Carlucci to leave University

[Drewski]

Interesting. I know a lot of people have opinions on Mr. Carlucci. I wonder how this will affect us, especially during a budget crisis.

http://media.www.usforacle.com/media/storage/paper880/news/2008/04/07/News/Carlucci.To.Leave.University-3306595.shtml

Three months after former USF Provost Renu Khator became president and chancellor of the University of Houston, the Executive Vice President of USF will take a job at UH as well.

Carl Carlucci, who also serves as the University's chief financial officer (CFO), was offered and accepted a similar position at UH, according to an e-mail sent to the Board of Trustees (BOT) Sunday afternoon.

Unconfirmed reports that Carlucci was considering a job at UH had circulated since last week, and Carlucci wrote in an e-mail Saturday that he was on the market for a new job and was being actively courted by other universities. The e-mail neither denied nor confirmed possible employment at UH.

Carlucci, who has worked at USF for seven years, could not be reached for comment Sunday, and USF President Judy Genshaft will not comment until his appointment is confirmed, according to the e-mail sent to the BOT.

Genshaft spoke generally about Carlucci, however.

"She is appreciative of Carl's impact to our institution and his tremendous contributions, especially to our financial and budget systems," wrote Cynthia Visot, USF's Office of the President chief of staff in the e-mail. "We look forward to having Carl return to campus for the many ribbon-cuttings for the buildings he initiated for the University."

Michael Hoad, vice president of communications for USF, said that Carlucci would be greatly missed.

"The USF we know now is very different because of Carl than in 2000," Hoad said.

One specific achievement Hoad attributed to Carlucci was the construction of USF's Research Park.

"When he got here, USF (had) talked about a research park since the '70s," he said, but it was Carlucci who decided to lead the effort to organize and build it.

Provost Ralph Wilcox and Vice Provost Dwayne Smith could not be reached Sunday for comment.

Eric Gerber, spokesman for UH, said he hadn't been told of Carlucci's appointment.

"I've not been officially informed of anything like that," he said.

Carlucci's wife of 38 years, Dr. Cheryl Carlucci, said she is happy for her husband and is looking forward to the change.

"I'm so proud of Carl, and I know the great work he does," she said.

Cheryl said she and her husband are excited about the move to Houston because they enjoy city living and have always talked about experiencing different cities.

"We wish we had lived in more places," she said.

Cheryl said she was somewhat concerned about uprooting, but was excited about the metropolitan character of Houston, particularly its opera.

"You have to be open to new things," she said.

Change a long time coming

Carlucci stated in an e-mail Saturday that he has received and responded to "a number of inquiries" from universities seeking to hire a CFO in 2007 and that some of the inquiries were still active in 2008.

Carlucci did not specify which universities or how many have expressed interest in him, but wrote that there was "great demand for large university CFOs."

A spokesman for UH declined to comment on Carlucci, saying that the university does not speak about personnel issues.

Before Carlucci's acceptance of the offer at UH became public, he confirmed that he would consider an offer at UH or another university if it appealed to him, writing: "If the fit is right and an appropriate offer is made I will respond accordingly."

Hoad said that Carlucci's plans had not been a secret.

"He's been here longer than he's been in any job," he said. "He's told folks he's been on the market and never has been off it."

Asked how USF would handle losing its CFO in a period of budgetary crisis, Hoad said that USF wasn't particularly worried.

"If he stays, that's great," he said, later describing Carlucci's departure as a "loss" for the University. "If he leaves, we hope that it's great for him."

[Paisa el Toro]

In the long run, I think this will be good for us. Based on the allegations of rampant budgetary holes, something wasn't going right during Carlucci's tenure. Now, with Carlucci gone, it'll give USF the opportunity to right the system by finding a replacement.

[Paisa el Toro]

In the nick of time? I'm curious as to the percentage of "double dippers" relative to those receiving one stream of income.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article444535.ece

At USF, it's hard to tell who's double-dipping

By Lucy Morgan, Times Senior Correspondent

Published Saturday, April 5, 2008 3:14 PM

Full database of double-dippers

Some decide to skip their chance to double-dip

Strapped colleges are paying double-dippers

TALLAHASSEE  Of Florida's 11 public universities, only one tried to withhold records about how many of its employees were double-dipping.

That school: the University of South Florida.

The St. Petersburg Times asked each of the 11 plus St. Petersburg College for a list of its employees receiving pensions and salary. Only USF said it was unable to identify which of its employees had retired and returned to work.

USF officials said they had no such list and, even if they did, they would not release it. More than three weeks later, after serious prodding from Gov. Charlie Crist's Office of Open Government, USF said it would supply a list.

The other colleges supplied public records at no charge. USF charged $194.58. One school produced its list in a day, most others in a few days.

The other colleges provided people who could speak to their school's policies on rehiring retirees. USF offered vice president Carl Carlucci, who said that there were no institutional policies on who can be rehired at USF and that each decision is made by the college where the faculty member is employed.

A day later, USF vice president for communications Michael Hoad, who had been on the phone when the Times interviewed Carlucci, sent a "clarification'' e-mail. "What Carl was saying is he believes anyone who enters DROP should NOT be allowed to re-enter a salaried line,'' Hoad wrote.

Carlucci really meant to say there should be a national search for new tenured positions, Hoad said, and faculty members who return to teach should be part-time employees.

In the call with Carlucci, the Times asked him about the decision to retain Dr. Dominic J. Puglisi, director of the Stavros Center. He retired last December making $116,715 and returned in February making $139,082, plus a monthly pension of $3,998, on top of a lump sum payout of $260,872.

Carlucci said he doesn't know Puglisi or any of the other USF faculty members who have returned to work. "It's not a centralized decision,'' he said.

Puglisi's personnel file includes a personnel agreement allowing him to remain as director of the Stavros Center after he retired Dec. 31, 2007. It was signed by USF president Judy Genshaft.

[Belle of the Bull]

i thought that too! beat me to it !

[Paisa el Toro]

And, thus, continues yet another episode of "As the Bull Turns." USF has turned into quite the soap opera.