February 21, 2008
Dear Friends of Principia,
I apologize for being silent for so long. It was easier to give priority to family and work when things were getting back on track at Prin. There is much to be grateful for and to support. David Anable, serving as interim Chief Executive, has been working hard at opening lines of communication and focusing simultaneously on day-to-day decisions and the long-term bigger picture. He is free from many of the distractions that bogged down progress for many months when the campus was alarmingly divided.
Dr. Jonathan Palmer has been hired as the next college President and is transitioning into that position. He will fully assume those duties in July. Because of his interaction with faculty, students, administrators and staff during his selection process there is a palpable eagerness to begin to work together.
The Board of Trustees is well on its way to a transformation to new members with original ideas and new skills who will help Prin continue to evolve so that it will remain a vibrant and effective educational institution.
Of immediate concern is the continuing presence and influence of Stuart Jenkins. Unlike the many administrators, faculty members and staff who where either fired, intimidated to leave or chose to separate themselves from the daily acrimony in 2005-2007, Stuart remains in the CEO’s St. Louis house. He freely mixes on campus with current staff and students. His children are attending school tuition free. And all the while he actively seeds discontent and prophesies doom and gloom for Principia. [ See his new web presence at www.realtruthatprincipia.net ]. This is not fair to anyone on either campus. David Anable, the Trustees, the faculty, the staff and most importantly the students need to be free to move forward without an anchor from the past constantly weighing them down.
Dear Friends of Principia,
I apologize for being silent for so long. It was easier to give priority to family and work when things were getting back on track at Prin. There is much to be grateful for and to support. David Anable, serving as interim Chief Executive, has been working hard at opening lines of communication and focusing simultaneously on day-to-day decisions and the long-term bigger picture. He is free from many of the distractions that bogged down progress for many months when the campus was alarmingly divided.
Dr. Jonathan Palmer has been hired as the next college President and is transitioning into that position. He will fully assume those duties in July. Because of his interaction with faculty, students, administrators and staff during his selection process there is a palpable eagerness to begin to work together.
The Board of Trustees is well on its way to a transformation to new members with original ideas and new skills who will help Prin continue to evolve so that it will remain a vibrant and effective educational institution.
Of immediate concern is the continuing presence and influence of Stuart Jenkins. Unlike the many administrators, faculty members and staff who where either fired, intimidated to leave or chose to separate themselves from the daily acrimony in 2005-2007, Stuart remains in the CEO’s St. Louis house. He freely mixes on campus with current staff and students. His children are attending school tuition free. And all the while he actively seeds discontent and prophesies doom and gloom for Principia. [ See his new web presence at www.realtruthatprincipia.net ]. This is not fair to anyone on either campus. David Anable, the Trustees, the faculty, the staff and most importantly the students need to be free to move forward without an anchor from the past constantly weighing them down.
The Trustees are meeting on campus this weekend. I urge you to spend two minutes. Send them an e-mail. Support their taking an immediate firm stand. For Prin’s sake Stuart needs to be completely removed from Prin today. Even if Prin can’t stop him from constantly rewriting events during his tenure it should no longer be as an on-campus guest.
For some reason the e-mail addresses for the individual Trustees will not post even though they were included in the draft. You can useTrustees@principia.edu to reach all the Trustees listed below:
"Bill Hays", "Bob Schwentker" , "Carol Worley" , "Catherine Raffles" , "Chris Towle" , "David Anable" , "Gary Fleener" , "Helen Ostenberg Elswit" , "James Suber" , "Scott Shivers" , "Willard Hanzlik" ,
With gratitude,
Paul Schmidt JD GRI
College ‘71
For some reason the e-mail addresses for the individual Trustees will not post even though they were included in the draft. You can use
"Bill Hays"
With gratitude,
Paul Schmidt JD GRI
College ‘71
