tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464926320516098029.post5301163118263054412..comments2024-01-26T07:57:48.588-08:00Comments on FACULTY FOR THE RENEWAL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: More on Troubled Waters...madradprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08911675406832159788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464926320516098029.post-87831100317467107072010-09-22T08:49:03.465-07:002010-09-22T08:49:03.465-07:00This is very illuminating, thanks for your comment...This is very illuminating, thanks for your comment. If you wish to make contact with other faculty who are interested in reforming the U, please consider attending our meeting this Thursday, 4pm, in Soc Sci 1314.madradprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830506855719289928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464926320516098029.post-82538841967095246472010-09-22T06:54:09.073-07:002010-09-22T06:54:09.073-07:00I think much of this mess can be attributed by the...I think much of this mess can be attributed by the ham-handed merger of the two colleges. You may note that all of the administrators quoted in the Daily have their roots in the old COAFES<br /><br />The College of Natural Resources' mission was "to foster a quality environment by contributing to the management, protection, and sustainable use of our natural resources through teaching, research, and outreach."<br /><br />My opinion is that CFANS is just COAFES having to put up with the old CNR departments but not making any accommodation for the old CNR units or their constituencies.<br /><br />To whit, the Bell Museum's mission statement "is to advance the quest to discover, document, and understand life in its many forms and to inspire curiosity, delight, and informed stewardship of the natural world."<br /><br />Currently, CFANS does not have a mission statement though they are doing strategic planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464926320516098029.post-18979337338927986202010-09-21T21:15:02.222-07:002010-09-21T21:15:02.222-07:00Anonymous...can you say more? your comment is intr...Anonymous...can you say more? your comment is intriguing but I can't quite make out the substance of your critique of the COAFES mission...the social responsibility part sounds good...madradprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830506855719289928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464926320516098029.post-79819623537207129092010-09-21T19:44:10.937-07:002010-09-21T19:44:10.937-07:00Has anyone considered that the trouble with "...Has anyone considered that the trouble with "Troubled Waters" is that it was produced by a unit that was formerly part of the College of Natural Resources which had a very different mission and constituency than the newly created CFANS? <br /><br />Perhaps the administration of CFANS needs to broaden their view of their mission beyond mission of COAFES, which was "“The goal of the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences is to provide students with varied educational experiences and an environment that promotes professional competence, the capacity to attain career success in agriculture, including food or related professions, and a sense of social responsibility.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com