On Being Neutral

Well, the political campaigns will soon kick into high gear.  This is a time when most presidents get a bit nervous.  It's not only about which candidate will be most supportive, it is also trying one's best not to be seen as supporting one candidate over another.  This can be a slippery slope.

 

Case in point was today, when Gov. Ehrlich asked to visit our Center for Trades and Energy Training.  He wanted to tour the facility and host a round-table of workforce development instructors.  We were able to comply and it was a very productive meeting. 

 

Does this mean that we support Gov. Ehrlich?  No, we would extend this opportunity to any gubernatorial candidate.  So, if Gov. O'Malley wishes to visit a campus, we would follow our rules and allow him to do it. 

 

Just like with legislative sessions, I am so happy when elections are over!

 

Brad

Comments

It is always great to get responses to my posts!  I received two about my last one...

 

To Michael, no the money is starting to flow from the Federal government to community college programs and we will be applying for most of them.  I was mainly talking about the state's inability to fund community colleges as much as they would like.

 

To Amy, I am sorry to hear about your situation. Because it is a personnel matter, I cannot comment on it.  I hope that things work out for you in the future.

 

Brad Gottfried

Promotions

Beginning tomorrow, we roll out what has turned into a long and arduous process-- a new promotion system for non-faculty.  It was modeled on the faculty's system and allows individuals to be promoted up to two times with a title change and pay raise after each.

 

We hired a consultant to help design the process, but she did not really understand us well enough to accomplish her task without a lot of help.  Therefore, what I had hoped would take a few months turned into over a year. 

 

Because I have championed this idea from the start, I will participate in each of the three informational sessions.  These sessions are to disseminate information and to gather feedback to ensure that the system will work.

 

I hope that this new approach, which recognizes good service outside of the merit system, will be embraced by our employees.  I am still smarting that a number of employees did not like the Code Green system which was designed to provide employees with a nice summer perk and save the college money at the same time.

 

Brad