From:SteveBennet Sent:Friday,September13,20133:18PM To:'IvgotTenure' Subject:RE:Announcement Ithinkthisdialogueisneitherproductiveorconstructive.ThisismylastresponseandIvenowblacklistedyouin emailspamfiltersowontseeanyfurthermailfromyou.Probablyshouldvejustdonethattobeginwithand apologizeforanyoffensetakenatmycomments.Quickbulletpointstosomeofyourlastpersonalattacks: IlectureherebecauseIbelieveIcanmakeadifference.Students(particularlybusinessstudents)like learningfromthosewithpracticalexperienceaswellasthosewithacademicexperience.Thatiswhy accreditationvaluesbothAQandPQ.IfallinthePQsideandyouintheAQ.Beingsuccessfulinthe venturecapitalworldprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytolearnfrommysuccessandfailures (grantedthereareanumberofthose)andbenefitfrommynetwork. Asfarasmakingadifference,oneclassIcreated(theEntrepreneurshipLAB)offersstudentsinternships withstartupsandventurecapitalfirmsaspartofthecourse.40%ofthesestudentshavereceivedjob offersattheendofthecourse.Whilenottheprimarygoalofthecourse,anicebenefit.

. Iamnotteachingforselfpromotionalpurposesasyouclaim.IspendalotoftimeatSJSUanddonate mostofmycompensationbacktotheuniversity.Iamatthepointinmycareerwherepsychicrewards areworthmorethanmonetaryrewards. Alotofpeopleenjoyreadingmyblog,butclearlynotforeveryone. Ispendabout15hours/yearontheblog,soaverysmallpartofwhatIdo.Mostofmytimeisworking withentrepreneurstohelpthemsucceed.Idothesameforstudents.

Steve From:IvgotTenure Sent:Thursday,September12,201312:00PM To:SteveBennet Subject:Re:Announcement Steve: Don'tgivemeanynonsenseaboutyourcontributions.Ihavebeentoldaboutyourselfpromotion.My contributionshaveearnedmeveryearlytenure,withouthavingtobutterupthebosses.Icouldnotcareless whereyoutaught.Withyourclaimsofhugesuccessesinventurecapitalandconsulting,whatareyoudoinghere asalecturer?Youdon'tevenknowwhatthetruthis.Yes,yourreputation(aswellasyourquestionableblog) speaksforitself. Ivgot

OnThu,Sep12,2013at11:48AM,SteveBennetwrote: Contributionsareupfordebatebutwouldbehappytohavestudentsandfacultyvote.OnlycopiedDavidand Malusinceyouhaddirectlyattackedthemboth.Bytheway,Ireceived13responsesindividuallyfromfaculty memberstomyemail.12supportedmeand1(yours)didn't.YouseemtobeprotectedatSJSUbytenureandme bythevalueIbring.IpreviouslytaughtatBerkeleybutbelieveIcanmakeabiggerimpactatSJSU.Ihavenoneed forselfpromotion.Myreputationspeaksforitself. SteveBennet @ProfessorVC OnSep12,2013,at8:38AM,IvgotTenurewrote: Steve: AboutyoucopyingtheCollegefacultytobroadcastyourattackbecauseIusedthatlist,youknowthatis garbage.Evennow,youarestilllettingthedeansknowthatyouhavecometotheirrescue.Youhaveusedthat listforselfpromotion.Idon'tneedselfpromotiontogetclassestoteach. Itisamazingthatyoucouldneverfigureoutwhattherealissuesare. AboutmycontributionstotheCollege,theyarefargreaterthanyoursforsure. Talkingaboutselfdelusions,abloggershouldneverconveyanythingthatcouldmisleadhisstudentsandthe publicabouthisacademicqualifications. Ivgot OnWed,Sep11,2013at6:20PM,SteveBennetwrote: Ionlycopiedthecollegefacultybecauseyoudid.Thetruthdoesn'tbothermeatallnoryourdeludedversionof thetruth.Donorsfundprogramsandinitiativesthattheyareinterestedinsupporting(asamarketingprofthis shouldn'tbenewstoyou).I'vestartedseveralprogramsherethatdonorshavedecidedtofund.I'vegotother ideasthataren'tfunded(yet).TherealityoftheCSUbudgettodayisthestatefundsashrinkingpercentageand muchofwhatneedstobedoneismarketbased.Myunderstandingisthatmostofthespendingyouarecriticizing isbeingfundedbydonors. SteveBennet @ProfessorVC

OnSep11,2013,at5:19PM,IvgotTenurewrote: Steve: Don't"hey"meonlykidssaysuchathing.Youaretheonewhoiswhiningandwhoissendingthemessagetoall thepeopleinthedistributionlist.Sodon'tbehypocritical. WhatMaludoesisirrelevant,andmany,manypeoplealsoworkhardincludingyouwhoseemtoworkhardto pleasethedean. WhatIhavesaidisrelevanttotheCollege.Ifthetruthbothersyou,youshouldhideyourheadinthesand. Ivgot OnWed,Sep11,2013at5:01PM,SteveBennetwrote: HeyIvgot, Maluhasworkedhard,donealotforthecollege,anddeservestherecognitionandendowedprofessorship.Im sureyouvelikelycontributedsomethingtotheCollege,althoughImnotawareofanythingspecific. YoucomplainmorethananyoneelseIveeverworkedwith.Canyoupleasetakemeoffyourdistributionlistin thefuture.Imreallytiredofyourconstantwhining. Steve SteveBennet Lecturer CollegeofBusiness,SJSU blog:http://professorvc.com/ twitter:@professorvc From:IvgotTenure Sent:Wednesday,September11,20134:52PM To:DavidSteele Cc:CoBFaculty Subject:Re:Announcement Somethingneverchanges.Moreperksforadministrators.Nothingforthepeasants(faculty)whohavetodeal withlargerclasssize.Apersonhandpickedbythedean(andnotchosenbypeers).Anannouncementafterthe factwithoutfacultyinvolvement.Lackoftransparency. Withthemanymillionsofdollarssupposedlybeingraised,whereisthemoneyandhowisitspentoninstruction? IvgotTenure Dept.ofMarketing

 OnTue,Sep10,2013at3:19PM,DavidSteelewrote: FacultyandStaff,LucasCollege&GraduateSchoolofBusiness: WiththenamingofourCollegetotheLucasCollege&GraduateSchoolofBusinesstoday,Iampleasedto announcetheappointmentofDr.MaluRoldanastheDonaldandSallyLucasEndowedProfessorofInformation Systems,inadditiontoherpositionofAssociateDean,UndergraduatePrograms. ThispositionnowmirrorstheAssociateDean,LucasGraduateSchoolofBusiness,whichisalsotiedtoaDonald andSallyLucasEndowedProfessorship.Importantly,theseEndowedProfessorshipsterminatewhenthe incumbentsretreattofacultystatusormovetoanotheradministrativeposition. Dr.RoldanhasperformedadmirablyasAssociateDean,UndergraduateProgramsforoverayear.Shewasalso InterimAssociateDeanforabout9monthsand,asDirector,Accreditationfor21/2years,wasinstrumentalinour successfulAACSBreaccreditationeffort.MaluhasaPh.D.inManagementInformationSystemsfromthe AndersonSchool,UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles.Herprimaryresearchinterestsincludeimpactoftechnology enablededucation,Ecommercebusinesspractices,businessintelligenceadoptionandgovernance,andsocial impactsofsocialmedia. PleasejoinmeincongratulatingMaluinhernewEndowedProfessorposition. David