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$200k
200,000
Reasons
to Subtract Count$
Sounds like a lot to pay a university president in the poorest
state in the nation with a comparatively small campus. Thing
is, $200k per year doesn't sound bad enough since John Counts
stands to make close to $1million over the next three years with
$926,000 in salary, annuity and retention bonus plus unknown or
unconfirmed value of housing, auto, and expense account.
This decision by the Board of Regents occurs in an environment
where a bunker mentality prevails, public accountability is
treated with disdain and questions of cronyism and conflict of
interest must be raised. Representative Manny Herrera
sponsored, and the NM House of Representatives passed,
HM
82 in the recent legislative session which resolves
"...that the higher education department be requested
to study the hiring policies and practices of public institutions
of higher education;..."
Faculty, students, staff, and residents of Grant County
gathered for three nights on the steps of the Fine Arts Center
Theater to protest this outlandish raid on the public treasury to
reward this no acCount for declining enrollment, increased
tuition, across the board department budget cuts, fiscal
incompetence, and pure hog at the trough gluttony.
Sign the Petition!
Citizens for A Better University has drafted a petition letter
to Governor Richardson to address this irresponsible and
unconscionable act by his appointees on the Board of
Regents. Click here to
download a copy for your signature and to circulate among friends,
family, coworkers, and everyone you know that recognizes the
arrogance of this decision.
Click here to write / call / email representatives and state
officials to protest this offense
Click here to
Read and D/L the Petition to
Gov Richardson
Click here
for HM 82 Manny Herrera's memorial to review hiring practices at WNMU
and others
Click here
for data on WNMU's 8% graduation rate
