By Juan Montoya
It was May 2014.
A majority on the board of trustees of the Texas Southmost College had voted to separate from the "partnership" between the UT System and the community college by August 2013 when they would get operational control.
Former UTB-TSC presidnet Juliet Garcia would go back to the shell that was UT-Brownsville.
Sensing it was time to go, Garcia drafted her letter of resignation to the UT System, and mailed it to then UT System Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Pedro Reyes.
Reyes, the point man for UT to oversee the dissolution of the partnership with his TSC counterparts formally informed the UT Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Regent chairman Paul Foster and Vice Chairman Steven Hicks of Garcia's departure. His missive was contained in a letter marked "Confidential."
"I write to inform you that the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) President Juliet Garcia has informed me she intends to announce her resignation effective August 31, 2014," Reyes wrote.
Reyes then goes on to list Garcia's "accomplishments" and "transformative initiatives" including:
1. The establishment of the "partnership" just rejected by the community college after 22 years
2. The development of a campus that serves Cameron County and beyond (like Buzz Lightyear?)
3. The development of a world-class astrophysics program
4. Development of online education, and
5. Funding a world-class chess program at UTB
Reyes credited Garcia with "shaping an institution that has become a source of strong regional, national and state and UT Systems source of pride."
For that reason, Reyes urged the Chancellor and two regents to consider appointing Garcia to a position at UT Systems Administration as" Special Advisor (for South Texas) reporting to me, the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at an annual salary orate of $311,783 effective September 1, 2014.
"As Special Advisor, Dr. Garcia will be assigned to lead and develop a leadership program institute for the UT System and the Rio Grande Valley" and would also be responsible for obtaining financial and other support for the development of the leadership institute from foundations and other donors.
That "institute" turned out to be the short-lived (and unproductive) Institute of the Americas whose office without staff or discernible work product to justify its funding occupied the Cuet Building in downtown Brownsville.
That UT Systems appointment would continue after she returned to the UTRGV as a faculty member on August 21, 2015.
Reyes contemplated that Garcia would remain with compensation with the Institute until Aug. 31, 2018 when the Institute would be financially self sufficient to "support its administrative and other expenses."
What went wrong?
Apparently, after Cigarroa left as chancellor and Reyes left as vice chancellor for academic affairs, the new crew looked at the made-up position and decided that they would rather have her on a short leash reporting directly to the new chancellor as senior advisor for community, national and global engagement and reporting to Chancellor William H. McRaven directly.
After subsequent consideration, McRaven determined that many initiatives addressing issues facing the Americas and the Global South were already administered by centers and institutes across UT’s academic institutions and did away with The University of Texas Americas Institute.
Former UTB-TSC presidnet Juliet Garcia would go back to the shell that was UT-Brownsville.
Sensing it was time to go, Garcia drafted her letter of resignation to the UT System, and mailed it to then UT System Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Pedro Reyes.
Reyes, the point man for UT to oversee the dissolution of the partnership with his TSC counterparts formally informed the UT Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Regent chairman Paul Foster and Vice Chairman Steven Hicks of Garcia's departure. His missive was contained in a letter marked "Confidential."
"I write to inform you that the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) President Juliet Garcia has informed me she intends to announce her resignation effective August 31, 2014," Reyes wrote.Reyes then goes on to list Garcia's "accomplishments" and "transformative initiatives" including:
1. The establishment of the "partnership" just rejected by the community college after 22 years
2. The development of a campus that serves Cameron County and beyond (like Buzz Lightyear?)
3. The development of a world-class astrophysics program
4. Development of online education, and
5. Funding a world-class chess program at UTB
Reyes credited Garcia with "shaping an institution that has become a source of strong regional, national and state and UT Systems source of pride."For that reason, Reyes urged the Chancellor and two regents to consider appointing Garcia to a position at UT Systems Administration as" Special Advisor (for South Texas) reporting to me, the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, at an annual salary orate of $311,783 effective September 1, 2014.
"As Special Advisor, Dr. Garcia will be assigned to lead and develop a leadership program institute for the UT System and the Rio Grande Valley" and would also be responsible for obtaining financial and other support for the development of the leadership institute from foundations and other donors.
