (A tip of the hat to the anonymous source who e-mailed this gem to us at asc_truth@hotmail.com.)
By the way, your humble blogsters need your help. We're having trouble using Albrecht's full title. Saying Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs is kind of like a hairball -- it sticks in our throats and makes us gag. Maybe we can go with Crown Prince, Pretender to the Throne, something like that...
Drop us a comment -- anonymously if you'd like -- and nominate your own favorite title for Albrecht. We'll pick the one we like most and use it when we must refer to him.
Remember to share word of this blog with your friends and neighbors. We're doing our part. In the last 24 hours we've been letting political blogs like Slant Point know about our discussion about the potential impact of the ASC leadership mess on the potential senate campaign for Ed Cox.
We've also been busy with an e-mail to Cox's office, asking him to focus his attention on the ASC leadership crisis for a short while before he moves on to national politics. Gov. Pataki was cc:ed, as we didn't think it was fair to withhold from him an opportunity to show leadership in resolving the crisis.
Cox's e-mail address at work is efcox@pbwt.com. In all seriousness, if you decide to send him an e-mail, please be polite and business-like. Our intent is not to harrass the man, but to ask for his help in getting things at Alfred State back on track.
We hold no grudge against Cox or any member of the SUNY board. It is our belief they have been deceived about the true nature of the problems at ASC, and it is our hope that by making them aware of what is going on, they will use their good judgment in moving Gupta along to her next assignment as quickly as possible.
