Lee Jackson Retiring

[drex]

How can you retire from a position you never really worked at?

[Aldo]

1 hour ago, UNTFan23 said:

Does the Board of Regents hire the Chancellor or is that something the Governor of Texas does?

I believe the BOR are appointed by the guvnah, then the BOR do a search for, and appoint, a chancellor.

[Harry]

My understanding is that the Governor appoints the Board of Regents and they in turn appoint the Chancellor.   So this hiring will be made primarily by the Board of Regents as I understand it.  The chairman of the BOR is Brint Ryan so I expect he will have a big say in who it is.    Here is a listing of the UNT BOR:

https://www.untsystem.edu/regents/profiles.htm

[Cerebus]

September, 2017.

[Harry]

The trend of Chancellor hires at large universities seemed to be moving towards former politicians (John Sharp Texas A&M, Senator Robert Duncan Texas Tech and Kent Hance prior to him).  There are also hires in academia (Renu Khator at University of Houston) and Vistasp M. Karbhari at UTA.  UT Austin just hired a former Admiral William McRaven.    McRaven was responsible for the unit which killed Osama Bin Laden and is a Texas alum.

It will be extremely interesting to see who the BOR hires.  Could it possibly be an actual UNT alum?  Jackson was less of a politician although he did serve as a state representative and county judge. 

Of note, Korn Ferry was a search firm consultant involved in the last hiring.

 

[Cr1028]

[VideoEagle]

1 minute ago, Harry said:

The trend of Chancellor hires at large universities has moved towards former politicans (John Sharp Texas A&M, Senator Robert Duncan Texas Tech and Kent Hance prior to him.  There are also hires in academia (Renu Khator at University of Houston) and Vistasp M. Karbhari at UTA.  UT Austin just hired a former Admiral William McRaven.    McRaven was responsible for the unit which killed Osama Bin Laden and is a Texas alum.

It will be extremely interesting to see who the BOR hires.

 

Yes, that is the trend. As for what Jackson did, I'm told the law school would never have gotten through the legislature without his work. To a lessor degree, I'm told he quietly kept several funding cuts from happening. A big part of the Chancellor job is dealing with politicians so having someone with that skill is very important. I don't think the job has had or will have much input into athletics. 

[Green Lantern]

Sweet. Now maybe we'll quit throwing money, people, time and energy at that black hole Dallas Campus and actually put the focus on our flagship in Denton.

[Cr1028]

1 hour ago, Tyler Maryak said:

99% sure it's the guv.

The University of North Texas System Board of Regents voted today to name former Texas legislator and Dallas County Judge Lee Jackson as the sole finalist for the position of UNT System chancellor.

[Rudy]

 

Edited April 8, 2016 by Rudy

[Cr1028]

5 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Sweet. Now maybe we'll quit throwing money, people, time and energy at that black hole Dallas Campus and actually put the focus on our flagship in Denton.

[southsideguy]

3 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

This is good news...

No this is great news!

 

[Cr1028]

Perhaps we can lure the head of the senate finance committee who also is an alumnus. I think that'd be huge.

[All About UNT]

1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:

Do we have GLBT bathrooms at Apogee?

No but we should. I don't think that @ChristopherRyanWilkes  should be made to feel uncomfortable when he goes potty

[eagle-eye]

43 minutes ago, Harry said:

My understanding is that the Governor appoints the Board of Regents and they in turn appoint the Chancellor.   So this hiring will be made primarily by the Board of Regents as I understand it.  The chairman of the BOR is Brint Ryan so I expect he will have a big say in who it is.    Here is a listing of the UNT BOR:

https://www.untsystem.edu/regents/profiles.htm

 

You are correct-the  BOR is appointed by the Governor, and the BOR hires the Chancellor. Based on the Regent's profiles,  several have terms expiring in 2017.( One Regent's term expires next month, but the Governors appointment office is behind schedule so she probably won't roll off for a few more months.) So, unless the BOR fast tracks the hiring process, the new Chancellor may be selected by a board that looks much different than the existing one. 

[Rudy]

2 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

Is that a Small Wonder Gif?  Plus 1 for going old school.

[Cr1028]

5 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Is that a Small Wonder Gif?  Plus 1 for going old school.

Yessir and I appreciate the +1.

[eulessismore]

Stone Cold.

[UNT90]

5 hours ago, drex said:

How can you retire from a position you never really worked at?

Apparently you aren't familiar with the UNT AD position...

[FirefightnRick]

On April 8, 2016 at 10:29 AM, MeanGreenTexan said:

Checking calendar, it appears to be April 8th.  This would either be a VERY LATE, ergo VERY UN-COOL April Fools joke, or:

Best news in months.

And to the question to what he's done for the law school legislatively?  Absolutely nothing.  

It's been one bad decision after another, it's poorly funded, has been a massive drain on our budget, and barely even exists despite hundreds of millions spent and projected.  There was a very affordable state law school already up and running just down the road that was up for sale for years..(asking price was $32 Million when we were first approached to buy it per BOR members Bobby Ray and C. Dan Smith)....and  thanks to our dragging-ass approach A&M was allowed to finally swoop in and take it.  

Jackson has been a disasterous hire.  Good effing riddance if true.

Rick

Edited April 11, 2016 by FirefightnRick

[foutsrouts]

3 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

Best news in months.

And to the question to what he's done for the law school legislatively?  Absolutely nothing.  

It's been one bad decision after another, it's poorly funded, has been a massive drain on our budget, and barely even exists despite hundreds of millions spent and projected.  There was a very affordable state law school already up and running just down the road that was up for sale for years..(asking price was $22 Million when we were first approached to buy it per BOR members Bobby Ray and C. Dan Smith)....and  thanks to our dragging-ass approach A&M was allowed to finally swoop in and take it.  

Jackson has been a disasterous hire.  Good effing riddance if true.

Rick

And that law school could have been attached to the main campus, rather than to some pet project created by Jackson and West. Mr. SMU didn't like the idea of that big school to the north picking up any future law school prestige in the area. Almost as big of an F-up as allowing San Marcos to take the Texas State name without a fight. Same ole same ole. 

[UNT90]

4 hours ago, FirefightnRick said:

Best news in months.

And to the question to what he's done for the law school legislatively?  Absolutely nothing.  

It's been one bad decision after another, it's poorly funded, has been a massive drain on our budget, and barely even exists despite hundreds of millions spent and projected.  There was a very affordable state law school already up and running just down the road that was up for sale for years..(asking price was $22 Million when we were first approached to buy it per BOR members Bobby Ray and C. Dan Smith)....and  thanks to our dragging-ass approach A&M was allowed to finally swoop in and take it.  

Jackson has been a disasterous hire.  Good effing riddance if true.

Rick

Yep, a law school that has been producing excellent criminal attorneys for years.

A law school that had a one of a kind (at least that I know of) night program that allowed non-traditional students to fulfill a dream they may not have been able to fulfill otherwise. A perfect fit for UNT.

But A&M bought it and promptly discontinued the night program. Go figure.

[EAGLE83]

No to Rick Perry.

[UNT90]

33 minutes ago, EAGLE83 said:

No to Rick Perry.

Maybe we can change the color of the seats in the pit to Maroon and White.

[Rudy]

Dear Lee Jackson, f**k you.