Former president Randy Dunn will take over the presidential position of the Southern Illinois University system, leaving Youngstown State University after seven months. The Board of Trustees at Southern Illinois announced the unanimous decision Monday afternoon. His four-year contract at the university system will earn Dunn $430,000 a year. Dunn began at Youngstown State in Read More
Former Murray State president Randy Dunn begins his new position at Youngstown State University today. Dunn is the eighth president of Youngstown State after being elected by the YSU Board of Trustees in May. Dunn follows former YSU president Cynthia Anderson who retired on June 30. Dunn and his wife, Ronda moved to Youngstown, Ohio Read More
The Board of Regents voted again Friday morning to not renew President Randy Dunn’s contract. This vote comes almost two months after the original vote of non-renewal in march. Prior to the vote board chairman Constantine Curris outlined the events from the private meeting held at Regent Sharon Green’s home on March 14. He then Read More
He could not say he was shocked when only four members of the Board of Regents voted to renew his contract as president. He survived conflict, questions of legal proceedings and bad press. He endured a time on campus of tension and turmoil. Constantine Curris could not say he was not prepared to leave Murray Read More
In support of inclusive public policies and an increasingly diverse society, Alliance, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender campus group, along with LGBT Programming, held the event, Celebrate and Support a Fair Kentucky. Approximately 100 people attended the fundraiser on Saturday in support of the LGBT community. Jody Cofer, LGBT program coordinator, said this was Read More
On Tuesday afternoon President Randy Dunn addressed members of Faculty Senate, Staff Congress and other attendees at an open forum where he discussed details in ad-hoc draft report. The forum comes in response to last week’s meeting where board chairman Constantine Curris explained his perspective the board’s decision not to renew Dunn’s contract. Dunn presented a powerpoint Read More
President Randy Dunn has been named one of eight remaining semi-finalists for the position of president at Youngstown State University. This announcement came less than three weeks after the Board of Regents voted not to renew his contract with Murray State. Dunn said he was aware of the opening at YSU prior to the board’s Read More
The fate of President Randy Dunn’s stay at Murray State has been decided. Members of the Board of Regents voted 7-4 not to extend the longtime executive in a controversial quarterly meeting shortly before Spring Break. Dunn’s contract is set to expire in June of 2014 and the board decision to vote came at the Read More