Feb 21 2008
Community Service
A class-action lawsuit by New College alumni against Peter Gabel, et al would undoubtedly be a real circus. But should the alumni determine that it might be worth the effort and expense to sue the trustees for damages, there are some tangible remedies to consider. One of those — based on alumni input — would be the establishment of a community service center that would provide guest instructors, motivational speakers, and mentors from the alumni association as a resource to other schools and colleges. In this way, alumni could receive stipends or fees and simultaneously support ongoing community service consistent with the stated mission of their alma mater. My recommendation would be to use a court settlement to establish this facility in the Mission District of San Francisco. My suggestion for a name is the Ani Mander Service Center.
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Good idea, Jay! We could do a speakers bureau without, or before, getting a court settlement, thanks to the Internetz.
Holly H.
Well yes, we could fund it in other ways, but it would take some coordination as well as promotion by credible, well-known people. I’m personally not interested in doing it as a voluntary activity.