Monthly Archives: January 2009

Snow decisions: guiding principles

January 22, 2009 – 10:59 am

Chancellors and school superintendents have something in common. We all hate snow. The weather reports don’t provide much help. Just think how many loaves of bread and bottles of milk get bought around here only to sit unfulfilled in the kitchen as nothing materializes. On Tuesday morning at 6 a.m., Chief Jeff McCracken surveyed the [...]

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Jazz and how the arts enhance the academic experience

January 19, 2009 – 1:18 pm

Sunday night was another incredible night for our performing arts series when we hosted Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.  I first saw Wynton in 1981 at the Berklee School of Music where I was a summer student studying jazz guitar and arranging.  I wrote about that gig on the Carolina Performing [...]

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Our Wonderful AHEC Doctors

January 9, 2009 – 5:02 pm

This morning’s announcement about not moving forward with the airport authority gave me the opportunity to explain again just how vital AHEC is to North Carolina and to brag about the great work our AHEC professionals do. I can’t say it enough. Our AHEC doctors make a huge difference in the lives of patients all [...]

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Today’s news on the airport authority

January 9, 2009 – 12:20 pm

This morning, I announced that we would not ask the Board of Governors to create an airport authority. I’m posting my prepared remarks below. I was pleased that Orange County Commissioners Chair Valerie Foushee was there to support our decision. And it was also great to have Laura Streitfeld, Cliff Leath, Tom Schopler and Marilee [...]

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