You remember David Bugay! Despite what his Linked in page says below, Bugay was Vice Chancellor (not President) of Human Resources at SOCCCD.
—Until, that is, he was fired about a year ago. (See Poof: Bugay bugs out)
Bugay certainly had his detractors. HR had a pretty bad reputation while he was in charge of it.
It didn't help that Teddi Lorch was the "Director" of HR. She's an idiot.
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You'll recall that, way back in 2011, district denizens were informed:
Colleagues and Friends,
You are invited to attend the premiere of
The Naked Turtle Dances
Poem by David Bugay
Music by Daniel Luzko
Choreography by Marie de la Palme
This poetry/music/dance thang was presented at IVC (Luzko teaches and de la Palme taught at IVC).
His poetry is pretty bad. So, what gives?
I guess Bugay had pull up here at the northern college.
Those with knowledge of poetry at the college took a dim view of Bugay's efforts. (See The pious and the poetic, November, 2011.) Not for the first time, we asked: Why all the sub-collegiate bullshit at IVC?
Remember the time our "multiculturalism" event was a showing of 20th-Century-Fox's The King and I?
Our college is best known, of course, for holding that idiotic "Astounding Inventions" competition for kiddies. You know: hats that drop sandwiches into your face.
Remember when the Foundations director wanted to put on a "book burning" to publicize the college? A year or so later, he wanted to present a collection of famous shoes.
Typically, when High Schoolers are invited to the college, Team IVC sets up bouncy-houses. And there're hundreds of blue and white balloons.
WTF?
It's a question we often ask here at Dumbshit College.
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It turns out that Bugay has long pursued a writing career. As writer, he now goes by the pen name "Doc D" (see below). Aside from The Naked Turtle Dances, Doc D has written such works as Backbonology: Tough Decisions at Work, Zombie Dearest: Poems for Young Zombies, and Zombie Dearest: a Two-Act Musical Comedy: |
| From the "Doc the Writer" homepage. "He has found two major obstacles in the skillsets of emerging leaders." Obstacles in their skillsets? |
—And guess what?! TODAY, Irvine Valley College's "IVC Happenings" sports the following page:
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Just who is this La Grand Barr? —Actually, his name is LeGrand (or Le Grand) Barr, and he lives in Aliso Viejo. (IVC publications seems to think his name is "La Grand".)
He's a local musician (piano). Here's his Facebook Page.He tells us that he has "played for different ministries here in South Orange County...."
Uh-oh.
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Can I get flex credit?
They chose a real academic as Chancellor! Someone with a background in teaching and the arts.
Someone with degrees from real schools!!!!
This is seriously awful stuff. Who keeps encouraging Bugay.
To be fair, we don't know if Zombie Dearest is awful. It is, however, unusual to program a neophyte playwright's work for two weekends. I think it's wonderful (not that anyone asked) that the theatre dept. is choosing to produce new work but I wish it were new work done (perhaps students and theatre faculty) in the context of a new work festival. There's the educational opportunity. There's the opportunity for resources to be marshalled to benefit many. This seems like a great boon or favor to Bugay that perhaps would not be extended to another playwright.
It was performed guerilla-style at Saddleback four years ago:
http://lariatnews.com/ae/zombies-take-saddleback-by-storm/
Why is Glenn suddenly writing us all chirpy end-of-the-week emails like we are his penpals? It doesn't sounds like him at all either. It's like when the lawyers tweet for Trump. Different voice. Did he go to some seminar where this was suggested? After 12 years attempt to communicate with your staff via chirpy emails?
5:29, new chief coming to town (Glenn’s new boss). He’s trying to make himself look good. Hopefully, no one buys it.
Its 16 years now of Roquemorian hell, about 12 of them with his side kick in propaganda, about to be new queen of the college, Diane Oaks.
But wasn't Glenn a finalist for the Chancellor position himself? Could it be he is trying to respond to criticism about his remoteness and disconnectedness by trying to out-folksy Garrison Keillor? IVC where all the admin are friendly, the professors have online doctorates and the coeds are high school students. Really though, does this sound like Glenn to you: "Interim, Acting, it doesn’t matter to me – the Chancellor is the Chancellor." So strange.
That is strange indeed.
Part of this may be linked to his wife's required move to Saddleback. Some BOT members may be now better informed.
He got spanked and now he is pretending to be our friend. How could they hire him as chancellor when he been in violation of HR policy for over a decade and benefiting from it in so many ways? What about all the stuff people had to put up with from Kiana his wife? Indefensible.
Glenn read this or Diane read this or they both read this and now Diane writes it:
http://www.ccdaily.com/2017/03/commentary-communication-strategies-for-community-college-leaders/
excerpt:
How will you communicate?
For nearly 10 years, retired North Shore Community College President Wayne Burton wrote COWs, his “Communication of the Week,” an email to all faculty, staff and students that included brief updates on important campus topics and the occasional story about his children and his chickens.
