Cecilia Chang- NY Mag

Is there any place where alumni can write letters to, and voice their opinion and call for Harrington's retirement?

How can Alumni write letters to the Board of Trustees? or is there another council that needs to be reached out to?
 
I agree Monash shares some accountability but, FH was responsible for Jarvis, both incoming and outgoing.

Monash could have pursued getting rid of Roberts earlier than 6 years but, didn't. I just hope Lavin is in it for the long haul as it will take 2 more years to get the full effect of turning the program around..
 
I know both men and their families well. Wile's brother, Derek, is an STJ grad that is always at the games. I can tell you that they are all good people and certainly not the villains many could think after reading a story like that. Should they have known? Maybe...probably...but Chang was a con artist and rarely on campus.

I just don't see how this stuff didn't come up earlier through internal audits.
 
The Prof that commented (PROFTERP) nailed it:

As a recipient of an MBA from St. John's, I am appalled by this 20+ year fraud. I am a college professor and one of the classes I teach is Business Fraud. It is difficult to fathom that she did this without tacit approval of Harrington and Wile. If they were, as they claim, unaware and duped by Chang, they should be removed by the Board of Trustees for no less than being incompetent
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Our Board of Trustees has no such authority to remove Harrington. They were all appointed by him, mostly for being large donors who get the prestilge of being on a board in return for their generosity. The Vincentian Misson of Charity in Philadelphia pulls all the strings, and like the church sexual abuse scandal and bishops, I am sure they jsut want this to blow over unless it has an adverse affect on donations. That is unlikely since big donors care little about a little scandal.
 
I know both men and their families well. Wile's brother, Derek, is an STJ grad that is always at the games. I can tell you that they are all good people and certainly not the villains many could think after reading a story like that. Should they have known? Maybe...probably...but Chang was a con artist and rarely on campus.

I just don't see how this stuff didn't come up earlier through internal audits.
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The problem is, good people seeing hundreds of millions pouring into SJU's coffers in the form of donations easily think a little trip here, a custom made suit there, some spending money here, a $15,000 Rolex is just a drop in the bucket. Rarely do these people start out being on the dole, but its hard to pass up a watch you'd never be able to afford on your own. As soon as you accept, you are in the spider's web.

In terms of internal audits, you can be certain that SJU spends little on such trivial matters since they cheap out on everything in their infrastructure. Honestly, they were likely complicit since Chang's net effect on fundraising was to reaises millions of dollars, so why turn off the spigot just because she was keeping a little for herself while dropping trivial amounts on SJU leadership.
 
The Prof that commented (PROFTERP) nailed it:

As a recipient of an MBA from St. John's, I am appalled by this 20+ year fraud. I am a college professor and one of the classes I teach is Business Fraud. It is difficult to fathom that she did this without tacit approval of Harrington and Wile. If they were, as they claim, unaware and duped by Chang, they should be removed by the Board of Trustees for no less than being incompetent
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Our Board of Trustees has no such authority to remove Harrington. They were all appointed by him, mostly for being large donors who get the prestilge of being on a board in return for their generosity. The Vincentian novitiate pulls all the strings, and like the church sexual abuse scandal and bishops, I am sure they jsut want this to blow over unless it has an adverse affect on donations. That is unlikely since big donors care little about a little scandal.
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Who has the authority to remove him then
 
This article does not mention, but explains why Jim Pellow (COO) and Tom Nedelle (CFO) left so quickly but very quietly. Makes you think and wonder what else is going on that has been kept out of the public eye. Im surprised but glad this has not become a bigger story.

The only reason why Harrington is still there is because he still brings in alot of money (compared to cahill). Which makes you question the values of the university.
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Wasn't Pellow the guy who wanted Matt Dougherty
 
This article does not mention, but explains why Jim Pellow (COO) and Tom Nedelle (CFO) left so quickly but very quietly. Makes you think and wonder what else is going on that has been kept out of the public eye. Im surprised but glad this has not become a bigger story.

The only reason why Harrington is still there is because he still brings in alot of money (compared to cahill). Which makes you question the values of the university.
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Wasn't Pellow the guy who wanted Matt Dougherty
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No
 
The Prof that commented (PROFTERP) nailed it:

As a recipient of an MBA from St. John's, I am appalled by this 20+ year fraud. I am a college professor and one of the classes I teach is Business Fraud. It is difficult to fathom that she did this without tacit approval of Harrington and Wile. If they were, as they claim, unaware and duped by Chang, they should be removed by the Board of Trustees for no less than being incompetent
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Our Board of Trustees has no such authority to remove Harrington. They were all appointed by him, mostly for being large donors who get the prestilge of being on a board in return for their generosity. The Vincentian novitiate pulls all the strings, and like the church sexual abuse scandal and bishops, I am sure they jsut want this to blow over unless it has an adverse affect on donations. That is unlikely since big donors care little about a little scandal.
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The eastern province of the Mission of Charity I believe is the leadership. They are located in Germantown, PA. Considering the corporate entity Harrington has built, he likely wields significant power in the order, but that could be yanked by them in an instant.

Who has the authority to remove him then
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This article does not mention, but explains why Jim Pellow (COO) and Tom Nedelle (CFO) left so quickly but very quietly. Makes you think and wonder what else is going on that has been kept out of the public eye. Im surprised but glad this has not become a bigger story.

The only reason why Harrington is still there is because he still brings in alot of money (compared to cahill). Which makes you question the values of the university.
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Wasn't Pellow the guy who wanted Matt Dougherty
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No
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Then who am I thinking of ?. And didn't Pellow's name come up somewhere in the replacing Norm era.
 
