Mike,

I’m waiting to see the blog update on the search for the VP, WVU Health Care. Interesting that no one from WVU Hospitals (or other hospitals in the WVUH System) seem to be represented. Is there a reason for that? I would think that they are a major stake holder in the direction the newly hired consultants and to-be-hired VP will desire to take. After all, this new VP will be responsible for “the clinical enterprise, which includes the hospitals in our system and our clinical practices throughout the state”.

I am really glad WVU is going to up the salaries…but WVU could also invest in a reliable, efficient e-mail system – something so simple but at the same time it seems like a concept out of reach for this university – funny, since we are top whatever # in almost everything – however, we don’t have an e-mail system worth $0.02 which is why I thought I’d give my $0.02 on the topic – just trying to raise money and awareness for the cause.

Increasing the salaries is wonderful and needs done but why bother if students can’t take academics seriously?

Every year everyone wonders why WVU is one of the top party schools in the nation and then everyone freaks out saying how bad it is…blah blah blah..

HELLO??? What do you expect when the bars are open later than the library? Later than any library I should say since none are open late on the weekends…

I am not saying the entire downtown library needs to be open and fully staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week but there should be some quiet place with tables open longer…

Sure attendance is probably poor on Friday evening but I personally know I don’t even bother to go because by the time I get out of class and work around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, eat, then head back out it is 7:00 – wow I get one whole hour.

For pete’s sake – Fairmont’s library is open 24 hours a day…WVU is substandard in a lot of categories such as this one…

Don’t forget the fact that closing at 2:00 AMpushes everyone outside at an awkward hour to walk home in the dark…especially since the street inbetween Clark Hall and the Mountainlair is extremely way tooooo dark…but, hey, I guess it isn’t so bad having no place to study at 2:00AM because at least one can still find parties to attend around town ….the whole thing makes no sense.

I reviewed faculty salaries at flagship universities in states bordering West Virginia. Using data compiled by the AAUP, I learned that full professors who have a fulltime nine month contract earn $10,000 less than their counterparts in surrounding states. I live in Cincinnati and graduated in ‘69. The average wage for full professors is about $96,000. The average for faculty at The Ohio State University is $110,000.

You really have your work cut out for you.

Sincerely,

Fred D. Lucas

President Garrison,
I would be pleased to see the salary increase for faculty and staff however, I am on employee and also a student. So my increase will help with my increased tuition. What I would love to see is that faculty and staff would be given as Notre Dame, St. Mary’s College and other institutions free tuition for continuing education or free for their families. I realize that we have options through Staff Council which is the 3 or 4 hours approved. But if one is taking more hours and considering the price of textbooks it certainly causes a burden on the employee/student.

Thank you
Debbie

Dear President Garrison:
I assume that you are an honorable, capable man who has bought pride to yourself and your family during your rather young, for the position, lifetime. These qualities lead to your appointment as WVU’s president. I also assume that you are not used to being wrong too many times in your career.
Mistakes are part of life and we often learn more by being wrong than being correct. Some mistakes such as the one you are associated with in the Bresch scandal can’t be overcome by anything but an exit from the scene regardless of the knowledge gained by being part of the sorry affair. What you allowed during your watch strikes at the integrity of the institution which awarded me a Master’s degree and my two sons a BS degree.
For the good of the institution you pledged to serve to the best of your ability, I join many others and call for your resignation. We need to put this disgraceful chapter to rest and I hope you will follow the honorable path of leaving the scene quickly.
I wish you and your family happier times in the future and with your ability and this experience behind you, I feel you will be a stronger more capable leader but this can never happen at WVU.