BOT Meeting 3/20

[gwebb1994]

Anyone in the know want to comment on what in the hell is going on? Rumor is they are trying to boot O Max Gardner III off of the trustee board, you know, the man whose family the school is named after, that Gardner.

I didn't like the Downs hire to begin with since he had ZERO experience in a private liberal arts setting. Now it is obvious with shrinking enrollment and faculty exodus that the wrong choice was made by the BOT led at that time by the crooked car dealer. Downs pissing off the local community by pulling the rug out from under a huge softball tournament and the whole Larry Thomas ordeal should have been huge red flags.

Please opine. Anyone with connections post some info, you can post as a guest and don't have to register. Sounds like some critical times regarding the future of our beloved GW.

[OMG]

Gardner may be related to the namesake of the university but one look at the guys facebook and he is a nut. He isnt right in the head and clearly isnt fit to serve of the BOT. Seems like the grounds for removal were rather lengthy.

www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/cleveland-county/gardner-webb-namesake-removed-by-board-of-trustees-for-malicious-conduct/

[gwebb1994]

Well, that explains alot, but it doesn't and shouldn't give Downs a free pass for his incompetence thus far in his tenure. Faculty and staff aren't happy, just talk to any of them off the record.

[gwebb1994]

Yep, O Max ain’t all there, but there seems to be some disturbing underlying truth in what he says, which is scary.

Like I said to all here, just talk to any faculty or staff members off the record if you get the chance and you’ll get the truth about Downs and his severe lack of respect and leadership for those under him.