Faculty Association Calls for Immediate Leave of College of DuPage President

The College of DuPage Faculty Association wants the board of trustees to place President Robert Breuder on immediate administrative leave until the issues surrounding the state and federal agencies’ investigations are resolved, the Daily Herald is reporting.

“Officials say the union, which represents COD’s 306 full-time faculty members, decided to take action after “weeks of silence and no response to the messages sent to the board of trustees,” the Daily Herald is reporting.

“The Faculty Senate is concerned that accusations directed at college leadership is influencing people’s opinion of the college,” Faculty Association President Glenn Hansen said in an email to the Daily Herald. “It is very important for everyone to understand that these administrator activities are not reflective of the employee behavior and that nothing has changed in the teaching and learning provided by College of DuPage.”

The resolution was unanimously approved by the Faculty Senate and is dated April 23.

The college has been cloaked in controversy lately.

• In January, school board members voted to send the community college’s president Robert Breuder away with a $762,000 buyout. That was funded by taxpayers.
• Then there were the business dealings at the college radio station and a move to censure a board member.
• Earlier in March, it was revealed that nearly $200,000 was charged in food and liquor costs at the college’s fine dining restaurant, Waterleaf.
• The last week in March, the college allegedly awarded signage contracts to a foundation member without going to bid for the jobs.
• On April 13, the former radio station employee pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces.
• The on April 20, it was discovered that an additional $160,000 has been spent at the College of DuPage restaurant, Waterleaf, from an account that was previously undiscovered