INC NEWS - [TownGown] Duke announces new position of vice president for Durham & regional affairs (Herald-Sun) --- CLARIFICATION

[kjj1 at duke.edu]

Dear Susan:

What is your point here? That because only "some" (rather than, presumably, 
"all") people advocated a clearer boundary between Duke's PR dept. and the 
Duke-Durham Partnership Initiative and other outreach efforts the point is 
not worthy of consideration? That John is the "some" people and concerns 
about a distinction between PR and genuine partnership were limited to him?

>From what I've read and heard about people's reactions to Phail Wynn's 
appointment, the responses--including John's--have been uniformly positive 
and welcoming. Those reactions seem genuinely in the spirit of moving ahead 
in partnership.

Kelly J.





--On Thursday, May 03, 2007 7:02 PM -0400 Susan Kauffman 
<susan.kauffman at duke.edu> wrote:

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> Dear John Schelp,
>
> I'm delighted that you are pleased with the announcement that Phail Wynn,
> the president of Durham Tech, will take over in Duke's newly created
> position of vice president for Durham and regional affairs on January 1.
> We are, too.
>
> I do take issue, however, with the way you continue to misrepresent words
> from the report by Julius Chambers and William Bowen on the Duke
> administration's response to lacrosse.
>
> You wrote:
>
> "The Bowen-Chambers report does reach a very important conclusion: 'it is
> a mistake to have responsibility for Duke outreach efforts into the
> community overseen by the Vice President for Public Affairs. The effect,
> as one person put it, is to think of everything Duke does as motivated by
> PR concerns rather than by a genuine interest in the welfare of the
> community.' The sooner President Brodhead moves the Neighborhood
> Partnership Initiative out of Duke's PR office the better." --John Schelp
> (guest column in Herald-Sun, 5/16/06)
>
> In actuality, you cut out some important words, which I've put in caps:
>
> "SOME INDIVIDUALS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO CONTACTED US THINK that it is
> a mistake to have responsibility for Duke outreach efforts into the
> community to be overseen by the vice president of public affairs. The
> effect, as one person put it, is to think of everything that Duke does as
> motivated by PR concerns rather than a general interest in the welfare of
> the community. SUCH COMMENTS, WE WOULD EMPHASIZE, WERE NOT MEANT AS
> PERSONAL CRITICISM OF VICE PRESIDENT BURNESS, WHOM MANY IN THE COMMUNITY
> KNOW AND RESPECT. THE QUESTION, RATHER, IS ONE OF PERCEIVED AS WELL AS
> GENUINE MOTIVATIONS. "
>
> The report, available at
> http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/mmedia/pdf/Bowen-ChambersReportFinal05-04-06
> .pdf , did recommend that Duke:
>
> "Continue to promote better and stronger relationships with the Durham
> community and especially the educational institutions in Durham. Continue
> to find ways whereby Duke and NCCU can collaborate, and interactions with
> the public schools in Durham should continue to be encouraged."
>
> Dr. Wynn will join Duke to build upon the more than a decade of concerted
> investment in Durham, most notably through the Duke-Durham Neighborhood
> Partnership's support of affordable housing initiatives, after-school
> programming, neighborhood health clinics, school partnerships and Duke
> student and employee volunteers.
>
> Very best,
> SK
>
> Susan Kauffman
> Director of Special Projects
> Office of Public Affairs & Govt. Relations
> Box 90028
> Duke University
> (919) 681-8975
> ----- Forwarded by Susan Kauffman/Allen/Admin/Univ/Duke on 05/03/2007
> 11:47 AM -----
>
> John Schelp
> <bwatu at yahoo.com>
> Sent by: To
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> ups.com cc
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> Subject
> 05/02/2007 09:07 [TownGown] Duke announces new
> AM position of vice president for
> Durham & regional affairs
> (Herald-Sun)
>
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> "The Bowen-Chambers report does reach a very important
> conclusion: 'it is a mistake to have responsibility
> for Duke outreach efforts into the community overseen
> by the Vice President for Public Affairs. The effect,
> as one person put it, is to think of everthing Duke
> does as motivated by PR concerns rather than by a
> genuine interest in the welfare of the community.' The
> sooner President Brodhead moves the Neighborhood
> Partnership Initiative out of Duke's PR office the
> better."
> --John Schelp (guest column in Herald-Sun, 5/16/06)
>
> Durham Tech's Phail Wynn heading over to Duke
> By Carolyn Norton, Herald-Sun, 2 May 2007
>
> Phail Wynn Jr. may be leaving Durham Tech, but he
> isn't going far.
>
> A week after the community college announced his
> retirement effective Dec. 31, Duke University said
> Tuesday that Wynn will take the newly created position
> of vice president for Durham and regional affairs.
>
> Wynn will work with the community, city officials,
> local businesses and the school system to create new
> partnerships and strengthen existing ones, Duke
> officials said.
>
> "This is fabulous news," said John Schelp, a Durham
> activist and president of the Old West Durham
> Neighborhood Association. "He's a great guy -- a lot
> of respect in the community."
>
> Duke President Richard Brodhead said Wynn knows
> Durham, the Research Triangle Park and the region "as
> few others do."
>
> "His community and regional leadership include many of
> the most active and important educational, business,
> government and nonprofit organizations in our
> community," Brodhead said in a Duke news release.
>
> Wynn's appointment means John Burness will take on a
> slightly different role. Burness, as senior vice
> president for public affairs and government relations,
> has for many years worked on community relationships.
>
> With Wynn working with Durham, Burness said he will
> focus on public affairs and federal and state
> programs.
>
> He said he recommended Wynn, who is well-known among
> Durham and the business community, for the position.
> Burness said it will free him to promote Duke's
> programs.
>
> "Partly because of the last year, we really have to be
> focusing on public appreciation of our programs,"
> Burness said. "This will enable me to focus more on
> the communication aspect."
>
> In a memo to deans and officers at Duke, Brodhead said
> Wynn will develop and launch a strategic plan for
> Duke's relations with Durham and the region, including
> accelerating economic renewal near the campus,
> collaborating with Research Triangle Park and
> developing partnerships with the Durham Public
> Schools.
>
> He'll also work to secure permanent funding for the
> Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, a collaboration
> involving the university, 12 surrounding neighborhoods
> and eight schools.
>
> In addition, he'll work with Duke Medicine on local
> health care issues and promote workforce education
> programs for Duke employees.
>
> Wynn was unavailable for comment. But in Duke's news
> release he said his 30 years at Durham Tech "allowed
> me to focus on areas that I care passionately about:
> education and training, and economic development and
> community development.
>
> "This new opportunity will allow me to continue this
> professional focus through assisting Duke University
> in its ongoing efforts to be an advocate and partner
> for economic and community development in Durham and
> the region."
>
> Wynn, an Oklahoma native, came to Durham Tech in 1977
> as assistant to the president, the same year he
> received his doctorate from N.C. State University. By
> 1979, he was vice president of support services. In
> May 1980, he was named interim president, a position
> that was made permanent six months later.
>
> He's served on numerous local boards and commissions,
> including a stint as chairman of the Greater Durham
> Chamber of Commerce. The former U.S. Army officer is
> also a founding member of the Greater Triangle
> Regional Council and a founding trustee of the Kenan
> Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science at
> N.C. State University.
>
> He was the first black president of a North Carolina
> community college...
>
>
>
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