[CAUT] Preaching to the choir

[Dennis Johnson]

If the cause needs more volunteer effort to work this forward then I would
be happy to get more involved and contribute.  I'd also like to say that the
efforts so far have been well received by the administration I've shared it
with here.  We have to start somewhere.  If every single minor detail must
be completely and beautifully sorted out before it's ever given a chance,
then it will surely die.

thanks,

Dennis Johnson
St. Olaf College
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On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Fred Sturm <fssturm at unm.edu> wrote:

> On May 11, 2010, at 6:18 AM, JIMRPT at aol.com wrote:
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> The cautcom list included as subscribers the executive board and the board
> liaison to the caut committee (Larry Messerly this year) as well as Michael
> Reiter (at our request). I believe that members of the by-laws committee
> were also subscribed. So, shall we say, lots of people had an opportunity to
> lurk, listen, see what we wrote to one another. And, had anyone wanted to,
> they could have offered input. By-laws people did. There was zero
> participation/input from the board with the exception of Messerly.
> I have no desire to get into a blame match, but I do want to set the record
> straight. The endorsement was not a cautcom initiative in the first place.
> It was a committee charge given us three years ago. We spent a lot of time
> and energy working on it.* Personally, I have spent all the time and
> energy I am willing to spend working on it (as a formal credential). *
> If the organization wants to created additional credentials beyond RPT,
> that needs to be clearly established and decided. We thought it had been
> established through the long range plan. Apparently the current board has
> had second thoughts. We have acted as a "stalking horse" for the
> organization, presenting a possible additional credential, working through
> some of the issues involved. It's up to council to decide whether to pursue
> this direction further or not. And up to the board to decide whether or not
> to provide leadership in this direction.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
> fssturm at unm.edu
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