Charmisa and rock-star quality of someone do not take us anywhere. JFK left several permanent legacy which haunted us in many ways without any kind of safety-net.

We need someone, who is the person of character and principle. The dark horse will emerge as the next Gallaudet University president.

RLM

I can see the comparision from the other presidential candiates and I think everyone should know about everything else before we can see what the board of trustees vote on.

just my two cents, thank you.

I was really inspired by Ron Stern’s passion, drive, and the can-do, let’s-make-positive-changes-together energy that emanated from him. It’s clear that he believed in what he said. This was not neither politico smooth-talk nor listless administrator-speak. The man was sincere and committed to what he was advocating. This is what we need - someone with fresh perspectives and energy, with graduate training (soon completed) in EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION: pre-K through doctoral level administration. I’m *not* concerned that he hasn’t finished his dissertation yet. He only has a few chapters to go and I believe (as do the presidential search committee members who voted to name him a finalist, apparently) that he is motivated to follow through on that. Weiner (counseling) and Fernandes (literature) do already have doctorates, but I believe Stern’s graduate training better prepares him to lead Gallaudet and live up to Jordan’s legacy as a positive icon — and committed advocate — for what d/Deaf people of all ages, all over the world, can achieve.

One of the Q&A parts of the presentation that stand out in my mind:

Q: Do you know who you might pick to be the provost, deans, president’s council?

A: First of all, everyone will start with a clean slate. Secondly, I will select people who have positive energy and mutual respect and trust in the students, faculty, and staff.

Look out world: here comes a Gallaudet administration that will be designed help Gallaudet live up to our (usually) shiny PR — both in the daily lives of the people who live, work, and study on Kendall Green, and as a symbol of hope for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people and their hearing allies the world over.