That "institute" turned out to be the short-lived (and unproductive) Institute of the Americas whose office without staff or discernible work product to justify its funding occupied the Cuet Building in downtown Brownsville.
That UT Systems appointment would continue after she returned to the UTRGV as a faculty member on August 21, 2015.
Reyes contemplated that Garcia would remain with compensation with the Institute until Aug. 31, 2018 when the Institute would be financially self sufficient to "support its administrative and other expenses."
What went wrong?
Apparently, after Cigarroa left as chancellor and Reyes left as vice chancellor for academic affairs, the new crew looked at the made-up position and decided that they would rather have her on a short leash reporting directly to the new chancellor as senior advisor for community, national and global engagement and reporting to Chancellor William H. McRaven directly.
After subsequent consideration, McRaven determined that many initiatives addressing issues facing the Americas and the Global South were already administered by centers and institutes across UT’s academic institutions and did away with The University of Texas Americas Institute.
Consequently, McRaven said, “We feel we are better served by applying human capital from across our 14 institutions and convening expert aspects of each to aid in the discussion of critical issues with global significance than administering it out of one System-led institute.”
In lieu of the UT Americas Institute, McRaven will apply his “team of teams” approach that he presented in November as part of his UT System strategic vision. This idea consists of formal and informal networks of subject matter experts bound together by a common mission.
As senior advisor to the Chancellor for community, national and global engagement, Garcia will continue to embrace the core principles behind the UT Americas Institute concept, while broadening the UT System’s scope for global impact. Garcia will also have an active role in implementing the Quantum Leaps proposed by McRaven as part of his vision to advance the UT System.
And we though make-work programs didn't benefit anyone.
In lieu of the UT Americas Institute, McRaven will apply his “team of teams” approach that he presented in November as part of his UT System strategic vision. This idea consists of formal and informal networks of subject matter experts bound together by a common mission.
As senior advisor to the Chancellor for community, national and global engagement, Garcia will continue to embrace the core principles behind the UT Americas Institute concept, while broadening the UT System’s scope for global impact. Garcia will also have an active role in implementing the Quantum Leaps proposed by McRaven as part of his vision to advance the UT System.
And we though make-work programs didn't benefit anyone.
13 comments:
Mis respetos lara la Dra Garcia le y segun la kisieron hacer menos l3s puso la muestra a todos porek Dios esta con ella lo reconozco y m3 da mucho gusto por ella DIOS LA B3NDIGA Dr Garcia
Pues si hablas como escribes (anonimo 12:19 pm) agradece a la Dra.Garcia y sus marionetas. No se le desea mal a ningun ser humano pero una persona que usa a su raza a conveniencia propia, al final de su camino sera juzgada por sus actos hacia la comunidad a la que prometio servir y NO servirse de ella. En lo personal le tengo respeto a la sra. por sus ex-titulos . Solo por eso y nada mas.
payaso
@12:19 PM,
What? Speak English or Spanish, son. Do you know either of them? Also learning how to use the keyboard, it can only help you to communicate.
TSC's finest
$300k? Wow!!
she musta done a hell of a job at some thing sometime in her hayday
^LOL
Julieta Garcia is very much like one of the beggars we see at intersections in the city.....they never give us or the community anything, no matter how much we might give them. Julieta is an elitist, like Tony Martinez, whose energy is put into benefiting themselves and their friends....and asking the public to pay. Both see themselves as "above the masses" and both refuse to consult or have respect for the public. Perhaps Julieta will now be an albatross around the neck of the UT Chancellor and not a financial burden on this community.
Con artist thats what she is. Tiene cola colota que le pise investiguen tantito todas las trampas . Que no los hagan mas pendejos. Sin mas comentarios por el momento.
Why don't you jealous dumbasses go get a PhD? Pa que les cueste... putos... no ustedes quieren todo gratis... sus pinches food stamps and medicaid and free housing....
I want to see where she paid for her PhD puro pinche finanshial aid
Good point, Oscar.
It was about time Dr juliet garcia was made accountable by someone. I ask again as before, what will she be expected to deliver on, what area will the scope of her work encumber? Just good ol' Brownsville? Texas? Beyond? As the term 'global' in the office suggests?
Will we see her do actual work on behalf of the University?
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