More Drama in Knoxville - Chancellor Gets Canned

[TomFromBama]

I thought that publishing the termination letter was a lot of bad things: stupid, pointless, classless, short-sighted, possible exposure to a big-$$$$ lawsuit. Just par for the course for UT for the past 10-15 years.

Misogynistic? No. Didn't see that. Just 'cause you're hating on a woman doesn't mean you hate all women any more than praising a man means you love all men.

Actually, I think that word is so over-used on today's PC environment that it's ceased to mean anything other than the accused misogynist had a disagreement with a woman. I guess all of us married men are therefore misogynists.

LOL!!! FWIW, I mostly agree.

BUT - on the flip side, and just for the sake of pointing it out:
Beyond the whole matter of the letter itself, there are At Least three ODD things about the composition of the letter - each of which make me wonder (at least just a little) if maybe there's something else going on here:

- In the most serious of possible circumstances, DiPietro addresses a subordinate in an official communication by her first name: "Dear Beverly"? Wouldn't you expect the salutation of a termination letter to be "Dear Dr. Davenport"?

- DiPietro states as his #1 "problem" with "Beverly" as: "The relationship between us". Why not "the WORKING relationship between us"? Why not the "environment between our offices"? Why not "the lack of trust or transparency in your professional conduct".

- Communication via the spoken word is typically referred to as "Verbal communication" - yet DiPietro instead uses the word "Orally". A word more typically used for dental procedures, or to describe how certain medicines are to be applied....... or to identify certain activities which cannot be discussed here.

MAYBE all of this is NOTHING. Odds are there is NOTHING there in any of the above.

BUT, if something else comes out, just remember where you heard it first.

 

[CrimsonPride]

Whatever the value of a communications degree from UT was, it should be significantly less now since it has been acknowledged that a person with poor communication skills is teaching and evaluating those students. But no one ever called UT the Capstone of higher education.

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[Catfish]

Whatever the value of a communications degree from UT was, it should be significantly less now since it has been acknowledged that a person with poor communication skills is teaching and evaluating those students. But no one ever called UT the Capstone of higher education.

Surely you didn't expect more from a group of people who are proud of the song, "Rocky Top".

 

[4Q Basket Case]

LOL!!! FWIW, I mostly agree.

BUT - on the flip side, and just for the sake of pointing it out:
Beyond the whole matter of the letter itself, there are At Least three ODD things about the composition of the letter - each of which make me wonder (at least just a little) if maybe there's something else going on here:

- In the most serious of possible circumstances, DiPietro addresses a subordinate in an official communication by her first name: "Dear Beverly"? Wouldn't you expect the salutation of a termination letter to be "Dear Dr. Davenport"?

- DiPietro states as his #1 "problem" with "Beverly" as: "The relationship between us". Why not "the WORKING relationship between us"? Why not the "environment between our offices"? Why not "the lack of trust or transparency in your professional conduct".

- Communication via the spoken word is typically referred to as "Verbal communication" - yet DiPietro instead uses the word "Orally". A word more typically used for dental procedures, or to describe how certain medicines are to be applied....... or to identify certain activities which cannot be discussed here.

MAYBE all of this is NOTHING. Odds are there is NOTHING there in any of the above.

BUT, if something else comes out, just remember where you heard it first.

So if nothing comes of this, never mind, nothing to see here, move along....forget I said anything at all.

But if something does, remember I toljaso?

Gregory Hines? Izzatchoo come back from the grave?

 

[RollTARDIS]

LOL!!! FWIW, I mostly agree.

BUT - on the flip side, and just for the sake of pointing it out:
Beyond the whole matter of the letter itself, there are At Least three ODD things about the composition of the letter - each of which make me wonder (at least just a little) if maybe there's something else going on here:

- In the most serious of possible circumstances, DiPietro addresses a subordinate in an official communication by her first name: "Dear Beverly"? Wouldn't you expect the salutation of a termination letter to be "Dear Dr. Davenport"?