And one of my favorite thinkers and writers about higher education, Matt Reed (formerly known only as “Dean Dad”), writes “Confessions of a Community College Dean,” a daily blog site for Inside Higher Ed that includes commentary on current events, engages college professionals in dialogue and exchanging ideas, and occasionally grapples with the joys and challenges of parenting kids.
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Be authentic, and communicate in your own “voice,” whatever that is. Don’t fall for the myth that leaders have to be “formal” and carry the weight of gravitas. Be serious in purpose when you need to, and obviously don’t write, say, or photograph anything that will embarrass your college. But leaders are people, too. We tell jokes, have passionate opinions and occasionally shed tears — and any of those may be part of your unique “voice” when the time is right.
And while you’re speaking with that “voice,” be sure to share who you are as well. Practice self-disclosure. Chances are, the people you like and trust the most are those you know more about than their work responsibilities and titles. The same goes for you. Find ways to appropriately share your hobbies, your travels, your history, and, yes, your family — they are all part of who you are and how you lead.
A start and a new voice
Five years ago this month, about a year into my presidency at Northern Essex Community College (NECC), I sent an email to all of the faculty and staff at the college, as well as our board of trustees, foundation board, alumni and community leaders and supporters.
It began like this:
I’m a great fan of Garrison Keillor, and enjoy tuning in each week to “A Prairie Home Companion” to hear that, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.” So with considerable affection for one of America’s great storytellers, I’d like to let you know that–
It’s been a resilient week at Northern Essex Community College…
That introduction was followed by a few paragraphs about three topics: an effort by the Massachusetts governor to reorganize the state’s community colleges; a rally near one of our campuses in support of the city of Lawrence that involved me and many of our faculty and staff; and a downhill skiing slalom competition my then eight-year-old daughter and I entered (she won a bronze medal in her age group!).
And that email was followed by 117 more or less “weeklies” in which I shared events or issues that seemed important from the week before, along with sometimes silly and sometimes touching stories about my daughters, who I called “Big Sis T” and “Little Sis Z.”
In the process I managed to use, adapt or just plain make up 116 different adjectives to describe what kind of week it had been for the college, the community and my kids. The “weeklies” were informal, sometimes a bit rambling, and, with a couple of exceptions, purposefully optimistic....
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Right? Right? The problem, of course, it that Glenn's weekly messages came out of nowhere, after 15 years of emails that only bragged or directed or forwarded and often so often avoided commenting on anyone's achievements who wasn't his friend or pragmatic ally.
Good call, Wouldn't you Like to Know! You know, I can't fault people for trying to do a better job (as we all should) but this move is just so disingenuous. and again, as it has been pointed out here and elsewhere time and time again, never an acknowledgement of the past. Ever. You know, Glenn is a trained scientists but he doesn't act like one.
No matter the underlying comments, the cast and crew of this show have done an incredible job, even doing some rewrites and additional songs - IVC students should be proud to go see it - a really well done and fun show with lots of laughs, contemporary music and dancing!
Is it true he'll be joining to the school of fine arts when he comes to teach at IVC?
School of Business I heard a bit ago.
Someone needs to look into how Bugay got retreat rights. Geez.
In this district, retreat (to instruction) rights have been used as a shiny bauble to attract administrative talent (or "talent"). Unfortunately, retreat rights inevitably undermine best practices in hiring instructors—namely, practices arising from the key notion that the most qualified/impressive candidate ought to be hired. Obviously, a retreading administrator only occasionally is that person.
Does Glenn have retreat rights? Does Dianne Oaks?
Glenn yes, Dianne no.
anon @ 1:12: What is the process for submitting plays to be considered for production at IVC? Let me know. I looked at the website and could not find this information.
Does anyone know if Bugay is still being paid by the district?
I think Bugay is still on his contract. You can ask IVC if he is getting paid for his play. He'll be joining the ranks of Bus Sci in the fall.
The last thing IVC needs is Bugay teaching business.
It's a vanity project which students now have to pay for and write about as part of their education here.
It's true that drama majors MUST go see the play, must purchase a ticket ($) and then must write about it for class. Meanwhile at OCC they are staging Caberet, and Fullerton College produced Spring Awakening while Golden West did Evita. Don't cry for me Irvine Valley.
The new online issue of the Lariat highlights the district's sexual harassment policy and and complaint procedure:
https://www.socccd.edu/humanresources/documents/HarassmentBrochure2016_005.pdf
Lariat:
http://lariatnews.com/news/saddleback-college-continues-to-investigate-submitted-transgender-student-complaints/
While it is obvious that the policy works best when the person targeted files a complaint, it is also clear that someone who receives a complaint or who is aware of such behavior ( e.g., "patronizing or ridiculing statements that convey derogatory attitudes based on gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation or other legally protected status(es).") can and should file. For example if someone has become aware that a high-ranking person has advised newly hired person to hide their sexual orientation because failure to do so would hurt their prospects, THAT person can file.
Bugay has always been a very strange little dude.
I would not ride the elevator with him. He creeped me out.
8:21, me either, EEEEW.
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