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Jacqueline Agee

Friday, December 14, 2012

Prairie State Chair's Stepdad Nabs Full-Time Administrative Position

The college's faculty representative is fuming about the board's decision to appoint Leo Alexander to a human resources position during a time when the board is actively fighting nepotism among the faculty.

Board of Trustees Chair Jacqueline Agee's stepfather has been appointed to yet another $80,000-a-year job at Prairie State College, but this time it isn't temporary, according to a college official. Leo Alexander, who was appointed to the position of temporary director of labor relations just over a year ago, was made the assistant director of human resources at the board's Dec. 4 meeting, according to Faculty Representative John H. Flannigan.  Read: Prairie State Chair Agee In Hot Seat After Stepdad's $80K Hire Furthermore, the position was upgraded from a higher-level clerical job to an administrative one, according to Flannigan. But while the status of the position went up, the minimum education requirements decreased from a master's …

Victor

2:54 am on Monday, December 17, 2012

THE DAY I LEAVE THIS COUNTY WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE......   more ›

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Prairie State Chair Agee In Hot Seat After Stepdad's $80K Hire

Prairie State Chair Jacqueline Agee wins cheers for helping vets, but jeers for her role in hiring of her stepfather to new job.

Prairie State College Chair Jacqueline Agee found herself facing serious criticism at Tuesday night's board meeting, after one faculty representative called for her resignation in the wake of her stepfather's appointment to an $80,000 job. Prairie State English professor John H. Flannigan, president of the Faculty Federation, described the appointment of Leo R. Alexander as "a lapse in judgement" for Agee. Alexander, appointed to the post of Temporary Director of Labor Relations last month, got the job without any search committee or advertisement of the position, Flannigan said. "In trying to discover Mr. Alexander's experience with assisting in negotiating contracts in a higher education setting, I discovered last week to my shock and …

Christy Donovan

10:25 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013

The hiring process is as troubling as the hire itself. All of the College's procedures, officially approved by the Board, call for a search and a committee hiring process. Openness and integrity are undermined when the official processes are dispensed with behind closed doors.   more ›

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