PASSING THE TORCH An older generation of Americans wants to be supported by those who are younger. The younger group has a right to expect, in return, accurate information from society regarding reproductive issues that are typically of great interest to the young--and that will affect their health. |
| In my way of thinking, cervical cancer and oral cancer are related by the idea of �heterotoxicity.� (See the other section of this article.) But whether or not that idea makes sense, it seems absolutely counter-productive for IU to try to ignore the oral sex issue. If the Medical Center�s administration wanted me to help, I�d be happy to work with them to find a stance for them that wouldn't be harmful to the institution�s broad or long-term interests.
IU continually represents itself as desiring a connection with Indiana businesses. However, my experience has been that this representation is a sham. Until fairly recently Mr. Benedict J. Dulaski II was in charge of something called the �Industrial Research Liaison Program� at IU. Over the years my company made strenuous efforts to interact with that splendidly-named entity but we had nothing much to show for it except Mr. Dulaski�s business card and some other printed material. Some time ago in a e-mail ago to Mr. Dulaski, I suggested that that program should be terminated. And sometimes I don�t know my own strength. In late 2005 I phoned IU and learned that all traces both of Mr. Dulaski and the Industrial Research Liaison Program have vanished from IU. It seems that Mr. Dulaski may have decided that he could find something more meaningful to do with his life--and, if that's so, his decision does him great credit. But a more sincere effort to interact with small Indiana businesses, such as mine, would pay off for IU by reducing the academic elitism, which some Hoosiers taxpayers may find offensive. Elitism also isolates faculty from new developments and issues in their fields. Such isolation, in turn, makes for out-of-date faculty and cirriculum. In 2006 IU launched a new campaign to interact with the private sector. There was a new name and new PR packaging. But what IU wanted was money upfront from the Indiana legislature. While I certainly support IU's overall mission, I don't feel that the institution has a track record that could justify spending public money for a revived version of the Industrial Research Liason Program. CONTINUE |
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