We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
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IS IT TRUE  we are told that a former protege of the President of Ivy Tech of Indiana Dr. Sue Ellspermann will be selected as the next Chancellor of Ivy Tech-Evansville?  …that Daniela Videl and Dr. Sue Ellspermann jointly worked on several academic projects while she was at USI?  …because of Daniela’s extremely positive past working relationship with Dr. Sue Ellspermann’s, it gave Mrs. Vidal the inside track for the Ivy Tech-Evansville Chancellor’s job?  …that Mr. Videl has an impressive work history in academics that will prove to be very valuable in her new position at Ivy Tech-Evansville? …we congratulated Daniela Videl for her selection as the next Chancellor of Ivy Tech-Evansville and know that she will do a credible job?
IS IT TRUEÂ that many people were very surprised that the Evansville Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer wasn’t selected as the next Chancellor of Ivy Tech-Evansville? Â …Steve Schaefer was well qualified for this position and has an extremely impressive resume? Â …Mr. Schaefer is known as a tireless worker for the local and State Indiana Republican party? Â …that Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer has the reputation of being the glue that keeps Mayor Winnencke’s political agenda going in the right direction? Â …if Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer has been selected as the Chancellor of Ivy Tech-Evansville he would have done an outstanding job?
IS IT TRUE that Kelly Cozart currently serves as the Interim Chancellor for the Evansville campus and Tell City and Princeton locations. …she was appointed as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the legacy bi-regional campuses in 2014 and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of Evansville in 2017?  …we commend Mrs. Cozart for doing an excellent job as the Interim Chancellor for the Evansville campus and Tell City and Princeton locations during this transition period?  …we hope that Chancellor Daniela Videl will have the good judgment to offer Mrs. Cozart a key administrative position within her administration?
IS IT TRUE that the three (3) finalists were all extremely qualified and performed well in their campus interviews?
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