Monday, December 17, 2007

Staff Survey Declares Machen Aloof, Gruff

A new survey of people working closely with President Bernie Machen provides little in the way of surprises, unless your name is Bernie Machen. The Gainesville Sun provided a list of concerns, including:
  • Gruff demeanor at times; arrogant; aloof; rigid; test
  • Not really "there" for students: Invisible, unknown ...
  • Some professors are indeed unhappy
  • Has issues with UF's board of trustees
  • Isolation from real counsel. Going it alone ...
The article also touched on some positive aspects of Machen's tenure, so if you're interested in that, read it for yourself. If you prefer, the full survey in Word format is also on the Sun website.
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Anonymous said...

Thanks for directing us to the Sun's Word document.
I was repeatedly staggered while reading the "appreciations" people have for him. Hard to imagine -- until one reads the sychophantic cover letter from Weary!
This is the University of Florida, not the University of Bernie. No one can run such an enterprise without lots of advice and communication. And Bernie surely cannot.
We've got to make more people aware of his shortcomings: what plan? what goals? what mechanism for allocating scarce resources?
We need someone else. Soon!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:46:00 PM

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