Dr Derry Hodge & Dr Christine D. Hodge out of HLSCC!
“Yes we have received resignations from two senior members of staff: the Director of Workforce training and the Associate Vice President effective sometime in November for the Dean and at the end of the year for the Associate Vice President,” said Dr Dawson.
This was first related to this news site by persons close to this news site and those who share many concerns about the future and present status of the HLSCC. “I am and I know many of my colleagues are concerned about the future of this college,” said one tutor who prefers not to be identified.
It was related that the resignations of the two persons Dr Derry Hodge, Dean, Workforce Training Division, HLSCC and Associate Vice President Dr Christine D. Hodge are leaving in the advanced stage of the college’s accreditation process.
“Could you fathom those two key positions being vacated at such a critical time in the life of the college not that I am faulting them for going, they have their reasons and it’s up to management if they want to hold their key administrators to ensure they are comfortable in the positions that they hold and that’s not the case especially [for] one of them,” the source said.
The source declined to divulge information that identifies which of the two staffers do not fit comfortably with the rest of the administration especially with the President Dr. Dawson.
“More than Dr. Dawson, this man we have as the Minister for Education continues to close his mouth on what’s going on at the college especially in the management environment. They have major issues, major constraints and he (Hon. Walwyn) all over the place blab blabbing in places he not supposed to have his nose in when the college, our only tertiary education institution in this Territory is suffering. They need stuff, money is a major challenge, they need the sitting of intelligent minds to work out issues and we are not hearing anything,” said a concerned lecturer.
He was supported by one student who said, “If we decide to take our issues to the Opposition for them to raise it in the House of Assembly it’s another problem… the problem will get bigger because the style of this government, and I am not a VIP nor NDP but I think this time I’ll I have to give Hon Fraser a chance, this government will spite things simply because it is being raised by the Opposition. Sorry to say that is just how this government especially with people like the Minister responsible for the college.”
While efforts failed in securing comments from both Hodges, Dr Dawson in an exclusive interview told this news site that the resignations of the two administrative personnel are not linked to each other’s reasons for their resignations. He said that while Dr Derry Hodge will be off the job officially sometime mid-November, Dr Christine D. Hodge will be official severing ties in December.
This news site understands that they were required to give at least three months notice.
Speaking to the concerns of the accreditation of the college which is due for March of 2015 Dr Dawson has assured that he does not foresee any challenges with the two officers being out of the system at the time. “A lot of the preparation for the accreditation visit next year in March is at an advanced stage and even with the next few weeks and the next couple of months certainly the Associate Vice President will still be on board to assist,” said Dr Dawson.
He added that what is entailed in preparing for the accreditation, one of the key things is the preparing of the report which will go something in January 2015. “While when you are going to lose someone at anytime it is going to have some effect, I certainly do not see it as having a delay or effect on our accreditation efforts.”
He said that while the resignations have been submitted to him and are public business, he does not feel too much at liberty to speak much about them. “I don’t think its stuff that can’t be talked about but I would prefer that the persons themselves would do that,” said Dr Dawson.
54 Responses to “Dr Derry Hodge & Dr Christine D. Hodge out of HLSCC!”
He is out of his league because he is the authority on every thing except what he is supposed to be doing. A respectable leader of the college.
Ch....ne god does not sleep, you are responsible for a lot of qualified persons leaving the college. Thank you jesus Dr Dawson will be to make proper decedions
Eileen Parsons need to go next. Just up the college causing con....on