- DiPietro states as his #1 "problem" with "Beverly" as: "The relationship between us". Why not "the WORKING relationship between us"? Why not the "environment between our offices"? Why not "the lack of trust or transparency in your professional conduct".

- Communication via the spoken word is typically referred to as "Verbal communication" - yet DiPietro instead uses the word "Orally". A word more typically used for dental procedures, or to describe how certain medicines are to be applied....... or to identify certain activities which cannot be discussed here.

MAYBE all of this is NOTHING. Odds are there is NOTHING there in any of the above.

BUT, if something else comes out, just remember where you heard it first.

You make excellent points. I think DiPietro might have poor communications skills himself. He doesn’t present himself as someone worthy of being president of any state’s flagship institution or university system. That said, I think he’s perfect for UT.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Tweet for those that cannot see embedded tweet.

https://twitter.com/abc/status/991733041272967170

It only works for staff, but, if you hit "edit," the tweet urls become visible and clickable...

 

[RTR91]

https://twitter.com/abc/status/992482060219674630

 

[CoastGhost]

Evidently, nobody can "sit with" that particular shade of orange.

 

[Redwood Forrest]

I was just reading some on the LSU fan sites and remembered how the Who's used to brag about how they had rather have Les Miles than Coach Saban. Haven't heard that since a certain Sugar Bowl. :biggrin2: They are speculating that their AD will be gone after Ogre loses three or four games. It got me to wondering if the LSU AD and Tennessee's Admin are on drugs. Seriously, how else can you explain how a well educated AD could fire Les -- then keep him -- then fire him early in the next season -- and replace him with a known and born loser?

Tennessee is beyond explanation unless we are bringing up the drug issue.

I heard an attorney, who works in Atlanta for a big law firm, tell us that we would be shocked to know how many lawyers, doctors, and air line pilots were hooked on drugs. She should know. She was in rehab herself. That would explain a lot of the unexplainable.

 

[jabcmb]

LOL!!! FWIW, I mostly agree.

BUT - on the flip side, and just for the sake of pointing it out:
Beyond the whole matter of the letter itself, there are At Least three ODD things about the composition of the letter - each of which make me wonder (at least just a little) if maybe there's something else going on here:

- In the most serious of possible circumstances, DiPietro addresses a subordinate in an official communication by her first name: "Dear Beverly"? Wouldn't you expect the salutation of a termination letter to be "Dear Dr. Davenport"?

- DiPietro states as his #1 "problem" with "Beverly" as: "The relationship between us". Why not "the WORKING relationship between us"? Why not the "environment between our offices"? Why not "the lack of trust or transparency in your professional conduct".

- Communication via the spoken word is typically referred to as "Verbal communication" - yet DiPietro instead uses the word "Orally". A word more typically used for dental procedures, or to describe how certain medicines are to be applied....... or to identify certain activities which cannot be discussed here.

MAYBE all of this is NOTHING. Odds are there is NOTHING there in any of the above.

BUT, if something else comes out, just remember where you heard it first.

I liked your post, the first two points are good ones. Would just like to point out, I believe that verbal communication can be either written or oral, so the word “orally” is probably to make the statement more specific.

Odds are that the Vile didn’t go that deep in crafting the statement. It’s kind of like looking at your dog and wondering what he’s thinking.

 

[BamaJama17]

Well things are just getting better all the time up in Knoxville...

 

[cuda.1973]

So system President Di Pietro fired campus Chancellor Davenport.

DiPietro has earned every cent ... if you're an Alabama fan.

You make excellent points. I think DiPietro might have poor communications skills himself. He doesn’t present himself as someone worthy of being president of any state’s flagship institution or university system. That said, I think he’s perfect for UT.

Since the Abruzzo region of Italy contains the highest number of folks named Di Pietro, it is likely that we are related. OK, maybe not closely, and the roots may be possibly centuries old, but I'll still gladly take credit for making UcheaT a bigger mess than it was before this goombah helped to make it worse. :biggrin2: