Unidentified as to source, the following is the ten-week Northwest Herald’s advertising plan for the McHenry County College Advertising Campaign Brief “Know MCC. Know Me.” April 18, 2013 Background McHenry County College (MCC) recently launched a new brand, with a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Vicky Smith
First Electric Newspaper is reporting today that only one resident showed up at Lake in the Hills’ Heineman Middle School to hear McHenry County College President Vicky Smith, Trustee Linda Lidell, Dean Jim Falco and Acadmic Affairs VP Tony Miksa. … Continue reading
This past weekend when I posted the salary of McHenry County College President Vicky Smith, I wondered what the salaries of the school superintendents in McHenry County are. A friend of McHenry County Blog did the research and sent me … Continue reading
At the Thursday night McHenry County College Board meeting, retiring Trustee Dennis Adams argued against extending MCC President Vicky Smith’s contract through June 30, 2015. “I don’t think any harm would come until the end of June,” he said, adding … Continue reading
The McHenry County College Board members who lost and retired left office last night, but not before two (the two who lost their elections) did their best to reward not quite three-year President Vicky Smith for her efforts. If you … Continue reading
Below is the report upon which the old McHenry County College Board voted for 5-2. Well, it’s not quite what the Board voted on. The Board did not set President Vicky Smith’s compensation. Read the report carefully. Voting in favor … Continue reading
Yesterday on the front page of its internet edition, the Northwest Herald noted that tonight at 6:30 the McHenry County College Board will vote on whether or not to extend President Vicky Smith’s contract through June 30, 2015. Not that … Continue reading
Full-page, full-color. One has to hand it to McHenry County College. The Board is sparing no expense to provide “cover” for the extension of MCC President Vicky Smith’s contract by the old Board members on Thursday night at 6:30. And … Continue reading
The agenda for the last meeting of the old McHenry County College Board is scheduled for Thursday night at 6:30. On the Agenda is a report to extend the contract of MCC President Vicky Smith. But the College will not … Continue reading
There’s some interesting interchange about the competence of McHenry County College President Vicky Smith going in comments below recent stories. They related to this opinion piece by Steve Willson: Found in an email from Steve Willson: The real reason the … Continue reading
Here’s what was on the April 25, 2013, Agenda, which was emailed at five after four on Friday afternoon: 24. CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE PRESIDENT, Board Report #13-53 Postponed It’s even after “Summary comments by Board members.” Board Report #13-53, … Continue reading
Found in an email from Steve Willson: The real reason the lame duck MCC board will extend Smith’s contract at their last meeting can be explained quickly and easily using a simple 4×4 grid. In short, this is a payoff, … Continue reading
If you are interested in more than the agenda items for Tuesday night’s 6 PM special meeting, tough luck. Readers can see that a contract extension for President Vicky Smith and emergency repairs for storm and sanitary pipes are on … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald’s Kevin Craver has been a busy guy. He just posted a scathing piece on his blog, “Opening Doors.” The subject is the very “special” meeting of the McHenry County College Board to extend the contract of President … Continue reading
A Wonder Lake poster on McHenry County Tea Party named Kelly Liebmann is urging taxpayers to email the McHenry County College Board in opposition to the Trustees’ plan to renew MCC President Vicky Smith’s contract on Tuesday night before three … Continue reading
Someone seems to have stimulated a change in agenda the McHenry County Board’s Special Meeting on Tuesday night at 6 to extend President Vicky Smith’s contract for no-one-know-how-long-yet because the public has been given access to the document. Gus Philpott … Continue reading
Of course, the answer is obvious. Two of the Vicky Smith supporters will no longer be on the McHenry County College Board on May 24, 2013. New members are being sworn in on April 25. The longest serving members–Barbara Walters … Continue reading
It is unfortunately too common that, after elected officials lose an election, they want to exert one last gasp of power. McHenry County College will see three of its Board members replaced in just days. Dennis Adams decided not to … Continue reading
When I heard McHenry College Board member Ron Parrish cite a letter from a constituent that was critical of the College’s hiring of Power Wellness to conduct a feasibility study of whether building a new health club would be a … Continue reading
The question of whether it is a conflict of interest for Power Wellness to be paid $50,000 to determine if a health club should be built at McHenry County College which Power Wellness might end up operating surfaced at Tuesday … Continue reading