[asiacouncil] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Vote Needed - Financial Support for China Program Professor

Tue Apr 2 14:06:53 EDT 2019

Excellent, that was not truly clear. Good luck!

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 12:34 PM Baogang Guo <bguo at daltonstate.edu> wrote:

> Paul,
>
>
> Yes, all I am asking for is for the Council to subsidize Liam's partial
> airline cost. The China program will still cover Liam's other cost. Thanks
> for your support.
>
>
>
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> *From:* asiacouncil-bounces at lighthouse.valdosta.edu <
> asiacouncil-bounces at lighthouse.valdosta.edu> on behalf of Paul Rodell <
> rodell at georgiasouthern.edu>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 2, 2019 12:11:33 PM
> *To:* Eric Spears
> *Cc:* asiacouncil at lighthouse.valdosta.edu
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Re: [asiacouncil] [EXTERNAL] Re: Vote Needed
> - Financial Support for China Program Professor
>
> Hello Eric et al,
>      I like to know just exactly what I am being asked to vote on and this
> is an extremely fuzzy chain of conversation. I re-read the e-mail chain and
> I saw only one proposal from Salli for $1,000 to be used toward Liam's
> airfare.
>      Is that what we are voting on????
>
>      If that is the motion with a proper second --- I would vote in favor.
>
>      BUT . . . if that is NOT what we are voting for with a proper motion
> and second please clarify what exactly is going on.
>      ALSO . . . is that is NOT what we are voting for, my vote is an
> emphatic NO until there is clarity.
>           (Bao Gang is a very good man with a good program, but the funds
> for the Asia Council must be protected
>            as we use them for many program that many other good people and
> for many other good projects.)
>    Paul Rodell
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 11:57 AM Eric Spears <spears_eric at columbusstate.edu>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Jonathan and David!  - Eric
>
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 8:01 AM Leightner, Jonathan <JLEIGHTN at augusta.edu>
> wrote:
>
> Colleagues,
>
>
> I misread Eric's first message.  I read that we only have US$ 1,700 but on
> a second read I see it was 7,000.  I apologize for the mistake.  I will
> second David's recommendation that we support the China program but ask it
> to refund as much as possible with any remaining funds.  I still have a
> concern about setting a precedent that could cause problems down the road.
>
>
> Jonathan
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> asiacouncil-bounces at lighthouse.valdosta.edu> on behalf of David L
> Starling <dstarlin at valdosta.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 15, 2019 7:56:31 AM
> *To:* Eric Spears; asiacouncil at lighthouse.valdosta.edu
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [asiacouncil] Vote Needed - Financial Support
> for China Program Professor
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> All, My suggestion is that we support the request, but ask Baogang to
> return the money after the program returns if there are funds left.  Unlike
> EC programs, AC aren't able to replenish funds with our current model.
>
> David S. And
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Eric Spears <spears_eric at columbusstate.edu>
> Date: 3/14/19 23:06 (GMT-05:00)
> To: asiacouncil at lighthouse.valdosta.edu
> Subject: [asiacouncil] Vote Needed - Financial Support for China Program
> Professor
>
> Dear Fellow Council Members,
>
> Bao Gang has requested that the Asia Council help support the travel
> expenses of Liam Madden to China this summer.  The program’s student
> enrollment is lower than expected.  In order to keep the number of courses
> offered for students at the advertised cost, Bao Gang is requesting that
> funds from the Asia Council faculty development grant be used to pay toward
> Liam’s airfare.  In addition, and if a faculty member is taken out of this
> summer’s program, it is likely more students will withdraw from the program
> once they learn their preferred courses are not available.  A lack of
> student retention would also jeopardize the program budget.
>
> This expenditure would also be seen as faculty development.  Liam can
> learn how Bao Gang operates the program.  Liam would then be able to be a
> director of a future Asia Council program.   I spoke with our treasurer,
> Salli Vargas, and confirmed there are funds in the agency account that can
> be used toward this cause.  She recommends putting $1,000 toward the $1,200
> airfare.  There would remain $7,000 in the account to be used toward
> faculty development workshops, including the one this spring at Perimeter’s
> campus.
>
> In the spirit of transparency and collegiality, could you please send me
> your vote by no later than Monday?  Bao Gang needs to determine what to do
> with the program.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Eric K. Spears, Ph
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