Performance indicators, recordings, and other issues at the Board of Governors meeting

A number of issues were discussed at the Concordia Board of Governors meeting Monday.

Concern over the use of the Concordia brand by student groups was brought to light by two governors.

President Lowy proposed a special committee for the purpose of evaluating performance indicators. However, one professor at the meeting mentioned that for staff, the topic is a “huge issue of contention” and questioned its purpose.

An amendment passed to allow the president to sit on the performance indicators committee. Undergraduate representative Laura Beach will also sit at the committee.

A motion to table a broadcasting vote passed amid concerns over the lack of details on the subject. The vote would see recordings of Board of Governors meetings banned.

CSU President Lex Gill proposed to table the issue until the Senate, who is running the committee on the issue, publishes their findings. A governor at the meeting questioned how a ban of this nature would be enforced.

The recent $2 million dollar fine issued to Concordia by the Education Minister over the handling of severance packages to top administrators was also discussed.  

Remarking how much the issue has hurt Concordia’s reputation, chair of the Board of Governors Peter Kruyt admitted that “no one feels this money was well spent.”