To me, there will always be the possibility of hiring a dirty employee. The fact that Harrington stuffed cash into his locked drawer and claims he funneled it to charity is such a load of horsecrap that the guy should be bounced immediately. The guy whom I understand is not close with any of the other priests living on campus, simply got too big for his vestments, and instead fancied himself a CEO and powerbroker like all his appointments to the board of trustees. After all, doesn't a CEO of a University deserve a few percs when his donors on the BOT are doing similar jobs and are wealthy men?

Trust me, if Harrington was a layperson, he'd have been fired already. The double standard that exists in the RC is at times disgusting. FH may retire soon, but will never be fired.
 
This article does not mention, but explains why Jim Pellow (COO) and Tom Nedelle (CFO) left so quickly but very quietly. Makes you think and wonder what else is going on that has been kept out of the public eye. Im surprised but glad this has not become a bigger story.

The only reason why Harrington is still there is because he still brings in alot of money (compared to cahill). Which makes you question the values of the university.
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Wasn't Pellow the guy who wanted Matt Dougherty
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No
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Then who am I thinking of ?. And didn't Pellow's name come up somewhere in the replacing Norm era.
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Pellow was the right hand man and the man many felt was replace Harrington eventually.

Jim Riley was the donor who wanted Doh
 
The Prof that commented (PROFTERP) nailed it:

As a recipient of an MBA from St. John's, I am appalled by this 20+ year fraud. I am a college professor and one of the classes I teach is Business Fraud. It is difficult to fathom that she did this without tacit approval of Harrington and Wile. If they were, as they claim, unaware and duped by Chang, they should be removed by the Board of Trustees for no less than being incompetent
Click to expand...

Our Board of Trustees has no such authority to remove Harrington. They were all appointed by him, mostly for being large donors who get the prestilge of being on a board in return for their generosity. The Vincentian novitiate pulls all the strings, and like the church sexual abuse scandal and bishops, I am sure they jsut want this to blow over unless it has an adverse affect on donations. That is unlikely since big donors care little about a little scandal.
Click to expand...

The eastern province of the Mission of Charity I believe is the leadership. They are located in Germantown, PA. Considering the corporate entity Harrington has built, he likely wields significant power in the order, but that could be yanked by them in an instant.

Who has the authority to remove him then
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Was there an answer to Moose's question somewhere in that response? Thanks.
 
The Prof that commented (PROFTERP) nailed it:

As a recipient of an MBA from St. John's, I am appalled by this 20+ year fraud. I am a college professor and one of the classes I teach is Business Fraud. It is difficult to fathom that she did this without tacit approval of Harrington and Wile. If they were, as they claim, unaware and duped by Chang, they should be removed by the Board of Trustees for no less than being incompetent
Click to expand...

Our Board of Trustees has no such authority to remove Harrington. They were all appointed by him, mostly for being large donors who get the prestilge of being on a board in return for their generosity. The Vincentian novitiate pulls all the strings, and like the church sexual abuse scandal and bishops, I am sure they jsut want this to blow over unless it has an adverse affect on donations. That is unlikely since big donors care little about a little scandal.
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The eastern province of the Mission of Charity I believe is the leadership. They are located in Germantown, PA. Considering the corporate entity Harrington has built, he likely wields significant power in the order, but that could be yanked by them in an instant.

Who has the authority to remove him then
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Was there an answer to Moose's question somewhere in that response? Thanks.
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Yeah, this:
The eastern province of the Mission of Charity I believe is the leadership. They are located in Germantown, PA. Considering the corporate entity Harrington has built, he likely wields significant power in the order, but that could be yanked by them in an instant.
 
A disturbing story about the University and its' leadership. Or, lack thereof.

As a graduate of the College of Business Administration in the late 60's, I never warmed to Father Harrington in his Presidency. I thought he pursued questionable plans in adding dorms, took the University from being the largest Catholic University in the USA to a lower student level. DePaul becoming larger under Harrington.

He also seemed little interested in raising Academic Standing of the University, which it was poised to do under Father Cahill. Under Cahill, President Ronald Reagan visited the University and, at the time our Law School was ranked at the top for Bar Assoc passage rates.

I also believed FH understood little of the BB identity of the school and by doing so, contributed to the downslide that has occurred over his tenure. He made horrible decisions in meddling in Coaching selections and Jarvis and Roberts were very poor choices..Many, including Lavin believe the brand can be restored to its' former level of excellence but, we've had many years of mismanagement of the program. That jury is still out.

I do think FH has exceeded his time as President and, if the Pope can retire, so can he. It's time for new leadership and I hope the Vincentians are up to it.. We'll see..
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Although Harrington has something to do with the mismanagement of the program and its down slide i place most of the blame on Monash whom most people can agree needs to be ousted as well.
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Moanasch came to alumni pregame on legends nite for a walk thru & did not mingle at all wonder why???
If he had stayed longer I would had questioned him about alot of things like the bad renovations of CA,student attendence & of course the blackmail pts system he pulled on us under Norms dynasty! :yell:
 
To me, there will always be the possibility of hiring a dirty employee. The fact that Harrington stuffed cash into his locked drawer and claims he funneled it to charity is such a load of horsecrap that the guy should be bounced immediately. The guy whom I understand is not close with any of the other priests living on campus, simply got too big for his vestments, and instead fancied himself a CEO and powerbroker like all his appointments to the board of trustees. After all, doesn't a CEO of a University deserve a few percs when his donors are earning 7 and 8 figure salaries?
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I asked everyone on this board several yr ago why Father Harry needed a Armed retired nypd detective body guard- driver?
The answer is clear he had alot cash to carry on him & must have felt danger maybe threats from all his under the table dealings.
This man has alot of questions to answer for?
He needs to go.............
 
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