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Baylor regents to increase membership
Baylor University’s Board of Regents has announced that its plans to increase its membership to 24.
From an official university press release:
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Baylor Regents today voted to modify the size of its governing body, increasing its board size from a previous goal of 16 to 24 members. The vote came as the board was concluding its annual summer retreat, which this year was held in Grapevine.
Board Chair Howard K. Batson said the increase in board size was intended to position Baylor for future success.
“Our goals are ambitious and we are going to need increased diversity of talents within our board structure to achieve the level of future success we envision,” Batson said. “Our board is strong now and with this action we believe we can create an even more representative governing body that will help Baylor to reach new heights in the coming years.”
Wes Bailey, chair of the Governance Review Committee of the board, explained that the recommendation came after extensive study by his committee.
“We have spent significant time over the past several months looking at governance issues and considering an array of best practices in higher education,” Bailey said. “The Board determined today it would revise its plans to downsize to 16 and instead adopt a plan to transition to a steady board size of 24.”
One-fourth of Baylor’s regents will continue to be elected by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
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By Thomas Aquinas
July 25, 2008 1:20 PM | Link to this
It looks the phone lines are finally reattached.
By Jane
July 25, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
Reminds me of a quote attributed to William DeBuvitz. It goes like this.
“The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major U.S. research university. The element, tentatively named administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, which gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.
“Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would have normally occurred in less than a second.
“Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years, at which time it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic mass actually increases after each reorganization.
“Research at other laboratories indicates that administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities. It can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings.
“Scientists point out that administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.”
By Betty
July 25, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
I have a very important question. I have been told that to be considered and appointed as a regent for Baylor,you must be an alum. Is this not true? Please give me the straight answer. Thank you!
By Betty
July 25, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
Please give me the true answer, I have been told that a regent appointed for Baylor must be an alum. True or not True!! Thank You
By Fred
July 25, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this
The eels and leaches at Baylor are feeding on themselves. They eat their own you know.
By Publius
July 26, 2008 2:55 AM | Link to this
Betty, one needs not be a Baylor alum to become a regent. However, one must be a member of a Baptist church.
By au contraire!
July 26, 2008 5:34 AM | Link to this
Anne Graham-Lotz was allowed to remain on the BOR while being a part of a non-Baptist church. Many people—especially those supporting the members from the BGCT—wanted to strip Wes Bailey of his position as a BGCT-appounted regent when he claimed to the media that AGL was a Baptist when she did not, in fact, attend a Baptist church.
It’s sad what lies they’ll tell to keep their power nowadays
By Fred
July 28, 2008 6:29 AM | Link to this
The Baptists at Baylor? What a bunch of pompus, fueding idiots. Baylor couldn’t make top-tier on Bevo’s behind. Baylor is once again the Cosmic Joke of the Big Twelve. The Regents at Baylor all need to take a Baylor (I mean Bayer) asprin.
By Fred
July 28, 2008 6:42 AM | Link to this
Hey Publius? Did you get a giant Baylor Green pickle shoved up your pompus, proud posterior last week? Comeon Publius……sing us the Good Ole Baylor Line about your silly school?