This little gem popped up on one of my google alerts earlier today. This case may be important for other APSCUF chapters to brush up on as it concerns the legal relationships between East Stroudsburg and its Foundation. Briefly, the case involves a request for information from East Stroudsburg’s Foundation. Dan Berret, a reporter for the Pocono Record, requested “donor information and minutes of meetings held by the [East Stroudsburg’s] Foundation. ” The Administration denied Berret’s request. How the case is sorted (sorting?) out is quite interesting.
The reason why I think APSCUF and APSCUF chapters should check this out has to do with PASSHE’s claims of a budget crisis and its decision to pursue retrenchment. It would be useful to know what each university’s Foundation is up to, the kind of money involved, and the particular discussions at their meetings. I am especially interested in this at Kutztown because I suspect that we will learn more about KU’s accounting practices and the way money moves between different accounts. I may proven wrong on this one, but it seems like something worth pursuing. It’s just another version of that famous line from Watergate: “follow the money.”
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