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Howe Lab8-Updated-Port
Howe Lab8-Updated-Port
ISSUE
UniversityofIllinoisChancellorPhyllisWiseresignedafewdayspriortothediscoveryof
emailsdiscussinguniversityagendaonherprivateemailaccount.Administratorsatthe
UniversityofIllinoisarecurrentlyunderinvestigation.ThisisaproblemforUIUCbecausethe
publicuniversitymustfullycomplywithFOIArequestsbydisclosingrequestedcommunication
betweenuniversityemployees,whichWisedidnotdo.Theemailssentontheadministrators
privateemailaccountswerefoundtocontainmessagesregardingplanstoopenanewmedical
school,thedecisiontoterminateajoboffertoprofessorStevenSalaitaandtheemploymentofa
felon,JamesKilgore.
PUBLICS
Administrators:Administratorsareawareoftheissueandwillbeheldtouniversity
policyregardingtheuseofprivateemailservers.
Alumni:Alumniareinvestedinthereputationoftheuniversity.Theyarepotential
donorsandsupportersoftheuniversitysfuture.
Donors:Donorsmightstopdonatingiftheydonottrustuniversityleaders.
TheBoardofTrustees:Theyhavefinalauthorityovertheuniversity.
TIMING
Theuniversityneedstokeepthepublicinformedofanydevelopmentsintheissueandrelease
anyfurtherinformationthatisfound.
STRENGTHS
Theuniversityhasearnedareputationasaworldclassleaderinresearch,teachingandpublic
engagement.Wiseisnolongerworkingattheuniversity.
WEAKNESSES
Theuniversityisalreadyreceivingattentionforafewcontroversies,suchasallegationsof
mistreatmentbyathletes.Largenewsoutletshavecoveredtheseissues.Inaddition,the
regulationoftheemailcommunicationbytheuniversitywillremainhardtoenforce.
KEYMESSAGES
TheUniversityofIllinoisiscommittedtoinvestigatingtheissuetothefullestextent.
TheUniversityofIllinoishasrecoveredemailrecordsfromtheprivateemailaccounts.
TheUniversityofIllinoiswilldiscloseanyprivateinformationwithheldfromthepublic.
TheUniversityofIllinoiswillstressitspolicyonthestrictuseofpublicemailaccounts
andwillnottoleratetheuseofemailssentonprivateaccounts.