>
>
> > MISA ACTION ALERT 2 ---- MISA ACTION ALERT 2 ---- MISA ACTION ALERT 2
> > Please Forward this Notice Freely
> >
> > WE NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN
>
............................................................................
> .............
> >
> > EVENTS OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS IS NOT GOOD NEWS for the College of
> Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences or for our University.
> > Efforts to CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGE Dean Charles Muscoplat
> > on MISA have been SUMMARILY UNSUCCESSFUL.
> >
> > ******************************************************************
> > PRESIDENT YUDOF
> > needs to know what you think and what actions you expect of him.
> > Please take action EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED HIM .
> >
> > AND CC: your note TO THE REGENTS
> > ********************************************************************
> >
> > Go To www.sustain.org/MISAfriends
> > To view the 1st Action Alert, to read background on MISA and to review
> daily updates, full Board and Dean correspondence, reference materials,
and
> other letters written.
> >
> > ********************************************************************
> >
> >
> > HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS LEADING TO THIS ACTION ALERT
> >
> > April 7 COAFES Dean forces the resignation of MISA's Executive
> Director.
> >
> > April 10 MISA Board and Sustainers Coalition hold emergency meeting.
> >
> > April 14 Formal MISA Board representative meet with Dean Muscoplat,
> deliver comprehensive letter from the Board asserting the Board's Bylaw
> authority over the Executive Directing and urging demanding that the Dean
> rescind his resignation announcement. (Board letter and Dean's response on
> the web site www.sustain.org/MISAfriends)
> >
> > April 18 A group of 7 Legislators call Dean Muscoplat "on the
carpet"
> to explain and defend his actions on MISA.
> >
> > April 19 MISA Board meeting. Dean Muscoplat presents his formal
> response to the Board's assertion of authority. Dean Muscoplat declares
that
> the MISA Bylaws are "illegal" and asserts his unilateral authority over
> MISA's Executive Director. He also refuses to discuss what his performance
> issues of the Executive Director are, if any, even though the Board moved
to
> a closed session.
> >
> > In an extraordinary breakdown of trust, Dean Muscoplat stationed
two
> police officers outside the MISA Board room (!!) and brought 3 COAFES
> officials and his Media Officer.
> >
> > April 19 p.m The Board passed these formal motions after discussing
> Dean Muscoplat's actions.
> >
> > 1) Moved that we affirm that Donald Wyse is the Executive Director of
the
> Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) and that he serves
at
> the pleasure of the MISA Board of Directors. Motion carried unanimously.
> >
> > 2) Moved that a letter be sent to President Yudof requesting a meeting
of
> a delegation from the MISA Board with President. Motion carried
> unanimously.
> >
> >
> >
> > /////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\///
> > We URGE you to CONTACT PRESIDENT YUDOF AND TO COPY THE REGENTS
> >
> > President Mark Yudof myudof@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
> > 202 Morrill Hall
> > 100 Church St SE, Mpls MN, 55455
> >
> > CC: Board of Regents
> > c/o Ann Cieslak cieslak@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
> > Executive Director, Office of the Board of Regents
> >
> > If you are willing, we would appreciate a copy of your letter on the web
> site to aid others.
> > Send it to sustain@nightmail.com
> > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> >
> > We have written summaries of 6 KEY POINTS that we could be used to
e-mail
> or write President Yudof . Feel free to use any or all of these points, or
> use your own language and emphasis.
> >
> > 1. VIOLATED PARTNERSHIP
> > The actions of Dean Muscoplat have VIOLATED THE PARTNERSHIP between the
> University and the community. The core concepts of partnership;
> participation, association and joint interest, are being ignored by
COAFES
> even though there is a decade-long compact between community partners and
> COAFES. The University as a whole is in danger of becoming suspect of
> hypocrisy in their often-expressed commitment to partnerships because
their
> representatives act this way.
> >
> > 2. DESTROYED PUBLIC TRUST
> > PUBLIC TRUST is a fragile thing indeed. The community trust in COAFES
was
> 15 years in the making through the establishment and work of MISA. Over
> these years, early community scepticism of COAFES and the University lead
to
> slowly to anticipation, then to guarded optimism, and in time to
> willingness, arising enthusiasm, and finally to pride. We were proud of
the
> mutual trust we had nurtured and if the win-win work that evolved. But in
> 15 short weeks the action of the COAFES Dean have SET PUBLIC TRUST BACK
> YEARS. Through his actions scepticism has returned.
> >
> > 3. ACADEMIC FREEDOM
> > We empathize this our friends on faculty in COAFES, for their FREEDOM OF
> ACADEMIC EXPRESSION is being eroded. The private-sector
command-and-control
> tactics of Dean Muscoplat and his heavy-handed "I can fire anyone without
> cause" practices have created a pallor over the faculty. He has
> demonstrated his power, control and influence, all of which, buy
definition,
> compromises freedom of faculty. Once you see that he did it once, you are
> inhibited because he will do it again. And what do his actions indicate
for
> the direction of the University as a whole? We are unsure.
> >
> > 4. TAKE STRONG ACTION
> > President Yudof would be WISE TO TAKE STRONG ACTION to assure that the
> destructive behavior of Dean Muscoplat does not continue. If President
> Yudof needs to act decisively to intervene in this untenable position with
> COAFES.
> >
> > 5. COMMIT AND HEAL
> > Even with decisive action by President Yudof will not lead to
spontaneous
> regeneration of Public Trust. President Yudof will also have to REDOUBLE
HIS
> COMMITMENT TO PARTNERSHIPS and move affirmatively to REBUILD THE TRUST
THAT
> HAS BEEN LOST
> > and to HEAL that damage done
> >
> > 6. MISA'S GOVERNANCE
> > As an immediate beginning, President Yudof should also immediately
CONFIRM
> THE AUTHORITY IF MISA'S BOARD AND ITS BYLAWS.
> >
> > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> > President Mark Yudof myudof@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
> > 202 Morrill Hall
> > 100 Church St SE, Mpls MN, 55455
> >
> > CC: Board of Regents
> > c/o Ann Cieslak cieslak@mailbox.mail.umn.edu
> > Executive Director, Office of the Board of Regents
> >
> > If you are willing, we would appreciate a copy of your letter on the web
> site to aid others.
> > Send it to sustain@nightmail.com
> > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> > Use the web site and tell others www.sustain.org/MISAfriends
> > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
>
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