[Alumni-chat] Alumni-chat Digest, Vol 7, Issue 11

[Don Wallace]

To All,

I have seen the summary below several times.  There is a small error in the
summary.  For the sake of accuracy I offer the following.

I attended the debriefing that Rick Daily held at the Senior Center in
Yellow Springs later in the day of his meeting with representatives of
Antioch University.  

Ellen Borgersen was present at Rick's followup meeting at the Senior Center.
I, too, got the impression that Ellen attended the meeting with Toni and the
bunch from Antioch University.

Yesterday, I chatted with Ellen and discussed the meeting.  Not so, Ellen
said.  I did not attend the meeting between Rick Daily and the
representatives of Antioch University.  

Hope this helps.

Don Wallace


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University Shares Data


September 9, 2007 -- Alumni Board Treasurer Rick Daily reports that he has
now received from University officials information the Alumni Board needs to
develop a proposal for the continuation of Antioch as an undergraduate,
residential, liberal arts college with a tenured faculty. The proposal will
be presented to University Trustees for consideration at their October
meeting.

Experts in many fields relating to higher education and its financing are
expected to help the Alumni Board develop its proposal. Rick is convinced
their participation will not be hindered by the terms of a confidentiality
agreement University officials insisted upon as a pre-condition for their
sharing information.

During his visit to Yellow Springs today, Rick and University officials
re-affirmed an agreement to maintain and expand the Development Office so
that funds can be raised and earmarked for Antioch College. Fundraising
strategy will be under the direction of the Alumni Board. Lynda Sirk, a
University employee, will act as office administrator and University
liaison.

At least until the October Trustee meeting, University officials will
proceed along two parallel tracks. They will continue to take steps to cease
Antioch College operations at the end of the 07-08 academic year. At the
same time, they will cooperate with Alumni Board efforts to fundraise and
develop a continuation proposal.

Along with Rick, Alumni Board member Ellen Borgersen took part in the
meetings with University officials, as did alums Jason Fregeau and Laura
Fathauer. The University officials were: Chancellor Toni Murdock, Chief
Financial Officer Tom Faecke, Chief Operations Officer/Chief Academic
Officer Andrzej Bloch; and Special Assistant to the COO for Institutional
Advancement and Public Relations Lynda Sirk.

After the meetings with University officials, Rick and the other alums gave
updates at a meeting of Yellow Springs residents and Antioch faculty, staff
and students. Lynda Sirk and Andrzej Bloch also attended the session.

"It is clear to us that we are all in the soup together," Rick said,
referring to the intermeshed finances of the College and the University.
"We need to craft a way out that preserves the University as well as Antioch
College as world-class institutions.  We should now be able to get beyond
the 'Us'and 'Them' character of our dialog."

Before coming to Yellow Springs, Rick Daily and former Antioch College
President Steve Lawry met with long-time Antioch donors Kay and Leo Drey and
members of their family to thank them for their extraordinary support in the
last few years, which kept the College alive. Rick reported that he was
deeply moved by the Dreys, the depth of their commitment to each other and
to their family, as well as their pivotal support to the College in a time
of crisis.  The Dreys welcomed further discussions about supporting
fundraising efforts for the continuation of Antioch College.