Recently back from business in Brussels and then another back from Columbus, OH, when I passed through Wheeling. Spent some time on campus to discover that Fr. Giulietti's portrait does not appear on the wall of the hall of "X's" leading to the president's office. Portraits of other presidents who met a similar fate as Fr. Julio's appear on the long row. I am told by a Jesuit in DC that Rev. William George was sent to rescue the college's accounts, but that he feels frustrated by the lack of any serious response by alumni or former board members to any fundraising outreach.
There is some connection here. Fr. Julio's non-appearance on the long wall of X presidents is probably one big reason even benign alumni are not interested in supporting the school. I heard many locals have switched to supporting West Liberty University's sports teams. Others to charities more local to them. Probably another reason is that many do not believe the school has any future past three years.
Rev. George, put up Fr. Julio's portrait. It just might make your life a bit less dismal.
-Larry Catraro
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What has happened to the whole business of Mcateer and company? Has NASA completely given up its investigation? What makes people project a 3 yr timeline for the school's future?
ReplyDeleteWhere is the US Department of Education: McAteer @ Wheeling Jesuit was concomitantly provost/vice president/head of sponsored programs that administered the NASA "crada" (compliments of Bobby Byrd) and principal investigator for the NASA federal monies ($100M+)?!
DeleteAs much as you wish to conflate the two issues, it would be more helpful to separate them: (1) why was Fr. Giuletti fired in such an ignominious manner ? , and (2) is there anything about our alma mater, Wheeling Jesuit University, today worth supporting and saving? You might draw connections between the two, but really, they are two different issues.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the US Department of Education in the Bobby Byrd/Wheeling Jesuit "NASA crada" scandal of $100M+ in taxpayers monies? McAteer as "concomitantly" provost/vice president/head of sponsored programs at Appalachia's WJU (signed off on the NASA crada with himself as Principal Investigator?!)?? Do the Jesuits have any moral rules®s for their (financially troubled) "universities"?
ReplyDeleteShouldn't you, concerned with the lack of morality @ Appalachia's Wheeling Jesuit (NASA federal monies stolen by WJU & no oversight of McAteer) call for the FEDS (EPA) to attend the "toxic fracking in the Ohio River" 'summit' @WJU on 2/7?
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